Patio dining. I love it this time of year. The Buckhead Bottle Bar has street side (though not aromatic, fun for people watching) dining just across the street from Capital Grill. The restaurant apparently becomes a nightclub with DJ Mike B later in the evening. I met some girlfriends for snacks and drinks, and we were pleasantly surprised. It was fun, easy and cheap. They also have a roof-top patio with a Miami vibe and decent views.
5-7 pm daily they have $1 mini pizzas and sliders. You can choose from the shrimp, sausage or beef slider. The cocktail list is plentiful and well-priced. Basically the perfect place for a girl's night for happy hour! We scarfed down the $1 sliders and pizza, but still wanted to indulge.....
Calamari, fries(homemade) and Goat-Cheese Gnocci. Carbo-loading? Yes.
Afterwards we headed to the cozy (and cougarlicious) bar at the St. Regis Hotel. Eric and I spent our 3rd wedding anniversary at the hotel and fell in love with the place. They passed the milkshake test and the entire evening was flawless. I like the (Five Star) service attitude where they let you get away with just about anything. We settled into a leather couch, ordered champagne and then hightailed it to the private fireside patio outside Paces 88 and continued our chat. No one minded and a group of older cigar-smoking (married) gentlemen even sent the cocktail waitress over with a free round! I ran into a friend at the bar (felt rather swanky) and enjoyed the French bubbly by-the-glass like only a five star hotel can offer.
All in all a very different night than what I used to experience in Buckhead. What a difference a decade and a recession can make. I like the new phase of my life and the city's and look forward to more nights out with the girls!
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