The Edison Experiment — Restaurant in San Antonio

Weird, awkward space, unhelpful and disinterested service and limited selection- super disappointing. This bar is in a space that’s big enough to be a full size restaurant, but only a quarter filled with a few haphazard clusters of thrift store furniture. It’s like they tried to turn a large space into an intimate bar- it just doesn’t work. We got there on a weeknight, so maybe they were short staffed but we weren’t greeted, there was nothing to indicate whether we were supposed to order at the bar or not, and the menu we were given (2 copies for our whole party) was 5ish drinks. When we did order, the spicy margarita I picked wasn’t available because they were out of the spicy tequila, so I got a decent daiquiri instead (very very tart and sweet). Another person got a cucumber martini that was fine. Third person asked about wine and was told “we’re not a wine bar so we don’t have much”. Went with champagne after being told they had it, turns out they didn’t have any after all. Liquor selection displayed behind the bar wasn’t much more impressive than a typical bar- especially considering the “we’re a cocktail bar” attitude. Drank fast and left for a...

Edit (2022): Wow. Talk about a fall from grace. This bar used to be a legit craft cocktail bar. The staff used to dress nicely (slacks, vests, hats, button up shirts, etc.) and made it feel like a real craft cocktail bar/speakeasy. They also used to actually make drinks, as opposed to throwing ingredients together like 90% of all "cocktail bars". This place has taken a straight nosedive. The bartender is dressed in jeans and a croptop. The barback is literally wearing sandals, shorts, a backwards ball cap, and a t-shirt. The "old fashioned" was made with ice chips, simple syrup, (two things a good old fashioned should never have), and an orange peel haphazardly tossed in. This is a far departure from the venue that this once was. It's a good location and was a vibe spot at one point. What a waste, what a shame. Avoid this place, unless you're already drunk, looking for a place that isn't crowded, and don't care how your drink tastes.

(Old)The best old fashioned in San Antonio. Sometimes crowded, but nowhere near the crowd of other bars. Cozy feel and...

Drinks are average but service is REALLY BAD. Everytime I’ve come here the bartenders do this thing I used to do when I bartended and worked the well where I would pretend to be busy and not greet the new people at the bar. They continued talking to their coworkers instead of guests and the guy working the well did shots right in front of us before greeting or acknowledging us and continued talking to a friend who was seated right in front of the well all night. The last time I was here no one spoke to me or greeted me and my friends at all we were ignored for over 20 minutes and decided to move onto the next bar. I used to work for tips too so I don’t understand the mentality of ignoring paying guests. I got one drink last night and left because when it came to getting a second drink I sat there with an empty one for a VERY long time trying to get bartenders attention for round two and it was a waste of time. Not...