Last week I went on a long awaited visit to South Place Hotel in the city. It’s a hidden gem as it looks like an office block on the outside – The Musical Lieutenant waited outside for 10 mins before she realised she was standing by the entrance. We did a provisional review which looked…
Florita’s, or Florita’s Miami Bar and Tropical Gardens to give it its full name, is a trendy bar in central Newcastle with a great vibe, good disabled access and a possible chance to do some celeb-spotting. The bar looks to emulate the hedonistic party-loving style of Miami. Everything is decked out with palm trees, splashes…
Update Oct 2013: The Crowne Plaza is now the Ace Hotel and the restaurant is Hoi Polloi , created by the people from Bistrotheque. Described as “an English modernist brasserie”. If it’s anything like Bistrotheque it should be good. Full review will follow but on the surface it seems that accessibility and facilities remain the same i.e.very good…
Last week was the week when having a pee tried my patience! First I went to The Hampshire Hog, a GastroPub in Hammersmith, which is owned by the team that ran The Engineer in Primrose Hill. The Engineer is a well known celeb hang out but not so here, not yet. It’s got more of a…
Further update Oct 2013 the person we spoke with is wrong there is no disabled toilet at the Hinds Head but ambulant disabled can use the Gents on ground floor, accessed by a step, cleaned and cordoned off by staff if a Lady wants to use. So as you were there’s still no relief in…
Jewel cocktail bar is right next to the bright lights of Piccadilly Circus and puts on something of a similarly glitzy display itself. The decor is decadent and glamorous with elegant furnishings and delicious cocktails. It’s somewhere to go for a night of opulence in the heart of London; not somewhere for an discrete, quiet drink.…
The Narrow is Gordon Ramsay’s new gastropub in Limehouse London, overlooking the Thames. The pub style of the place gives The Narrow a laid back atmosphere while the gastro side of things is covered, as you would expect, by brand Ramsay. What you get is a chilled out and quality place to eat and drink. It…
Archer Street is a trendy cocktail bar in Soho. It has an exclusive vibe, like the sort of thing you’d expect from one of the many surrounding private members clubs, but is open to all-comers. The main bar area is on the ground floor with easy access to get inside. It’s a spacious, elegantly furnished and…
Why would you call a bar Mook? Well, that’s something that has not been fully explained to us. It seems like a strangely self-demeaning name to choose for your bar. But you get the sense that this bar in Leeds is the sort of place that wouldn’t care what you called it. It’s the sort…