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charm free zone
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Visited Fridaqy 8 June. Looked so promising from the outside, but disappointing. The DJ must have the patience of a saint - that or no life - as they spent 1hr 1/2 playing to herself. Beer was good though and for a 'posh pub' it wasn't overpriced. Won't be going back in a hurry though.
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Gawd preserve us from pubs with "bouncers" on the door. This place has serious delusions of grandeur. I went there last night to see a couple of bands playing and was told I couldn't come in because I was "wearing jogging bottoms"! I'm a 47 year old white guy who has never uttered a cross word in my life let alone be violent, have a criminal record or whatever " people in jogging bottoms" are supposed to be prone to, I wonder how fast our guardian of the customers would disappear if a bunch of Yardies pull up armed with uzis!? I don't think I missed much, I had already gathered that the bar has no beer, but can we please knock this bullshit on the head.
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this used to be a realy good bar, nice clientele, great music, friendly staff, what happened ? It has become the opposite of it's once promising self, some may say that it's still a good venue for a late drink, I beg to differ, your better off at home with a good bottle of claret and some chilled sounds playing in the background at least at home you dont have to put up with surly bar staff
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God what a dive this place has become. I used to drink in here before the "revamped" it. It is now horrible, the decor is terrible and the loos leave a lot to be desired, broken basins and stuff. What a crap pub
anonymous - 28 Nov 2006 11:40 |
Very bad. Bad music and bad staff.
letty - 28 Nov 2006 10:19 |
Clockwork's downstairs DJ seems to believe that the more you drink the more deaf you become. By the end of the night it is impossible to talk to the person next to you unless you are screaming in their ear. Apart from that, the cocktails are good and the sofas are comfy. Bonus points to the bar staff for changing the projected cartoons to Transformers when requested. I live virtually next door to this bar and it is either empty or rammed but it is a good end-of-night venue if you have been traipsing up & down Upper St all night.
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Downstairs is a pleasant enough bar, very comfy sofas, table football always a bonus before a show. Upstairs is the venue bit which is of course appropriately dirtier and grimier (you don't want anywhere too clean or shiny for rock'n'roll). Nice size room, nice stage, from what I've seen so far the standard of bands has been "variable" but both times we've played here we've had a good sound ourselves and it's been a fun gig.
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Gigs are a bit poor. Staff are rude.Full of kids.A decent range of beers is only saving grace.
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I really like this bar. It's cool but not pretentious, the staff are pleasant and helpful, great and varied music but not played so loud that you can't chat.
I must venture upstairs and check out the gigs sometime.
anonymous - 11 Jan 2006 13:49 |
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anonymous - 9 Dec 2005 15:10 |
Clockwork Islington has become a top live music venue featuring the best of emerging bands, spearheaded by MGriff Promotions Thursday nights.
It's best to check music listing/press for details as other promoters do different things on differet nights - but dj's downstairs as String says, and open til 2am most nights.
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Visited this last night (as part of our Monopoly Pub Crawl). Although loungey bars are normally a bit too cool for my liking, I have to say this is marvellous.A number of interesting beers on tap and in bottles and a brilliant selection of whiskies.Nice mellow music and a relaxed atmosphere.We were impressed.
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nice bar on the Pentonville Road,recently opened, good selection of drinks, great music, Las Vegas lounge, hip hop, classic soul super friendly bar staff, good bar snacks, table football and classic films playing in the background. Large bar but still has an intimate feel to it, i get the impression that this is a pre club venue, by the clientel but it has an all inclusive vibe about it and i couldn't imagin anyone feeling out of place here providing you come with a nice and chilled attitude. Well worth checking out.
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