Dusk, Battersea

I love this bar. Decided to have my birthday party at Dusk as I love the cocktails basically plus the staff are great and service very good. I reserved an area for 20 with the manager who couldn�t have been more helpful. Music was good and loud enough that you can hear each other speak and then later on when you�re rather merry it gets cranked up. It was comfortably busy until 11.30pm then the pub crowd came in but it�s still a good crowd. Don�t see why its had some bad reviews as I�ve always had a good night in here. I would say is you�re groping in the dark in the ladies loos.. you can�t apply make up in there as you can�t see yourself! Yes it�s a bit off the beaten track but it doesn�t seem to matter as you make the trip anyway. The cocktails did seem to vary in strength though which would explain why I ended up leaving my card behind the bar�a guaranteed top night out though and perfect for a birthday party.

21 Dec 2006 11:47

The Goat, Battersea

The Goat in Battersea is such a disappointment � has so much potential but can�t get it right. The service is the slowest in Battersea. Their only defence was �we�re not usually this busy on a Tuesday night� - just before xmas! They only had 3 people behind the bar and had a great knack of ignoring you. I spent 25 mins at the bar ordering a drink, then 20 mins queuing to pay my bill. I ordered food which took 40 mins to arrive and was cold, even though it was tasty. It also can�t decide what d�cor it wants, at the same time it�s freezing at the back of the pub. Never coming here again unless I want to waste my life away.. there is much better in the area

20 Dec 2006 17:22