Fluid Lounge

I have no idea what these other Unilocalers are reviewing but fluid was nothing like any previous reviews… I came on a Thursday night, ladies night, so all classic cocktails were half off. They were blasting music that I would expect to hear at an 8^th grade dance from about 10 years ago. Drinks all sounded delicious but we’re just poorly executed. We got a bramble and gin fizz. The bramble had way too much blackberry liqueur added to it so it was overly sweet and syrupy. The gin fizz is typically shaken for an extended period of time to completely emulsify the egg whites and cream but we watched the bartender only give it a light shake. He also added way too much cream so it tasted more like a piña colada. Overall has great potential but definitely had to work on bartender training and get a new DJ asap!

This makes me miss San Diego! I don’t feel like I’m in gainesville when I come here for a drink! Very classy and great specials. My FAVORITE drink is a Moscow mule, and they are the only bar I have found here that serves it how it was meant to be. (Mostly in a copper cup).

Great selection of Bourbon, Whisky, Scotch, etc, and an awesome atmosphere. We came with a group if friends and made a few more. Maybe that had something to do with the drinks.

My wife and I love Fluid. A very ultra lounge, with a Vegas type feel. During the week very chill, Friday and Saturday are hoping. Getting a seat can be challenging, worth the wait. Fun local hangout.

I have found my favorite Gainesville bar. Great drinks, amazing selection, creative bartenders, comfy seating. I love this place.
The bartender made me a drink off the preference of Russian standard and lavender. Boom! My drink was there and it tasted like amazing. We will be back!

Pretty impressed overall. Fluid is a sleek, modern, classy lounge with (at least tonight) a DJ spinning tunes and a lively crowd. Their focus and point of pride is whiskey drinks and especially an ample selection of Bourbons and other American whiskeys. Their selection of single-​malt Scotches is one of the better ones in town, as well, even including the Scapa-​14 which, while not exactly rare per se, isn’t often found in even the better of local bars.
Clearly, Fluid has jumped on the whole craft cocktails trend full force, and that’s overall a good thing. Where they differ from bars doing the same general thing downtown is their client base: here, in Tioga, it’s more your middle-​aged (though still youngish) professional set in polos and Gator tees than your hipsters. I actually had delayed going here for some time fearing I’d be under-​dressed in jeans, a tee (even if a Comme or Gosha tee) and Converse but you’ll see gents in shorts, a Gators hoodie and flip-​flops so. .. not so much. Other folks do dress up though and the atmosphere of the lounge really tends to suggest doing so: it’s dark, posh, and alluring if a tad bit impersonal (it reminded me a bit of a hotel bar in a nicer boutique hotel, honestly). As to the service, the bartender who served me was very prompt, polite, and made a good if a tad bit sweet Sazerac. Looking around, many patrons however were just drinking beer. .. and this when World of Beer is literally next door. Odd.
I would recommend Fluid, certainly, and I think they’ll be a hit. The West Side needs something like this and Tioga is as good a place as any given how spread out the West of Gainesville is: if you’re in Thornbrook, you’re really as close to downtown as Tioga; if you’re in Tioga, you’re still a far piece from Haile Plantation. Whomever planned Gainesville circa the 1960s when this expansion began ought to be clobbered upside the head with his T-​square. Some of the worst sprawl for a college town ever, but that’s fully another tale there.

So nice getting a drink without having to go midtown/​downtown. Fluid has by far the best cocktails around. I love going on ladies nights (Thursdays) for half off cocktails.
Super friendly and knowledgable staff.

I always enjoy going to Fluid Lounge for their tasty unique drinks, friendly and very knowledgeable staff who are all well trained Mixologist. My favorite libation has got to be the Blackberry Bramble, so delicious!
They have a fantastic Happy Hour daily from 5p to 8p and Ladies Night on Thursdays. They also conduct free mixology class once a month I think, that’s always a fun thing to go to. They are usually on a Sunday.

It was our first time at Fluids and we were delightfully surprised. It was wonderful and the drinks were great!!! Mike the bartender went out of his way to explain all the wonderful drinks and how they were made fresh. We Will definitely be back.

If I had anything negative to say about Fluid Lounge it would be that it ruins you for all other drinks and drinking establishments. Once you have had a Fluid Lounge Craft Cocktail no one else compares.

Wow! Can’t believe I live right around the corner from Fluid and just tried it for the first time the other week.
Yummy cocktails! Very extensive cocktail menu. Their martinis are delicious. I love their raspberry fizz.
The bartenders are very personable and knowledgable.
Martinis are $ 5 on Tuesdays!!! Can’t wait to go back!

A touch of class for Gainesville. Very sleek and modern with a jazz/​speakeasy feel. Great place to stop in for a few drinks on a date night.

Fluid is a gorgeously decorated hole in the wall cigar/​whiskey bar. Located in the town of Tioga it is a spendy joint but a very nice place to visit and chill with a drink. First time here so my expectations have been met. Even though the drinks and bottles can be overwhelming, the friendly and knowledgable staff are very helpful.
When you come bring plenty of cash and you will have a good time.

Place was pretty empty but it was a Tuesday night during a holiday week. The bartenders were both entertaining and patient with our bar antics. If they did not know a drink, they looked it up and attempted! I tried a new drink, an Aviation, which contains gin. I normally do not drink gin but this was tasty!

Fun atmosphere — not what I was expecting in Gainesville. Creative cocktails and fine liquors. Beer is available at the place next door (same owners according to the waitress). Great selection of whiskeys and bourbon.