So, I decided on Canal for happy hour this week. The location is great and the venue is very swanky yet comfortable inside. They play obscure videos/fashion runway shows on a giant projection screen in the main dining room. The music was a really good mix from Portishead to Amy Winehouse.
When we showed up it was pretty dead. At 5pm on a Wednesday night I was surprised that there were so little people there.
They make a damn good Grey Goose martini with blue cheese stuffed olives. I also tried a sip of the pear martini and that was also delicious! They have a whole menu of specialty drinks and although I didn't try any, I definitely was tempted...the Goose reigned on a Wednesday night though.
We tried several of the appetizers which I thought were pretty good. My favorite was the Grilled Cheese & Tomato Bisque. The sandwiches came in bite size portions in which you drizzled the Bisque on top...it was lovely. I also really enjoyed the Parmesan Fries. My date ordered the Sweet Corn Cakes which I wasn't a huge fan of. They were a little cold and bland...but I do like lots more flavor than I ever saw that little cake packing.
The service was great and the waiters were very attentive to our needs. Plates were cleared and drinks were filled immediately. It obviously had nothing to do with the fact that the place was dead...Ha!
This is a great date spot...follow my lead and grab a cozy couch on the patio...the view of the sun set was amazing.