Are you kidding me? You used to be a friendly and comfortable place to relax, take friends and listen to some magical jazz music performed by local artists like Robert Gardiner and Tony Lee. You had a great cocktail menu which is now gone. And now you are getting bartenders acting like Ft. Jackson drill sergeants and kicking customers out at midnight. Are you crazy?
You are taking your establishment name literally and backtracking your once good venue to when Columbia was a backwatered Clem Cadidlehopper donkey town.
A nice place to hang out with friends, lots of beer to choose from. The ambience is just perfect for a relaxed night with friends. I like how they play different genres of music. Definitely a place I’d enjoy going to over and over again.
I like visiting this lounge for the jazz bands that play here. Other than that, the bar has an uncomfortable set up and it perpetually smells sour. The craft cocktails are okay. The whiskey and scotch selection are decent. Honestly, not my favorite place, but I come here for the music.
Jazz still lives in this place. They have changed the performance time to 8:30 pm which fits with my scheduled bedtime much better. The grilled salmon here was excellent salad or entre it is cooked to perfection. Any other place in town you will pay twice as much for half the quality. Nice selection of beer made for a magical night.
In summary. Love the place.
Love this place. Very good atmosphere, quiet enough to have a conversation without disrupting people. Drink prices are some of the fairest around imo for real drinks. Won't find anything here that will kill you for a dollar a shot but the bar is well stocked. Bartenders keep a good conversation even when busy and there's all kinds of different seating and standing areas. I can't comment on jazz because I don't listen to it but it's not overly loud or obnoxious.
Good luck. You'll need it.
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