Vertigo (Bar42) London

[PHOENIXUK]

Hi;

Anyone any experience with this bar, I have booked a table for 2 on a Frday evening,while we are in London for a few days, had some worries about it been all view and no atmosphere any thoughts appreciated.

[Swilly]

Rubbish !!

Your fears will be realised. The bar is effectively a long corridor around part of the building and you are allocated a table or seats looking out... whilst the view is good, thats all there is.

Dont try and leave your seat or the nazi-staff will drag you back

Go there once, but dont bother again !!

[Vesuvius 996]

anonymous said:

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Bang on.

Awful place.


Get a nice table in Royal Exchange instead.

[tricky69]

Vesuvius 996 said:

anonymous said:

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Bang on.

Awful place.


Get a nice table in Royal Exchange instead.

HAHAAH i got engaged at the top of tower 42.... Of course i hired the whole bar out... Good view, average champers... poor for everything else

Go there once then move on

I am a seller of royal exchange as well to be fair

[Skipppy]

It's quite a good place as a sort of gimmick. Mind you, i am from Romford.

[trimbo]

Been a few times, it's good for foreign clients who've never been to London before.

Just go for the view, which is fantastic, there's no atmosphere in the bar.

There will be orange people dressed to the nines.

Go for one hour, tops. Then go somewhere decent afterwards.

[munky]

Went once, never again. Do they still make you go through metal detectors and empty your pockets?

[tricky69]

anonymous said:

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HAHAAH not quite as bad as that, she is an artist and loves great views... It was perfectly timed as the sun was setting.... Can't think of a better view in the city to be honest

[PHOENIXUK]

Best cancel then and start thinking of somewhere else to go, whats the Royal Exchange about...Thanks for the input.

Edited by PHOENIXUK on Monday 22 September 14:39

[trimbo]

'Bonds' on Threadneedle is quite civilised.

[OzzyR1]

tricky69 said:

HAHAAH i got engaged at the top of tower 42....

tricky69 said:

HAHAAH not quite as bad as that, she is an artist and loves great views

It's not that funny surely?

[PHOENIXUK]

Wurls said:

Are you looking specifically for a City venue? It can be quite flat on a Friday evening. If Harman is to be believed we all leave early for our vast Gloucestershire estates.

We are staying at The Berkley in Knightbridge, just looking for something a little different for a couple of hours.

[Vesuvius 996]

PHOENIXUK said:

Wurls said:

Are you looking specifically for a City venue? It can be quite flat on a Friday evening. If Harman is to be believed we all leave early for our vast Gloucestershire estates.

We are staying at The Berkley in Knightbridge, just looking for something a little different for a couple of hours.

American Bar at the Savoy?

[mitzy]

Vesuvius 996 said:

anonymous said:

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Bang on.

Awful place.


Get a nice table in Royal Exchange instead.

Yes please

[Dave200]

Coq d'Argent at Bank Station. Great views from the roof-garden/terrace, relaxed atmosphere, and top food. None of the chav-factor of 'exclusive' Central London bars, with plenty of wow-factor.
Highly recommended. (Great fish too)

[sebo]

anonymous said:

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Nail on head.

Despite all of that, got to be done once.

There's a bar at the top of the Gherkin too but i think that's a corporate one, not for Joe Public to wander in / book. (May be wrong though)

[J-Skid]

Agree about Vertigo - it's a rip and unless you get a seat on the West side (first set of seats on the way in) you can't see much interesting.

If you want relaxed there's Corney and Barrow in Fleet Place (outside my old office) which has a good outside space if the weather in nice. The Devonshire Terrace in Devonshire Square (3 mins walk from Liverpool Street) which is a new bar and restarant which is quite nice and part of the square is now covered over.

PM me if you want more ideas.
JS

[Vesuvius 996]

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I've never had trouble, to be fair.

[J-Skid]

anonymous said:

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Plus there's always Prism if you want funky lighting.....

[Dave200]

anonymous said:

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Agreed, the bar/garden area is far from intimate, but they hardly ever let it get too packed (the female 'bouncer' type downstairs petrifies me). However, there are a few private tables to sit and eat afterwards. The place has never yet failed to impress a date, so that certainly says something (if not only about the standard of females which I pursue).