Schmooze

Schmooze, is situated on Church Road, near Penny Lane. Entering Schmooze you are hit by the very attractive and stylish building that makes me think it is a cool place to hang out. Inside Schmooze doesn’t disappoint, with room to move around, when it isn’t busy, with an up and downstairs. I am unable to comment on the wine, but I have heard that they know their wines. In terms of the food, it was tasty — stuffed mushrooms with gruyère cheese and apple and pear pancake. Depending on how much you want to eat, Schmooze is very accommodating. You can have a main course meal as a starter or vice versa as they list every dish on the menu as either a baby or fat dish. Prices were a little more than I like to pay but I would have been disappointed had I had to eat something totally disguisting. As I hadn’t I was happy to smile enjoy the food.

A really nice place to go to, as long as you don’t mind rubbing shoulders with the Allerton glitterati. A very good wine bar nonetheless, and pleasant enough when it’s not too busy, Schmooze was one of the first upmarket places to spring up in the area.
Now somewhere to be seen, it started off being a very cool but laid back place where students wouldn’t feel awkward going into. Now I doubt you would find a pair of jeans in there, unless they were designer ones moulded on to the body of one of these tight t shirt-​wearing troglodytes who skulks about these places. Don’t get me wrong, it is no reflection of the place itself, it just seems to attract these wannabes. As I said, it is a very accomplished wine bar and the snacky food I’ve had here can’t be faulted. Unfortunately, the clientele here spoil the atmosphere for me a bit, although they are not as bad as some other places in Allerton. Generally, it is a nice, moderately priced place to chill out in, but I wouldn’t spend more than an hour here.