The Shoreditch Arms

🚇 Shoreditch High Street 🍺 £7.60 Pillars Pilsner The Shoreditch Arms is located at the busy intersection of Shoreditch High Street and Old Street in Shoreditch, East London. The nearest station is Shoreditch High Street. The building the pub resides in was once Wells & Company Commercial Iron Works, which was built in 1877 and is now Grade II listed. In recent years, the pub operated as Bar Kick, which opened in 2001. In August this year, the pub underwent a major refurbishment and reopened as The Shoreditch Arms. This is a traditionally decorated, two bar pub with a few contemporary touches. The main bar area is a good size and is divided into sections by wood-panelled and frosted-glass partitions. The servery is located on the right and has a modern cocktail-bar feel. The decor comprises a boarded floor, exposed brick and deep red walls, a variety of seating, including dimpled leather banquettes, and a plethora of framed prints and historical photos. In the basement is Bar Kick, which has been retained as part of the new operation. There are plenty of screens for showing live sport, comfy booths, table football and a bit of red neon for good measure. The beer selection is solid and offers a good mix of premium, familiar and local London brews. I kept it local and opted for a Pillars Pilsner; my pint was excellent, price point was a bit punchy. Food-wise, it’s pub classics and comfort food options — fish and chips costs £18. I arrived at 2pm on a sunny Saturday afternoon in October. The pub was initially quiet when I arrived, then started filling up soon after. The atmosphere was relaxed, set to a rock and pop soundtrack of well-known songs. The service was great; the team on duty were really friendly and chatty. This modern British pub is a great addition to the Shoreditch pub scene. I loved the history of the building, the comfortable surroundings, the independent local beers and the friendly hospitality. Another plus, is the ever popular Bar Kick. A very good experience all round, definitely check this one out. Follow @theshoreditcharms for updates. 📅 11th October 2025 If you want to see all my pub reviews in one place, head to @londonpubmap on Instagram or Facebook. 🍻

Nice pub with live football. I was here for a Liverpool game and they had commentary plus other games downstairs at Bar Kick. The triple cooked fries were great and their Guinness was solid.

I have just had the most fantastic time at an awesome bar! The gentleman in the red t-shirt who's name now escapes me was really friendly and helpful, I hadn't intended to but I later returned to take part in the quiz, which I pretty much came last in, but it was SUCH GOOD FUN!! I had a vegetarian burger and I'm not exaggerating, it may have the best burger I've ever had. The chef is an artiste. This place is wicked. I've never been there before but now I have , I love it! It's got loads of massive TVs for sport, it has table football table(s) and the downstairs and actually the toilets are REALLY impressive! I WILL BE BACK!

Went here for after work drinks. Very cosy and nice decor. Not too busy considering it was Christmas but all the tables were booked out. Beer selection could be more varied, one IPA along with the usual Neck Oil which everyone seems to have these days. Prices are London prices so never will be cheap.

I popped into The Shoreditch Arms on Saturday and was really pleasantly surprised! It has that proper East London feel with a really welcoming vibe. The staff were friendly and on the ball without being pushy, and the service felt genuinely personal. Drinks were great, nice selection on tap, and the food looked amazing too. Overall, a really solid pub in a great location and I’ll definitely be back.

Laszlo was super kind and cool! Great service, nice music and fast paced. Enjoying the time here as still on the go! Used to come here many years ago and back again after 10 years… the place still looks cool!

Amazing atmosphere for football games! Matches are so much more entertaining when watched at the pub with fellow fans. The food is lovely, the snacks are perfect for sharing, and there's a great selection of beers on tap and bottled. The staff are super friendly and attentive, which makes the whole experience even better. Highly recommend it for game nights!

We had a wonderful Christmas lunch at the Shoreditch Arms, the food was delicious and the service was very attentive. The renovation is beautiful, very cosy and warm. We already said we will have a Christmas lunch there next year too!

Depends on what you're looking for. It's a great place to watch some football matches but I kinda get the sense it's just your average bar after the football ends. It does have a bunch of foosball tables which are actually in pretty decent shape. And I believe the downstairs section has even more foosball tables. Don't think they have any beers on tap though. There is a basement and maybe there are taps down there, but given the beer is all just bottles it seems a bit pricey. Great for a football match, pretty chill after the match.

