Mr. Fogg's

Bar in Mayfair
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Address
15 Bruton Lane
Mayfair
London
W1J 6JD
Map
Telephone
020 7299 1200
Region
Mayfair
Nearest Station
Green Park
0.23 miles
Category
Bars
Opening Summary
Monday - Wednesday: Precisely 5.01pm - 01.01am
Thursday: Precisely 4.01pm – 1.01am
Friday: Precisely 4.01pm – 2.01am
Saturday: Precisely 2.00pm–4.00pm (Tipsy
Tea) 4.00pm – 6.00pm (Tipsy

This summer Mr Fogg’s arrived in Mayfair, a recreation of the actual home of Jules Verne’s most famous adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Mr Fogg’s is the first West End project from Inception Group, whose founders Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling have also created Chelsea speakeasy Barts, 80’s themed nightclub, Maggie’s and most recently the acclaimed Bunga Bunga, an Englishman’s Italian, Bar, Pizzeria and Karaoke venue.

Modelled on the very Mayfair house in which Phileas Fogg would have lived after travelling Around the World in 80 Days, the bar is refined but at the same time truly off-the-wall, breathing liveliness and fun into the West End. Guests are able to encounter all the wonders of the world without setting foot outside of London. As a private man, Mr Fogg’s home is of course well hidden down a small side street off Berkeley Square thus maintaining an element of secrecy like The Inception Group’s bar, Barts, the first speakeasy to open in London in 2009.

A small plaque marks the door with Victorian lanterns hanging outside. On arrival, guests enter an immaculate hallway where Mr. Fogg’s trusty valet Passepartout is on hand to take guests’ coats, umbrellas and calling cards. To further add to the authenticity of the bar, a selection of staff are also dressed in specially designed, bespoke, old-fashioned Military style uniforms, created by the internationally renowned, Gieves & Hawkes.

Mr Fogg’s is modeled on the eccentric explorer's period drawing room laden with artifacts and trinkets collected from his travels. The walls are adorned with everything from stuffed Indian tigers and crocodiles to ornaments collected through his worldwide voyage. Annotated maps and pictures from his travels also feature prominently throughout the bar, as do clocks, given the importance Mr Fogg places on punctuality. A piano for sing-alongs and an open fireplace to welcome any weary traveller to its hearth also provide focal points. As Fogg was a hero of the Victorian age, guests are able to toast an imposing portrait of its matriarch, Queen Victoria, hanging alongside paintings of him and his ancestors.

Mr Fogg’s provides an elegant global drinking adventure on each occasion, continually sourcing rare and unusual products from each continent, seeking to open up guests’ imaginations and palates to new and daring combinations. The menu is a unique interpretation of ‘Victorian Cocktailian Culture’, with many classics from that era being revived with a modern twist, such as: Absinthe Aperitifs, Gin Fizzes, Grog’s, Sazeracs, Stirrup Cups and Pouce Cafés. There are also sharing drinks straight out of the pages of Jules Verne’s novel, served in the form of globes, red indian’s heads, steam trains and antique punch bowls.

Founder and lifelong Fogg fan, Charlie Gilkes sums its up: “We’ve created Mr Fogg’s with a sense of history, adventure, fun and imagination. We hope to take you on a journey very soon-just don’t be late, we’re on a tight schedule!”

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Mr Fogg's invites you to join them at Taste of London

Head over to Mr Fogg's Safari setting up camp in Regent's Park!

Mr Fogg’s Presents The Hendrick’s Botanical Garden

Victorian-inspired garden will be the perfect place to while away the long summer evenings beneath the stars.

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