Asuka N.
Yelp
We first came to the 1927 Lounge because it was across the street from our hotel (the Four Seasons), and we were looking for a place that did cocktails close by. We ended up coming back two more times (including for a nightcap after dinner) because we absolutely loved the time here. It's easy to miss this, which is why we were able to get a seat without waiting on a Thursday and Saturday night without having to wait...if you walk all the way to the back of the lobby, it's off to the right behind a strategically-placed wall, which gives it a bit more of an intimate environment. There are usually a couple servers who are taking care of everyone, although when it gets later at night, even the bartender came out and served us a cocktail or two and explained the tricks / secrets of the trade. Given the era being referenced, it's perhaps no surprise that the ambiance is more of old-school elegance of a past era, and with nice, plump leather chairs to sink into, as well as old-school jazz, it's a great spot to kick back and relax at.
The cocktail menu is a bit more limited up here relative to the downstairs speakeasy (Prohibition), but I stuck with the Hotel Georgia and the Cavalier - two of the absolutely most delicious cocktails I have had anywhere. Both are a little less liquor-forward, but neither is overly sweet, and both have clear, crisp flavors that really hit the spot (especially the orange blossom syrup for the house cocktail). My wife really enjoyed the tea service as well, and the server was always more than willing to refill her teapot with more hot water. There is also a full food menu if you want to eat a meal, but we stuck with the charcuterie plate, which had a great selection of cheeses (a fantastic blue, a very mild cheddar and brie) paired with a nice pile of prosciutto and sliced soppressata. When we came back the second time, we eschewed the ice cream (which my wife really wanted) in flavor of the scarlet cake...and what an excellent choice that was. The cake is basically a chocolate cake house in a chocolate shell and drenched in a black cherry syrup that is on the sweet end but retains just a hint of that tongue-curling tartness to make each bite divine.
Even if you are not staying in the hotel, this is a must-visit when it comes to drinks. Prohibition downstairs is nice, too, but for what 1927 is trying to accomplish, it is definitely the best lobby bar I have been to anywhere in the world so far.