Upstairs @ 39 Gouger Street, Adelaide
(By John Glennie)
Eventalaide were invited to the VIP launch for the new Valkyrie cocktail lounge – a lovely new venue opposite the Central Market.
This is a great venue with impressive décor (loved the floor!) and a nice mix of seating booths and small tables to cater for various size groups. We were offered three of their cocktails from their reasonably extensive list – the latter being categorised as Classic Cocktails (with a choice of 4), House Cocktails (also a choice of 4), and Cocktail Jugs (choice of 4). The menu also offers Shots and a small selection of beer and wine.
We were fortunate to be entertained with some excellent live music – unfortunately I can’t recall his name (I did note it down but … lost it! 🙄). There was a good crowd attending the opening which, unfortunately, meant quite a wait between drinks so I didn’t get a chance to try all three on offer. The staff were all super friendly and professional but cocktails can take a reasonable amount of time to make.
The ones I did get to try were the “Bee Kind To Your Knees” with gin, fresh lemon juice, mead and honey – very tasty and refreshing. The “Blue Paradise” was also yummy and made with vodka, blue curacao, cranberry, raspberry, aquafaba (whatever that is!!) and lime – see photo below. I didn’t get to try one of my faves – the Espresso Martini – so looks like I will have to make a return visit.
With a regular size crowd, I think this would be a cosy, intimate venue to enjoy some delightful cocktails with friends and enjoy some great live, local musicians.
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