Noble Experiment

Stella★★★★★★★★★★5.03 months ago

You need to first enter the Neighborhood restaurant and bar, the entrance of the speakeasy is deep inside the restaurant behind the barrels. Great drink and great service! The bartender is very chill and creative, I really enjoy the perfect mixture of flavors. Would love to come again and try out different things. Even though there is a website, they do not take reservations online. You need to go in person and register yourself in the line. It’s recommended to go there at 6 PM when the shop opens. Otherwise if it’s after 9 PM, the wait could be over 30 minutes. The interior is not very spacious only several small tables and a lineup bar sitting. But the design and atmosphere is great.

Anton S.★★★★★★★★★★5.04 months ago

Atmosphere: 8/10 Hidden inside the Neighborhood restaurant in Downtown San Diego. Dim, shadowy space with a catacombs-inspired vibe. Backbar looks good. Seating includes bar seats and booths, both comfortable. Music volume is good for conversation. Surrounding area feels a bit sketchy, but once inside, the atmosphere works. Drinks: 8.5/10 Recommendation: Bartender’s Choice No menu—bartender’s choice only. Drinks are well executed with solid flavor construction. Coasters provided. Glassware is average. Garnish and presentation, including ice, are basic but clean and functional. Service: 8/10 Water served on arrival. Friendly, professional, and attentive team. Walk-in only. Prices are average for San Diego. Your APBG-Bar Hack: Combine with a Young Blood visit and eat at Neighborhood to complete a full evening.

Lockie Hunter★★★★★★★★★★4.04 months ago

We stumbled into Noble experiment looking for another bar entirely. Those of you who know the Bar attached to Noble experiment will know which bar I’m talking about. We were here for the artificial intelligence conference, and it was fun to watch all of our fellow nerdbos navigate the bar scene. (See the funny photo of the exterior, I’m the one woman standing outside). On to the review I really really enjoyed the SPECIALITY cocktails they offered. And our bartender was wonderful. However, Some of the standard drinks that we asked for felt like they were meh, not excellent. Hence the four stars. But all of their special drinks were really quite good. In other words, the old-fashioned was a little bit blah, but my disgruntled Mai Thai which was one of their specials, was really quite good! I love the fact that they actually turned the underberg bottle upside down on it (you can see in the video the bartender was a little nervous)! He was in great spirits and was fun. The other reason I’m giving four stars is that although our bartender was excellent, some of the other bartenders seem to be a little less in high spirits. At some point, I found somebody’s cell phone in the bathroom, and returned it to the bar, and they seemed aggravated…with…me. Speaking of the bathroom, it’s quite lovely, and they had bidet-style toilet! But, that was one of the other issues. I waited outside of the bathroom for what seemed an eternity, to the point where I was wondering if both bathrooms had somebody pass out in them. Perhaps people were playing with the toilet. I remember my first bidet-style toilet, they are a lot of fun! But I love the bathroom door handle shaped like a hand; that sounds silly, but it really was beautiful. (See photo). Would we come back? Perhaps. But there’s so many wonderful bar offerings in San Diego, that we may rotate this one at the bottom of our list for now.

Tyler Cannon★★★★★★★★★★5.05 months ago

a truly excellent cocktail bar. world class mixologists, had the best gin cocktail i’ve ever had. inventive, fun, strong and well priced.

Claudia Chee★★★★★★★★★★5.05 months ago

Been here a couple of times and always has been a great experience. Celebrated NYE here and they gave us a mini glass of champagne to toast at midnight. For sure, this place has become one of my favorite spots in SD. Absolutely love it!