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- Nearest Transit:
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Liverpool Street (Central)
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 17:00 - 23:00
Sun 12:00 - 22:30
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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££
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Thu, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
13 reviews for The Commercial Tavern
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what the F!? I haven't written a review for the commercial Tavern?!! this is my FAVORITE PUB in London! yeah, that's a big statement, and I know haven't been to EVERY pub in London, so i can't make an educated judgment, but don't worry: Challenge Accepted. (HIMYM reference)
I just love the feel of commercial tavern, and it makes for a great meeting up/start off place. there are 2 floors and both of them are just as amazing as the other.
the over all decor is how I would want to decorate my house.. if i were alice in wonderland, high on shrooms at a flea market.
During the summer they put some seats outside, and they have some HUGE windows that they open on the second floor to let all that London Sunlight in. I am getting really nostalgic for those summer days at the Commercial Tavern as we drudge through London Winter.
The prices aren't anything to write home about, but they are cold, and you are really going there for the atmosphere. and the pool table if you play pool.
This place is really damn cool. Between the kitschy granny wallpaper, deer antlers, antique mirrors on the ceiling and quite the collection of chandeliers - I was ready to go to third base with The Commercial Tavern the minute I walked in.
They have a £10 minimum for paying with a credit/debit card, which is OK, as they let you buy multiple rounds at once, and then give you a note on your receipt to take to the bar when you're ready for your next drinks.
As I visited here on a bustling Saturday night with the queue at the bar being about 4 people deep, I was thrilled to be served quickly, and by a very friendly staff. Amazing that a busy venue actually had enough staff members working the bar! What a concept!
There are 2 reasons The Commercial Tavern gets only 3 stars.
1) There was only 1 stall in the ladies toilet that had toilet paper. Luckily, drunk women are happy to hand toilet paper under the door. (HYGENIC!)
2) Despite numerous people taking photos all night, when the lights came on at 11pm, a member of staff went and told my husband to stop taking photos of our friends, as they're afraid people will "copy their decor". Oh PLEASE. As if they're the only place that has old lady wallpaper or deer antlers.
Overall, this place is a really fun venue for drinks with friends if you're planning on getting a bit drunk. There's just a few niggly things that make it less than perfect. (Also, I'm picky.)
The Commercial Tavern is a fun, quirky place to come and enjoy a drink and a catch up with friends. I first went because I couldn't resist the bohemian looking parasols at the tables outside with little gold disks and tassels hanging from them.
Inside is just as fun, with pillars pasted with ephemera, twinkly chandeliers and elaborate imitation Rococo mirrors hanging by the bar. It's very eccentric, and it puts you in a mood that's as fun and whimsical as their interior. The charming atmosphere is a little oasis from all the shopping a girl just has to do in this area.
I've had a few interesting chats with the owner whose traveling tales and exuberant outlook on life can never fail to give us a smile. It's small and cosy and great for a bit of a frolic before heading out for a dance to carry on the good mood that you will inevitably be in after you visit.
Just a note, they don't serve food it's only drinking time in here:)
OMG this place is adorable! I love love love the decor. I can't really explain how its cute, you just have to check out all the details of the place...buttons on the wall, cool light fixtures..etc.
Its much better for a chill lets hang out and talk time than woo lets get rowdy. Also its kind of small, so not good for a big group.
Kitsch, cute, and warm.
First time I came was on a first date -- upon entering, I knew the guy was going to be a cool dude. It's got a very interesting ambience, with a lot of antique/vintage/animal decor lining the walls, chandeliers, and oh, a cuckoo clock. The area upstairs is really nice, there's a big dining area which you can rent out, or just chill when it's not being rented out.
Mixed drinks are fairly priced, bout £6 or so. Selection of beer and ciders are also good. You get a fairly mixed crowd. I work just around Liverpool station, and I hate going to City bars full of bankers and other professionals, so this spot is cool since it's got its share of regular folks going for a drink after work, shoreditch locals, and random people meandering from/to brick lane.
