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Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, Shoreditch  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated1 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

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location:

Shoreditch

address:

2 Hoxton Square, N1 6NU

phone:

0871 258 5389*
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nearest stations:

Old Street railway stationLondon Underground station
(460m) - zone 1

Shoreditch High Street (opens 2010) London Overground station
(600m) - zone 2

Hoxton London Overground station
(610m)

Liverpool Street railway stationLondon Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

Moorgate railway stationLondon Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave by an Old Street (East) exit and down Old Street, past the fire station and through the traffic lights, take the first left after the Holiday Inn and which leads you to the South West corner of the square. The Hoxton Bar and Grill is the ugly grey block next to Bluu.

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nearby attraction(s):

Geffrye Museum (580m)

Bunhill Fields (650m)

Spitalfields Market (990m)

picture of Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen
Aggressive bag searches in the quest for illicit alcohol is never going to endear a reviewer to a bar. Necessary at International Airports, in a pub filled with harmless Hoxtonites at 7pm on a Friday night, it was rather sad. Putting this aside, the bar itself, due to its long, thin, sunken aspect looked like it was built in a motorway underpass or underground car park. This impression was magnified considerably by the large window at the back of the bar, which opened onto the road behind. As such, we were frequently bathed in the blinding light of car's headlights on full-beam as they drove directly towards the bar, before turning 90 degrees around the corner. Topping it off, the music was utterly forgettable, save for the fact it was loud enough for conversations to involve lots of shouting. Despite all this it was pretty busy, so they're clearly doing something right; we just can't figure out what it is.

reviewed:
01/12/2006
reviewed by redcat

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