Andy's reviews
Review of The Phoenix Artist Club
01 May 08, 12:01
Nice central bar, good atmosphere, unpretentious & not too expensive. 
The Phoenix artist's club is just off Charing Cross Road and is a nice bar to go to to start off a night. The clientele seem to be quite mixed, from individuals and small groups in from the theatre to folk just in for a chat and occaisonally the odd post-work group (though not the kind that some other West End bars are full of!).
Good to go before 8pm as you're supposed to be a member after this time. I believe you can also book an area if there's a large group of you going along, though haven't tested this out yet.
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Review of Lowlander
30 Apr 08, 13:34
Dutch gem in Covent Garden.
I almost walked right past the Lowlander the first time I went wandering round the corner from the craziness of Covent Garden Xmas shoppers on a Sunday. Once inside, it's a different story.
Internally the Lowlander is pretty grand. The bar is stocked high with a wide variety of different beers from all over the world including a good selection of wheat and fruit beers if you fancy something slightly different. The beers are served as they are on the continent in one of the many multitudes of appropriately different glasses that they also keep for the purpose.
I've been back several times now and it's a really nice place to go, varying between moderately busy and totally relaxed in terms of atmosphere but always pleasant and devoid of any of the rush or deafening loudness of some of the bars in London, so a good place for a proper conversation or book reading etc.
The food is good too, not too fancy but fresh and good quality, nice steak sandwiches etc. The table service for food is great and the bar staff are relaxed and friendly. It's pricier than a Wetherspoons but not expensive by London standards and you definitely get what you pay for, plus you can try lots of new beer.
There's at least one other branch in London.
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Review of The Breakfast Club
30 Apr 08, 11:59
American Breakfasts and Smoothies to Die For!
The Breakfast club is a compact shabby chic type cafe cum diner in Soho. It's decked out with slightly retro elements and old sturdy bits of furniture, and a bright but not in your face paint job. They serve a good mix of breakfasty/brunch food and have smoothies that taste as good as they sound. The Blue Monday Remix and Mango-A-Go-Go are particularly good for an extra burst of energy the morning after the night before.
Coupled with an Amercian style 'All American' - eggs, bacon, pancakes and maple syrup breakfast and one of their massive latte's it's the perfect place to start a weekend day. It's also apparently good for early morning work meetings, though I haven't had the pleasure of experiencing this yet {hint, hint}.
p.s. The Soho branch is only open Monday - Saturday. They also have a branch in Angel that's open Sundays but I've not been there yet.
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