Picture of LiquidNation, W10 6HJ

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A recession-themed bar by Ladbroke Grove Station under the Westway, formerly known as Ion Bar, and run by VPMG (Vince Power).

This is a strange one: a political manifesto on the door photo of front door, massive photos of credit crunch hate figures on the front (Bernie Madoff, Fred Goodwin), and artwork created by University of the Arts students. There are fruit boxes with paintings of a smug Gordon Brown hanging on the wall photo, light fittings made of plastic cups photo, a bar made of cassette tapes, a wendyhouse with bean bags for seating upstairs, and crates of bulk-purchase beer lined up against the walls behind the bars.

There's some table seating downstairs and outside, as well as couches upstairs, though most of the floor is kept clear.

From the point of view of the visitor, most of interest will be their special offer of all drinks priced at £2.50. This covers bottled beers (Mac's Gold, Asahi, Tsingtao, Michelob, Nils, Lynx) and cider (Brothers), cocktails photo of cocktail list, wines and spirits.

On a Tuesday evening when Ewan visited, it was mostly empty inside, with those customers who were there sitting out on the covered patio alongside the street. A DJ was playing an excellent selection of 80s pop, soul and R&B music at very loud volume, which may account for the emptiness inside. However, it may get busier at peak times nearer the weekend.

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Last visited by Ewan, Jo and others, 14 July 2009.
OS X co-ord: 524271 OS Y co-ord: 181373 (Latitude: 51.517110 Longitude: -0.208772)
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