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      Restaurant
     
     
      Ketrospective
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Apothecaries
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ast
      weekend
      we
      decided
      to
      hit
      Apoth-
     
    

    
     
      ecaries
      for
      a
      birthday
      party
      /
      review.
     
    

    
     
      Apothecaries
      is
      a
      new
      spot
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown,
      where
      the
      Dispensary
      used
      to
      be
     
     
      (Downtown,
      beside
      Subway).
     
    

    
     
      We
      called
      ahead
      to
     
     
      make
      plans,
      and
      were
      told
     
     
      that
      the
      kitchen
      closed
      at
      3
     
     
      pm,
      but
      we
      were
      reassured
     
     
      that
      ‘‘bar-food’’
      would
      be
     
     
      served
      until
      9
      pm.
      So
      we
     
     
      got
      there
      around
      8:30,
      and
     
     
      the
      party
      goers
      were
      go-
     
     
      ing
      to
      meet
      us
      later.
      Un-
     
     
      fortunately
      there
      was
      no
     
     
      food
      left
      when
      we
      arrived.
     
     
      The
      lady
      that
      served
      us
     
     
      apologised,
      and
      brought
     
     
      us
      a
      cheese/meat
      tray
      and
     
     
      some
      nachos
      on
      the
      house.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Aldera:
      |
      was
      a
      bit
      disap-
     
     
      pointed
      that
      the
      food
      was
     
     
      gone...
      I
      was
      HUNGRY.
     
     
      However,
      they
      were
      very
     
     
      nice
      tous,
      especially
      when
     
     
      they
      discovered
      it
      was
      our
     
     
      birthdays.
      The
      trays
      were
     
     
      anice
      touch,
      and
      even
      bet-
     
     
      ter,
      they
      gave
      us
      happy
     
     
      hour
      prices
      all
      night
      in
     
     
      addition
      to
      a
      free
      birthday
     
     
      drink
      each.
      The
      band
      play-
     
     
      ing
      was
      Dry
      Toast;
      they
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Apothecaries:
      Too
      much
      volume?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jennifer:
      |
      too
      was
      a
      bit
      disappointed
      because
      I
     
     
      love
      food
      and
      a
      chance
      to
      eat
      is
      always
      exciting.
     
     
      Also,
      the
      people
      who
      work
      there
      were
      very
      nice
     
     
      and
      very
      apologetic.
      I
      was
      having
      a
      great
      time
     
     
      until
      the
      band
      started.
      IT
      WAS
      TOO
      LOUD.
     
     
      Did
      anyone
      tell
      you
      about
     
     
      the
      Lemon
      drop
      shooter
     
     
      we
      had?
      It
      was
      great.
      Did
     
     
      I
      mention
      that
      the
      band
     
     
      was
      too
      loud?
      I
      think
      all
     
     
      of
      our
      group
      was
      willing
     
     
      to
      stay
      at
      Apothecaries
     
     
      longer
      but
      we
      wanted
      to
     
     
      talk
      and
      it
      was
      next
      to
     
     
      impossible.
      All
      in
      all
      it
     
     
      was
      a
      good
      time-
      I
      had
     
     
      my
      first-ever
      shooter
      and
     
     
      discovered
      that
      I
      don’t
      like
     
     
      olives!!
      I'll
      rate
      Apoth-
     
     
      ecaries
      2.5
      cookies
      only
     
     
      because
      we
      called
      ahead
     
     
      to
      see
      when
      food
      was
      be-
     
     
      ing
      served
      and
      when
      we
     
     
      arrived
      there
      was
      no
      food.
     
