Tallahassee, that is this place to be! It was the most effective of instances, my Foodie Pals. Charlie Park, situated at 801 S Gadsden St, Tallahassee, FL 32301, is the beautiful new rooftop bar overlooking Cascades Park, opening to the general public this weekend, together with brunch!
Initially, thanks a lot to Charlie Park for internet hosting Tallahassee Foodies for an incredible VIP occasion earlier than opening to the general public! We have been honored to have a first-look and a first-taste of the newest restaurant on the town that’s certain to be a large hit! Thanks additionally to our Tallahassee Foodies members that confirmed up for a festive night, in assist of our newest native, Charlie Park!
That is one other a type of uncommon areas in Tallahassee the place you stroll in and really feel such as you’ve landed in an enormous metropolis restaurant. There are actually a couple of on the town which have modified the native expectation, however there may be nothing else fairly like Charlie Park by way of gentle, vibrant, and ethereal, good time vibes with an incredible view! Each flip is Insta-worthy!
The second you step off the eighth flooring elevator coming into the rooftop bar, you might be greeted with smiles, and a heavy dose of sunshine vibrant and ethereal vibes, essentially the most beautiful decor, heavy in greenery, and stroll a couple of steps additional to catch essentially the most beautiful view in all of Tallahassee!
There was one thing about this night time that was essentially the most enjoyable I’ve had in a very long time, together with pre-pandemic! It actually felt like a marriage reception – a festive get collectively crammed with nice pals, our foodie fam, superb drinks, scrumptious meals like none different on the town, and many laughter.
I used to be so very glad to see some faces that I hadn’t seen in a really very long time! It was a type of events that you simply want may occur repeatedly as a result of it was crammed with a lot to like!
I reached out to Matt Thompson of For the Desk Hospitality to be taught extra in regards to the origins of Charlie Park. This house is simply so superb, that I wanted all the main points!
The proprietor of the brand new AC Mariott in Cascades Park, Robert Finvarb Firms, additionally owns the Residence Inn close to Madison Social. 4 years in the past, he and Matt Thompson struck up a dialog about this new lodge getting in at Cascades Park that might function a rooftop bar with beautiful views overlooking Cascades.
The concepts to collaborate ranged from For the Desk proudly owning the bar, to a three way partnership between the 2, and ultimately, For the Desk felt administration of the house was the most effective match for them. They’d full inventive management to call the bar, inside design and improvement, and all else that you simply see and style once you go to this superb house.
In contrast to a standard restaurant that delivers meals to your desk per course, Charlie Park serves every sharable small plate as quickly as it’s ready by their chef. One other enjoyable truth – they’ve additionally labored a couple of native meals and beverage institutions into their distinctive menu.
At our Tallahassee Foodies VIP occasion, every visitor loved a signature cocktail, two handed hours devours, and their alternative of many different superb alternatives from Charlie Park + Tallahassee Foodies “sneak peek” menu, specifically curated for our occasion!
My favorites have been the:
- Smoked Tomato Arancini – smoked heirloom tomato, manchego, saffron aioli, basil emulsion
- Bellies & Berries – Heritage Farms pork stomach, champagne strawberries, charred jalapeno, blackberry goat cheese, with a whiskey glaze
- Lobster Bao Buns – butter poached lobster, yellow curry, bao bun, and be sure you get a bit of soy-collard kimchi in each chunk
- Lemon Curd Toast – I had this on the Cleaver & Cork Meals and Wine Pageant and stored coming again for extra!!! Lemon curd, prosciutto, home made ricotta, cashew mud, dried cherries, on sourdough
- Chocolate Pretzel Trifle
Charlie Park has designed essentially the most superb craft cocktail menu, and I stored a couple of in my rotation lol. Along with our specialty tapas menu designed for our Foodies night time event, additionally they crafted a signature cocktail only for us that includes recent strawberries, bubbles, and Ology vodka! I additionally tried the Lush Slush (Ology vodka, passionfruit, guava, hibiscus, lemon, sula brut tropicale, black lava salt) and the The Charlie (empress gin, coconut water, lavender syrup, i.p.a. syrup, pineapple, ube mud). All have been implausible!
It’s solely been a minute, but I’m so prepared to go to Charlie Park once more! I overheard a number of attendees instantly making reservations for his or her upcoming birthdays and occasions, and so they’ve already bought out for his or her first ever night time open to the general public!
Not solely are they opening to the general public immediately, however they’re additionally leaping proper into their brunch menu and hours this weekend! Primarily based on a couple of brunch pics I’ve seen at their Fb web page, I’ll take certainly one of all the things, please!
Discover Charlie Park at – Reservations, Web site, Instagram, Fb
Disclosure – Thanks a lot to Charlie Park for treating each visitor to a free signature cocktail, and 25% off their tab. Thanks additionally for treating all the admin crew to 2 free cocktails and two free plates. Every part was fantastic!
