Ever since E mentioned the custom cocktails at Bevy, the
Mrs had a hankerin’ to pay Bevy a visit. So there we were this past Saturday.
No Night Market so there was quite a bit of parking (good)! As we entered,
there were several tables that were reserved for 8pm – we arrived about 5:30pm
so we seated ourselves at the last upright four-man table. Bevy isn’t a large
bar – about 10 bar seats at the main bar and about 5 bar seats at the open
kitchen with another 8 or so tables for four. There were several happy hour
specials from 4 to 7pm including oysters on the half shell for $1 apiece –
SCORE! Normally, the oysters run $5 per pair so double score! They surprisingly
were very fresh and topped with a dragonfruit and papaya relish which worked
with the briny flavor. In the 50th, I never really expect good
oysters on the half shell unless you pay mucho bucks.
I sampled the bivalves with an Italian Geisha ($20) with
Campari, Hakushu 12 year old sake, Creole Shrubb (whatever that is), sparkling
sake and bitters. It looked a little fu-fu especially with the orchid garnish
but it was very good. Don’t know if it was $20 good but it was good.
The Mrs and Ms K had the Moscow Mule ($8) with vodka,
lime and house ginger beer served in a copper cup. Nice and refreshing!
We also sampled the Rabbit Sausage ($12 special) with
grits (unsure if this was local Shinsato rabbit) because the Mrs HAS to sample
ANY rabbit dish.
Along with the Chicken “Liver and Onion” Mousse ($8) with
pickled onions, fried onions and caramelized onions. I think I make a pretty
tasty chicken liver pate and this version was also very good.
The Cornish Pasty ($8) with creamed beef and mashed peas.
And the Pear Salad ($10 special)
The 2nd round had me sampling the No Surprise
($10) with Plymouth gin, green chartreuse, lime, lemongrass and Thai basil. It
sounds strange but this libation tasted like the smell you get in a high end
store like Neiman Marcus or Saks 5th Avenue. The Mrs thinks I
simply was thinking of the perfume or cologne that permeates those stores especially since the No Surprise had so many herbal components... like perfume.
The Mrs then sampled the Poha Berry Cobbler ($10) with
poha berry (flown in from the neighbor islands), Maui sugar, orange, Bacardi 8
and St Germain. This baby was orange all the way… I couldn’t taste anything
else.
While K designed her own libation with honey Scotch,
ginger beer and bitters. After sipping, she asked the server for a little more
bitters which balanced the sweetness a little better.
All in all, it was a nice change from our usual Vino
Saturdays (we did stop by Vino later that evening to finish dinner) but it can
get a little pricey for these handmade libations. Though I would definitely
recommend the oysters during happy hour – they don’t come any better or any
cheaper.
Some of our Vino grub…
Along with something to wash it down…
Lookin’ forward to The Good Table later this week…
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