www.thelongacre.co.uk
My first impression of this bar is that it is trying to be a more soulful version of all bar one. There seems to be a general after work crowd in there, it is busy but not heaving and there are plenty of seats. Once we have ordered at the bar, we were informed that they do table service. They have a menu with snacks, sharing platters, starters main courses and desserts. They do a deal where you can have 2 courses for £7.95, or 3 for £9.95 5pm-10pm. Their chips are £2, potato wedges £3 and you can get 3 items form their nibbles menu for a tenner. They have a huge selection of the all important yellow food and their menu is more than adequate for the hardly-michelin-starred needs of the hungover. We went for their medditerranean platter at £13.95, it was ok.
But i digress, The bloody mary was £5.20 (we think - not sure exactly as they overcharged us so our bill wasnt correct, it was refunded when we complained). It was made with Big Tom (yay) and then ruined with overkill (boo). It tasted really synthetic, and kinda musty. There was a massively peppery aftertaste and the bar staff were more concerned with performance than taste. The whole thing was too over the top - the fine balance of ingredients present in Big Tom (aka the saviour of bars who can't make bloody marys) was ruined by the over enthusiatic adding of ingredients - but no worcester sauce. 4/10
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