点评:There is absolutely nothing at street level to let you know that Hawthorn Lounge is one storey up above your head. But here you are, so open the door. Inside you are faced with steep, dirty stairs. Up. On the landing, more of the steep dirty stairs to the left,and something that looks a bit cleaner and brighter ahead. Ignore clean and bright. Go left. Nearly there. Pause. Read the house rules notice - it gives you a sense of how you are expected to behave in this establishment. Inside is a long bar with a wall of bottles and two rather debonair-looking chaps making drinks, stuffed sofas, a few tables, low lighting, soft jazz. It’s a cocktail bar. Or champagne. There is a small menu of their house specialty cocktails, but you could undoubtedly get anything you wanted. We chose one of the house specials. $25. LOTS of alcohol topped with warm cream and probably whisked egg white, which made it a bit fluffy. The charming waitress repeatedly filled our water glasses so we didn’t get plastered. Open until 3am. I am told (not by them) that when the place is full, they close the street level door to save folk the slog up the stairs only to find there are no seats available. Delighted to find Wellington has such a place. A treat.
翻译:在街道上绝对没有任何东西可以让您知道 Hawthorn Lounge 就在您头顶上一层。但你在这里,所以打开门。在里面你面临着陡峭、肮脏的楼梯。向上。在楼梯平台上,左边有更多又陡又脏的楼梯,前面看起来更干净、更明亮。忽略干净和明亮。向左走。就快到了。暂停。阅读《入住须知》——它让您了解您在这家酒店应该如何表现。里面是一个长长的酒吧,墙上摆满了酒瓶,两个看上去相当温文尔雅的小伙子正在调制饮料,配有填充沙发、几张桌子、昏暗的灯光、柔和的爵士乐。这是一家鸡尾酒吧。或者香槟。他们的特色鸡尾酒有一个小菜单,但毫无疑问你可以得到你想要的任何东西。我们选择了一份特色菜。 25 美元。大量的酒精,上面覆盖着温热的奶油,可能还有搅拌过的蛋清,这使得它有点蓬松。迷人的女服务员不断地给我们倒水杯,这样我们就没有喝醉。营业至凌晨 3 点。有人告诉我(不是他们),当这个地方满了时,他们会关闭街道层的门,以防止人们艰难地爬上楼梯,却发现没有座位。很高兴发现惠灵顿有这样一个地方。一种享受。