eski bar

-- is not even close to what i had imagined it to be; stay away if you were planning to go. for the overseas folks not in the know, it's a relatively new nightspot down tanjong pagar road which is marketing itself as having a bar room kept at a temperature slightly below zero. "below zero", as it turned out, was more like thirteen above, largely because said room opens directly onto the street. the funny thing is that the backroom of the club is kept (purportedly) at a more moderate eighteen degrees, which means that the designers decided to sacrifice efficiency for the impact of walking from the heat outdoors right into the area kept below freezing. for reason above, i don't think the trade-off was worth it. the decor was tacky at best -- floor panels resembling rubber bathroom tiling, light fixtures trying very hard to look like they're made of ice, and mirrors irrationally placed. on top of all of that, the drinks were mediocre and overpriced (though this i would have been ok with if the concept had been well executed, which it wasn't). anyway, you have been warned.