The Smart Way to Do Happy Hour in Saint James

Happy hour has a reputation problem. Too often it means a crowded bar, a plastic menu of afterthoughts, and drinks chosen for price rather than pleasure. We think the early hours of the evening deserve better, so we built ours the same way we built everything else at Enology: intentionally.

The Details

Three evenings a week, Tuesday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m., the early hours at Enology come with a little extra, at the bar seats only:

• $3 off select plates and shares, including Cheese & Company, the Chopped Cheese Burger, Flatbread, Fries, Warm Olives, and Whipped Ricotta
• $7 beers, with pours rotating regularly
• $10 select glasses of wine, four reds and four whites chosen fresh each week
• $12 select cocktails, a rotating short list from the bar

Same kitchen, same cellar, same room. Just an easier on-ramp into the evening.

Why the Early Hours Are the Secret

There is a case to be made that 5 to 7 p.m. is the best time to experience a wine bar. The room is at its calmest, the team has time to talk you through what is pouring, and the transition from workday to evening happens somewhere better than your couch.

The weekly rotation matters too. Because the select glasses change every week, Happy Hour doubles as a low-stakes way to explore the cellar. The glass you take a chance on during the early hours has a way of becoming the bottle you order next month.

Come for a Glass, Stay for Dinner

Happy Hour at Enology is not a separate experience walled off from the real menu. Plenty of our guests arrive at 5:30 for a glass and a plate, and somewhere around the second pour the evening simply becomes dinner. We consider that the highest compliment.

Find the full details on our Happy Hour page, and claim a bar seat on the early side of the evening. Saint James after five has never looked better.

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