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| - Yesterday was hot. Like, epic hot. Like, so-hot-I-witnessed-medics-tending-to-a-woman-with-heatstroke hot. I took cover at The Oxley. For hours. Want proof that I logged some serious time? Here's the tally of delicious damage my friends and I did to liver, stomach and wallet:
- Shandy cocktails
- Hendrick's gin smash
- Spirit Tree cider
and, the beat-the-heat drink winner
- Pimm's cup, featuring perfectly cubed iced, strawberries and cucumber in a tart (not sweet) mix
We n0m-ed down on:
- London cure salmon with a rocket pistou
- 3 cheese plate with oat cakes
- broiled oysters with leeks and aged cheddar
- thick-cut chips with a house-made ketchup
- fennel mussels
- blue cheese and cherry ice cream
- passion fruit and ginger ice cream
The Oxley is not inexpensive, but the service is fantastic, the space is great (special nod to both bar and bathrooms), and the food and drink - using quality ingredients as the foundation - often have unique twists to them. The uptown version to The Queen & Beaver, I - surprisingly, as Yorkville is not my go-to playground - prefer The Oxley and its green walls, beautiful decor, and mixed seating to the Q&B.
Yelp note: front patio might be the choice of Yorkville people-watchers, but the back patio is where it's at. You can quote me on that.
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