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BOX Piccadilly Circus Sing-A-Long Bottomless Brunch Review

The Sing Along Brunch at BOX Piccadilly is less about politely clinking glasses over eggs and more about stepping into a full blown daytime party, complete with a banging sound track. Running every Saturday 3pm – 5pm at BOX in Piccadilly Circus, it offers 2 hours of unlimited drinks and a choice of a brunch plate, but more importantly it’s accompanied by group Karaoke with screens around the room and the ability to choose your own track to stand up and sing to.

Joining a group table, the energy was already flowing when we arrived at about 3.15pm, prosecco flying everywhere and the host getting everyone hyped up on the mic. Our host explained that there’s a QR code on the tables that lets you queue up your chosen song, which then flashes onto the big screens while you’re handed a microphone and the entire room sings along with you.

As the drinks progressed the whole thing turned into a party, with everyone having so much fun and joining in. Standing on chairs, group performances, secret singers having their moment of fame, it honestly was such fun and a great shout for a birthday, hen, or any occasion where you want to get your mates together and truly belly laugh at each other.

It’s gloriously extra and turns the whole room into one big, supportive karaoke crowd.

Food wise, there’s a selection of brunch and lunch options to choose from. I had the vegan burger, while my friend choose the vegan gyros. Both super tasty but to be honest we ordered quiet near the end where food had become an afterthought, so my suggestion would be to get your food choice in early before you forget about it amidst the madness (and prosecco).

We mostly stuck to prosecco, which flowed freely, but there’s a solid cocktail list too. We tried the BOX Iced Tea which was dangerously easy to drink and a classic Aperol Spritz that hit the spot.

Overall, it’s loud, lively, and unapologetically camp, the kind of brunch you book when you’re ready to celebrate something, or simply celebrate the weekend itself.

Times: Every Saturday, 3pm – 5pm

Price: £52 per person

Address: BOX Piccadilly Circus, 21, 23 Shaftesbury Ave, Piccadilly Circus, London W1D 7EF

For more information click here.

Written by Jordan Crowley

Photography courtesy of BOX Piccadilly

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Jul 7, 2021
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Updated: May 9, 2024

It’s 1940s Soho, descending underground into a disused train station, you are transported into a raucous world of swing, high spirits, and speakeasy-style cocktails, expertly crafted by the establishments very own scoundrels.

Through the bricked platform space, dotted with post-war 1940s memorabilia, we are shown to our seat on the vintage train carriage. With a smile and a wink, we are presented with our newspaper clipping which lists the various tipples on offer.

The menu is jaunty, including Cahoots classics such as the Winston Churchill, Bombay Sapphire gin, Evangelista Ratafia cherry liqueur, guava, tropical fassionola syrup. Then there’s the Vera Lynn, Tanqueray No. TEN gin, cloudy apple juice, pear purée, ginger, elderflower, lime. Both are punchy, popular to the regular scoundrels and are served in vessels crafted around their namesake’s heads.

Amongst the classic negronis, manhattans and martini’s you will find interesting twists such as Rob’s Joy, a spin on a scotch manhattan with Monkey Shoulder Scotch whisky, Southern Comfort Black liqueur, Mancino Chinato vermouth, chocolate and Angostura Cocoa bitters. The real scoundrels can raid the Captain’s Larder for boozy treats such as The Biscuit Tin, featuring Hennessy V.S. cognac, Disaronno liqueur, custard cream, tonka bean syrup and egg yolk.

We sit back in our carriage sip our tipples and chew the fat. Listen out for the live band playing 1940s jazz and swing, you’ll be in for a real treat!

The other spaces

Cahoots isn’t just located in the station but spread over three areas. The Ticket Hall, located at street level is a place to sample black market liquors in an old ticket hall, and for some breathing room, you can spill out into the outdoor seating area.

Here you can sip on a refreshing St-Germain Blitz Spritz with St-Germain elderflower liqueur, sparkling wine, topped with Franklin & Sons 1886 soda water or a Liberation Lane with Grey Goose vodka, St-Germain elderflower liqueur, fassionala tropical syrup, lemon, orange, topped with Kentish Pip Forager hedgerow berry cider.

For late-night shenanigans and high jinks, the Control Room will be returning soon for roaring underground parties and live music, alongside the usual crafty cocktails of course.

So shrug off your inhibitions, put on your swagger and skip and a hop down to Cahoots, it won’t disappoint.

Cahoots is located at Kingly Court, Carnaby, London W1B 5PW, with the Underground at number 13, and the Ticket Hall and Control Room Opposite at number 5.

Website: www.cahoots-london.com

Written by Rick Hartley

Photography courtesy of Cahoots and Bacardi.

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