I traveled out of state for this and most likely will not do it again. I don’t feel it was worth the money because the food is not that great and the show did not start on time even though they were really good. Blue Note had a 10:30 PM show which means you had to be out probably by 10 PM so they can set up for the next set of guests. However we got there for 6 PM to have an appetizer cocktails and dinner and the band was to start at 8 PM however they did not start until 8:35 PM which I find inexcusable. The place was sold out so it was very crowded and the band was really good. As an entrée I ordered the pork loin which was very bland and overpriced. Their signature Blue Martini was good! We ordered The fried calamari which I felt was undercooked because the outside was not crunchy. I would not come back or recommend going to Iridium to anyone unless they are a huge fan of the artist performing for the night.Went to Blue Note for my Birthday. Definitely not what I expected when between the two of us we spent over $140. Otherwise I would say the place was disorganized, rude staff, and slow service. The music was the one good part about the whole experience. Two ticket holders arrived an hour into the show and I could not see anything after that due to them placing a super tall person in front of me so much for preferred seating. We immediately ordered our drinks from the wait staff, were given water about 35 minutes later and then around an hour into being in the building given weak drinks. That in it's own was uncomfortable sitting next to strangers and being tightly packed. Once inside we were seated at a super long table with other guests and told we needed to sit across from each other. We said preferred and were finally given our tickets and brought to the right line she was evidently the person who was in charge of will-call and the lines. After a few minutes of waiting in apparently general admission a woman approached us asking if we were preferred or general admission. Once we got back outside we still could not find the will-call box office staff and found it hard to differentiate which line was for general admission and which for preferred ticket holders. I thought what an odd time to go on break because the doors open in 10 minutes. We were told to go upstairs to the will-call box out front and that the staff member who was suppose to be there was probably on break. Went inside to find out where to get the tickets and the staff member we spoke to was super rude and snotty talking to us as if we were idiots. My husband had ordered us preferred tickets and we needed to pick them up at the will-call box. We really enjoyed the intimate venue and of course Charlie Musselwhite is fantastic, and a plus was that we could make an earlier train back to NJ as the concert itself was maybe 1.25 hours which was fine.Īrrived to the show around 10 minutes before the doors opened to get our tickets. Some people didn't get the right check anyway. Doors opened at 7:00 and they give you a little ticket while you are in line, to associate with your check. Staff was efficient with the checks, slow with the drinks in some cases (the couple next to us got their bottle of wine after their dinners were finished). The food looked good and large portions, but this is only observation as we didn't order it. Wine was a small pour and I don't think it was the chardonnay I ordered. No dance floor - all space covered by tables. All the seats were good, we had paid more and sat in the section nearest the stage. Tables are shared (met a nice couple next to us) and are perpendicular to the stage, so your neck may be strained a bit. But they have a blues series (is it new?) and we attended a great Charlie Musselwhite concert. We had not been to Iridium mostly because we far prefer blues over jazz.
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