*Story time again!
I've heard a lot of great things about Pier W so when I had a half day off work I decided to hit up their happy hour early to avoid the crowd. Happy hour goes from 4p-7p and while there was only a sprinkling of people at 4p it did quickly fill up! Bartender Allison was personable and did a great job making sure I was content while I lounged at the bar. I started off with a glass of wine $6 and a cup of their delicious lobster bisque $5.75. At this point in time a VERY sociable man came in with plans to work on his laptop at the bar but he quickly struck up a conversation with me and became my guide by showing me the wonderful views of Lake Erie and downtown Cleveland from the west side of the restaurant. He also persuaded me to sneak into this young professionals meet up where I got to try a complimentary beef slider and another glass of wine.
Side note: Ya'll need to check out The Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club on Meetup! I met several pleasant people!
Back at the bar I munched on some of the calamari $6.75. Good standard calamari. It came with two sauces that I did not really care for so I would probably not get this again. Since I was at Piew W for a couple of hours I got one more dish, the fish sandwich $7.25. This one was a complete let down but that's probably due to a poor choice on my part. Just too carby for me and by that I mean fried chips, fried fish, toasted texas toast... after the calamari I think was just fried out. (Side note, apparently I became instant friends with the guy next to me because he just reached over and started eating the chips right off my plate! I mean, at least they didn't go to waste? haha)
The gentleman on the other side of me purchased an expensive bottle of wine and shared a glass with me while he waited for his dinner date to show up (I'll be honest, the price didn't make it taste any better than the happy hour wine). We chatted about his recent retirement and successful children and then there was an older gentleman who told us about how he buys businesses, builds them up then sells them for major profits (stuff like hair dye and air ambulances!). Just all around interesting conversations, plus some compliments thrown my way. One of them might have been "you have the personality of an old man but in a beautiful body". I'm going to still count that as a positive compliment.
To sum it up I like Pier W and had a wonderful time sampling their happy hour wine/food and engaging in conversations with strangers. I will admit that after four glasses of wine I could definitely understand why younger women get with much older men. They treat you better and have a lot more money. Haha seriously though, Pier W is a good time full of adults just looking to relax and chat over a drink, a harmless enjoyable experience that I recommend!
I'd like to come back and try their famous Sunday brunch!