reviews

Some of the awards and reviews that we have received include:

AWARDS

Class Award - Best Premium Pub – Idlewild

Time Out - 4 years running - Hot 100 bars of London : Ruby Lounge Kings Cross

Guardian - Top 200 bars in the UK : Ruby Lounge Kings Cross

Theme Award - Nominated for best new bar : Ruby Lo

Winner, best late night venue : Ruby and Sequoia.

REVIEWS

Evening Standard "...one of the only bars that makes King's Cross worth getting off the train for. Ruby Lounge will whisk you away into a comfort zone far removed from the outside world."

"Buzzy, stylish, sexy and brimming with young West London swagger, this Ruby slipper fits just fine."

"Idlewild is the latest gem from the peeps behind the Ruby chain that rocks King's Cross, Portobello, Marylebone and, from next month, Hammersmith. MV now rocks, and a few of us former residents at UJ are a little upset that we jumped ship for "hipper" neighbourhoods years ago. Housed in the former Truscott Arms on Shirland Road, the bar includes a moody upstairs cocktail salon with a main bar with Franco-anglaise pub grub. For smokers quivering at the thought of the smoking laws coming into effect, there's a jaunty outside garden. Perfect for that quick fag. Or ten."

Time out "Part of the Ruby group, this newcomer has brought a touch of class to the Hammersmith drinking scene. The decor is tasteful and inviting and the clientele young and well-dressed.
There is also a great beer garden - a rarity around these parts! Ruby Grand."

""Hot new lounge club just off Oxford Street, done up as the name suggests with much plush red leather lounge seating and dark ruby lighting. Famous for club nights from the likes of the Slingshot Sound System, expect name DJs and a knowing crowd of groovers who dig their hip hop and soul. Every cocktail under the Ruby sun keeps the wheels of the locals well oiled and the infectious sounds tend to turn first timers into regulars.""

Time out "Alongside a sublime starter of potted Devon crab with toast, we ate half a dozen snails, each cooked with a heavenly parsley crust. A ham hock came on a creamy bed of mash and fell apart in just the right way; the pea purée was light and fresh with the addition of mint . . . an enviable local. " - Idlewild

"A gem of a bar run by diamonds."

"Ruby Lo fills a basement with its unique character of friendly trendiness and continues to build on its solid reputation...Friday nights just won't let you leave."

"The basement bar is a glamorous, drop-dead gorgeous den that oozes decadence...I'll be happy to return"

Time out "It's the late opening hours at weekends, when DJs provide the beats...that really seal Ruby's success: there aren't many places like it, with free entry, in this corner of town."