The Undercroft Bar

For such a wonderful station, glorified, almost modern Gothic, one would think that the bar situated int he departure lounge would be world class, perhaps with subtle similarities with the champagne bar upstairs? You would indeed be wrong. The undercroft bar, much like its dull choice of name is a modern, expensive, uncomfortable [...]

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HaHa Bar and Restaurant

I thought that most HaHa bars had had their day, so I was surprised to see an addition to the chain in the premier entertainment centre of the O2 in Greenwich - South London. Entering off the curricular walkway; perimeter of the giant venue - the HaHa bar has a wide bar [...]

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Travel Lodge Drury Lane Bar

The Travel Lodge on Drury Lane is not the easiest Hotel to find yet it towers in its secluded corner of Covent Garden as an Eyesore among other similar blocks of flats. The entrance is a pair of unsightly double doors on a concrete plateau of what must be public gardens. [...]

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The Boadicea Pub

A tiny pub tucked into the corner of Charing Cross station. The Boadicea is quiet with no music playing yet full of men in casual attire at the end of a working day. All have beards or stubble and all look so perfectly at ease in this little pub that they must all [...]

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Arnos Arms Harvester

A truly horrifying addition to a family chain of bars and restaurants. Heading to the harvester from Arnos grove station i pass dealers, meth-heads and children with children and secretly hope they are all barred from the venue.inside the scene is fairly busy in the restaurant to the left but the bar where we [...]

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Neutral Zone Field Site Bar

 You would hardly notice there was even an official festival bar in this field surrounded bit wood fire pizza restaurants and stalls selling festival gear but sure enough here is a bar looking as dull as an old shoe among a festival of brightly coloured boots. The dreary white sign reads [...]

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Crabwell Manor - Earl of Chester Suite Bar

Through the small yet plush corridors of the manor one wanders in search of a drink. I come across the party taking play in the room which, according to the account above the door, belongs to the Earl of Chester. Within are a few comfortable furnishings and a small [...]

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Crabwell Manor Hotel Bar

Standing up at the bar in some kind of badly fashioned queue, in a room that feels much like the clubhouse of a golf club, the much talked about Bar at Crabwell Manor House Hotel in Chester is embarrassing, degrading and for lack of a better word, appalling. The selection behind the [...]

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R.E.D. Bar and Restaurant

Advertised as a cocktails and lounge bar outside we are told “they are not ready yet” 9although later I find out that this is actually two venues rolled into one and we are seated in the restaurant area. Old people argue in the corner to slow Spanish music while others drink tea. [...]

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Sand2inista Cantina Bar‎

A gruff bar on the corner of one of Leeds many one way streets. We entered at around midnight on the Saturday after much all day  drinking, the windows were fairly blacked out from outside but we scrambled in with the bouncer holding the door open. Inside was a  nasty scene for any drinker, around [...]

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