Mae Mabel
2/74 Kembla St, Wollongong
@maemabelbar
Mae Mabel; a cocktail lounge with a 70s front room really feel (however somewhat bit fancier), serving traditional cocktails and spinning a smooth and attractive mixture of soul, funk and retro tunes.
The staff behind Little Betty’s, Kiama have opened their second venue amongst the already thriving Wollongong nightlife scene of small bars, breweries and eating places, neighbours to hidden-dive-bar-gem The Black Cockatoo and small-bar-veterans The Good Instances Solely crew.
Mae Mabel takes inspiration from the 70s Hollywood glam period, serving previous forgotten classics in a dimly lit, snug front room arrange. You’ll know the venue is open solely by the signature orange gentle above the door; a small and cheeky nod to Wollongong’s Kembla Road. The staff at Mae’s provide up a snug, approachable, however (somewhat bit) refined alternative to be whisked away to a different world.
Mae Mabel takes inspiration from the 70s Hollywood glam period, serving previous forgotten classics in a dimly lit, snug front room arrange.
The place Little Betty’s provides its visitors a seasonal spin on the classics (alongside an epic family-style eating expertise), Mae Mabel goes straight to the supply themselves. Cadillacs, Sazeracs, Vesper Martinis, and Kamikazes fill out the cocktail menu, whereas the wine listing zones in on boutique bottles from household run vineyards and minimal intervention operations. The menu caters to anybody searching for an entire lot of enjoyable with a Magnum of Rosé to a sophisticated and stylish Nebbiolo.
In case you’re feeling peckish, Mae’s provides a moreish cheese toastie (ricotta, fontina and provolone, or gruyere and blood orange chutney amongst the rotating combine), and should you’re feeling like a meal, they counsel visiting their native next-door, Pizzeria 50… and, then coming again for 3 extra cocktails.
Mae Mabel; a cocktail lounge with a 70s front room really feel (however somewhat bit fancier), serving traditional cocktails and spinning a smooth and attractive mixture of soul, funk and retro tunes.
Isaac Warren (Santinos) heads the bar, whereas Ben Cocksedge (Bar Alto) leads the staff in service – their experience is targeted on delivering glorious cocktails in a relaxed however enjoyable atmosphere. “We wish you to sink into the centerpiece sofa, or the attractive 10-seater sales space and overlook the time because the DJ spins a vinyl soundtrack to your cocktail-studded night time.”
