Well I suppose we should be grateful that this one simply exists. What a work of art! What history! What romance....! What a shame that the soul has been completely sucked out of the place. A hundred years ago, the cafe was the hangout of some of the most radical characters on the European art scene. Wits from far and wide used to descend for the crazed cabarets. And today? The nonchalant spirit is all gone. Instead, there's the kind of hushed solemnity that's only to be found in the city morgue. Matters are made worse by the music selection: "The Best Classical Hits in The World" wears a bit thin if you put it on rotation for an entire decade - playing Strauss a million times does not equal pizazz. Meanwhile, the poor waitresses are made to wear Maid Marian outfits, and the girls must dutifully dish out menus made of old photocopies from the accounts department. Please chaps, how about a dash of imagination....?

4.5 / 5

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