My friends and I came here after work on Monday evening, after Plan A of going to a restaurant in Marylebone fell through. Roofnic is right by Marble Arch station, and from Oxford Street all you see is a patch of artificial grass above a door and a bouncer standing by it. It is unmarked, much like a speakeasy, and there was no queue so I was able to walk straight in. Somehow I'd never seen Roofnic on one of the lists of rooftop bars in London, but since it is new, perhaps it is only a matter of time. After taking several flights of stairs, we emerged on the rooftop level, where there is a long bar on one side, and an assortment of lawn chairs, artificial grass, movie seat chairs, and long tables. It was very crowded when we arrived at 7 PM, and the queue for the bar took a good 20 minutes. The place was fairly popular with the after work crowd, which thinned out by the time we went for rounds 2 and 3 of drinks. They have a number of fancy cocktail options served in mason jars, two beers on tap from Camden Town Brewery, and one option each for red and white wine. I didn't get to actually see a menu, but they had some salads out, one with quinoa, and what looked like quesadillas being made behind the counter so I ordered some of those. They actually ended up being all meat (we think chicken) and a leaf of spinach, but no cheese, in a tortilla. The receipt called it a Manwich, and though the concept is new to me, it was pretty good bar food. The only last thing to note is that the bathrooms were surprisingly nice, especially compared to my recent traumatising experience at Frank's Café. Roofnic doesn't have any meaningful view, but given its stellar location, I could definitely see myself coming again. read more