Hains and Co is right at the top of my list when a drink is in order. The staff are always great - happy to point you in a direction if you are undecided, they always have something new to try and there is always a great atmosphere.
Loved it. Totally classy with a really nice (and reasonably diverse) clientele. Would have been 5 stars but there was quite a wait at the bar -- if only they might add an extra bartender for their busiest time (we were there at around 9pm on a Saturday night). Other that that, it is a near-faultless establishment that is definitely worth your time.
This nautical-themed bar is tucked into the same Adelaide laneway as the 24-hour Original Pancake Kitchen (important if you’re out after 2am, and craving a maple syrup-slathered stack of pancakes).
With so many maritime nods, Hains and Co will make you question whether you’ve unknowingly come aboard a boat. Especially given rum and gin are the drinks of choice here. But there’s also a decent range of other spirits, wine and beer – the latter you order in the sizes of dingy, tanker and tall ship (in case there aren’t enough nautical wink-nudges).
Naturally, the big kahuna-sized bar opens out onto the front deck, so us drunken sailors outside can sit and watch some serious cocktail-making in action. I visited on a winter’s night, and while there’s café blinds and heaters doing a fine job taking on the cold, you don’t need to be a cocktail scientist to see how this inside-outside bar will go off in summer.
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