Latest reviews for Nightlife in Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom

Lee Hurst's Backyard Comedy Club - Fantastic night out by Rhydster

Rhydster — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:03:33 +0000

Review by Rhydster

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7739 3122

Website: http://www.backyardcomedyclub.moonfruit.com

Tags: friendly, dining / food served, reasonably priced

Been he on more the one occasion and it's a fantastic show, Lee Hurst himself does sketches in between introducing other guest comedians. I cannot rate the show highly enough. Around Â£10 entry and it's not rare to be given a free return ticket for a forthcoming show. The venue has two bars and drinks are not as extortionate as at other comedy shows. There are several good viewing areas and I think jokes should be audible from all parts of the theatre.

It's located close to Bethnal Green tube station and you there are several restaurants and fast food places if you want to keep the hunger away before or after.
Been he on more the one occasion and it's a fantastic show, Lee Hurst himself does sketches in between introducing other guest comedians. I cannot rate the show highly enough. Around Â£10 entry and it's not rare to be given a free return ticket for a forthcoming show. The venue has two bars and drinks are not as extortionate as at other comedy shows. There are several good viewing areas and I think jokes should be audible from all parts of the theatre.

It's located close to Bethnal Green tube station and you there are several restaurants and fast food places if you want to keep the hunger away before or after.

Plastic People - by Sami

Sami — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:46:47 +0000

Review by Sami

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7739 6471

Website: http://plasticpeople.co.uk

Tags: friendly, crowded, dark

Intimate and surprisingly unpretentious, considering its location, Plastic People is one of my new true-blue favourites. Excuse the rhyming... but this place just about tops the list when it comes to favourite nightspots.

Quality music abound, Plastic People is well known among dance music lovers as a snug and mellow little boozer which specializes in dubstep, broken beat and house.

Open only on the week-ends, it's a relaxed little place and is much more welcoming than the majority of snotty Shoreditch bars which seem to cater to the plague of emo/indie/Hoxton "cool kids" which are inevitably a dime a dozen as soon as you walk up the Old St tube ramp. Have no fear though, there is no need to dodge stupid hair styles and bad vintage clothes once you cross Plastic People's doorstep - this is a poser-free venue :)

Be warned, though; it's a very dark and extremely tight little venue, so if you are claustrophobic, this is not the place for you. I was here last night for a record release party and I was flooded by long-forgotten memories of innumerable backpack hip hop jams I went to in my teens. Plastic People is friendly and warm with door and bar staff to match, but the service can be really slow due to the crush of people who flock to this little club on a regular basis.

Prices are average for the city, cashing in at about 3.20 for a beer and 4 for spirit/mixer.

Please check it out if you are at all into house or broken beat music - you won't be sorry.Intimate and surprisingly unpretentious, considering its location, Plastic People is one of my new true-blue favourites. Excuse the rhyming... but this place just about tops the list when it comes to favourite nightspots.

Quality music abound, Plastic People is well known among dance music lovers as a snug and mellow little boozer which specializes in dubstep, broken beat and house.

Open only on the week-ends, it's a relaxed little place and is much more welcoming than the majority of snotty Shoreditch bars which seem to cater to the plague of emo/indie/Hoxton "cool kids" which are inevitably a dime a dozen as soon as you walk up the Old St tube ramp. Have no fear though, there is no need to dodge stupid hair styles and bad vintage clothes once you cross Plastic People's doorstep - this is a poser-free venue :)

Be warned, though; it's a very dark and extremely tight little venue, so if you are claustrophobic, this is not the place for you. I was here last night for a record release party and I was flooded by long-forgotten memories of innumerable backpack hip hop jams I went to in my teens. Plastic People is friendly and warm with door and bar staff to match, but the service can be really slow due to the crush of people who flock to this little club on a regular basis.

Prices are average for the city, cashing in at about 3.20 for a beer and 4 for spirit/mixer.

Please check it out if you are at all into house or broken beat music - you won't be sorry.

