Rooftop Gourmet Reverse Champagne Bar
This summer experience from Bompas and Parr leads us in our quest to find out more about the complete history of food to the high rooftops of Belgravia. And I have to say that riding in a tiny lift built some 100 years ago in a building of the same age [...]
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Tags: Victoria and St James's Park
G.A.Y Bar
A very popular bar in the heart of London’s Soho but of course the flagship for the gay life and quite the culture shock for those who would normally drink in their local. GAY has strict door policies and members of our group fake being gay by standing hand in hand to ensure entry. [...]
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Tags: Soho and Leicester Square
The Wheatsheaf Pub
In its hey-day this pub looked fabulous from the outside, wisps of Ivy bloomed all over it upon Windmill hill and it was the entry pub to the town of Enfield. There are even now beer garden tables to drink by this busy road but the Ivy has since died back the pub [...]
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Tags: Enfield
Urban Golf Bar
Soho has more to offer than meets the eye, take for instance the Urban Golf venue, a basement affair with virtual golf on large screens to be swung at by real golf enthusiasts - bring you own clubs or borrow their’s. The lessons or open golf is a pretty good price and alongside [...]
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Tags: Soho and Leicester Square
Monarch Bar
On the trot between Camden Town and Chalk Farm tube stations is the Monarch, a vibrant venue which pulls crowds for specialist club nights, guest DJs and drink deals. We head on over to this venue for White Wedding Club which sees a host of people in fancy dress for the cause of the [...]
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Tags: Camden and Chalk Farm
October 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Star Tavern
Weaving into Mayfair among rows of smart white washed houses and cleaner than a whistle one comes across the Star Tavern. The walls of the outside are covered in coloured plants at the venue looks so traditional that its part of the landscape. Inside the pub diners inhabit almost all the tables this [...]
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Tags: Marble Arch and Park Lane
The Junction Bar
Junction Bar is a fairly neat looking bar, set back from the road behind its own courtyard equipped with picnic tables and drinks with long wide steps leading down to the front entrance. Above the giant letters of the bar name calls to thirsty drinks who happen to be passing on the opposite [...]
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Tags: Angel and Islington
Shake Town Milkshake Bar
One of the newer additions to Barnet’s growing cosmopolitan population of shops and outlets is this little milkshake and smoothie bar. Perched on the corner of Barnet hill opposite High Barnet tube station this unit has previously been occupied by a curiosity shop, a vacuum cleaner shop and a flower nursery. Today [...]
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Tags: Barnet
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Las Iguanas Bar
Las iguanas is a chain of bars which really tries hard to be more of a chain of restaurants. The trouble is that the drinks deals are so good its difficult not to turn up, drink away and watch longingly at some of the food being served up to the diners. On this [...]
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Tags: Brighton
September 27th, 2009 · No Comments
The Wick Inn Pub
Away from the hustle and bustle of Brighton pier and its beach front bars is Hove. A town so close to Brighton that you would think they were one in the same. In fact Hove is that little bit more reserved, goes to sleep earlier and is picking up as a favoured [...]
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Tags: Brighton