Adrienne D.
Yelp
A friend brought me here for good food and drinks during their happy hour. We came on a Wednesday at 4:30pm and sat at the lounge bar. We were fortunate to be served by Christina who, hands down, is the best mixologist I have ever encountered. Every single drink she made was perfectly balanced and she made me the best lemon drop martini I've ever hard - great flavor and just enough alcohol that I was feeling good after one drink. Also, I love it when a bartender is so good at their craft that I can ask them to make me something strong and sweet and they come up with the perfect drink. On this occasion, it was an amazing sangria. The food there is also very tasty. The lounge opens at 4pm, the rest of the restaurant opens at 4:30, but you can get the same food in the lounge as you can the bar. My friend and I opted for the lobster pizza and beef crostini - both wonderfully good. Later in the evening there was a piano player which added a nice touch.
I had such a great time that I decided to bring my husband the next week for a date night on Thanksgiving Eve. Christina was there again and I think we drank every specialty drink she makes - I kid, but we did drink a lot...lol. I had a wonderfully festive martini called the Lil Frosty, and my husband had a similar drink but with Espresso - they were both amazing and created by Christina herself. My husband is a sucker for old fashions so we had two of those and, I tell you, I am not a bourbon fan but this is one of the best old fashion I've ever hard. It includes a bacon infused simple syrup that is everything! Once Christina gets that smoker up and running it'll be a top seller on the menu, I promise. And since I love a good lemon drop martini, Christina made me a raspberry lemon drop that was so good my eyes rolled in the back of my head. Lots of drinks, I know, but Christina makes them all so balanced that you don't feel like you've had 2-3 drinks but, trust me, there is plenty of alcohol in her mixes. We ordered the lobster pizza again, which my husband enjoyed, along with the calamari which comes with this awesome sweet chili sauce. Finally, we had the pleasure of meeting Steve himself who was an absolute sweetheart and talked to my husband and I for a few minutes when the restaurant was busy and I'm sure he had plenty of other things to do. He cares about his customers and the restaurant, and it shows.
The lounge atmosphere is completely different than the main restaurant so if you are looking for a great happy hour location with wonderful food and drinks you won't find anywhere else, make a trip to Steve Fields and make sure you ask for Christina at the bar lounge.