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Love London? Love Breaking Bad? Keep reading then because I've got a real treat for you...bitch!
For my 24th birthday I went to ABQ London, a Breaking Bad themed bar located on Hackney Road, in between Shoreditch and Bethnal Green. Starting off as a pop up bar in 2015 and becoming a huge success ABQ journeyed across to Paris, before returning to London as a permanent feature.
'You will be working with W.W molecular techniques to cook cocktails and then YO, drink em. Acids, alcohol, sudo, load of highness and other stuff provided.'
So the deal is, you pay £30 for 2 hours in the RV (yes, you heard that right, RV!) and you get to cook two molecular cocktails, plus a welcome drink when you arrive. Once the two hours are up, depending on how busy it is you are either asked to give up your station or if not are welcome to stay and cook more.
The welcome drink consists of some strong blue stuff that you syringe into a test tube and then you have an extensive menu of molecular cocktails to choose from - all related to the show of course.
Tuco's cousin was dead when we arrived so we had the choice of the other five cocktails, as there was two of us there we opted to share four. I had 'Walter Jr's Breakfast' and 'Jane' and my friend Milly went for 'Mr Wallabee' and 'I fucked Ted.' When we arrived we weren't sure how hands on the 'cooking' experience would be, but we were pleasantly surprised. You do all the making yourself, using all sorts of crazy tools, heaters, tubes and shit loads of dry ice.
The cocktails were so nice, but SO strong, there was something so odd about eating kaluha infused rice crispies and vodka almond milk out of a cereal bowl! Definitely an experience I'll never forget.
The whole atmosphere is so much fun as you are seated on barrels inside an actual RV, wearing yellow boiler suits whilst songs from the show are played. The staff were so nice and properly game for a laugh, we told them it was my birthday and they were first to treat us to free drinks and cocktail tasters. We left on such a high from the atmosphere and a lot less sober than we arrived.
I would thoroughly recommend this place for anyone who's a fan of the show or just looking for a different bar experience. If you loved the show then you will 100% appreciate the attention to detail, if you haven't then I can guarantee you'll still have an amazing time; my friend hasn't seen the show at all but loved the vibe nonetheless and we both had an amazing night. For me it was 100% worth the money, and whilst it is a bit of a gimmick, you can really appreciate how much effort has gone into it and can understand why it's been so successful!
Have you been to ABQ London? What were your thoughts?
Do you have any recommendations of things to do in London?
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