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Lilly's Cocktail Wine

Lilly's Cocktail Wine

50 W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023, City of New York, United States

Wine • Full • Casual • American


"Decent local spot to stop in to for the specialty cocktails but would not have high expectations or go out of my way to visit.Lilly's itself looks like a nicer dive bar rather than what I picture for cocktail and wine. The bathroom is not really nice but not disgusting either. The seating is not particularly comfortable.The food was mediocre even for bar food. I am big on brussel sprouts and, while enjoyable, the ones here had no texture and the honey taste was a bit overpowering and raw. The tacos were very mediocre in both quality of ingredients and proportion. We also ordered the drunken mussels which were tasty and came with nice toasted bread for dipping. My only complaint about those was that the dish had large pieces of onion and lemon slices, along with seeds, that made it hard to eat.This place is redeemed by its specialty cocktails of which the ones I sampled were actually creative and delicious. The burning passion was most impressive as the dramatic presentation with the burnt orange actually translated very well to the smoked citrus flavor profile. The sacrifice and smooth talker were also both well balanced. I did order one whisky sour which came without the foam that I did see on other drinks. When I pointed this out the waiter instantly remade it to my preference without much friction which, to me, is the most important sign of good service.Despite the 3 star rating, I can see coming back to Lilly's for a specialty cocktail but will likely eat before or after. Would probably give a 3.5 if I could."