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There’s a touch of Alice in Wonderland about Callooh Callay, with its secret doors & maze-like structure – not surprising given that this effortlessly cool bar takes its name from a line in Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem ‘Jabberwocky’. Find a seat in the scruffy-chic bar or head for the back lounge – all purples & pinks, with Space Invader prints on the walls. The cocktail menu is designed like a Marvel comic strip, with curios such as ‘popcorn & Cola’ or ‘lion’s tail’ – a spicy concoction of Four Roses bourbon mixed with lime & Angostura bitters. Edibles come in the form of light bites such as homemade Scotch eggs, beer-battered chips or mac & cheese. This is a cool-kids hangout – although the coolest ones will be ensconced upstairs in the members-only bar.

Overall Diner Rating

7.0
Food & Drink
7.7
Service
8.0
Atmosphere
8.0
Value
7.0

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  1. Sophie A.
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    Sophie A. ( 30s, Female, United Kingdom )

    13 July 2011

    A great little place for delicious, well made and well priced cocktails in Shoreditch. Easily identifiable by the chanel-like CC logo above the door, this is a quirky tiny bar with oodles of fun. The staff are fun and friendly, the music is always on and mostly pretty good! There is another room in the back for private hire as well, through doors that look like ANarnia's wardrobe… it does feel like you are in Wonderland after a few drinks! The ladies bathroom walls look like they are made from old cassette tapes, I love that! And their ‘smoking area’ is a tiny space in the middle of the building, which is outside! Its a fake garden with astro turf where you can stand and smoke freely whilst looking up at the chimneys of the neighbouring buildings, and you will be sure to start many random conversations with other awed visitors and the Shoreditch trendies alike. Did I mention the cocktails are great?!

    • Overall: 8
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 8
    • Atmosphere: 8
    • Value: 8
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  2. Robert B.
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    Robert B. ( 50s, Male, United Kingdom )

    November 2009

    Go for the drinks, very good, the atnostphere, what you would hope for in a bar, and the decor, wacky and fun, not the food, over-priced and very ordinary. Take twenty-something friends and relatives, don't take anyone who is more at home with a pint and packet of pork scratchings.

    • Overall: 6
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 9
    • Atmosphere: 9
    • Value: 6
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  1. Sophie A.
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    Sophie A. ( 30s, Female, United Kingdom )

    13 July 2011

    A great little place for delicious, well made and well priced cocktails in Shoreditch. Easily identifiable by the chanel-like CC logo above the door, this is a quirky tiny bar with oodles of fun. The staff are fun and friendly, the music is always on and mostly pretty good! There is another room in the back for private hire as well, through doors… More

    • Overall: 8
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 8
    • Atmosphere: 8
    • Value: 8
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  2. Robert B.
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    Robert B. ( 50s, Male, United Kingdom )

    November 2009

    Go for the drinks, very good, the atnostphere, what you would hope for in a bar, and the decor, wacky and fun, not the food, over-priced and very ordinary. Take twenty-something friends and relatives, don't take anyone who is more at home with a pint and packet of pork scratchings.

    • Overall: 6
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 9
    • Atmosphere: 9
    • Value: 6
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