The Lobby Lounge

Very nice ambience! Wings were really good I requested them crispy with the mustard sauce on the side since I wanted to try the sauce but wasn't sure if I'd like it. Sauce was good and I recommend the wings! I also recommend the Brussel sprouts VERY good! I've never had Brussels before but my friend got them so I tried them SO GOOD! Didn't get a photo but get the Brussels for sure!! Service was great as well!

Friendly staff with pretty quick service. They have an outstanding selection of whiskeys. Unless it is packed to the gills, it is a pretty comfortable atmosphere. There was a conference earlier in the week, so it was packed for a couple nights. Overall, good lounge with a decent food menu.

I've always loved the Pfister, with its charm and history. Every part of the lobby is gorgeous and the lobby bar is a great place to observe it all. We stopped in on a chilly day in December to get some after work drinks, and really enjoyed the beautiful Christmas tree and people watching as we sipped. The staff was all friendly and helped us make our drink decisions, I enjoyed the pumpkin chai martini and some Parmesan fries. Everything was delicious and we will definitely be back for more!

The lobby lounge in the pfister hotel is swanky, a great place to people watch, and cozy. It has an array of leather chairs, couches and small tables, a fire place and a man playing piano too. It was a perfect little lounge, but it's open so we could also see the people coming in and out. Service was good. Cocktails were a little pricy but were also strong and tasty. We stayed for a drink before going out to dinner and really enjoyed ourselves!

One of my favorite places to hang out. I always bring guests here if they have not been before. It's a great place to kill time before an event. I love Blu (and the view) upstairs, but the lobby is more relaxed and has more food options. We got a cheese board, hibiscus jalapeño margarita, and an old fashioned this time around and everything was wonderful as usual. The service is usually good unless they are short staffed - I have only experienced that once. Usually there is a piano player adding to the charm. The Pfister is always gorgeous (especially around the holidays), and the people watching is supreme!

I had heard that the Pfister elegantly decorates for the holidays and so planned a girls evening with my mom here right before Christmas.Our plan was to get a massage and then enjoy a cocktails and some light bites here.What a lovely evening we enjoyed at the Pfister's Lobby Lounge!The Lobby Lounge mixes up beautifully rendered, top shelf cocktails in an exquisite setting. We also ordered (and split) their cobb salad, which was everything a cobb salad ought to be and more (beautifully fresh and ample) and is served with a lovely creamy dill dressing. As we enjoyed the classic, upscale atmosphere, the lobby pianist played a variety of holiday tunes. There were some hiccups in the service (slow, and perhaps understaffed for the evening)...but, all in all, it was exactly the sort of evening we were hoping for.Get to it!

I love this place. Reminds me of loitering in the lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago years ago. I like to decompress with a newspaper (a real paper newspaper, a quaint old way of getting information...actually getting information is kind of quaint nowadays, isn't it?) and either a coffee or a scotch depending on what time of day it is. I get my shoes shined first at the Allen Edmonds, in the evenings there's a piano player (a real human being) and to me, this is often the best part of my week. Of course I'm incredibly well bred so I'm not sure if you'll have the same experience.

The Lobby Lounge is excessive ambiance at it's best. Swanky and just plain decadent are some words that come to mind. In particular the Holiday's spark the best times to enjoy the sprawl this place serves up. Leather chairs and sofas are strewn across this area and it is comfy as can be. A piano sits in the lounge area and it is played for all to enjoy, really divine if you ask me. There is also a massive fireplace that adorns the interior of the Lobby Lounge. On the particular Saturday we came in we enjoyed this space and had more than a few libations while people watching and indulging in a laugh or two. Something so grand about the age and solid foundation of the Pfister. While people lined up at the elevator to get up to Blu I was happy as a clam in a shell to be downstairs enjoying the simplicity and sheer elegance of the Lobby Lounge. Great place to stop in before you head out on the town. Service is spot on and the view is one of a kind!

Given I was staying upstairs at The Pfister, I decided to keep dinner pretty simple and just grab a bite downstairs in the lobby lounge here. On a weekday night, while there were always folks in the lounge, it never got anything close to packed (although the bar, being only 6 chairs or so, was full most of the time I was there). With ample space in the lobby, I had my choice of tables to pick out. Service was pretty solid, with my order being taken quickly, as well as food and drink being brought out in a timely fashion. While they do serve cocktails here, don't look for anything too fancy - the menu options are all classics - and I found my Bees Knees to be too gin-forward, which really dilutes the rest of the ingredients (particularly the honey) and makes the drink feel like it's thrown together a bit too quickly. As for the food, I found it to be alright, if not all that memorable. The crab croquettes are basically like crab cakes shaped like smaller arancini; I liked the crispiness on the outside, and the crab meat tasted pretty good, but the white dipping sauce was very plain. I did the burger for my main, and while it was filling, I felt it was pretty average and not all that memorable. I went with a side salad, and that too was pretty standard as well.The vibe at the lounge is nice and relaxed, and once you get past 9 PM, having a little live piano music matches the retro ambiance that the Pfister generally projects. That said, it's a nice place to catch up over low background sound than it is a spot that will blow you away with its food and drink selection. It's convenient to those staying at the hotel, but, being someone who has not had the opportunity to explore much else of what Milwaukee has to offer, I would probably check out something else next time.

My favorite Bloody Mary in town and favorite place to sit by a fire and feel classier than I really am.