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OMG! Look at the wine bar and growler refill at Waitrose King’s Cross

Ever had a wild night out at a supermarket? At this new arrival, now you, er, can...

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Pull up a stool: the Wine Bar. Pic: SE

The mighty new 29,000 square foot Waitrose store, right in the centre of 67 acres of new buildings at King’s Cross, opened last night in the restored Grade II-listed Midland Goods Shed.

We popped down to check it out. Mahoosive retail space with more choices than a frazzled human could ever be expected to make? Tick. Smart cookery school? Tick. Tempting in-store bakery? Tick. Nice cafe? Tick.

But wine bar? Oh, go on then. Sure, the chain has been known to put a tasting area in some of their posher stores, but this one really takes the organic oatcake.

A beacon through the bare brick. Photo: John Sturrock
A beacon through the bare brick. Photo: John Sturrock
Through exposed brick arches, high bar stools line a slightly-too-brightly lit counter, behind which half a dozen sommeliers and chefs buzz about preparing tapas and on-trend sharing plates. Prices per glass at £3.25 upwards are pretty competitive – and mostly a darn sight cheaper than the many upscale bars that surround the store, like Caravan, Drake & Morgan and Vinoteca.


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And, should you need a blast of fresh air, doors open out onto a secluded courtyard area, where you can marinate alfresco with a glass of Picpoul – and perhaps forget why you actually came here at all (hint: to do the groceries.)

So will you be getting squiffy before you hit the aisles? Or afterwards, slumping with half a dozen bulging bags-for-life as the fishfingers start their inexorable defrost?

Whatever: with draft Camden Brewery beers on tap as well, at the very least you can fill up your growler on your way out.

Waitrose King’s Cross is now open at Midland Goods Shed N1C, daily 6am – 1130pm. Draft Camden Hells is £4 a pint, wine £3.25, and prosecco £4.95 a glass.

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