La Di Da
Editorial
Incorporating several different spaces, La Di Da provides a cross-section of drinking options. Although it's located down the business end of town, it's one of the more laidback venues in the area. Drop in on a Friday night and you'll find a mix of call centre workers, bank clerks and men who think pointy white shoes are appropriate with business suits.
The main room is divided into three sections with a small chesterfield lounge in the corner, a casual dining space and a raised area for private functions. The decor is a mix of oriental-themed chandeliers, ornate red columns, kitsch paintings and draped curtains. While it may not win any design awards (there's stiff competition in Melbourne), it's functional enough and maintains the venue's casual atmosphere. If the crowded main bar is too much, there's also an outside smoking lounge and a downstairs bar that's unnervingly ?pumping' at 7pm on a Friday.
Drinks tend to favour beers and premixed spirits, but there is a small cocktail menu available. While the five cocktails on offer are definitely skewed towards female patrons, the names are a bit disconcerting - naming a strawberry based cocktail The Fist is either strange or a reference to something Bruce Lee. Still, if you're looking for a quick drink after work, a casual meal and a no-fuss venue, then La Di Da is more than competent. Those serious about their cocktails and spirits may want to keep walking, however.
Mikolai, March 2009
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