A glamorous, hidden speakeasy cocktail bar behind a secret golden-hand door in the St Martin’s Lane hotel, with globe-trotting cocktails, dim-lit glamour and a warm welcome
Blind Spot holds six hundred and fifty-three reviews and a 4.5 – a strong score on a good sample – and it is a genuine Covent Garden gem: a glamorous, hidden speakeasy cocktail bar behind a secret golden-hand door in the St Martin’s Lane hotel, with globe-trotting cocktails, dim-lit glamour and a warm welcome.
The hidden speakeasy
Blind Spot is a genuinely glamorous, hidden, one-of-a-kind speakeasy cocktail bar – a proper, secret, characterful gem, in the St Martin’s Lane hotel in Covent Garden. There is real character to this – the hidden speakeasy, the secret door, the glamorous gem. You are in for a treat if you can find the entrance – it is hidden behind the boutique tea counter in the snazzy St Martin’s Lane hotel, its secret door marked only by a handle shaped like a golden hand (turn the golden hand to open it) – a genuine, glamorous, hidden speakeasy. There is genuine character and glamour to it – the hidden speakeasy, the golden-hand door, the secret entrance. Once inside, you find a genuinely glamorous, dim-lit, characterful speakeasy – a real, hidden, atmospheric gem. There is real character and glamour to it – the hidden speakeasy, the secret door, the glamorous gem. The Prat’s desk salutes it – the hidden speakeasy of St Martin’s Lane.
The globe-trotting cocktails
Blind Spot’s genuine glory is its globe-trotting cocktails. There is real quality to this – the globe-trotting cocktails, the signature serves, the expert craft. Its cocktail menu is inspired by travels around the globe – signature serves inspired by exotic places (a Jamaican-influenced Kingston with rum, mango, Guinness and coconut milk; a French-inspired Paris with Hennessy, Grand Marnier, Campari and orange bitters) – a genuine, characterful, globe-trotting cocktail experience, ranging from sweet and fruity to smooth and savoury. There is genuine quality and character to it – the globe-trotting cocktails, the signature serves, the expert craft. It pairs its cocktails with a selection of internationally-inspired nibbles – a real, characterful, glamorous offering. There is real quality and character to it – the globe-trotting cocktails, the signature serves, the expert craft. The Prat’s cocktail desk delights in it – the speakeasy with its globe-trotting cocktails.
The cocktails, glamour and welcome
Blind Spot does the essentials of a great speakeasy genuinely well – superb cocktails, a glamorous setting, and a warm welcome. There is real quality to this – the superb cocktails, the glamorous setting, the warm welcome, the speakeasy quality. It serves genuinely superb, globe-trotting cocktails and delicate snacks, in a glamorous, dim-lit, hidden setting, with a warm and characterful welcome. There is genuine quality and warmth to it – the superb cocktails, the glamorous setting, the warm welcome. Its strong 4.5 across a good sample speaks to a genuinely superb, glamorous, much-loved speakeasy – the cocktails, the glamour, the warm welcome, all superbly done. There is real quality and character to it – the superb cocktails, the glamorous setting, the warm welcome. Combined with its hidden speakeasy character and its globe-trotting cocktails, it makes Blind Spot a genuine gem – the hidden speakeasy, the golden-hand door, the globe-trotting cocktails, the warm welcome. Its strong score across a good sample confirms it – a genuinely superb, much-loved venue. There is real character, glamour and quality in the whole thing – the hidden speakeasy, the secret golden-hand door, the globe-trotting cocktails, the warm welcome. It is a genuine Covent Garden gem – hidden, glamorous, superb, and warmly welcoming, a real St Martin’s Lane treasure.
Between its hidden speakeasy character, its globe-trotting cocktails, and its glamour and warm welcome, Blind Spot is a genuine gem of Covent Garden. Its strong score across a good sample marks it as a genuinely superb and much-loved venue. The Prat’s desk turns the golden hand, enjoys a globe-trotting cocktail in the hidden speakeasy, and raises an appreciative glass to Blind Spot.
The bar
A strong, much-loved venue doing a good 4.5 across a good sample – Blind Spot, a hidden speakeasy cocktail bar in the St Martin’s Lane hotel in Covent Garden, with globe-trotting cocktails.
Verdict
Strong, much-loved, and genuinely glamorous – Blind Spot, a hidden speakeasy in St Martin’s Lane with globe-trotting cocktails and a warm welcome.
Enjoy a globe-trotting cocktail at Blind Spot in the St Martin’s Lane hotel in Covent Garden – a glamorous, hidden speakeasy behind a secret golden-hand door, with a warm welcome.
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