A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
After visiting a mall in Dubai, we decided to check out this restaurant for drinks. It is conveniently located in a Marriott hotel (and you get a 20% discount for being a Marriott Bonvoy Gold member).
For drinks got an Aperol Spritz and a Glenfidech 12 neat.
For appetizers, got the lollipop chicken. Would probably not get that again.
Overall like the vibe and the drinks, so would come back.
Went to this cocktail lounge after going to The Stand at around 12:30am.
They sat us in our own private room which was nice.
Ordered some whisky cocktail. All I remember is that it’s be great to come back. Also, across the street there was a place called Pete’s Tavern (pictured with the Christmas decorations below is that)
After a great dinner at Le Gratin, went to this lounge that was right beside it in the financial district.
Great architecture, vibe, and drinks.
For my first drink asked for something between an old fashion and whisky sour, but did not have simple syrup. They gave me something pretty good, but wish it was slightly sweeter (my fault for not mentioning they could have thrown table sugar in there).
For my second drink asked for a pisco sour. That was great.
Food menu looked good, it did not order anything. Next time.
We went here on a night we landed in New York City. We were staying near Penn Station, and wanted a place with some seafood, steak, and a full bar. Their whisky selection was awesome (see the pic below).
It is recommended to get a reservation beforehand since it does get full easily (although you can also eat at the bar).
For main courses got the crab dip, the seafood tagliatelle (had shrimp, clams and mussels), and the filet mignon. I would get all of them again.
For drinks, did a Japanese flight (note you can only get 1 flight for your whole visit). They have a cool placemat for the flight glasses (see below), and they tell you the background of each one. Two things that stood out. First is that the Shibui wishing was a pure malt, (which is different from a single malt since that whisky comes from two distilleries, but the families are related). For the Kaiyo whisky, apparently their requirements is that the oak tree is 350 years old (partly due to the fact it is endangered).
I also did get a whisky sour, which was also good.
Oh, and we finished off with a crème brûlée.
We were at the King West area trying to find a bar that had a good vibe and served drinks. This definitely was both.
They have a variety of espresso martinis, even a Nutella one! My friend got a decaf espresso martini since it was 10pm, and I thought it was reasonable. I stuck to whisky’s (they had a good assortment). Only complaint is that for one of the servings we specified two oz. But they only served a single oz.
I will say that the mozerella sticks were also not that great (would not order that again).
(FYI below is not my photo)
We visited this place for after dinner drinks. I liked the loungey vibe.
Ordered a whisky based cocktail, and their version of an espresso martini. They also had Jell-O shots ( it base alcohol was furnet…which was actually ok!).
Also the food hall downstairs would be good to visit during the day (a range of various cuisines, and I like the modern industrial look)
An excellent sushi place in downtown Toronto. Food and drinks were amazing, and worth the $$$$
We got the Omakase fixed menu (only $125 Canadian). It included a range of sashimi, nigiri, and aburi sushi (torched rolls). It also came with a desert.
We also got some extra dishes on the side like octopus, and a sea bass.
For drinks, tried the washi which was great. They also have a nice selectionof Japanese whisky.
Would 100% come back.
Found this place on yelp. It is a highly rated place with four dollar signs.
Food here was great for the most part. Started off with Macallan 12, then got the crispy shrimp to start, as well as the beef tar tar. For mains, got the Wagyu beef kofta (very good), and the fried chicken (probably would get something else next time). Also had a side of their sweet jeweled rice, which was really good.
This is apparently the oldest cocktail bar in Edinburgh.
Got the Whisky Away drink. It seemed like it would have been an old fashion with a banana twist, but it was not as sweet as expected, which I was kind of disappointed.
My friend got the Ka Pao Tao (or something like that) drink, which I thought was great.
Also tried their cheese plate. The Scottish brie was pretty terrible, but I did like the Scottish Gouda.
We went on a Tuesday night so vibe was pretty dead. So maybe would go back on a Thursday or Friday night.
We went to this sort of speakeasy place (it has an unmarked door). It has a reaction system (fortunately they were able to accommodate us with just a 45 minute wait).
For our waiting the bartender gave us free apple martinis.
For main drinks, got an old fashion with just regular sugar (not simple), and a custom drink that had whisky, chocolate, and cherrry flavors.
Also, you’re supposed to write on anything in the restaurant. Wrote Trancienzo.
