7/26/2023 0 Comments Captain quarters addressThere’s also a small beer and wine selection. The Fire Ship - another of Spencer’s picks - is a robust combo of mezcal, blackstrap rum, coffee, lemon, pineapple and Orgeat that goes down with a warm tingle. There is also White Famiglia Reale, a sassy blend of gin, Salers, Cocchi, Americano, Bubbles and grapefruit the classic Dirty Martini with house-made brine, and Son of a Gun (Gunpowder Irish Gin, Arugula Amaro, ginger, honey, and lemon).įor non-gin drinkers - typically the crew - there’s a bottle of rum, along with mezcal, bourbon, tequila, and vodka for some refreshing cocktails, especially the Gunwale Old Fashioned mixing up Single Barrel Old Forester, coffee liqueur, Amaretto and Mole Bitters. These include the Captain’s Orders - an eye-popping mix of Genever, Sloe Gin, pomegranate, lemon and Angostura Bitters. Some other house favorites include specially-curated gin cocktails by beverage director extraordinaire Eric Johnson. Spencer’s drink of choice, the Rose G and T (one of three gin cocktails on tap), blends Rose Gin, Yzaguirre Rose Vermouth, citric acid, Elderflower Tonic and Peychauds Bitters with a sprinkling of red and pink peppercorns. Of course, quinine or tonic water was also advised to ward off malaria creating the iconic gin and tonic. At that time when the naval doc, Sir Thomas Desmond Gimlette, prescribed the addition of Rose’s Lime cordial to put the skids on scurvy, the gin gimlet was born. Now, up to the lips and over the gums with a gin-centric menu emblematic of the period when a Gin Commissioning Kit was mandated by parliament on all royal vessels as a cure-all for seaborne ailments. Perhaps a dash of “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick” has also been thrown in the mix. Large, arched windows replicating those from an old-timey ship captain’s cabin give the illusion of a vessel sailing out to sea amidst a glorious sunset, while authentic portholes contain LED screens with animated scenes of both stormy nights, and smooth sailing days through crystal clear waters.Ī sexy, sophisticated hand-carved wooden bar adorned with brass medallions, topped with a white marble-streaked slab “completes the pirate vibe, somewhere between ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Master and Commander,’” Spencer said. “I feel that restaurants should be more than food and cocktails, rather an experience that you tell your friends the next day,” Spencer said.Īcclaimed designer Davis Ink has created a space reminiscent of a past era of seafaring travel and adventure featuring such swashbuckling extravaganzas as a whimsical, 15-foot steel art piece of a flailing Kraken, a mythical sea monster notorious for terrorizing sailors on the high seas, suspended from the deckhead while bursting out of a jail cell with a behemoth tentacle grasping a bottle of Captain’s Quarters gin on the bar. When boarding Captain’s Quarters, guests will embark on a culinary expedition on the oceanic abyss seeking passage through that clandestine door that “magically” opens after lifting the receiver of an antique telephone situated in the foyer. “Six years ago when we opened the tropical, tiki-themed Grass Skirt, we were looking at the space next door, and I thought it would be fun to be sitting inside of a captain’s cabin,” said Spencer, “so we created two concepts under one roof with a secret door veering to the left to Grass Skirt, and another one veering to right that takes you to Captain’s Quarters.” The new venue captures the whimsical romanticism and grandeur of a captain’s private cabin of an 18th century Royal Naval battleship. ![]()
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