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| - How to feel like a fancy downtown dweller when you actually live in the 'burbs. 1) Have a swanky cocktail lounge open near you. 2) Go to said swanky cocktail lounge. That's what a bunch of us Yelpers decide to do on a Friday night, living out our Sex and the City moments right here in Markham. Colourful alcohol and gossip flowed liberally.
While I think nice cocktails are wasted on me (lightweight), I am in love with the IDEA of a nice cocktail lounge. Beautiful open space inside the Marriott with comfortable chairs and inventive drinks. Your sweet tooth would be delighted by their dessert cocktails like the flaming s'mores martini. For the more sophisticated palette, they've got a signature cherry wood smoked Old Fashioned, which comes in a bottle swirling with smoke. It's quite mesmerizing.
I can personally attest to how nice and strong their cocktails are. Ordered the Lychee Twist thinking I'll get something sweet and fruity. What a surprising kick! Good drink still. We also ordered the Duck Confit Poutine which was good, but not amazing. The first few bites tasted fantastic, but probably because I was hungry and cheese, gravy, and potatoes are the ultimate hunger satisfier. But really, the duck was not particularly flavourful. The fries, however, were nice and crisp.
I feel like that's consistent with the rest of their food here. Decent, inoffensive, not great but okay. They've got dumplings that cater to the Asian population and a really nice looking Charcuterie board. Personally, I wouldn't come here just for their food, especially at marked-up lounge prices. Cocktails though, absolutely. Draco is setting itself up to be the ultimate happy hour hangout right in the middle of this new downtown.
(47/100) - 2018
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