I have had The Bellwether on my radar for a long time and we finally made it there.
It is set in an old building that also houses rock climbing?? The restaurant is on the 2nd floor. It does have outdoor dining, but the night we were there it was VERY windy and no one was dining outdoors. they have a funky vibe with industrial old building feel jazzed up with funky chandeliers and big draping curtains.
We talked to our server a few minutes about drinks and Mike asked about all the kinds of gin they had on hand...well, that started a whole thing. The bartender came over and got into a huge discussion of gins with Mike. They discussed gins that taste like evergreen trees. This bartender thought those were so old fashioned. Dad didn't want to mention it, but those are the kind he likes...old fashioned ones like Beefeater. So, any way, Dad had a whole gin tasting party with this bartender. They weren't terribly busy, as it was early in the evening (5:30ish) and they spent a lot of time explaining things to us. Dad ended up having a Gin and Tonic with some botanical gin. It was OK, but he will go back to the old fashioned kind.
I had a drink called The Fifth Season. Here are its ingredients. It was good. haku vodka, svöl danish aquavit, leopold bros. fernet, spiced pomegranate syrup, lemon juice, bittercube trinity bitters
We also opened a bottle of Cabernet Franc. The waiter was good enough to warn us that Cabernet Franc isn't the same as Cabernet. We gave it a try anyway and he was right. This was cheaper and just didn't have much to it.
With our drinks we had a cheese board. I didn't take a photo of it. It was nothing special...a typical cheese board. We had a choice of 3 different cheeses, so we tried all 3. We took some of it home (which is always a mistake, as we don't eat it fast enough and it gets bad).
For dinner I had the seafood ravioletti. It was good. The seafood broth was yummy. The portion wasn't too big. The pastas were small and homeade, but the filling didn't have much taste. The pasta seemed a little heavy for the dish.
Mike had the filet. It was cooked well and he liked it. He liked the added sauce.
For dessert we shared piece of chocolate torte. It was rich and good...a nice end to a nice meal.
This place is interesting and has a good cocktail menu. We may come back.
