Monday, February 8, 2010
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
But alas, my keen eye for deals and superior taste (self awarded of co
urse) has brought me to find some of the best deals in and around this urban metropolis. With a little lipstick and a pair of heels, I blissfully play the role of someone with far more cash to spend and write off my no-name faux designer bag as being too posh for labels (atleast, I hope that is what they think)
It also helps that I have some friends from designmynight.com that keep me in the loop for hot events and drinks specials at places I can usually only dream of being able to afford (or only ordering tap water). They got a tip about the D&D group and decided to give one of their venues a try--thankfully inviting me along.
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Our evening started at Meza, in soho and we were excited to try some of the swish cocktails. Although the drinks looked devine, they started at about £8—eh, a little pricey. Never fear, tips from designmynight.com friends pointed to a £5 offer http://www.danddlondon.com/offers/offers. So.this enabled us to sip on a delightful Bombay cooler topped with a blackberry (which, for the record as not two days old) and cast an eye over the crowd. The atmosphere didn’t boast anything, well, special—what it did do was have a number of comfortable sofas and a delightful cocktail waitress who was equally as appalled as us by the tonsil hockey that as taking place on the adjacent sofa (well before anyone was drunk enough to find this behavior acceptable). The other cool thing about this bar was, in addition to the online offer, they have a classic cocktail list for all all drinks <£5 before 9 o'clock. Defiantly drinkonomical!
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The night continued downstairs to Floridita, which picks up where Meza missed out-beautiful Cuban atmosphere, décor and stylish crowd. Although the vouchers weren’t valid at this night hot spot, we had lubricated ourselves enough on the five pounders upstairs to justify a splurge on an amazing French 75 for the lady and a Dark n’ Stormy for the gentleman. My second drink was a reasonably priced sparkling rose—delicious. By this point, we were blissfully drunk enough to march ourselves back in time to make the last tube. This is where I justify taking mass transport as being eco-friendly and not having anything to do with the fact that cabs are way out of the budget. For now atleast.
For more tips on fab nights out in London, visit my friends at www.designmynight.com