Satan’s Whiskers

5 Reviews on “Satan’s Whiskers”

• Esther

  Great staff here, helpful & friendly. I had no complaints with the cocktails they were all delicious and reasonably priced. The decor is interesting and there is a great hip hop soundtrack

  February 9, 2016, 7:45 pm

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• Cschuhle

  I really enjoyed this place. The atmosphere is great, groovy hip-hop with great cocktails and superb nibbles. I ordered mini scotch eggs with my long drink and it turned out to be a perfect combo.

  February 27, 2015, 7:03 pm

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• James Stevens

  Great service and absolutely top knotch food! I went with 5 other friends and all of us were blown away. The servings are not huge but are big enough to fill a decent sized hole and coconut slaw in the brisket roll was a touch of genius! The scallop and bacon roll also comes highly recommended. It is of course first an foremost a cocktail bar and the drinks do not let the side down. I tried as many as I could and thoroughly enjoyed them all (particularly the A&B Sour). There’s plenty of variety and the drinks menu changes daily so plenty of excuse for more future visits. The interior is also nice, especially if you’re into taxidermy (I’m not particularly but it’s not off-putting) and it has a great overall vibe. The bill when it came was a bit expensive, but well worth it in my opinion. A good night was had by all!

  June 15, 2014, 1:42 am

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• Gingle Lists Everything

  Considering this place is practically just up the road from me it took me a little while to finally get down here. I kinda knew what to expect from the place, having been to enough cocktail joints to know the deal. But that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a new one, especially when they get it right. Ambient lighting, slightly weird taxidermy and classic cocktails that don’t cost more than 8 pounds. The staff were lovely – we had about three different people check up on us over the night, and we even had some of the food – if we’d known it would be that good we might not have popped to Street Feast beforehand (that’s a lie – I ALWAYS want to go to Street Feast). jaminaward.wixsite.com

  June 12, 2014, 1:57 am

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• Social Concierge

  The VibeWalk past this bar three or four times , cursing the date you dont yet know, scanning door numbers while wondering who on earth would pick the Cambridge Heath Road for an old fashioned wooing. But you trawled twitter in advance, read a lot about the good and stiff drinks and were finally sold by the mention of an old school hip hop playlist. Satans Whiskers, Ill bite.Finally you spy it, near a laundrette and some other uninspiring store fronts, and step into a candlelit, warming, old school joint. You prop up the bar as you wait and then station yourself at a wooden table small enough to feel intimate even when seated interview style. When things get real cosy later, you can do a simple crawl around to share the bench.From the hype and Satans coy digital footprint (no actual website, just some social pages) you expected something a little more up its own pouring spout. However, on a Tuesday night, there are a respectable number of friendly punters, a cheerful vibe and some awesome tunes that creep imperceptibly up in volume as the lights get dimmer, and you get drunker.The OrderThe cocktail list changes daily but a good rule of thumb is to start with long drinks (El Diablo, Harvey Wallbanger) and move to short and efficient spirits later. Wind down with a potent Satans Manhattan pure bourbon, vermouth and bitters. If you want to stretch things out after three rounds, simmer down with a Brooklyn beer or a cool Sierra Nevada.The GameYou prop up the bar to wait for the inevitably late companion and banter with very friendly staff. You text her and ask what shes drinking she asks for a Skinny B**** (lots of vodka, lots of lime) and you prop up the bar with a potent El Diablo (tequila, ginger syrup, lime, cassis and ginger ale). By the time shes arrived youre basically done so order another one quickly. You move from the bar to a table and get chatting. Shes drunk after one and you move onto your third. You chat shop, plan your week and relax into it fairly quickly. You stay longer than you should mid-week, check yourself before you wreck yourself and note to self that next time youll come on a weekend. Leave after two hours, walk to the station, say a formal goodbye and get something to eat on the way home. Long game.The FaultsBad influence mid-week. Crappy road.Sex FactorSolid 5 on a Friday (them drinks be strong), a little less earlier in the week. socialconcierge.co.uk

  June 6, 2014, 6:27 pm

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