A new cocktail bar and pizza place in West Hampstead, Pop round to Bobby's for a slushy pina colada, a rum cocktail or a pepperoni pizza. This 70s-themed establishment embraces the party atmosphere and loud aesthetics of one of the most culturally vibrant periods in modern history.
You’ll stroll up to an innocuous building on the high street that looks like any other cutesy bistro, with curved bay windows, net curtains and a fairly anonymous black awning. But venture inside, and you’ll step into a bona fide time capsule, with wooden tongue-and-groove walls crammed with autographed pictures of ’70s icons, diner-style tables jutting out from the walls and a soundtrack to make Wes Anderson proud. Here on the ground floor is Bobby’s dining room and kitchen, where you can stock up on all-American comfort food, including a hamburger with deep-fried pickles, sloppy banana pie, and pizzas with toppings ranging from the classic, to the chicken tikka masala.
Head downstairs into the basement, however, and you’ll find yourself in Bobby’s party pad: imagine Studio 54-style antics, in your nan’s living room… only not as disturbing.
On your right, there’s the conservatory-themed lounge, with street light pouring through the glass bricks on the pavement above, suspended wicker egg chairs and retro board games that, at the time of writing at least, still have all the pieces. To your left, there’s the living room – carpeted and wallpapered within an inch of its life – and bang in the centre, the bar, where the barkeeps will pour you slushie cocktails from a machine plastered with vintage football stickers, or knock up a lil something with tequila, rum or their house falernum.