The Fenix Martini Bar

Good spot and Selection on drinks, Seem like patrons have commented on the Music. if you need an Open format DJ feel free to contact.

Interesting draft beer list. Has an urban club/​bar feel. We placed our order for happy hour priced cocktails and then received the bill with full priced drinks due to us ordering after actual happy hour. It felt like the waitress pulled a fast one. Tables are at knee level which is awkward.

The prices are too high. If the drinks were really good maybe. The beer is good but way overpriced.
The best thing about this place is The Sermon which plays once a month. Jazzy rocking band with more latent than pretty much anything I’ve seen in the western suburbs.

Had a gift card for here. If I ever get another one I’ll just burn it to stay warm instead of this experience. The place yields zero benefit from having a no smoking law on local books, it smells like an ashtray. A $ 12 glass of lemonade seems steep, especially without any discernable liquor in it. If there was even a full ounce of actual whiskey in this I’ll eat my shoes. The tables are too wide, the stools are too short for a person under 6’5″ to reach their food (or talk to their drinking buddy). The menu is all over the place, the décor and music match about as well as something Dennis Rodman would put together. The beer menu isn’t accurate or the wait staff has no idea.
I’ve never written a review like this but honestly this seems like they were trying to do a shitty job. Unless all of this was intentional and if so… Well done? Why weren’t they playing trad music the whole time? Was it the «Jazz/​blues» moniker?
The positive of this whole experience is that my gift card is that it’s at a zero balance and we never have to see each other again.

I love this place. So chic inside. Perfect for a date night, girls meetup, business meeting, you name it. Has a total city vibe while located in a hip suburb. Great music, apps and ambiance! They are always having events and involved in the community… what’s not to love?

Everything about this place rocks except the Jazz music. The venue is small and the live music can be overwhelming

My husband I & were recently in the area visiting friends and we went to the Fenix for drinks and apps. The atmosphere is nice and cozy. We sat in the lounge area and ordered. We were busy chatting and catching up and didn’t even notice it took a while for our appetizers to come out. After getting the bill to move on to the next place, the server told us they knocked $$ off of our check because we had to wait so long. I thought that was great customer service! We’ll definitely be back! (food & drinks were great!)

The service missed the spot during our last visit.
We love coming to the Fenix when we’re in town, and we make a point of stopping here for our «night caps» at the end of any bar crawl. Typically, they have great acoustic entertainment on the weekends that adds to the charm of this small bar in Phoenixville. The quality of the drinks is excellent and they have a fantastic selection of craft beers, wines, and an exceptional cocktail menu.
During our last visit, I tried ordering a bottle of Cabernet. Unfortunately, the item was out of stock. The establishment was nice enough to give me a complimentary glass of the wine for the inconvenience, which was very nice. Later in the night, I ordered a Fenix lemonade. Our waitress delivered the drink to the table next to us, where both customers already had a drink. As I watched the patrons at the table next to us, slowly sip at the mistaken cocktail (which didn’t appear to match their tastes), the minutes ticked away until we were given attention. When the manager noticed I was without a drink, and he delivered a complimentary drink due to the wait.
I’m all about free drinks, but as a Unilocaler, I’m more interested in a great experience. I’d rate them lower if they weren’t so willing to make up for their mistakes, but in the long run errors and inefficiency hurts a business.
Since this is such an endearing spot for us, I’m sure we’ll return, but was disappointed based on our latest experience.

I’ve gone here with friends a few times lately and it’s been great every time. Drinks (especially martinis) are good, the atmosphere is nice, the live music is awesome, and we love the couches and tables in the back. We’ll keep returning to Fenix when we visit downtown Phoenixville.

First time my friends and I visited the place. We just stopped in for drinks so I cannot comment beyond that. A very cool set up and vibe in the place. Clean. Staff were attentive and friendly. Very good selection of beers and spirits. The prices were like every other place. I would definitely go back. Give the place a try.

There are no prices at all on the drink menu. My girl and my friend were curious so I asked the average price of the martini’s and I was told $ 9 — $ 12 dollars. A little bit pricey, but its a nicer place. No big deal. It had a pretty cool atmosphere. And in my opinion worth it.
I heard this place went through a bit of a change to make it more appealing to the craft beer scene. They have a respectable bottle selection of about 15 choices. I ordered a 22oz Voodoo Love Child thinking prices would be on par with the martinis. Then the bill game… $ 22. I checked comparisons of some near by bars. $ 12.
I’ve lived in Phoenixville for 3 years. Every time I walk by this place it is empty. Now I know why. Some beers actually should be $ 22. Or $ 44 a bottle. Or more. It’s because they deserve to be! It’s called supply and demand. Since this bar is empty nearly every time I walk past it, there is clearly no demand for this establishment in Phoenixville. Therefore, prices should reflect that. Charge a few extra bucks to keep the riff raff out. But be reasonable. I have never been to a craft beer bar in my entire life that keeps the prices hidden. It’s very important to us. Not because we want to order the cheapest beer. But because we want to compare cost to other beers we enjoy.
I told the waitress it was absurd. When she came back with my card, I told her to tell the manager if he wants people to actually come back, then to put the prices on the menu, or charge a reasonable amount for the drinks (preferably both). She then offered a discount which was very nice of her and brought the beer down to the price it should have been.
BTW, on the way out I found $ 40 on the ground and gave it to the waitress.

