Ev Bar and deli – 24/05/12

London feels like the best place in the world when the Sun is shining, you have a chilled glass wine in your hand chatting away to friends. Unfortunately as  sun is so rare everyone else has the same idea.  So when I was looking for somewhere to meet a friend near Waterloo I was a bit stuck,  she suggested going to the arches just behind Waterloo East. There are a few bars along this stretch with plenty of plants around the tables.

It is like a little oasis in the middle of the industrial wasteland. 

 I walked thru the throngs of people and getting a table seemed very unlikely, but just at the end I reached EV deli and nabbed a table.  The view of the shard was framed beautifully by the avenue of foliage  and so took a dodgy shot on my phone.  EV have a bar and restaurant next door, but that looked heaving so went straight into a huge deli and after some searching found a cold Italian pinot grigio, opting not to go for the cheaper Turkish options. I didn’t try the food, but looked like good mezze food and cheap prices. The atmos outside was great with a  bustle, but no piped music (that I could hear) and just the gentle hum of chatter. Definitely one to keep on the list.

Talk Rating: 5/5