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No 1076 22 October 2015
18
Suitable only for persons
of 18 years and over
BACKCOUNTER GOES BIG
FOR HALLOWEEK
Photos: zefrographica
Ensconced in an arch
in Vauxhall, it’s
Counter! Cutlery tinkles, champagne sprinkles and
cute waiters saunter between the tables, holding aloft
steaming platters of gorgeous melt-in-the-mouth
halibut, or even, perhaps, a bowl of macaroni &
cheese balls, which are HEAVEN. ON. A. PLATE.
Last time we were there we got entranced by
watching Gin zest a lemon. Sorry, confusing. We’re not
talking about Gin the drink, we’re talking about Gin
the person. He’s a waiter at Counter. Gin is Eastern
European, has a lovely grin, and when he’s not
being a waiter at Counter, Gin is a waiter at Counter.
Anyway he zests lemons wonderfully. It makes us wish
WE were lemons (sometimes, on Monday mornings,
we are a bit of a lemon).
It’s all in the detail at Counter. From the lovely
ambient lighting (LOVE a bit of ambient lighting) to
Gin’s flawless, slightly erotic lemon-zesting. There
are marble tables too. Actual marble! A luxury for
us. We’re used to sticky East London greasy spoon
plastic tables. Or actually just eating supernoodles
out of a bowl on our chests whilst skipping through
Charlotte’s bits on old episodes of Sex & The City. So
marble tables and all this gasp-inducing gastronomy
is untold riches for us! Marble tables are a bit
daunting actually. Put your glass down too hard and
SMASH. 250ml of lovely crisp Pinot gone, forever!
Now they’ve got yet another delicious string to
their culinary quartet, with the launch of BackCounter!
It’s an extra bit at the back that’s always very gay
(insert jokes about being gay and ‘at the back’). It’s
not dissimilar to the rest of Counter, except there’s a
big stone penis sculpture in the window, and usually
a drag queen performing. Which obviously makes
everything ten times better.
Esteemed performers to have already graced the
Voho eatery hallowed halls include the internationally
ignored and unfashionably late Vanity Von Glow,
who does a roof-raising rendition of ‘Chandelier’
by Sia, and sometimes swings from the chandelier
herself. Or at least from the nearest twink. Then
there’s dashing, dastardly Duncan Day, who is very
talented and very Irish. And then Topsie Redfern,
who’s like a show pony crossed with a much more
glamorous and talented version of Cheryl Cole.
Also next week heralds their special HALLOWEEK
extravaganza, including a very special movie mash-
up of Rocky Horror Show and A Clockwork Orange
on October 31st. They’ve even written this lovely
poem to give you a taster:
Droogs take over the bar and Transylvanians take
the floor
Show us your best costume – you know the score!
Choose your poison from our lab
And come see what we’ve got on the slab
It’s free entry in costume or £10 at the door, plus
they’ll have special Halloween cocktails served from
vintage airline carts. Snazzy!
Counter/BackCounter is at Arch 50,
7-11 South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP
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