Shoreditch House - Swanky Shoreditch House by Browners

Browners — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:59:54 +0000

Review by Browners

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7739 5040

Website: http://www.shoreditchhouse.com

Tags: expensive, business, pretentious

Shoredich House is the latest incarnation of Nick Jones' chain of private members clubs for young, trendy, media types. Tucked away in deepest darkest Shoreditch it is almost impossible to find. Deliberately tucked away behind hot shop ad agency Mother you are know you are there because the graffiti starts to get more artistic rather than just vandalism.

When, you've managed to find the way in you are greeted with a Damien Hirst print of a sign prohibiting people from wearing suits from entering. The Carlton Club this is not!

We were here for a creative workshop in one of their private rooms. It makes a great place to generate ideas in a communual environment. Much better than being stuck in an office all day. The room was great. Adorned with a huge Sony screen, bar, and oval table for 14 it couldn't have suited our needs any better.

Our waiter was charming, attentive and more discreet than an old fashioned Royal butler, as opposed to that weirdo Paul Burrell! He popped in and out of our room serving us the best coffee I have had this year. Creamy froth and deep powerful coffee. We spent the morning presenting mood boards and ideas before breaking for lunch.

My scallops with pancetta were stunningly good. Expertly cooked and stylishly presented. Simple but delicious. I followed this up with a bold bowl of Italian sausage papardelle with wild mushrooms. It was exactly what I wanted it to be. Big, friendly and the kind of dish that gives you a big warm hug. The rest of the team had things like roast suckling pig, lamb hot pot, thin crust pizza, beef carpaccio, risotto etc. Everything looked stunning and was sent back on plates that would have been licked clean had we not all been behaving ourselves!

One minor criticism would be that their chips aren't in the same league as those at the Electric. Just trying to stir up some sibling rivalry.

We really liked the irregular crockery from South Africa which just added to the Wabi Sabi style that you feel wherever you go in the building. Everything is carefully thought out and has been designed by a team with flair, style, class and a sense of fun.

We went on a little tour after lunch to walk off all the goodies we'd just eaten. I was bowled over by their kitchen. They've got an awesome set up which has the informality of home kitchen but the always open nature of a canteen. The indoor BBQ and wood fired pizza oven caught my eye before it fell upon a steak cabinet! Basically it's a glass fronted chiller cabinet full of aged ribs of beef and prime cuts of steak! The kind of thing that I want to have in my house once I'm a millionaire!

The restaurant area is an informal set up with long refectory tables and chairs for people to spread out and join in together. Another nice touch is the way that they have a bowl of lemons wrapped in muslin on hand in case you fancy a squirt of lemon. This would be great on their incredible bowls of crispy fried cougettes. They've also got a constant supply of char-grilled burgers ready for you. Is there anything they haven't thought of? O... and they've got a roof top swimming pool. Who hasn't?

I'd love for them to open a Wandsworth House with all the frills they've got in Shoreditch. It's the kind of place that batchelors dream of. If Carlsberg did private members clubs, Shoreditch House wouldn't be far off!Shoredich House is the latest incarnation of Nick Jones' chain of private members clubs for young, trendy, media types. Tucked away in deepest darkest Shoreditch it is almost impossible to find. Deliberately tucked away behind hot shop ad agency Mother you are know you are there because the graffiti starts to get more artistic rather than just vandalism.

When, you've managed to find the way in you are greeted with a Damien Hirst print of a sign prohibiting people from wearing suits from entering. The Carlton Club this is not!

We were here for a creative workshop in one of their private rooms. It makes a great place to generate ideas in a communual environment. Much better than being stuck in an office all day. The room was great. Adorned with a huge Sony screen, bar, and oval table for 14 it couldn't have suited our needs any better.

Our waiter was charming, attentive and more discreet than an old fashioned Royal butler, as opposed to that weirdo Paul Burrell! He popped in and out of our room serving us the best coffee I have had this year. Creamy froth and deep powerful coffee. We spent the morning presenting mood boards and ideas before breaking for lunch.

