Reviews by Tyson

Annex 3 (Bar / Restaurant)
20 March 2008

Finally, a West End place that is not rude and does a nice cocktail and serves good comfort food. The staff were very attentive even though they were rushed off their feet. The cocktails are probably the best I have tasted. Will be back.

LoungeLover (Bar)
20 March 2008

Truly unique place, lovely staff and the best cocktails and food. Will be bringing loads of friends along now that I have discovered it.

Beach Blanket Babylon Shoreditch (Restaurant)
19 March 2008

Read many bad reviews in the Metro, London Paper, Time Out and The Independent and had to be dragged there by friends. Was sincerely the worst night for us all. A student union bar could muster a better night at a fraction of the cost.

The food was so bad that all the press reviewers' words came back to haunt me. Most of the dishes were not available, even though it wasn't busy (probably having problems with the suppliers). Many of the wines were also not available; cocktails, meanwhile, were cloyingly sweet and terrible. After waiting 45 minutes for miniscule starters and a further 50 minutes for main courses that were cold and arriving in dribs and drabs, we decided against desserts.

In fact, we couldn't wait to get the bill and leave. The waiter then asked us to tip him in cash on top of the service charge, as he does not get the service because the owner uses it to pay their basic wages. As there were no apologies for the tardy service we decided against leaving any cash tips, since we felt that needed to be earned. My advice to the staff: work somewhere else!