Stir

Can I say what a great Happy Hour place! The ambience is like an elegant English Pub with secluded areas that small groups can congregate and enjoy their drinks and appetizer in plush sofas that you sink right into… The background music wasn’t over powering, allowing you still have a conversation without telling. And the lighting really set the tone of unwinding and enjoying the company, drink and food!
The waitress — Lori was exceptional. She nave us feel like she was only catering to us! The drinks and food were great for the price! 4 Mango margaritas and 2 orders of their taco was $ 35! Great deal.
Definitely a must if you are staying here or even want a place that’s low key!

If you’re looking for a real bar with no gaming hogging the counter space this is the place. The bar tenders are talented at making drinks and great at making you feel welcome and appreciated (especially Sarah). Kitchen menu has some top notch items as well. Talented. Professional. Friendly.

The drinks were fast, and the service was excellent! Also the tapas plates were really good.

While staying at the Platinum, the bf and I stopped by the lounge twice.
We opted for the bar both times, rather than sink into the spacious plush couches that filled the lounge. The service was quicker, the bartenders were entertaining, we had front row seats in front of the TV to watch the Lakers in the playoffs :(, and it was easier to get our booties off the bar chairs.
Our first visit was a stop for beers before heading out to Fremont Street. For 2 Blue Moons, we paid a whopping $ 4.25. I’m pretty sure that on top of the half off HH pricing, we were still undercharged.
The next evening, we ate dinner here, which was conveniently HH (M — Sun 4 — 8) again. For 1 Guiness, 2 Blue Moons, a Stir Burger, and crab cakes, we shelled out $ 17. I agree with the other Unilocal!elites that the food here is not spectacular, and not even memorable, but for HH prices, it tasted decent. The bf’s burger was juicy and filling, though slightly overcooked for requesting medium. My crab cakes were savory, and came in 4 medium-​sized patties.
A solid lounge, but a bit off the beaten path for me to visit every time I’m in Vegas. Now that I’m more inclined to book rooms at the Platinum, I’ll visit this lounge more, during Happy Hour.

Gotta agree with the other lovely ladies in my group. Although I really liked the berry mojito, it was definitely more of a berry soda — refreshing and tart, it would have been perfect if I had paid soda prices, not cocktail prices for the drink. My sister’s strawberry something or other was OK, and I don’t remember what either of us had for round two, except that it was pretty sweet.
Sister and I split the sampler platter, which was some chicken wings (meh), beef skewers (good but ranch??), and one other item which I can’t remember either, so I doubt it was much to write home about. The service was scattered, no doubt to the loud and rowdy party going on, and the menu limited. Half off for hh is a great deal but you need something to offer. It might be better on a night that things aren’t so out of control, but with so many places in Vegas to pick from, first impressions are everything.
I did have a hilarious ‘only in Vegas’ moment in the bathroom which I won’t post here to protect the innocent, but when that’s the highlight of your visit, the lounge has some work to do.

As my lady friends and I descended from our rooms, all tarted up for a bash, we decided to hit Stir for a quick happy hour cocktail and some nibbles. Stir looks quite nice, all sofas and dim lighting, and the happy hour menu posting on the website indicated half off cocktails and apps from 4 – 8.
Unfortunately, the actual menu was quite a bit smaller and quite a bit less appetizing but again, happy hour, so we figured no big deal and placed our orders. The berry mojito was very tasty but very, very weak on the rum, if indeed it had any. Our burger was a sad grey patty covered in tasteless cheese on a smushy bun, depression in edible form. A friend’s hummus was weirdly oily and the pita stale and hard. The beef skewers came with thin, mucousy ranch instead of hoisin as promised.
So yes, this bar is convenient, and yes, the happy hour prices are compelling. Even so, save your money unless you like to chew on your own disappointment.

More like 2.5, but I can’t bring myself to bump this up star wise.
Located in the Platinum hotel is Stir — a modern cocktail lounge with hidden tables, cushy seats, and what seems a well appointed bar and menu. Glancing at their information online, Stir seemed the perfect place for a pre-​party cocktail and light dinner considering their «tapas» menu would be 50% off and looked fairly tasty.
We came down all dolled up– and realized the menu they had online was NOT current. No big deal, this happens a lot (although the majority of us were disappointed with a much less inspired and more limited menu). Drinks and nibbles were ordered and we waited.
While waiting we were surprised to notice a party of people who were actually louder than ~us~ (we are known for being boisterous). In a true Vegas fashion — a large group of people in town for a wedding were partying it up in Vegas. Loudly. Very loudly. One girl was so loud and enjoying herself so much she jumped on the bar and was quickly escorted back to her less arboreal seat. Normally id say «this is Vegas» but the Platinum is a non-​casino/​semi off strip hotel (so less boozing options) AND it was 6 pm; which is a bit early, even in my book. The staff were rightfully frazzeled and annoyed, and due to that groups craziness we were a second thought for the evening
The drinks came — I chose a berry mojito. While fruity and fizzy I could not tell if there was any booze in it at all. I might as well have been drinking juice. Orders then came out — the burger I was splitting came out boringly well done instead of the medium rare we asked for. Add on that is was bland, luke warm, and came with a pile of dull fries and I was annoyed we paid $ 11 for that sadness. I tasted a friends hummus — which was runny and watery tasting with hard pita bread. Another friend ordered the skewers which was supposed to come with hoison, but instead came with a bland and watery ranch dressing.
Stir served its purpose that evening, but I made it a point to not visit again the rest of my trip.

Umm when did it become cool to name a hotel lounge. Yeah, it’s just a bar at the hotel but they figure, «Hey, let’s call it ‘Stir’ and make it a bar.»
Anyways, the inside is sexy and seductive (in the evenings). There are a lot of plush chaise lounges and booths. If you’re staying at the hotel, it’s a great way to start out a night with expensive beers and cocktails. At least you can acclimate to the expensive prices you will experience later on in the night.
A very high, high five to the bartenders for mixing and serving top-​notch drinks. The bottled beers were extra extra cold.