Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen

Relaxed atmosphere. REALLY strong drinks. Friendly staff. They had hip hop karaoke going on in their club area, which is why I went to Hoxton.

Ordered a mojito. It was so strong, I immediately needed ginger ale to stretch it out. Although, in truth I'm not a drinker. So to someone more experienced it's probably just right.

There is a variety of seating from a sofa area, single stools along a wall, to cafeteria table style seating towards the back. Typical bar fare is available at a reasonable price.

There is a cloakroom as well.
Oh, and they have. WIFI- SCORE! Just ask a bartender of the password.

The area is right across from a park and sits along a square where there are other bars/restaurants.

I can't wait to go back again.

Hip Hop Karaoke was awesome!

Lots of exposed concrete give this pub a rather utilitarian feel, but their full bar and intimate space would make it a great place for a late night hang out. Sadly, I was only here for a coffee and a beer with a friend.

Tables up front, tables out front and a comfortable booth in the back made for an enjoyable afternoon meeting.

Bonus: they have a few power outlets and free wifi.

I liked it. If I'm in this part of town and ready for a live band, I'll stop by.

Not a bad little bar but not the best - to be fair it's probably more of a 3.5 in my book!

Fairly large, fairly clubby - it would be perfect if you have just been to a gig (I noticed they do have a large music venue built in around the back) - it seemed a bit soulless in terms of somewhere to hang out and relax. We were lucky though and got some decent seats in the back before it got too crazy busy!

Not a bad range of drinks - cocktails and beers seemed to go down with my friends.

I realise that not everyone will be as familiar with Girl's Aloud's back catalogue as myself but they have a song called 'Hoxton Hero' which kind of sums up the types that lurk around in Hoxton just to be a part of the 'scene'. From that reference you can clearly tell that I am not one of these people which is why I instantly feel uncool here. I never know the music, I never get the fashion, I'm always a bit too middle of the road for this kind of place.

Having said that, I always find the staff very friendly (maybe they're just mocking me and I don't know it) and they have a good selection of drinks.The interior is minimalist but the seats are fairly comfortable and the general vibe pretty relaxed. For me though, there is nothing so hugely special about this place that it merits the enormous queue's outside that form at the weekends. As far as I can see it's just another bar in Hoxton with overpriced drinks.

The Hoxton Bar & Kitchen used to be the chosen venue of the ever acclaimed avant-garde Sunday night event 'BoomBox'. Frequented by the fashion cream of the crop this night was the perfect place to be seen, let loose, wear outrageous make up, and show your best fashionable clothes. Unfortunately after about half a year of acclaim and good reviews, BoomBox's fame died and it was eventually canceled.

The Hoxton Bar & Kitchen still survives, although perhaps with slightly less glamour. In its defence, I have had some had some pretty good nights here excluding Sundays and think that this a great music venue for bands. The back room often hosts some pretty good gigs for a fiver and does not tend to get too busy. The front room also has some comfortable sofas and can be fun with a group of friends. I would recommend to use this place as a night bar rather than a restaurant or café, since I have rarely heard good things about the food or coffee.

I did not know what to expect when I went to Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen. Just like many reviews stated, the cocktails are on point. My friend said it was the best whisky sour he had in a long time.

I won't be able to talk about the food since I didn't eat. That said, I went to see Hollie Cook live and it was amazing! Hoxton Square B&K is very trendy and a chill place to listen to a live band and have a good times with friends.

Wonderful place in shoreditch, amazing cocktails! Great lives ! You should have a look

Yes, oh yes, I loved this place!

It was perfect. It didn't look like much of anything from the outside. Just a few hipsters smoking and chatting each other up. But once we journeyed inside, there was a whole world of cool waiting to be discovered and by cool, I mean, a mecca of adorable guys and beautiful chickies!! So this is where they all congregate!

We decided to eat a little something to help balance out the cocktailin' we had been doing and for me that something was the burger. Definitely not a "kill me now, I've officially had the best burger ever created by a human being on this planet" good, but it was decent enough and did the trick. My cohort ordered some shrimp dish and it looked good too.

But really, if you want to check out some hip eye candy, this is the place to do it. I don't think I've ever seen so many hot people in one room before! What are you waiting for!

Once the beer was gone, my uni friends and I had one (and only one) sober game we loved to play: we would pull out our high school yearbooks and try to pick out who we thought the "coolest" people were in each other's class, you know, the Prom Kings and Queens, the star athletes, you get the idea (you also get the impression that my college years were almost as lame as Saved By The Bell's, so I'll get on with it ...)

That's what moving to London was like for me. I couldn't decipher cool from the end of a cheeky ciggy and many times I was just frantically picking my destinations from a 1x1 Yelp photo, only to find out that the best looking pictures were often the worst establishments. I had heard about the "coolness" of Hoxton Square and because I have a knack for popping inflated egos, I went in with honest hopes of being able to announce from the rooftops that this establishment was overrated.

Not in this case.

Despite a less-than-amazing outside, the moment I walked into Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, I wanted to be there. Often. To be a regular. To have a booth permanently reserved for me. Hell, I would have moved in if our hottie server was included.

I could literally feel the wave of cool brush by me each time the door opened and closed, and I had to mentally remind myself that mouth-open gawking is only acceptable in Disney movies, and even then a bit questionable.

It was cool without trying, which made it ever so much more cool. The music, the people, the ambiance, the layout; the conditions were perfect. However, I did notice some scenester-esque clientele that could potentially ruin every that is great about this place. That's the trouble with cool, it's only "cool" until it is.

Urgh! This place is vile; sticky floors, carpet that has the stench of sick and unfriendly door staff. I have been here many times and it use to really shine as the 'it' place to be. Unfortunately it gets stuffed up with skinny jean wearing, wonky hair strutting creeps from out of London trying to get down with the cool kids. The only thing going for it, is that it serves Sailor Jerry's Spiced rum, although I have to sell my grandma to afford it!

Okay so I am really ripping into this place but I feel like someone should play devils advocate. There are so many other great places to drink in Shoreditch it seems a shame to waste your time here; this one has just past it's hey day and is suffering from a slight case of 'mutton dressed as lamb'. They do have some great bands playing here on the odd occasion and the back room where this happens is by far the best part of the place but that's about it. Even meeting Elijah Wood and shaking his hand here has not made me love it any more.

The group owns several places dotted around London and this is by far the weakest effort they have put to the punters. But don't take my word for it, visit it late at night to sample the delights that lurk in the toilet of Hoxton.