Mother Bar

Bar in The City

7 / 10 from 1 review

Address
333 Old Street
The City
London
EC1V 9LE

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Telephone
020 7739 5949

Region
The City

Nearest Station
Shoreditch High Street
0.31 miles

Category
Bars

Opening Times

Monday	Open 21:00 - Closes 03:00
Tuesday	Open 21:00 - Closes 03:00
Wednesday	Open 21:00 - Closes 03:00
Thursday	Open 21:00 - Closes 03:00
Friday	Open 21:00 - Closes 03:00
Saturday	Open 21:00 - Closes 03:00
Sunday	Open 21:00 - Closes 03:00

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Holding several quality clubnights and located above the 333 Bar at the same address, the Mother Bar is accessed via a separate entrance.

All In London Review

For a free bar in the heart of Shoreditch there is no way that you can go wrong with Mother Bar

Mother Bar is rightly respected as one of Shoreditch’s first legendary destinations. Sat just off Hoxton Square, on a corner overlooking the top of Curtain Road, she is aptly named – maternally watching the area as everything changes and yet everything stays the same.

With the separate entity of 333 below it, Mother Bar is the slighter, sultrier of the two venues crushed together like a double-decker bus. A trip up the steep staircase ends by breaching the double doors into the suave yet seedy William Morris splattered interior. The first room is pure lounge – leather buttoned couches, sinking seats that push you into the person next to you – an excuse to get talkative.

Onwards to the main room and once again the grand décor is slightly shocking for a place with a reputation for such trashy fun. It is one big dance floor, surrounded by the odd tables and chairs that are often swallowed up as the night wears on. Bars can be found in both rooms and queues are frequently long. Drinks are the usual spirits although for a venue that feels part club it’s a pleasant surprise to find draught lager on tap.

If you’re not one of the many who venture to the Mother bar when all other hopes of a late night party have failed, then the reason you’ll be heading in is for the eclectic lineup of DJs. Always beat happy, the nightly residents take you through dubstep, hip-hop, indie-disco, electronica, house and anything else that seems to pop into their heads. No one night seems to be the best at the Mother Bar and that in itself is testament to its consistent quality.

For a free bar in the heart of Shoreditch there is no way that you can go wrong with Mother Bar and its excitable dancing crowd.

Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Dec 20, 2011

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Top venues to party as a student in London

Sick of sitting in a filthy house eating Pot Noodle whilst playing Call of Duty? You need to go out and have a few cheap drinks and a kebab.

A free, late night bar in the heart of Shoreditch? What could go wrong? The Mother Bar has welcomed those students looking for something a little different from their nights out for years. Its trad chic interior hosts an eclectic lineup of DJs every night.