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Originally published on Friday, 01 February 2008

Haymarket Pool Bar

Brumus, the restaurant at the youngest Firmdale hotel may have had mixed reviews but it's the pool bar, now open to the public on a Friday nights, that looks set to be the next 'it' hangout.

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Particularly as hospitality hotshots Tim & Kit Kemp have decided to inject a bit of kitsch into the proceedings in the form of The Globe Girls; an all-singing, all-dancing, feather and crystal-encrusted 'captivating collection of drag queens' (their words) who perform songs by every diva who's ever walked on six inch heels, from Beyonce to Kylie... think Some Like It Hot meets the Pussycat Dolls and you'll get the idea.

Sip on pear and vanilla bellinis or a ginger mandarin martinis and graze on prawn tempura and baked camembert with crostini and contemplate breaking all the rules by stripping off to your bikini and jumping in the pool - that's still a privilege reserved for guests, although the Globe Girls have been known to cool off by dipping a toe or two in.
        
Hours: Friday 6pm-12am (performances @ 7.30 & 9.30)
Place: Haymarket Hotel, 1 Suffolk Place, SW1Y 4BP
Cost: £30
Web: www.firmdale.com
Book: 020 7925 8988

 

by SL

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