\u201cIt\u2019s very people-focused. And the drinks and food fit the space perfectly. The whole package works,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Gorst and Nelson were among a group of us that turned out for a friend\u2019s 50th birthday party recently, held beneath panels of skylights in the tavern\u2019s quaint backroom, which features reprinted pages of The New York Times dating back to the 1930s as wallpaper. A close look at some of the advertisements reveal women\u2019s coats selling for under $4 and cigarettes going for 35 cents a pack.<\/p>\n For those of us who arrived before 7 p.m., all drinks were 50 percent cheaper than normal, except for bottles of wine, the tavern\u2019s big, boozy \u201cfishbowls\u201d and one particular draft beer of a label I can\u2019t remember. Otherwise, you name it, and you got it.<\/p>\n \u201cEven top shelf gin?\u201d I asked the socially polished bartender when inquiring about the price of a Bombay Sapphire martini with three olives tossed in.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, we bring it down halfway,\u201d he replied suggestively.<\/p>\n And so there I was, throwing back two of the martinis for only $5.40 apiece before they rose to full price. To no surprise, I later learned that each contained traditional two-ounce pours of the gin. Hence, my initial greeting to the birthday girl was rather loud and sloppy.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Uptown-Tavern-martiniweb.jpg\")
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<\/a>The friend I arrived with managed to throw down a glass of well-structured Josh Cabernet from the Central Coast ($5) and a pint of Wipeout by Port Brewery ($3.25) before happy hour ended. He was content on both counts.<\/p>\n![\"Screen](\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-10-at-3.02.39-PM.png\")
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