(via) New restaurant and cocktail lounge Old Tom & English is a swell looker that opened a few months ago in London’s Soho neighbourhood. The warren of underground rooms were designed by Lee Broom in a relaxed style that’s reminiscent of 1960s home entertaining.
To gain entry via the heavy slatted wooden door, patrons ring the doorbell to be welcomed through the hidden hatch and then be seated at the bar, lounge or one of the five arched cloisters named after infamous ladies of the night. These cloisters provide additional privacy for larger parties of 8-10, and one features a low cocktail cabinet that when opened reveals your drinks order, secretly accessible from the main bar […] Each section has its own personal bar service area – such as a sideboard, revolving cocktail cabinet or bar cart – from which waiters finish the drinks. Lee Broom said: “I thought about the kind of personal service I like to receive in a venue and the theatre of creating drinks in front of you or presenting the food in a way, which considers its interior, like you would at home.”