TV21

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Our TV21 Review

TV21 is the newest bar from two of the original founders of Fab, Steve and Paul Petricho. When relations soured between the brothers and their business partner, they took their popular formula of childhood memorabilia, sci-fi décor and dodgy mix-tapes and plonked it down in an all-new, super-shiny bar in the Northern Quarter.

When it opened, TV21 billed itself as a bar for people working in TV or film production. We don’t know about that but the bar does get its fair share of the Northern Quarter crowd. Though you will see people having a great night, you’ll also see plenty of trendy types with extravagant hair-do’s sipping their beers and congratulating themselves on how ironic they are. Fair enough if that’s your thing but, being used to the hedonistic it’s-naff-but-we-love-it vibe of Fab Café, it doesn’t seem that much fun to us.

Add to that a tendency towards poor service and warm beer and you’ve got a bit of a non-starter on your hands. With Fab Café still doing a roaring trade and plenty of other individual and cool bars in the Northern Quarter to choose from, TV21 doesn’t top our list.

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User Reviews

12/05/2011 by Ms K
Great place to go during the day for some chilled out drinks and the food is pretty good for a bar! However, I went one Sat eve and stood at the bar for around 15 mins with a friend without getting served, the staff were ignoring many people and just serving who they liked it seemed. I've been back since during the day and had no problems but I'll avoid on an eve.
Rated 3 out of 5

01/12/2008 by Rachael Williams
This is the worst bar ever. It had little chice of alcoholic drinks as it had run out of most and was running out of the rest. This was on a saturday night. The staff weren't great and the DJ was rubbish. Played a poor selection of music and was rude when asked to play requests. One of the he requests was for a friend going to Afghanistan and he refused to play it as he didn't suport the war. I certainly wouldn't go back or recommend it to anyone else.
Rated 1 out of 5

09/07/2008 by alice may
I have to agree with the first review!!
Rated 1 out of 5

06/10/2007 by c e
ok bar not for me tho, owners ok
Rated 1 out of 5

09/09/2007 by Marek
The downstairs bar is a fabulous place for a dance. Everyone laughing and having a good time. Marvelous.
Rated 5 out of 5

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