Q: Where should I eat before heading to Mercury Lounge?

A: You can eat here but we also recommend some places in the Market: Social, Black Tomato, Metropolitan, Kinki, 18, Play and outside the Market: Whalesbone and Oz Kafe. There are a lot of places to go in Ottawa but these are some of the ones we go to.

Q: Movie theatres you suggest?

A: Go to Mayfair Theatre or Bytowne Cinema. Show your movies tickets to our door person and there may be a deal to be had.

Q: I like Mercury Lounge, where should I go when I go to Washington, D.C.?

A: Go to Eighteenth Street Lounge - sometimes you'll catch Thievery Corporation there.

Q: I like Mercury Lounge, where should I go when I go to London, UK?

A: Go to The Jazz Cafe in Camdem.

Q: I like Mercury Lounge, where should I go when I go to Tokyo?

A: Go to The Room in Shibuya - on Saturdays see Shuya Okino from Kyoto Jass Massive DJ there.

Q: WiFi?

A: Yes - connect to mlott and it doesn't require sign-in. Use it with your iPhone and BlackBerry while at the club.

Q: Twitter Feed?

A: Yes - our Twitter feed is @mercurylounge.

Q: Hash tag?

A: When you tweet something or shout your Foursquare check-in, use #mlott to identify it with Mercury Lounge.

Q: Foursquare?

A: Please do check in with Foursquare when you arrive. We offer specials to the Mayor and when you check-in.

Q: What's the best way to know what is going on at Mercury?

A: Probably our Facebook group although we also announce events on this site, on an email list, on Twitter and Foursquare.

Q: What about postering?

A: We found in the last year (2010) they are mostly a waste of paper and money as Facebook became much more effective. We wish other clubs to follow suite and clean up the city.

Q: What's the deailo with baseball caps?

A: We ask people to remove baseball caps when they enter the club on main club nights. It is based on a 15 year tradition.