LAST WEEK!! Get down here!…read more It's the pop up that popped up in May, then why and how have I only just visited? I wish I had gone earlier so it couldn't been my summer haunt. This is an elaborate venue. All the fun of the fair with a circus/freakshow feel about it with olde posters donning every wall. Candy floss, sweets. fair ground rides, actual freak show, theatre and lots and lots of bars. There's ample outside and covered seating. Subtly lit in the darkness you could see couples making out in some of the outside booths and friends perching together in stationary bumper cars. The atmosphere was chilled and upbeat. On a date night with the mrs, we booked ourselves in for Fasinating Aida. I would highly recommend you all do the same. Book yourself in for this topical musical comedy and enjoy the quirky atmosphere before it disappears at the end of the month.

Well, we booked in to see The Tiger Lilies and we didn't really get it. All around us were people…read morewho had come to worship at the feet of their heroes...and us. We didn't really get it ....however the spiegeltent is fab and the south bank is the place to be on a Saturday night! It's good to try something new...even if you don't get it!

Cute bar in full Hawaii tiki theme with club music. Monday - Wednesday there is a happy hour though…read morethere is only about 4 drinks in happy hour. We came in a Wednesday and the location was pretty empty. Drinks are a bit expensive at 11-15 quid for being pretty standard cocktails.

This time round I would have given it 4* as we were company of the month meaning we had free…read morecocktail on arrival and 50% off food and drink all night however even early on in the evening when it was empty the staff were inattentive, didn't know what they were doing and arguing that we couldn't have a free drink or 50% off food. In the end we did get our free cocktails which were tasty and discount the whole evening meaning that our dinner and drinks came to only £16 each! A great deal, with delicious cocktails (recommend missionaries downfall and painkiller z) and pretty good food (massive portions but nothing amazing) Would go again with 50% or during happy hour but otherwise cocktails are a bit steep and music gets very loud early on when trying to catch up with friends. It's more of a club destination than after work drinks!

Club Aquarium was once a cool place to be on a Saturday night. The idea of having a club with a…read moreswimming pool really did appeal to me and my friends when we were around 18, many of us would go there to get our cheap thrills, looking through the windows of the pool area. The great thing was that you didn't have to swim, and if you did, it would cost an extra five pound, that would get you access to the pool and a towel. I do enjoy a swim, but I tend to go swimming pools at fitness centres, costing a lot less. The last time I went to the Club Aquarium was for an after party, we got the at 6 am and left at around 10 am, so it's a venue that provides a challenge, to party all night. It is a very well known venue with a great sound system, so it often has top DJ's performing. It is only a few minutes walk from Old Street Tube, so if your in the Old Street area and the club you were at shut at 4am, you can make your way to the Aquarium, chill there, watch people swim, have a drink, and by the time you do all that through the crowd, the underground would have opened. It is the only club in the UK to have a pool, it's a novelty and worth a visit. Definitely suggest the morning after party's.

Aquarium is the only club in England to offer swimming facilities and after going there I…read moreunderstand why the idea isn't more popular. Though it is a novelty to find yourself swimming at midnight you quickly realise that it's proabably an activity best confined to daylight hours. The rest of the interior plays upon the underwater theme with soft ethereal coloured lighting and white drapes criss-crossing the ceiling. This place generally attracts friendly, possilby slightly perverted people eager for the opportunity to see someone in a two-piece. Music-wise each night is different and offer alternatively cheesy pop, electro, funky house and disco so it's always best to check for the night that suits you best. Drinks are fairly expensive but pretty standard for this club strewn area of London. A nice place to come with a group of mates but because of its novelty it's unlikely to become a regular to many.

I have only ever been here once with one of my favourite people in the world, we were intrigued to…read moresee what a 'bed bar' entailed, my only experience being seeing one on Sex and the City. So we paid our £10 entrance fee and went in. RUBBISH! There were very few beds, but mostly the place was filled with really drunk people dancing to chart house music. I was livid, and tried to get my money back on the grounds of false advertising, it didn't work and i got physically removed by a bouncer. A total and utter let down, with such a great selection of bars in Shoreditch it's really no necessary to ever go here.

Bedroom Bar, located in the backstreets of Shoreditch, pretty much does what it says on the tin…read more There is a bar and there are beds. The exterior to the place looks fairly shabby but upon entering and climbing the stairs you'll find a nice space consisting of two differently themed rooms each housing it's own bar and beds. As the evening progresses the place fills up with a mixture of trendy shoreditch kids and London professionals but the place still retains a very relaxed atmophere. My main problem with this place is the music, it's bloody awful, consisting of fairly dire funky house and commercial dance. Entrance also feels a little steep at £10, considering this place is definitly more of a bar than a club. I can't escape the feeling that Bedroom Bar will probably be a flash in the pan. Their are a thousand better places nearby to choose from and the only thing packing in the punters right now is the novelty of getting wasted on a bed. Decent but not worth getting out of bed for. (Ha...ha)

Great dive bar, with a great vibe! I got there around 10pm and it was a little slow but before the…read morefinal hour the house was packed which technically is easy to do considering the place is tiny! If you're looking for a chill spot with great talent check it out.

