Hartman's Barrel Room

"I've been here twice now and both experiences were wonderful. The first time was a date night and we had cocktails, some food, and rolled the dice for the whiskey selection. Everything was perfect. The second time, they were gracious enough to accomodate a group of 8 of us. The staff was extremely accomodating and patient with everyone. Cocktails were so good and our out of town guests loved the presentation of the drinks. Thank you so much for providing a great experience!"

"From NYC, been to more than 70+ speakeasy and this place deserve a higher score!!! Their bartenders are talented and creative, and all the drinks they made are balanced!!!:))))"

"We had a decent experience with the staff, drinks, and even the food for our reservation. It was really frustrating to feel so rushed paying almost $200 to be here. We put our drinks and food in as soon as we sat down at 6pm. You are only allowed 90 minutes for your reservation. Our check came out before our food and we were told “no rush, but a large party is coming in”. Our pizza didn’t come out until 7:18 and our reservation time would’ve been over at 7:30 so we were rushed to finish our $16 pizza, which was our main portion of food. For the amount that you’re paying, you should never feel rushed out of an establishment especially when you only have 12 minutes to eat."

"I don't normally write a lot of reviews but when I like a place this much, its necessary! :) Cocktails were top notch and very creative! The service was fast and very friendly. Our Bartender, Lauren, made us feel right at home. If we didn't have to drive back home, 2hr30min away, we would have stayed all night. We plan on coming back soon to try many more of their delicious creations soon! Thank you! This is what a speakeasy cocktail bars should be like!"

"As soon as I heard there was a “speakeasy” back in Buffalo, I HAD to go! Upon arrival, my friend Andrea and I walked into a large bar where allll of the bottles were perfectly arranged And in order which made for a tidy, clean & impressive arrival. We couldn’t find the entrance to the barrel room so we wandered around a little and had to eventually ask someone! Lol. ( just as a speakeasy bar should be ) :). We were laughing so hard because how did we not see the door?! Ha! An employee Rachel was kind enough to assist us and brought us to where we needed to go☝️. We were sat at the bar (which is where we wanted to be) and was greeted with all smiles and some bubbly from Lauren the bartender. ( already, we were impressed!) My drink of choice was ROOM 237! Which was a Mexican gin bubbly concoction which was so delicious! ( especially since I am not regularly a gin kind of person) It also came in a bathtub with a rubber ducky!!! ( like the bathroom scene in “the shining”!! Hence the name of the drink☝️) This bar is more on the intimate side ( with a 25 person cap.) There are seats at the bar or some small intimate tables around the room ( for larger groups). If you’re looking to have a full dinner, the front distillery is the place to be. The Barrel room is more about the creative drinks, quaint surroundings with a lite bite to eat. Since I’m a vegetarian I had the “tomato toast” ( which was grilled sourdough with tomato jam topped with goat milk Parmesan cheese) . I was laughing cause I had just ordered toast at a bar, BUT…. It wasn’t your ordinary toast & worth trying on your next visit!! Mmmmm mmmm. Cheers to the staff for making this visit more than your average night out!!! It was just the “ experience “ we were looking for!!"