Tamburlaine conquers Cambridge’s cocktail scene
Cambridge has a new cocktail destination at the Tamburlaine hotel, reports Mark Ludmon Named after a great conqueror and ruler of Persia and central Asia in the Middle Ages, Tamburlaine hotel is setting out to conquer the food and drink scene in Cambridge with its restaurant and bar. The stunning boutique hotel takes its name …
Fashion statement at London Cocktail Club’s latest bar
London Cocktail Club has branched out to a new site in the City of London. Pictures by Kev Williams London Cocktail Club is one of the bar industry’s biggest success stories of the past decade. After being founded in 2008 in Covent Garden by JJ Goodman and James Hopkins, it has proven it is possible …
Brewery-fresh beers on tap at Tiny Rebel’s new bar in Newport
As part of its £2.5m new production site on the outskirts of Newport in south Wales, Tiny Rebel Brewery has unveiled a new bar. Officially launched earlier this month, the new 30,000 sq ft facility in Rogerstone has allowed the brewer to increase capacity to five million litres annually – nearly nine million pints. Alongside …
Going Dutch at Bristol’s new gin bar
One of Bristol’s most historic buildings has been turned into a quirky, contemporary bar Dutch, selling 80 different types of gin. Jackie Annett reports Bristol’s historic Old Market area has a new bar that is enjoying quite a lot of local publicity thanks to its huge selection of gins. The city’s first dedicated gin bar …
Burning bright in Bingley: the first FirePit Smokehouse & Sports Bar
A grade II-listed fire station in Bingley in west Yorkshire has undergone a million-pound transformation into FirePit Smokehouse & Sports Bar, reports Jackie Annett. Photography by Adam Johns Transforming a grade II-listed building in Bingley, near Bradford, into an American-style diner and sports bar is no easy task. But the designers of the FirePit have …
Pop-up terrace on the Thames brings Anna de Codorníu to UK
The cool vibe of Barcelona’s best beach clubs has been transported to the heart of London Docklands this summer, offering cavas and sangria cocktails. The Anna de Codorníu Terrace on the Thames pop-up has been created in the 17th-century Grade I-listed Columbia Wharf at DoubleTree Hilton Docklands, running until the end of September. Decorated with …
Cocktails get curiouser and curiouser at The Wonderland Bar
Mark Ludmon goes down the rabbit hole to explore a new pop-up bar in London Colour-changing cocktails and other drinks inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are on the menu at a theatrical pop-up bar running in London until September. The Wonderland Bar has been created by production company EBP and theatre company Les Enfants …
The Lost & Found expands to Knutsford
Revere Pub Company has opened The Lost & Found in Cheshire, reports Mark Ludmon. Pictures by Ben Carpenter If is four years since The Lost & Found burst onto Birmingham’s cocktail scene. Now firmly established, the concept is being rolled out by Revere Pub Company, part of brewer Marston’s. After opening a second site in …
Taste for travel: The Voyage of Buck in Edinburgh
Big Red Teapot has opened Edinburgh bar The Voyage of Buck, reports Mark Ludmon. Pictures by Kate Lenart Back in the late 19th century, William “Buck” Clarence developed a taste for travel. Over the decades, he spent time in places such as France, Taiwan, Egypt and Cuba, bringing mementoes from his adventures back to his …
The three Bs at Castle St Townhouse in Liverpool
Castle St Townhouse, a new destination for food and cocktails, has opened in Liverpool. Mark Ludmon reports Jason McNeill has been bringing late-night drinks, food and entertainment to the people of Liverpool since he and his brother Gary took over Circo in Albert Dock seven years ago. He has now unveiled an all-day dining and …
