I’ve always known the Starlite Lounge as a fun, laid-back spot with great live music and solid drinks, which is why last night was so disappointing.
A group of colleagues, friends, and I came in to celebrate a birthday. What should have been a great night quickly turned sour due to the behavior of the manager. He yelled at the birthday girl and abruptly cut our group off over something as minor as moving a chair. There was no warning, no calm conversation, and no attempt to address the issue respectfully.
Had we known there was a problem, we would have been more than happy to fix it immediately. Instead, the situation was escalated unnecessarily and aggressively, which completely killed the vibe—not just for us, but for others around us as well.
I honestly didn’t think this place could be more poorly managed than it was in the year or two prior to COVID, but it somehow defied spectacularly long odds by being worse. It’s frustrating to see such abysmal and incompetent management overshadow what has historically been a really enjoyable establishment.
Unfortunately, based on this experience, it will be hard to return or recommend it unless there’s a serious change in how customers are treated.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Andrea Murphy
Such a gem! The atmosphere is unbelievable and the cocktails are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zoey Paige
Love love love the vintage retro atmosphere!!! Perfect place to stop for apps and cocktails with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sylvie Lenzen
I can only comment on the drink I had. The hazelnut tiramisu was just as much a drink as it was dessert. The server was lovely.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lindsay Schmidt
Really cool place with a cool vibe, but the bartenders were NOT cool. Evidently when they want to close early, around 8:00 on a Tuesday night, they tell you you’ve been cut off for being too loud. There were only two of us having a pleasant conversation at the bar. There were maybe 4 other people in the whole place. We were not loud, but I got loud after that. So my advice to you is go early and whisper while you’re in there.
Atmosphere: 5
Angie Langerud
A fun place to attend. The service was great. The drink selection was huge and fun to try some Ive never heard of. The nachos were amazing! The atmosphere was fun. A great place to visit .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ben Upah
Its a fun martini bar, its really great when they have live music
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
matt cullen
Great place for a drink and hanging out
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Vinny Marchiafava
This is the best martini bar / lounge / cocktail bar in the Midwest. I love the drink menu, and the happy hour is the best in the city. My only question to the owners is how can I help get a location open in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area, because I need one closer to home
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Missy Bell
We had a private party in the lounge, and it was the absolute best! The food and drinks were wonderful as always but the staff was top tier! Sarah, the event manager, was so excellent at making everything run so smoothly. I highly recommend the Starlite Lounge for a private party!
New menus! There’s also changes to the happy hour deals and the Strawberry Delight is updated to being a creamy drink - delicious!
Al Andruszkiewicz
This place has an amazing vibe and fantastic drinks. The experience was perfect from start to finish.
L K
We stopped for drinks and conversation. We ordered a snickers martini and one of their specials- a drink with rhubarb and fresh basil. Darker Atmosphere was straight up out of the 1950’s. Cool. This in the second story of the building- you have to take the stairs up. I did not see any elevator. Probably not wheelchair accessible. Food was also available.
Alli Delasky
We love Starlight and our server Rachel took amazing care of us tonight. Very cool 50's vibe with live music on weekends. Would check this out if you find yourself in lax!
Sam Abdul
The place is very nice and great bar to have a good time with friends, good food and if you are in frame raised alligators then you are in the right place... Love it
I’ve always known the Starlite Lounge as a fun, laid-back spot with great live music and solid drinks, which is why last night was so disappointing.
A group of colleagues, friends, and I came in to celebrate a birthday. What should have been a great night quickly turned sour due to the behavior of the manager. He yelled at the birthday girl and abruptly cut our group off over something as minor as moving a chair. There was no warning, no calm conversation, and no attempt to address the issue respectfully.
Had we known there was a problem, we would have been more than happy to fix it immediately. Instead, the situation was escalated unnecessarily and aggressively, which completely killed the vibe—not just for us, but for others around us as well.
I honestly didn’t think this place could be more poorly managed than it was in the year or two prior to COVID, but it somehow defied spectacularly long odds by being worse. It’s frustrating to see such abysmal and incompetent management overshadow what has historically been a really enjoyable establishment.
Unfortunately, based on this experience, it will be hard to return or recommend it unless there’s a serious change in how customers are treated.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Such a gem! The atmosphere is unbelievable and the cocktails are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love love love the vintage retro atmosphere!!! Perfect place to stop for apps and cocktails with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I can only comment on the drink I had. The hazelnut tiramisu was just as much a drink as it was dessert. The server was lovely.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really cool place with a cool vibe, but the bartenders were NOT cool. Evidently when they want to close early, around 8:00 on a Tuesday night, they tell you you’ve been cut off for being too loud. There were only two of us having a pleasant conversation at the bar. There were maybe 4 other people in the whole place. We were not loud, but I got loud after that. So my advice to you is go early and whisper while you’re in there.
Atmosphere: 5
A fun place to attend. The service was great. The drink selection was huge and fun to try some Ive never heard of. The nachos were amazing! The atmosphere was fun. A great place to visit .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Its a fun martini bar, its really great when they have live music
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place for a drink and hanging out
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
This is the best martini bar / lounge / cocktail bar in the Midwest. I love the drink menu, and the happy hour is the best in the city. My only question to the owners is how can I help get a location open in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area, because I need one closer to home
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We had a private party in the lounge, and it was the absolute best! The food and drinks were wonderful as always but the staff was top tier! Sarah, the event manager, was so excellent at making everything run so smoothly. I highly recommend the Starlite Lounge for a private party!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
New menus! There’s also changes to the happy hour deals and the Strawberry Delight is updated to being a creamy drink - delicious!
This place has an amazing vibe and fantastic drinks. The experience was perfect from start to finish.
We stopped for drinks and conversation.
We ordered a snickers martini and one of their specials- a drink with rhubarb and fresh basil.
Darker Atmosphere was straight up out of the 1950’s. Cool.
This in the second story of the building- you have to take the stairs up. I did not see any elevator. Probably not wheelchair accessible.
Food was also available.
We love Starlight and our server Rachel took amazing care of us tonight. Very cool 50's vibe with live music on weekends. Would check this out if you find yourself in lax!
The place is very nice and great bar to have a good time with friends, good food and if you are in frame raised alligators then you are in the right place... Love it
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