The Rendez Vous Bistro (614 4th St, Old Courthouse Square) is reminiscent of buying mint juleps at Disneyland or staying at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas. The decor is a little over the top, making it more of a whimsical environment instead of a serious atmosphere. Nothing wrong with that…
First of all, let me [...]
I’ve been wanting to try the happy hour at Stark’s Steakhouse (Adams and 7th, near Railroad Square) ever since I heard they had $2 martinis on Wednesday and Thursday. I finally had a chance last Thursday.
I love the lounge at Stark’s because it has all the elements that make you feel good about yourself even [...]
Atmosphere: Upscale piano bar hotel lounge
Clientele: Wealthy tourists
Spirits: Full, albeit petite, bar
Staff: Friendly but untrained
After a delightful day at the Raindance Spa in Sonoma, my BFF and I headed to the town square in search of food and cocktails. We had a superb lunch at the hidden LaSalette restaurant (452 First st., try the paella) [...]
Atmosphere: Swinging hotel pick-up lounge
Clientele: Older crowd, some locals, some hotel guests
Spirits: Full bar with awesome happy hour
Staff: Competent wait staff, friendly and professional
The Barfly girls headed to Equus to partake in their awesome $2 Tuesday promotion – that’s $2 beer and $2 appetizers during happy hour on Tuesday and Thursday (4:30-6:30, happy hour 5 [...]
Atmosphere: Upscale whiskey bar and restaurant
Clientele: Whiskey drinkers = older, more refined crowd generally speaking
Spirits: Full bar plus whiskey, whiskey and more whiskey
Staff: Good looking young men
It was my first trip to Jack and Tony’s Whiskey Bar, not just on a Saturday night, but ever. I was very excited for my visit, having recently acquired [...]
Atmosphere: Upscale California Wine Bar
Clientele: Older (30’s+)
Spirits: Full bar, fine selection of beer and wine
Staff: Just look at the picture
I know you must be thinking…a full bar and a cute bartender, is that what it takes to get a perfect score on the Barfly? Well, no, but it doesn’t hurt.
Located at 8050 Bodega Avenue in [...]
Tuesday Happy Hour was getting a little crowded for my taste over at Jasper O’Farrell’s on Tuesday so my date and I headed over to Hopmonk to enjoy some cocktails in their beer garden. Now I ask myself, “what the hell did you do that for?”
The first face you see when you walk in the [...]
