Walnut Room Friday July 8

I'm pleased to present another report from Christina Larkins, with another take on Walnut Room. -Adam


Walnut Room, Friday July 8, 2011 at 10pm


Located above Alfa restaurant, the door would have been easy to miss, if there wasn’t a gathering of well dressed, very attractive people lingering out front. Walking up to the door, you get the idea that you’re about to enter a very selective, hidden, “speakeasy” type of place.

The cover was $5 (before 11), and the girls were friendly. A few people caught some slack for inappropriate footwear (no flip flops, which, by the way, you should never wear to a club in the first place.) My advice for anyone going out in this city, if you’re unsure of a clubs dress code, its always better to be overdressed, then under. Leave the beach wear at the Jersey Shore.

Once you walk up the stairs, the place is bigger than you would guess. There are two bars, and plenty of seating. I’d suggest ordering drinks from the back bar. It’s a little quieter back there, and not nearly as crowded. I used it as a little “escape” room from the madness of the main bar area. They even have leather seating, and dimmer lighting. I suppose this is used when you find a hot girl/guy and you want to “get away and talk for a little bit…”

The music was the real treat of the night. The DJ was brought in from Boston, BREK.ONE and he was playing a great combo of classic R&B and Hip Hop dance hits from the 90’s and today. And equal mix of Beyonce to get the ladies dancing, and Notorious BIG to get the fellas to join in. Perfect mix for the crowd. He effortlessly went from one song to the next, each one getting more and more people out their seats and on the floor. This is definitely a place to go and dance.

The crowd was very mixed. A great representation of different styles (men in three piece suits, mixed with girls with Mohawk’s and cut off jean shorts.) The common thread was that everyone there seemed to be around mid-20’s-early 30’s.

As I’m a bathroom snob, this one was ehhh. Although I did enjoy the full length mirror that made me look a little bit thinner lol.

The drinks were decently priced. Jameson and Gingerale was the expect $9 a pop. No special “deals” or anything like that. And definitely NOT a bar to go to if you’re a beer snob. Not many choices there. But the bartenders were extremely courteous, fast and the drinks were delicious.

The later it got, the bigger the crowd got. I left around 1ish. Would definitely suggest getting there early. I can imagine that place reaches capacity pretty quickly. It’s big but not THAT big.

All in all it was a great party. Highly recommend this venue for future events.

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Christina Larkins