Willow

Willow is another great speakeasy of Detroit. The door is located in an alley behind Savannah Blue, it can be hard to find, look for the image of the tree on the door. The staff is welcoming. The interior is darkly lite, large booths and tables, it's never been crowded during my visits. A decorative tree spreads above the bar. The menu drinks are quite pricy, though they do offer a full bar, so to me this is more of a one drink stop, rather than all evening, overall a great place for a date night or a girls night out,

Cozy, quaint, and one of the best old fashioned I've had in awhile. Staff are so nice and accommodating. Perfect for date night.

Sexy and intimate speakeasy right around the corner from Savannah Blue. My husband and I accidentally found it when we were trying to find the entrance to Savannah Blue. I tried pulling the door and got a sneak peak inside when the hostess came to the door. No signage, but beautiful gold door. She helped us find our way to Savannah Blue, but we came back post dinner.Reservations recommended since the space is small and intimate, but we were able to get a table. The bartenders, waiters, and staff here are so friendly! We started off with a complimentary drink from the bartender. My husband got the 'It's a Hot Drink' and I got 'Pursue Candy.' Both were so good, but I liked my husband's drink more. It was the perfect drink for a cold ish night. We stayed the night in the city, so we wanted to bar hop. I would 100% come back here with girlfriends for a night out.

The ambiance, service and music! A1!!!!Went for an evening of Deno's with my girls. Such wonderful staff and the vibe is grown and sexy!

On a Saturday night, Willow was giving us all the vibes and all the swank. We did have a little trouble finding the entrance since it's all the way in the back alley behind Savannah Blue but luckily someone pointed us in the right direction. Even though we were a little early for our reservation, the hostess was able to seat us right away and we opted to sit up at the bar under the giant willow tree. Music was playing in the background, not too loud, so we were still able to easily chat over drinks. The bartender was awesome and able to make a spin on an espresso martini for my sister, which tasted fabulous. I went with The Oaxacan Club first, which was very nice if you like mezcal. I then moved to "The Goat", which was my favorite of the two - refreshing and not too sweet. My sister's second drink was Purse Candy, but we both thought it was too sweet - definitely a miss for our palates. But overall, the craft cocktail menu is innovative and fun. The only drawback is the price - they don't note them anywhere but ours were in the $16-18 range plus they added a 20% tip automatically to the bill which we would have paid anyway but was a little presumptuous in my opinion. Not a big enough deal to take away from an enjoyable evening and drinks at Willow, and I'd still recommend as one of the best speakeasies in Detroit.

Very positive experience at Willow. Hidden entrance, only marked with a willow tree painted on the door. Small but intimate, moody, low lit space. Manager very personable and highly knowledgeable historian. Even though our table was not ready upon arrival, -despite having reservations, they accommodated us and moved us quickly when the table became available. Cocktails were good and unique. Ambiance warm and earthy.

I love this place! It is incredibly adorable from the music to the decorations to the drinks! The menu is incredibly unique and they make almost all of their syrups and specialty alcohol in house! I had the drink purse candy and it is probably the most delicious drink I've ever had. It had great balance and was very sweet (which is what I like). Service was quick and well paced given the atmosphere. Overall, I would come again!

Tucked away behind SavannahBlue, willow is a super cool cocktail bar with great vibes. It's super hard to get a reservation but would highly recommend trying to go there. The staff was extremely attentive and even brought out a welcome drink. I got the red rosed, which tasted like a rose latter with gin. Rose usually threads on the side of soap, but Willow knew where to draw the line. The GOAT is even more amazing with goat cheese as crazy as that sounds but brought a nice creaminess to the cocktail. The bar is very dark and there is ambient lighting, and the music wasn't too loud but great songs so conversation was easy to hear. No wonder they make it onto Detroit lists for drinks!!!

We came to town to visit some friends and they took us to this spot. When we arrived, we were greeted by a very friendly host who gave us some history about the speakeasy, which was very nice. We enjoyed the ambience of this spot. It was very dim and had music playing in the background and several available tables to sit at. The bartender gave us a few drink recommendations. We tried the coastline charm, oaxacan club, and the willow old fashioned. Overall, we liked most of the drinks. However, the coastline charm we really were not a fan of, and they kindly accepted the drink back and allowed us to replace it with another. I don't think the drinks that we tried were necessarily the best I've had or in the top few, but overall we had a good time. The server did inform us that some of the drinks are more of an acquired taste due to the uniqueness of the ingredients they used. As the night went on, and it got busier, it took a little longer to receive service. I wouldn't mind going back again, but probably would prefer trying other options first.

Atmosphere is unique. Cozy.Cocktails were excelent: recommend House and classic old fashion, Wings (snack).The only bad side as the extra charge of the "ice cube king"and "on the rocks" on the whisky. That seems a little excesivo to me.