This place is known for its many foosball tables. My first first visit was through work. My office booked this venue for a colleagues leaving party. On arrival we were directed to the basement area which has it's own bar and about 4 fooseball tables. I love foosball so that aspect about Bar Kick really appealed to me, as well as the the Happy hour from 4-7pm (their mojitos are brilliant!) I was however let down by their so called food platters which consisted of two small hummus bowls, two types of cheese some bread and a few crackers. Not sure how much the food was (our company paid for this), but it hardly fed 3 people, before it dissappeared. Another let down was that the one foosball table that we were given to play on was super wobbly and the other was missing parts, not something you expect from a foosball bar and expecially not if you're paying £1 for each game. We still had fun though and I realised that my foosball skills are still terrible ( I blame the wobbly table though :p )

Lots of foosball tables, £1 per game (11 balls). The tables are great quality, although some of them are not level! The place gets busy when live football is on, and there's a few big screen TVs, although this is not a great place to watch live football due to the limited seating areas with good views of the TV. But if you want some drinks (moderately priced) as well as watch some football on telly and also indulge in a game or two or foosball, this is the place to come.

Nice little place, with cocktails which is always my weakness and a couple of foosball tables which is great fun! Reminds me a bit of my uni days... Bar service for drinks and table service for food, and the guys and girls are all lovely. Not very cool on a warm day (of which there are 4 in the UK) but good ceiling fans to break that heat. If anything, you'll feel like you are somewhere in South America or Spain...

Bar Kick remains a cool bar although on my latest visit I felt a little disappointed. Yeah, sure this may be down to Newcastle Utd being relegated, ok the majority of it is down to this reason. Seriously though, BK's food menu is ok in its offering but seems to be undecided in whether they do pub food or some kind of Mediterranean gastro offering. After chomping through a few dishes I found the food well presented but lacklustre. The drinks and cocktails are of a much higher standard than the food. They do Happy Hours which involve cocktails for £4.75 and imported beers for £2. When they show the football on the big screen downstairs, having cheap beers on offer is always a great pull. Bar Kick still draws the Shoreditch massive who love to spend time playing table football. This bar will remain a giant of the Shoreditch scene for years to come.

This is a solid bar. Pros: 1. Large interior, space for groups 2. Table football 3. Massive selection, including selection of cocktails. 4. Seating outside. Vibe: it has that youthful trendy vibe, its like your shoreditch high concept bar, but it isn't worried about seeming too cool. Cons: 1. It gets busy in the evenings, (i don't like busy) 2. The view on the outside seating... is shoreditch.

Brilliant place with a group of friends, boys versus girl's table football. After a few drinks the competitive streak is revealed and the games really begin! A very casual venue with fun diner styles table and chairs with red and white gingham tablecloths situated in front of the bar. The food is very easy for groups and couples, standard bar nibbles and meals. Very popular bar for watching national and international sports games with a large screen to enjoy your favourite team on. Downstairs is an extended upstairs usually only open on their busy nights, namely Friday and Saturday. Outside they have a few table and chairs, perfect for people watching during the day and night especially in summer! P.S The Irish Coffee is a real treat!

I used to always get Kick and it's neighbour, Juno, mixed-up. Maybe because they're both on Shoreditch High Street, both sportsy, and both...generic. I've been to Kick a few times, and I must say the food there is pretty damn good. Staff have always been fun and friendly, and the bartenders know how to mix a mojito. It's just the vibe that doesn't leave me wanting to keep heading back - sure, I bet Kick is loved by most, just not me. It just lacks that eclectic energy that I treasure in the East. Or anywhere for that matter.

Ever wondered why the name has a kick to it? This is a foosball (table football) place. So many tables to play foosball here. Stairs to the basement lead to a nice place with 6 foosball tables, 4 of them next to each other, two separate, a set of couches and some tables and a bar. This is a great place to book for team building events. The whole of the basement can be booked. They make good sandwiches too. At my current firm I regularly visit this place. Twice a year, we have a foosball tournament here. I love the ambiance. Everyone is screaming out names of the foosball players and encouraging and having drinks, taking breaks to bite a sandwich, it so full of life. The bartenders are also very helpful. They fix the foosball tables if something is not working. I totally recommend trying this out.

They had food here??? Damn... maybe next time! Was here near the end of a Friday night a few weeks back. The music was pretty good and array of activities downstairs. Foosball tables!!! Lots of space to move around and tables and chairs.

Despite only being in this bar for around 30 minutes, I'm already a fan! We came here for some drinks for a friend's birthday, and was surprised at just how large this venue was. 2 floors of tables with 2 bars to help serve customers, and a pretty cracking Happy Hour with £2.50 bottles of Sagres from 4-7 most days! The bartender was quick and even comped us some ginger beers because they didn't have any of our preferred brand in stock. And perhaps the most refreshing thing, is that you can book an area and table for you and your friends for FREE (a game is only £1). Will definitely be back in the near future with a booked area to catch up with mates!

