• Added: 25th of July 2008
• Area: Shoreditch
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London EC2A 3AH
020 7613 2844

kellytron said
Souless west end vibe in Hoxton - why bother?
This place didn't appeal to me at all.

Sure it's nice and sleek looking, and the cocktail list was impressive, but I found the whole thing too slick, the crowd fairly dull and the whole thing lacked soul.

It has a real west-end vibe if that's your bag: but there are dozens of better options within a one kilometre radius - including sitting in Hoxton square with drinks from the offie.

• Added: 25th of July 2008
• Area: Hackney
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London E2 8ET
020 7729 5137

kellytron said
Not just a strip club
Now I am not advocating strip clubs at all, although I am sure the ladies that work here are just top nocth.

What I am giving 5 stars to is the club nights they have post 11.30pm on a Friday and Saturday night.

I was dubious too, but with the Friday night 60's theme and Staurday night Rock-a-billy theme, it is a fairly initimate venue (no pun intended) with a great crowd.

Drink prices are a little steep though: as I imagine strip club prices tend to be.

• Added: 24th of July 2008
• Area: Islington
• Category: Restaurants

London N1 1QY
020 7354 4088

kellytron said

Sure it's not the best French food you'll find in town but for the price it's a total steal. Quite a nice (and romatic if that's your thing) setting too.

• Added: 24th of July 2008
• Area: Bankside
• Category: Bars and Pubs

London SE1 9RL
020 7378 7776

kellytron said
Jaw dropping excellant
This place just amazed me. I couldn't think of a more perfect venue. Massive space (with hidden nooks and crannies so pick how loud/busy an area you want to be in), performance, live music, art, pinball machines, cheap booze and even a truck with chairs on the tray to sit in. I actually passed about 30minutes pretending to drive this truck and honking the pretend horn - but this isn't compulsory although it does speak volumes about how much of the aforementioned cheap booze I may have consumed.

It's the sort of place you could take a jaded Hoxton-ite and actually get an impressed look out of them.

• Added: 24th of July 2008
• Area: Aldgate
• Category: Cafes and Coffee Shops

London E1 6QL
020 7247 3137

kellytron said

Great coffee, great pizza, some good looking breakfast and some decent looking customers too.

• Added: 24th of July 2008
• Area: Mayfair
• Category: Restaurants

London W1K 1BE
020 7208 4021

kellytron said

Great views (which is reflected in the expensive, yet skillfully produced, drinks list) and I love the olives they ring out with your drinks. Not the sort of place I'd chose to go on my own (preferring an element of grime to my normal venues) but I certainly havn't complained about coming here a couple of times for work.

• Added: 24th of July 2008
• Area: Bethnal Green
• Category: Arts and Culture

London E1 6LA
020 7613 7498

kellytron said

Great tickets when compared to most places and almost half that of the west end (£7 for an adult), a nice mix of hollywood and arthouse flicks and comfy couches to wait on before your movie starts. I'm yet to check out any of the exhibitions but as my local, I struggle to find a complaint.

• Added: 8th of March 2008
• Area: St James's
• Category: Restaurants

London SW1A 1JT
020 7499 6655

kellytron said
So awful I feel like I need a drink to recover
Awful, awful venue that attempts to make you feel like it's a priveledge to be there. But it's not.
Trashy women, horrible music (think of bastardising Michael Jackson with really bad disco tunes), expensive drinks and posers ordereing drinks with sparklers coming out of them

Honestly, I feel like a worse person for having been there.

• Added: 4th of January 2008
• Area: Notting Hill
• Category: Food and Drink

London W11 2AD
020 7727 1121

kellytron said
Really yum (but helps to have deap pockets)
Now the food here (mainly salad, breads and cold meats) is just amazing tasting and even better looking. But it really isn't cheap.

Four types of salad on a plate for £13 (i think) is a lot, even if they are the nicest salads I've ever tasted.

So until my pockets get deeper or my live of salad gets stronger I might stick to walking past, drooling and stealing ideas for salads to make at home!

NB: I have eaten at the one on Upper Street, Islington

• Added: 4th of January 2008
• Area: Spitalfields
• Category: Restaurants

London E1 6LZ
020 7251 0848

kellytron said
Scary animal bits = pretty tasty
My friend and I decided to slink in here one day for a quiet Sunday dinner while nursing hangovers and were pretty impressed. Granted, this may have been a dangerous call as a restaurant known for the assortment of animal parts on their menu and a hangover don't seem to go together, but it worked out well.

The menu changes daily with a variety of starters (great for sharing) and a couple of main options. They sell the bread to take way and it is well worth buying too.

First up, I found the service charming especially as we were asking lots of questions in an attempt to figure out exactly what part of the animal was being served. And we got to try some dessert for free! (but couldn’t fit in anything else after our sample)

I can't remember the details of the food but here is a summary. We shared four starter plates and one main)
Cuttle fish: (Really tasty. Generous portion.)
Quail: (I didn't really try this as its pinky purple flesh scared me. Maybe this is the right colour but my hangover wouldn't let me try it)
Pork belly bits (I forget its proper name: Really moreish. We ate these until we felt ill. And then ate some more.)
Blood cake and poached duck egg: (Pretty tasty but we had a fair bit of this left over as you can only eat so much blood.)
Venison (main): (Nice and succulent)

We shied away from the more 'scary' animail bits such as heart, but they are meant to do that really well if you like that sort of thing.