This summer, my obsession has been rooftop patios and that how I found myself on the patio at Soho House sipping cocktails and nibbling apps on a Friday afternoon.
Thanks to my friend with a membership, I checked in quickly with the front desk and then climbed the stairs to the top. I was rewarded with a seat on an enclosed patio overlooking Adelaide St.
The Soho House offers a 5-7pm happy hour menu with $5/$7 drinks and plates. I started with a glass of sauvignon blanc ($7) and we ordered a couple of apps: meatballs ($5), pizza with spicy sausage, tuna tartar with taro chips, and grilled octopus (all $7).
I eventually downed my wine and ordered the Message in a Bottle cocktail ($13) which tasted as great as it looked - gin, aperol, and grapefruit juice gave it a super pretty pink hue.
Since the patio is glass enclosed, it did get quite warm in there. Eventually, the staff opened the top awning and let in a nice breeze.
Staff were friendly and service was overall good.
Now I need to find an excuse to get a membership at Soho House.