Not a pub, not a bar, not a beer garden. It’s the Courtyard, where happy hour is an overused statement, because every hour here is a fussed-over priority. At Maison, the Courtyard makes the commitment to preserve its promised landscape of pleasurable drinking and inexpensive socializing as its biggest mission.
Picture an outdoor ground in the heart of the city but away from the city’s concrete traffic; where the lighting is dim but not dark, bright but not blinding; where the drinks are a variety but the prices not steep; where the service is efficient but not persistent; where the music builds up your mood as your senses respond to your surroundings; where there is room for voices to flow without being unheard; where the air is scented and breathable; and where sophistication comes with the no-cover charge.
This is The Courtyard.
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