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The Blues Kitchen
BBQ Joint, Music Venue, and Pub££££
Shoreditch, London
"Come here on Monday night and enjoy with the Rib Night!"(14 Tips)
"Free blues music every night - what's not to love?"(6 Tips)
"Tried the Burnt Ends, delicious!"(2 Tips)
"Great place for whiskey and live blues music."(12 Tips)
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Edward MellettDecember 29, 2015I love this place for Brunch. The service is super friendly, quick and easy and the food is great for meat and veg. Coffee is brilliant and a great selection of Brunchy cocktails too ;)
Chris HainesMay 17, 2015A large american themed restaurant with a jazz blues vibe presents a great atmosphere for dining. Friendly staff, delicious food - pulled pork sandwich is amazing and great value for money!
Upvoted Jan 9- thefidelityJune 30, 2014Come here on Monday night and enjoy with the Rib Night! I loved it! Just loved it!!! They have the best ribs whether pork or beef!!!! You won't regret it.. Highly recommended.. #blueskitchenribs
Franz VitulliJune 8, 2015Awesome food and great drink selection, can't go wrong with the short beef ribs or the New Orleans gumbo, and finish your evening off with a Wibble. Nice atmosphere too. Really in love with the place.
Emily-janeDecember 16, 2017Such a fun night out, live bands, worth pre booking tickets to save queuing! Big area for dancing. Really well stocked bar, friendly bar staff. You can also eat here earlier on in the evening.
Kat RubiApril 28, 2016Really nice food and drinks!! Great value for money, but the most amazing thing about this place is the service..! Polite, happy and good energy! Oh! And they always have cool live bands... #cheers
Francisca Nunes de AlmeidaDecember 18, 2017Went there at lunch time so there were not much blues going on, but food was just amazing!! The spinach cheesy cream or fried ox starters were really good and the oreo donuts for desert were perfect!
Best place in town! the food is superb, the 12 hour slow cooked St. Louis Pork Rib melt in your mouth and is divine! Great American bluesy atmosphere, some good strong cocktails!
Sam J.October 22, 2015Beautiful little place with SO many choices of bourbons and other spirits. The fried chicken wasn't so great but the service was really good so I'll give it another go :) Live music every night!
Justine ArrecheDecember 3, 2014Quirky "American" themed bar and restaurant. Big on BBQ here so if you don't eat meat you're limited to fries. But don't worry, there's plenty of Whisky. Absolutely get the Bulliet Bourbon.
Brad TSeptember 17, 2016Not only an outstanding bourbon selection (4 roses small batch) but quite possibly the best Zombie I've ever had in London.
- James PartonDecember 4, 2014Went during the week at lunch time. Told you have to book a couple of weeks in advance for a Saturday. Great interior, very hip. Had the wings and pit beans. Hubba Hubba.
- Richard WigginsJune 7, 2014Food was great and good cocktails too. Didn't have it but the lobster looked great and good value. Live band later was really good.
Yasmin YazdaniJune 19, 2014Biggest ribs I've seen in my life. All the food was excellent. If you're wondering about the alligator, it's served like this.
Jenna PaglinoAugust 9, 2016Loved the industrial atmosphere. Live music, bbq, drinks, great staff, what more could you ask for?
Matt DrambyFebruary 28, 2016Awesome for nights out. Book in advance and great live music every night!
The food was average, nice sweet potato fries though. I think the decor and atmosphere would be the reason I would go back. It was a good experience overall and I would recommend for a drink!
Phil CalçadoSeptember 14, 2015Great food. Monday Rib Nights is the best deal in town, £10 for a huge pile of food cooked to perfection. Beer selection can improve, though
CelalSeptember 21, 2015Nice place and it has really good ambience.. Delicious cocktails and buffolo wings
Oliver ShreeveMarch 16, 2015Large American style eatery that must be pretty good considering how busy it gets and the Oreo cookie doughnut with salted caramel
Clara EloyFebruary 17, 2022mhmm not incredible.. the burger was average but the buttermilk fried chicken was very good.
Julia KateMarch 14, 2016Loved the happy, social vibe here. Great atmosphere. Definitely going back! Wait for a seat its worth it!
Lucas GurattiJuly 17, 2017Forget about the food, it's not good. Go after 10 to see the amazing bands and have a few drinks.
Ieva BarauskaiteAugust 7, 2014Book in advance. This place gets really, really busy! Portions are large and appetisers aren't necessary. Was v. noisy on Saturday evening, music a bit too loud to converse around the table.
Navi SandhuDecember 24, 2014Had the ribs and fries for mains. Starter was the alligator. Ribs were ok, not the best I've had. Starter was good, service was good. Very trendy place, was busy for a lunch time
Joel SpenceJuly 29, 2016Great cocktails and food. Definitely worth the wait for a seat if there restaurant is busy
Laura LJanuary 20, 2015Good burgers (I went for the buffalo chicken) and great friendly service from Nick. Winnebago looks pretty cool for groups
Anatolii PavlovskyiMarch 18, 2016Very nice place! Cool music and cocktails! A bit spicy buffalo wings, but portions quite big!
Giacomo MasonMay 1, 2017Consistently good night out. Nothing edgy, just good soul music to dance to, and a big selection of bourbons
Matt BarberJanuary 2, 2016Big man tings going on here. Rib plate is huge. Wings are so big in the game. Service is friendly.
Franny GelleriNovember 21, 2014One of the amazing venues for American food.The band was great! I enjoyed here a lot!
The BBQ combo is amazing and all you need a friday's lunch to be! Also, great whiskey
Book the Winnebago at the back if you have a group. It's costs nothing (you just have a minimum spend) and it's AWESOME!
James FergusonApril 15, 2022Big venue able to accommodate large groups for drinks and food. Classic American food.
Marisa AlexisJune 17, 2017Live band is great. Good food. Friendly attentive staff. Really nice atmosphere.
OuicestmoiDecember 5, 2014Swing nights are the best!! (on tuesdays). Great place to dance! Fun. Fun. Fun!!!
A CMarch 6, 2018The manager Faiz is an absolute wankshaft. Claimed that we were LUCKY to get a table and should thank him, demanded I ‘look at him’ when lecturing me and rushing us to pay the bill. Proper rude.
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The Blues Kitchen
134-146 Curtain Rd (Old St)
London
Greater London
EC2A 3AR
United Kingdom
London
Greater London
EC2A 3AR
United Kingdom
Live Blues & Soul. Bar, BBQ Restaurant & Party Venue
Open until Midnight (Show more)
- Mon–Thu
- Noon–Midnight
- Fri
- Midnight–1:00 AM
- Noon–Midnight
- Sat
- Midnight–2:30 AM
- 11:00 AM–Midnight
- Sun
- Midnight–3:00 AM
- 11:00 AM–10:30 PM
+44 20 7729 7216
Features
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Visa & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi
Yes
Outdoor Seating
No
Music
Live Music
Food & Drink
Menus
Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Happy Hour
Drinks
Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails
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