The Green Room Lounge

Fun 1970s décor, a great cocktail list and friendly staff made for a welcoming atmosphere. It was a quiet night, but it was a relief at that stage to get a seat and be able to hear each other.
Will definitely try it again on a themed night for a bit of a boogie.

I’m been here twice… thinking maybe the first time was just a quiet night. But no. The Green Room Lounge is always dead. Could be because it’s drinks are stupidly overpriced ($ 9 for a White Rabbit Dark Ale? WTF?) or maybe just because there are way better small bars on Enmore Road there days.
Green Room really needs to up it’s game if it want’s to survive.

If you fancy indulging in a bit of time travel, a trip to the Green Room Lounge will transport you all the way back to the 1950s. Cult films play out from a big projector on one of the walls, and another has an impressive collection of organic wines and boutique beers.
This wouldn’t be my first choice of bar if I was planning on a big night out — the vibe is very casual and relaxing. But if you want to unwind with a lovely glass of wine, a plateful of delicious cheese and crackers and watch an old-​school movie, this is the place to come. I’ve also been recommended to come here for the cocktails — on this visit, I stuck to the wine, but I’ll definitely be back to sample some of their cocktails which are raved about. Apparently they make a mean martini… very James Bond.

The Green Room Lounge feels like a 1950’s lounge room. Dimly-​lit shabby chic with a projector playing old B & W films on one wall and couches and lamps scattered around. It’s actually a pretty big space and they have a fabulous bar with boutique wine & beer and some intriguing looking cocktails. Loved the old rock’n’roll vinyls they were spinning.
We chose a couple of chairs near the table that had been reserved for «Rebecca’s Mum» — cute — and indulged in a bottle of shiraz and a cheese platter. The cheese was served up as it should be, on a wooden board at room temperature and consisted of a creamy blue castello, a cheddar, a double brie and quince and fruit and nut pastes, raisins and lavosh crackers. I could have eaten more but I always can with cheese, it was a decent sized serve for two and they didn’t skimp on the crackers like so many places tend to!
We were there at 7pm on a Thursday night and there were a handful of people but I got the distinct impression this place would get busy on weekend nights or after dinner, when normal people look for cheese! I’m sure they have other stuff there but I’m all about the cheese.
Mmmm cheese…