Vintage
Houston, TX 77098
Phone: (713) 522-4200
User Reviews for Vintage
07/04/2008 Posted by st3o
Unlike the previous two reviewers, I was actually able to enter Vintage. I guess I got there early enough! (And I'm white.) We managed to find a nice table on the patio and sat there for a couple of hours buying round after round of drinks, and for the most part had a pretty good time. I was certainly suspicious as the crowd there appeared to be heavy into the Abercrombie/American Eagle set, and that normally isn't my scene. (And come to think of it, I don't think I saw a single black person in the place.) However around 11:30 or so, we were approached by a security officer (ear piece firmly in place) and told that we were to leave our spot as some arriving "friends of the bar" had purchased bottle service and required the space. Now originally I was frustrated because they did not give us a chance to also purchase bottle service as a common courtesy. (Which I would have never purchased anyway.) But I later decided that at the end of the day, it's there own prerogative to decide who sits where. However, if a bar is going to treat its paying customers with that type of respect, then it is ultimately doomed. Sure you might find a significant crowd of losers with misplaced delusions of grandeur, but mark my words: In a year this place will either be gone or significantly re-vamped as the management clearly does not want people that have any sort of actual character wandering around their club/bar. I highly recommend that you stay away.
Pros: For the scene it's trying to attract, it's relatively inexpensive.
Cons: Rude establishment that ultimately does not respect paying customers.
06/30/2008 Posted by hstngnrl
I went to Vintage a while back with some co-workers and didn’t really care for the place. Maybe it’s because I don’t wear Abercrombie and Fitch or I’m not a thirty-thousand dollar millionaire…whatever the case I thought it sucked. Last Friday night (06/27) I went to Vintage only b/c my buddy and I were going to meet up with some other friends. However, when we got to the door the “owner” and his sidekick buddy, ear piece firmly in place, wouldn’t let us in. The only logical explanation I can figure is that he took a look at my buddy, who is not white, and decided not to let us in. We weren’t really upset about not getting in (which we got over that pretty quick), as we were amused by the ignorance and the attitude of the “owner”. It’s unfortunate that there are people like him in this world. His mom must be super proud.
