The Bath House, Soho

I like the Bath House a lot. Tolerable mixture of mainstream soul CDs whacked on in the evening, but not too loud so you can still have a nice chat.

The bar staff are friendly and actually remember what you're drinking. I've got very merry on lots of occasions there, one time losing my bag, which the staff kept safe for me to collect the next day.

The biggest downside is the prices, but what can you expect when drinking in Soho?

Oh yeah and the pub dog is lovely and his name is Bollinger I think

8 Jan 2006 19:19

Minx, Loughton

This bar downstairs is awful. They turn the taps off at the weekend so you have to buy bottles of beer at �3.50. The doormen are rude and the place is full of posturing Essex Boy stockbrokers looking to pull ridiculous trophy blondes.

To top it all there's a step up out of the gents, so if you do manage to get a bit tipsy in there you're liable to trip like I did. It's a shame because it's actually really nice upstairs. But it says a lot about Loughton that they've changed the menu from Greek food to all-day-breakfast fare to get the punters in. Avoid Minx if you want a stress free, reasonably priced evening.

8 Jan 2006 17:17