by Jacqulyn Pittsenbarger on HAHA my note for this place was: gross. Even while completely inebriated (which usually results in an overly friendly and loving Audrey...) I knew this place was disgusting. It is pretty much a warehouse... with a bar along the side.. and an upstairs area which is "nice" but so removed that.. you really don't wanna be up there too long. OH. and the guys out front seem like their screen people sooo strictly, meanwhile the place is SO packed, you cannot move.. let alone dance.. walk.. order a drink.. It's gross, sticky, filled with gross, sticky people. Your shoes will NOT make it out of there clean. Drinks WILL be spilled on you. and dancing?... forget it! Hiro, here I come!
by R.E. L. on Food & drinks: great. Service: great. Setting: spectacular! Hand down one of the best places to chill and have a drink on a lazy Sunday afternoon in NYC! Sitting right on the Hudson, the scenery (of the city and the people) can't be beat. Relax, drink and people-watch all while soaking up some rays.
by Janna Mojica on Fiddler's Dream is one of those places that's easy to pass by a thousand times without ever noticing. To never stop in would be a shame, as I recently discovered when a friend invited me to see her gig at Fiddler's Dream. After years of occasionally thinking I should visit, I finally did. Fiddler's Dream is a nightclub -- sort of. First, it's hard to call any venue dedicated purely to acoustic and folk music a club. The place is much more low key than any conventional club. None of the music is amplified, there is no dance floor, and the occupancy is limited to 49. Second, Fiddler's Dream does not have its own building. Instead, it operates inside the Friends Meeting House (the Quaker equivalent of a church) near 16th Street and Glendale Avenue in North Central Phoenix. I'm not normally a fan of folk music. Sure, I have Simon & Garfunkel and Bob Dylan albums -- the same ones on CD that my parents had on vinyl -- but my tastes usually run toward indy rock. Nevertheless, at Fiddler's Dream, the setting is so intimate that the music can be a lot more exciting than one would expect. Each Friday and Saturday night, there are three sets, with the first beginning at 8 PM. The admission fee is a whopping $3 -- not just for one set, but for the whole evening. On Thursdays, when there are open mike nights, the admission "fee" is a can of food that will be donated to a local hunger-relief charity. Fiddler's Dream does not have a liquor license, so don't expect cocktails or a longneck with the show. There is, however, a small cafe selling coffee, hot chocolate, and several types of tea. With its alcohol-free status, Fiddler's Dream is an appropriate place to take kids mature enough to appreciate the music. Fiddler's Dream does not have prominent signs. If coming via the 51 Freeway, exit at Glendale / Lincoln and proceed west on Glendale Avenue for just a few blocks. Turn north on 17th Street just after the sign for the Friends Meeting House, and the building for Fiddler's Dream will be on the corner of 17th and Cactus Wren.
