There is dark polished wood, gilded picture frames and antique mahogany tables.” “There are leather armchairs and strong G&Ts, attentive uniformed waiters and good food. Writing in The Times last year, Hilary Rose says that “there are liveried porters and an astonishing art collection stacked up to the ceiling in every room. There is also a card room, billiards room, reading room and roof terrace.
The club boasts dining facilities, a cocktail bar, private dining rooms, accommodation and a theatrical library that claims to include the “most comprehensive collection of theatrical paintings and drawings in existence”, according to its website. It is named after David Garrick, a celebrated 18th-century actor and theatre manager, who popularised a “naturalistic” style of acting still influential today, according to Britannica.