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  • Telephone: 020 7240 2120 (office) 020 7240 2622 (tickets)
  • Address: 12 Denmark Street, WC2H 8NL
  • Opening Hours: Food Served: 9am-9pm, music venue times: Monday - Thursday 7:30pm till 1am, Friday - Saturday 7:30pm till 3am (may close earlier), Sunday - 7pm till 12.30pm (open mic nights open at 5:30)

This American-style diner in the heart of guitar land serves basic cafe dishes - omelettes, ciabatta with chips, pasta dishes, and some dishes of the day - menu here. But it's the burgers that interested us the most - all named after genres of music.

Bec had the Punk - with chiles and cheese for £5.95 and was very impressed by the spiciness. Holly went for Ska - with fried onions, cheese and red chilies, also £5.95. The same toppings and name apply to the meat burgers. Sean highly rated his meaty Blues - with blue cheese and bacon, again £5.95. Bec was happy to see yellow French's style mustard and Hellman's brand mayonnaise. That's authentic yank!

The interior is a painted red and there's a framed NME with John Peel, as well as collage of musicians photos. Bec was pleased to the White Stripes - well, they match the interior. There's a jukebox, though I don't know if is working or for show - the staff were playing The Clash when we went.

I definitely want to come back to sample the nachos and during an evening to check out some bands.

Last visited by Bec, Holly and Sean on 29th March 2008.

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