Mother Bar

Used to be called the mother because an older lady(name will not be disclosed) played excellent funk and old style music regularly on a Tuesday.

With people dancing on tables....

This is however a few years’ ago and now with influx of lots of "cool" people has long lost its charm.

Now only to be recommended on a Sunday night.
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Flo
Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Lovely, little, low-ceilinged, dingefest of a bar. Fab wallpaper and great music. Drinks reasonably priced too served by shiny happy bar staff. On a Saturday beware of the grumpy, bald bouncers who will kick you out and make you pay (and queue!) to come back in. They're only doing their job, but have clearly never heard of service with a smile. All in all, highly recommended (but just make sure to leave before 1!).
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Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Ah, c'mon... it's not so bad. Alright, I'm probably immune by now to the worst of the area's Cooler Than Thou attitude and I'm no longer finding myself gritting my teeth at every ironic mullet and combat jacket that walks by (must be getting old - it had to happen eventually). Now, I love my slick and stylish cocktail bars and hidden-away members' rooms but Mother Bar is always the antidote I need after a few too many suits and martinis.

Working for myself, I keep my own hours so I'm more cheesed off than most about the closing times which most pubs and bars are forced to observe. So when I'm in the mood for a few late night drinks in comfortably shouty, silly surroundings and a dance to whatever the hell is on the decks today (early psychedelia and a couple of teenage Swedish tourists playing rawk, man, are a couple of my recent faves) I'm up the Mother like a shot. So to speak.

Yes, it is busy. No, you won't get a seat. Yes, there is a high proportion of fashion-student tossers. No, it's not ideal for a golden wedding aniversery. Yes it's grubby and noisy. No, don't even think about ordering a cocktail. Yes, it's the definitive Shoreditch late-night boozer; take it or leave it.
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David K
Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Awful, awful, awful. What a terrible place! Seriously, you're better staying in and watching Deadenders. The staff are unfriendly, the service is woeful and the atmosphere is snobby, pretentious and everyone seems to have a "I am considerably cooler than thou" approach to life. Go here at your peril! I didn't like it much.
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Ollie
Wednesday, March 10, 2004