With complimentary frites.
Parrots Pub, Sitges SPAIN
This is always a great place for an early happy hour. The service and the people watching are both great! Just sit back, relax, and sip the cold, sparkling cava!
Cava – Parrots Pub
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Cava brut – El Vivero
Cava Brut Rva. D.O Penedes. €4.50
El Vivero, Sitges SPAIN
This place was my favorite new discovery in Sitges. The restaurant is three levels with the main restaurant on the lower floor. It’s on the north end of town, and the only restaurant (that I’ve been to in Sitges) that’s actually on the water (on the side of a cliff actually). And the views are amazing! The place is also really fun especially during the happy hour when they have a DJ spinning. SO much fun!
Soft garlic pretzels – Absinthe
Vermont cheddar mornay. $9
Absinthe, San Francisco CA
Omg, these are SO delicious! They are warm, soft, salty, and wonderful dipped into the cheddar mornay sauce. I could eat an entire plate of these as a meal. Noms!
7×7 Magazine’s Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die
Sparkling wine.
Sinbad’s crustacean salad – Sinbad’s Pier 2 Restaurant
With dungeness crab and shrimp. $24.75
Sinbad’s Pier 2 Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This salad was simple (and expensive), but they certainly didn’t skimp on the crab and shrimp. They could have improved the presentation though.
New England Blue Point oysters – Sinbad’s Pier 2 Restaurant
On the half shell. Dozen $31.50
Sinbad’s Pier 2 Restaurant, San Francisco CA
Ew, these were gross! They didn’t feel or taste fresh at all which is the worst when it comes to oysters. Definitely a lunch FAIL!
House champagne. $10
Brick oven pretzels – Farmers Fishers Bakers
Pimento cheese, bbq mustard, sour cream and onion dip. $5
Farmers Fishers Bakers, Washington DC
I actually loved these long pretzel sticks. They were fun to eat and really tasty. I liked the texture and the different dipping sauces and spreads were yummy.
Biutiful cava rose, Requena, Spain. $9
Young hen – Commonwealth
Sprouted grains, sea bean, preserved fiddlehead fern and onion jus. $18
Commonwealth, San Francisco CA
This dish sucked! The hen was super dry and everything on the plate was boring. What a disappointment!
Rose, Filipa Pato, 3B Metodo Tradicional, NV. $12
Taste of the Swamp – Boxing Room
Turtle soup, fried frog legs, alligator sauce piquant. $18.50
Boxing Room, San Francisco CA
The turtle soup and the alligator sauce piquant were delicious, but the frog legs were very greasy. The legs had good flavor but I didn’t like that they were limp and soaking in grease. I also didn’t like the serving dish and thought that the portions were really small. I would have rather opted for a full size of a single entree.
Cava, Bohigas Reserva, Penedes, Spain NV. $9
Flatbread and pimento cheese. Complimentary
Sparkling wines – Domaine Chandon
Reserve Blanc de Blancs. Reserve tasting $20
Domaine Chandon, Yountville CA
Mmm, Domaine Chandon is one of my favorite places in Yountville. I love their sparkling wines and their grounds are lovely.
Reserve Pinot Noir Rose.
Colorful wine counter.
Prosecco – Mr. Smith’s
Happy hour $5
Mr. Smith’s, San Francisco CA
There aren’t a lot of decent restaurants or bars near the Orpheum Theatre, so Mr. Smith’s is a great place to go for a nice drink before seeing a show.
Sonoma Coast State Park.
English trifle – House of Prime Rib
Grand Marnier creme anglaise. $9
House of Prime Rib, San Francisco CA
This trifle was simple, light, and perfect after a large prime rib dinner! Although the House of Prime Rib is super touristy, it’s one of San Francisco’s oldest restaurants and is a mainstay. The prime rib is also delicious and the service is great. The host was a bit of a jerk, but I guess it’s easy to develop an attitude when having to deal with so many tourists during a shift.
Madeleine. Complimentary
Domaine Carneros brut. Bottle $44
Hokkaido scallop and shrimp risotto – Lavender Bistro
Nanami togarashi seasoning, carnaroli rice, green sweet peas and shaved parmigiano reggiano. $25
Lavender Bistro, La Quinta CA
This risotto was really delicious and I loved its creamy texture and the slightly Asian flavors. The scallops were cooked nicely, but the shrimp were a bit overcooked.
Zardetto, Proseco Dos Brut. Split $14
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