The Speakeasy

Haiku review:

Cozy, quaint and hip
Prohibition...you sly dog
Tip your hat and drink

What drew me here initially was the possibility of the live jazz that they host from time to time. Unfortunately, tonight was not one of those nights. No matter, we were still in the mood for a nightcap.

The Speakeasy has an extensive selection of liquors, though not much in terms of beer. I settled for a black porter. Somehow, it was both light and chocolatey at the same time. Excellent choice.

My wife, however, was not so lucky. She ordered a glass of draught framboise. This is a drink (and brand) that we've both had numerous times before, but something was off about it this time around. It tasted watered down, and had absolutely no fizz to it. Maybe it went flat from age.

This place was nearly empty when we arrived at 9:00, perhaps because it was Memorial Day, but who knows. It looks like The Speakeasy could be a fun place if it had been more lively and had fresh kegs.

If I lived in Eureka I would actually live inside this bar.

Jazz + chill atmosphere + drinks = my kinda place.

This said, the bartender we had makes one hell of a watered down martini. It looked real big but it tasted practically like water. So we had one unhappy drinker in our mix but I stuck to my usual gin on the rocks and was not disappointed ($7 for Henricks on the rocks with a twist).

If you're looking for a bar to kick it at one night, this would be my first (and most likely my only) stop in town.