My scallops with pancetta were stunningly good. Expertly cooked and stylishly presented. Simple but delicious. I followed this up with a bold bowl of Italian sausage papardelle with wild mushrooms. It was exactly what I wanted it to be. Big, friendly and the kind of dish that gives you a big warm hug. The rest of the team had things like roast suckling pig, lamb hot pot, thin crust pizza, beef carpaccio, risotto etc. Everything looked stunning and was sent back on plates that would have been licked clean had we not all been behaving ourselves!

One minor criticism would be that their chips aren't in the same league as those at the Electric. Just trying to stir up some sibling rivalry.

We really liked the irregular crockery from South Africa which just added to the Wabi Sabi style that you feel wherever you go in the building. Everything is carefully thought out and has been designed by a team with flair, style, class and a sense of fun.

We went on a little tour after lunch to walk off all the goodies we'd just eaten. I was bowled over by their kitchen. They've got an awesome set up which has the informality of home kitchen but the always open nature of a canteen. The indoor BBQ and wood fired pizza oven caught my eye before it fell upon a steak cabinet! Basically it's a glass fronted chiller cabinet full of aged ribs of beef and prime cuts of steak! The kind of thing that I want to have in my house once I'm a millionaire!

The restaurant area is an informal set up with long refectory tables and chairs for people to spread out and join in together. Another nice touch is the way that they have a bowl of lemons wrapped in muslin on hand in case you fancy a squirt of lemon. This would be great on their incredible bowls of crispy fried cougettes. They've also got a constant supply of char-grilled burgers ready for you. Is there anything they haven't thought of? O... and they've got a roof top swimming pool. Who hasn't?

I'd love for them to open a Wandsworth House with all the frills they've got in Shoreditch. It's the kind of place that batchelors dream of. If Carlsberg did private members clubs, Shoreditch House wouldn't be far off!

Whites Gentlemens Club - whites gentlemens club by WhitesClubx

WhitesClubx — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:04:58 +0000

Review by WhitesClubx

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7488 4000

Website: http://www.clubwhites.com

Tags: cool, friendly, dance

whites gentlemens club

open monday to friday
4:pm-4:am
minimun age 18

a range of reasonably priced
soft drinks,bottled beers and fine
champagne.
full strip.
whites gentlemens club

open monday to friday
4:pm-4:am
minimun age 18

a range of reasonably priced
soft drinks,bottled beers and fine
champagne.
full strip.

93 Feet East - by girlswear

girlswear — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:08:09 +0000

Review by girlswear

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7247 3293

Website: http://www.93feeteast.co.uk

Tags: cool, indie, club

I was first there for their monthly residency event "Rock 'n' Roll Cinema". It's a great way to spend Sunday afternoon after going to the Columbia Flower Market.

"Rock n Roll Cinema" happens the first Sunday of every month, it begins the afternoon with short films, served with popcorn by rollergirls. Java cakes and tea in the lounge, or you can have your pint as well.

After the films, there are usually bands playing, so it's a fiver from 2pm-midnight.

I was at this venue for another event, it was Â£10 admission just because Carlos for Dirty Pretty Things were suppose to DJ. It was packed and not very well air conditioned even though this was back in March. The music was a little too loud as well.I was first there for their monthly residency event "Rock 'n' Roll Cinema". It's a great way to spend Sunday afternoon after going to the Columbia Flower Market.

"Rock n Roll Cinema" happens the first Sunday of every month, it begins the afternoon with short films, served with popcorn by rollergirls. Java cakes and tea in the lounge, or you can have your pint as well.

After the films, there are usually bands playing, so it's a fiver from 2pm-midnight.

I was at this venue for another event, it was Â£10 admission just because Carlos for Dirty Pretty Things were suppose to DJ. It was packed and not very well air conditioned even though this was back in March. The music was a little too loud as well.

Rhythm Factory - Proper Bo by sokratis

sokratis — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:30:18 +0000

Review by sokratis

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7375 3774

Website: http://www.rhythmfactory.co.uk

Tags: club, cheap, thai

A clubber's club this is. No glitz, no glamour no non-sense. Just pure, adulterated fun (the adulteration refers to the little bit of extra help that a lot of the punters get in order to have the fun...nudge, nudge, know what I mean? say no more ;)
You would expect that though anyway, given the location of the place and it proximity to hackney, whitechapel and brick lane and the bohemian crowd it attracts. Different tribes, different styles.

