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Steven Bott
Apr 11, 2026
As my typical behavior, I arrived early for a private party at, The ART Bar upstairs in the Penthouse at the Angad Arts Hotel. I arrived early on purpose so I could check-out the bar in, Commonwealth.
When I arrived between 5 and 5:30 PM, there were a scattering of filled tables in the dining room and only two guest seated at the bar. So it was real easy for me to take a stool at the very contemporary bar.
After taking my seat, the bartender quickly greeted me and said she'd be with me shortly. I could see she was busy mixing and shaking other customers cocktails, so I waited patiently. When she approached me, she came with a tall glass of water, menus for both food and adult beverages.
Once I saw the Vanilla Old Fashioned on the cocktail menu, I knew what I wanted. One of my favorite classic cocktails is an Old Fashioned and vanilla is my favorite flavoring. So combining both of them had to be a winner and it was. The cocktail was strong, but with the taste of vanilla it went down smoothly. I dad to pace myself, I was tempted to chug it and enjoy it in one big gulp.
I told the bartender I was not dining, that I just stopped by before going upstairs to the private party. She was still attentive and followed up with while I sipped my cocktail. While I sat there, I enjoyed being entertained by her skills making other cocktails. Only detail that was missed, was placing a cocktail napkin under my drink. I am old school and like that presentation and protection from the moisture. As I watched her, she did napkins for others, she just missed mine.
Reading the food menu was very tempting and seeing the food being served around me, it all looked very good.
As I was leaving to attend my party, the bar had filled up and so had the other tables in the dining room. I'm pretty sure I'll be back for the full experience, very soon.