http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1r8hu8/the-elbow-room <b>The Elbow Room</b><br />London, 97-113 Curtain Road, EC2A 3BS, United Kingdom en http://trustedplaces.com/uploads/placepics/trustedplaces.comaPlacePic['name']}.140.jpg http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1r8hu8/the-elbow-room http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1r8hu8/the-elbow-room/1d7048
Review by NikoTheFinn

Rating: 3.00
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robcarter says it so well, that i can only echo his words. This is a place i remember from my London days too, and recall thinking that it could do with bit of a face lift.

in their defense, they do have a lot of pool tables, and from the few times that i have been there, i don't remember having to wait for one. if what you really want is to play pool and you don't care too much about the ambience, then this is the place to go to.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:04:04 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1r8hu8/the-elbow-room/1d70481397003366 NikoTheFinn 51.524760312522 -0.081349149003657 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1r8hu8/the-elbow-room/1c40p8
Review by robcarter

Rating: 3.00
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I use this place based largely on location; a good friend of mine lives around the corner.
It claims to have a "determination to put the finest American pool tables into a stylish bar environment where you can expect great drinks and food, attentive service and top tunes".

They come close it has to be said, but this place is tired and the decor currently resembles an Monsoon I went into recently in Brent Cross. Unfortunate.

The food is what my mother would term 'pediatric' - Jamie Oliver would start a campaign for real food in pool halls if he knew. The closest he gets to this place is Fifteen round the corner though; ironically if you like your food to be cooked by foetal chefs with no qualifications you can stay right here.

The tables are good and the prices not outrageous (£10/hr - less if you have can play while you should be in the office).

The clientele; some nights achingly cool shoreditchians out for an ironic bit of fun, some nights (like last Wednesday) a team building excercise for Credit Agricole trading division. A forest of T M Lewin.

I like this place because the location is good, the Islington one is bigger but wierder. I have never been to the Westbourne Grove one. I loved the Leeds one when I lived there.

Elbow Room is a good concept, nicely implemented but it might be time for a coat of paint and a personnel shake-up to get back to the top of their game.]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:18:13 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1r8hu8/the-elbow-room/1c40p81254212947 robcarter 51.524760312522 -0.081349149003657