good drink,greatsetting, so so food, slow. breakfast daily 7-10am, sunday jazz brunch 11am-3pm, dinner mon-sat 5-10pm. owned by jacques creppel. elegant setting (amazing wood work, fireplaces, windows, in this 1883 mansion), good bar. esquire magazine's top 100 bars in america. http://www.thecolumns.com/tour.htm slow, slow service at night, esp. on the porch. crab and rock lobster stuffed fried mushrooms -- decent. 10/09.