Roxy Bar & Screen

Terrible experience. The bar advertises football screenings and then kicks us out as the fa cup semi final goes into extra time. If you're coming to this bar to watch football, don't bother. Once we've even moved out of our seats we were then shouted at by the staff for gettig in their way! Absolutely abysmal. Other than the big screen - this bar has nothing to offer.

I know that to a lot of people the Roxy can be a lot of different things, they have cinema nights and press nights (I was trying to have a cheeky pint when they were trying to have a release for some video game), there’s food and that, but it’s the title and it comes first, it’s Roxy BAR and screen. And to be fair they have a fully stocked bar. The small gangway of bar is made wider by enormous mirrors which flank one wall, and behind must be every bottle ever or something, ha ha. All I know is that they made me nice Martini no fuss and a Bramble for my girlfriend, again without any hesitation, which was nice. They push Tiger beer pretty heavily, with branded fridges and sometimes the staff even wear branded tee’s. I suppose what sets it apart is two things, one if you ask to have a jaeger bomb on fire, or an Irish car bomb, the staff seem to enjoy setting fire to liquor as much as I like drinking it, and second is the interior, its all draped in cinema esque red velvet and that. Well worth a look if you’re south of the river. Oh yeah, any two cocktails, £7. On point.

I stumbled across the Roxy with a friend last friday. we were looking for something other than yet another greasy boozer typical of the south of the river. there were a few people smoking outside and we thought, yea why not. the place was pretty full but the service was still quick. the bar tenders were a right laugh and spent most of the night making cocktails involving fire.

the whole night worked out quite cheaply as they did two cocktails for 7.50 until midnight. deffiniley reccomendable for classy drinks in good surroundings without feeling the aching wallet the morning after

I went to see Halloween at the Roxy on, you guessed it, Halloween. And, well, it was really good. We, double dating, we’re given a booth for the fourth of us, which was pleasantly secluded, and had a lovely view. The sound is on point, the screen is big (it’s a proper cinema screen) and they pull the curtains when the film starts, killing any ambient light or chit chat from the bar. The benefit of this I when you’re drink goes dry you can go to the bar without disrupting anyone, and get a round in. Its obvious completion is the Prince Charles, and this is where they differ, the Prince Charles is a cinema which serves beer in a plastic cup, and the Roxy is a bar where you can have a Manhattan or a Stella and watch a film. The seating isn’t cinema seating, which is great, that means deep couches and little booths. Some times the films end a little unceremonsly, but whatever, the playlist covers recent releases to cult classics. I never thought I’d see Buster Keaton on the big screen too!

I was told that there is a cinema on Borough high street which shows football matches on its cinema screen. And while this isn’t wholly true it’s actually better, there’s a fully stocked bar there too, just in case you get thirsty. I must admit, being a Liverpool fan, that many of my visits have been bitterly tainted by our repeated defeats, but that aside there’s nothing like watching a bit of football on a screen that size. If you want a couch you probably have to book, but I prefer to be by the bar anyway. There’s a second large projector showing a different game (if the clash) and it’s easy to watch both at the same time. Stand up place.

The Roxy is a lovely bar south of the river, abit off the beaten track but a great place to enjoy a cocktail and a number of different evenings. I have been here a few times and its always been something different, a video DJ or live jazz band. Just last week was an independent film night where there was a question and answer session with the directors.

If your looking for something different then the Roxy is for you

A great place to catch a film, play some poker or enjoy some good food and drinks. Staff are friendly. Films range from indie, classics to recent blockbusters. Sunday afternoons is a film marathon with 3 in a row - a nice relaxing way to spend the afternoon.