We found a speakeasy that was located above a nice restaurant. So we made reservations and ubered over to eat and drink. Of course we were early and had some time to spare. A very nice bookstore was just across the street so we browsed the shelves and actually purchased two books! Just before the opening time we headed up to Secrettes. The only indicators that we were heading to the speakeasy was a painting of a man doing the "shhhh" motion and a neon sigh that said cocktails. Luckily we are smart travelers and this was the only help we needed to find the place. Our mixologist was Berkan, from Turkey, and he made us the finest drinks possible. Fancy hors d'oeuvres were served including a squash flowers. Yum! We each got two drinks and we got to meet the General Manager. Eli talked travel with us and made us feel right at home. Then we headed downstairs to George for dinner. Great fun and great food!
At the street car turnaround, the electric wires and support cables for the street cars are everywhere
Off we go to the speakeasy
A very fancy uber and a super efficient driver. He cut 8 minutes off of our trip with his expert driving
Where is the top of the CN tower?
Nicely stocked and displayed
There were a half dozen fellow shoppers in the bookstore
World of Mushrooms puzzle
Georges on the ground floor
Secrettes on the second floor
By George!
Shhhhh, secrette...
The only indication that we are here is the neon sign
A wall of rabbit portraits
Berkan and Fritz
So many bunnies!
In the menu there were old time paintings
My bespoke cocktail with grey whale gin, pepper Campari, simple syrup, lychee and lemon
Leslie ordered this gin drink with a very thick foam on the top
The next cocktail, the Japonaise, was not to my liking but Leslie found it delightful. It was made with Roky Gin, yuzu, Prosecco and simple syrup
La Diosa, Emerald Gin, St Germaine Elderflower, lemon and raspberry
The La Dioso is "La Disappearo"
Time for dinner
The decor was quite nice
A ball of leaves or flowers, either way it is pretty
Cherub!
We are seated at the "kitchen table" where we can see the goings on of the kitchen
I got a glass of cabernet sauvignon, B-Side, from California
The 7 course tasting menu was different from all the pother tasting menus we have ever had
Each course was two different items. So each course was split into halves and shared between us
So the seven courses then became 14
Cool light fixture
Our server Enos
The main dish was Sweetbreads
And Lamb each split between the two of us
All gone!
The finale was the desert course and I was given chocolate three ways!
And Leslie was given a fruit filled delight
The managers and us
All the while we were watching the kitchen
