Hoxton Pony

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104-108 Curtain Road,
Hoxton,
London,
EC2A 3AH

0872 261 0441
Note: Calls cost 10p per min plus network extras.

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Reviewer abbywells
03/10/2011
Went to the launch night of BBM Me last Saturday night.... an amazing night filled full of some insane house music and the most glamorous and flamboyant crowd I've danced amongst... and that's saying something considering I even spotted Boy George headlining on the decks! Get drinks, wonderful atmosphere and loads of hotties all round! Gonna be back here soon!
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Reviewer roxyshah
13/09/2011
Friday nights here are simply the best in Shoreditch. It's the perfect mix of normal folk who live in the area and want a good dance, out-of-towners who are fed up of crappy surburbia and switched on hipsters. The music is a blend of pop, rock, indie and classic hip hop tunes like House of Pain's Jump Around and dance tracks like The Rockafella Shank. You get a few people who have clearly thought the bar was a rnb club due to it's shinyness, but they always disappear pretty quickly, leaving the dancefloor full of happy-go-lucky types who are all a bit tipsy but just wanna have fun like Cyndi Lauper used to tell us to. Great vibe, ace atmosphere, and full of some of the hottest guys East London has to offer. Ticks every box for me.
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Reviewer ricktheross
06/09/2011
Love this place - it's the epitome of everything that's right with Hoxton thesedays. At first I was reluctant to go to the bar for a friends birthday but I was proved wrong by my fears and had the best night out.

Even though East London recently has been flooded with the 'lads on tour' variety of visits, there were none whatsoever to be seen in The Hoxton Pony. In fact, they were all very well-mannered lads and really sexy girls.

I've been to over clubs where you leave and there's people swaggering down the street, drinking and snarling, pissing against walls - yet this is the most politest bunch I've ever encountered when drunk.

The neon blue and purple lights were a perfect touch for all the girls who had spent the time to get dressed up. Everyone looked fantastic, walking around looking like part-time models and film-stars.

The Hoxton Pony is the ideal place to take the 'glamour' of the West End yet without the headache you usually have to endure. The idea of bottle service is great, especially if you're in a group who want to sit and catch up first before a dance.

Music wise was great. There was no Taio Cruz, no Pussycat Dolls, and definitely no David Guetta! Thank God! Amazing DJs though!
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Reviewer gbbsanderson
05/09/2011
Did a bit of research beforehand and realised I could book a table and get a free bottle of vodka if I shared the cost between me and my mates. Meant we also got the best VIP treatment this side of Hoxton, which was ace. Was pretty excited to see Blonde Ambition DJ, she's great - I saw her play at V festival recently and she has so much energy and I can honestly say the entire room was smiling thanks to her tunes. Service was wonderful, the crowd were lovely and the music exceptional. A must see.
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Reviewer sophiejessica
02/09/2011
It was my third time returning to the bar and they remembered me on the door and gave us the warmest welcome. Waitress was new but as pretty as the last time. It was a friend's birthday and the surprise bottle of champers was a delightful touch. I saw many more 'important' and famous people in the bar as the night went on yet the amount of attention given to us over them was incredibly flattering. We danced til our feet couldn't dance anymore and I think I'm still hungover from last weekend.
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22/08/2011
I saw that Goldierocks was DJing at The Pony and having enjoyed her T4 show I wanted to check out her skills on the decks. It was a friend's birthday so I rang up earlier in the week to book a table. Easiest thing in the world, but what made things even easier was how shift and prompt both the doorhosts and waitresses welcomed and sat us down in The Pony with our drinks almost following immediately after. Goldierocks finished the night standing on top of the decks singing along to Journey's Don't stop Believing. Cheesy, yes? But it was Friday night and everyone had just raved to an hour of incredible electro remixes. It's the most mashup you can have without being mashed, and for that reason I even had my thumbs up giving The Pony the biggest smile at the end of the night!
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22/08/2011
I saw that Goldierocks was DJing at The Pony and having enjoyed her T4 show I wanted to check out her skills on the decks. It was a friend's birthday so I rang up earlier in the week to book a table. Easiest thing in the world, but what made things even easier was how shift and prompt both the doorhosts and waitresses welcomed and sat us down in The Pony with our drinks almost following immediately after. Goldierocks finished the night standing on top of the decks singing along to Journey's Don't stop Believing. Cheesy, yes? But it was Friday night and everyone had just raved to an hour of incredible electro remixes. It's the most mashup you can have without being mashed, and for that reason I even had my thumbs up giving The Pony the biggest smile at the end of the night!
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Reviewer chrisjepson
17/08/2011
We'd decided to all take Friday off work and were looking for the best Thursday night in town. Everything in the West End looked crap, so we checked out Time Out, who had recommended the new 1of1000 Thursdays night. The music policy seemed right up our street - a perfect mix of old and new, not too cool but not too cheesy. There was no dress code, so everyone felt relaxed and under/over-dressed. Everyone seemed so at ease with each other, thanks mainly to the gorgeous cocktails on offer. These were made from fresh ingredients in-front of us, and the barmen seemed perfectly happy for my inquisitive nature to take place and answer a plethora of questions about how they were made. Even though the bar is in the heart of Shoreditch, it's neither pretentious nor too-trendy. It's the type of place normal folk go want to have a good time - I felt like I was dancing amongst the most down-to-earth-yet-know-how-to-party-and-have-a-good-time-folk that our city has to offer! That's a lot of hyphens, so I'm gonna finish off with a big X
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