Artisan’s Table Address/phone/web: 22 E. Pine St., 407-730-7499; artisanstableorlando.com
After work or after hours? work
Beer/wine or liquor too? Both
Check all that apply: ☒ fancy cocktails
☐ make ’em strong and keep ’em coming
☒ wine list (5 choices or more)
☒ craft beer
☒ beer: the usual suspects
☒ wide selection of bottles (more than 15)
☒ wide selection on tap (more than 15)
Food? ☒ Y ☐ N
Smoking allowed inside? ☐ Y ☒ N
Outside drinking? ☐ Y ☒ N
Dog-friendly? ☐ Y ☒ N
Bathrooms: nightmare or not bad? Not bad.
TVs? ☒ Y ☐ N
What’s on? Sports or news
DJs? ☐ Y ☒ N
Loud music or background music?
There’s live music sometimes, but otherwise it’s nondescript to nonexistent.
Games? Check all that apply: ☐ pinball
☐ video
☐ pool
☐ darts
☐ other
Essay question: Why should I drink here? OK, we’ll grant you: Artisan’s Table is more restaurant than bar. But the cozy separate bar area deserves props all on its own. There’s a killer cocktail list and an above-average bar bites menu, a good selection of wines and craft bottles for those who aren’t ready for the strong stuff, and it’s happy hour all day: four specialty cocktails plus bloodys, mimosas, sangria, and selected wine and drafts, and a special snack menu, all priced at just $5. It’s a godsend for CBD workers in search of a fun Friday lunch, downtown partiers meeting up before the night’s debauch begins, or anyone who’s sick of pairing boring-ass peanuts and wings with their thoughtfully chosen craft cocktail or Belgian sour ale.
This article appears in May 13-19, 2015.