Don't go there with a large group of people! The bouncer and manager have their own strange rules where you should sit... It was the ten of us and we initially had a good time. Because we were that many we changed the position of tables and chairs, so that people could comfortably pass by. However, all of a sudden that was to the dislike of the manager and the sorry stupid bouncer. The bouncer put the table back into its previous position "because it belongs there". But we didn't move and he didn't know what to do. So in the end, 5 girls and 5 guys were thrown out at the beginning of the night after spending more than £100, because we didn't want to sit in seperate spots. So if you are having a good time with a large group of people using a chair too many, be prepared to get thrown out. Avoid this place.

Recently visited Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen with a friend and was really disappointed. We waited for ages at the main bar and were completely ignored and ended up having to go to the wine bar to be served. Rude, pretentious and slow bar staff, and the door staff weren't much better. Prices are a bit OTT too. Overall, not impressed in the slightest.

Before we get onto the whole Shoreditch / Hoxton debate (yes, it has changed, yes, it is less fashionable, no, I don't think its the Leicester Square crowd, more a combination of good old East end folks waking up to the area plus a load of foreign visitors), The Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen is still the most chilled out, out of a bunch that has gone from being ultra relaxed, to risk-a-stabbing central in less than 3 years.

I use to love going out in Hoxton Bar, it had great music, atmosphere and people. That’s how it was more then a year ago. Now the place is full of Leicester Square People, wearing their Converse and shirt and thinking they look cool.



Making it even worse, on a recent visit there I was shocked by the extremely rude behaviour of some new guy who works on the door. Even though I had a Membership Card which allows me to get in without queuing he refused to let me in and he said he doesn’t like me. As a consequence of that neither myself nor my friends will go there anymore. Anyone who wants to have a good night out should definitely avoid Hoxton Bar.

Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, like most of Old Street, was fantastic a couple of years back, fast forward though and it has mysteriously become bigger - much, much bigger. It's now full to the absolute gills bigger, by opening up all the back rooms, shoving a glitter ball, a stage AND a bar back there!

Sounds fantastic, doesn't it? Throw in a good looking crowd and it sounds like the perfect recipe for the weekend. Bzzt! Wrong. That's the problem: the crowd. It feels like the clientele were evicted from an All Bar One; refugees claiming aslyum status in the Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen. It really feels utterly anonymous, removing all traces of it's previously laid back cool and identity.

This place could be anywhere, anytown, on any Friday night. It's a real shame, as well as it's another nail in the coffin to diversity.

P.S. I actually wrote "diversity" and Hoxton with a straight face!

My initial impression was that this was a lovely restaurant, like a New York joint. The food was just about ok but 'home-made chips' were frozen chips in my opinion. Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen has a good wine list though, resonably priced.

Everything else was just about lovely, until the loos, which sadly, we visited after we had eaten. They looked like the bogs at a football ground, and this was at 8.30pm - when the place was still quiet. The situation bog-wise just got worse as the evening wore on.

A busy bar and restaurant like Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen should be able to easily afford a man with a mop. Disgusting! Filthy!

I would rather eat my own vomit than eat at Hoxton Square again.
The food was foul, the staff rude, and overall a meal at Hoxton Square was a dismal experience.

Hoxton Bar is the kind of place you can both love and hate at the same time. On the positive side, there is plenty of space, they have some original drinks (ask for a Perfect Pimm's) and there is a good mix of people there.

On the not-so-good side, there is no air-con, the music selection could be greatly improved, it takes forever to get served and some of the staff has a bad attitude like this American waitress that couldnt be bothered listen to our order and kept asking: "what?"