The Chelsea Cloisters have had some unusual press over the years so it was an interesting choice of venue for nightclub Moguls Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling to base their latest addition to their Caribbean inspired clubs. However, although there were looks of anxiety from scantily dressed girls entering into the former love haven hotel, once you’ve taken a swift left, been vetted through the peep hole and have entered through the door, you’re instantly reassured that once again the Gilkes Stirling combo have done it again.

A step away from the more sophisticated and modern Kitts, Barts is true to its Carribean namesake with haphazard decoration, hand picked by the owners themselves from car boot sales all over England. It all works and brings back a much-needed feeling of summer to the gloominess that has been looming over London.

With pub prices but holiday atmosphere, there’s a feeling you’ve stepped into some sort of surreal wonderland and you can almost feel the heat from outside - at last, a bar which couldn’t have come at a better time for the market.

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