From the original post
The photo note
Live #jazz & brews last night in TST! Always a good time hanging out @ Ned Kelly's!
Looking back
The SD Foodie take
Editorial commentary written from Roger’s original photograph and caption. Roger’s own words are the quoted photo note above.
The band and the people around the table carry this record. Ned Kelly's looks like the sort of bar where the performance gives an ordinary beer more personality and where staying for another set is part of the point.
There is no detailed tasting note here, so the honest critique is about the experience: lively without looking polished, social rather than precious, and memorable because the music and company shared equal billing with the drinks.
The quick critique
What stood out
- Live jazz at close range
- An unfussy beer-and-music night
- A social Tsim Sha Tsui atmosphere
Bottom line
Archive verdict
A strong nightlife memory built on live music, cold beer and the kind of room that rewards lingering.