E-bar

The E-​bar was the location for my networking reception during an event this past weekend.
I can’t comment much on the actual food they may provide, but from what was offered in the reception, I enjoyed the food very much. They had a large selection of cheese varieties available ranging from camembert to blue cheese, as well as assorted veggies with dipping sauce, grilled flatbread, and homemade panko-​crusted meatballs.
The event space was large and overall decent, although the seating could’ve been arranged better, as the booths were quite tight considering our party. The acoustics were also quite loud, and voices were bouncing off the walls like crazy, which made conversations quite difficult.
Other than that, the bar did a very good job accompanying us, and my group was satisfied with the night overall.

So, my friend and I felt pekish for a drink and nice atmosphere. We’d heard good things about this place so we thought we’d pop in…
We walked upstairs to find an empty dance floor and a few randomly scattered patrons. Okay — so not exactly the lovely atmosphere we were hoping for… But nonetheless, since we were more about getting a nice drink — we thought we’d at least stay for one. Sigh. We were disappointed.
We watched one table get menus and then patently waited for ours. They did not come. We thought, «…perhaps the dozen or so people here might be overwhelming? So let’s wait a little longer shall we?
Unfortunately that did not help.
I finally went over to the bar and asked for a menu. I was matter-​of-​factly told that there was no table service on Fridays. We weren’t quite sure why — seeing as the waiter to patron ratio was approximately 1:4.
We thought we’d just cut our losses — and were getting up to leave — when the waitress later popped by with a menu — saying, «I thought you were waiting for people…»
Wow — really?
This review was written from a lovely bar just down the street which does in fact provide table service on Friday night.