We have a new Caf in the Wick. Offering you your ABCs (affordable, banging, crowdpleasers)

Answer: A virtuoso mobile bar hire service from us here at Behind This Wall, operating out of 411 Mare St!

From Hallowe’en to New Years and everything in between, we’ve got you covered.

Plenty of works completed at the bar this week to set up for the new season.

For Good Friday and Easter Saturday we are gonna be lowering the decks from 9pm and running late with a pair of parties to shake into Spring in style!

All DJ donations on the door will be matched by the bar and donated to Save The Children via the Arsenal Vision Podcast

This time a year ago we were sprucing up the space, setting the turntables and winding up for the passage of one year to the next. With all the hope, goodwill and optimism that this night brings. Eager to be in the clinking, chattering company of dear friends, colleagues and neighbours.

You don’t need me to say that business has been hard, that this years celebration will be muted and we’re all missing that fundamental feeling of community.

After a month subsisting like Junior Soprano under house-arrest we were all really looking forward to opening again on December 3rd. Last week, this seemed workable, the guidance was thin (no surprises) and we tentatively teamed up with Yard Sale to re-think our spot as a subsidiary pizza parlour.

However, over the weekend, we did a lot of soul-searching and came to the sad conclusion that we won’t be able to open under Tier 2 restrictions.

And so it was — the bar on the Narrow Way is closed again for the next 4 weeks at least. This is a fuzzy little pic I took last night of our ticket spike. On it is every order that’s gone out since the curfew was called; at which point, we genuinely felt that’d be curtains for us! No support on offer and four plus years of stats showing that 80% of our trade occurred after 10pm.

For Halloween this weekend we’ll be open Thursday through to SUNDAY.

We've always preferred the notion of Aperitivo over the bastardised Happy Hour. Stealing from Italian bar/cafe culture, why not while away a whole afternoon and evening up to dinner with lower ABV drinks and good, neighbourly conversation? It's communal and life-affirming.

In response to yesterdays’ briefing from Downing Street, here’s our statement on where we go from here (again)…

Now following the Rule of Six.

July 4th - the pubs are open! A Nation Rejoices! Throw up the bunting! Re-coronate the queen!

Not quite.

Our basement bar is closed until further notice, in keeping with the government mandate on delaying the spread of coronavirus.

Stay at home, stay safe and support our wonderful NHS wherever you can.

COVID-19: Please read, copy and share! Our hospitality industry needs you.

Happy New Year everyone!

We’ll be opening up again on Thursday 9th January. Richard from Kit Records will be down playing some records and as it’s the first time we’ve opened (apart from the odd party) since December 20th, our Winter Menu will be making it’s first appearance.

Tonight sees the launch of our Winter exhibit by Richie Round-Turner. Rich takes the pictures of the bar up on the site and has put together this project around our menu theme for Winter: “Into the Woods”. While the drinks will follow on from next week as the season (officially) changes, we are launching the exhibit tonight and may have a few advance peeks from the menu to try.

It’s that time of year when you’re either out or you’re in bed. Here’s our opening schedule with for the Christmas season into 2020 in a handy cut out and keep format…

SUGO

A Sunday Party by friends Lorenzo Cibrario & Francesco Fusaro

A parade of odd soundtracks, jazzy moods, velvety sounds, calypso breakdowns, a zest of exotica and some seriously groovy disco beats.

Witching season is well and truly here. Tomorrow: Borne Fruits are in situ with their spooktacular Boogie Against Brexit which was, akin to Frankensteins’ monster, plastered together and given the kiss of life before Count McDoncula and the PLP decided they were up for a trip to the polls after all so the whole thing’s off (for now) & we can breathe & jus dress up & dance a bit…