"maybe it got left behind by the more current venues around"

Added Tue 17 May 2011 by T.A.O

One of Shoreditch high Streets oldest bars in it current guise, Juno trades on its 'urban' roots and a relaxed atmosphere, however this isn't all that apparent much of the time when it seems to appeal to a laddy football-watching public.

It's still capable of pulling the right kind of crowd, but it doesn't do it in the same way as when it was hosting great nights like Secret Wars and it's a shame because it's still a good space. On the here and now though, there's still the basement that's popular at weekends and Sunday nights host a quality vinyl-only excuse to go and hear old classics and while they've never solved the perennial problem of running out of draught beer, it's floated along with the times fairly well. When the taps are working there's Budweiser and Becks as well as Guinness and a food menu that offers standard wraps, burgers and sandwiches.

It's tough to pin down the appeal here but there is one, somewhere. There's clearly a lot of effort that goes into the artwork painted straight onto the walls and the staff are ultra friendly but yet there's still an overriding feeling of naff and maybe it got left behind by the more current venues around.

Looking back, this all reads quite negatively and it might be a bit harsh but when it’s a bar you’re running, even if it's just a little broke, you should probably fix it and too much under whelms.