Magnum Speakeasy

Magnum speakeasy is by reservation only. I did buy reservations through OpenTable. It does require a credit card to guarantee your reservation, but you're not charged unless you don't show up. You check in at the hotel connected to the Vin and let them know you have reservations for Magnum. When your time comes up, they escort you through this secret door(sort of) with a code they give you in case you need to leave and come back like to go to the bathroom. Inside is very intimate and done up like your living room almost. Inside It's very cozy with couches and lounge, chairs and small tables. There are maybe 25 people back in the room with two or three bartenders your reservation is for an hour and a half.We've been there twice now. The first time, about four months ago was fabulous. The bartender came and asked us what we would like or what did we like and did we want to allow him to make something special for us which we all did. After we had a chance to taste his concoctions he came back by and asked if we liked it. One of ours party wasn't crazy about her so we took it back and remade something that she loved. It was great. The second time was last week. Wasn't nearly as crowded and there were two bartenders to take care of everybody. There were maybe 10 or 12 people there total. However, my experience was totally different this time. The bartender did come and wanted to know what we wanted, there was a quick conversation about the bartenders choice which is what we had done before, but he quickly changed the subject and asked what we liked and when I said, I liked rubbing Coke and martinis, he said "well which one do you want?" I ended up with a martini. I might as well have been sitting outside or at another place that was much less expensive. Yes the drinks are expensive, but you're paying for the experience which I did not feel we got this time. We had friends in from out of town and we're hoping to impress them with this, but this experience left us Less satisfied. For the second round another bartender did come out and pretty much asked what we like. My friend and I said we liked chocolate martinis, and he probed a little more and found out that she liked chocolate mint martinis. He brought back the most fabulous drinks! They didn't look like chocolate at all, but they sure tasted like chocolate and or chocolate mint. They were fabulous and something that we wouldn't get at your neighborhood bar or at home.

Very small and quiet speakeasy, but service was great and drinks were high quality and delicious. A good experience at least once!

You need to make a reservation and try this place rightaway!All the drinks we tried on the menu were great! The ones recommended to us based on our taste of preference were also amazing! They even provide chocolates with a few drinks.Its a nice, small place with a good vibe.Service was great!

Six of us had a great time. Easy, laid back atmosphere and the drinks were made by professionals! Daniel and Daniel know what they are doing, the "Gold Fashioned" was perfect and my wife enjoyed Daniel's interpretation of a lemon drop martini. The only thing I would suggest is place a sign on the secret door that everyone knocks on to see inside to not knock on the door! It seemed like a real speakeasy and the cops were trying to get in.

Pretty fun and interesting bar. Nice ambience. Both bartenders were super attentive and genuinely nice... provided suggestions and highlighted certain ingredients and liquors to consider. Clientele was nice and respectful. Be sure to reserve your spot before showing up.

An amazing secret speakeasy! You need to make a reservation. To enter check in with the concierge and they will walk you to the phone booth with a code to enter. Make sure you eat before you go, it's drinks only. Very fancy delicious cocktails! Very cozy and such a fab place. Perfect date night!

Another vibe-y cocktail bar that is trying a bit too hard to be a 'speakeasy'. If you saw this bar on social media, then you probably saw some influencer get to the bar via a telephone booth where they pick up the phone to get in. However, that is not how it works. You have to check in at the host stand and from there, the host/hostesss will take you to the bar, lol. These instructions were not made clear anywhere. As I walked in, I noticed that the bar is quaint and intimate. It feels like your standard speakeasy/cocktail lounge with its dark interior, dim lighting, chandelier lights and leather (or velvet) couches.The menu has a limited selection of signature cocktails starting at $18 which I find very pricey. That is the same price I pay for some of the top bars in NYC such as Double Chicken Please and Angel Share. If I am paying NYC level pricing for cocktails, I expect it to be on the same caliber but unfortunately, it is not. I got the dealer's choice where the bartender makes a drink based on my preferences. I told him I like drinks like whiskey sours, anything with egg white, nothing too sweet or spirit forward. He gave me a whiskey sour with strawberry puree in it and it was too sweet. Eeek. All in all, prices are way too high for what you get.

Nestled inside of Hotel Vin, down the hall, secretly, and with reservations only, inside the telephone door, the first thing to know is that this is a chill room. Perfect early jazz singers in the background, comfortable seating, nice dark design. It's not a lively party secret room, more for enjoying quiet conversation and good cocktails. It's very much still a work in progress after a few weeks open. Pick up the phone in the phone booth and Clint Eastwood will tell you if you have a reservation you can get a code to enter from the restaurant reception desk. But amusingly, even the folks at reception had trouble finding the code and getting the inner door to the speakeasy open. It's a short list of specialty cocktails, yes, even including a $40 margarita, which I suspect is on the list to make you feel better about the $20 you'll really drop on each drink. It's a short list of specialty cocktails, with the option to ask for a "dealer's choice" where they offer to make you a special drink based on your preferences. When the wife tried that, they ended up just picking something off the short menu that was close to her interests. Felt bad for the two bartenders who had to work off the tiniest little bar I've ever seen, hardly as big as you'd expect a home bar to be. Lots of things got dropped or toppled in the process of them making just a few drinks, trying to work in such limited space. But they were good natured and joking about it. I've no doubt that over the coming weeks they'll make some adjustments for the bartenders and the room to run smoother. Seatings are for 1 1/2 hours, and it will take that long to have 2 drinks, the set up just keeps things slow paced, even with the available reservation spots clearly timed to prevent any big rush. Glad we visited, and if you want a quiet conversation and a good drink in a private space, recommend you make a reservation and give Clint a call.

This place was super cool! It was tiny and secretive and made me feel fancy!I took 1 star away because they didn't have wine or any drinks I thought were amazing. It's very expensive and you can only stay about an hour and a half. The rest of it was super cool! worth a visit, but we won't be regulars

This place has the coolest chill vibe. It has old money classy decor and they create jazzy vocals of mixed genre. My server, Brian, was gracious and friendly. He listener to my taste preferences and conveyed them to the bar tender, Nick. I received the best fresh passion fruit vodka cocktail. My husband ordered Basil Hayden with a large cube, he said perfection.The only issue here is that they don't serve food. Brian offered us bar nuts.. Unfortunately, I needed more food in my system to enable multiple cocktails. Great place to impress a customer, GNO/ BNO or a date.