— REGINA —

a cocktail experience

THE SERIES SERVICE & RESERVATIONS DESSERT & PORT BEER NON-ALCOHOLIC BRUNCH

OVERVIEW

summaries, quick quips + concise (for me) explanations

— intriguing & playful | sipped & savored | here & gone —

from Rex at the Royal's Dining + Beverage Manager, Joshua, a monthly, menu-driven series of inventive cocktails presented in an immersive and interactive setting in our candlelit mezzanine lounge

— a cocktail "experience" —

Regina is a once-a-month, menu-driven cocktail tasting. Four cocktails, available for one night only, make up the entirety of the exclusive beverage menu and playfully engage with the evening’s theme—exploring the boundaries of “cocktail” with culinary techniques, interactive play, and an often zany, sometimes brainy sense of humor that gets right down on all fours to beg you…

to never take Regina more seriously then she takes herself.

When those two things coincide, the details are simply an engaging point of entry and are therefor arbitrary, so full of meaning but meaningful only in their presence. It doesn't matter if you haven't engaged in the same activity as I have, you've still felt what I've felt and the cocktail is meant to connect you to that feeling through the lens of my experience. It's a narrative structure. In that sense Regina isn't the host,

— "menu-driven" —

Each month, the menu creatively engages with a theme—presented in adjective form as "Regina, a [--] cocktail experience"—with cocktails meant to evoke personal connections to universal, lived experiences while creating brand new ones. This unique process is hinged on two things: first, the cocktails are specific and detailed to the point of esoteric, often drawing exclusively from my own unique, unrepeatable (perhaps inadvisable) string of life choices, and second, the guest has an open mind.

she's the main character.

EXAMPLES

past themes

— royal —

cocktails inspired by cultural icons elevated to the status of "queen"

— forbidden —

cocktails inspired by objects which are irresistibly tasty-looking, but tragically inedible

— Unpressured —

cocktails inspired by not going home for the holidays

— EMPIRICAL —

cocktails inspired by the ways in which we learn from experience

— constellatory —

cocktails inspired by the path connecting special places by the special tastes and flavors brought to them

— cruising —

cocktails inspired by chance encounters and the non-verbal language of hanky code

— soiled —

cocktails inspired by ways we like to get dirty

CREATIVE

stylized copy

— thirsty? —

right back at you

— parched? —

say ‘salve’ to our queen of cocktails, Regina—stirring up surprises once a month in Rex at the Royal’s intimate mezzanine cocktail lounge.

— have you ever sipped on second-hand embarrassment? —

satisfying, isn't it?

— when was the last time you licked a 9-volt battery? —

open up and say "ah"

— do you know the melting point of Swedish fish? —

because after spending hours melting swedish fish, I still don't

THE EXPERIENCE

what guests are saying

"I never know what's going to happen, but I always know that it will be something I haven't seen before."

— ON EXPECTATIONS —

"I had no idea what to expect, but this was nothing like I ever expected."

"I never know what's going to happen, but I always know that it will be something I haven't seen before."

"Oh, so it's like *queer* queer."

— ON THE MENUS —

"This is surprisingly thoughtful."

"Oh, so it's like *queer* queer."

"You're really like a scientist or something."

— ON THE COCKTAILS —

"That's a cocktail?"

"You're really like a scientist or something."

"Oh, sitting at the bar is the whole thing"

— ON ATTENDANCE —

"This is the only event that gives me FOMO."

"Oh, sitting at the bar is the whole thing"

"I really thought I was going to hate it, but I actually love it?"

— ON THE MINDSET —

"I honestly never would've ordered that drink (and I probably wouldn't again), but I'm so glad I did."

"I really thought I was going to hate it, but I actually love it?"

TAKE A SEAT

cool kids sit at the bar

As seating is limited, reservations are recommended, with walk-ins seated as space allows.

— COCKTAIL SERVICE —

With an a la carte menu, guests are welcome to stop by Regina for one drink, or stay for the evening and explore the whole menu.

As seating is limited, reservations are recommended, with walk-ins seated as space allows.

Seats at the bar require a “Seat with Regina” reservation.

RESERVATIONS

welcome, but not required

seats at the bar require a "Seat with Regina" reservation which is ticketed

all other reservations do not include a ticket price

— COCKTAIL TASTING —

A standard reservation at a table in our mezzanine cocktail lounge, with Regina’s one-night-only menu.

— A SEAT WITH REGINA —

A front-row seat at the intimate marble bar, served all night by creator of Regina, Joshua. This reservation features, as well as the evening’s a la carte menu, an inside look at the creative and culinary process of the cocktails.

Additionally, the ticket includes an exclusive amuse sip & bite pairing to welcome guests enjoying the personal touch of sitting with Regina.

— INDUSTRY —

For our friends in the hospitality industry, a table in the cocktail lounge includes a surprise sip, courtesy of Regina.

