3442 Cinema Avenue
Anderson, SC 29621
Anderson County
Phone: (864) 225-5758
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by Lyn N. on I have always been fond of upscale restaurants with wonderful service and talented chefs. Given that I am vegan, many restaurants have a harder time accommodating me. However, I have found that regardless of the restaurant, if there is a good chef with common sense culinary skills, then there is always a way to make a vegan happy. I have had the opportunity to try some very good gourmet vegan food all over the world. Many times I can tell if a chef put in the effort for his dishes or not. I had heard positive things about the restaurant and decided to check it out for the first time. I had a friend in town and we decided that this was a good place for a bunch of us to meet up. The service was quite good...something expected of a nice restaurant. She was very attentive and patient with us. The atmosphere/ambiance was a fantastic experience from the minute I walked in the door! The dining room was absolutely gorgeous! I order this ginger ale, which was freshly made at the restaurant. It was very unique and tasty. Definitely not what you taste in a store or can. It tasted nothing like Schapp's ginger ale. I ordered a 3 course-meal, which consisted of grilled veggies (good-had flavor), green veggie curry (not very good), and coconut sorbet (great portion and tasty!). My friends order other dishes... all which were ok, nothing special. I think the chef may have had an off night, since the entrees were the only disappointment. For the price, we expected the quality to be better and taste fresher. It wasn't a bad meal due to the appetizer, dessert, and of course company/atmosphere, but the food wasn't as impressive as I would have hoped for.
by Wai Dorich on This place was quite the stink bomb. I agree with previous reviewers that the motif of "Alice in Wonderland" could make for a fantastic club but it is very, very poorly executed here. I'll start from the beginning. You deal with typical Hollywood funsies: the line, the drab facial expressions from the Guards of The Door who all hold clipboards with lists of names on them. You have to know someone who knows someone who's cousin works there in order to get in. You have to be dressed a certain way. OK fine, I expected as much. A few uppity places in Hollywood make it all worth it once you get inside but not so at Wonderland. The decor has little to nothing to do with its namesake. There is one tiny corner (that's always the displayed photograph of the place) that tries to emulate Wonderland. Outside of that tiny corner, it's a drab, open space with tables lining the wall. The lighting is bluish-neon, rather unpleasant and there's not really a definable dance floor so those that feel the need to groove have to stand up behind the benches lining the wall to shake that ass. Also, technically it's all outdoors because a large portion of the roof is missing which means two things, 1. All the girls in our skimpy little dresses freeze to death all night and 2. There's a lot of smoking going on. Fortunately, I had brought a jacket, which I had to wear all night. The service is far from friendly and the drinks are far from alcohol-based. I ordered a cosmopolitan that should have been served in a paper cup with balloons on the front because it tasted like Kool Aid served at a kid's birthday party. I never, ever send stuff back because it makes me feel whiny, but my date spent $14 on the drink and there was no way I could finish it. When he brought the "improved" drink, it was little better. And last but not least, the music was abysmal. The power party mix on Power 106 is sadly significantly better than what they were spinning. If you're looking for a night out in Hollywood and by definition, willing to deal with all of the Hollywood BS, there are many other places that make it worth your trouble. Wonderland is not one of them.
by Caryl Melkonian on This place was put on the table after being disappointed by another club in downtown LA (what was I thinking! whoever goes to downtown LA for clubbing must be out of his mind!). When we got here, it was already pretty late and I've been warned the line may be a bit of a pain. We got in without having to wait in line, the doormen were nice, and the interior of the club is pretty - Two dance floors on two floors, and nice outdoor / patio area on both floors when the dance floors get too hot. The only problem is that the music can be a little bit spotty - hip hop interspersed with trance (!!!!)... and the drinks can be steep considering we already have to fork out $20 to get into the club.
