Bar Bloc+

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This review is taken from the current (2012) edition.

From the mural of Brezhnev and Honecker kissing that greets you upon entrance to the imposing wooden benches one must then clamber into, Bloc is anything but subtle. And nor should it be, with live entertainment and a late licence all week. Its disheveled nature makes it all the more comfortable as evening rolls on. Food is a similar approach: stodgy favourites whose principal aim is to fill you up, good and proper. Chicken and chorizo pasta is baked and laden with cheddar, as rich as they come – macaroni cheese for a carnivore. A chorizo and black pudding burger sees these two mixed through a gigantic slab of beef, too dense and dry for some, but as meaty as meaty gets. And the pizzas, which are nice and crispy, are served right up until closing time. Some good beers – Krusovice, Blue Moon – on tap, too.

• High point: Great atmosphere for late night eating and drinking
• Low point: Not for the calorie conscious