$16 / $64

— DOM. DE LA BREGEONNETTE (2020) —

muscadet - vallet, france

$16 / $64

$15 / $60

— stony run (2020) —

gruner veltliner, pennsylvania

$15 / $60

$18 / $72

— LES TETES BLANCHES (NV) —

white blend - loire valley, france

$18 / $72

$12

— matthiason (2020) —

vermentino, california

$12

$14 / $56

— ANCIENT PEAKS (2020) —

chardonnay - paso robles, ca

$14 / $56

ROSÉ & ORANGE

$13

— STONY RUN (2020) —

field blend rosé - lehigh valley, pa

$13

$14 / $56

— ANNE PICHON (2020) —

grenache blend rosé - cotes du rhone, france

$14 / $56

$16 / $64

— GASPARD (2021) —

rosé of pinot d’aunis - loire, france

$16 / $64

$15 / $82 (1L)

— SFERA ‘MACERATO’ (2021) —

verdeca - puglia, italy

$15 / $82 (1L)

$15

— 20,000 leguas (2021) —

amber wine blend - castilla y leon, spain

$15

$18 / $72

— anne pinchon —

rousanne/sauv blanc, cotes du rhone, france

$18 / $72

RED

$12 / $48

— BODAN ROAN (2020) —

pinot noir - lodi, ca

$12 / $48

$10

— end of nowhere (2019) —

zinfandel - sierra foothills, ca

$10

$11 / $44

— PRUNUS (2019) —

vinho tinto - dao, portugal

$11 / $44

$14

— santa julia reserve (2019) —

malbec, mendoza, argentina

$14

$17 / $68

— gentleman's match (2021) —

cabernet sauvignon, central valley, chile

$17 / $68

$16 / $64

— STONY RUN (2017) —

chambourcin reserve - lehigh valley, pa

$16 / $64

DESSERT & PORT

$19

— fattoria piazzano (2009) —

vin santo, tuscany, italy

$19

$11

— noble & murat (2014) —

lbv port, porto, portugal

$11

$15

— sandeman's 20yr —

tawny port, porto, portugal

$15

DRAFT BEER

— sojourner lager —

neshaminy creek, pa - 4.5%

— tiny bomb pilsner —

wiseacre, tn - 4.5%

— PROLIFIC IPA —

two locals, philadelphia - 6%

— broken heels hazy ipa —

new trail, pennsylvania - 7%

$10

— gowanus gold —

threes, new york - 4.6%

$10

— BERRY MONKEY —

victory brewing, pennsylvania - 9.5%

— LA FIN DU MONDE TRIPEL —

9% unibroue, canada - 9%

— pa orchard select cider —

anxo cidery, washington dc - 6.9%

Spirit-Free Cocktails

— IF YOU GOT ‘EM —

cold brew coffee, smoked pear, lime, rosemary, demerara

— CIDE EYE —

lapple pie, lemon, sparking, salt rim

SOFT DRINKS

— fever-tree —

yuzu + lime, sparkling grapefruit, or ginger beer

— soda —

coke, diet coke, sprite, ginger ale

— fruit juices —

grapefruit, apple, orange, pineapple, or cranberry

COCKTAILS

$11

— groundbreaking —

herb + flower infused gin, luxardo maraschino, lavender, lemon

$11

$14

— puddle wonderful —

rye whiskey, eda rhyne oscura amaro, lemon, strawberry, rhubarb

$14

$12.5

— novo estilo —

cacha, aperol, cranberry, honey, sparkling water

$12.5

$15

— cereal milk —

vanilla vodka, allspice dram, apple brandy, cinnamon, oat milk

$15

$10

— spring mimosa —

herbed honey, orange, sparkling wine

$10

vodka, house bloody mary mix, (jalapeno infused vodka +$1)

— bloody mary —

vodka, house bloody mary mix, (jalapeno infused vodka +$1)

COFFEE

$3.50

— drip coffee —

$3.50

— cold brew —

$3.50

$4.00

— cafe au lait —

$4.00

$3.50

— espresso —

$3.50

— americano —

$3.50

— cappucino —

$4.50

— latte —

$4.50

$5.00

— mocha —

$5.00

$3.50

— decaf espresso —

$3.50

— decaf americano —

$3.50

— decaf cappucino —

$4.50

— decaf latte —

$4.50

— sweet tea —

$4.50

NON ALCOHOLIC

— madras coolers —

carrot, turmeric, orange juice, grapefruit, sparkling water

— i dew —

lavender, lemon, grenadine, sparkling water

$4.50

— sweet tea —

house made sweet tea

$4.50

— hot tea —

jasmine, chamomile, rooibos, or english breakfast

— soda —

coke, diet coke, sprite, ginger ale

— fruit juices —

grapefruit, apple, orange, cranberry, or pineapple

— frever-tree —

yuzu + lime, sparkling grapefruit, or ginger beer

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— REGINA —

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Sell it.

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