Alphabet

I had the misfortune of agreeing to meet a friend of mine in this bar, when he suggested it, a few months ago. Soon after arriving at the agreed time I received a phone call off him informing me that he would be late, this gave me time to sit back and soak up the supposed atmosphere of one of London's premier bars. Looking around I saw it was full of pretentious nobodies all acting as though they were somebody because they had paid £5 for a bottle beer, were whearing Duffer St George tops and smoking Marlboro Lights. Small groups of pseudo-middle class 25-32 year old men sat around posing for the odd half decent looking bit of clacker, who were too worried about ...  Read the complete review

You have to be trendy to go to Alphabet I reckon - it seems to be full of the seriously stylish Soho set. If you feel you can cut the mustard however, this is a great meeting point. There are two floors - the ground level full of tables and chairs, with a busy bar at the back, but you are better going downstairs. Here are all manner of strange chairs made out of tyres, and streetmaps painted on the floor. The style is deliberately thrown-together, and therefore utter tosh, but it makes for a good basement drinking bar. The beers are pricy, as you might expect, and I think it does cocktials. The staff are slightly offhand - but then you wouldn't ...  Read the complete review

This bar is usually full of fairly trendy people, so being a tiger I tend to stand out a bit. The bottled beers are a bit pricey (£3.50) but the atmosphere is funkily relaxed. A good range of cocktails are served, and the wine list is more than adequate. Can 't comment on the food as I've never eaten there, Split into two levels, the upstairs boasts a bar right at the back, with a good number of tables dotted around the front and sides. There's usually no trouble getting in either, the bouncers being pretty cool. But it is downstairs where you should go to really chill out, where a bizarre assortment of furniture awaits you. Several corners ...  Read the complete review