Love this place they have a variety of liquor options it's the only place in London I was able to find some rums i enjoy . A sports bar of all places? But they have a great selection. The employees are also lovely. I had an event here and they left the foosball available to play for free! Great place to watch sports games. I remember I wanted to watch American football and it was the few places in London also showing it.

What do I think Bar *hick* Kick? Um, I think it has lots of boozes, and shotses, and beers, and boozes, and foosballs. Oh, and I think they'll play Michael Jackson if the dance party gets going in the middle of the bar. Which it frequently does when I'm there. *hick*

Good atmosphere- check. Good music- check. Ample opportunity to play kick football- check. This bar has all the makings of an excellent night out. Even without the football, the bar is a good space to let your hair down and while away the hours with their £2 bottled beers (happy hour!!) and half price cocktails. The bar itself was a quirky, yet small space filled with americana. The tables and chairs felt like they had been lifted from a nearby primary school canteen but it all added to the charm of the place. Shoreditch has a whole host of great bars and clubs and there is nothing to make this one stand out but it was a good night all the same! If you are nearby and thirsty then i would definitely recommend it.

While it's not tops on my list of places to go, I like the vibe I get from Bar Kick. Sure, it's great for a game of table football, but it also works as an easy spot for a drink. There is enough room to relax - if just not enough places to sit. The downstairs area is more lounge-y, but still works fine for me. I like that Bar Kick is able to transition from a Saturday night Shoreditch hotspot to a place where you can watch a football game during the day. There is quite a community that will gather for the bigger matches. Of course I understand that most Americans don't like football, but did you have to put our flag above the entrance to the toilets?... We'll have the last laugh next year in South Africa!

I was here for a leaving drinks party a few weeks ago and it was okay. My first impression was that Shoreditch was not exactly the best looking place but EVERYONE including babies were decked out in their trendiest duds. It was soooo hipster, it was almost a joke. I am all about being different and showing off your personality but when everyone around you is doing it, it loses its power. It becomes a oneness that completely negates the point of individuality. Okay, rant over...moving on. :) Upon entering I realised that I had actually been here before 3 years earlier. The bar is very distinct with foosball tables in every corner that can be reserved for parties. It's a great place to catch a game and a cold brew if you are in the area. The bartenders could have been friendlier, the drinks were good but when it was time to close our tab the bartender wouldn't even look at us. And we had spent a pretty serious chunk of change in there. It is a fun atmosphere and I love playing games so I'd be more than happy to go back, but I'm going to have to make sure I get a side shave, dust off my graffitied converse kicks, black jeans and miscellaneous t-shirt with some dead celeb screenprinted on the front. Right, rant seriously over now. :)

Bar Kick's primary draw is its links with football and table football -- with several tables of the latter prominently placed in the cafe area upstairs. Taking it from the point of view of being a bar -- it works rather well; a reasonable enough selection behind the bar, with generally quite affordable prices (particularly during happy hour!). However, food-wise it seems to have an identity crisis. The menu reads as much more upmarket than the establishment otherwise seems to be, with a rather strange offering of Mediterranean-inspired dishes. That said, the food when it came was serviceable, but £6 for a glorified sausage sandwich and a salad is pushing it a bit, in my book! A very good place to come and watch football, or play some table football with friends. But if you're planning to eat, you may be better advised to look elsewhere and come along here afterwards.

Suggested by the formidable Linzi M as a pre-Yelp event meeting spot Bar Kick was a very good call indeed. Although no table football was actually played during our stay there, it could have been worse having the tables in the bar - it certainly added to the vibe. The Mojitos were great and very good value. Plenty of other drinkises were on offer, but I stuck with what was doing well for me! Overall, a good place, but not amazing for me.

