The Fitzgerald

A great cocktail bar tucked away upstairs on a side street. The waiter provided cocktail recommendations and brought the drinks to our table. We didn't eat, so I'm unable to review the food. The atmosphere was nice - dim lighting with candles on the tables, with the addition of great live music which complimented the ambience perfectly.

I visited on Wednesday for the Women in Comedy Festival with the amazing Ladies Who Improv performing. I was a bit confused about the entrance, but found the way Google maps highlight which side of the building the entrance is on very useful. He Fitz decor and atmosphere are amazing. The booths are bad - not comfortable and realistically fit 3 people or 4 children - but the rest was great, including the cute stage. They stock Ting. I love Ting.

This was really disappointing. It should have been such an excellent night, it still was in fact. However, the attitude of the woman running a comedy night was so poor. It put most of the audience in a bad mood before the comedy started. She kept insisting nobody used the booths because it would ruin the show as the audience would feel empty. I said okay. If it gets full can we move into a booth? She said no, they were closed. However there was plenty of people in booths by the end. Not sure if she gave up fighting with everyone, however she created such an atmosphere that she really ruined the enjoyment. I spoke to her after with an asked why people were saw the boots and she said they were comedians. They were not. Some of the people weren't even paying to be there for the show and to just stayed on from being in the bar beforehand. Wine choice was terrible... Three different cheap red wines available. We shared a bottle and add a terrible headache the next day. Toilets are pretty dirty and often had long queues and no toilet roll. The acts were pretty good. Cocktails were good. Service at the bar was very good and the singer who came on after the women in comedy was brilliant. Paramored I think?? Made out evening... 20/10