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Cocktail Bar Review: Rules, London

In a city alive with the buzz of the latest opening or pop-up, there is something reassuringly comforting about an establishment that has been open since 1798. That sure is a long time by anyone’s standards and so it is … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Dragonfly Edinburgh

It’s a sad fact that, over the years, Edinburgh’s Grassmarket has become rather grimly synonymous with lairy hen and stag dos, and, as such, a part of town best given a wide berth come Saturday night. Which is a real … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Sygn Bar Edinburgh

Friday night at 6pm is an interesting time to review a bar in central Edinburgh. On the one hand, with the extra pressure of attending to herds of post-work punters, it’s arguably the best time to test service, quality of … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: LAB Bar, London

In a city where new bars crop up faster than cress on wet tissue paper, there is something reassuringly familiar about a bar that has been around as long as Lab. This old timer has been around since before cocktails … Continue →

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How to pick the Perfect Drink.

Every time I visit a cocktail bar with non cocktail-drinking friends I am reminded that reading a cocktail menu can be like reading a foreign language to those not familiar with the terminology and brands. All the talk of random … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Metropolitan Bar, Glasgow

Metropolitan Cocktail Bar and Restaurant can be found on the Candleriggs side of Merchant Square, right in the middle of the Merchant City. Its clientele are inmain suited, booted, well-groomed, & well-heeled – on the day we visit there’s a group of grey-suited men … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Bramble, Edinburgh

The first thing you’ll notice about Bramble is that it’s very difficult to find. I’ve been twice before, and on my third visit I managed to walk past it twice: before consulting Google maps, which gave me the completely wrong answer. … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: The Bedford and Strand, London

It started well enough; the steps leading down to this subterranean venue were just steep enough to instil a mildly thrilling sense of trepidation, and the decor reminded me of my favourite Parisian bistro. Had I known this was as … Continue →

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Consumers!

Us humans are a competitive lot, and as a result we love nothing more than rating, scoring and awarding everything from cars, to holidays, and of course to the cocktail bars that we frequent. In the majority of cases such … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: Booly Mardys, Glasgow

Their website claims that Booly Mardy’s is “Glasgow’s best cocktail bar,” so expectations were set before we even arrived. Review by Donnie Maclean, Eat Balanced

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Cocktail Bar Review: The Zetter Townhouse ~ London

Sometimes you have to do things a little bit strange to stand out from the crowd. There are a few strange things (think stuffed cats with sun parasols) in The Zetter Townhouse but they aren’t needed to make it stand … Continue →

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Cocktail Bar Review: 99 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

99 Hanover Street’s website proclaims that as “Edinburgh’s favourite party destination” it offers up “entertainment seven nights a week”. Having chosen to undertake the very arduous task of cocktail bar reviewing on a Sunday evening, I can confirm that 99 Hanover Street really does live up to its mantra – lashings of opulent style and a pretty fine cocktail menu to boot.

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