I recently found myself, in the city.  I went with friends to a party in Philadelphia.  We were at the very posh R2L.  The views are spectacular.  Honestly, if you ever want to realize your city is the most beautiful, view it from the highest point with a fabulous beverage.

My friends and I took the regional rail lines into the city and had a great time.  Easy peasy to ride in and walk the city.  We stopped at Tir na nOg for a refreshment before we got to the party.  I'm not an aficionado of beers but I do enjoy them.  Recently, my favorite has been Iambic beers.  This pub had a wide assortment of beers both bottled and on tap.  They even had a table with 3 or 4 taps in the middle.

We made our way over to the swanky R2L.  Absolutely beautiful, I can't say enough about the views.  They made our party a signature drink, similar to a tattooed smurf with Sprite and blueberry schnapps. The party was mainly cocktails and appetizers.  I found the food inspired and delectable.  They had a watermelon and feta salad that was sweet and salty.  And of course it's not Philly without cheesesteaks, and they had a cheesesteak bite that was a tiny toast, filet mignon and peppers and cheese a perfect bite.  I highly recommend this for a date night!

Since our party was only a cocktail party, my friends and I went back to Tir na nOg for dinner.  I had the Philly Burger, provolone cheese and horseradish.  I'm not sure how that made it "Philly" but it was fabulous.  I do enjoy a great burger!  This was an 8 on scale of 1-10.  Ten being I would crawl though a desert of broken glass to get another bite.

Unfortunately, while the food was excellent the service was not!  The service, some people got forks other had knives, no one had napkins.  Drinks weren't checked on, our waitress disappeared for 45 minutes when we told her at the beginning that we wanted to catch a specific train.  Guess who missed the train!

Overall, my night was not ruined it was great night with awesome friends.