Parlor Public House

Our full team (and many of their significant others) had a blast at Parlor Public House and Penn&Beech. We were a group of 40+ so, in groups of 10-12 we took turns making candles while the others enjoyed outstanding cocktails and charcuterie. The Parlor/P&B team were so responsive, helpful and excellent in their care and service of our group. Everyone commented about how fun it was and a great way to start our (somewhat early) annual holiday party (we're a remote group so everyone has to fly in from around the country). Impressive on all fronts!

The place is truly gorgeous. But the service is the worst I’ve ever experienced in a place before. Myself and 3 other friends went here on a Thursday night to hangout and take some pictures of the atmosphere. We didn’t want to drink alcohol so we all ordered soft drinks and never did I think it would be a problem doing that but apparently if you don’t want alcohol at this place the waiter that works at night with the raggedy man bun and worn out vans thinks it’s an issue. When we all asked just for cokes he said “you all came here just for cokes? That’s it? At a cocktail place?” Then proceeded to ask 4 more times in a rude way like it was an issue not to have alcohol. He didn’t say another word to us even when bringing our drinks to us and saying thank you to him. Then after, no matter where we went or sat in the place he watched every move we made. If this business knows anything good for them they’d get rid of him in a heartbeat. Never would I recommend this place to anybody if you don’t come to drink alcohol specifically because apparently to this guy that’s a huge problem. The guy might do better in a kitchen atmosphere where he doesn’t have to talk to the public.

A coffee house by day and cocktail bar by night! I am only interested in the former, so this review is for daytime coffee experience. Coffee is very good (I suspect they use the same as Calvin Fletcher’s), price is ok. Ambience, space and decor is outstanding, lifts this from 4* to 5* for a sit down coffee place. Glad they avoided my pet peeve and rookie error of sit in coffee served in take away cup, provided nice ceramic cup. *Update: Friendly and efficient service today. I was excited to try one of the focus booths for a work meeting call, but even with door shut it was unsuitable, as music from outside was audible (actually quite loud)

A great place to visit during the daytime! The atmosphere is amazing and counter service employees are always polite. The menu is unique (sometimes a little hit or miss) but it’s fun to see what they create each season. I want to love coming at night, but the cocktail service is so poor. I’ve been twice in the last month and was barely able to order a second drink both times. The first evening visit was early in the evening, so we were one of maybe 3 occupied tables at the time and we still weren’t able to order a second drink or our check in a reasonable amount of time. I really hope they can improve on this, but if you give it a shot anytime soon, just make sure you aren’t in a hurry!

This is a lovely event space! We reserved two sections for a baby shower. The catering and food was great. The staff was very communicative, kind, and thoughtful before and during the event. They made sure the space was clean, set up, and went out of there way to provide extra items to enhance the ambience. Definitely recommend holding an event here.

Unreliable wi-fi connection. If there are too many people in the coffee shop, the wifi simply stops working. They need to get higher bandwidth or look into fixing this. Can no longer be a spot to come do school or work reliably.

Drinks are good though.

My cousins and I (we wear hijabs) came in at 5:30 pm today knowing that it’s 21+ after 7 pm, as one of my cousins is 20. The Australian dude behind the register turned us away saying the menu was “wrong” despite it explicitly saying “AFTER 7 PM.” Mind you, there were literal children running around. It smells like Islamophobia in there.

My first visit and I will be returning. Outside of the vibe, I let them know what type of coffee I drink, and the recommended drink they made for me was perfection!

Instagram worthy atmosphere and drinks. Architecturally, the building is cool with lots of natural light... Would be a nice place to do some work.

This place has potential to be 5 stars, but after visiting 3 times I’ve yet to have a good experience. The drinks are great, as you would hope for the price. The service has not been attentive at all during the two evening hour visits and even one visit in the morning. When sitting at the bar, I’d recommend acknowledging your patrons immediately instead of 15 minutes of waiting. The live Jazz band on Thursdays are enjoyable, evidently they have 1/2 price from their Instagram, but no one was aware of that special. Saturdays they have a Lofi DJ. I confirmed with their Instagram and showed up on my anniversary as a surprise with no DJ. Very disappointing as we drove 30 minutes. It would be nice to be able to call this place of business instead of having to leave a voicemail in the future.