The Red Hummingbird

We bumped into this place by accident. It is right across the road from our gym in the QV complex on Russell Street. A very interesting place. 1st floor is a lounge bar, 2nd floor (roof top) seems to be a Spanish place that serves Japanese fast food. They do a very nice coffee martini. There isn’t much view from the roof, but its warm and cosy. The crowd is very civilised. It is a great place for Friday night drinks.

As a bar strictly for the purpose of drinking it will meet your needs. The view from the rooftop is adequate as theres only one side of the bar that has a view and even that view is obscured by hunks at the gym on their phones between sets. The tables are a little dirty but it's not a huge concern. The real concern however is the food portions. First of all the fried chicken comes with hot sauce in a shot glass that doesn't accommodate the width of the chicken. Despite this over sight, once the hot sauce is on the chicken it does taste good. The only problem is the cost, $14 for chicken wings as pictured below and $8 for the fries is far too overpriced and not worth getting. I'm still hungry!

This place has a pretty cool vibe. Nice rooftop bar. Friendly staff and reasonably priced booze. I liked the way the place was set up, and the music they were playing wasn't bad. It was quiet enough that I could have a conversation with my mates without yelling, but at the same time, it was noisy enough to drown out the ever present voice inside me that constantly reminds me of my own mortality and contributes to my growing sense of existential dread. 4/5 would come to forget my problems again.