Black Dog Ballroom

Underneath the much-loved Affleck?s Palace, the Dog is a glamorous take on a New York speakeasy. It?s a good fit ? the Northern Quarter has doubled for lower Manhattan on the big screen, & the bar?s steel columns, wooden beams & bare brick are an oft-repeated theme in the converted warehouses of this part of town. The huge space, a former club, includes a long bar & ?secret? room accessed using a pin number distributed to a select few. Drinks include wine carafes at œ5 as well as cocktails like the weekend rockstar, made with Jack Daniels, JÇÏgermeister, caramel & cherry bitters, with beers including Vedett & Erdinger. The ?balls? are those used on the four pool tables, & late opening (until four or five in the morning), with food served until 1am, attracts a refreshingly mixed crowd.