The Dickens Tavern - Longmont

The speakeasy has consistently been a disappointing experience. When friends visit and express interest, I always advise them to steer clear. They show little support for small businesses in Longmont, particularly the tenants in the building they own, whom they're attempting to push out. They disregard the history of Longmont and contribute to an unpleasant atmosphere in downtown, leading to a messy situation on the sidewalks. Their over-serving of customers creates an uncomfortable and even eerie environment to walk through at night.

Cocktails were terrible and overpriced. Also not a speakeasy by any definition of the word. Just heard the owner is trying to kill the 30 year old coffee shop upstairs. Go anywhere else.

This can't be Longmont, Colorado. But it is! How lucky are we? It was a quiet Tuesday. I wonder what the weekend is like? We only had one cocktail each but the decor was awesome and so was the bartender.

Ok, here’s the deal folks, if you’re a twenty-something who doesn’t know or care about how a cocktail tastes as long as you look cool holding it while (weirdly) flexing with the biker crowd, give this place a shot. The space is really cool and could be a wicked little jazz joint with top shelf world class cocktails, but that’s not who they choose to be and I suppose that’s fine. The drinks are notably sub-par while claiming to be more, it’s hot as balls in the coolest part of the space, and for the love of god, don’t make eye contact with the aggro bro crowd they’ve obviously sought to attract.

The DJ was fantastic! I danced my heart out, easily outdoing all the 25-year-olds around me. However, when I went to the bar to get a second drink, three bartenders completely ignored me, as if I were invisible. If you’re a 60-year-old who can outdance the younger crowd, you might want to consider going somewhere else.