Yay! I'm a fan :) even though I can't play foosball - It's a fun bar to rock up to and play a few friendly games with your mates. It was the first time I visited Bar Kick for London's very first Geek Foosball Championships. They hosted the event in the basement and reserved the four back tables - which were conveniently located next to the bar. About 50 or so tech heads participated (with another 50 cheerleaders aka spectators). We were each given a number at random to pair up with another geek. I'm not going to lie - I wasn't the best foosball player there and was knocked out in the first round oh well better luck next time :) And if you want to find out who the winners were I made a video which you can watch here: http://techfluff.tv/2010/02/16/london-geek-foosball-championships-video-round-up/

Oh, this is so Shoreditch. It's so not me, but it's really good at what it is, so I can't dock it. There's lots of space downstairs, and they let you reserve areas. It's good for large mingling gatherings where you want to talk to lots of people who you already know, so that you can pretty much guess what they're saying as they yell into your ear. I could not possibly imagine trying to talk to someone new with the noise level it gets up to. After a couple of hours, it was pretty useless trying to keep shouting because I just couldn't get my vocal chords to generate sufficient volume. You know, that kind of place. It's a thing. If that's what's gets you excited, by all means, this is for you.

Ok so first of all: I'm not a football fan, and I don't usually like pubs with very big screen etc... but still, this is a great place where to hang out! nice happy hour (16-19) with beer at 2 £ and selection of cocktails (the easiest ones, daiquiri, margarita and that sort of stuff) at lower price (I think it's 4 but.... well if you wanna be sure about it just go and see by yourself!!), and more overall..... football tables! Most of people there are nice and friendly, it's a great place where going with a friend and just have a beer and a match against two complete strangers! If you are like me, and you basically spent your youth among football tables and billiards, this is the place for you, no discussion!

Sure I'm a fan and let's face it, who wouldn't be, especially after the night I had in there on Thursday... Having gone to bar kick with every intention of showing the whole media industry how devastating I can be on a table football, sadly I failed with my accomplice Alex. Thankfully though there was a free bar, so we went to town. Having been knocked out in the first round and bringing shame on the country of Brazil, it gave us a chance to have a wander around Bar kick. Whilst there are more table football (are they called benches?) than you can shake a goat at, bar kick is a great place to visit even if it's just to pop in for a single beverage. The largest problem i noticed is that unless you are invited to an event sponsored by the beautiful people at Flash Talking, you will struggle to get on the tables as they are extremely popular and the standard is pretty good, so make sure you bring your A game. Prices for a beer are reasonable for Shoreditch, the bouncers are friendly and this unique atmosphere provides a top dollar night out. Make it a must in your East London travels.

Supah dupah meh. Foosball is awesome. The shite-est selection of beers I've ever seen. High prices. An even shite-er selection of tequilas. I can't tell what this bar's trying to be. Sports? Have better/more beer. Salsa? Needs better tequila. Cocktails? Maybe mop the floor once in a while. Also, it's the terrible music from ca 2004. You know, the music that made you want to stop doing drugs in case you wanted to dance to it. Just say no.

Big fan. Decent bar, though drinks wise lets be honest, they're the same as every other bar. The clincher here is the table football. Managed to get a table on a Friday at 11pm easily enough. £1 a game. Sorted if you're just out with mates for a laugh. Really recommend this place if you're in this neck of the woods and want somewhere to go (without dancing)

Cheap happy hour + foosball tables = how can you not have fun?! Bar itself is nothing special - international feel, flags everywhere and they screen big games if that appeals, though the England v Ukraine world cup qualifier was just background noise to me! Table footy however is my bar game of choice, and I got totally nostalgic for my uni bar. If you're a fellow foosball fan/geek (can't quite believe I'm saying this) then you'll find the tables a bit slow and the bars stick quite a bit. Fortunately this gave me more control and handicapped the 3 guys who were always better than me at uni, so yes this review is positively biased by the fact I won a lot wooh! The £2 beers and £5 cocktails also helped - worth getting there before 7pm. Already collecting pound coins for our next visit (now I just need the forearms to recover)...

We went for lunch and thought it was a really fun atmosphere, friendly service and and excellent location. The burgers were OK, they came with a small side of corn crisps which weren't great, the shawarma was just so/so; pita was good and the chicken cooked pretty well but with little flavour.

To start with I must admit I'm a slightly competitive person.. So when I had the chance to visit and 'kick' some butt at foosball, I couldn't resist! We came here quite late on a Thursday night and still managed to score a foosball table and seats which was lucky. The wine was flowing and aggressive side showing, I could not fault one aspect of the atmosphere this great bar creates. We ended up staying until the bar staff had to physically remove us (and we still didn't want to leave). Great night and great bar, will definitely be returning (if anyone else is up for the challenge?!)

Ah I love this bar, foosball, random crap on the wall - it is a big WIN for me. Plus I nearly got to pick up a random, reasonably attractive bloke here. Good tip ladiezz, there's lots of men folk here. Plus comfy leather couches, a dinery style kitchen and very hotspotty at night. Go here, try out a pick up line.