The night I visited was a deed house, techno night, which brought back lots of distant, pleasant memories. The difference this time was that I made my excuses, as a good boy, around 3am and headed back home,as I was working on the Sunday. I'm a real party animal ain't I? Well I did got out at 12, so that has to count for something.

There are two main rooms for the club that would fit about 300 people max. If it all gets a bit much for you, you can chill out at the main bar area.
Do check out what's happening before you at
http://www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/events.htmlA clubber's club this is. No glitz, no glamour no non-sense. Just pure, adulterated fun (the adulteration refers to the little bit of extra help that a lot of the punters get in order to have the fun...nudge, nudge, know what I mean? say no more ;)
You would expect that though anyway, given the location of the place and it proximity to hackney, whitechapel and brick lane and the bohemian crowd it attracts. Different tribes, different styles.

The night I visited was a deed house, techno night, which brought back lots of distant, pleasant memories. The difference this time was that I made my excuses, as a good boy, around 3am and headed back home,as I was working on the Sunday. I'm a real party animal ain't I? Well I did got out at 12, so that has to count for something.

There are two main rooms for the club that would fit about 300 people max. If it all gets a bit much for you, you can chill out at the main bar area.
Do check out what's happening before you at
http://www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/events.html

Herbal - by Sami

Sami — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:04:20 +0000

Review by Sami

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7613 4462

Website: http://www.herbaluk.com

Tags: live music, friendly, soul

Herbal is the kind of club that you either love or hate. I generally find myself here for some sort of drum and bass night and every time I go, I vow never to return, but for some reason the drum and bass community in London attaches a real significance to this place so I always find myself here.

The sound system at Herbal is incredibly powerful, so definitely bring a set of ear plugs. The downstairs room is primarily why I hate it there so much; when Herbal is overcrowded, this is probably the most miserable place to be. Hot, sweaty, smoky, sweaty bodies rubbing up against you, no place to move, an uneven dancefloor... but upstairs is really quite decent as they've redone it recently and when the weather is nice they have a great outdoor patio where everyone seems to gather when they'd like a break from the heat and noise. If you're lucky and you get to go upstairs to the VIP section, it's definitely the best part of the club. It's done in the same fashion as the upstairs room, but with a couple of leather couches. Exposed brick, candlelit, intimate - it's alright.

The bar is pricey (then again, it's London) but they do serve doubles as their bar standard, so ask for a single. The bathrooms can be pretty grim depending on how packed the club is but I guess that seems to be a normal thing in London.

In Herbal's defence, it always has a fabulous lineup regardless of what kind of music you're into. Well worth checking out, especially if you're a drum and bass devotee...Herbal is the kind of club that you either love or hate. I generally find myself here for some sort of drum and bass night and every time I go, I vow never to return, but for some reason the drum and bass community in London attaches a real significance to this place so I always find myself here.

The sound system at Herbal is incredibly powerful, so definitely bring a set of ear plugs. The downstairs room is primarily why I hate it there so much; when Herbal is overcrowded, this is probably the most miserable place to be. Hot, sweaty, smoky, sweaty bodies rubbing up against you, no place to move, an uneven dancefloor... but upstairs is really quite decent as they've redone it recently and when the weather is nice they have a great outdoor patio where everyone seems to gather when they'd like a break from the heat and noise. If you're lucky and you get to go upstairs to the VIP section, it's definitely the best part of the club. It's done in the same fashion as the upstairs room, but with a couple of leather couches. Exposed brick, candlelit, intimate - it's alright.

The bar is pricey (then again, it's London) but they do serve doubles as their bar standard, so ask for a single. The bathrooms can be pretty grim depending on how packed the club is but I guess that seems to be a normal thing in London.

In Herbal's defence, it always has a fabulous lineup regardless of what kind of music you're into. Well worth checking out, especially if you're a drum and bass devotee...