Having the bar to yourself is easy if you visit on a Tuesday afternoon. Cohibar is an aesthetically pleasing venue with comfortable, inviting couches and exotic sounding cocktails.

The Zombie is an awesome looking cocktail to order. Lighting the drink on fire made the drink such a novelty! Unfortunately, it tasted very bitter, as though lemon rind had been used excessively. It was a struggle to get through. The Italian Job was slightly better, as it was fruity and devoid of the bitter essence. Regardless, they were not outstanding drinks, and as such were not worth the money.

However, the one thing I liked about Cohibar besides the ambience was their cheeseboard. At only $15, it's big enough to split with a mate which works out well economically. The board comes with generous helpings of brie, camembert, bread, crackers, jam and fruit. It was a delicious experience -- although disappointing that a bar's best facet ends up being their food and not drinks.

The service was standard, although we had to wait an awfully long time for the cheeseboard. Considering it was fruit and cheese to be arranged on a board, and the bar was empty except for us, it shouldn't have taken so long.

Cohibar is not necessarily a place I'm dying to return to, but some parts of it were quite memorable.

Approximate cost: $18

What a disappointment this was. After experience other cigar bars, I had great expectations on what I would find. Sadly, the "cigars" were minimal and the service that of pub standards.

In all, the bar fell short of anything classy and edged on the standard of other Friday night haunts in the city.