Apartment 195

You need to press a buzzer to gain admittance to this discreet little number (a sure way to impress your mates). But despite the trappings of highfalutin’ exclusivity, a warm welcome awaits at the top of the stairs. There’s a Vivienne Westwood meets laid-back gentlemen’s club feel to the decor, with sumptuous leathers sofas, a garish pop hologram and royally purple walls adorned with artwork and an enormous, kitsch Penny Black stamp. The drinking is all about the cocktails, with legendary mojitos; the delicious and surprisingly potent lulo mojito (containing Havana Club seven-year-old) costs £8. To celebrate the bar’s fourth anniversary, they’ve launched a special London-themed cocktail menu, featuring various fruity offerings. The star turn is the aptly named Crown Jewels: a glass of honey-sweetened rare cognac topped with vintage champagne that’ll set you back a staggering £350. Now that really would impress your friends.

Time Out Bars, Pubs & Clubs Guide 2008

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Function room: Bar available for hire

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Latest user reviews

Useless. For a bar that is supposed to have won awards, I don't expect to have to explain to a bartender the difference between a scotch and a bourbon, and how bourbons, not scotch are used in Manhattans (I thought it best not to start about rye whiskey vs bourbon). How did this place ever win...
Anonymous  Apr 3 2008