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I popped into this tiny bar just to say I'd been there,but I ended up having a couple of beers. What a quirky little place. Bottled foreign beers;table football;cheery staff and a kind of "Caribbean" feel to the place. If you are in this part of London then try this bar - it is different!!
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Not exactly the largest place in the world so it gets rammed really easily but still a good bar/pub/cafe. Good decor and the table football is a laugh.
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Now as we know, table football is a game for people who don't really like football, just the lifestyle connotations of supporting Arsenal and vaguely knowing that Brazil won the 1970 World Cup passing the ball about a bit. That said, we'll let Spaniards, Frenchmen and the Portuguese off - and this bar succeeds well because it approximates nicely the kind of bar to be found in those countries. Good snacks and nice beers (if you like lager) as well as a superb set of pennants and memorabilia. Much better than its Hoxton sibling Bar Kick but the clientele have certainly never been to Oakwell.
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I've loved this place for years. It's a tiny bar in Exmouth Market with two or three football tables and lots of retro furniture and footy pix. Great atmosphere and food - the bottled beers are expensive but top quality. Cool, friendly, unusual.
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Bit of a dive... but has a great atmosphere... especially in the summer when it packs out so much it spills into Exmouth Market. Slow service but probably due to barstaff doing (pretty good) cocktails half the time. Footy tables a good laugh.
anonymous - 23 Aug 2006 00:02 |
I agree with Stoner....it does remind me of a continental style cafe/bar. Not necessarily a bad thing. Definitely has a certain grotty charm.
anonymous - 23 May 2006 10:14 |
Has stoner had a bit too much weed? This place is quality, the table football a cracker, good cocktails, sound staff, could do with a couple of draft lagers on tap as the Sagres at �2.65 hurts the pocket after a few, but otherwise a great place.
The slightly run down, slightly edgy feel just adds to the apeal, a world away from all the chrome 'n glass type cocktail bars. And it's open til 1am Saturdays. Brilliant.
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More of a cafe that sells beer than a bar or pub. Is a run down hole of a place, very similar to a grubby greasy spoon.
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Decentish bar - nice atmos. Football tables a big plus but they're a little on the slow side.
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More a bar than a pub, but a great bar. Excellent cocktails and food. Happy hour with cheap beer and cocktails. Classic old style table football. A few seats outside enabling you to enjoy the atmosphere of the market.
Brilliant.
RJK - 8 Nov 2004 20:18 |
this place is cool. It is one of the best places, along with the Eagle and The apple tree to go for a drink.
andrew Macleod - 18 Jul 2004 15:33 |
Chilled atmosphere, good range of beers, friendly staff. Nice Spanish platters.
Big-Lad - 14 Jul 2004 14:38 |
Fantastic little bar with professional standard table football tables. Very cool atmosphere.
Alex - 15 Jun 2003 12:55 |
