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89-91 Chapel market, Islington, Angel & Islington, London, N1 9EX
Cuisine: Bar Average Price: £12.50
Tel: 0871-223-2517 ? | Email to The Elbow Room Pool Lounge & Bar | Transport: Angel | Write review

The Elbow Room Pool Lounge & Bar Review

The Elbow Room Pool Lounge & Bar is probably London's trendiest pool hall, but you don't have to come here to play pool. Eleven American style pool tables offer both 8 and 9 ball games, for between £6-£9 per hour depending on the time of day you're playing. A waitress service means you don't have to keep going to the bar to order food or drink, though there is separate space allocated for those not interested in the pool.

The whole room is dark, purple being the prominent feature of the pool bar, lit by low hanging lights, while the design is modern and slick. You can book a table by the hour but in the winter, when Elbow Room is at its most popular, you are hard pushed to get a table at all.

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Customer Reviews for The Elbow Room Pool Lounge & Bar

Average (based on 10 votes): 10 Atmosphere: Value: Quality:

The following customer reviews are not endorsed by Fluid London and are simply those of users who wish to publish their independent experiences of The Elbow Room Pool Lounge & Bar.

“I came up to London for the most civilised stag night I've ever been on and went down to Elbow Room on a Saturday night (Hi-Wire) which a friend had recommended as the perfect warm-up location. We shot some pool and listened to some fantastic old-school music which got us in exactly the right frame of mind for a night out. We were having such a good time and the vibe was so relaxed though that we ended up not leaving til 1am and the next venue was not as good so we went back! Drinks were cheap and the crowd very laid-back.”
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Joe Pidgeon, Brighton (5 years 10 months 3 days ago)

“Music is great. I love Goldierocks night. Its like a huge house party with great bands.”
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jen wills, london (7 years 10 months 10 days ago)

“Really like the new music nights at the Elbow Room, Goldierocks night is great for new bands.”
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M Baker, london (7 years 10 months 11 days ago)

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“The Elbow Room is a cracking venue! Really turned around its image and vibe in the last six months.. got two new cracking live rock nights: ‘Goldierocks’ and ‘Circus’. Propper old skool rock’n’ glamour.. fairlylights, hot scenesters and even hotter DJ sets.. yeah, keep the Jack flowing. ”
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Sassile James, London (7 years 10 months 25 days ago)

“Going back to Poostache''s comment that''s the normal taste for Caffreys. Time to upgrade.”
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Big J, [ Unknown ] (8 years 8 months 21 days ago)

“Far too busy to bother with in the evenings. The bar isn't that good either. A good option for weekday lunch times though as their food is pretty good and the pool is cheaper.”
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ICOT, [ Unknown ] (8 years 10 months 7 days ago)

“The best atmosphere and excellent music. A bit hectic on the dance floor but great DJs and lots of good looking girls. The pool tables are brilliant, love the big pockets after a few pints! Also, they do trays of shooters for 10 quid...how can you go wrong?”
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David Fisher, [ Unknown ] (8 years 10 months 7 days ago)

“I used to love this place as I'm an avid pool player. The fact they have 11 full American size pool tables (complete with purple baise) is a blessing. Lots of room, waitress service - wonderful. I haven't actually used this place in it's nightclub capacity though. Having said all this, the place has lost it's sparkle. The food has taken a downward turn with smaller portions and they can't serve a pint of Caffereys-it's always flat and tastes revoulting. They also haven't changed the baise on any of their tables since they opened, so the pool playing aspect of your visit is also lessened somewhat. This coupled with the fact that the place is starting to look tatty around the edges is altogether a disappointment - it's gone from one of my favourite (once a week visits) bars to somewhere I frequent (once every 2/3 months) only when I need to.”
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Poostache, [ Unknown ] (9 years 3 months 6 days ago)

“A well set out pool hall that, though an occasionally enjoyable night out, offer little when stripped down. The stylish fluorescent purple backdrop to the bar and the trendy hollowed out coke can seats fail to disguise that this is a noisy and sweaty place, which desperately wants to but never does reach the inborn cool of its Finchley Road and Fulham siblings. It is, however, undoubtedly popular and the clientele are a decent bunch. The bar staff, too, share some of the qualities of their customers – friendly, non-judgemental and, frankly, startlingly attractive. Not as clever as it thinks it is, but you could do worse.”
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Tim Ingham, [ Unknown ] (10 years 4 months 6 days ago)

“This is probably the best late night venue in Angel. It has lots of pool tables, a huge bar with a dance floor to match. Although it's a very busy venue, i feel that it slightly lacks in atmosphere as it floats somewhere inbetween a pool hall and a night club.”
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janetd, (10 years 7 months 13 days ago)

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Additional Information

  • Cuisine Type: Bar
  • Average Price: £12.50
  • Dress Code: Not Specified
  • Group: Inc Group

The Elbow Room Pool Lounge & Bar Food & Drinks

  • Cuisine Type: Bar
  • Average Price: £12.50

The Elbow Room Pool Lounge & Bar Food Menu

Burgers, wraps and light bites galore come out of Islington's kitchen -everything made fresh on site and chargrilled to your specification. Whether you could eat a horse or just want to nibble in between frames of pool, there's something on the menu for you.

Updated 11/01/2010

The Elbow Room Pool Lounge & Bar Drinks Menu

A superb selection of premium spirits from across the world; a carefully chosen selection of old and new world wines and champagnes; an unbeatable choice of beers, bottled and draft, and a compact but concise list of cocktails, short and long, classic and unique.

Updated 17/09/2008

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