Dust Bar

Dust, in Clerkenwell Road, is everything that a city bar should be. Its retro chic and laidback ambience is comforting but with a level of excitement that creates the right sort of mood for an evening planned for just good times. Exposed brick walls and scruffy wooden floors lend a charm to this place that is an unmistakable example of being carefully careless, which in fact draws the crowd to the bar. While people might not really head out there for the food, it's a pleasant surprise to see that this aspect is also managed excellently.

The menu offers simple and honest food, the likes of tempura prawns with chilli and ginger and chicken skewer with satay dipping sauce served as canapés. From the buffet options, a fusilli pasta salad comes liberally sprinkled with chives and feta, followed by honey and mustard glazed ham served with pickles. Dessert at Dust could include a Cointreau marinated fruit salad or maybe a chocolate and vanilla cheesecake. The high powered list of cocktails and drinks is exceptional.