Drink & Social

The City is a fantastic place to socialise, be it a swift wine with your lunch or a few drinks with friends after work. With bars and pubs in abundance, everything from spit and sawdust to classy wine bars and champagne houses, the City has it all. The social scene at Canary Wharf has some fantastic bars and is only 10 mins by train from City, every month there seems to be a new bar or place to check out. Our angels have been out and about (all in the name of research) to find you some of the best places to spend your time after a hard day in the office - enjoy.

Pause is an intimate basement cocktail bar located in the heart of the City's insurance district close to Bank station and the Lloyds Building.

Open since July 2004, Pause specializes in quality food and drinks served by friendly and knowledgeable staff. The decor is contemporary and stylish with the layout providing a buzzy atmosphere yet allowing suitable privacy when required.

Lunchtimes are ideal for informal business meetings, catching up with friends or even a long, lazy, liquid lunch! In the evenings Happy Hour from 5pm - 7pm offers a great excuse to meet for drinks after work. For groups of 6 or more areas can be booked in advance.

Patch is a stylish and contemporary cocktail bar situated over ground floor and basement in Carter Lane, near St. Paul's in the City. The basement has seven different segments to it and is great for lunch and early evening but also moves more up tempo as the night progresses and has a facility for DJs and dancing later on. On Thursdays and Fridays Patch is open until 2.00am.

Happy Hour runs from 5-7pm and includes some enticing offers on wines, champagnes, spirits and cocktails as well as our fabulous Sharing Slates, so Patch is the place to meet after work and we welcome advance bookings for groups of 6 upwards.

Patch opens from 12 noon Monday to Friday and closes at midnight Monday - Wednesday and 2.00am on Thursday and Friday.

Eight is a luxurious private members' club, centrally located in the heart of the City of London.  Their philosophy is to create an exclusive and discreet haven for members to escape the hustle and bustle of city life and relax with a drink, great service and good company. Individual and Corporate Memberships are available with exclusive privileges and benefits and WATC members benefit from a 10% discount.

As we are in the heart of the finance district, we naturally have a solid male member base their our aim is to develop more women members by holding monthly networking events in the club with a focus on fashion, beauty, pampering, forums combined with Champagne, seasonal food, and perhaps the odd girlie film and popcorn! The profoundly stocked bar serves an extensive selection of fine wines, premium spirits and a carefully developed cocktail list. For Events and Membership enquries click here Membership Enquires.  or click the Eight logo to view the club in more detail. Remember, WATC members receive a 10% discount on quoted membership fees, please quote WATC when applying.

Vinopolis, London’s wine tasting destination is ideally situated

in the heart of Bankside, neighbouring Borough Market. Comprising of themed sections, the wine tour offers visitors a unique opportunity to experience and learn about the main wine producing regions of the world all under one roof. These include: France, Italy, Australia, California, South Africa and some lesser known regions such as Thailand and China. The tour is a self guided experience containing a number of wine tasting vouchers which can be redeemed at the 3 main wine tasting tables throughout the tour. Depending on which of the four tours you purchase you can also taste Champagne, premium wines, whisky, Absinthe and beer. Open tickets valid for 6 months make the perfect gift, especially for Christmas!

Quote WATC2008 when checking out to receive a discount on your tickets