Simon K.
Yelp
On my continued search in this city for the 'no doucebag' places to go, it seems like we have another one that on the night I showed up, there were none of the afforementioned DB's on premises. The old Mosaic, which has changed it's name, and looks is a nice place to actually sit around and have a drink, and some food. On any given night there seems to be some sort of 'special of the day' present, for me this did not matter, as long as the above is checked off.
A chic looking place, part of the Hyatt hotel, I enjoyed my time here. Plenty of room, it's not a cramped up lounge where you are hearing the conversation from the next table. A predominant bar sits in the middle of this establishment, seats wrapped around, if you choose to sit here, couches and tables in the middle of the floor, and elevated tables and seats along the sides of this place. What's also nice about this place is that it is open till 1AM, as it seems most places you want to sit in for a nice drink shut down around 12 in Vancouver.
Going through the menu on this night I decided to have one of their red wine flights, you get a choice of 3 out of the 4 (they also have a white wine flight), you could also choose to pick just a glass from their menu, not as vast as some other places I have been to, but it will do. Our other friend just kept on having whiskey sours on this night, so the bar is mixing, and probably mixing anything you want. Speaking to the waitress, in the warmer months, the windows along the side are opened up to get the fresh air in, a nicer place to sit right in the summer, and in a very central area of downtown.
Our service was pretty attentive on the night, not too busy on a Saturday, it was an easy crowd on this day, more of an older crowd. Food is served from the Hyatt kitchen, as this place is connected right to it. Transit is right next to this place, other than paying for meter parking, not bad if you want to actually carry a conversation.