Embassy Bar (formerly Purple Rain)

On planet earth a compass needle is pulled to north by the magnetism of the planet’s core. In Finchley, all of the youth (which normally parading the streets during the day, poised with guns ablazing, blingbling, trainers and adidas suited up vehicles) are magnetically drawn to Purple Rain at night. Its [...]

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Transylvania Bar & Restaurant(formerly Vedi Vidi Vici)
[UPDATE] :September 2006: The Transylvania Bar in Barnet has now closed permanently.
This place has changed its names more times than Prince but it is essentially the same inside, I have no idea why they go to all the trouble to keep changing it, it just needs to be given [...]

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The Roundhouse

As large as this venue looks do not be fooled as I was, it is in fact very small. The entire front of the pub is just window space in which stand businessmen of all walks, packed into this tiny but expensive venue. The bar takes forever to get served at and with other [...]

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O’ Neill’s
If you looking for a large socialite pub, this certainly isnt it. I mean bearing the name oneils out the front means a lot to me having been to many in the past but this particualr venue was cramped and more like a back-street old-mans pub than the youthful attraction that its brand name [...]

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Builders Arms

The builders arms has a tone of self love. An inward community of elderly drinkers huddled in two tiny room amist expensive but common ales and chav barmaids. Posted on its walls are adverts for locals to join in pub competitions and a proud statement of “we are the best voted bar on beerintheevening.com” [...]

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Bar @ Adelphi Hotel

Ok, so i did end up at this bar because of a private function, can I review it then? Of course I can, but take note that the cost of items may have been subsidised. The place itself is infamous for representing the interier of the titanic with lustrious late victorian halls [...]

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Cafe Loco

I find myself wating outside this club at 1am on a friday night in jeans and trainers and my mates assure me this is such a seedy place they will actually let you in without leather shoes even being on- so long as you assure the bouncers you have some at home. You enter [...]

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Torch Club

For starters you will need one when you go in. Even on the busiest nights in town you feel like you’ve stumbled into an oversized wardrobe. Oh wait theres a light at the end, yes definitely, oh its a bar but no the barman wont serve you cos hes chatting to the only other [...]

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The Alexandra

An old time stare-at-the-folk-who-just-stolled-in pub. Horrible indeed. The toilets were like an outhouse indoors and the crowd literally discussed amongst themselves how horrible it was having non-locals in there premises. Ok i may have been tipsy but that was no excuse. the drink was quite well priced as i recall and they do tend [...]

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Yates
Like the wetherspoons next door this place is utterly packed most of the time. The drinks seem to be more expensive here than any other Yates in the country as well. I literally queued for an hour to get two pints which I couldn’t navigate through the crowd without dropping. The music is very loud [...]

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