East Bar Restaurant

About

Chairman Mao's well-fed face looks out on a very hip, well-dressed crowd at this fabulous Shoreditch restaurant. The decor is white and red with splashes of yellows and aquas, and the tone is Pop Art smart-ironic. Not only is the Chairman's face everywhere, there are interpretations of classic Chinese-takeaway dragons and such. Modern-classic seating is dotted here and there, and the ambience over the two-story restaurant is cool and fun. The gourmet Chinese menu has Vietnamese influences and has undergone a renewal that has brought starters like paper-wrapped prawn with sweet and sour chilli sauce, chicken feet in blackbean sauce, and fresh asparagus in garlic sauce with scallops. The mains include panfried mussels in shell in garlic and blackbean sauce, deepfried duck in orange sauce, and assorted seafood rice served in a lotus leaf. The service is smart. The lounge bar is very funky and just made for drinking and dancing.

Smart enough to host a fashion show, good enough to delight a group of gourmets, central enough to entice City folk to gather outside the office - there are many reasons to choose East for your event or party. The smart, slick, funky Lounge Bar can be hired for groups up to 150, while the entire restaurant holds up to 100 seated. The East Banquet offers guests a veritable plethora of foodie delights to sample or canapes or even drinks-only can be arranged. Bring a DJ and dance the night away on the dance floor, or relax like a modern Chinese capitalist.

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Accomodation	Crowne Plaza London Shoreditch (0.30 miles) Express by Holiday Inn London City (0.38 miles) The Hoxton Hotel (0.42 miles) Travelodge London City Road (0.70 miles) 196 Bishopsgate (0.81 miles)
Attractions	Geffrye Museum (0.14 miles) The Agency (0.32 miles) Haggerston Swimming Pool (0.35 miles) Foundry (0.39 miles) Association Gallery (0.45 miles)
Pubs	Unicorn (0.30 miles) Uncle Sams's Bar (0.82 miles) Underwriter The (1.08 miles) Island Queen Restaurant (1.14 miles) Islington Tup The (1.64 miles)
Train Stations	Old Street (0.66 miles) London Liverpool Street (0.84 miles) Bethnal Green (0.99 miles) Moorgate (0.99 miles) Cambridge Heath (1.07 miles)