We had some friends visiting from the Westcoast a few weeks ago and wanted to make sure we showed them a great time. It was their last night in town, and even though we had done a ton, we couldn’t let the last night go to waste. Living in Jersey City for 3 years, I honestly have never been out in Hoboken. I’m a 40+ hip-hop, R&B, old school vibe city girl. That’s not an easy find on this side of the Hudson, so we usually stick to NYC or BK. After coming back from the west village my boyfriend suggested we have a night cap and we stopped at Madd Hatter. It was a Sunday so it was chill, not crowded but still a small crowd.

We were greeted at the door and everyone was really friendly before seating us at a table just outside the dance floor. Our waitress Bailey came and got our drink orders right away. Once she learned the majority of us were visiting and we also had a birthday at midnight, she was more than accommodating!!!! She was THE BEST!! Always made sure drinks were filled, engaged and was so friendly. She even went out of her way to take pics and videos for us, truly made our impromptu stop here special!! I’m sure all the waitresses are great, but our girl Bailey was top tier and I would go back to this bar based on our experience with her alone. Thank you so much girl for making the night special.

At first the DJ was playing the music I would expect to hear in Hoboken, so no shade at all. A lot of fist pumping dance music. As a HUGE music lover, I can appreciate it all. Then he flipped the block and surprised us! I think he could sense what our group likes lol and he started to play some JAMS! Again there was not a huge crowd and we definitely stuck out as the life of the party so we really appreciated him switching it up a little and immediately were out of our seats dancing throughout every track he played. Shoutout to the DJ that Sunday, best part of the night!!!

Overall I was surprisingly impressed. I’m not sure if they have other nights that play old school or R&B/neo soul, but if not, it could be new opportunity to think about that could draw in new customers. Especially since it is hard to find over here. Maybe once a month Soulful Sundays lol Either way, I would recommend checking this spot out even if you think it’s not your typical vibe. The service and friendliness alone is hard to find these days and now more than ever, we need that with our fun.