I’ve been to this martini bar a few times. It seems a bit out of place for Phoenixville. It’s really trendy looking, it looks like it should be in the city. My fiancé and I went on Friday to use the Living Social deal I purchased. We arrived and sat at one of the half booth tables. We ordered drinks. They have a great beer and wine selection. I ordered a pinot grigio. We also ordered the bbq tacos and Mediterranean platter. They arrived promptly. The tacos were a little dry, but had a nice flavor. The hummus platter was ok. The grilled pita was really tasty and the portion size was large. Overall we had a pleasant experience. I didn’t have a martini on this visit, but I have on others, and while they are $ 9 – 10, they are tasty and they don’t skim on the liquor.

My boyfriend and I always go on Friday nights for Happy Hour — there is one male bartender that happens to be there every Friday during that time who is very nice, efficient and he makes the best drinks!

Cool little martini bar/​lounge feel. Great martinis. I always forget his name, but the guy bartender on Friday nights makes awesome drinks! He makes great whiskey sours!

Whippedtini was delicious and service was good but ambience could use some help. Was much louder in there than advertised because acoustics are weird in the building. Also there was a very annoying and mediocre lonely guitarist whining counting crows songs the whole time we there. Its a martini bar for crying out loud. There should be low lying pop/​dance or jazz playing, not depressing nineties grunge. Mediocre for starting out a friday night.

I don’t get the bad reviews. I’ve only been here twice and had a good time both times. They have a solid craft brew selection, service was great and a good layout. Lots of couches and «chill space». I didn’t eat here, but I would consider it in the future.

Honestly, this place really sucks ass.
It’s owned by the same douche bags that own Molly Maguire’s next door. And that place sucks too.
Yeah, yeah, there is always a good crowd at Molly’s but I put no stock in that as they are all the young dumb crowd and just there for drinks and to get laid.
I’ve been to both several times and can tell you that the staff changes like rain.
On this night, our server FIRST apologized for the wait on drinks as there were no martini glasses. As if a martini bar should need those. I counted the patrons, there were 52 in a bar that holds three times that. Our server said that they went next door (to Molly’s which they share, apparently, kitchen and restaurant stuff with) to get clean glassware. So 40 minutes later we get our drinks.
Then comes the second excuse, Molly’s kitchen is busy so we wait another 35 minutes for appetizers (the menu is tappas so excuse the app reference).
Then comes the third excuse, the staff is new so they are having trouble making drinks. My friend ordered, or should I say re-​ordered a drink, and they screwed it up, BADLY.
I had two very good friends that worked at these two restaurants. One was a GM at Molly’s the other as a bartender at Fenix. Both said the family that owns these places really screw their employees over and thus the turnover. And they have no clue how to operate a REAL restaurant.
Won’t be back. And I suggest you avoid both like the plague.

The staff here is nice, however, the place is odd. It wants to be hip, but is having difficulty separating itself from the norm. The live music is so out of place. Nothing makes a martini taste worse than an ex frat boy with a guitar belting out Dave Matthews covers.

The Fenix has a hipster interior and oddly included «dance area» which gives off a vibe that basically screams «Calling all douche bags and lonely middle aged women.» But I digress.
We’ve been here several times, usually after drinking just enough to forego our sober reservations towards the establishment. The Fenix is not large, and by trying to include one area of the small space as a disco/​dance/​DJ/​confusing area it really cuts the place in half, unless you like being lambasted with bad music on sub-​quality speakers.
The drinks are overpriced. I see they are now including food as well, which I have not tried. I would rate the martinis as a 6/​10, some are creative, but I’ve never been wow’d by anything I’ve ordered there. They are usually pretty strong, which is often why we end up stopping in for one after a night at the other bars.
Overall The Fenix is depressingly underwhelming. The only real upside is that we’ve never experienced bad service.
Oh, and order the whiskey martini at your own peril, it’s a night & next day wrecker.

Bare brick walls and a hipster vibe make this place similar in appearance to Winedown in West Reading (my town’s only wine bar, sniffle), just bigger. Unlike Winedown, I guess it wants to be an urban-​style club. It would not be for me on the weekends if they are cultivating a Scene, which is what their site implies.
By some crazy explanation we could not understand, the bartender told us that none of the wines on the list were available, only the house pours. Hunh? And plenty of them looked pretty good. So I had my standard Hendricks martini with the ice from the shaker (not just any ice) on the side. Sorry to get all prissy, but I do not consider fruity mixed drinks in a martini glass to be martinis; these are cocktails, not martinis.
If you are drinking a martini, it is a specific classic drink made of gin and vermouth and served up… maybe, just maybe, vodka could be an alternative if you are not a purist. My bf enjoyed a bottle of Lambic, which we were glad to see on the menu because he is extremely picky about beer (while I can be happy with most any hop-​bomb). Two drinks, and the bill was over $ 20, but I am not paying $ 8 a glass for a Canyon Creek Merlot or whatever it was — can’t you get the double bottle for that much at the store? I had no complaints about my martini, and the bartender kept an eye on us and took care of us even though we were far from the bar.
We’ve had the black and tan hummus dish in the past but don’t come here for the eats. All ages of people were here when we were, not just scenester 20-​somethings, so we felt welcome.