Maggie's

It may be named after Britain’s only female prime minister & themed on the Iron Lady’s glory days, but Maggie’s seems to have more in common with today’s politics: it comes with lots of colourful PR & packaging, but there really isn’t much to distinguish the place from any of its rivals. Much has been made of the old Thatcher speeches piped into the toilets, along with the Rubik’s cube tables, graffiti-strewn walls & countless references to the Tom Cruise film Cocktail, but the mood & music here are bang up to date. If you don’t fancy the late-night mayhem, call in early to soak up the wacky interiors with a shot of Purple Rain (Beefeater gin, elderflower, blackberries, apple & Prosecco) & head off before the novelty wears thin.