Electric Room

Went for New Year's Eve, fun because it had couches and places to sit, drinks were fine. Very dark, kind of a pub vibe. Was super crowded because it was New Year's Eve but it was good

I came to Electric room with friends late on NYE and again on a Saturday night around 2am. On both occasions it was a lounge that never gets crowded, it's not really crowded at all actually. The DJ is very good, and it's a smaller lounge space, but it seems like the place you go to as an AFTER party much later in the night when you're winding down.

Candle for the b'day girl came in when nobody was at the table... The check arrived before the dessert was offered... That's how special you will feel at the Electric Lemon. I'm wondering if the waitress' bonus is tied to the speed of each table's turn-around. Otherwise, the food is great and not cheap. Pica are attached.

Cool atmosphere BUT when given my change at coat check by the woman for $100 she only gave me $90 which, by the way, is STEALING. Went to an event that was listed as free (1/2/19) but when I left the door was asking $50 from new guests.
Very interesting business practices here...

Love it. DJ is a genius (at least the one last sat night)! This place is a ton of fun when not insanely packed. Like the decor. Drinks are ok, nothing too special. But it's really all about the energy and good vibes. Try to split up into smaller groups to get in easier. (But that's the case anywhere in meatpacking).

Great atmosphere. Friendly bouncers. Awesome music and not too expensive drinks. In the bottom of the dream hotel which is also a hot spot. Not too hard to get in.

Horrible.

The doorman was a racist jerk. He refused to let my friends and I inside for no valid reason. Unpleasant to say the least. In retrospect, I wasn't really that bothered considering the garbage this Doorman let in. Not my crowd at all. Also, the walkway leading into the club was atrocious and smelled like feces. So I guess I wasn't really missing out. Nonetheless, if possible, AVOID AVOID AVOID!

Hot Spot:
Celebs like Miley Cyrus, Scarlett Johansson and Lindsay Lohan have been seen at this joint. Also NYC's in vogue, hipster night owls love this place.

Best nights & time to visit:
Best nights here are Monday (= currently my fave night. They spin deep house on Monday), Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and definitely SUNDAY night / model night when they only play hiphop. Don't show up at ER on Sunday night if you're not plugged into the nightlife scene, or if you don't have a big party budget, because they only offer 3 tables with bottle service that night, at around $600,- a bottle. Best time to show up is around 2 AM. Yes: Late.

Crowd:
Eclectic. Models, celebs, older NY rockstar die hards, but also kids that are barely drinking age, looking all trendy 'n shiat, making sure to look all unique, by tearing up their shirts in the right places before showing up, or cutting triangular shapes out of their leggings etcetera, all for the sake of looking 'cool'. Crowd is all in all still better than what you would find in the average NY night club. At ER, you'll find a lot of New Yorkers that actually really grew up here for a change. ER is a safe haven for NY's local hipsters, that is not yet trashed by too many tourists or B&T.

Music:
Other than on Sunday/model/hiphop night, mostly pop music you heard about 15 years ago ( Around the world, around the wo-horld... Around the...) Decent music style, something else for a change. This will be played by a live DJ that you probably have never heard of.

Electric Room's Vibe:
Sexy, dark and mysterious.

Interior:
Unique. British style. Chesterfield sofas, beautiful light fixtures. Interesting art on the walls. Small dancing space, I personally wouldn't mind it if they made things a little brighter here, because you can't see much with the dim lighting here. This makes checking people out, flirting and finding friends a tadbit harder than usual, but oh well...

Bottom Line:
Electric room is an above decent place to hang out.

If you can get past the velvet ropes and with the likes of the doormen, then you are good to go.
This place is intimate, sexy, dark, mysterious. You walk in through the loading dock of the Dream Hotel.
The music selection from the DJ is always good. This place is more happening late night.
Great selection of mixed drinks, bottle service, and HOT HOT CROWD!!!!

Through the black curtain with your electric glow in the dark lighting bolt on your wrist you enter into a magical world of British deep and wide couches and a DJ that spins eclectic music in their little base next to the door. Its quite dark in here despite its name. More relaxing than dancing occurs here but you have a lot more space than the upstairs alternative of PhD.

We got a few drinks here and people watched. I ended up turning down a guy carrying a shiny hand grenade under his iced drink. There was a lot of black. I don't know if the people get any better at this establishment but I didn't come here to mingle with anyone but my friend. They certainly make for good stories in the morning after.