Subjective Fact #1: On Tuesday nights in the downstairs area they have a banjo / ukulele sing along which provides unlimited oldies tunes and a free live concert to enjoy while you sip your beer. Subjective Fact #2: We went on an off-night, and there were a plethora of foosball tables for us to enjoy... no wait. Now thas' what im talkin about. Subjective Fact #3: Decor: cool tables with red and white checker tablecloths.... which although I thought were a bit anti-appetizing, my BF was a fan of. And there are TVs and sports things everywhere... So take it or leave it. I think i'll leave it. EXCEPT for Tuesday night sing alongs.

We rolled in here yesterday afternoon after leaving Brick Lane just as the Chelsea game was ending. As patrons began to pile out, we lucked out and got a great spot on the leather couches. Luckily for us, Happy Hour began 15 minutes after we arrived - leaving us no choice but to enjoy a significant amount of £2 bottled beers for the remainder of the afternoon. Following the numerous rounds, and an intense game of Jenga against Lauren H., the action then spilled over to the fooseball table. I must say, my companion was a highly skilled passer, which naturally allowed me to run the midfield and score at will. All in all I love this place. Great people, great drinks, great televisions, and get action all around. Walking distance taken into account - BarKick might get sick of seeing my face.

Great spot for drinks & playing Fusball! Heaps of Fusball machines upstairs & downstairs & also on the walls! Gets extremely busy in summertime, especially at the weekends! They also serve food, but you know, I've never tried any here! Great decor and a funky environment! Recommend for brushing up on your fusball and drinking skills together!

Stopped here for a few drinks and some table football. Obviously a great spot for that, probably 20 tables over 2 floors, super fun bar! Very solid place, not a bad beer selection at all. Can't comment on the food, but would definitely be back for a quick game, and a great spot to host a party or a get together, good activity in a cool spot.

Bar Kick or as some people call it Cafe Kick is a bar in Shoreditch. It has an open kitchen serving quality food, a varied selection of drinks and the it seems to attract the trendiest of youngsters that East London has to offer. Drinks include beer, cocktails and wine. The staff are friendly and stay very calm with the busy groups of people that seem to go there. Good one for a big night out, or a stop off on the way for a big night out. The prices are fairly moderate and the vibe is as they say ALOT!

If you are in to football, Kick is the place for you. In addition to screening all big football matches, they have a row of table football or foosball right as you walk in the door. When a match is on this place is jammed and an exciting place be. I go here with friends to play and often lose in foosball and for the big games. And lots of beer. They kind of go hand in hand.

Any bar that encourages you to spend your evening playing table football is going to get a recommendation from me. A few tables upstairs however downstairs is a room packed full of tables. It seems the game is pretty popular in East London as the place always seems to be busy, even more so on a Friday or Saturday night. They have a few TVs dotted around the place showing football most of the time so with the World Cup coming up it might be even harder than normal to get a place at one of the tables so arrive early

Bar Kick is a great place for any Pro Evo widow to drag her man to, whilst still satisfying every lad's right to drink beer and get a little more competitive than we're admitting to. For there are not one, but two floors dedicated to the art of table football/foosball/babyfoot. Of course, this also a good excuse to chuck in a couple of plasmas permanently broadcasting Sky Sports latest sporting acquisition. However, this place doesn't have a over-aweing sports bar vibe, as music still reigns supreme - and this being Shoreditch; patrons are young and trendy rather than away shirt stretching walking heart attacks. Tokens available from the bar, as is one of my favourite beers: Morretti. V busy at the weekend

Tasty food, good selection of drinks, not badly priced (especially during happy hour), sports on the two TV screens upstairs and downstairs (not really my cup of tea, but it is a sports bar so what'cha gonna do?). I also love the decoration in here, it's a mixture of American Diner and School, withthe menus in the style of school 'jotters' and retro desks. I've heard the terms 'sausage fest' being used to describe the male/female ratios in here before so if you're a straight guy looking to pull, it might not be for you. Unless you want to check out the monthly singles night!

Bar Kick is a great place to be. Went there on a Friday after work with my colleagues. We booked a table and a table football for two hours and it was great fun! On the plus there is happy hours from 4 to 7 pm and cocktail ( great cocktails - not the icy watery type of Happy Hours) for less then a fiver.

Great Euro-style sports bar, with the obvious main attraction being the table footy. Costs 80p for about 9 or 10 balls and played on old fashioned tables. After 7.30 they open up downstairs, with more tables. Beer wise, there's nothing on tap - just bottles - but it's made up for by Happy Hour cocktails. The Mohito is especially good, as was a raspberry one, which I can't remember the name of. :-S Had some hummous and bread as bar snacks, so can't comment on the food, but it all looked ok.

