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The Booking Office, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
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The superlatives come easy when describing the Booking Office: it is epic, soaring, dramatic, magnificent.
As part of the architect George Gilbert Scott's 1873 Midland Grand Hotel, it was designed to instil in passengers a sense of awe of the power and wonder of the railways. These days, it serves as an awe-inspiring bar, and its refit has made the most of the Victorian splendour while introducing the comfort expected in a five-star hotel.
Around the sides are deep, modern sofas and armchairs, perfect for taking in the original arched windows, the ribbed vaulting, the ornate brickwork - all cleverly lit to impressive effect.
The drinks show equal attention to detail: the cocktail list was created by great London mixers Nick Strangeway and Henry Besant, and shows a deep respect of the history of British drinking.
Sours, fizzes and cobblers are represented, but perhaps most exciting are the punches, served with dash from handmade copper mugs - the Billy Dawson Punch Rocks was a dark and complex mixture of lemon peel, demerara sugar, rum, cognac, porter and nutmeg.
The Booking Office is as far from an everyday boozer as you'll get in London, but everyone should pay homage at least once.
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What is 'following'?Transport King's Cross or St Pancras tube/rail
020 7841 3540
Open 6.30am-2.45am daily
Credit cards AmEx, DC, MC
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Service is appalling. Waited 20mins to be seated and was greeted by a rude waitress. Food was just fair.
One of my absolute favourite bars in London. Stunningly beautiful surroundings, awe inspiring. One let down is the food is overpriced and not always up to the standard of the drinks and ambiance.
Soup that was far too buttery and gloopy, £14 for a tiny steak and ale pie, poor service. Really disappointed given the reviews on here!
I am such a fan of the Booking Office- the ambience, the historic space and the suberb cocktail list is what keeps me coming back. It is so unique compared to the usual hotel bars. I love the copper punch bowls and the haggis bon bons in particular, which go down very welll with the Orchard Sour cocktail! Looking forward to my next visit!
I adore the Booking Office- delicious cocktails and teh bar snacks are to die for. Hottest bar around.
wonderful epic venue with spectacular and rare cocktails made with care. Great buzzy atmosphere and very friendly and helpful bar team
Scores high on the gothic grandeur scale and the bar staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Decent winelist. The front of house staff and waiting staff, however, were abrupt, unhelpful and at times downright rude. Would come again for a glass of wine if I was passing through the station, but definitely wont be a destination bar for me.
OK, it's a stunning room but there's some fairly slipshod design. The rectangular lamp shades over the bar are already looking grubby and block any view of the amazing vaulted ceiling. Truth be told, the cheap metal looks like they may have once seen service as presentation displays at Lidl. And the prices are ludicrous - you're better off at The Betjeman or the Euston Tap.
Looks like a station pub. Feels like a station pub. Even the decor doesn't make up for that and we left without even having a drink. I wouldn't bother unless you actually happen to be in the station and in need of a pub!
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