The Commercial Tavern is a rare Shoreditch find: an aesthetically pleasing pub that actually serves cocktails. And this place isn't just well-presented, its interior is downright nuts in a fabulously eccentric kind of way.
I've been to the Commercial Tavern for parties - not such a good idea as it gets so busy that temporary paralysis is most definitely assured - and for the occasional quiet drink and it never disappoints.
The cocktail menu is great for what is ostensibly an upmarket and ever so idiosyncratic pub, with the apple martinis being particularly good. Hands down one of the best pubs in this neck of the woods. If you haven't been to The Commercial Tavern yet, go.
this place has a good look. i swing by for a drink and end up having several. the next thing you know the kooky owner lady joins in at your table and shortly after kicks you out because the pub closes at something stupid like 11pm.
i tend to bring out of towners here mainly because of the decor.
the seating upstairs by the windows is ideal for summer nights. check out the hypnotizing lighting fixture above the dining table. its craaaaayyyzaayyyyy.
I love this bar, the the decor, nice staff, good prices, real chilled place. I like chilling here on a Sunday. Or meeting up with friends in the upstairs bar on a sat night, love the little rooms its a bit like being at a really cool house party. Oh and the boys loo has the same wallpaper I had when I was a kid. It's worth going just for that.
I've found myself here a lot lately, and I can't really say why. It's not unpleasant - the decor is actually quite fantastic - but something about it feels a bit too put together, a bit too from a movie. I can just imagine the production designer's orders: you know, something sleek, urban, trendy, eclectic.
I don't suppose it's Commercial Tavern's fault, and I know I'm just being fussy. It's a perfectly good watering hole, a step up from a standard pub and thus appropriate for a date, if that's your sort of thing. Thankfully the people who frequent it are not sent from Central Casting and are rather a more interesting cross-section of Brick Lane hipsters, Shoreditch tourists, and people who just happened to feel like a drink near Liverpool Station.
The Commercial Tavern definitely gets my vote. It really is a fabulous place and I love it. Indeed, it is occupied mostly by the trendy Shoreditch/Hoxton skinny jeans wearing clan but the atmosphere is great.
Ideally situated between the nightlife of Shoreditch's funky Curtain Road and the happening Brick Lane, this place is a great little haunt and the perfect escape away from all the usual mainstream places that were cool a couple of years ago. This is the new found place where all the cool kids go.
It also has a fantastic cocktail menu meaning that if supping ale all evening isn't your thing, you will be just fine sipping a cosmo whilst shooting some pool.
The most charming feature of this pub is its decorative playfulness. It is a mixture of art-deco and kitsch, perhaps reminiscent of the Rococo era. There are beautiful tiles lining the walls, collections of flowered tea-cups and kettles, themed wallpaper, and other random yet fun items around. The upstairs holds a separate bar and a massive chandelier on top of a large dining table. It shows that any old pub can be freshened up with a bit of creativity.
There is no long beer pump bar here which is perhaps a good thing since it doesn't seem to attract the after-work drinkers as much. They do serve some other more obscure beers and a standard collection of spirits. I also believe they make cocktails, although I have still not had one. In the summer they add some wooden picnic tables for a bit of outdoor seating.
The best thing about this refurbished old Shoreditch pub is the decor in the interior. It's a beautifully laid out artful affair, with just the right amount of tables surrounding a central curved bar. Lots of space to move and breathe without that restrictive, crowded feeling one can get in a typical old boozer, which this once was.
The upstairs is even better. Sit by one of the window tables and gaze out across Commercial Road and down to Spitalfields. Its best on a long and warm summer evening, with a cocktail in hand and some friends in tow. A laid-back and thankfully un-self-concious addition to this part of town.
4 stars for the ambiance! all i can say is that this place always gets me sucked in with its decore. they also have old rose cider... one pint of that and im sorted. the one downfall is that it gets so crowded that you cant really see its beauty. but who cares when your drunk and in good company.
