Dalston Jazz Bar, Dalston  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Dalston

address:

4 Bradbury Street, N16 8JN

phone:

0871 258 7672*
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nearest stations:

Dalston Kingsland Railway station
(40m)

Hackney Downs Railway station
(1.1Km)

Canonbury London Overground station
(1.1Km)

Rectory Road Railway station
(1.2Km)

Hackney Central London Overground station
(1.4Km)

bus routes:

3, 38, 56, 277, 67, 76, 149, 242, 243 bus info

how to find it:

Exit Dalston Kingsland train station, turn left and the first turning you come to on the left is Bradbury Street. Jazz Bar is on the right.

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picture of Dalston Jazz Bar
Coming here at 11.30 on a Saturday night expecting to write a decent review was probably a mistake. Having passed on a couple of occasions earlier in the evening, we saw it pleasantly filled. Now, however, think of a rush-hour Victoria Line train and you're close to imagining how busy it was. The limited seating around the edge of the room looked like a job-lot of Kwik-fit reception furniture and battling valiantly through the throng were two waiters taking drinks orders. A nice touch, seeing as the journey from the front door (guarded by a most amiable bouncer) to order drinks seemed like a lot of effort. Musically, the 'jazz' in the bar's name seemed absent, only coming close with a couple of Sinatra numbers, as the (not very good) DJ seemed to prefer, without any irony, 70s and 80s cheesy-pop. Luckily, the up-for-it trendy crowd did too. Certainly a place with potential, hopefully our next visit will find the place filled with better music and less people.

reviewed:
22/3/2006
reviewed by redcat

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