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PX This presents THE F&F REVIEW

Hey, sorry we couldn’t make it to "Friends&Family," we were out of town/ had to work/ not invited. We’re really glad we finally managed to come by, though— it’s so nice to see you!
What’s that? You would still like us to take the time to fill out the F&F survey, because you’d love to take advantage of all our vast experience, knowledge, insight, and expertise as long as we’re already here? Because you invited 75 people to F&F, and afterward all you got was 41 "Congrats[es]!" 22 "Awesome[s]!" 3 "Ciao[s]!" and 9 "Best of lucks[s]!" ?
Of course, we’d be honored. Oh ha, yesss, we’ll be honest— brutally honest even, ha ha! After all, that’s what friends & family are for!
No no please, don’t send anything more, we’re stuffed, we can’t breathe, you’ll have to roll us out of here, ha ha ha… !

Polar

What was your first impression?
Hmm, nice.

Please rate the Bar:
Small, standing room only— that screams "club" to me; bleah. But, apparently it opens at 6PM so that’s slightly more appealing. It’s about 8:30PM right now and kinda quiet and cozy, just the way I like it. But, reportedly, it gets pretty "pumpin" later on.

Please rate the drinks/ cocktails/ wine:
Brief but impressive cocktail list— enough to tempt me into a cocktail, and I’m generally a liquor-neat/wine kind of guy. The wine list is (sigh) very hotel-esque; maybe skip it, or save your wine imbibing for ‘Inoteca next door, just like I did.

Please rate the Dining Room:
N/A. But, I think they’re serving goods from ‘Inoteca. Double check, though. I gather it’s a practice they haven’t quite officially implemented.

Please rate the BOH:
N/A; the BOH (for now?) is ‘Inoteca ("upstairs").

How was the staff?
Great. Everyone (including the doorman) was warm, welcoming, amiable, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. Kind of a contrast to the the sleek, frosty decor and apellation. They’re nice; I like them.

What did you eat?/ How was the food? No food, but I did try:
High jump? Or ski jump, was it? : The one with the Reykjavik vodka and frozen grapes. Delicious— not too sweet but flavorful. Clean. Very nice.
Terra Nova : With Don Julio, some other stuff, chocolate bitters, vanilla and— smoked salt? Huh. Very interesting flavor with that salt actually. Slightly sweeter (not my style) but pretty damned good overall. There is definitely some expert mixology at work here. $17 each; a little steep, but OK. It’s a hotel after all, and the volume of the drinks is at least somewhat appeasing.
Had to save some room for wine "upstairs," or I would have gladly tried another.

What did you like?
The staff. The drinks.

What did you dislike?
Nothing really. Although the location is sort of eh.

What was your last impression?
This is a rather delightful hotel.

Would you come back?
Probably.

Thank you, and hope to see you soon!
Thank you, it was lovely.

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