Bar Wars (in SE23!)
Hmmm...I feel in the mood for a few drinks (perhaps cocktails) and some tasty bar snacks. Luckily for me the Honor Oak Park area is a cornucopia of bars, restaurants and pubs. Narrowed it down to the three best places (and the ones closest to my lair, ha!):
1. Equal - now this is one classy joint! As soon as you step in you're greeted with cosmic chill-out music, lulled lighting and some very groovy artwork by resident artists. The food here is of high standard and unlike most South-East London restaurants the food (and cocktail) menu changes very frequently treating your tastebuds to a different experience everytime.
My only criticisms of this place is that the food is not as good as it used to be! Indeed, I remembering tasting one of the most heavenly starter courses here: Smoken Salmon and Poached Egg on a Bed of Rocket, yum! The food now is still good but slightly veering toward gastropub rather than gourmet, but hey, it's still good! Also, I get slightly disorientated with being served by different barstaff...now wait here me out! Although they are all very talented, they all have their individual styles of cocktail-making which means the same cocktail never tastes the same :( I guess I'm just a creature of comfort, but those things aside, it's definitely the best bar in SE23!
2. Tapastry - Now I have only been here once but I like it! Thankfully taking the place of the dreadful Red Rooms , Tapastry has a wonderful European feel to it, more German or Belgian than Spanish. It's not really the kind of place to sit brooding in a dark corner as the whole place is as bright as day! But if you want some good tapas, cold (and pretty darn cheap) Spanish beer and a cheerful, unpretentious atmosphere it's definitely a good place to go and nicely merry!
3. Two Trees Restaurant - Now this isn't exactly Honor Oak Park, but sometimes it's worth going the extra 0.1 mile for quality! Once you're seated in the restaurant it really does feel like you're somewhere more exotic due to a combination of the arabesque music and mystical knifes and jewellery adorning the walls. However, when you get to the menu it's a hodgepodge of Moroccan, European, Mexican, Cajun and Italian. Criticisms aside, they have a very good wine list, the chef always cooks the dishes with love and the staff are very helpful (and pretty!).
Might have to flip a three-sided coin for this one...
1. Equal - now this is one classy joint! As soon as you step in you're greeted with cosmic chill-out music, lulled lighting and some very groovy artwork by resident artists. The food here is of high standard and unlike most South-East London restaurants the food (and cocktail) menu changes very frequently treating your tastebuds to a different experience everytime.
My only criticisms of this place is that the food is not as good as it used to be! Indeed, I remembering tasting one of the most heavenly starter courses here: Smoken Salmon and Poached Egg on a Bed of Rocket, yum! The food now is still good but slightly veering toward gastropub rather than gourmet, but hey, it's still good! Also, I get slightly disorientated with being served by different barstaff...now wait here me out! Although they are all very talented, they all have their individual styles of cocktail-making which means the same cocktail never tastes the same :( I guess I'm just a creature of comfort, but those things aside, it's definitely the best bar in SE23!
2. Tapastry - Now I have only been here once but I like it! Thankfully taking the place of the dreadful Red Rooms , Tapastry has a wonderful European feel to it, more German or Belgian than Spanish. It's not really the kind of place to sit brooding in a dark corner as the whole place is as bright as day! But if you want some good tapas, cold (and pretty darn cheap) Spanish beer and a cheerful, unpretentious atmosphere it's definitely a good place to go and nicely merry!
3. Two Trees Restaurant - Now this isn't exactly Honor Oak Park, but sometimes it's worth going the extra 0.1 mile for quality! Once you're seated in the restaurant it really does feel like you're somewhere more exotic due to a combination of the arabesque music and mystical knifes and jewellery adorning the walls. However, when you get to the menu it's a hodgepodge of Moroccan, European, Mexican, Cajun and Italian. Criticisms aside, they have a very good wine list, the chef always cooks the dishes with love and the staff are very helpful (and pretty!).
Might have to flip a three-sided coin for this one...
posted by Miss Kitty @ 10:06
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