So I had been wanting to go to Naïve for a long time - it has good yelp reviews and some decent recommendations - so when Yelp decided to have their December cocktail hour at this place, I was one of the first ones to sign on.
The place is unassuming, white lime washed walls, simple with a basic bar and a spartan living room decoration - however one of the serious problems at Naïve is the lack of quality in their drinks. We ordered soem jars of drinks - a Clericot, a Sangria & Mojito - they were all 1 litre jars but quite watered down so its basically as good as drinking fruit juice at your grandma's place.
However I decided to be bolder and ordered a Gin & Tonic which they have 2 versions - one made with domestic gin and another with Tanqueray - I ordered the Tanqueray (R$ 23,00) one and when the drink came, I was left wondering as to whether the bartender had just sent me tonic water and forgotten to add the gin. I though I was being picky but when my other friends tried a sip of it, they too thought the same so I went back to the bar and complained to the bartender - as per his opinion he had put in the standard 60ml of gin and it was "fine", decided not to argue and went back to sip my tonic water - he came over later with a shot of gin ("complimentary" as per him) so that I should add it to my drink which did make the drink a whole lot bearable but if I hadn't complained, I would be drinking Tonic water.
The music indoors is cool but loud so while you're trying to chat with your friends, you have to hike up your volume to be heard.
I wouldn't recommend a visit to Naïve unless you want to drink bottled beer but for that there are better places in the vicinity. read more