Our Take on Ezra Pound
Williams Lane runs off the William Street strip as a graffiti corridor you would walk past without the tip off, which is the point. At the end of it, Ezra Pound keeps a single dim room where the furniture looks rescued from a verge collection because much of it was, a detail Perth's own reviewers cite with affection.
Broadsheet files it among Northbridge's defining small bars, an intimate prohibition style room pouring cocktails, craft beer, and wine since the first wave of Perth's small bar reforms.
The name is the literary joke it appears to be. The drinks are not a joke at all; Yelp reviewers rate the cocktails among the best value in the city.
Reading the Room
One narrow room, period photographs, glass cabinets of unexplained ornaments, and candle light over mismatched armchairs. It holds a few dozen people and feels full at twenty.
Laneway tables catch the evening crowd when the room tops out, with the graffiti as wallpaper. Winter pushes everyone inside around the bar.
The Menu, Edited
Who Shows Up, and When
Early evening draws Northbridge workers dodging the strip, and the room ages down as the night runs. Sundays are the locals' slot.
Queues form at peak on weekends, which AGFG and reviewer consensus treat as the cost of a room this size with drinks this good.
The Word on the Street
- Broadsheet counts it among the leading small bars in Perth.
- Yelp reviewers praise expertly made cocktails at reasonable prices.
- Tripadvisor regulars call it a great find and tell readers to go there directly.
- Weekend Notes flags the hidden entry and the 1920s clutter as the charm rather than the obstacle.
Go, or Skip
- Cocktail drinkers allergic to velvet rope speakeasies
- A first date that needs talking room
- Avoid if you want big screens, big groups, or table service
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