Nora's Speakeasy — Restaurant in Louisville

We came in at around 8:30pm on NYE knowing it was probably going to be busy. There’s a sign at the front that says “take a seat and we’ll come to you”. We waited for a table to open up and a standing table in the middle opened up so we stood there for about 20 minutes and no one approached us. We watched a male bartender walk the floor at least 5 or 6 times while we waited to be approached. There was also what appeared to be a bar back walking around that didn’t notice us either.

A table in the back corner by the entrance opened up so we moved to that table to see if we would then be approached. We sat there with dirty glasses for 10 minutes until the bar back bussed them away. The male bartender then came up to us and asked if we had been helped yet and we said no. For some reason, he still walked away without asking if we needed anything or were ready to order and I didn’t get a chance to let him know we were ready as he walked away too quickly. We were ready to order as we had been looking at the menu for over 30 minutes at that point.

We watched as he walked around talking to other tables taking orders and continued to not approach us. There were more people that continued to come in and were waiting so we ended up leaving and giving our table to another couple. We left at 9:15pm about 45 minutes later with no service.

Living in Louisville, you get familiar with the demographics, which is primarily young families and established individuals who have been here for many years. We don’t necessarily fit the mold, being young(ish) non-white transplants in Colorado who moved here post-grad. My partner and I often joke that it’s the reason we get treated differently at local businesses. Whether these specifics have anything to do with our experiences or not, it’s interesting to continuously experience this at businesses in Boulder and the surrounding areas. I used to never leave bad reviews, let alone for small businesses. Times have changed, the rough of COVID is over, and my patience for accepting being treated poorly by service workers is running thin. I felt inclined to share our unfortunate experience. I truly hope this doesn’t...

Awesome new place in Louisville with a cool vibe. Love the ambiance and the drinks are off to a good start. Some constructive feedback to the owners:

1. The cocktails are generally good but need to be expanded to include more range of flavors like mezcal, egg whites, etc.

2. The space is totally shielded from most cell phone signals and there is no WiFi. On one hand, this is awesome as you don't want people sitting on phones and laptops. On the other hand, it's hard if you want to contact a babysitter, etc. Maybe it doesn't need WiFi but could use a cell range extender.

3. The music of often played too loud for the space. The space is very "echoey" and I don't think the bar always understands how the music is bouncing loudly around the room. Makes it difficult to have a conversation and can give you a headache after while.

I look forward to seeing the kinks worked out and will...

A little “speakeasy” near downtown. In the basement it is a nice slightly dark bar. Unfortunately with the happy hour bells and it being Friday, it was busy enough that it is a bit loader than I would like. They had nice music playing but the size of the place makes people talking seem very loud and drown it out. A bar of about 6 seats and then a small variety of booths and Re is a private room near the entrance by the rest rooms. Nice drink menu with a selection of standard mixed drinks and then each got a “Nora’s” twist. They also have a rotating season drink menu and have a small bites menu. The coolest was they offer jars for purchase so you can make your own cocktails at home. They can get two fills of it to get the most out of your purchase. They only have one style but the bartender said they hope to make more styles. Plenty of nearby parking and close to more...