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    The Blues Kitchen

    3.7 (76 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Bars, Music Venues
    Closed 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Blues on a Sunday!
    Abrianna R.

    The Blues Kitchen definitely exceeded our expectations- especially on a dead Sunday night in London! I came here at the beginning of my trip in Europe at the advice of the pocket travel book we had and I'm so glad we made the trek across the city to get here! When we walked it, we were shocked at how CROWDED the enormous room was, it seemed like everyone had the same idea we did. After squeezing our way to a spot at the bar, we were able to get our drink orders in and listen to the wonderful live band that was entertaining the crowd - birthday parties and friends galore! The bartenders were so friendly and made us feel right at home there - the highlight of our experience at the Blues Kitchen (other than the amazing jazz band of course). The only thing was there just wasn't anywhere for us to sit or stand when we got our drinks. Everywhere we stood we were asked by servers to move, or given dirty looks for getting in the bubbles of other people. Hello! We are trying to relax and enjoy the music too - not like we WANT to be in everyone's way either :( Overall a learning experience - next time if we want a spot at the bar or a table come earlier I suppose!

    Sam S.

    This is a bar, music venue and a Cajun BBQ house all in one. I am giving it five stars for excellent service, great ambience and good food. The interior is quite lovely with dim lights and an old world look. The service is casual and modern. The menu is a meat eaters paradise and they do have options for vegetarians and vegans. We had the sharing plate of starters and it was huge. The wings were nice but not spicy enough for me, but the sauce that came with it was great and spicy. The onion rings, fries and other bites were also nice. My main of brisket was huge and after a huge starter I really struggled to finish it. The meat was tender and tasty. The food overall lacked a bit of seasoning for me but nothing a bit of salt can't fix :-) Our waiter was fantastic and very engaging. He was happy to recommend options and was very friendly and funny. We had some nice cocktails here and ended up staying till they threw us out at closing time :-) Nice live music was playing on stage but it was not too loud and you could still have a conversation. All in all a great experience that I would be happy to repeat again.

    Burger if the month (April 2016): the Holy Cheezus with two grilled cheese sandwiches as the bun!!!
    Andy F.

    Great vibe, tasty drinks, and authentic southern cooking have you leaving happy! I had to make a trip after seeing their burger of the month on their Facebook page: a beef patty with caramelized onions, bacon, and béchamel, all sandwiched between two friggin grilled cheese sandwiches!!! Holy Cheezus! How could I say no? The burger was a 5 out of 5, though not because of the grilled cheese bun. The quality came from the beef, bacon, and onion combo. Top ingredients all around. The grilled cheese was an afterthought. It felt a bit like a stuffed-crust pizza where the cheese was simply relocated to inside the bun instead of on the meat. It still worked its magic there, but really I'm excited for all of their burgers now since they'll all share that same amazing beef patty! And I'll dream of those onions for weeks... The service was fine, some bartenders friendlier than others. The place was super popular on a Sunday night and would've had to wait 2.5 hours until a table opened up (8:30), so had a drink at the bar and waited for a barstool to open up to order food. Great ambiance and a live gospel choir Sunday nights. Can't wait to try their Monday rib special.

    Tangy chicken wings with strong lemony flavor with a pinch of heat.
    Eakan G.

    I have been to this place when it was known as bar musical. Not very sure about the name change is take over our whatever. I didn't ask about it or search about it. Not much has changed in terms of interiors. As you enter you are the square bar with the walks lined up with drinks. Around the bar counter is were you have a lot of space to sit. Pick your own table, grab a drink and chat as long as you like. Cozy environment. Lovely music. There is a stage in the right hand side corner of the restaurant. Not sure when live music stars. The last time I was there I left too early to see any live performances. While sitting there sipping my drink I was served some hot spicy chicken wings with a distinct lemony flavor and a hint of heat. Left my lips burning. But good kind of burning. It almost felt like, the bourbon I was having, had just found its true love. I'll definitely go there again. Not too far away from where I work. Will keep you posted with updates. Would love to see some live music.

    Livi S.

