The Saturn Lounge 1915 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO 63118

"Was very excited to check out this place-my husband is a huge vinyl collector and thought the pictures looked cool online. We came in right when they opened. The bartender, who I’m assuming is also the owner was quite frankly rude/cold. We tried engaging in very simple conversation with him and he had nothing to say and was just almost acting like we weren’t there or that we were annoying. He didn’t greet us when we came in the door even though we were the only ones there except one other gentleman. It was very uncomfortable and we left after one drink. This is not how you keep business. We will not be back even though the drinks were good."

"Lovely patio and vibe with great music and good drinks. Haven’t tried the food yet, but everything I saw looked good!"

"Great new local spot! There is a patio outside with eight tables, four chairs each. The menu should have something for everyone with 5 whites, 5 reds and a rose. There were about 8 cocktails and 6 beers on tap. I’m guessing 40 cans/bottles. I wasn’t sure about the ginger vodka lemonade but it was delicious. I asked a neighbor who ordered a bourbon coffee drink and he said it was sneaky strong. The music had a smooth vibe and not too loud. I would happily return."

"The Wife Unit and I have been watching this place slowly turn into something over the last 6 months. Walked to 809/Bluewood for a burger/beer last night and saw it was open and thought we'd give it a spin. The vibe inside is excellent. Some love and thought has gone into this renovation. Lots of cozy spaces with a good sized bar backed by a wall of LPs. We felt immediately comfortable when we walked in. It's similar to that record bar on Manchester in the Grove. They also have a good sized patio out front. You go to the bar for service. Staff seemed friendly. A huge plus for my old ears is that the music was not overly loud. I had no issues talking to my wife while we sat at the bar in front of one of the huge speakers. This is a HUGE thing honestly. So, quite plainly, the cocktail situation is unfortunately dire. They don't yet have a cocktail menu, the bartender said they are working on that. My cocktail snobbery is about to show itself. I evaluate any new bar with my cocktail litmus test, a Boulevardier served up. It's a simple cocktail that focuses on method and prep fundamentals rather than esoteric ingredients or fancy techniques. I ordered the drink and the barkeep said "that's with Mezcal right?" A bit alarming certainly, the Boulevardier is known by almost all bartenders, but not all (sidenote - a Mezcal riff is actually delicious. The Blvd itself being a Negroni riff). I set them straight "bourbon, sweet vermouth, and campari; equal parts." They then proceeded to combine the 3 ingredients UNMEASURED into a mixing tin! At that point machine ice was dumped in, a strainer put on top, and they swirled around the mixing tin in their hand 5 or 6 times, dumped the drink in the glass, and garnished with an orange wedge. Sadness. Thank goodness I ordered it up or that garbage ice would have been in the glass immediately and rapidly diluting the drink. A drink served up should have MEASURED ingredients combined in a mixing glass. Then you add the largest ice cubes you can get your hands on. This varies from place to place but small cubed wet machine ice (garbage ice as I call it) melts much to quickly, then stir it with a mixing spoon to taste (a good barkeep will taste it before serving). This dilutes it appropriately and allows proper cooling. You then pour that into a chilled glass and garnish appropriately. Expressing an orange peel over the drink is almost always done. It was an unmitigated failure to say the least. With Frazer's and Small Change in the neighborhood, only blocks away, making some of the very best cocktails in town, I'd thought the Saturn Lounge would have done it's research and tried to compete. It's what I was hoping for. As I mentioned previously the decor, music, and patio are all on point so I hope improvements can be made. I'm in the neighborhood so I want, to want, to go here. Lots of potential. They just need the Small Change crew to come and do a cocktail in-service. Edit: Happy to see the ownership looking over the reviews. I'm truly looking forward to going again (the space really is stellar and is just the sort of bar I was hoping would arrive in BP!) and would have again just for a beer. So glad to hear you're interested in competing in the cocktail space. I really don't think you need to be fancy, smoking things or making you're own infusions, just get the basics solid and you'll be a destination."