Below and Hidden is the new mini club from Bourne &
Hollingsworth that feels like your partying in someone’s house – except that
the walls are all sparkly and awesome. It’s quite a contrast to the almost prim
and proper upstairs, it most definitely designed as a den of iniquity with
nights not even starting until a bit later in the evening and going on until 2
am. It definitely had the feel of an Arabian parlour, though the decor was actually very Medieval. We were treated to a condensed version of what they wanted the place to be
like.
So, lights were fairly low in the first place, but dipped
even further when the LEDs came on and the disco was ramped up. They had a
short cocktail list, and plan to change the specials on offer on a monthly
basis. Of course we had to try almost all of them and the one I was most
pleasantly surprised by was the Peacock Suite. I normally avoid lavender but here it was
used very judiciously. All the ingredients (kaffir lime, white wine and gin as well) combined to be more than the sum of
their parts – it was hard to pick out the individual tastes but they melded
together to create something incredibly pleasing on the tongue. And I loved the peacock feather garnish!
To be fair, every cocktail was a winner though. The Diamond days, mixing tequila with vermouths and fortified wine was quite a knockout.
To be fair, every cocktail was a winner though. The Diamond days, mixing tequila with vermouths and fortified wine was quite a knockout.
I attended their launch and hadn’t realized food would be on
offer so we had stuffed ourselves with truffled chips at The Bowler beforehand. But
the food they provided looked so good we managed to squeeze in some of that as
well.
As the night wore on the party vibes didn’t flag and by 11
pm everyone still there was up and dancing. I loved the intimate feel of this
place. If you went along you could quickly make friends with everyone in the room
and it would also be just the right size for hiring out for an occasion (if
they do that). It also feels like a secret – when we left and emerged into the
ordinary upstairs and ended up chatting to people, they were like ‘where have
you even come from’, we just suddenly seemed to appear from nowhere. And I
enjoyed that too.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please feel free to add your views, or maybe suggest somewhere I should put on my list!