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One Friday night I headed into town after work for a special event....a VT Meeting! The meeting, organised by JulesH (Julia) was being held in honour of Hayward68 (Laura) coming to London. The venue was a small bar called 22 Below, located close to Oxford Circus in central London. 22 Below is called a 'bar, lounge, kitchen'…I guess cause there is a bar, some lounge chairs (plus other chairs, tables and stools), and they also serve food. They don't mention that it is also a music venue - there was a DJ that was playing 80's music…much to the delight of us older VT'ers who could actually sing along with what the DJ was playing for a change! Drinks wise, there were some interesting cocktails to choose from (like a Porn Star) and a few wines by the glass, along with the other usual drinks. Drinks were a little on the pricy side, and no early evening happy hour : ( The bar was small, with a relaxed vibe. Entrance is off the street, and then straight down stairs. It got pretty noisy later in the evening when the DJ turned up the music, making it hard to have a conversation unless standing right by the person and speaking loudly. There were 11 VT'ers all up, and the bar kindly reserved a table for us so we could sit comfortably for the first few drinks and have a bite to eat. With the food, we opted for a Mezze platter and another sharing platter which had an assortment of tasty treats. We also shared a big bowl of chips. I liked 22 Below and would pop by again for drinks, perhaps earlier in the evening when it isn't to noisy.
The afterwork crowd looked smart, so dress accordingly Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: 22 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7HUPhone: 0207 437 4106Directions: Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus is 2 minutes walkWebsite: http://www.22below.co.uk/ Other Contact: office@below22.co.uk
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| | | | De Hems: De Hems, West End Dutch Pub | Tip Rating: | | | | |
One evening we met friends at for a drink. We wanted to meet somewhere near to Piccadilly, as we would be going for dinner near there a little later, and our friends suggested De Hems. De Hems is a historic bar, located just off Shaftesbury Avenue, on the edge of China Town. It was built back in 1890, though was home to a tavern prior to that as well. The bar specialises in Dutch & Belgium beers, with several on tap. It also has a pretty tempting sounding food menu. We managed to get a table in the busy downstairs area and tasted a couple of the beers, enjoying a catch up with our friends. There is also an upstairs section, but I didn't get the chance to check it out. This is quite a lively pub, which is apparently 'the' place to go when there is a Dutch football game on. It was busy when we were there on a Tuesday night, mainly with the after work crowd, but a little too smoky for my liking...but then any smoke is too much for me! Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: 11 Macclesfield St London W1D 5BWPhone: 0207 437 2494Directions: Nearest Tube: Piccadilly Circus or Leicester Square Located just off Shaftesbury AvenueWebsite: http://www.dehems.co.uk Other Contact: matthew@dehems.co.uk
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| | | | Hamptons Wine Bar: Relaxed Wine Bar | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Hamptons Wine Bar is located a little off the main drag, close to Leicester square. It was the meeting place of a recent London Ladies TV Meeting. The bar very kindly reserved a corner table for us, so we were comfortable to commence gossiping!! Hamptons is quite spacious and bright, and happily was not too smoky when we were there. There were lots of wines on offer, by the glass or bottle, but to Jessica-b's dismay, only 1 type of beer! They also serve some food here, but only Jessica ordered a small snack, as she was unable to join us later for dinner. Service was efficient and very friendly - we tortured our friendly Aussie waitress by asking her to take photos of us girls with 6 different cameras!! In summary - Hampton was a great place to meet friends when you don't want to have to shout to be heard and want a little bit of room to yourself. The perfect venue for when VT girls get together!!
VT Chic Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: 15 Whitcomb Street, London WC2H 7HAPhone: 020 7839 2823Directions: Located on Whitcomb Street, towards the bottom (away from Piccadilly) on the right. Nearest Tube: Piccadilly CircusWebsite: http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/info_pubbar_6098.html
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| | | | Janet's Bar: Janet's Bar, South Kensington | Tip Rating: | | | | |
One evening we were meeting friends for a drink before dinner in South Kensington. One of the friends had heard of a bar right near the tube station called Janet's Bar, so this sounded like an easy option. Unfortunately it turned out to be a bad option... Janet's Bar is a small, colourful, but at the same time a little dingy, bar that is located under the Brompton Hotel. The walls are covered with photographs of happy regulars drinking cocktails and partying all night. When we arrived at around 6pm one Thursday evening we were the only ones sitting inside the bar area. There is a tiny balcony at the front with 2 small tables, which were full when we arrived, but were obviously the place to sit, as the music inside was incredibly bad and way too loud for that time of evening. We ordered some cocktails, which took forever to arrive...even though there was no one else to serve....and they were terrible and expensive. Luckily after about 30 minutes the people who had been sitting outside left, so we were able to move out away from the music and get some fresh air. Perhaps this place is fabulous when you arrive late...already tipsy...not noticing the poor service and bad music. But won't be going back again to find out... Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: 30 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 3DLPhone: 0871 332 2998Directions: Nearest Tube: Located one minute walk from South Kensington
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on May 17, 2006
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