Kyra's reviews
Review of Match Bar
07 Oct 07, 20:37
A good match... 
I went here last night for my friend's birthday drinks and to be honest, I was expecting it to be much busier and more hectic than it was. She had reserved an area for us near the dj booth upstairs, which did mean that we spent most of the evening shouting fruitlessly at one another, but I was pleasantly surprised by the time it took to be served drinks, each one slightly more impressive than the last.
My only gripes were that the toilets were miniscule, and I heard some minor complaints that for the prices (which are steep, it must be said), there wasn't a great deal of alcohol in the cocktails. Having said that, the house wine I ended up drinking was very good, very reasonably priced per bottle, and left me feeling clear-headed the next day. The table service was a nice touch- no need to wait at the long bar, unless of course you're there to see and be seen...something I imagine could be carried out very successfully here.
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Review of Two Floors
23 Aug 07, 16:18
Two bad... 
Two Floors is the kind of place that makes you look really hip if you take someone there for thee first time. It's tucked away in a cool side road off Regent Street, it's got low lighting and an appealing 50s-style vibe about it, and lots of hip slouchy leather sofas. Downstairs has a kooky little tiki-style bar with lots of coconut wood everywhere. It's definitely got character.
What brings the place down for me is that the drinks are pricey, they didn't know what a White Russian was, and the last time I was in there, I accidentally left a case with some of my favourite DVDs inside. This, of course, was my fault. But when I called to ask if the bar still had them, they said yes. When I went to collect them, they said someone had taken them home. To watch.
Cheeky things. To my mind, that story is kind of indicative of the too-cool-for-school, slighty slouchy, and not very helpful attitude of the staff there. If they remedied that, this could be an amazing little hangout.
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