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The Rib Room
'The Rib Room is an exquisite bar/restaurant that smacks of sophistication and elegance'

The Rib Room Bar and Restaurant

Breakfast: Mon—Sat 7am—11am, Sun 8am—11am. Lunch: Mon—Fri 12pm—3pm, Sun 12.30pm—3.30pm. Dinner: Mon—Sat 6.30pm—11pm; Sun 6.30pm—10.30pm

The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant is part of the Jumeirah Carlton hotel on Cadogan Square. To put that in context, this is the bar … Read more →

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Chatime
'A cold, sweet, bitter, milky, chewy drink you can't get anywhere else'

Chatime Bubble Tea

Open Mon–Thu 10am–8pm, Fri–Sun 9am–8pm

The blurb:

A few years ago bubble tea was a largely unknown entity in London. Despite 20 years of massive success in Taiwan — where it was created — and much of the Far East, … Read more →

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The Henry Root
'The style could be described as English eccentric meets American crab shack meets 1920s Paris'

The Henry Root

Open 10am—10.30pm Mon—Fri; 9.30am—10.30pm Sat; 9.30am—9pm Sun

Describing itself as a cafe-bistro, The Henry Root is tucked just off the Fulham Road, and is really less of a cafe than a family restaurant.

A miscellany of angling paraphernalia, burlesque images, … Read more →

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The Drapers Arms
'It immediately provides you with a solution to a problem you didn’t realise existed'

The Drapers Arms

Open midday—11pm Sun—Thu; midday—midnight Fri; 10am—midnight Sat

The Drapers Arms in Ealing opened just under two months ago on the site of O’Neill’s; a chain which has seemingly been subject to a mass closure order in west London. Walking into … Read more →

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Dragonfly Brewery
The Dragonfly Brewery 'is a serious brewing venture'

Dragonfly Brewery at The George And Dragon

Open 12pm—11pm Sun—Thu; 12pm—12am Fri and Sat

With its many fried food shops, 99p stores and a confusing minicab/shisha/kebab outlet in operation, you could optimistically describe Acton High Street as ‘eclectic’. However, if you were being honest, it is a … Read more →

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Honky Tonk
'Honky Tonk's American burgers, although satisfying, are a little over-priced'

Honky Tonk

Open Mon–Fri midday–midnight, Sat–Sun 11am–midnight

The style and crowd:

In celebration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, we headed down to Honky Tonk for some St Paddy’s Day feasting and drinking. ‘2 for 1 St Patrick’s Day cocktails’ on … Read more →

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'The new vinegar cocktails were surprisingly good'

Barts

Open Sun–Tue 6pm–midnight; Wed–Sat 6pm–1am

The style & the crowd:

Having finally found Barts, a secret ‘speakeasy’ bar hidden in the belly of an apartment block on Sloane Avenue, we rung the bell and were greeted through a hatch before … Read more →

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The Bird in Hand

Open Mon 5pm–11pm, Tues–Fri midday–11pm, Sat midday-10.30pm, Sun midday–10.30pm

The style:

I went to this pub about six years ago and remember liking its relaxed, local pub feel; however, I hardly recognise it now. It’s had the full works in … Read more →

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Fifth Floor Bar Harvey Nichols London Fashion Week Cocktails

In the spirit of London Fashion Week February ‘14, Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor Bar has created eight wonderful cocktails inspired by the flavors of the world’s most stylish cities. The cocktails are named after famous shopping streets from around the … Read more →

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'Generous portions only go some way to compensating for these shortcomings.'

The Eagle

Open Mon–Thu midday–11pm, Fri–Sat midday–midnight, Sun midday–10.30pm

The style & the crowd:

Before its recent makeover, I used to go in The Eagle now and then, thinking of it as a drinker’s pub. If I wanted to have a posh … Read more →

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