5th blog
in, and I am afraid I am going to succumb to the most annoying and overused
simile ‘it was like a tale of two cities’.Anyone who has read Dickens’ masterpiece will know that basically
Paris was full of garlic munching cousin shaggers sitting in their own swill,
and London represented a fragrant utopia due to the guidance of our illustrious
upper ranks (bar a few grave-robbers).
The bar
which provoked me dabbling with this tragic phrasing was Ruby’s in Dalston. So
let me begin.
The good:
- Amazing
decor, hoxto-shabbiness and pleasant atmosphere
- Great
music that provoked the phrase 'God damn it, is that Fleetwood Mother Fucking
Mac'- Very good and different drinks
- Not too full, busy but sitting room for most
- Friendly service
- A customisable cinema sign out front!
(So far,
so utopitastic...)
The bad:
- A
round of drinks took 26 minutes
- A
round of drinks took 26 minutes- A round of drinks took 26 minutes
So let's
pick up the minor point of the 26 minute wait. This isn't 26 minutes from the
time of finishing our drinks, it is 26 minutes from ordering, being told in
disbelief that it would take 20 minutes and then bitterly timing it. This
happening at 9pm on a Saturday night, when you are trying to get out of your
mind so you can love Efes, is not helpful in anyway. It is also amazing how
awkward conversation can get when soberness kicks in half way through a
Saturday night and you begin to realise how much of a dick you look. When I
asked whether it would be slow because the girls had shown stepford wife mentality
and ordered the same 2 drinks between 8 of them, they laughed - I forgot, never,
ever, rush a 'mixologist'. It was like requesting a souffle in a restaurant and
being warned it may take a while, but you don’t normally mind, because, at the
end of the day, you are drinking.
But, being
from London I am going to be the better man, because to be fair, when we moaned
about the prep time they provided us with a free Sambucca. This didn't
help reignite us after 30 minutes of sobriety, but was a kind offer. It was an
annoying night because I really wanted to like this place, and we all did, but
it was still a pain. I would definitely recommend coming here if you wanted a
date to end with some loving. It is perfect for that, it is not perfect for fun
in a large group. Which is a shame, because it should be.
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