London Eye Insists It Is Not, Technically, A Ferris Wheel
London Eye Insists It Is Not, Technically, A Ferris Wheel | Operators maintain cantilevered observation wheel distinction with notable persistence
Tag: South Bank
Primo Bar Review: A Hotel Bar by Westminster Bridge
Primo Bar Review: A Hotel Bar by Westminster Bridge | Far to the west of the survey’s core, a smart hotel bar near County Hall whose Italian name simply means ‘first’
Bermondsey Bar and Kitchen Review: The Neighbourhood on the Sign
Bermondsey Bar and Kitchen Review: The Neighbourhood on the Sign | On Bermondsey Street, a bar and kitchen that names itself simply after the neighbourhood it serves – and an honest look at a middling score
The Southbank Centre Members Lounge Review: The Top-Floor Lounge Bar of the Royal Festival Hall
The Southbank Centre Members Lounge Review: The Top-Floor Lounge Bar of the Royal Festival Hall | A superb, beloved top-floor members lounge and bar atop the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank, with good drinks, knockout Thames views and a warm welcome, one to watch
The Giraffe Review: The Cheerful World-Kitchen Restaurant and Bar of the South Bank
The Giraffe Review: The Cheerful World-Kitchen Restaurant and Bar of the South Bank | A superb, hugely beloved cheerful world-kitchen family restaurant and bar on the South Bank riverside, with good global food, good drinks and a warm welcome, a genuine crowd-pleasing gem
The Beany Green Review: The Cheerful Antipodean Cafe and Bar of the South Bank
The Beany Green Review: The Cheerful Antipodean Cafe and Bar of the South Bank | A superb, beloved cheerful Antipodean cafe and bar on the South Bank, with good coffee, good brunch, good drinks and a warm welcome, a genuine gem of the riverside
The Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden Review: The Leafy Rooftop Garden Bar of the South Bank
The Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden Review: The Leafy Rooftop Garden Bar of the South Bank | A superb, beloved leafy rooftop garden bar atop the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre, with good drinks, abundant greenery, fine river views and a warm welcome, one to watch
The Skylon Review: The Glamorous Riverside Restaurant and Bar of the Royal Festival Hall
The Skylon Review: The Glamorous Riverside Restaurant and Bar of the Royal Festival Hall | A superb, hugely popular glamorous Modern British restaurant, cocktail and wine bar atop the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank, with superb Thames views, a fine bar and a storied Festival of Britain name
The La Gamba Review: The Fine Galician Wine and Tapas Bar of the South Bank
The La Gamba Review: The Fine Galician Wine and Tapas Bar of the South Bank | A superb, hugely popular Galician wine and tapas bar and restaurant on the South Bank at the Southbank Centre, with fine tapas, fine wines, a fine Spanish name and a warm welcome
London Dungeon Confirms Actors Chase You Through History You Paid For
London Dungeon Confirms Actors Chase You Through History You Paid For | Interactive horror attraction blends genuine plague history with jump scares
Shrek’s Adventure Confirmed To Exist, Full Stop
Shrek’s Adventure Confirmed To Exist, Full Stop | 4D swamp bus ride operates on South Bank within sight of actual Parliament
Southbank Members’ Lounge Review: A Room You Have to Join
Southbank Members’ Lounge Review: A Room You Have to Join | Thirty-four reviews, a 4.4, and the last quiet room on the South Bank, available to anybody willing to pay a subscription
London Dungeon Confirms History Delivered At Genuine Jump-Scare Velocity
London Dungeon Confirms History Delivered At Genuine Jump-Scare Velocity | South Bank attraction pairs plague-era fact with theatrical fright at every turn
Festival Bar Review: One Review, on the Site of the Festival
Festival Bar Review: One Review, on the Site of the Festival | It sits on the ground where Britain tried to cheer itself up in 1951. One person has written about it.
Sea Life Aquarium Sharks Confirmed Least Bureaucratic County Hall Tenants
Sea Life Aquarium Sharks Confirmed Least Bureaucratic County Hall Tenants | Marine predators occupy former council chamber with notably fewer meetings
Sea Life Aquarium Gift Shop Octopus Plush Outsells Actual Knowledge
Sea Life Aquarium Gift Shop Octopus Plush Outsells Actual Knowledge | Cuddly toy sales reportedly exceed genuine visitor understanding of octopus biology
QEH Roof Garden Review: A Wildflower Meadow on a Brutalist Roof
QEH Roof Garden Review: A Wildflower Meadow on a Brutalist Roof | Fifty-two people have reviewed a garden on top of a concrete concert hall, which is fifty-two more than have noticed it exists
London Eye Pod Confirms It Has Seen Better Proposals
London Eye Pod Confirms It Has Seen Better Proposals | Operators log record number of engagement attempts inside single rotating capsule
BFI Review: Most of British Film Has Been Lost
BFI Review: Most of British Film Has Been Lost | Nitrate stock burned and decomposed, and something in the region of three-quarters of all silent films no longer exist
Shrek’s Adventure Bus Ride Confirmed To Exist Near Actual Parliament
Shrek’s Adventure Bus Ride Confirmed To Exist Near Actual Parliament | Animated swamp-themed attraction operates within sight of genuine government
BFI Balcony Review: The Balcony Is Named After a Beam
BFI Balcony Review: The Balcony Is Named After a Beam | It comes from the Italian for scaffold, and it is doing structural work that most people never think about
Auberge Review: A 3.8, and the Word Means a Place With Beds
Auberge Review: A 3.8, and the Word Means a Place With Beds | An auberge is an inn, which meant lodging, and it is the same legal category we found in four other districts
Charlies Corner Review: No Rating At All, and That Is How South Bank Ends
Charlies Corner Review: No Rating At All, and That Is How South Bank Ends | Eighty-three articles in this district, and it finishes with a venue the system does not know exists
MAM Review: A 3.8, and It Is the Riverside Tax
MAM Review: A 3.8, and It Is the Riverside Tax | Two hundred and thirty-nine people, and most of them had already walked eleven thousand steps before they sat down
Pegasus Review: He Was Born From the Neck of a Severed Head
Pegasus Review: He Was Born From the Neck of a Severed Head | Perseus cut off Medusa’s head, and the winged horse came out of the wound, and that is the actual myth
Central Bar Review: A 2.9, and Nine People Decided It
Central Bar Review: A 2.9, and Nine People Decided It | Nine reviews is not a number, and the building it is in was the only good thing to come out of a bombed site
Big Belly Bar and Comedy Club London
Big Belly Bar and Comedy Club London | London’s Most-Reviewed Comedy Venue Has 5,677 Opinions and All of Them Are Right
Hippo Review: The Hippopotamus Is the River Horse and It Is Not a Horse
Hippo Review: The Hippopotamus Is the River Horse and It Is Not a Horse | Its closest living relatives are whales, it kills more people than lions, and it sweats a red antibiotic
River Bar Review: A 3.0 From Three People, and the Building Is Free
River Bar Review: A 3.0 From Three People, and the Building Is Free | Three reviews decide nothing, and the concrete around it is the most generous building on the South Bank