First impressions: Havana
Havana, which opened last Sunday in the Grand Millennium Hotel, is a cozy bar with a high ceiling and comfy wicker chairs (a sturdy frame and firm cushions make for bar seating at its finest). Heavy on dark wood tones, Havana offers a long table for 12, five tables for four, and seating for 15 along the bar, behind which are several hundred Cuba-themed photos (apparently, two are identical, so those with nothing better to do can amuse themselves by trying to find them). The only annoyance is the overly harsh light emitting from beneath the bar lip.
The venue seems a bit small for a live band, but management informs that the patio just outside Havana will soon be opened with seating for 80. The band hails from San Francisco, played some rhythm and blues and some funk, and included a female singer who donned an extremely cool canary yellow Alice in Wonderland-style hat.
As for drinks, fellow patron PA said the GT suffices (the tonic is provided on the side thus allowing one to adjust its strength) and that the Margarita is “fine.” Cocktails are RMB60 up, with soft drinks and bottled beer starting at RMB45, all drinks coming with a 15 percent service charge. Oddly, there were no bar snacks.
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