Geisha Bar (Charing Cross Road - London)

January 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Geisha Bar

Tucked beside a row of other Gay bars on Charing Cross road, this bar is safe-guarded by bouncers and within is a snapshot of gay clubbing in the 41st century. its very unworldly and alien. The place is bathed and purple and pink lighting and couples are strewn along the bar which is just [...]

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Tags: Soho and Leicester Square

The Duke of York (Farringdon - London)

January 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Duke of York

A loud, male dominated pub with enough atmosphere and lively intent as to bowl over anyone that comes through its doors. This pub, situated on a relatively quiet corner of Clerkenwell road opens with a hall-like room with a letterbox-style bar (you have to stoop down to get served, although there is [...]

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Tags: Farringdon and Fleet Street

Superna Bar (Leeds City Centre)

January 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Superna Bar

A pretty busy, upmarket feeling bar with heavy emphasis on deep bassy music, red curtains and soft furnishings. The entrance steps take you downward to a bar where the popularity of the place makes standing in wait for a drink an uncomfortable affair. The place tries to maintain a bold image, the bar -women [...]

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Tags: Leeds

Oporto Bar (Call Lane - Leeds)

January 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Oporto Bar

Another well stocked bar just down the road from Jake’s which shoots off into the unit next door for a lounge-esque room populated in a sea of student types, so elbow to elbow at the bar in the entrance room that fights can occur of a Friday night, though bouncers are very fast to [...]

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Tags: Leeds

Intrepid Fox (Tottenham Court Road - London)

January 8th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Intrepid Fox

Rumour has it that the owners of the previous and successful establishment that resided on Wardour street moved to this new venue to keep the punters happy. What has happened is that a bold and well established establishment has been tucked under the tallest most dominating building in the area and made to feel [...]

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Tags: Soho and Leicester Square

Duttons Wine Bar (Chester)

December 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Duttons Wine Bar

Duttons is a big busy brooding pub with a large and noisy crowd, friendly enough and one of those kind of atmosphere’s that’s so filled with bustle that the bar itself feels messy with a thousand drinks spilled upon it and the poor barmaids looking drowned in orders of fifty drinks or more [...]

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Tags: Chester

Sway Club and Bar (Covent Garden - London)

December 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Sway Club and Bar

This infamous two-level club is blended with a  hotel entrance to make it look and feel up-market and prim. Downstairs is much like a traditional club - a big open floor with booths and small tables at the sides with a treasure-horde style bar at the back reaching elegantly from floor [...]

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Tags: Covent Garden

The Tipperary (Fleet Street - London)

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

The Tipperary

The Tipperary, like most pubs in Fleet street is long and thin but don’t be deterred because the shape of a coffin, despite the fact that the bar (full length of the pub) fully takes up 50% of the width of it, this basically means that anyone sporting a large belly will have problems with navigation [...]

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Tags: Farringdon and Fleet Street

The Wetherspoons (Leeds Train Station)

December 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The Wetherspoons

A medium sized Wetherspoons but a larger than average pub - this poorly names branch of the popular chain sits in a rather good position within the train station at Leeds with tables scattered on the concourse outside and within the pub young people populate the place as if it wasn’t a simple station [...]

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Tags: Leeds

The Bald Faced Stag (East Finchley - London)

December 10th, 2007 · 3 Comments

The Bald Faced Stag

Where has this gastro pub gone? Only about an eighth of it is still a pub apparently - the rest is a platofmr restaurant - laid bare and sorry at the back of this establishment. The selection of drinks however is quite good and the vibe is relaxed but up-beat with a [...]

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Tags: Finchley and Whetstone