
Bar A Bar
Quick info
About Bar A Bar
Bar A Bar is a night club in London, set in a 200-capacity basement at 133-135 Stoke Newington Rd. A quadraphonic Martin Audio sound system carries the music, which spans hip hop, house, techno, disco and Amapiano, with LGBTQ+ and Queer nights on the programme. Different promoters run the DJ sets and events here, including birthdays, Psy in the city and a carnival warm-up. Entry is walk-in for guests aged 21 and over, and ID is essential. Outside club nights, the space is hired for corporate and private events, filming, music videos, yoga, exhibitions and photoshoots. The venue closes early on Tuesdays and opens later when an event is on.
Good to know
“Descending into the underground, Bar A Bar is a 200 capacity basement with a Martin Audio Sound System (Quadraphonic), located on Stoke Newington Road. Check back here over the coming weeks for monthly, bi-monthly and special one off parties featuring the best in underground hip hop, house, techno, disco, Amapiano LGBTQ+ & Queer. Bar A Bar, LGBTQ+ friendly space,. everyone is welcome. +21YRS ONLY - I.D. Essential The venue is ideal for Club, corporate, private events, filming, music videos, yoga, exhibitions and photoshoots. For bookings contact: KKEVENTSLDN, kkeventsldn@gmail.com”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention £10 spirit and mixer, DJ sets and club events, quadrophonic Martin Audio sound system and free tap water.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention £10 spirit and mixer, DJ sets and club events, quadrophonic Martin Audio sound system and free tap water.
Customer Review Summary
Most reviewers come for events and nights of dance music, with a Psy in the City night, a friend's DJ set and a carnival warm up all named, and several describe the staff as lovely and great. One reviewer points to the recently upgraded quadrophonic Martin Audio sound system and the selection of events from different promoters, and a performer calls it a fantastic venue to play. The sharpest complaints concern drinks prices and conduct. Two reviewers call the drinks overpriced, citing a single vodka cranberry and a single spirit and mixer, and one finds the basement dingy for the area. One reviewer reports that a bartender followed women into the female toilets and offered them drugs, and says security did nothing. Another reports being shouted at by a door security guard for taking a drink outside, then finding chewed gum in the cup left inside. The same reviewer who objected to the vodka cranberry notes that free tap water is given out.
Customer Review Summary
Most reviewers come for events and nights of dance music, with a Psy in the City night, a friend's DJ set and a carnival warm up all named, and several describe the staff as lovely and great. One reviewer points to the recently upgraded quadrophonic Martin Audio sound system and the selection of events from different promoters, and a performer calls it a fantastic venue to play. The sharpest complaints concern drinks prices and conduct. Two reviewers call the drinks overpriced, citing a single vodka cranberry and a single spirit and mixer, and one finds the basement dingy for the area. One reviewer reports that a bartender followed women into the female toilets and offered them drugs, and says security did nothing. Another reports being shouted at by a door security guard for taking a drink outside, then finding chewed gum in the cup left inside. The same reviewer who objected to the vodka cranberry notes that free tap water is given out.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Great space. We're having an event there on the 14th of August for carnival Warm up”
- Google user
“Emma and Eddie are absolutely lovely, Couldn’t have asked for better service !”
- Google user
“Went for an event, enjoyed the night there, staff were great, can't complain.”
- Google user
“Vodka cranberry single shot was £10!!! Would really not recommend it, unless uou are sober. They give you free tab water though.”
- Google user
“Was there to support a friends DJ set which was great!! I wasn’t a fan of the fact that a single spirit and mixer was £10 GREAT BRITISH POUND!!! You’re out of your mind if you think that it is acceptable for a dingy basement bar in Stoke Newington. But the kicker was one of there bartenders was a total pervert who thought it was ok to follow girls into the female bathroom and offer them drugs and to try and take advantage of them!!! He tried to do this to many women during the night including one of my friends, she was totally distraught by what happened and I’m honestly disgusted that this is the type of person the venue would hire, I’m pretty sure this isn’t the first time he’s done this to women that come in and it won’t be the last. When my male friends tried to confront him for being a total scumbag after the venue had closed he got into a cab and ran away…. He was a tall white guy in a beanie with long hair and brown leather jacket, sort it out Bar a bar, even though your bartenders are there to serve drinks they are also supposed to keep their guests safe, instead you have a predator behind your bar preying on drunk women. It’s disgusting and the police will be reported about this man and this venue. I will never be stepping foot back into this venue if this is the type of people you have working here. You have predatory bar members, overpriced alcohol and a security that do absolutely nothing, WOMEN STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS, PROMOTERS DON’T WASTE TOUR TIME COMING HERE ITS NOT A SAFE SPACE!!!!”
Location
Night Clubs near Bar A Bar
- LA Lounge(HACIENDA)3.46635.3 mi away
bottomless cocktails, afrobeats music, jacket removal and cloakroom fee
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar A Bar | 3.967 | — | £10 spirit and mixer, DJ sets and club events, quadrophonic Martin Audio sound system |
| LA Lounge(HACIENDA) | 3.4663 | 5.3 mi away | bottomless cocktails, afrobeats music, jacket removal and cloakroom fee |
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