Modern cafe/bar in Ocean Village
built in 2015 for half a million. No cask beer, but sells "craft" beer from the keg, such as Punk IPA, Goose, and Shipyard - pale lagerish beers with modern citric hops (a bit like the old fashioned "lager and lime").
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| A selection of drinks at the bar |
I love this place. Has a great vibe. Children are welcomed - there are games to play. And every time I come there is a good mix of people, including lots of women. This is not a laddish or loutish place or a CAMRA recommended grumpy old man's pub - this is a modern bar, pointing the way to the future. My one complaint is that cask beers are not available.
It's on three floors, each decorated with framed paintings, and furnished with bohemian mixed wooden tables and chairs, some painted, some not. Some of the lighting comes from the
SS France ocean liner. Music is present, and is a good mix, played gently in the background. The main sound is the pleasant buzz of conversation. No loud voices. No raucous laughter. No swearing. Calm, refined, relaxed, cool.
The views are of the Ocean Village harbour with all the yachts. The walls are all glass, so the views are all around and ever present - unless you happen to face the one wall with no windows. Food is imaginative, exciting, well cooked, healthy, and very veggie aware. The downsides are the lack of cask beer, and that this is more cafe than either bar or pub. It is possible to come here just for a drink, and to look over the water and enjoy the vibe, but the emphasis is clearly on eat and go.
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| Food porn |
I have been here three times - first on my own in late 2019, then with Chrissie and Phocea, also later 2019, and then with Myles as part of our regular Lads Who Lunch meetups.
Date: March 2020 Score: 9
Lounges
1 Moresby Tower,
Admiral's Quay,
Ocean Way,
