Dominique H
New Year’s Eve Experience:
This NYE experience was promoted as a 1920’s celebration with a show and full meal and cost $200 per person with tip/tax included. Overall the food, service, and decor were great (5 out of 5 stars) but the celebration part of the NYE countdown and party were underwhelming and boring (2.5 out of 5 stars).
For context, we got there when the experience started at 9pm and were sat down to start a 5 course meal of appetizer, pappardelle, salad, main course of choice and dessert. Within the first hour there was a short performance by some 1920s flappers followed by modern music in the style of the 1920s ragtime jazz similar to Bridgeton covers. Overall the night was off to a great start and giving the 1920s experience with the ambiance of music and show and good food. A bummer was that no drinks (soda, coffee, bottled water, wine, etc) were included in the $200 per person bill, it would have been nice for each table to at least receive a free bottle of water and wine included for the special celebration. However, we did receive complimentary champagne as described and there were lovely hats/tiaras and horns to blow at midnight - this was great. Shortly after the performance, the next 2 hours leading up to midnight continued with our 5 course meal but strangely had modern day music being played by a dj in the front room. I was expecting more flappers to dance at different parts of the night, 1920s cover music to continue, or at least to have on Sinatra, Glenn Miller Jazzy Dinner classics to fit the ambiance. The vibes were not following what was described at all. Unfortunately the new years countdown was probably the most underwhelming part of the experience as it was not evident that the countdown started as it lacked grandeur and did not have any big hurrah. One would’ve expected the countdown to be 1920s-esque in some way by being classical or continue with a celebration of sorts with the flappers. Instead, the folks who where in the front room with the dj for the countdown caught on that it was happening right when there were 5 seconds left until midnight, and instead of being met with confetti popping (I think there was some popped a few minutes after, but again was too weak to be noticeable) or a Frank Sinatra classic segway to welcome in the new year, it was quickly met with a collage of modern music being played that you would find at any average college bar. I think this part needed to have been done in a traditional/classical way in order to meet expectations and also be suitable for the mostly older audience. Most folks dressed up for the 1920s experience and were expecting the music and vibe to match the description but unfortunately it was evident when people emptied the dance floor quickly after midnight that the experience was over and that it was just another typical club/bar dance floor.
I think this event has great potential but needs to be more classical and the grand event of the new years countdown needs to be done with more pizzazz and excitement. The music was the biggest turn off as it did not contribute to the 1920s description that was promoted for the event and caused the nights excitement to quickly end. Perhaps dimming the main dance floor lights and letting the string lights illuminate the space would make it more cozy post midnight on the dance floor.
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