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Cask Ale not available
Opens at 3:00pm
Operator: Independent
108 Essex Road, Islington, London, N1 8LX (View on Google Map)
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Having closed by 2005, served in the interim as a restaurant and then as a London Cocktail Club bar with no draught beer. Reopened December 2018 as HOMEBOY, an Irish cocktail-oriented bar. No real ale. Draught Guinness.

Information for this venue is provided by the North London Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
London Cocktail Club; Purple Turtle Bar; Cheers
Local Authority
Islington
Last updated
12/06/2025
Last surveyed
09/03/2019
Leasehold owner
The London Cocktail Club Ltd
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
NLD/5537
Asset of Community Value
Monday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
3:00pm - 1:00am
Saturday
3:00pm - 1:00am
Sunday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Monday
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday
5:00pm - 10:00pm

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Six Nations
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Thursdays and Sundays from 8pm
Events Events
DJ Nights Friday & Saturday from 10pm
Features
Transport
Close to bus routes
Nearby Station (250m)
Essex Road
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (850m)
Highbury & Islington

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