Annie's Bar

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LUSH BAR BUT WITH KAREOKE BINGO CROWD 28th August 2008

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Having just moved to the area, I'm trying out everywhere and was told that Annies had had a refurb. On wandering in on a rainy British summers night my first impressions were 'fab', the decor was over the top royal red and golds, with flocked wallpaper - garish but i liked it. I had a coiuple of glasses of wine with a friends and relaxed in the comfy throne like chairs quite happily.

I intended to take my mum the next week as the crowd seemed more mature.

However on passing last Friday there appeared to be a caberet singer!!!!!!

the clientele all had blue rinses and clip on earrings and however nice the bar fit was - the pub now appeared in a time warp.

I had thought that the old crowd that used to reside in Annies before the refit had continued to drink there creating an amalgamation of new, old, benny hil, camp, bank turned wine bar with extensive drinks list that no one is trained to create vibe. However, after the cabaret glimpse maybe their intentions were to capture and market the already existing crowd that reside there and that Annies has been saved from another skinny jean, magners drinking venue of which we have many?????


I will try Annies again but i'm confused as to whether I fit in there.

Wine was, though a rather tasty red [miles better than a previous glass that I had in teh Oxford!!]


Try Annies yourself and we'll see who it is really for!

Thomasinho

To early to say 2nd July 2008

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I went along to Annies bar for the launch, but as I arrived at about 7.30, you could still smell the paint drying on the wall, and the builders were carry furniture in.

From what I did see of the finished bar, I have to say the decor, was lovely, and the bar seemed out of place, it would have been better suited in Hampstead, so this could be a great place for Kentish town, in terms of service I cant fairly comment as I didnt stay long enough for the opening to the public

I wondered around looking for refreshments or at least a drink, I was directed to the door, where a girl had some bottles of champagne, but no glasses to drink from them. At this point id lost my will to stay longer, and promptly left.

The bar from a decor perspective seemed lovely, but to see what its really like id need to return in two weeks or so,

mazphd at 02/07/08

I hope you left with the bottle of champers in hand.

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