London 2004



This bar was already legendary when it opened. Members only, if not, you can make a reservation for a table in the early evening, but you have to leave before 23.. I really wanted to see the place, so I made a booking for us, we were allowed in, and in the empty first floor bar, we were seated on a children size two-top in the middle of the floor. Not so ravishing. Well, we went on to the bar and started chatting with the bartender, he was friendly and once it was revealed we are colleagues from Finland, he asked for the duty manager to show us around. So in addition to our delicious aperitifs, we got a thorough round of the house. I could imagine how the party could be quite wild in the red bar, but otherwise it must mostly stay rather loungy.. That I find is a problem with members bars, that you never know if there is a good party or just few people sitting in their table, enjoying too expensive drinks, waiting for something to happen.