Happy Hour: Havana

The grey skies have me hankering for patio weather and reminded me that I haven’t posted a Happy Hour post yet. Which makes this the perfect opportunity to re-live some patio drinks at Havana a few weeks ago. Above is the Mango Margarita, which was popular at our table of girls, but which I found to be a little sweet. I do like a tropical fruity drink on a hot day, but mango has never been my favorite and its presence in place of a salty lime one was not overly appreciated.

So instead we reverted back to the tired and true Mojito, a drink that Havana does exceptionally well. A perfect amount of muddled mint, sugar, ice and of course rum and you really can’t go wrong. The mojito is one of my all time favorite drinks.

For a variation on a good thing, next we tried the Strawberry Ginger Mojito. I was a bit apprehensive after the mango madness, but the strawberry ginger mojitos proved to be only slightly sweeter and fruitier than the original version, with a bit of something extra to balance out the flavours. Definitely another fave, and there may have to be a re-match scheduled between these two.

They do also have excellent food at Havana’s, as evidenced by the Lobster ceviche appetizer below. However, if you’re going to drink three (plus) pitchers between three people, you may want to consider ordering a little more than that. Trust me.

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Havana
1212 Commercial Drive