At the counter, facing the bartender: Tina
Tina takes a stool at the Lobby Bar at One Aldwych, the tall triangular room above the Strand, where she can see every cocktail built in front of her. She walks fast, talks fast, collects soul records and sketches coats on the backs of menus. She works evenings, often confirms the same night for Strand and Aldwych hotels, and a £500 booking of two hours covers a drink and then dinner around Covent Garden.






