“Expect men in utilikilts” and “lots of asymmetrical haircuts”, if you visit this “upmarket-hipster” Bethnal Green warehouse-conversion; with the former cabaret now just a memory, however, old fans fear the place has “gone totally mainstream”; the food has always been rather incidental.
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Brunch - yes, Children's facilities - high or special chairs, Entertainments - regular drag shows and cabarets, piano brunch, Private rooms (capacities) - 50,100, Last orders - 10.30 pm, Fri & Sat 11 pm, Closed - closed weekday L
“The awfulness” of the location – an industrial part of Bethnal Green – makes this the “perfect spot for the fashion crowd’s favourite restaurant”, opines the critic. Once inside, he recovers from his “cissy squeamishness” and finds “it is really very cool”. He likes the “utilitarian chic” of the “airy dining-room” and finds the food “holds its own well enough” (with puddings “the undoubted triumph of the evening”). So, “for all its hyper coolness”, this turns out to be “a warm and welcoming kind of joint”.
Gareth Wyn Davies (7th September 2009)
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