Ro R.
Yelp
Okay my friend suggested I do this 3 level experience, but I only did 2 out of the 3 and glad I did, because I was left thinking and this is a bar?
Didn't get to go to the House Bar since couldn't find reservations and due to the fiasco of trying to coordinate the three level experience - I inadvertently made the reservations on two different dates and didn't realize I did that, since I was wondering why I was going on a Sunday, but I figured due to availability.
Ended up experiencing Bea and Smoke Bar on two different days.
We previously went to Bea and came to Smoke Bar on a Sunday night.
The manager name Tommy advised he is actually from NY and he mentioned one of his bars that I have been to and remembered liking the drinks there, but this place was not the case.
They already told us they were closing early and 8:30 will be it, but more people started rolling in and so they said they'll stay open longer but I wanted to leave because there was nothing enticing on the cocktail menu.
We got the two drinks below:
Up In The Air
up, tropical, vibrant, citrus - strawberry infused 42 BELOW VODKA, bombay bramble, mango, aperol, citrus
This one, I can't remember why I didn't care for it, but I didn't.
Moment of Clarity
short, curious, bitter, forest fruit - rhapsody gin, chinola passion fruit, black currant, elderberry, mandarin campari, martini bianco
Don't get me wrong, I don't like drinks that tastes like alcohol, but I don't think there was any in this and just wasn't a balanced drink to me. I preferred this one over the Up In The Air, but after tasting it, it didn't make me want to stay for more cocktails.
The view is nice, but two disappointing Barangarooo House experience. The only 5 stars is the architecture of this building is really well designed.