Monday, August 24, 2009

It's a retro 1960s' hotel bar scene

Tonight's Mad Men Mondays at the Mayfair, here's a report from last week by Liliana Dones:

In spite of the rain, Mad Men Mondays at Mayfair Hotel's Lobby Bar got off to a good start. By 6 pm, the bar seats were filled, the music --all '60s tunes -- was swinging, and martini glasses lined the bar. The drinks at $3.50 are actually a good deal if you consider a Martini can set you back around $10-$12 elsewhere. And if you compare the size of the glass to those used for drinks of the '60s era (when the term "supersize" was not yet a part of the vocabulary), it was a very good deal indeed.

At 6:15, the Season 3 premier replayed and those who wanted to hear, sat close by, while others relaxed in '60s ambiance enjoying such blasts from the past as Tom Collins and Harvey Wallbangers while Bobby Darrin sang Mack the Knife. At one point the bartender pulled out a bottle of Galiano (to make a Harvey Wallbanger) and some people had never even seen the very large long slender, odd-shaped bottle before. It was a nice crowd. Ad agency types mixed with out-of-towners, which gave the whole thing an urban, '60s feel.

Best of all was the dinner menu, an incredible deal for $21, that makes being there tonight a must even if you've never watched Mad Men.

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