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Max Venning

Bartender · Owner / operator — London cocktail bars, low-intervention drinks lists, martinis; and, via Top Cuvée, natural wine and wine-bar food.

of Three Sheets, the London cocktail bar (Time Out's wording: "Three Sheets' Max Venning"); one of the seven experts in Time Out London's June 2026 martini poll. Three Sheets Soho is a master-CSV row. Also a co-founder of Top Cuvée, Finsbury Park (Time Out, 19 Oct 2020: "Max Venning and Brodie Meah, founders of Top Cuvée") — corrected 2026-07-30; the registry previously recorded only Three Sheets.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Time Out London, 'Chef's Specials' (Isabelle Aron) ↗their pick · 2020-10-19
  • The Compton ArmsIslington

    “And just up the hill is the Compton Arms, a firm favourite where our friends Four Legs are cooking what's surely the best pub food in London right now.”