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| - Wednesday nights @ Marlowe -Latin Dancing
Since I frequent this establishment practically on a weekly basis, (my weekly "Havana Night") I thought it's only fair that I write about it. The Marlowe is a beautiful restaurant and lounge with a charming dining room complete with white table cloths and dimmed lights. The bar area is equally as beautiful as it features leather booths for groups or you can sit at the bar to chat it up with the bartenders.
I've honestly only been here for desserts, on a Sunday night, but it was still a remarkable experience, because it's where I met my lover: wine sorbet. The wine sorbet comes in 3 flavors: Rosé, Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon, and since I had a Riesling earlier that evening, I chose the Cab. (I hate Rosé! Yuck!). The Cab sorbet was amazing: ice cold and full of flavor; you can definitely taste the wine. I also had the fried banana fritter, it was also very good: deep fried banana dusted with cinnamon and sugar. It was very delightful because I love bananas.
Wait, I just remembered, I had a Cesar here. What can I say about a Cesar? I'd never had a bad one and you can't really mess it up. The one I had was very fresh tasting, spicy (by request) and it came with a celery stick. YUM. My friends seem to enjoy the beers here, they have quite the selection on tap, but of course, it's no Biermarket. I would join my beer-drinking salsa friends, but I don't like beer and the only beer I wouldn't mind drinking is the Mill Street Organic, which they don't have. Too bad, so sad.
Anyways, back to my main purpose of writing this review: Wednesday nights -Latin Dancing. It starts at 9:30PM on the dance floor (in the middle of the dining area) and it's mainly for beginners. One of my salsa partners doesn't like the classes, he finds them boring and not helpful because the instructor doesn't teach us to dance with a partner, but teaches us the steps on their own. Some people (like my dance instructor) calls Marlowe's salsa lessons "aerobics" because of his teaching style.
After the dance lessons, the floor opens up and it gets flooded immediately by couples that are about twice my age and older, but can totally out dance you. Everyone on the dance floor is like a pro, and it's also crowded, so it may be intimidating for someone who has very limited Latin dancing experience in a crowded club setting. The "pros" may be pros, but they really need to work on dancing "small" because they're all over the place, totally disregarding their environment, mainly the other dancers around them. I myself have been shoved, kicked, and stepped on countless times by guys and their partners because the guys don't know and don't care to dance smaller and they also don't know where to put the girl. As a girl who hates being confined to small places, I started dancing with my left elbow up (so more ballroom than Latin) and out so people would stop bumping into me. (And if they do bump into me, they'll get jabbed by my bony elbow! Now who says I don't play contact sports? The dance floor is just as bad as the hockey rink, especially if 90% are pros.)
One thing I love about Wednesday nights at Marlowe's is the music. They play a variety of music via a DJ booth and I really appreciate the DJ spinning authentic Latin music (en Español) throughout the night. The restaurant also have a small stage at the corner of the dance floor where a Latin band plays LIVE as you dance. I love LIVE music and the Latin band is SO talented! Oh yea, the reason why I don't call it "Salsa, " because the instructor and the band don't just focus on Salsa, they also teach and play music for the bachetta and merengue.
Marlowe's on Wednesdays is just one of the many themed nights. For more details of their themed nights, check their websi e: http://www.themarlowe.ca/richmondhill/index.php
I would definitely love to go back to Marlowe on another day just to try their other themed nights.
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