The friendliness of the Retro Bar is astonishing. For a London bar to choose its staff based on their competence and friendliness is something of an innovation these days but the staff at Retro Bar seem genuinely pleased to serve. They're transparently fond of the bar they work in. On top of that, the music is not your typical gay fare, showing a stripe of intelligence and crediting the customers with the same. On Karaoke night (Wednesday), Quiz night (Tuesday) and DJ nights (Friday and Saturday) nights, there's always the more chilled out upstairs bar to escape to. Wendy (the manageress) has given the place such a strong sense of personality that you'd never guess it was owned by a corporation. Retro Bar is the best bar in London, whether you're gay or not.

Retro Bar is genuinely a fantastic place. I've been coming here for over a year now and love it. They have quiz nights here on Tuesdays (can be quite competitive), and they also do karaoke. Retro Bar has a wide range of regulars and it is a good gay/straight bar. You are guaranteed a good night at the Retro Bar and won't be ready to leave at closing.