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| - Extremely plush, sexy, posh place. The décor is very romantic: think red velvet drapes & intimate sofas - or try the ultra-sexy curtained booth in the back - o ya baby.
Service was prompt & very attentive. Good happy hour, but I don't really go for the lower grade vodkas used in them, so I chose 1 of their many concoctions from the extensive list. The fig & goat cheese crustini type appie was to die for 0 and paired purr-fectly with the tinis.
Eventually out comes the server, bottle in hand, describing all it's attributes, and produces 2 shot glasses, proceeds to pour & says enjoy. Well! Ok then! Why the heck not? This happened about 4 times, and the last time? The coveted "Crystal Blue Bottle" (hear the angles singing??) Again, a big red carpet presentation - and yes, I did feel like a total VIP - (especially with our neighbors staring at us wondering who we were to deserve such intimate service.
OK - now comes the bill - W T F ?! are you KIDDING me? I thought (for some unknown reason - DUH) these were all gratis ! never once was it mentioned they would charge, or how much, or this would go on the bill, or here is 1 to try (instead of 2) if you would like to in the amount of.....) $25 for a SHOT OF VODKA?! Are you nuts? And no, never ever would I have agreed to that - rather 2.5 tinis for that price, thank you very much! (guess I will forgo the mortgage payment this month, the bank will totally understand?) While the night was off the charts, and all stars were in alignment, and definitely (gulp) memorable, it sucked to have had such a horrendous drinking bill of which I had never seen just for 2 people - here in the states that would have done 4-6 with our happy hours.
So, BE AWARE of this sneaky trick of theirs that they so smoothly produce to us unaware consumers! (this was twice in 1 wk, btw, as I did go back since I was staying at a hotel nearby and was an easy place to meet with friends. So definitely not an isolated event - and I didn't know the 1st time as it was paid for me so I was uneducated as to the 1st bill).
6 stars for the atmosphere, 2 for the underhanded bill popping. Not nice.
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