    Love love love this place! After arranging to meet a friend for brunch at the breakfast club and finding it was packed, we were left looking for a back up plan! We stumbled upon this place while walking around shoreditch and what a great find! Great food, friendly, efficient service and a man playing the piano whole we are. The brunch menu has plenty of choices, all southern inspired - chicken and waffles, pig and biscuits, crab benedict.. Everything sounds great, after much deliberations, I went for the healthy breakfast, avocado, halloumi, poached egg - basically all my breakfast favourites together. Total no brainer and absolutely delicious! My friend opted for the pig and biscuits and couldn't stop raving about how good it was! Price wise, when the bill came they had made a few add ons, a charity donation and a service charge, but it still came in at the not too shabby price of 20 pounds for the two of us! Win win! I hear this place is good for a cocktail and for dancing to blues late into the night, so I'm keen to come back on a Friday night to dance the night away!

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    Mark T.

    This was my first visit to the Blues Kitchen in Shoreditch having previously checked out the Camden branch and I have to say it's a marked improvement. The venue looks like a lot more care has been put into the decor and it is very East London with tiles and exposed brick. There is a great selection of beers including bottles of Innis & Gunn and if they could expand the range to cover the rum aged version I'll become a regular! The food menu is fairly standard although they do sometimes run specials which are well worth keeping an eye out for. There's currently a burger that looks incredible. During the week there's various music themes going on. I was there on a Tuesday for what sounded like jazz but I'm definitely heading back on a Sunday to check out the gospel night. Should be great fun. Let me know if you want to join me!

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    Great service and music. And the wings were tasty. Great vibes all around on a Monday night.

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    Very fun atmosphere , great music, food was spectacular, service top notch Beignets are the best!

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    2.9(139 reviews)
    0.1 miHoxton
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    This is not the best club in Shoreditch - for sure - but it does have history…read more You can find this place in a little "hidden" deactivated railway that has been turned into a concert/rave venue with lots of crazy people dancing. I must say that I thought my night out here would be a little more "alternative" but this is certainly the mainstreamest place around the area. Personal opinion aside this it's a cool spot. Two dance floors, a bar with a couple of places to sit and an outside area (where you will freeze on Winter). The bouncers are not the most polite people in the world - where are the nice bouncers any way? You will arrive, and it doesn't matter how old you look they will scan your ID, many times. You will come in, and still, not a single smile from them. But the rudeness hasn't arrived yet, they will turn mad specially if you put your coat or purse on a table/chair and dance around it. They will claim it's not safe, but the real reason is: they want you to use their cloakroom (£2 per item). I have never ate here, but they do have a menu. Although if it gets as expensive as the entry you should rather spend your pounds in a nice restaurant, and Shoreditch has plenty of options.

    Horrible place Racist and didn't want want to let Chinese…read moregroup in just because we were Chinese. We finally got to go in (after complaining for about an hour.) it just felt like they were eyeing our group the whole time even thought we paid for table services. They need to get with the times and stop all this discrimination and let people have a good time. If you want to have a good time this place needs to change their views and stop all racism then i would recommend it. Stay away for now

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    333 Mother Bar - Euro's 2016

    333 Mother Bar

    2.8(37 reviews)
    0.0 miHoxton Square, Hoxton
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    I came here once when we couldn't get into Favela Chic, so I was already really dissapointed with…read morethe night. However, this place turned out o.k,there was quite a lot of us so I think we tried to take over. The usptairs bar area is pretty big, with seating space and a dancefloor. There was also a raised stage bit which we immediately got on. Then downstairs there was a dingy band area, I seem to remember there was a pretty bad band playing. There were a lot of bankers around aswell, I tried to convert one by telling him he was wasting his life, I don't think I got through though. As a club it was O.K, normal prices, but I wouldn't it wouldnt be my first choice on a night out. As for the Shorditch twats, when you are in that area there is no way to avoid them, so I guess you just have to grin and bear it, ignore them and hang out with your mates.

