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The Aviary offers a unique experience, effortlessly blending vintage style, modern lighting, a funky soundtrack, & chic vibes as the background to our handcrafted cocktails. Conceived to be different, we offer something for everyone & pride ourselves on being the most inclusive cocktail bar in the area. A cosy, glamorous space for all ages, all tastes & all people. Proudly serving individually made cocktails, local beers, unusual wines & a huge range of spirits. As well as pr

If you hear the wonderful, soulful sound of a saxophone in the Aviary, you can be sure it's being lovingly played by 'Sleepy Beagle', our resident jazz musician. 'Sleepy Beagle' is the alter ego of Alan Fiz, a musician well known through the local area. Having studied the saxophone for the past 15 years, he joined the Aviary Bar as our resident saxophone player in August of 2025. His musical influences include the saxophonist and clarinet player, Sidney Bechet, and Lester You

For one night only, we are opening the Salem Aviary Bar, come take an exclusive peak inside with us. On Halloween night, at 5:30pm on Friday the 31st October, 2025, you can visit the Salem Aviary Bar in Rugby as we transform into the perfect drinking venue for all manner of ghouls and ghosts! You can except a creepy tavern covered in cobwebs, spooky spiders, zombies trapped in the fireplace, and ghosts outside the windows trying to get inside to grab a cocktail. The fully the

Opening on the 28th of November 2025, within its first six months of trading the Aviary bar had already won two prestigious awards. Nominated in four categories at the 2025 Coventry & Warwickshire 'FOODIE' awards, we took home the highest honour of being crowned 'Best Bar' in Warwickshire, early in 2025. Not long after that, we were invited to the National Pub & Bar awards ceremony in London, where we were awarded the status of 'Highly Recommended Place of Excellence', the on

Meet 'Fizz'. As an award winning mixologist, with a career spanning over 20 years of experience, his passion for the industry can’t really be disputed. Having owned restaurants and bars previously, as well as having managed and grown many, for other people, he discovered hi passion for customer interaction by entertaining guests with stories, over a quality, handmade cocktail. Mixology has a rich history and every cocktail has its own tale to tell, and this became his passion

DJ Matt Robins hosts our regular club night, 'SHIMMER' at the Aviary. 'SHIMMER' first started in August 2025 but Matt has been spinning the tunes for many years. DJ Matt Robins — Let the Music Do the Talking For DJ Matt Robins, it all began in the late ’80s, helping out a local mobile party DJ. What started as carrying speakers soon turned into something more, the chance to play the last hour of the night. Those early sets were filled with the sounds of Mantronix, Ten City, S