Looking for a space for your next event?

Whether you're a musician, comedian or poet looking for the perfect stage, a director wanting to show your first screening, or you simply want a beautiful space to host your party, we'd love to have you! The whole place is yours for up to 50 guests: the shop floor with the bar and the decks, the garden out the back, and our 70s basement with in-house sound. We're on Albion Road in Stoke Newington, Hackney.

Check a date Call 020 7052 4080

The shop floor at night: whitewashed brick, a chalkboard beer list, a dresser with an old sewing machine on top and stools along the bar

Our three spaces

A DJ in headphones at the decks in the front window, with Albion Road and a red bus behind

The shop floor

The room you walk into. The bar, the decks and our hi-fi are all up here, and the tables push back for dancing. Your DJ plays from the window, or plug in your own playlist!

The basement

A time capsule that takes you back to the 70s, with a warm and alluring ambience. Forty standing, a PA, stage lights and a projector. Our engineer runs the sound, and can record the night for an extra fee.

The garden

Out the back, with room for about 25 and heaters for when it turns chilly. It's yours till 10pm, and it's why summer birthdays book early!

Spaces and capacity
Space	Standing
Whole venue	50
Basement	40
Garden	25

Typically £30 a head, all in. Here's how that works.

What's included

In-house sound engineering
Our hi-fi and the DJ decks on the shop floor
The garden till 10pm and the bar till 11pm
Cracking empanadas from Arquitos, all plant-based, and a full bar

What people book us for

Birthdays and private parties, on Saturday nights
Team socials and Christmas parties, on Saturday nights too. December goes from the summer, so ask early!
Film screenings, comedy and poetry nights! The basement has a projector and a stage, so tell us what you've got in mind below
Rehearsals, photo and film shoots, Tuesday to Friday in the day
Your own gig or DJ night

What it costs

Typically £30 a head, and the whole venue is yours for the night.

£6 a head is the hire fee, paid up front to hold your date
£24 a head is your minimum spend at the bar on the night, and empanadas count towards it, not just drinks
Fifty guests works out at £1,500: £300 to book and £1,200 behind the bar
Minimum 25 guests. Fewer than that and it's priced as 25
The hire fee isn't redeemable at the bar, and it's non-refundable if you cancel within two weeks of the date
If the bar spend falls short, the difference is settled at the end of the night or soon after
Preordered empanadas are charged on top

How the night runs

Guests from 5pm
The garden closes at 10pm
Bar and music until 11pm
The venue closes at 11.30pm

One thing to know: our licence doesn't allow children on the premises after 6pm, so a private booking here is a grown-ups' night.

House rules

Bring your own food if you like. There's a £50 cleaning fee unless you bring disposable serving ware and bin bags and take the waste with you
No sparklers, and strictly no candles or open flames in the basement
No confetti or glitter, and blu-tac only for hanging things
We're on a residential street, so please be kind to the neighbours with the music and on the way out

Things people ask us

Can we bring our own DJ, or play our own music?: Yes! There are decks and a hi-fi on the shop floor. Bring a DJ, or plug in and run your own playlist.
Can we have a band?: Yes! The basement's a live room with a PA, and our engineer runs the sound. A recording of the night costs extra.
How many people can we bring?: Up to 50 across the whole venue for a private do. The basement on its own holds 40, which is where we cap ticketed gigs.
How late does it go?: Guests from 5pm. The garden closes at 10pm, the bar and music at 11pm, and the venue at 11.30pm.
How is it priced?: Typically £30 a head: £6 up front to hold the date, £24 spent at the bar on the night. Fifty guests is £1,500. See what it costs.
Can children come?: Not after 6pm, sadly. Our licence doesn't allow it, and with guests arriving from 5pm a private booking here is a grown-ups' night.
Is there food?: Cracking empanadas from Arquitos, all plant-based, and a full bar.
Is it step-free?: No, sorry. There's a step up from the street and the basement is down a flight of stairs. See Access below, and do get in touch if you'd like to talk it through.
How do we book?: Send the date and rough numbers through the form and we'll come back with a price within two working days.

Access

There's a step up into the venue from the street, and the basement is reached by a flight of stairs. There's no step-free access to any part of the venue. If you'd like to talk through access before booking, please get in touch.

Sounds good?

Send us the date and rough numbers and we'll come back with a price. Let's make it happen!