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location:

Shoreditch

address:

22 Kingsland Rd, E2 8DA

phone:

0871 258 7419*
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nearest stations:

Shoreditch High Street (opens 2010) London Overground station
(530m) - zone 2

Old Street railway stationLondon Underground station
(740m) - zone 1

Liverpool Street railway stationLondon Underground station
(1.2Km) - zone 1

Moorgate railway stationLondon Underground station
(1.3Km) - zone 1

Bethnal Green London Underground station
(1.3Km)

how to find it:

Liverpool Street: Leave station by the Bishopsgate exit and turn left towards Shoreditch. Go straight past Shoreditch Church and over the lights at the junction onto Kingsland High Road. You'll shortly see the pub on your right. Old street: take the exit towards Hoxton and walk along Old Street until you reach the junction with Kingsland High Road. Turn left and the pubs on the right.

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nearby attraction(s):

Geffrye Museum (400m)

Bunhill Fields (910m)

Spitalfields Market (950m)

picture of Catch
From the long velvet rope and the three bouncers on the door, we thought on our Saturday night visit there would be problems getting into Catch. Or at least an entry fee. Thankfully we were wrong on both counts. Inside Catch is mildly bland but practical - a vision in brown and cream - with four seater booths on a raised section down one side of the room and the bar along the other. On out latest visit, as busy as it was, it didn't feel manic and the service was fast and friendly. We have been on other occasions though when the heaving crowds have been too much to handle. Upstairs is the live music venue, which is even blander than downstairs. With a couple of very dark corners, we saw first hand how easy it was to smash your shins or trip over some hidden step. Nevertheless, Catch is worth popping in for a couple to hear some bands, or perhaps as part of a mammoth Hoxton pub crawl.

reviewed:
09/02/2008
reviewed by redcat

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