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| - I like hotels, and I like bars. But somehow I don't usually get too excited by hotel bars. I like a lot of things about this particular hotel bar. Firstly, it's within the Marriott hotel and while it does have a little bit of a hotel bar feel to it, it also feels a bit like a lounge bar. They have a variety of seating, I particularly like the couch section by the windows. Secondly, while you can access it through the lobby, it has a separate entrance on Centre Street as well.
The things I really like are their food menu and their happy hour. They have a good range of food items that range from $2 (yes, they actually have a couple of items that are $2 and $3! I particularly recommend the spiced nuts) up to $35. A lot of these fall within the $8-$15 mark as well. One of my favourites is the pretzel for $8, which has a generous sized fresh pretzel, mustard and cheese. Happy hour is from 3:30pm - 6pm on weekdays and includes local pints for $5 and draft glasses of wine for $6 with other rotating drink specials (I have my eye on Mondays and Tuesdays for half priced cocktails!). Given that the local pints are around $9 (!) happy hour makes for a good deal.
One comment is that the service has been a bit hit and miss. The first time we had the most lovely server, who was so friendly and attentive (if she mentions she's from Vancouver it might be her!). The second time, the service was pretty average - or below average - and the place was almost empty. At one point we weren't seen for over 30 minutes and missed the end of happy hour by five minutes as a result which didn't go down too well.
They also have wifi and several tables set up right next to powerpoints if you need to charge your phone or work on your laptop (but you should probably just be enjoying the happy hour!).
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