What could be better than Harry Potter trivia? Harry Potter trivia with butterbeer at Pinstripes! My co-worker told me about a Harry Potter trivia that was happening at Pinstripes in Barrington. I've seen pictures of their restaurant before on social media so I couldn't wait to see what this place looked like.
When you're navigating to the restaurant GPS isn't accurate taking you to the front. Since it's located in a huge plaza, there are local signs with arrows that I followed to get there. They even have their own designated parking place. Be sure to get there a few minutes early so you can get a parking spot.
The trivia was hosted by a third-party company in a small hall to the right of the entrance; you can check out more of their events on Event Brite. When you enter, stop by the bar, get a drink and find your seat before the trivia begins. Trivia normally occurs during happy hour so once you were seated, the waiter handed you the menu.
As I was making my way to the bar, I saw they had a special Three Broomsticks menu with a customized drink so I had to try the Butter Beer. Last time I tried it, I was in Disney world and this version with vodka was so much better. The Butter Beer consisted of vanilla vodka, butterscotch liquor soda and cream. Once we made our way over to our table we had a sheet of Harry Potter characters we had to fill out. Then trivia began with five rounds of questions. We placed our order of two flatbreads: Chicken and Avocado Club and the Chicken BBQ flatbread. They were cut into small pieces you could eat during trivia. The Chicken and Avocado club is on their Happy Hour menu with small chicken pieces covered in pesto, large avocado slices with tomato slices under the cheese. The Chicken BBQ was by far the best Chicken BBQ pizza I've seen anywhere else however it is not on their Happy Hour menu online. It had small BBQ slices of pizza, with sauteed red onions and a miraculous BBQ sauce drizzled on top. If you don't see it, you should ask for it!
By far one of my favorite Happy Hour experiences. The venue is huge so I'm sure there are more areas inside left to be discovered. I enjoyed what I had from their Happy Hour menu however there is more to be discovered. I can't wait for my next visit!
