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18-26 Essex Rd

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Wed Aug 3 2011

This big bar rocks an urban bordello and burlesque look with its ruby-red ceiling, tassel lampshades and candelabras, with a solid Wild West saloon-style bar top on which to lean, and the separate ‘Satan’s Circus’ mini-club with dancefloor. But the whole thing kind of works. Sort of.

The cocktail list is classic and concise, with mai tais, margaritas and martinis all at £7, while wines are confined to half a dozen reds and whites. The great draughts include wheat beers and lager from Bavaria, a Canadian IPA, a couple of cask ales and a trio of fine brews from Camden Town Brewery; bottles cover a similar geographical spread.

Smaller dishes include ploughman-esque ‘pincho’ dishes such as pickles and pork pies, while larger plates take in butternut and pea risotto, venison pie or mussels and chips. The £5.50 ‘Workers Lunch’ (noon-4pm) includes a half of Camden beer; brunches are big on Saturday; and on Sunday, it’s roast o’clock.

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Address:
Wenlock & Essex 18-26 Essex Rd
London
N1 8LN

Phone:
020 7704 0871
Website:
www.wenlockandessex.com
Opening hours:
10.30am-midnight Mon-Thur; Fri, 10.30am -2am Sat; 10.30am-midnight Sun
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1. Wenlock & Essex
  - 18-26 Essex Rd
    London
    N1 8LN
  - 020 7704 0871
  - www.wenlockandessex.com
  - 51.536573,-0.101072

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(3 ratings)

Really great selection of beers, and quite surprisingly a very inventive selection of homemade bar snacks. Very cute staff btw too!

Michael Willis Fri Nov 12 2010
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I went last Sunday for a roast with three friends. We loved it. Nice bar, good food & great service. To start we had deep fried whitebait (no probs there) then two roast pork and two beef. They were all good cuts of meat, and served with plenty of veg. It was also all very hot (temperature-wise) - just like it should be! Our only criticism was the yorkshire puddings - they looked suspiciously like aunt bessie's cooked from frozen, plus we were charged £2.50 per pudding (as they're only served with the beef, not the pork). But the yorkshires aside, it was a great afternoon - made even better by the excellent service which was second to none. Well done! We've spread the word & we'll be back.

Dickie Thu Nov 11 2010
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Fantastic atmosphere and brilliant food!

Peter Haggitt Fri Oct 1 2010
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Amazing place! Great Food, great beer, what more could you want..?

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