London Cocktail Club Shaftesbury Avenue

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Done out like a 1950s' tattoo parlour, this raucous rock ‘n' roll dive is the third venture from maverick mixologist JJ Goodman (the 2009 winner of Raymond Blanc's The Restaurant). As before, the drinks are sharper than any cooking skills on offer – so try something wacky such as a Tequila-based ‘coupet' of squid ink, smoked bacon, sugar, lemon and egg white. Alternatively, spend the best part of a tenner on a tipple that's ess ‘out there' – perhaps a rose-petal martini, a stone-fruit sour or Tommy's margarita. At ‘three for £5', pickled paprika eggs, prairie oysters and oven-dried tomatoes might not be everyone's first choice of ‘great British bar snacks', but cauliflower cheese croquettes, lamb koftas with tzatziki and Maman Blanc's ham-hock terrine work well at this likeable, if not super-slick Covent Garden gig.

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224 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8EB

020 7580 1960 020 7580 1960

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Opening Times

Mon-Sat 5-11.30pm (Fri-Sat -12M)

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Anon

04 August 2022  
Food & Drink 5
Service 5
Atmosphere 5
Value 5
Crack baby

I was delighted by the cocktail they named crack baby and even more delighted that it got served in a syringe. I think it's innovative and creative to have a product like this, considering that babies are born on crack or die because they have crack in them. It is a very big, ongoing and serious issue. When I emailed them my compliment they were too humble to respond. I think this shot should be promoted and for this club to be rewarded for making a joke about something so serious. They shouldn't consider people that it could offend or upset, change the name or how it is presented. Overall just by selling this shot makes it a wonderful place to attend.

Anon

10 June 2021  
Food & Drink 0.5
Service 0.5
Atmosphere 0.5
Value 0.5
Crack baby

I was shocked by the cocktail they named crack baby and even more shocked it got served in a syringe. I think it's disgusting and insensitive to have a product like this considering that baby's are born on crack or die because they have crack in them it is a very big, ongoing and serious issue. When I emailed them my complaint they didn't even bother to respond. I think this shot should be banned and for this club to not be allowed to make a joke over something so serious. They should consider people that it could offend or upset and change the name and how it is presented. Overall just by selling this shot makes it a disgusting place to attend.

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