Not a lot of people know this... I have a very talented central heating boiler. What is this talent, I hear you ponder? Well, every time it does one of those kick-off motions to start a new cycle of super-heated frenzy around my pipes it sounds exactly like a champagne cork popping out of a new bottle. Yes, really. I am the envy of all of my friends and it always makes me smile. So, in the winter I smile quite a lot despite all of the obvious reasons not to spattering on my window pane.
I can think of few other sounds in life that I enjoy as much as another bottle of fizz being popped. You just want to party, don't you? Or, at the very least, immediately start to celebrate something, almost anything will do! It's just that kind of a drink.
I can think of few other sounds in life that I enjoy as much as another bottle of fizz being popped. You just want to party, don't you? Or, at the very least, immediately start to celebrate something, almost anything will do! It's just that kind of a drink.
So you can imagine that the combination of my boiler dueting in a popping session with the real thing round my place is quite an excuse for over-stimulation at this time of the year, when the nights chill down and everyone gets in party mood.
Well, if my front room is fully-booked for command performances of my central heating boiler, you can do almost as well in Vroni's in West Nile Street. This is the perfect place for some fizz popping of your own. Hailing itself as the wine bar... the champagne bar, I really am tempted to endorse that bold statement, especially if you prefer your coiffing in the long dark evenings of winter. Why? Vroni's interior is designed for night time pleasures... the dark wood... the rich cream walls... the touches of racing green... and the candles flickering everywhere suffusing your party in a gentle glow. (Or is that just all the champagne you've been necking?) At this time of year, this place is Festive Advent perfection. A no-brainer. Hey, what are you still reading this for? Get yourself down there! :-)
Given that is is the party season, it's good to know that there's also a mezzanine tucked away at the back - great for a decent sized group to commandeer for a special night out. The buzz of the place, always packed with a really good crowd when I've popped in, rises up to the rafters, so mezzanine dwellers never feel locked away in one of those usually soulless function rooms in bars. And they also do superb bar food and snacks for those munchie attacks.
The choice of champagnes and wines is not actually that extensive but certainly good enough, all high quality and with an impressive house label too. Naturally enough, Vroni's offer a decent selection of cocktails, including some funky shooters, all-time-classics and (doh!) champagne cocktails. Mmmmmmmm.
We were amused by the boozy messages of wisdom and hope scattered around the walls and their snippet on Mme Bollinger is a gem...
Asked on what occasions she drank champagne Mme Lily Bollinger replied: "I drink it when I am happy, and I also drink it when I am sad. Sometimes I drink it when I am alone. In company I drink it for sure. Even when I have no appetite. I like to take a little glass of it. And when I do have an appetite of course I reach for it. But otherwise I do not touch it - unless I am thirsty."
She sounds like a bit of a soul-mate - I never touch the stuff either (hic!)
Contact Vroni's at...
47 West Nile Street Glasgow G1 2PT
Tel. +44 (0)141 221 4677
47 West Nile Street Glasgow G1 2PT
Tel. +44 (0)141 221 4677
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