Went here for their New Years Eve party. The ticket price was pretty high for what the venue provided. DJ was okay altho musics were a bit of a snore 90’s leftovers — and even then, some of the most generic 90’s musics around. I expected more from London. The droves of kids on drugs were just fine with the playlists. They need 2 – 3 more bars for the venue size. They couldn’t really well serve the 1000+ patrons. They also need for bathrooms to support an event of this size. All in all I was happy to be out of London City Centre for New Years — and hey it could have been worse! My main letdown was the music. Free foto booth was a +. At some point people had vomited in the ball pit and they didn’t shut it down :/ Seems someone popped the bounce house halfway thru the night. I realize the venue and the promoter using the space for the new years party are separate — this is my experience for NYE only.
Trieu L.
Place rating: 4 London, United Kingdom
#HouseofMask had their opening events at the Laundry. Location is not where I would normally associate it with parties, but its Hackney. The venue is spacious, with expose columns and ceiling, there is a stage and long bar. It has an underground, urban, concrete feel, entrance is wide, and deep leading down to the venue, bathroom is spacious and modern, add smoke effects and it makes a good venue to host a party.
Andy Y.
Place rating: 4 London, United Kingdom
Ben Spalding has made a huge difference to the food here. Sunday roast lamb might be the best I’ve had. Servings are a tad small, which I don’t mind but can see it phase people. If you have kids the steps are a winner for them at the end.
Sarah R.
Place rating: 3 London, United Kingdom
A friend suggested The Laundry for a catch-up Sunday roast… and as I’m always willing to try new places, I thought it seemed like a decent place(despite my apprehension about only 2 menu items… lamb or veggie). We arrived, and immediately our drink orders were taken… although it did take quite awhile to get the drinks. However, my £9 Bloody Mary was pretty tasty… spicy and strong. As there were only 2 options for food… ordering decisions were made pretty quickly. One thing I found a bit odd though, was if you decide when you order your meal that you want dessert too… it’s a £1 cheaper. I’m not really a fan of having to decide if I want dessert before I’ve even touched my meal. When the food came out, it was very pretty… however it seemed like a pretty small portion for £16. Luckily, I’m a meat eater, so I got a nice hunk of very tender lamb, but my friend who is a veggie, had to make do with a couple mushrooms(although she said they were very good). I also had one, lone brussel sprout on my plate… although that was better than a friend who had ½ a brussel sprout. It almost seemed like the food was there to look pretty, rather than to eat… either that or a tasting menu. Regardless, all of the food was really nice… delicious flavors… and to be fair, I wasn’t hungry when I finished. A few people in my party got dessert. What looked like a slop of chocolate mess, with green ice cream… ended up being really nice. A chocolate mousse of sorts, with green tea ice cream and bits of pineapple. It looked a bit odd… but tasted good. All-in-all, I would recommend The Laundry. The staff was friendly, the atmosphere was good, and the food tasty. Just be prepared to spend a bit more than you might want… and if you are a vegetarian, maybe eat a snack before you go. Or if you are super picky about food, call beforehand to see what’s on the menu, since there are only 2 options. I certainly won’t eat here on a regular basis, but a great place for a special occasion.
Noita S.
Place rating: 5 London, United Kingdom
I love the place, I don’t have wifi at home so I come here quite often. Coffee is good, is spacious, the staff is kind and quick and I love the music selection ! spending half of the time shazaming new songs. Had lunch once or twice and never been disappointed ! well, I love the place and I definetely reccomend it !
Charlotte S.
Place rating: 1 London, United Kingdom
I feel a fraud as I write this as I didn’t even get as far as ordering anything, however the fact we walked out prior to even sitting down because of the attitudes of the staff made me want to share the experience we had. It’s 11am on a weekday– pretty much the only clientele in this area at this time are hipsters ‘working from home’ or mums with prams. I am the latter and last Tuesday morning there were 6 of us looking for a spacious place for the prams so we could do what we do best– drink coffee and eat cake. Upon arrival at The Laundry we were impressed — large spacious venue with tables and chairs a go go– the place was empty, only about 4 people in there. We went to sit at 2 tables and moved a couple of chairs in order to move the tables together so we could sit together. A female member of staff came over and told us not to do this– she suggested we park the buggies by the window in the hot sunshine and then sit around the 2 tables separately. We explained the babies are too small to leave in the prams(especially in the sunshine– all aged between 8 weeks and 6 months) and that we need them closer– the staff member snorted a nervous giggle and stood her ground, by the tables saying we could not move them together. An awkward silence ensued followed by us feeling we had no choice but to leave. It is beyond me why they didn’t want us there– it’s not like the babies are toddlers wreaking havoc, we’d have spent good money here– none of us will be going back. A huge, huge disappointment.
T J.
Place rating: 4 London, United Kingdom
There I was, with my dry cleaning in one hand and an large ikea bag full of worn underwear and dirty T shirts in the other, walking into the cavernous space of The Laundry and what did I see? Washing machines? Dryers? Daz… Nope, none of those. This is clearly not what its name suggests. In fact, this place is a very large, stylish place that from one entrance looks like the entrance to an office block and from the other, the car park. Do go in though, it’s lovely. Coming in on a weeknight, I have no idea how busy this place can get. What used to be a wasteland between London Fields and Mare St is fast becoming the newest, trendiest neighbourhood Hackney has to offer and The Laundry is the latest addition to that road that runs long the railway. The Laundry has a large bar, open kitchen and plenty of comfortable seating with an outdoor space as well. Their sign is completely illegible(think busaba) so make sure you know where you’re going. The food looked great and I’ll head back to try it sometime but it doesn’t look massively dissimilar to other restaurant/bars that have opened around Hackney(think Jones and Son) and prices here are definitely higher than you might expect for East London. The bar is well stocked with spirits, bottles and wine but there are no draught beers and bottles are not cheap(go to the brewery over the road if you want beer). Cocktails come in at a WHOPPING £9 a piece! As much as I wanted one, I think that’s too much so we stuck to a glass of wine.
