OK, I’ve removed the six posts that were submitted by my phone on Saturday night and amalgamated them into this one post, with the videos embedded.
It was DanD’s birthday the next day, and so we headed to one of his favourite restaurant’s – Tiflis. I forgot to check in on foursquare or Google Latitude, so don’t have the exact co-ordinates, but I’ve searched on Google Map with Irina, and put where we think it is. The road is called Imanova St, but Google has a different label for some reason. However it is nearly opposite Cinema City, so that is the right street.
The old outdoor (well it had a roof but cut down walls to allow fresh air through) section had just finished being renovated, and we were all very pleasantly surprised by the new look. There are two floors, with an open central courtyard. Downstairs there was a normal seating area with lots of tables, and upstairs had some one table rooms. This worked out well, as they had a Georgian band playing for a lot of the night (see the videos below). The band were great, but when we wanted to talk, it was good to be able to shut the double doors, stick on the air conditioning, and not have to shout.
The food itself was great, with some sort of cheesy bread as a starter for me (salads still haven’t snuck onto my menu!), and a lamb sashliq (with chips obviously) for main. We were there for around three or four hours, and had a chance to congratulate Dan on his upcoming birthday (25th if you believe the normally otherwise honest Dan), and talk about life over here. The service was good, especially by local standards, and I’d happily recommend the place for eating out if you want to try something a bit different. You may find you need to reserve the rooms in advance, and I’m hoping Dan will read this post at some point and leave their telephone number here.
A couple of clips of the room, the company and the main course…
Everyone was still very sober by then, not many beers drunk or shots of Cha Cha served. The restaurant has definitely switched suppliers when it comes to the Georgian spirit of Cha Cha. It didn’t feel like paint stripper going down your throat, if anything it was a little closer to brandy, but not overly so.
OK, onto the entertainment…
August 6th, 2010 4:11 am
I’m glad it’s not just me that gets everyone clamming up and blank expressions when I turn on the video camera. Though I guess when people are less sober the reactions can be more entertaining.
I must get around to putting up some of my videos from various drinking sessions. I think there is one funny one I recall but it was pretty dark so it’s less about seeing what is going on but more about listening to the funny drunken spiel. A shame you can’t see more because there was an old persons’ mobility scooter involved which was pretty hilarious 🙂
August 8th, 2010 11:45 pm
A few of them thought I was taking a picture, rather than shooting a video. An old person’s mobility scooter? In the dark video, or spoken about in the dark video?
August 14th, 2010 2:04 am
re: hopefully Dan will read this post ‘at some point’, yep, that ‘some point’ has arrived 🙂 thanks all for the great evening, Tiflis did definitely not disappoint and, as mentioned, the private rooms give good flexibility for doors open or closed depending on if you’re in a conversation or a music listening mood. I don’t have a number for Tiflis (last year we booked by just turning up as we did this year) but drive past quite often so will make a mental note (actually, probably best a phone reminder!) to stop by and pick up a business card. Dan.
August 20th, 2010 3:18 am
Glad you enjoyed it. Did you pick up a card yet?