I love a good Bloody Mary. This was a very good one. Actually it's a Bloody Mary Bar. You get a carafe of Bloody Mary already mixed with Vodka, and add whatever your heart desires. They had lemon, lime, celery, horseradish, pickles, olives, blue cheese squares, hot peppers, and more. I went with banana peppers, pickles, olives, and celery and horseradish in mine. It was yummy. I refilled several times and still had mix left in my carafe. You'll see the carafe further down in pictures.
My Darling Daughter is partial to Mimosa's, which is also an option as they have a Mimosa Bar with lots of choices of fruit and goodies to add to your drink.
The environment is very comfortable. Check out the piano player under all the neat antique radios. They have entertainment for Happy Hours on both Friday and Sat nights, as well as Sunday morning brunch. Brunch starts at 10 am.
Decorations are interesting, flowers, and unusual arrangements like this one in the window by our table with pussy willows and purple thistles. Notice my carafe of Bloddy Mary's? Our table was a bit crowded so I placed it on the window ledge.
To give you an idea what it looks like, look up...see pulleys and coils? Okay, so you're probably wondering where I am, what this place was. This is SqWires located in historic Lafayette Square in St. Louis. 1415 South 18th Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63104. Lafayette Square is a short 3 minute cab ride from downtown St. Louis and is the oldest Historic District in St. Louis. 400 Victorian homes have been restored in this area. There's a 30 acres park, Lafayette Square Park which is the oldest park west of The Mississippi! Impressive and very interesting area. SqWires has outside eating during warm weather and a banquet area. They have an extensive wine list (50) along with an impressive choice of beers. The restaurant serves local fare and won The Open Table Diner Choice Award in 2012.
Brunch was fabulous. I had beef brisket hash with eggs and would most definitely order that again. The menu is varied offering something for everyone.
My Darling Daughter had an egg sandwich with fresh goodies oozing out. She would also re-order this item.
I mentioned coils and pulley's above...historically this building was part of a wire factory that encompassed the whole block. The area now has 80 businesses and residential lofts.
I highly recommend having brunch here, and exploring the area. In June and December there is a tour of homes which I would love to do, if I happened to be in St. Louis then.
**This awesome brunch with my Darling Daughter was only part of our wonderful "Girls Wkend"
