by Jeff M. on Only have done lunch here. I really enjoy the pizza. Sauce is excellent, crust is thin, but I'm not looking for sicilian. Big slices if you're ordering by the slice. The ambiance leaves a little to be desired, big glass windows and as someone else said, a downtown loft feel to it, but I just want lunch. They have a big screen TV usually set on ESPN, so most any guy would be happy. The wait staff has been very good. No problems there. A bit off the beaten path, but if you're downtown, this is a good place for lunch. Very reasonably priced.
by Lorenza Kutch on I went to Pure on a Saturday night to celebrate my birthday. They get one star for supplying bottle of "champagne" to parties who set up a guestlist in advance. It was actually Cristalino, a cheap sparkling wine made in the champagne fashion, but it was nice enough... very tasty. I'll give them another half-star each for nice-enough bathrooms and free parking. Beyond that, the place was very disappointing. The staff was nice, overall, but nobody seemed to know what was going on. Their VIP section was just a raised platform with tables. If I had $300 to drop on a VIP table I would expect it to be in an area at least somewhat shielded from the noise of the club; a place to retreat to from the dance floor and have a drink and chat with friends. The noise of this club was, in itself, another problem. Of course it's a dance club and loud music is part of the experience, but this was so loud my friends and I were screaming into each other's ears and still couldn't understand most of what was being said. This also made ordering drinks a problem. One of the bartenders got an attitude with us, but I imagine he was just frustrated working at a place where people had to literally scream at him in an attempt to have their drink order understood. I know I'd get pretty pissy by the end of the night if I worked there! There were absolutely no bar stools and the only seating was in the form of two loveseats at the edge of the dance floor, which this one weird group of kids monopolized the entire night. I guess if you want to rest your feet for even a moment you have to plunk down a large chunk of change for a VIP booth. The DJ was playing good music... but it wasn't music most people would dance to. Unless perhaps I'm the only freak in the world who doesn't consider Machinehead dance music. My friends said that very early in the night before it got crowded they were playing dance music... house, trance, etc... so I have to wonder why that changed. All in all, I had high hopes for this place but it just fell flat. The location was good for me, being out of Midtown and only a couple of minutes from my friends' house. But if you want to dance and like that Midtown feel, do yourself a favor and just go to Midtown. This place charges the same for cover, drinks, and VIP tables as Opera, but fails to deliver anywhere near the experience. This was like Midtown's ghetto little sister. There are plenty of bars all around the perimeter that have less attitude, far more fun, and charge a fraction of the price... and that's where you'll find me dancing on weekend nights that I don't feel like driving into town... certainly not at Pure!
