Number 90’s 5th Birthday At Hackney Wick | It’s Party Time!
We love a party, any excuse, we’ve even been to an actual piss-up in a brewery and if it involves burgers, cocktails and DJ sets – well that’s a bit of a no brainer.… Continue reading
Category Archive: Bars
A Proper Boozer | The Grafton, Kentish Town, London
I can’t remember the last time we had a proper pub dinner. It’s been supper club this and masterclass that (not that we’re complaining). One was long overdue, so when The Grafton (part… Continue reading
That’s (Speak)Easy For You To Say | Blind Spot’s Speakeasy Cocktail Tea, St Martins Lane hotel
Last week was National Afternoon Tea Week (14-20 August). As always we are willing to jump on a trend and join in the fun and where better a place to have fun than… Continue reading
Two’s Company, Three’s Brilliant | Sack, The Devil’s Darling And Black Rock At The Napolean Hotel, 9 Christopher Street, London
Hidden gems are our thing. London is overrun with bars – some good, some bad and some we have fallen head over in heels in love with, only to be left broken-hearted when… Continue reading
I’m On The Top Of The World Lookin’ Down On… Canary Wharf | Bōkan At The Novotel, Canary Wharf
Since mid-December I’ve been waiting. Every Monday to Friday I was teased by the huge ‘opening soon’ signs on the façade of the new Novotel in Canary Wharf, well Marsh Wall to be… Continue reading
Step Back In Time | The Gibson Bar, 44 Old Street, London
My day job as an art editor requires me to be fast and accurate, but the bar tenders at The Gibson put my skills to shame. Every stir, shake, twist and pour is… Continue reading
B.Y.O.C. ft.James Cochran, London, W1D 7LB | + WIN A Meal For Two!
Regular readers of our ramblings will know by now just how much we love a cocktail. And those of you who know about great and inventive cocktails should know all about B.Y.O.C. If… Continue reading
Shh, Don’t Tell Anyone… | The Mount Vineyard, The Mount, Church Street, Shoreham, Kent, TN14 7SD
The Mount Vineyard in Shoreham, Kent – we were totally divided on whether to tell you about this place or not. Half of us wanted it to remain our little secret, so we… Continue reading
Legendary Cocktails In The Sky | GŎNG Hosts Star Bartender Jorg Meyer Of Hamburg’s Le Lion
If ever you needed another reason to visit GŎNG, this is it. Creator Jörg of Le Lion Bar de Paris in Hamburg is in London from 11 to 14 May, guest bartending at GŎNG… Continue reading
Get Into The Christmas Spirit | Festive Cocktails At Ask For Janice, 50-52 Long Lane Farringdon, London EC1A 9EJ
I’m not actually a massive fan of Christmas food (unless it’s something dirty or Dishoom‘s turkey raan) but what I am keen on is Christmas booze – especially cocktails. So the other night… Continue reading
Burn Baby Burn | The Fire Station Waterloo, 150 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8SB
The Fire Station just outside Waterloo station is a long-standing institution, back in the 80’s it was one of London’s first Gastropubs. It’s been closed for over a year whilst undergoing a transformation… Continue reading
★ WIN ★ A Meal For Two With A Cocktail Each At The Piano Works Farringdon, London, EC1R 3BX
WIN a meal for 2 and a cocktail each at The Piano Works in Farringdon! To celebrate The Piano Works coming to the London bar scene, we have a great exclusive competition for… Continue reading
Take It As Red | Scarlet’s, 1 Upper St. Martin’s Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9NY
After being pleasantly surprised by how good the bar food was at The Sterling, we decided to give the all day menu a go at Scarlet’s in Covent Garden. Both Are under the… Continue reading
In A Pickle At The Gherkin | The Sterling Bar, 30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BF
You may or may not know that a couple of weeks back we ran a competition to win a meal and drinks for two at The Sterling Bar. Our Twitter account almost went… Continue reading
WIN A MEAL & DRINKS FOR TWO AT THE STERLING BAR | 30 Saint Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BF
Want ANOTHER chance to win a meal for two people at, a beautiful venue in the city? Of course you do! The Sterling, a stylish bar sits at the base of The Gherkin,… Continue reading
Flower Power | Long lunch at Lima Floral, 14 Garrick Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9BJ
We don’t want to sound naive but up until a year or so ago we hadn’t tried any Peruvian food at all. All that I knew is that a friend of mine went… Continue reading
East Meets West | Urban Villa | Great West Road, Brentford, London TW8 0GA
Boutique hotelier Urban Villa opened their first UK hotel in Brentford last month (that’s Brentford, not to be confused with TOWIE territory Brentwood in Essex). Think serviced apartments/aparthotel but with more attention to… Continue reading
A Natural Selection? | Darwin Brasserie at the Sky Garden, 20 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 3BY
When the email came round at the day job that the Walkie Talkie (or 20 Fenchurch Street to give it its proper name) was opening up its top three floors to the public, there was… Continue reading
It’s too hot (hot damn) | HotBox, 46 Commercial Street, Spitalfields, London E1 6LT
We’d heard that HotBox, the latest BBQ restaurant to hit London, gets pretty loud (it certainly was on the launch night). So we rushed through any conversation on the way there, anticipating shouting over/at… Continue reading
Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea | Bubba Gump, Unit 75 Trocadero, 13 Coventry Street, London W1D 7AB
Now don’t get me wrong, I love Forest Gump. It’s one of my favourite films. In fact it’s one of those movies that even when flicking through the TV channels at 1.06am, you… Continue reading