Red Room
Indianapolis, IN 46220-1765
Phone: (317) 257-1344
- Hours:
- Wed-Sat 6pm-3am
Editorial Description for Red Room
American tapas, desserts and a fully stocked bar draw locals in for dancing, rehearsal dinners and networking events.
User Reviews for Red Room
05/03/2007 Posted by kmeelah
The Red Room to me is a waste of a very nice space. I didn't get to see it when it first opened a few years ago and I bet it might have been very classy at first. I do like the physical atmosphere there. It has a candlelit and very warm-looking decor. That warm look is deceptive though; it was freezing cold inside the night I was there (late April 2007). They had ceiling fans going full blast in anticipation of the crowds, which did arrive after a little while (around 11 PM). What wrecked the experience more than anything for me was the horrible music selection. An iPod would have done a better job as a DJ (or maybe one *was* the DJ). For example, they played Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". Not just as a joke or for spice, they played it seriously from start to finish. This was back-to-back with Avril Lavigne's teeny-bopper stuff, Usher stuff from like four years ago, etc. Top 40 and stuff that's not old enough to be old-school and cool to hear, just slightly old and stale. This was played at earsplitting volume. A bouncer I chatted with claimed that the music selection is basically the same no matter which DJ is there. It was so smoky that I, a non-smoker, had a slightly raspy smoker's voice for about 3 days afterwards, probably because I had to yell to talk while inhaling it. I didn't try any drinks or food, so I can't say anything about them, only mention that they appeared to have a shorter menu than they used to. I saw no mention of tapas or anything, but maybe they're still there. They don't seem to enforce their dress code much, so that whittles down the "classiness" a bit (i. e. a few raggedy jeans, t-shirts and dirty sneakers were around). I don't plan to go back unless I hear they've gotten a decent DJ, or I might go check out one of their salsa lesson weekday nights. The people in the pictures from that look nice.
Pros: Nice and intimate physical space and location
Cons: Loud, bad music, smoky
07/23/2006 Posted by mattiejoe
This place was supposed to be upscale. Yeah right! The music was extremely loud that you had to yell just to get the person next to you to hear. The service was aweful. My friends and I sat down at a table, ordered a few drinks and the waitress brought my friend the wrong drink, in which he had to sit there for about 15 before she came back. After informing her that she brought the wrong drink she stated..."What do you want me to do about it." Well, for starters, maybe another drink would do. She stated then that we should take it up with the owner. After talking with the owner, he stated the server had told him that he didn't pay for his drink. Ok, right! Why would any server bring a drink and not obtain the money for the drink. Nontheless, the owner provided another drink but was very upset and immature about it. After my friend drank his drink we saw that the glass was actually broken. Although the bar might be trendy, the crowd was just your average 'run-of-the-mill' bar flies.
Pros: Trendy
Cons: Poor service, loud music
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