BITE user comments - Hip
Comments by Hip
Went last night because my friends wanted to play pool in the back room, which also has a huge screen. The room itself was a bit too bare and cold for me and had a school hall feel but the front room was cosier with candles on the tables. There is also a beer garden at the front which will come in handy in summer. A nice touch was that they give my friend a bottle of wine because the light didn�t work in the disabled toilet, even though they had made up for it with putting a couple of candles in instead.
1 Apr 2007 09:31
A new local for me although I haven't visited yet but I noticed them giving it a makeover and it looks OK so will visit soon. Used to be The Sussex.
22 Feb 2007 16:56
This bar is great! I�ve been here many a time and despite being well into my thirties I have no issues with the young bar staff. The service can be a little slow but it�s a friendly and laid back place so uppity city types used to Corney & Barrow expense accounts and finger snapping service won�t like it and that�s exactly why we do. An eclectic mix of people, good food and a great outdoor area.
4 Sep 2006 16:25
What a lovely little gem! Went on Thursday night and it was so chilled and friendly with good tunes, a nice mix of people and the chucked together furniture gives it a lovely cosy and studenty feel. Can�t wait to go back.
4 Sep 2006 14:38
Apparently it�s won some kind of award but having visited for a friend�s birthday over the weekend I can only think it was an award for being the most overrated and overpriced bar. Drinks were very expensive and topped up by a �discretionary� service charge of 13.5% even though you ordered at the bar, staff were rude and it just didn�t have a good vibe at all. It was the sort of place that attracts people with a lot of money but not a lot of personality who have to rely on credit cards to pull an attractive gold digger. On the upside the drinks were good and the DJ played a nice and funky mix but there are many other dj bars that are actually fun to go to. Give this one a miss.
4 Sep 2006 14:24
Not sure why this dj bar hasn't made it on here yet but maybe they tried to keep it to themselves. There's a bed tucked into one corner, hence the name. Small bar with a good laid back crowd and good music
5 Oct 2005 13:24
Good food in large portions, a nice traditional pub and a good size beer garden to boot.
5 Oct 2005 13:11
Looking good since the refit and nice to have an open fire.
5 Oct 2005 13:06
Big drinking den for teenagers and undesirables who are not allowed into Autumn House. It's an O'Neill's pub so enough said.
5 Oct 2005 12:30
Purple Rain Bar and Restaurant, North Finchley
We visited the bar twice when it opened a couple of months ago. Interior is OK, albeit with a bit of an IKEA feel, but the big plasma screens blurting out music were a real turn off and the advertising between tracks was very loud and intrusive. It appeared to have pulled in all the local Indian teenagers who spent their whole evening sharing a hookah pipe and one glass of coke. Not sure if any bar would make a profit out of that in a hurry. I think I�d rather spend my beer money in a place with a little more atmosphere!
5 Oct 2005 12:19
The Talbot, Kingsland
Went last night and actually thought the bar staff were really chatty and friendly so not sure what the others are talking about.
1 Apr 2007 09:34