08/19/09

Great Venue! Service with a Scowl!

by vickibee

Wow, do the people who serve you drinks think they are super cool. I spent a fun night here (fun because of the people I was with) with the bartenders looking down their noses at me and my friends. Nary a smile, a thank you, a kind word. We felt like the uninvited guests. The only cool person was the guy at the door. The rest of them must belong to the super cool secret society. And the drinks they pour are weak and get weaker throughout the night. I did hard time working in a bar, I'm pleasant and I tip very well, (the first tip was $5 for one drink) but attitude like this makes me stop tipping after a while. I wonder if anyone has told them that being cool (actually BEING cool-not just thinking you're it) will get you more and bigger tips.

A note to those bartenders and servers: you're no better than anybody coming into that establishment. Pour my drink (and put some booze in it why don't you), treat me like I'm another human being, and lighten up.

• Pros: Location, Cool Doorman
• Cons: The Bartenders and Servers

05/20/09

hippest club in portland

by roobydoo

this is the best place to go hands down. staff are hot, and bust it. great looking crowd, great scene. my favorite bands come here..

i know there's some bad reviews but if you are a clueless rude suburbanite who expects to have your booty kissed just because you're there - it won't happen... long lines equal long waits. don't go to a hip club if you cant wait for a drink. dress right and talk to that sweet piece waiting next to you!

• Pros: clientele, scene
• Cons: if you don't understand portland you won't like it here

02/25/09

I have given it more than a few chances....

by Hux23

Holocene has so much potential, but it has been a disappointment time after time. I always come with a high energy fun attitude and end up leaving early, angry and upset going back to the bars that have respect for their customers, and quality drinks.

The bartenders are rude, mixing weak drinks with and zero personality. Multiple times I have waited in line for 20+ minutes finding at the end a bartender that barely acknowledges you. We were even kicked out once when I confronted my bartender about being next in line. She told me I will get my drink when she tells me, and proceeded to serve others who were behind me. My girlfriend was very upset and asked her to serve us! The bartender went to her manager and he kicked us out stating that they chose who to serve and who they don?t. That was my second drink of the night and I was very upset that they would dare to treat someone who wants to pay them like that.

The music has never been a huge success, the sound has been a bit off, the times I?ve been there.

The space is open and very cool! However, the smoking room seems to leak smoke out and makes for a nauseous feeling for nonsmokers.

Overall, I guess I don?t fit in. We like quality drinks, good music, and respect? you will find non of this at Holocene.

• Pros: Cool building!
• Cons: Bartenders, Managers, Drinks, Lots of attitude!