The Ranstead Room Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "You feel exclusive."
• "The moment you step inside you'll feel like you are somewhere special. It's that dark, alluring bar you've seen in movies."
• "Warm, cozy atmosphere with a classy decor."
• "Love the atmosphere, cocktails are top notch. It's got a true speakeasy feel, door hard to find, dim on the inside."
• "Really cool look and feel. Reminds me of New Orleans."
• "Really rad vibe, velvet wallpaper, amazing cocktails, candlelit ambience and fab art."
• "Dimly lit, dark wood and red velvet walls featuring pin-up art in gilded ornate frames perfectly compliment a varied selection of adventurous cocktails."

Cons:

• "Ranstead has everything a speakeasy should have except the loud music they are playing. Both music played and the very high volume ruin the speakeasy vibe."
• "The entire place feels a little odd."
• "Place felt gimmicky and more 'smoke and mirrors' rather than an interesting experience."
• "The brothel theme isn't particularly fun or tasteful."
• "Such a want-to-be elite speakeasy."
• "The atmosphere and vibe was so cool. Definitely speakeasy."
• "Unique dimly-lit speakeasy creation."

Service

Pros:

• "The bartender had such an amazing energy and the drinks were so good."
• "Incredible service, drinks and atmosphere."
• "The mixologist was very welcoming and upbeat, which always makes your experience better."
• "The service was on point with a good bartender and great waiters who knew the drinks."
• "Fantastic hospitality and amazing cocktails."
• "A+ friendly staff."
• "The staff was knowledgeable and friendly."

Cons:

• "Beautiful spot but the magic went away by the rude bartender."
• "This used to be good but recently I had a rude cocktail waitress."
• "Staff are first time cool. They’ll blow you off unless you’re a part of their inner circle."
• "The cocktails aren’t worth the bad service."
• "Rude hostess will make sure that I never return to this place."
• "The bartender was unpleasant to say the least. We saw him sigh and roll his eyes when someone ordered a drink."
• "Bar manager thinks he’s managing some speakeasy in NYC, or London. He was rude, aggressive."

Drinks & Food

Pros:

• "Amazing craft cocktails from bartenders that really know their stuff."
• "Order the ‚bartenders choice’ and you know what a good cocktail has to taste."
• "The bartender had such an amazing energy and the drinks were so good."
• "Great cocktails."
• "Hands down, best drink I've had there! It's called the Bitter Bee."
• "Craft cocktails at craft cocktail prices but worth it."
• "The drinks there are out of this world! Order the bartender's choice; live a little 😜 you won't be disappointed."

Cons:

• "The only downside was the price for the drinks (which were great overall), the portions for them, and how short the selection was."
• "We waited a HALF HOUR for our cocktails."
• "Nothing about this place was worth the wait, (2.5 hours), not the food, the drinks, the ambience, the music, the service."
• "The meat was noticeably 'old'. The bread was rock hard and stale."
• "Even by NYC standards, their cocktails are way too expensive for the amount you get, and too many of them are mostly ice."
• "Drinks give you acid reflux and are overpriced."
• "Food is terrible. Cocktail wasn't great."