RandomComment wrote:If I were them, I would rename the upstairs bar/cafe into something that sounds more like a place to grab a bite to eat. Names, signage, etc., as well as decor, are hugely important in signposting what it is you do, and their location is such that they could do a lot more daytime trade if they get the image/ambience right.
The club on the lower level could remain as Pulse. It sort of operates as a separate venue anyway given the entrance charge means they close off the internal staircase between levels.
There was some talk a couple of years ago about knocking through from the current downstairs room into an adjoining space currently used for general storage. That would have allowed a second room playing different music. Apparently wasn't worth it given the kind of crowds Pulse attracts on a typical weekend.
Pulse doesn't operate as you describe. During nightclub hours you pay at a booth outside and the whole venue is treated as a club, with DJs on each floor. It gets very busy at the weekend and I suspect that's where the main money is to be made, with the daytime trade being a bonus.
I think it was mentioned on here that they were negotiating to knock through to the management suite at the Capitol, which is directly behind. Considering the snail's pace of the Capitol development, perhaps it's not surprising those plans haven't come to fruition. They could probably do with the extra room considering how busy it was last time I attended, although the music in both existing floors is pretty similar as it is, so not sure what it would add apart from more space.
Somewhere else in desperate need of refurbishment is Wow Bar opposite. A far cry from when it was the stylish Glo Bar.