Apothecary

Pros: Amazing, cozy well designed space. Cool vibe. Chill atmosphere. Huge drink menu, lots of food. Cons: Mediocre service. Drinks not amazing. Food not good. We went there to just hang out and have a great Saturday night. Every drink we all had was just "off" a bit. Not poorly made, but every drink had one flavor that just took it from "amazing" to merely "OK". None of us could rave about one drink we had and all of us had a bit of variety. Nobody tasted anyone's drink and said "wow, I want that!!!" The food was not great. The risotto was hard, the cheese fritters not even finished and the funnel cake fries were simply no flavor covered in oil. Stay away from the food. Can't say why-and none of us drank a lot-every one of us woke up sick in the middle of the night. One threw up 6 hrs after we were there, generally a sign of some food issue (not a virus because they felt way better after throwing up and definitely not drunk from 3 same alcohol drinks over 2 hrs), and myself and my wife both felt the same way. Queasy, nauseas and just "not right". I felt like I would throw up but fought through it and felt better in the AM. It's a shame because the vibe is amazing, but I simply won't be back. I want a place where the drinks are amazing, the food good and where I don't feel sick later for paying $85/pp for a 2 hr night out.

Sublime, possibly #1 in both food and cocktails we’ve had anywhere in the city. Service and ambiance were great too, but wow. I would give this place 6 stars if I could, and the chefs and mixologists here are world class. Their cocktails are incredibly creative too, it’s a good place for the adventurous. For example, if you’ve ever ordered a spicy/savory cocktail and really hoped it would be unique, their Scorpio cocktail is a bullseye. But whatever you pick, I think you can’t go wrong. The best things we had there were the oysters, Jamaican beef patties, and chicken 65 tacos. Beef tartare was good, but the others were better. Cocktails were age of Aquarius, better than expected, scorpio, grape expectations, and 20th century fennel. All amazing, the 20th century fennel is more of a refresher drink than a deep combo of flavors, which was also great. You need to try this place, though I’d suggest just two unless you have a reservation.