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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Josh Barrie

Hawksmoor martini bar, King's Cross, review: A gothic legend rises from the dead

It’s a remarkable building, the Midland Grand and St Pancras Station, arched by Gothic Revival in unison and towering over a transitory part of town. People skip by and don’t have time to admire it. Frequent commutes, in the same vein as the Big Shop, give rise to busy ignorance. But evenings beckon.

Just look at all those curves and all those edges, legendary as they are. Deserving of a bar to refresh those who have wandered.

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