Efes Snooker Club

Who would have thought that there would be a crazy golf course inside? Only in London would you find something so crazy as this. Inside a Snooker hall amidst a snooker a pool tables lies a 9 hole mini golf course.
There are lots of crazy holes, a loop, a ramp (please do not stand — like I watched someone do) onto a snooker table and cue your way in with the other end and the final hole where you have to jump the ramp to get it in.
People are drinking and having fun like your average bar, which can lead to issues with trying to play your game. But it’s definitely a fun thing to try on a week night out.

I was led here by Plonk, the mini golf that is currently popping up on Wednesdays and Thursdays. It’s pretty out of the way for me so I was hoping it would be worth it — unfortunately I don’t think it really was.
The club itself is charmless and divey. It was brightly lit up when we got there at about 7, which made it feel even weirder — it’s the kind of place that should be dimly lit. The lights also made the flies really visible. I get it, it’s summer, I’ll forgive a few insects, but there were whole clouds of them hovering round, which was quite unsettling.
We had fun with the golf, though I think this was more because of the people I was with than the course itself. While I was amused at how budget it was (Sainsbury’s bags making up the volcano lava), in some places the failure of the duct tape to hold things together meant routes didn’t work properly.

Came here for the Plonk Mini Golf this afternoon. Stepped in and it felt like 90s downtown Las Vegas, in the best way, with pillars and cloudy skies painted on the wall and video poker games lining the room. The golf course was brilliant and absurd at the same time. Volcanoes and spinning blades, flowerpots that fell over, a pool table round that required you to use the butt of the club like a cue. TOTALLY worth the 7.50 pounds, especially since we were the only ones playing in the afternoon so we took a few extra shots at some of the more challenging ones.
Pints are 4 pounds, and cocktails available. Not the most amazing selection of drinks or things on top, so downgrading one star, but service was friendly and I definitely want to return in the evening when the bar’s divey character really comes out.

Cant complain for £1 a game! Facilities and equipment are well kept, drinks were about £3 each. I have not visited in the wee small hours but have heard it is a very different story. Does what it says on the tin. Pool hall.

I finally managed to pay this place a visit after living just down the road from it for 6 months. It was well worth the wait. Free to get in, extended opening hours and very reasonably priced drinks. I’m not 100% but based on my experience everything seems to be £3!
Pool tables are available for £1 a game and there’s a few to choose from as well as a couple of snooker tables at the back. Music is very much hit and miss and stays very much along the lines of pop and R&B. When the tables are busy there’s some table tennis to keep you amused and a few arcade machines although don’t xpect to see anything too up to date.
I’ll definitely be back

Great spot. I had this bookmarked because I was researching dive bars, and when I was in Dalston over the weekend, got a chance to check it out.
Entry:
This is my only grievance with the place. We got in fine (no cover or anything), but there was a group of 4 guys ahead of us denied entry. Apparently they have a policy not to allow groups of four or more males. One of the four was understandably in disbelief, and the bouncer actually pointed to a sign on the door where they had this written down. Clearly it’s a policy to give the bouncers flexibility to prevent access to groups that seem like they might cause trouble but:
a) the place is super divey so it’s a bit ridiculous that they have strict entry policies
b) the group in question seemed quite well-​behaved
c) it’s blatant sexual discrimination
d) it’s theoretically a pool hall ffs, without gender stereotyping myself, I feel confident in suggesting that generally speaking, more males play pool on a regular basis than females.
Basically, weird entry policies and the bouncers are dicks.
Location:
Lots of fun! So so trashy in the best way possible. Huge projector which had MTV on mute the whole night. Music selection was mostly poppy/​rnb. Clearly felt like the manager’s playlist without much more thought beyond that. This was reinforced by a bit when there was a few minutes without music.
Cash only bar, but well-​stocked, and decently priced. (No PBRs sadly but you can’t have everything)
Music was at a good volume, notable but you could comfortably have a conversation. Some people were dancing at the area at the front (by the screen). Some playing pool. Lots more just hanging out chilling (there’s also a seating area at the back.
Just a really fun vibe.
Notes:
When we entered around 0030 I thought the crowd was at quite a good level. Fairly full but loads of space to walk about. Amazingly, it stayed constant pretty much the whole time we were there (till 3).
I also felt it was a great crowd generally (friendly, no one was out of hand, another review mentioned this place is full of doucebags, but I’d say that only applies to the bouncers and not even remotely to the crowd)

This place is full of douchebags and their drinks taste like piss. Rip off waste of space.

I went to Efe’s for the first (and last) time last week. I was minding my own business with my friends when a guy came up to us– when we rebuffed his advances, he started spewing racial abuse towards us. We complained to the bartenders who claimed that the guy had been thrown out. Shortly after, we saw the guy again and he tried to speak to us. We then got the bouncers, who took the guy aside but didn’t throw him out as he is allegedly a regular. Instead, they told us to leave!
By acting this way, Efe’s and its staff are basically condoning and promoting racism. It sickens me that this happens in London in the year 2013. I can safely say that my friends and I will never go back, and we will make sure that no one we know ever does as well!

I wanted to learn how to play snooker for a long time so I went here with a friend of mine. We had a great time and I think I’ve learned some moves. It is quite hard but the good quality of the tables and cues helps a lot to a beginner like me.

If your black be aware you might not get in. as the real «Uncle Ruckus» is a bouncer at this Bar. Its shame. damn shame.

Decent spot to drink cheap beers as well as play some pool. Lots of tables of different sizes. Not sure about the quality, since I was just drinking.
Buzz yourself up, buy an Efes beer and play a couple of rounds, or just stand around watching other people.
One small thing is one of the beers I bought was chipped, when I let the bar staff know they happyly poured it into a glass for me But also politely got me a new beer when I said I didn’t want to swallow any glass.

nice pool club to go to if you fancy a game of pool with mates cheap drinks trouble free place.

Nested at the top of a rather sinister looking stairwell near Dalston overground, Efes pool hall is a great place to, well, play pool. There’s no crowding around the pub table waving an optimistic pound coin at the pool hogs here, At Efes, there are enough tables for everyone, a bar with a reasonable selection of beers and spirits, plus a huge TV playing music videos and a few game machines too.
If you like pool it’s quite possible to lose a whole morning, afternoon or evening in this place and because it’s relatively hidden on the second floor, a bit dark and dingy and supposed to be some sort of members club it’s quite fun to hide out there and pretend to be a gangster, if you like that sort of thing. the official closing time is 12am but if you ask very nicely, they may let you stay a little longer.