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On 2004-12-03 15:14, dangergirl299 wrote:
Right on with the G&T!
Yes, we checked it out last night. More or less disappointing in the remodeling. The phrase "gaudy monstrosity" (Oceans 11, remake) comes to mind. The outside is a bland white box with a wanna be retro sign; inside is more bland white steel and glass and stuff; the dining area is sort of rattan furniture with great views still - but I have so many memories of walking past that large old bar (it's gone) to get to that side lounge where you sit on antique furniture, drink old school cocktails and overpriced appetizers and watch the waves - it was a great place to play Hearts if you had 4 people and the gift shop sold cards!
oh well...
at least it was an evening of free booze and appetizers and good company!
The new Cliff House has an overall "cold" feeling--it lacks the warmth that it used to have. It looks 100 % diffrent!! I can't imagine that they used any of the old building. For example, it used to be three stories -two above street level and one below. Now it is one TALL story above street and one below.
When you approach it from below, you walk by a two story tall wall with no windows facing the sidewalk-there used to be two stories of windows there. The new section has a fancy, modern feel the (faux)old section on the street level is decorated to make you think it is old. The floor is covered with the type of tiny tiles one would have found on the floor of a 1900 era business. It has old bolted down bars stools and old style chairs. The "old" room is not badly decorated -but it reminds me of a classy old ice cream parlor!!
For someone who has never been to The previous Cliff House, they might like the clash of old style on one side and modern on the other. BUT, if you are going to see how they "fixed" up the old place, you could very well be disappointed.
One fact about the Cliff House is that is has gone under many changes over the years since the first one was built well over one hundred years ago-the building has been rebuilt so many times due to fires and other problems, so at least they didn't destroy a 125 years old building!
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