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The Commercial Tavern is kitsch kitsch kitsch but works all the same as they’ve gone all the way with it, there is nothing parsimonious about the theme here and there is no shortage of chandeliers, flocked wallpaper or faux antique furniture painted gold either. It’s a cross between a pub and a bar or rather they have turned a pub into a bar by covering the walls with kaleidoscopic prints so they can charge more for a drink. I’m on a dreadful date where I keep having to buy my own drinks and the guy keeps talking about his ex-girlfriend who is a model apparently, always good to hear, what a moron.

Commercial Tavern, 142 Commercial Street, Shoreditch, London, E1 6NU
020 7247 1888
Monday – Friday 5pm-11pm Saturday – Sunday 12pm-11pm
Food served Monday – Friday 12pm-9.30pm Saturday 12pm-8.30pm Sunday 12pm-5pm

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