A must for every fuss ball fan. Yiu can find people with a very good level if you're looking for competitive opponents. Otherwise the food is not really good but drinks are quite cheap.

One of Shoreditch's top spots. Great place to enjoy a few beers with friends. The atmosphere is very low-key and the crowd easy-going. They offer a simple but delectable menu, especially platters of meat and cheese. The key reason for going there would be to enjoy a few games of table football with your mates.

Great atmosphere if you can get a table. They serve a decent selection of beers and get the Guardian in. Weirdly enough, during the week-day, they don't necessarily play football on the telly. Great party idea is book the foosball and meet up with friends. Be here for World Cup when its a meeting point for the French and Brazillian contingents. For the big games, Kick is a great place to be.

Nice bar with great atmosphere where you can stare in awe at the foozball experts! Ended on a sour note the last visit though as a friend had her wallet stolen and some how her bank account clear - be aware you bag here! Unfortunately has left a sour taste for this venue:-(

Come for the cocktails, the vibe and monthly poetry night (called Kid, I Wrote Back), but don't bother with the food - it's mediocre at best. I came here a couple of years back for the first time and have found it a semi-regular hangout. Managed to nearly set the place ablaze that first time, but that's a different story for a different time. Unless you want to hear it over a drink there, of course ;-)

Brilliant place if you love table football! Probably annoying if you don't as this bar is full of them! Had an excellent time here, played tons of games - what a way to spend a sunday! The food is good, better than you'd expect from a sports pub/bar type joint. Lots of your standard as well as imported bottled beers to wash it all down with, and quite a few cocktails to boot. They also have sports on in here..unsurprisingly. A nice break from the array of trendy bars surrounding the place

Nice bar, very funky interior. Music a little too loud to chat. Foosball tables which is cool, adds a little extra. P.S. Watched a Barça game, they kicked ass!

I love me some Foosball. I really do. I even had a Foosball table at my wedding reception. One time, at Christmas, my brother got a small Foosball table which was played until the legs fell off. True story actually. I was winning that game too... It is just another bar with a pathetic toilet facility and average but by no means limited selection of bottled beers. The decor gives off a nice relaxed vibe and the furniture has that nice weathered and beaten look that is comfortable to lounge around in drinking a Budvar explaining to people about the difference between Czech Budweiser and American Budweiser before realising that they don't really care and probably aren't even listening. So yes, a good and friendly but by no means great bar. Not much to make it stand out in a place like Shoreditch, indeed. They do have those Foosball tables though. Oh yeah. Nothing stirs the atmosphere like beer and some friendly competition and little men pierced through the torso and forced to stay in line seems to be the perfect way to fan that competitive blaze. Just get some tokens from the bar and wait for a free spot by scouting out the talent. I have a friend who likes to beat me at everything we do. And when I say like, I mean that it seems to be one of his overriding life purposes. So it is extra satisfying to know that I can completely dominate him on the green field of little plastic men dreams and that he has no chance but is forced to try over and over in the vague hope of snatching some self respect. Not on my watch, pedro. So yes, if you are good at Foosball, take along some friends and embarrass them. I do! Don't feel petty, that is loser talk. There is also another place which I would assume is owned by the same mob called cafe kick which is up in Farringdon. It is much smaller and crowded but has a buzz about it on match day. See if you recognise all the scarves on the wall but look out for the suspicious Italian with wrists like a bullwhip. If he asks for a game, tell him you have RSI or something, it is better that way.

Bar Kick in Shoreditch is fab! Table football fun to be had, but also large TV screens always showing the latest sports. Grab a table and play in twos (or fours). There is a good happy hour available as well as a tried and tested fantastic selection board with meats, cheeses, olives and breads to share.

Hhhm interesting - the crowd is older than us and rowdy - pretty multi-cultural, loud italians and spanish. Not sure if they are going for shoreditch trendy bar or lad's football bar, and it falls somewhere inbetween. It also tries to be a cocktail bar and quite arty as well. It was a sat night to be fair so I was repeatedly elbowed and it was rammed. Drinks prices expensive. No-one sttractive or stylish to be honest. I'd say this is more of a chilled mid-week sit outside type place. The little table cloths and flowers are cute, the food also way over-priced to really eat here much. Deinitley style over substance. We only lasted one drink as the music wasn't great. 2 stars.