Sermons for the masses...

Drink a cocktail (or 2), the Reverend says so...

Along unassuming Goodge Street sits an unassuming black door with a black awning... There you will find Reverend JW Simpson, one of the B&H Group's latest drinking dens. Being a fan of their sister venue, Bourne & Hollingsworth - located on Rathbone Place, I had been wanting to try the place since it's opening last year.

Needing a low key cocktail place for some school night cocktail drinking, a couple of friends and I headed in that direction. Don't be surprised if you walk right past this place as it fits in so well into the general facade of the building and street.

Entering the venue, you're greeted with a quirky wall papered corridor leading to a set of stairs to a lower level. Descending the steps, it opens into a cosy room (with another little off shoot to the side) with some comfy seating and a small bar at the back. With low lighting and candles dotted around the space (and little bowls of bhuja mix!), it provides a lovely, low key vibe. Being a Wednesday night it was relatively quiet but that's not a bad thing... It's actually nice to be able to spread out a little and be able to talk without having to yell over other voices.

The Reverend only serves cocktails but I'm sure that's not exactly a bad thing. The variety is extensive (going over at least 4 A5 pages and you'll be hard pressed to choose just one. Even better, they are all served in some dang fancy glasses. One that a friend ordered even had a gold metal straw! You'll be tempted to roll an empty glass into your hand/man bag but I'm sure you'll be classy enough to refrain. The cocktails themselves were pretty innovative in flavours and yeap... tasty!

I'm not sure if it was due to the smaller attendance list of the venue but the service was certainly top notch. Everyone was lovely, friendly and certainly attentive. Not once did we have to ask for our water glasses to be refilled and we even got some tube travel tips! Thumbs up all around!

You know I love to chat about venue toilets so here goes... the toilets are concealed somewhere in the venue and I'll leave it to all of you to discover it. (I'll be honest...I had to get help...) First point (once you find it) is that it's unisex. Second, it's pretty damn cool!

Would we go back? Yeap! It's close to work, it's not overly pricey and there's so many more cocktails to try! It'd be interesting to see the place on a more 'typical' cocktail drinking night to compare...

If you're in need of a date night idea head straight to the Reverend. Not only is it a lovely space and vibe but you'll be sure to impress! You're welcome.

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Reverend JW Simpson can be found at:
32 Goodge Street 

London W1T 2QJ
T: 020 3174 1155

E: info@revjwsimpson.com

Opening Hours:

Tues - Sat: 5pm - 11.30pm

I doubt you'll need to make a reservation but just in case... do so here.