     
      That
      is
      bad
      management
     
     
      on
      their
      part
      (everyone
      in
     
     
      my
      management
      class
      just
     
     
      groaned
      over
      that
      one).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Shannon:
      Lagree
      entirely
     
     
      with
      Al
      and
      Jen.
      Apoth-
     
     
      ecaries
      is
      a
      great
      hangout
     
     
      if
      you’re
      not
      worried
     
     
      about
      your
      hearing
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      were
      very
      good
      (way
      to
      go
     
     
      Peter)
      but
      way
      too
      loud.
      In
      such
      a
      little
      place,
     
     
      they
      deafened
      us
      all.
      To
      be
      honest,
      I’m
      not
      sure
     
     
      if
      I
      liked
      it
      there.
      The
      staff
      was
      friendly,
      but
      it
     
     
      was
      just
      a
      feeling
      I
      had.
      On
      a
      high
      note,
      the
     
     
      bartender
      showed
      us
      a
      great
      new
      shot.
      If
      you
      go,
     
     
      I
      highly
      recommend
      the
      ‘‘Lemon
      Drop”.
      |
     
     
      think
      it
      would
      keep
      the
      alcoholics
      and
      those
      of
     
     
      us
      who
      don’t
      drink
      much
      both
      happy.
      I'll
      give
     
     
      Apothecaries
      2
      1/2
      cookies.
      (or
      Lemon
      Drops)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      aren’t
      hungry.
      I’m
     
     
      not
      sure
      if
      service
      would
      be
      as
      good
      if
      we
      had
     
     
      just
      dropped
      in,
      but
      they
      treat
      a
      party
      well.
      Put
     
     
      in
      earplugs
      and
      I
      would
      recommend
      them
      for
     
     
      any
      group
      going
      out
      after
      dinner
      for
      a
      birthday.
     
     
      I
      am
      willing.
      to
      try
      the
      restaurant
      half
      before
     
     
      making
      a
      final
      decision
      about
      the
      place.
      I
      will
     
     
      give
      Apothecaries
      2.5
      as
      well
      -
      it
      would
      have
     
     
      been
      higher
      except
      for
      the
      mix-up
      about
      kitchen
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hours.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Toying
     
     
      with
      tarot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cards
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kathy
      Giesbrecht
     
     
      seeks
      her
      fortune
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ast
      Tuesday
      I
      went
      to
      Baba’s
      Lounge,
     
     
      L
      somewhat
      grudgingly,
      at
      the
      request
      of
     
     
      the
      newspaper
      editor.
      I
      was
      sent
      there
      to
     
     
      have
      my
      fortune
      told
      by
      the
      tarot
      card
      reader
     
     
      who
      appears
      there
      every
      Tuesday
      from
      8:00
      to
     
     
      10:00
      pm.
      It
      was
      my
      first
      time
      going
      to
      Baba’s
     
     
      and
      my
      first
      time
      having
      my
      cards
      read.
      I
      was
     
     
      pretty
      sceptical
      of
      the
      whole
      thing.
      I
      thought
     
     
      that
      the
      reader
      would
      talk
      to
      me
      for
      awhile
      then
     
     
      ‘‘read’’
      from
      the
      cards
      everything
      that
      I
      had
     
     
      told
      her.
      She
      didn’t.
      She
      told
      me
      a
      lot
      of
      things
     
     
      that
      I
      hadn’t
      thought
      about,
      but
      made
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      sense.
      I
      was
      pretty
      impressed.
      The
      whole
      thing
     
     
      took
      about
      twenty
      minutes
      and
      didn’t
      cost
      mea
     
     
      cent
      except
      for
      the
      drink
      I
      ordered
      while
      I
      was
     
     
      waiting
      for
      my
      turn.
      I
      was,
      by
      the
      way,
      waiting
     
     
      for
      an
      hour
      and
      half
      because
      I
      got
      there
      late,
      and
     
     
      by
      late
      I
      mean
      8:30.
      GO
      EARLY
      if
      you
      don’t
     
     
      want
      to
      wait.
      Waiting
      is
      not
      the
      worst
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      in
      the
      world,
      though;
      the
      staff
      are
      friendly
     
     
      and
      it’s
      a
      pretty
      decent
      place
      to
      go
      and
      spend
      a
     
     
      few
      hours
      on
      what
      might
      have
      been
      a
      boring
     
     
      Tuesday
      night.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      December
      2,
      1993/X-Press/13