Apologies in advance about this post being so ridiculously photo heavy…and this was me insanely editing my selection – this place is just so damn photogenic!
So..if you hadn’t already guessed from the title or from the
retweet on twitter that probably lead you to this post today we are chatting
about my recent visit to Brick and Liquor, a new-ish cocktail bar in Tooting
Broadway.
If you aren’t reading this because you are already
fabulously in love with Tooting and just stumbled upon it through a happy accident
then let me give you a brief overview. Tooting Broadway is a little area of
South London full of personality that has of course fallen into the hand of
gentrification with its trendy little bars, coffee shops, restaurants and of
course it has been amazing watching it grow and evolve…so if you haven’t got
your ass down this side of the river to visit us already you probably should!
First impressions - Brick and Liquor
is beautifully decorated. The Bar is based on the neighborhood feel of New
York City’s West Village…a place very close to my heart..(I’ll leave my NYC
posts below) and this actually feels very genuine. The aesthetic is very close
to many bars you would find in Manhattan along with the friendly and lively
atmosphere.
We sampled a wide variety of cocktails and I couldn’t fault
any of them! My favorite being the Capulet’s Garden – I’m such a sucker for
Prosecco and this drink was so light and refreshing. All the cocktails are
creative and original (the Salted Caramel Old Fashioned comes with a insanely
yummy brownie!!!) and made using syrups created in house adding a completely
unique edge.
The food was also flawless and really social. Everything is
made for sharing making it a great addition to your table. We went for the
veggie platter, easily one of the most delicious veggie platters I have ever
eaten! And I’ve eaten a lot…I would completely recommend trying it even if it’s
just for the delicious veggie scotch eggs.
Over all I would completely recommend this place to a
friend, the cocktails were great, the food was great and it makes the perfect Instagram
picture! And I also haven’t mentioned yet, on Thursdays you can shake your own
cocktail! I will be doing this in the near future!
On a side note to my actually very positive review of this venue I would like to comment on something on the about section of Brick and Liquors website – they refer to the space before they entered it as a “a run-down little unit“ this space was actually filled by a Filipino Store, one of very few in the city that was widely used by the Filipino community in the area. Although it was maybe a little run down it was pretty amazing to be able to pop down to your high-street and buy food you may never have known existed without it and offered another amazing element of cultural diversity to the high street, and I think that space was something unique to celebrated. Tooting Broadway was still just as amazing when it was completely full of little run down units.
On a side note to my actually very positive review of this venue I would like to comment on something on the about section of Brick and Liquors website – they refer to the space before they entered it as a “a run-down little unit“ this space was actually filled by a Filipino Store, one of very few in the city that was widely used by the Filipino community in the area. Although it was maybe a little run down it was pretty amazing to be able to pop down to your high-street and buy food you may never have known existed without it and offered another amazing element of cultural diversity to the high street, and I think that space was something unique to celebrated. Tooting Broadway was still just as amazing when it was completely full of little run down units.
