The Dead Parrot

I’m so happy there is finally a nice cocktail bar in Horsham! It is easy to book a table and I’d recommend so especially over the weekend as it was really busy.
The place is split over two floors. Ground floor with a few bar stools and big bar and then upstairs where there is much more space for large groups round small tables and again a large bar. The décor is cool and as the name hints there is a little bit of quirky taxidermy going on along with a giant chessboard on the ceiling.
You receive table service which is good however I think my only gripe is the service was a little slow to begin with and the cocktails take a while to come.
The cocktail menu is awesome with lots of different cocktails available to suit all palates and are served it lots of different ways — in a beer can with a sombrero hat or in a tankard orrrr in a pretty dainty cocktail glass. I’m not sure how often they change the menu but I recommend La Vida Loco & Only Mules & Horses.

Nava decided to bring us here when we were visiting her in Horsham. She raved about this cocktail bar that had won some sort of contest and was showcasing during cocktail week in London (or something like that). So after dinner, we decided to check it out and try a few drinks. She had booked a table, so it wasn’t a problem getting in.
The table was all marked out for us with a balloon that had her name, our party size and the time. It was a cute way of marking the tables, and it went with the quirky atmosphere of the bar. Quirky? Yes, the bar is quite quirky, pretty much a hipster bastion in Horsham. Balloons? Check. A giant chessboard on the ceiling? Double check. The bathrooms being called the «garden». Oh yes.
That being said, the cocktails were interesting and tasty. My partner ordered the «Glastonbooty» that was served in a ceramic boot and had an «absinthe balloon» which turned out to just be a balloon that they sprayed with absinthe. So not so exciting. Plus he said it kind of tasted like dirt. Which may have been the point. I had the «Only Mules and Horses» which came with a photo of Dell Boy and Rodney on the side.
For the next round, my partner ordered a Negroni, and it was pretty bitter, even for a Negroni. I just tried shots of their Chai Bourbon and Maple Tequila. The tequila was quite sweet, but nice, but they Chai Bourbon really won me over.
So yeah, it’s a fun, hipster joint in Horsham. If you’re in Horsham, it means it’s probably the best place to go.