SquareMeal Review of Retro Bar

Lurking down a nondescript alleyway, is this alternative bolthole being deliberately hidden from mainstream eyes? The Retro will resonate with those who remember a time when gay bars were less full-on than some of today’s pumped-up meat racks. Step inside & it could be any year between Frankie Howerd’s Up Pompeii & Frankie Goes to Hollywood – hence cheesy Top of the Pops oldies mixed with ‘things we podium-danced to in Sitges circa 1992’. Regular Eurovision-themed nights & pub quizzes (‘name all the Nolan Sisters!’) are fun, friendly & usually accompanied by more camp asides than Graham Norton. To drink, order bargain-basement Stella & cider – sometimes in the same glass – with a packet of crisps on the side.

Good to know

Cuisines
Bars
Ambience
Fun, Themed, Unique
Special Features
Live music or dancing
Perfect for
Dates
Food Hygiene Rating

Location

2 George Court, Covent Garden, London, WC2N 6HH

020 7839 8760 020 7839 8760

Website

Opening Times

Mon-Fri 12N-11pm Sat-Sun 2-11pm (Sun -10.30pm)

Reviews

Share your thoughts with other diners

Write a review

Book a table

Call Retro Bar to make a booking on:

020 7839 8760 020 7839 8760

Visit their website

Sorry, you cannot spend SquareMeal vouchers here yet.

Other restaurants we like near Retro Bar

Smith & Wollensky
Charing Cross

Smith & Wollensky

Cinnamon Bazaar
Covent Garden

Cinnamon Bazaar

Check availability