Balls Brothers

A traditional pub sign above a doorway and downward steps into a basement wine bar - the name “Balls Brothers” tells you nothing about what’s inside. Instead of some comedy-toilet-humour-gay venue we find a very traditional wine bar, with well stocked bar, expensive drinks and a maze of interconnecting rooms and low-ceiling hallways of empty tables and chairs. The walls are painted with a rich red and everywhere you look are paintings and artistry. The scattered crowd are made of old women and couples and although the drinks cost from £4 for a small glass of house red there is an excellent selection of wines although no cider. The place also closes very early (about 9pm on a Friday night).

Overall the feeling is that of an upper-middle class art gallery for wine drinkers but it is a very suitable wine bar and a flavour of what old London must have been like, overall a perfectly respectable 5/10.

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