    It's official summer has come and I've found my new home over in Shoreditch. This bar has the most…read moreamazing rooftop garden with comfy outside seating and a fake grass floor... It's the ideal place for sipping an ice cold beer or a cocktail and relaxing with friends on a summer day! The cocktails are reasonable at £7.50 a pop and they do a happy hour later in the evening. I tried the mother f***er cocktail which was the perfect mix of strong and sweet. It mixes many spirits and is topped with lemonade and is my new Summer drink of choice. Logistically it's annoying, as there is no bar upstairs, so you have to traipse all the way down to the bar, which is around 4 flights of stairs. I can definitely see that being a challenge after a few drinks, so I'd recommend buying a bottle of fizz or getting a couple of drinks to keep you going. The toilets are much the same story - they are at the back of the bar and not very nice at all. They remind me of when you go to a club, towards the end of the night and you are like noooooooo! All this said, I'll be back on a regular occasion as the roof terrace is so lovely! I just wish they had an upstairs bar and toilets and also a damn lift to transport me up to the roof....

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    93 Feet East

    93 Feet East

    3.5(60 reviews)
    0.5 miBrick Lane, Shoreditch
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    Ever since Brick Lane became the spot for kewl peeps prices here jumped and more tourists are…read moreadding it to their itinerary so, as always, the authenticity leaks away along with the pounds in your wallet due to cover charges now being upped. At least 93 has kept that grungy, Indie feel and the beer garden is a winner when the weather picks up. Great place to meet after work and they have realised that and started bringing on bands for the early evening punters. Check t'internet for deets before you turn up. It would always be difficult to rate 93 based on a musical experience as it is, after all, a place where bands will always pass through but when I came here recently it was to see a band I know are the bees knees and so we were always going to have a good night regardless. I have been here many times but recent visits indicate that live music crowds (as opposed to dead) are becoming a rare species in the capital and this has a knock on effect on the overall experience as this kind of venues works a lot better when you are wedged in.Too many venues now for sure. Closing time can be erratic here and you can end up on the pavement with nowhere to get a drink if you are not careful so we always aim to watch the gig and move on to a local pub for a closed door sesh' followed by a trip up Brick Lane for a Salt Beef Bagel, drool!!

    93 Feet East offers one of the best clubbing experiences in London in my opinion. With different…read moremusic in every day everything from Dubstep and reggae to grime and punk, for different moods and different people. With is being at the heart od Shoreditches Brick Lane its a central point for clubbers. The monthly club nights include uber trendy, too cool for school Urban Nerds who play everything that will make you go 'brap brap' to the more eclectic night, Mindie playing everything from Hip Hop and soul to Indie and grime. They sometimes have a little outside restuarant selling hot food burgers etc which i must say is very nice indeed, drinks are pricey but its worth it!

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    Bricklayer's Arms

    Bricklayer's Arms

    4.0(21 reviews)
    0.0 miHoxton
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    Went in here about three or four years ago so this may be outdated (only just come across this…read moresite!) and it was a good pub! Friendly, good beer, good company and we had a great time! It might sound odd but I went in because Sultans Of Swing was playing on the jukebox which I took to be a good sign, and it was! My Greyhound got so excited he broke a couple of glasses (I was more restrained) but nobody made any fuss and we cleared up so no problem. NOT trendy, NOT upmarket, NOT anything but a good honest pub.

    I have mixed feelings about The Bricklayer's Arms. I used to be a big fan of the place and thought…read morethat it was great such a traditional pub had managed to remain in the heart of Shoreditch. Then after a chat with one of the locals I realised that this pub isn't so traditional after all and while it's kept it's old pub face, inside it's stripped back and lost of the character it used to have. Very drunkenly the man told me he had decided to come over to chat to us because we were the only people not sitting on our laptops or wearing berets. He said he had been coming here for years but he's fallen out of love with the place because its clientele are too trendy for their own good. Looking around I could see he was right, this place is a much a part of the Hoxton scene as any of the other bars around. It was with a bit of guilt that I told the man I quite liked it. I know it's not a traditional pub any more but the drinks are reasonable, the staff are nice and it's generally a comfy and laid-back place to visit. Our brief friendship ended after this. I think perhaps he was trying to invite us to another pub, a proper old man pub, but we resisted. The Bricklayer's Arms isn't traditional and the Thai menu goes against the grain a bit but it's still a nice enough place to hang out and have a couple of beers.

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