crumpet

cute venue. went there on a friday night with friends who had been there before. no drinks list that we saw. apparently you are best to order cocktails. very hipster. had a nice glass of wine as did everyone else. we all ordered crumpets. none of us could read the food menu as it was dark. not sure whether this place is so exceptionally hip that you have to know what goes on here or what. waitress was abitditzy. bar staff amusing to watch making cocktails. needs abitof process re-engineering if they want to make any money as was entertaining to watch but one could easily die of thirst. half the stuff we ordered wasn't on our bill. goodness me. good to be hip but you have to be able to run a business. if others weren't as honest as us one would wonder how long the place will last. i can now say i have been to a groovy hipster bar so can recommend such a thing to out of towners but really was abitpretentious. nice to see a different side of wellington though.

we've visited crumpet many times and love the fact that it is a little different from most of its neighbouring bars. the range of beers & wines is excellent and if you are after an interesting cocktail then you'll be delighted by the bar staff's expertise and care in preparing your drink. the décor is somewhere between parisian bar and 1950's tea room and there's always interesting (often jazz) music playing in the background. the staff are friendly and very attentive. if you are after somewhere a littlebitdifferent and special then this is the place.

came in for a takeaway coffee while waiting for an event at the opera house. i initially thought it was abitpretentious but ended up having a good chat to their barista.
quite possibly the best coffee i have had in years! perfect trim flat white - the milk was stretched so well that it tasted like full fat! yum! i think they use fair trade coffee as well so big bonus points. i will continue to rave about this place.