Now that the summer is on its way I’m starting to miss the beer gardens of Newcastle and I’ve been left with a hint of nostalgia for my favourite North East haunts and an ice-cold pint for my hand.
Sure London’s full of the hip and the happening but this tends to go with an absurdly high price tag… so I truly couldn’t believe my eyes when I stumbled across Electricity Showrooms over in Shoreditch!
Apparently in the 1920′s this place was the place that local Shoreditchsters popped in to get their toasters and other electrical goods (hence the name) but the place now serves fine ales, beers, wine and the odd cocktail and if you feel the need they also offer board games, darts, billiards and a light up dance floor. The flashing peacock on the wall had me sold never mind the revolving doors – I’m sure quite the drunken confusion can happen at 1am…But what more could a girl need?!
I’ve also heard a cheeky rumour that if you come back on a Wednesday there’s karaoke galore.
Pints are reasonably priced at £3.60ish and the food certainly had us drooling over the smells.
Looking forward to my next trip there and to get my chops ’round their ‘best chip butty in town’.
All images courtesy of Electricity Showrooms
