Sugar Brown

My favourite establishment in Jericho. A great atmosphere and a gathering of interesting delightful people. A mixture of Jericho residents and students alike. Wonderful service and an intriguing mix of cocktails and a good range of spirits. Great place to start off your night on a weekend night before heading into town for some later night drinking. Futhermore, Sugar Brown also boasts a wonderful outside terrace overlooking Walton Street allowing one to observe the activities on the cross section on to Little Clarendon Street. 9/10

Viscount (Unverified), 25/08/10

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Operating in the not-so-small shadow of Raoul's next door, Sugar Brown is never really going to be able to compete, but having said this, it is a better than average cocktail bar, albeit one with a very limited menu.

Among the drinks we sampled was a very good mint mojito (haven't they all got mint in?) and a less exciting peach-based martini drink. Seating was limited but comfy on brown (what else?) leather sofas. Didn't venture upstairs as previous review suggests we should.

Good cocktail bar if situated anywhere else other than next to Raoul's.

Joe B (Unverified), 20/07/07

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More spacious than DoC or Raoul's... though this is because it draws a smaller crowd. Comfy sofas downstairs make up for the too-loud music and oddly low tables. Pretty good selection of cocktails, although they were a little watered down for my taste. Drinks are not as inventive or flashy as those of nearby competitors, although Sugar Brown DOES offer an escape from the crowds. Service was very attentive (too attentive?) on an early weekend evening. Drinks around 5-5.50 each, although a convenient half-price happy hour runs to 7pm. Small terrace outside with 2 tables: perfect for summer-time drinking and Jericho-watching.

anon (Unverified), 17/03/07

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Sugar Brown is another fairly decent cocktail bar to add to the Walton / Little Clarendon Street selection. The staff are friendly and take care when they prepare a selection of interesting concoctions. These come in around the fiver mark, but you don't feel cheated. The seating is comfortable and the decor aspires to hipness, as do the majority of the customers.

We didn't try any of the food, but it looked acceptable enough. We left a little puzzled. What is Sugar Brown aiming to add to the area, except a few more seats? With Raoul's, Duke of C, Angel's, Frevd's and more within range of a well thrown ice-cube, surely it must distinguish itself in some way? But we couldn't spot it.

On the other hand, the few more seats are actually needed most evenings, and it makes the cocktail bar crawl even more challenging than it was already. But couldn't they come up with one new idea?

Autolycus (Unverified), 25/07/06

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