Callooh Callay

65 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AY - View on a map
Telephone: 0207 739 4781

Callooh Callay Restaurant In London
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Overall 1.5
Food 0.0
Service 2.0
Atmosphere 2.0
Value 2.0
Based on 1 reviews

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TimeOut

TimeOut - 3/6

Thursday, February 05, 2009 - Inside, it's all warm and whimsical; the neo-Victorian décor is as eclectic as Jabberwocky, the nonsensical poem by Lewis Carroll from which the bar gets its name…We found competently crafted cocktails, including the classic ‘Vesper Martini’ and the quirky ‘Mad Hatter Tiki Punchbowl’ served in a His Master's Voice-style gramophone punchbowl. Lovely by-the-glass wines and Meantime and Weston should keep beer and cider sippers sweet. Food-wise, there's light bites, sharing plates and, for the weary of wallet, the ‘Credit Lunch’ – soup or salad with real lemonade for a fiver.

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Have been here a couple of times and it is really going downhill. The cocktails are really not great any more and the staff can be really rude.

Last time I went with 2 friends for a cocktail before a birthday dinner. We arrived just after they opened and were the only ones in the place. We were told that all the tables were fully booked. After explaining that we wouldn't be there long they eventually gave us a tiny table in the corner for an hour. After 45 minutes they brought the bill and told us we had to go now despite still being the only ones in the bar.

The staff have been quite rude and condescending the last couple of times I have been and it seems to have lost all the charm it had in the beginning.
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MP
Overall rating 2 stars
Food 0 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Monday, October 10, 2011

Amazing bar and much less pretentious than your average Shoreditch drinking hole. They recently opened up a little JubJub bar upstairs where one of the bartenders gets to freestyle a menu each week; such a good idea especially for us regulars who love to try new tipples! Definitely recommended if you're in the area.
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Laura
Overall rating 8 stars
Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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