Houston Watch Company — Restaurant in Houston

All right, so I've known about this place when they first were in the works as of last year. I finally had the time to gather a group of friends to come and check out this new establishment that's not owned by Clumsy Butcher and/or Grand Prize Bar and the fact that's not in the 300 Main St. block area makes it stand out even more. First of all, if you were just walking past by this place, you would not expect it to be a bar as the place is called Houston Watch Company after all. But now at night, they do have a doorman which helps people to know this is a watering hole than a watch shop.

One of the thing makes this bar stand out is the fact that the interior is beautiful and old timely feel in a good way. The menu is small but great as you shouldn't have too many drinks that may cause anxiety to customers on not knowing what to order. The happy hour price is fair and all of the Old Fashions are strong and good. They also have a small selection of beer on tap and a small wine selection as well. As I mentioned earlier about the old timely feel, there are still relics from the past to give this place an identity.

First of all, there are a number of safes in this bar. The most recognizable one is the big one inside women's bathroom. Then there's also the old clocks, a picture of the old Houston Watch Company hanging on the wall, and a few Southern Pacific Railroad memorabilia as this building was, at one point, the Southern Pacific RailRoad office. There's plenty of seats and lounge seating upstairs and there's a galley that overlooks the bar as shown in some of the pictures here. I have been here twice and the owner has not disappoint me with the quality of the service, drinks, and I always had a good time with my friends here.

I really hope this place is here to stay because this is definitely a different bar from the 300 Main...

Possibly one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had at the door of a bar. The bouncer denied a friend of mine because she had an expired ID, yet she had an American passport which was valid. The doorperson said that TABC laws stated that expired drivers licenses weren’t allowed, yet according to TABC’s website, “The proof of identification may include a driver's license issued by any state, a U.S. passport, a military identification card or any other ID issued by a state or the federal government.” Therefore the doorperson was lying. Later, after arguing about her statement of the rules, she said that my friend was “slurring her words” and had been “overserved,” most likely due to the fact that the bouncer knew she screwed up as we knew my friend had not been overserved. Overall, I had high expectations for this speakeasy but was let down by a stuck up bouncer. Quite sad for a company that had a 4.8 rating on google. On top of all this she was being extremely disrespectful and condescending to most...

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