The Rabbit Bistro & Bar

I cannot attest to the food here, except for a couple of yummy dessert dishes (I'll get to that in a moment). But I heard this is a good place to go for drinks, so I did. The Rabbit Bistro and Bar is a small restaurant that opened up maybe a year or two ago. I gathered up some girl friends to check it out. You have to walk through the restaurant to get to the bar area. It was later on a Sunday evening so it wasn't very busy, but my first impression was that it was quaint and cozy and I thought to myself I could keep this place in the back of my pocket for a future date night option. The bar area was quite small, but had modern, clean touches that made it cool and inviting. We quickly set eyes on the drink menu and I was impressed by all the fun options. And just to set a disclaimer here, I AM seven months pregnant so I did not partake in ordering a drink, but I was mighty jealous of my friends who did and told myself I'd be back as soon as I was able. One drink that stood out on the menu was the Bubblegum Drank. Our kind waitress explained it was vodka infused with 40 pieces of Double Bubble and added lemon.

Anne got the Pan's Elixir: Sour Cherry Vodka, Lemon, and Tarragon.
Bianca got the Blonde: Grey Goose Pear, Apple, Lemon, and Champagne.

I asked for something that wouldn't make me feel like a loser. So our waitress mocked up a mocktail that didn't disappoint. I'm not sure exactly what it was but I detected lemon and ginger.
And just for fun she also brought us one of those Bubblegum drinks because we had been curious about it. I have to admit I broke my "dry spell" and had a sip. Indeed was like a Double Bubble in a glass. Quite interesting, but I'm not sure worthy of ordering and $7. To accompany our sweet drinks we got a couple of sweets. The first was a rice pudding that was loaded with extras. I have to say I am not a connoisseur of rice pudding and it isn't something I'd ever seek out, but this was really good. I'm going to confess to being a bad blogger (again) because I can't quite remember exactly what was in the pudding. But it was good. Do you trust me? We also ordered the chocolate cake that had a side of chocolate mousse. Real good. So, I'm giving the Rabbit Bistro a thumbs up for drinks and a nice little place to hang out. Oh, and Ben & Jerry's is right next door in case you want to skip the rice pudding for a double scoop.

The Rabbit Bistro and Bar
2864 Willamette St. Suite 300
Eugene, Oregon
www.rabbitbistro.com