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    Playground Cocktail Bar

    4.0 (1 review)
    Open 4:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    Cocktail Embassy

    3.4(7 reviews)
    3.0 miCrystal Palace, Norwood (West & Upper)
    £££

    Ok new bar in town so it would be rude not to try it out. This place until recently was another…read morebar. In its new incarnation it has transformed into a clean and bright cocktail bar. This is the first cocktail bar in the area and hopefully it will be here for a long time. Now do not get me wrong I do like this place but there are a few things that it will need to improve on. The variety of cocktails on offer is ok. They can make some on demand but not every cocktail you may ask for. I guess that there are more cocktails in the world that I know of so I cannot argue with that, however I do think the menu they have needs a few more additions. The staff are all very helpful and accommodating I especially like the fact that when someone who clearly had had a few too many somewhere else got a little to loud they were quick to quieten him down and then he left quickly after that. The music level is ok so you can have a conversation without competing with the music. The price of the cocktails is cheaper than city prices but still pricy for the area. Some little nibbles on offer might be another good improvement. As it is early days I'm sure they will figure this out.

    Cocktail Embassy has not been open long and, having spied this establishment a short while ago and…read morethinking this was a little different for Crystal Palace we made the effort to drop by for pre-dinner drinks. Tastefully decorated and a place where you would want to sit and drink (not propping up the bar), the waiting staff were friendly and seemed to be enjoying themselves also. They accommodated making a cocktail which was not on the menu. Although they have a menu of cocktails, there are not many on there and, if you label yourself 'cocktail', I'd expect to have a wide variety of cocktails to select from. I think this could be improved. They also have a downstairs area which we were informed is intended to be for live DJ nights on the weekend. That area is more spacious in the middle with a bar down there also. The night we were in there, it was not overly busy (which I like!). There was one noisy customer who clearly had too much to drink however, he was promptly told to keep it down otherwise leave. Good sign of the calibre they wish to keep so hopefully they keep this up. I think the music, could be a little lower upstairs leaving this area where you come to sit and chat and downstairs a little more vibrant. With the music high, you have to raise your voice making it all a little noisy for a cocktail lounge. I hope they do well here as it is something different to what is available in CP currently. I will visit again and see how they progress.

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    Cocktail Embassy - Our gusts in the basement bar

    Our gusts in the basement bar

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    "Lavender Amaretto Sour" - our twist on the well known cocktail

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    Hideaway Jazz Cafe

    Hideaway Jazz Cafe

    4.0(8 reviews)
    3.8 miStreatham
    ££

    Spot on! Ok, perhaps it had something to do with Hil St Soul performing at this great…read morelocation...but also as we walked up other than hearing great music I had no expectations. Then came really stellar wine...then brilliant food...the amazing dessert and coffee. So paired with incredible service and entertainment, this may have been the most perfectly outstanding night spent with two enormously wonderful friends. Well done.

    This is the first time I have ever been here, didn't even know it existed!! The actual entrance is…read morearound the back not on the high street, this means that parking can be problematic, If you are lucky you will find somewhere on the side roads which have no yellow lines. There is a car park next to the venue, however it belongs to the offices near by so park there at your own risk. It strikes me as a good venue for artists and audiences alike. The artists can perform in an environment which allows for a certain amount of intimacy. There is a bar area which has seats, so if you prefer to be near the bar and watch the show you can, however there is a glass screen between the bar area and the main floor so what you would hear I don't know. The food they serve is to cater for a wide range of tastes, fish & chips, jerk chicken (which if you are like me needs some proper spice to it) and some salads. The portion size was good and i did not feel the need for desert, although nothing took my fancy!! They had the usual variety of wines, beers, sprits along with some cocktails. The time it took to get served was ok no long waits and it was packed. Its always nice to not have to go to the bar to order your drinks so the table service was very much appreciated!! We witnessed Michelle John, who I had not seen on the Voice and she most certainly can sing!!

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