Want to watch this year’s Wimbledon in luxurious surroundings with a cocktail close at hand?
If you didn’t get tickets for the real thing, head over to pan-Asian restaurant Gilgamesh in Camden, where they’ve created a Wimbledon-themed Players’ Lounge.
There’s Astroturf on the floor, waitresses dressed in tennis outfits, tennis ball decor, and screens showing all the Wimbledon action.
On the menu, you’ll find creamy Murray Martinis and strawberry and cream wantons.
Gilgamesh isn’t the only venue getting into tennis this year. Check out Bluebird’s courtyard, decorated with Astroturf and giant tennis balls, or enjoy a Royal Wimbledon cocktail at The Crescent Champagne Bar.
Where will you be watching Wimbledon? Send us your suggestions…
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With recovery time now over, we can share our tales from last Thursday, when the Met Bar team headed to the Quintessentially and Perrier Jouet Summer Party held at the Orangery at Kensington Palace.
Greeted by belly dancers clutching magnums of Belle Epoque champagne as well as several eager photographers, a certain young hot blonde companion (yes that’s you Jamie) got papped in his bright pink and purple peony jacket. As the evening began, models Lily Cole and Poppy Delevigne mingled with Blur’s Alex James and Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell on the terrace, but after the champagne glasses were topped up a few times, the hot summer’s night and decadent setting started to work it’s magic. On stepping back into the palace, we were greeted by a sea of guests who had been transformed by make-up artists into characters from the Beautiful and the Damned. I (Jo) chose a feverishly feline look to match my vintage leopard-print clutch and then headed to Prangsta costumiers for a complete Las Vegas showgirl makeover, whilst Jamie became a male-courtier from the age of Marie Antoinette – sadly we are not at liberty to share the pictures!
Other frankly bemusing sights included; “Live art” in the form of a living mummy being carried on a stretcher through the party whilst several guests prodded him in compromising places to see if he really had been set in plaster! Once night had truly fallen, an unlikely star of the show appeared when The Hoff rocked up with his daughters, ‘The Hoff Drops’(pictured above). Guests were clamouring to get a piece of Mr Hasselfhoff, and Jamie was even told by one ferocious fan to “get in line” when he was only trying to catch a waiter for yet another top up.
By 11pm the palace had run out of champagne all together but with one call from the Met Bar, a fresh shipment of Perrier Jouet arrived via London’s finest for the thirsty guests.
At 1am the Belle Epoque-decorated slick fleet of Jaguars whisked the VIP guests off to the Met Bar for the after party with Roger Taylor from Duran Duran already on the decks. More guests followed our lead back to the bar for more debauchery, and by 2am the bar had hit capacity. The party continued long into the early hours; needless to say it was champagne headaches all round on Friday morning!
Chris Dexter
How old are you, Chris?
I’m 29.
And where are you from?
I’m visiting London from Manchester.
How long are you staying in London?
I’m here for the weekend. I’m staying with friends in Wandsworth Town.
What have you been up to?
I’ve taken a wander down Northcote Road in the sunshine, which was lovely. My friends and I ate lunch sitting outside a cute café called Al Gusto (great paninis) and watched the world go by. There was an Italian market on Northcote Road on Saturday. We didn’t buy anything, but the waffles looked amazing. The pubs and bars in the area were all really busy with people watching the rugby. Luckily, a place called Babel doesn’t have big screens (and so was emptier), so we were able to have a quiet glass of wine in there.
And where did you go on Saturday night?
I went to a party with some friends I met while I was travelling a couple of years ago. The party was at a pub in Dalston called The Haggerston. I found it eventually, after taking a wrong turn out of the station. It was a cool place for a party, although it was absolutely rammed. Lots of people in there had very big hair. And very skinny jeans, with turn-ups. Particularly the boys.
What’s different about life in London and life in Manchester?
In London, things are a very long way away from each other. If you want to see someone for a cup of tea after work in Manchester, it’s no problem. In London, it takes 40 minutes to get anywhere. If I drove for 40 minutes from my work in Manchester, I’d be in Leeds! And I’d expect more than a cup of tea for my travels.
What surprised you during this visit to London?
Lots of blokes have moustaches in London. It makes them look very 80s; I’m not sure I like it. That’s a trend that hasn’t reached Manchester. Yet.
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