A Drinking Revolution in Leadenhall
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Ask any student (or ex-student) in Manchester or Leeds about Revolution and they'll most likely have fond memories. The franchise, known best for its novelty flavoured Vodkas (toffee, chocolate, rhubarb, custard, etc.) have branches in most big towns including, now, London.
In those other towns, Revolution pretty much has the upper-end high street bar market cornered, and it's populated through the week and on weekends by students looking for a cheap-ish lash-up.
The City iteration, based on Leadenhall Street, has achieved unparalleled and deserved popularity in the three months that it has been open. Based on the site of the old Edward Lutyens-designed Midlands Bank and the subject of a £4 Million refit, Revolution has shot up the Thursday night popularity stakes with Leona Lewis-like speed and alacrity, eclipsing old warhorses Abacus and Apt, and nudging its near-neighbour, Prohibition, out of the way in the pre-weekend popularity stakes.
In fairness, Abacus has done remarkably well to remain around at the top for so long, but Revolution is a much flashier, cleaner and classier alternative (in relative terms, of course).
So why is it so popular? Revolution certainly does nothing new in terms of drinks, layout, or music. Expect to hear classics, standard chart R'n'B and house - you'll never find anything too left of the middle in the Square Mile - and if the sight of a team of sweaty insurance brokers from Lloyds frugging away to "Smooth Criminal" offends your sensibilities I'd give it a wide berth. But if you are used to the sort of beasts (of both sexes) that prowl the fun-pubs on work night you'll have no qualms about joining in.
Revolution boasts the 60-foot-long ground floor Lutyens Bar, allegedly the longest in the City of London. There's also a mezzanine 'canteen' bar, the U'Luvka Vault private meeting room, dining room and bar, and the cavernous Underground Club, a den of iniquity and debauchery akin to the last days of Sodom and Gomorrah.
But by 9pm on a Thursday or Friday be warned - whether you are tucking into the more-than-adequate bar chain fare upstairs or sharking your way around the bottom floor trying to 'make new friends' - you will have to be prepared to push your way around. This is one busy old cattle market. Even the most addicted of smokers will think twice about making their way from the club to the front door and back - it really does get horrifically busy.
To conclude, if you want a good, solid after-work joint that will last until the wee hours of Friday morning without breaking the bank, Revolution is your place.
Get a group of like minded souls, get there early, and if all else fails there's always the money shot of taking someone home for the night.
What else can you ask for?
The City iteration, based on Leadenhall Street, has achieved unparalleled and deserved popularity in the three months that it has been open. Based on the site of the old Edward Lutyens-designed Midlands Bank and the subject of a £4 Million refit, Revolution has shot up the Thursday night popularity stakes with Leona Lewis-like speed and alacrity, eclipsing old warhorses Abacus and Apt, and nudging its near-neighbour, Prohibition, out of the way in the pre-weekend popularity stakes.
In fairness, Abacus has done remarkably well to remain around at the top for so long, but Revolution is a much flashier, cleaner and classier alternative (in relative terms, of course).
So why is it so popular? Revolution certainly does nothing new in terms of drinks, layout, or music. Expect to hear classics, standard chart R'n'B and house - you'll never find anything too left of the middle in the Square Mile - and if the sight of a team of sweaty insurance brokers from Lloyds frugging away to "Smooth Criminal" offends your sensibilities I'd give it a wide berth. But if you are used to the sort of beasts (of both sexes) that prowl the fun-pubs on work night you'll have no qualms about joining in.
Revolution boasts the 60-foot-long ground floor Lutyens Bar, allegedly the longest in the City of London. There's also a mezzanine 'canteen' bar, the U'Luvka Vault private meeting room, dining room and bar, and the cavernous Underground Club, a den of iniquity and debauchery akin to the last days of Sodom and Gomorrah.
But by 9pm on a Thursday or Friday be warned - whether you are tucking into the more-than-adequate bar chain fare upstairs or sharking your way around the bottom floor trying to 'make new friends' - you will have to be prepared to push your way around. This is one busy old cattle market. Even the most addicted of smokers will think twice about making their way from the club to the front door and back - it really does get horrifically busy.
To conclude, if you want a good, solid after-work joint that will last until the wee hours of Friday morning without breaking the bank, Revolution is your place.
Get a group of like minded souls, get there early, and if all else fails there's always the money shot of taking someone home for the night.
What else can you ask for?
Here Is The Writer : Mr. King-Edwards
"Mr. King-Edwards" currently works as a Financial Markets Headhunter in the City. Originally from the West Midlands and a graduate of History and Literature from a large Northern University, he now resides somewhere in the borough of Wandsworth. He enjoys beating people up on the rugby field, watching football, listening to music and generally taking full advantage of the cultural, gastronomic and social options available to him in the Capital.
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