The Tavern at Phipps - Atlanta, Georgia

2/16/08 Cocktails and Dinner
This is hard for me to believe, but I had never been to The Tavern and wanted to go. My Slightly Younger Sister (SYS) wanted to meet us there and arrived first. Luckily, she was able to score four seats at the lively bar while we waited for a table outside (you know I love to eat outside!). My friend ordered pomegranate martinis- one for me and one for her- and they were yummy and slushy. Coincidentally, I had bought a pink trench earlier at Lenox so my cocktail matched my jacket! I love when that happens....
Then, the unthinkable.....a girl next to my SYS lit a cigarette! My sister pointed with her thumb down the line of us and said "my niece is pregnant- would you mind not smoking?" to which the bartender retorted, "this is a bar, what do you expect!" Surprisingly, the girls moved down but later smarted off to my friend (who is not pregnant) "maybe you shouldn't be drinking cosmos while you're pregnant!" A little misunderstanding, but funny!
We got to our table on the patio in the corner and my friend orders a second round of those pomegranate martinis- would someone remind me to never drink more than one funky drink? This one was watery and sticky and yucky. I just wanted a beer- you guessed it....a SweetWater 420 on draught. Ahhh....much better! Not being very hungry, I decided to get something called the Tavern Chips which was billed as a cross between nachos and flatbread. What??? To make matters worse, I ordered them topped with crab meat! Had I completely forgotten my lunch? How much crab does one need in a day in landlocked ATL anyway? I barely tasted them when they arrived and they were nothing but cold tortilla chips with various toppings.
The company was great, though, and there were presents to open, so the night was salvaged. I think this bar would be a fun place to have a drink, but no one at our table was impressed with their food. The best news of the evening was that my SYS picked up the tab! I love birthdays!
FB