The Tasting Room City Centre
Two weekends ago, we decided to celebrate our first weekend at home in almost a month by hitting up The Tasting Room- City Centre Friday evening for drinks & dinner.
This whole area has been so transformed and I’m just amazed. I love the architecture, the landscaping, the layout of this whole shopping area. The Tasting Room has a prime spot on the end of the the shopping center, so the inviting and cozy porch warps about on three sides.
The large patio is lovely & mostly shaded, which is a necessity in the Houston summers. They had live music on the night we were there & some much more cozy/intimate areas around back that would be perfect for a party.
Inside they had some fancy wine system they were trying to hustle, but we just opted for 2 bottles of white instead. The inside is large & very spacious, like the other Tasting Room locations.
The large bar in was the centerpiece & many people were gathered around the kitchen-facing bar or near the windows watching the shoppers pass by outside.
They have quite a lovely menu with some delicious items on it, but we opted for a meat & cheese plate to start and then decided to order 2 appetizers to split for our dinner, which were all delicious!
After our meal, we walked around the City Centre area, which is becoming quite popular these days. They have lots of events, specials, music, and often shut down the main street. I’m happy to have a snazzy new place less than 15 minute from our house, filled with fabulous restaurants, tons of outside seating & great views into the park area.
GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: Headed to Philly today to see my BFF and attend Bloggy Boot Camp with The SITS girls tomorrow.
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