Metro Brasserie says 'happy hour' in French

Corpse reviver at Metro Brasserie. (Credit: Courtesy of Metro Brasserie)

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It finally happened.

Metro Brasserie, possibly one of the last bars and restaurants in Old Town Scottsdale to hold out on offering a happy hour, has launched one.

This is fab news because the intimate French bistro is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night imbibing, with a consistently satisfying kitchen run by executive chef Matthew Taylor and an innovative bar overseen run by beverage director William DeGroot.

Until now, management has resolutely eschewed discounting their double-digit drink prices.

But now you can get all Francophile about things and indulge in their new daily “Un Trois a Six” happy hour, which runs, as evidenced by the name, from 3 to 6 p.m. And while I think a happy hour that only lasts until 6 p.m. is absurd, given how long everyone's days seem to be, I do love that it runs on Saturdays and Sundays, too.

Draught pours of French beer Kronenbourg is $3, several other draughts, including Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA, are $5, along with top-shelf well drinks, including ones made with Ketel One, Bombay and Johnnie Walker, among other brands.

Select appetizers and specialty cocktails are $7 each, including the white peach Bellini, the French 75 and the Ramos gin fizz.

Oysters are only $1 each and all wines by the glass are $2 off, but guests can linger of a complimentary cheese plate if they purchase a full-priced bottle of wine. And this is one of the best, biggest, most elegant cheese plates in the city. I swear I have tried most of them.

Details: 7114 E. Stetson Drive, Scottsdale, 480-994-3663, metrosouthbridge.com.