I went to Ashfield Bar with my friend to support a charity night that was running. Not really my usual sort of place but I'm more than happy to support a good cause!
From the outside, this did not look like much at all and I have to say, I wasn't looking forward to going inside. I assumed there would be a private room used to host the event cut off from the bar but it looked like the bar has been changed into the event hall. It was a good size, a decent sized dance floor and there were tables situated around the edges. The bar was tiny and looked like it didn't offer that much of a variety.
For the event, it was fine. The woman behind the bar looked like she'd rather be anywhere but here and well...with the music - I'm probably with her on that one. It just wasn't my personal cup of tea. The buffet offered Greggs sausage rolls, Indian snacks such as pakora, samosas etc and kebabs on skewers amongst other things. It was okay, but it was all freezing cold (even when we arrived it was all laid out under tin foil and looked like it had been for some time). Maybe that's just me being picky but most events I've been to that served cooked items on a buffet, they've been served warm so that was a bit of a let down.
Unless I was supporting a friend I probably wouldn't return if I'm honest. Location wise, it doesn't really suit me and I think there are much better venues that would offer more. In saying that, they did let the space out for free so huge bonus points for supporting such a wonderful cause.
Oh, and I won 2 raffle prizes so I'm quite chuffed with that! read more