The Terrace Cafe (www.theterracecafe.com/) was recommended by a friend who frequently joins our BM crew. She described TC as a beachy cafe and she was 100% right. We went on one of the first "summery" days of the season, got a great outside table and never made eye contact with each other because we were too busy staring at all the Venice locals and their stupid tattoos.
The BMs came in a pint glass, had amazing garnishes and a seasoned-salted rim. I really thought The TC had pulled out all the stops until I actually tasted the cocktail: tasted mostly like alcohol with iced tomato juice with a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Thank you, no.
My fellow taster and I decided to be dainty (i.e. cheap) bitches and split a 1 lb turkey burger. When it came out, it had the density and appearance of a hockey puck. So, we could've done without that - naturally, I had to supplement the rest of my meal with half a bottle of ketchup and three extra refills of Diet Coke.
If I lived in the neighborhood I'd probably go here all the time, although definitely not for the food or bloody marys. You can't beat the location or people-watching and the booze bang for your buck is off the charts.
Spice: 2.0
Complexity: 3.0
Garnishes: 4.5
Overall taste: 2.5
Price: 4.5
Overall: 3.3
