Troubadour

Drinking holes don’t come much more eccentric than the Troubadour. It’s a slice of 1960s bohemia that hasn’t yet dragged itself into the 21st century – much to the relief of the regulars, who lounge around sipping coffee or red wine while daydreaming about their unfinished acoustic ballads and surreal novellas. The marble tabletops, wooden stools and ornate mirrors are lifted straight out of a European café, and the music drifting up from the basement venue (where Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and many others have played) is predictably heartfelt and unplugged. Beers are primarily bottled and referred to as ‘talking water’; reds, whites and bubbles are around £4.50 a glass; daiquiris and sours are just under £6 and arrive, hilariously, in a Duralex tumbler – but you really wouldn’t want it any other way. Idiosyncratically glorious.

Time Out Bars, Pubs & Clubs Guide 2008

Services:

Available for hire: Restaurant
Function room: Function room
Games: board games
Music: acoustic/bands 8pm Tue, Wed; £5; bands 8pm Thur-Sat; £5-£15
Other: Poetry (8-10pm alternate Mon; £6)
Outdoor tables: 8, garden; 4, pavement
TV: big screen, satellite

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I had been recommended this restaurant so decided to see if I could get a table without a booking last Thursday - their website says "just turn up" so I did. Needless to say I didnt stay after their extremely rude staff - when asked if there was a table available, the answer was an unhelpful... [More]
Anonymous  Mar 29 2008