Doorman "ahole small dude" welcomed me in then came and grabbed my arm and said I didn't pay the…read more$10. Said he waived me through and didn't realize he thought I was with a a group in front of me. Shook him off my arm, and he was very confrontational and threatening and said we could take it outside. Nope.. And the owner just stood there watching. No room there anyway, skip it. Plenty of other places they don't treat you that way.

I swung by here Sunday afternoon and ordered at the bar the king prawn roti for takeaway (the…read morepumpkin curry was out). The server behind the door, a young guy with short cornrows, had a huge attitude: avoiding eye contact, muttering answers to my questions as if I was annoying him, and just being generally unpleasant. I walked away and waited for my order feeling as if I was the problem- for god forbid paying this establishment for food. I debated getting a juice as they were cheap at £3.20 but refused to give this place any more money. It also took FOREVER for my food to arrive, despite the place not being busy at all. It seemed the cooks and staff (including that horrid server) had better time joking behind the bar than working. I could imagine your food would take centuries if one came at a busy time. The roti itself was delicious: chock full of juicy prawns, chickpeas, veg and potatoes. The roti was firm enough to hold the goodies but soft to chew and delicious. Mild spice (and this is coming from someone who doesn't do spicy sadly). It's a shame the food (and the price at £7.95 for the huge roti) is so great bc the crud attitude means I would never return nor recommend anyone would. Good riddance.

The Tabernacle is a strange place. I had heard of it when I moved nearby, but it wasn't until a…read morecouple of years ago, I discovered it for myself. Completed in 1888, the Romanesque red brick and terracotta building has been decribed as the 'Taj Mahal of North Kensington'. When the area went into decline in the 1900's it ws the centre of many slums in the area and race riots. In 1975 it closed down as a church and taken over by the local council. Demolishion plans were twarted and it was converted into the multi use community building that it is today. Joe Strummer of the Clash appeared here in the 70's and it also hosted gigs by Misty in Roots and George Melly. In 1995 it closed to be upgraded, to reopen in 1998. It is still going strong as a multi-use venue.They hold art exhibitions, concerts, dance lessons, fitness and sport activities as well as concerts. It's a great place to go for a drink or snack, and is very reasonable. It also has a full bar. I like sitting outside when the weather is nice in the large courtyard in frotn of the building. I highly recommend you visit this place, should you be in the Portabello Market area.

Even if this place was rubbish I'd still advise you to come and gawp at the building. Set in a…read morehuge converted gothic church, the 291 Gallery is a little bit of what you like, switching between gallery space, bar/restaurant and club. Though the art may not be to everyone's taste with many unconventional and frankly disturbing creations, you can't fail to be impressed by this rather absurd blend of old and the ultra-modern. The crowd similarly might not be to everyone's taste being especially sullen and arty, even for a bunch of artists. However, it is a great place to catch some outrageous outfits. I've not been in the day but there is a really nice beer garden where you can apparently grab a magnificent sunday lunch. Especially nice in the summer I would imagine. Like everything else with this venue the music too is unconventional. You're just as likely to hear some dirty grimy beats as a peculiar rendition of a barn dance - just come with an open mind. Quite an eye-opener and a truly magnificent venue.

Spent a few nights here back in the day. Long bar, some good parties, much live music. Main church…read morearea suffered poor acoustics for anything amplified as built for acoustic voices but a great space.

The Macbeth is a pub stoke club with live music, acts that have included Man Like Me and Jammer…read more The venue is Owned and run by musicians hence the need to have some form of music operating all the time whether it be live or booking in an DJ, the pub hosts a variety of club nights and gigs on each night of the week most popular being GASH club night. Tuesday nights features the in-house band and guests hosting an improvised jam session called Mum's Jam. Wednesdays are claimed by cabaret acts and performance art think Scottee, The-O, type art. Thursday through to Sunday the Macbeth features London's most exciting bands and DJs and is open until 2am. Drinks prices aren't that bad either starting from £2.00 +

Like the rebellious outcast of the trendy family, the Macbeth sits on one of Shoreditch's…read morebackstreets making a silent stand against overpriced drinks and badly dressed door whores. There is a nice smoking terrace and in the evenings there is a free BBQ if you get there early. The sound system is absolutely incredible and the line up is always festival-worthy (last time I went I saw Fake Blood, Annie Mac, Diplo and Mowgli for only £5!) A definite must if you like dirty basslines and dirty sweatboxes.