Friday @ Bar Europa (3rd April 2009)
Music: RnB
Crowd: Mixed, but tonight it was full blown asian, including the DJ.
Cover: None
Atmosphere: Hot, crowded
Attire: Casual allowed. Hats allowed
Review
Small size: We got there around midnight and it was pretty full on the one side (the other half was desolate) – but then again it was a really small place. 40 people or so would make the place pretty busy. It was so small even the DJ had to crawl under the table to get into his miniscule booth. He had the same floorspace as a tiny one-man kebab shop operation.
It also got real hot, real quick.
I pour a drink and get busted: 2 bartenders at our double sided bar. One for each side. I stood for 10 long imnutes for my order, while standing at the front the whole time. I got impatient enough to grab a glass and jug in front of me to get the water. The bargirl immediately turns to scream at me “NO HANDLING OF THE GLASSES. NO!”. She grabbed my glass and jug, and put it back. The other bargirl showed me sympathy and got me a glass of water immediately.
Coda:
It was a bar anyway, so theres not much to be expected in terms of dancing. Friends were so tired. They were knacked from the 3 hour karaoke we came out of.We left at closing time at 2am.
Nice cosy place for drinks but probably not for a dance.
No way, i booked a function a month ago and the place really stands out, its fun and well priced. Iv been coming back ever since. I was talking to this really cool bartender or manager who said that they recently changed the wine list, cocktail menu, food and the staff, he joked saying he was another new addition to the bar.
This my new local for sure!
I haven’t been back since the review as I don’t visit often. I hope they have a speedier bar service when it gets busy.
This review is just my personal experience, and is biased towards the point of view for someone who is looking purely for a fun time via the virtues of dancing and associatd tidbits with it (such as the bar/drinks, but not food). Absolutely, as a lounge or get together venue this is not a bad place at all.
Again though, as noted in the review me and my friends arrived here at midnight, already very tired from a huge karaoke session earlier, and our energies were sapped – perhaps next time I find myself here, it will be better. I am guessing you would have been to Europa for dinner and drinks, which would have warmed you up for optional dancing later in the same place – this is the kind of venue that I do like – one that can accommodate for dinner, drinks and some good dance, so long as everyone else is dancing. Of course, I only got to experience the dance bit on this night.
Hope this helps clarify my point of view on this. I probably repeated myself or went off on a tangent but i’m just dumping what’s coming to my head..
James