Bounce (Bar, Restaurant)

Top 10 things you need to know about Bounce Farringdon:

1) We’ve all dreamt of that moment when you enter a sporting arena with rapturous cheers of adulation from your fans, with "We are the Champions" blasting out from the loudspeakers. This could be reality for you, if you practice enough at Bounce bar in the City of London.

2) Bounce is the London home of ping pong (or wiff waff if you’re Boris Johnson). It is the training ground of champions with the most fantastic catering facilities you will ever find.

3) You are a top athlete and deserve these world-class facilities: within this spacious retro-industrial venue, there are 17 immaculately maintained tables, taut nets and flawless bats.

4) Your entire entourage can cheer you during training with space around each table to fit in 20 guests and full table service. You can leave the protein shakes at home and enjoy artisanal pizzas and carefully crafted cocktails instead.

5) The restaurant is on a raised platform at the far end of the room offering a fine vantage point to observe the combatants in action, or perhaps to avoid stray ping pong balls ending up as topping on your pizza.

6) Smoked salmon isn't a hard dish to prepare as long as it's well sourced (they use the very best here with H Forman). However, being able to serve the dish within 4 minutes of ordering must be deserving of a gold medal.

7) Your athletic physique demands a protein-rich meal. With their braised Hereford ox cheek, you get not only protein, but a beautifully cooked dish with tender meat flaking off at the merest application of pressure. Soak up the rich sauce from the meat with their homemade ciabatta.

8) The energy drinks that give you wings are their specially-designed cocktails. The spiced raspberry mule tastes fresh and effervescent and gives you a guaranteed bounce before your match.

9) A true sporting pro needs to train under all conditions. The challenge, should you accept, is to play under trendy UV light conditions which happens after 10pm over the weekends. Who would’ve thought training could bring such merriment?

10) With a vibrant atmosphere, tempting food and beverages, this is one training session you can't afford to miss....read more