The Velveteen Speakeasy

It is a Speakeasy! Think 1920's prohibition era...... So neat on the interior which is located down a couple flights of stairs in a darkly lit basement. We were a party of 14 and were very lucky to get the long table in the center of the room. Our waitress did an excellent job tending to our large party. We were there for cocktails to celebrate a birthday. All the cocktails were accurately described on the menu and tasty. I ordered a martini which wasn't in menu and it was reasonable priced at $10. Don't forget to look for the Jack-a-lope on hanging above the fireplace--a very rare specimen.

Had friends that wanted to stop by for an after-dinner cocktail. Wait times were over an hour on Saturday around 7 (not unexpected, just stating for planning). Not sure if they take reservations or not.Staff were friendly. Drinks came out in an appropriate amount of time, given the busyness of the evening.Biggest reasons for not giving 5 stars are the ability to find this place (every map we looked at had us going down alleyways and through long corridors; I guess hidden speakeasy is really the vibe here) and that there isn't much space to wait when the wait times are long. You can certainly wander around DT Stillwater or head up to the axe throwing bar.

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Super retro and cool. The place is very well made and the drinks are excellent. A little pricey but worth it.

A fun spot for a cocktail! It's a 'speakeasy', but very easy to find. Made an 8:30pm reservation on a Saturday evening. Our dinner beforehand was running long so we tried calling a couple times to push it back, but no answer. By 9 we missed our reservation and there were no spots left. We left our number for when a table opened up. We returned around 9:30 and got a couple seats at the bar. The bartenders were super friendly and made good recommendations. I had a Yellow Jacket - tasty and well balanced.

First trip here and if you're a fan of speakeasy's it checks the box on the vibe.They have a decent range of craft cocktails for fair pricing, generally, speakeasy's can be pricey. For the most part, $13 was the price to pay here.Tried an old fashioned (which oddly wasn't on the menu and the server didn't know what their house whiskey was), the Bushwaker which was mildly fruity and pleasantly minty, as well as the Coyote which featured jalapeño which added a nice pinch of heat.Tried the cheesecake as well which was a solid 8/10 in flavor although it was a really slim slice compared to other places for the price.Overall experience was good, took a bit longer to get our tabs than felt warranted on a busy night, but good overall service and experience.

We normally love this place, but when we came in... the hostess was super rude and said it would be 45 min wait just for us to get in and have a drink at the bar area. We didn't even want to sit. There were multiple tables open too. We stepped around to wait for a spot and ended up ordering with the bartender (who also wasn't that friendly). I took our drinks and we stood along side the bar where there is a nice rail that no one services. Meanwhile people would leave the bar and random people would take the spots. There clearly was no real reservation system to sit. My cocktail was tasty though. I got the "Professor Plum". The bartender was making a ton of "Not Another Australian" for other tables. It seems to be the most popular at least for the night. The speakeasy was pretty as usual and the crowd at the bar was somewhat rowdy with what seemed like "regulars" that acted like they owned the place. Maybe they did, but I would hope they wouldn't be drinking at the bar. Overall, I still like this place, but it was extra this time and not in a good way. We will still be back for an occasion to have a drink, but that's it.

Service is phenomenal, bartender made us custom drinks based on what tastes we like and they were so delicious. Atmosphere is underground dark but classy. They have a nice variety of drinks and food. Just looking at the drunk picture makes my tastebuds awaken for more. Love that it's a local family business who are very active in running it. Staff has also been consistent and there for longtime. Thank you for a great experience Velveteen!

Love this place! Great vibes and our waitress was amazing. Addy went above and beyond! Would recommend to anyone in the area.

Do you feel like wasting your money on a garbage experience? Look no further- the Velveteen will rob you dry, serve you subpar cocktails, leave hair in your food, and ensure half of the drinks are spilled on the wobbly tables! After waiting five minutes for a hostess to appear, our waitress behaved as though the place was busier than all hell, yet there were only two other tables she was serving. She couldn't be bothered to help after she witnessed our drinks spill everywhere, and tried her very best to avoid eye contact anytime she passed our table. Our waitress was also fishing for compliments- which was tragic. Don't sleep on the subtly forced gratuity on your receipt. We regret to say that we missed that, and subsequently tipped more. Service = trash. It's also hardly a speakeasy. It's literally a bar that you go down one flight of stairs to enter, no passcode required! We were also so happy to spend $25 on three pieces of cheese, three pieces each of salami, capiculo and prosciutto, three olives, three slices of cucumber, and several long pieces of hair.Do not waste your time or money on this establishment.