Wild Fox in Novato - Friday September 17th-

Wild Fox Restaurant
225 Alameda Del Prado
Novato, CA 94949
Happy hour Monday - Friday 3 to 6 pm


We had waited all summer for a beautiful evening like this so we sat outside on the terrace, their word not ours.  It was a beautiful "terrace" thou, with weather to match:).
Well drinks $4
Draft beers $3
House wine $4
Lot's of Choices on the HALF price Appetizer menu!  12 nibbles to pick from between $3.50 to $6 bucks.
We munched on the Tempura style Calamari, Wild Fox Nachos, Rock Shrimp Fritters, and the Filet Mignon & Truffle Pizza......all good, yet nothing that will stay in anyone's memory much past next week.  The atmosphere promised something special, yet the food and service felt and taste like a chain, sorry to say.

Over all group rating 7.75 out of 10

The Seafood Peddler in San Rafael -Friday September 10th

The Sea Food Peddler
100 Yacht Club Drive
San Rafael, CA 94967
Happy hour Monday through Friday 4 to 7

The Peddler is a cool spot on the canal in San Rafael. You can hang inside at the bar area or outside on the patio where the  Happy Hour is
served to all. The hours are later than most establishments in Marin (from 4-7 pm) making this a pretty solid HH destination.
Sometimes they have live music as well. The place is open and in the winter has a big fireplace in the bar to make it feel cozy.
We had a great server- -patient and helpful- -Thanks Alyssa!

$5.50 for their HH Specialit drinks-
Margaritas, Mai Tais, Manhattans & Cosmos
Well drinks $ 3.95, house wines by Stone Cellars- Chardonnay, Cabernet $3.85 or Bud Light for $ 3.50


Turn ons:
Known for their fresh seafood and take-out seafood market- they offer three kinds of oysters on the HH menu.
Hood canal, Blue Point & Miyagi -each for $1.79
Your choice of raw or cooked  Rockefeller style, Meyer Lemon & garlic or barbequed. They even had jumbo prawns - peel & eat

Super fat and delicious Homemade Lobster Bisque & New England Style Clam Chowders- YUM

Turn off's :
Pizza-  lots of options- all NOT good. Dry and bland - and not on the HH menu ($10.99 to $12.99 for indie sizes)

A few of our crew were not too happy that smoking and Happy Hour went together on the patio...

Overall rating from the group 7.37 out of 10

Sabor of Spain in San Rafael - Friday September 3rd

Sabor of Spain
1301 4th St.
San Rafael CA, 94901
Happy hour at Sabor of Spain 5 to 6:30 Tuesday - Friday


The hard wood floors, dark red and brown accent walls , granite bar with tea candles set a sexy ambiance, with a touch of metropolitan, which includes sidewalk seating:).  Sabor of Spain offers Spanish style tapas and wines, without leaving the comforts of Marin, and the hassles of the airport.
House red or white wine $3 a glass
Sangria $3 a glass (red only)
Tapas two for the price of one ( tapas range from $6 to $15)
With the price point of $3 a glass wine for happy hour, we couldn't afford not to drink. The house white was Raymond Sauvignon Blanc from Napa, and the house red was Filus Malbec from Argentina, both ok, but at only $3 a glass, we moved their rating up to good... yep we were swayed by the cheap booze.  They have a fantastic Sangria, full bodied, lots of pieces of fruit, refreshing, well balanced, and again the great happy hour price of $3 a glass!
The tapas were very Spanish style, LARGE portions. Our favorites were the Empanadas, Spanish pastry stuffed with chicken, mushrooms, spinach and peppers, and the Pinchos de Calamar, grilled calamari with a garlic aioli. The flavors were ordinary, which was sad cuz with Spanish style food you are expecting a little or a big POP, but the pop never happened:(.

Over all rating from the group 7.75 out of 10, we'd go back, but we're in no hurry