Art Bar at the Four Seasons, Revisited

http://www.fourseasons.com/seattle/dining/art_restaurant_and_lounge.html

Art Bar -- 1st and Union
November 20, 2009

Key words: Posh. Good Value for School Nights/Happy Hour. A Little Pricey for Weekends.

So this was my third visit, and sadly, my least impressive. Especially as I had drug these three nice ladies with me.

If you can get past the intimidation factor, this is a very comfortable bar.
Cushy chairs, exceedingly nice waitstaff, and especially if you there there early/not during winter, a lovely sunset view over the Sound.

This is a great bar on a weeknight. Compared to our Friday visit, my two school night visits provided for larger and stronger (as in kicked in the head by a mule stronger) cocktails, and tastier mini-burgers.

I kept up with drinking the "Stone Fence" cocktail. I don't quite recall what's in it, but if you like whisky and citrus fruity-ness I think this will serve you well. It's $12 and, again, on a Monday-Thursday (based on previous visits) it will be an excellent booze value even at that price. I've also sampled the whisky cocktail from their happy hour menu, slightly smaller but quite tasty and a noteworthy value at $5.

The food menu is good but not enough to make the trip worthwhile on it's own, especially outside of happy hour. My first two samplings of the mini-burgers were excellent, and I do like the taste of blood. The cheese sampler is delightful and they're not stingy if you want to ask for more crackers. (Neither am I, so you can invite me to come with you.) The spring & sushi rolls were decent but not note worthy. The hummus and tapenade is solid, the tapenade especially nice and I do recommend it.

As far as a pick up location... Are you looking for a sugar-daddy? The crowd tends towards the mature and the financially comfortable. Largely business travellers staying in the hotel, and families with adult children, and date night for people who have already been through one spouse and came out without being fiscally raped. And occasionally some drunk girls.

This is a place for a Sunday-Thursday if you want a quiet strong drink on your own to relax from the week in progress, or on an early casual date with a new beau if you want to sell yourself as a classy professional type.

Mwah,
Sara Darling

Today's recommended song: "The Rooster" by Outkast
Antithesis of this bar song: "Stagger Lee" by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds