"A nondescript door on Kingsland Road opens up into a luxurious multi-room space, which designer Domhnall Nolan has filled with plush fabrics, soft lighting, mirrored fireplaces, leopard-print carpets, chequerboard floors and plaster busts. It pays homage to 20th century cabaret clubs whilst still remaining modern and fresh. In short, it's sexy."
"The Counter Room bar opens the space, which leads into the Erotic Library and the Cabaret Room, a performance space that hosts dinner and a show nights. There has been a rotating selection of kitchen residents, including Pasta Slut, Kenneth Lam, Maison Kim and Flock, who are currently in house serving rotisserie chicken and fries. Downstairs, the Powder Room acts as a both a bathroom and hangout space, Bar Berini, another cocktail bar Subrosa, and the bathhouse-inspired dance floor The Tank."
"It's almost like being at an artistic salon in the 1800s, where you wouldn't be surprised if the person at the next table was a poet or a painter, and the whole room is alive in an open conversation rather than how it is elsewhere - a one way broadcast from a bright stage into the darkness. It's not just a place LGBTQ+ people are safe and welcome, it's a place where we can be brave"
Roses of Elagabalus occupies a discreet Kingsland Road address and embraces queer history and excess in its name and design. The interior features plush fabrics, mirrored fireplaces, leopard-print carpets, chequerboard floors and plaster busts that nod to 20th-century cabaret while feeling contemporary. Multiple distinct spaces include the Counter Room, Erotic Library, Cabaret Room for dinner-and-show nights, and downstairs venues such as a Powder Room hangout, Bar Berini, cocktail bar Subrosa and The Tank dance floor. A rotating roster of kitchen residents offers varied food options. The venue hosts diverse performers and cultivates an intimate, conversational atmosphere where LGBTQ+ patrons feel safe and empowered.
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