My friend jfunx and I are fans of Jazz, so we're always looking for places with great live jazz - I am so glad we found this place! Actually, at first, we didn't find the bar at all, because it shares the street number with a political office. The door to the bar is very nondescript, and I can see how it's easily missed if you aren't looking for it! (I'll definitely have to go back and take a photo so everyone can find it!)
We open the door and walk down to the basement, into a dark but very spacious feeling bar. It's not large, but it feels like that because there aren't a million tables squashed together.
We were a little confused because their menu has only four items on it! If I'm being perfectly honest, having fewer items to choose from means less hemming and hawing about what to eat! And again, their cocktail and alcohol list is long enough to make up for it!
jfunx and I both got a phily cheese and steak sub ($12) - They came on super soft buns and went pretty well with the big pickle and the corn chips (not like Mexican corn chips, think corn flavoured prawn chips!) they come with!
I also ordered a Secretplay cocktail ($16) made up of gin, pomegranate liqueur, lime and lemon! It's sour, but not to the point where you screw your face up as a reaction! It has an aftertaste much like a pez candy, which I really like and makes me feel kind of nostalgic actually!
Finally, at about 7:45, the jazz group that we've been waiting for starts playing and they are super enjoyable. We close our eyes and try to tap along to the erratic beats of the music, and we are lost to the sound and the space.
Unfortunately, the bar wasn't very busy so only a few groups heard the band, but if you're free on Wednesday evenings and don't mind a bit of music, definitely check this place out!!! read more