I had a great time coz yelp is here but otherwise, Blues Kitchen, I am really sorry but you underperformed. 1) mint julep- why is not in a julep beaker? Also it was way not minty enough. And SO icy? 2) loosing our reservation. Oops. 3) ribs slathered in yummy sauce... that tasted like the steak sauce I get in IGA in canada. For $1.99. Where is the homemadeness? 4) Music too loud. Are you trying to be a bouncing bar or a restaurant? 5) Urm... you promised me live music and there wasn't. I feel upset. I feel short changed for the amount I spent there. Lucky for you the company was BRILL. (but I am not feeling charitable so still only 2 stars.) read more

I stopped in for lunch with a couple of coworkers and we all enjoyed our meals. I went with the Korean fried chicken sandwich and though it was pretty good. Nothing about it really stood out, but it was solid overall. The chicken was fried well and it had a nice little kick to it. I will say that all the fries were like 4cm long which was a little annoying. We started with the spinach dip which was very tasty. Unlike most you'll find in the US it was essentially blended so there we no chunks of spinach or artichokes. That's not necessarily a bad thing, just interesting. Service was fine and I would come back in the future. read more

There is only one reason, and one reason alone, this place gets three stars--their Mint Juleps. Being a Kentucky native, I strive to find authentic things from the motherland (because Kentucky is really its own crazy nation of bible thumpers and republicans...sigh) and sadly, this is the most authentic Mint Julep I've found in London. The reason? Most other bars use syrup to sweeten it, but the Blues Kitchen uses sugar as my forefathers intended. Juleps take time, not this easy-to-use syrup crap. Anyway, I love the Juleps, a bit pricy but worth it on homesick days (or for dates...my date thought they were amazing). I agree that the music was more rock when it should have been southern BLUES, but this is evened out in that the bartenders let us try a brand new drink they'd just finished making...win! Overall, I wasn't that impressed but would come back for one drink to start the night. read more

After my first time here I would have given this place 0 stars or wouldn't even bother to write about this place, and it wasn't even the Blues Kitchen's fault... Some friends organised a party here but in the end I was there all by myself for about 2 hours when I decided I hate this place and will leave it forever! (Bad friends, not bad place I guess) Well I came back, after the World's End closed very early on Sunday night and Blues Kitchen was still open. There was some live music which was pretty cool and the people in there were really friendly and funny! My friend and me found a place to sit down very quickly and we had a good night! So this time was much better and my rating is now on OK! (Hopefully after a third visit it will be even better, I'll try the food next time for sure, it looks yummeee!!) read more

I came here for drinks and to listen to the live music for a going away party for a friend. who was going back to the US so we were feeling a bit nostalgic. We had a decent time here but I felt like the drinks were way watered down and this was really for 18 year olds, not people in their 30s. We ordered the mac and cheese with jalapenos (ok), and the veggie platter, which was good. I probably would only go back if i had a lot of drinks and dont mind the pushy crowds. read more

My last night in London, took a 20 min or so cab ride to Camden to come here for our 9pm reservation. My group had to wait a little bit due to the restaurant being very busy but it was definitely worth it. The food was amazing, the drinks were on point, and the live music was entertaining. Our waiter Bea was outstanding. She took real good care of us :) I will definitely come back next time I visit London again! read more

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I went here with friends for a birthday dinner - although we'd made a reservation for ten people, there weren't actually any tables that accommodated that many, so were were split in two. This was a little bit of a downer. The food was actually delicious - I had a burger that was very stylishly served on a wooden board, and it was lovely and juicy with a pretty awesome brioche bun. A little expensive, but good for a night out with the gang. Good beer selection; few vegetarian options. Additionally, it was nice to have a space big enough to have dinner and then band/dancing without people walking all around the tables! Pretty rare in Camden. The band was very good; I'd come back to see who else plays here. A couple people ordered the fried alligator bits and said it tasted like chicken. To which I respond: why not just have the chicken? read more

I went to Blues Kitchen this week with 5 friends and had a good time. Considering it was a Tuesday the place was buzzing. The staff were attentive and smiley in that way we expect stateside, and the live blues band added to the cliched americana vibe. After a crisp pint of lager while we weighed up the menu, it was on to the food. The platters are a good choice, with the hot wings a standout. Of the mains, their pulled pork recipe has certainly improved in recent months and their burger is good, while their delicious Oreo milkshake rounded off a pleasant meal. Due to the slightly ambitious prices, this is probably a better choice for members of the tastecard dining club. read more

Amazing menu with a good selection and variety. Some very quirky dishes and the portion size is very generous. Staff on the whole are very friendly, attentive and professional. The atmosphere is lively - not a place for a quiet meal in the evening as its a bar too and gets very busy. Food does maintain its high quality during these times though, but obviously as its a bar the music is loud so it's hard to have a conversation. So not the best place for a long awaited catch up or a first date. Makes it a very good place for a drink though, or a good place to fill up and get some pre drinks before a night out. I've gone here for breakfast (served from 10am) twice in one weekend - it is that good. The pancakes are perfect, better than most places I've visited! They also have a healthy option but not one which will leave you starving, it involves a corn fritter, poached eggs, kale and avocado which is extremely tasty. There is also street parking just behind the restaurant which is handy, but remember its pay and display all week, including Sunday so check signs. Overall, I really love this place. I think prices are reasonable and the food is always good quality and tasty. read more

Food, Drinks & Entertainment Review: Gotta love a bit of good ole American style diner food, especially when you're out with an established couple who don't care about licking their fingers in public, whilst you're with the dude you've been in love with for a year trying to eat a burger... POLITELY. But the food is delish, which, disclaimer, makes dating hard. However, the drinks are delish too, and the music at the end will make the dude you're in love with loosen up and shake his white-boy-booty and fall in love with... well, another girl sadly, because he was drunk but... oh wait no, that's another pub. This night he did kiss me. SO yeah, thumbs up for this Camden location ! yay. read more

Dear Blues Kitchen. Sack your chef. No, really. Because your place has so much promise, why oh why is the food so bad? The problem is, I love coming here because it's huge so you always get a seat and it's comfy. The staff are friendly and the coffee is good. But the food is such a fail, my Eggs Royale was cold and that, dear Blues Kitchen, is soggy and unforgivable. Sack all your kitchen staff and rehire. Best decision you'll ever make. Love, Linzi. read more

I came to the Blues Kitchen for Thanksgiving dinner with a few Americans. I was little late due to the demands of the corporate world but they were good at not pressuring the others into ordering without me. The menu that night was a Thanksgiving special for a set price of £30. For that they provided a beer, a gumbo to start (a stew for people like me who had never heard of it), turkey, ham and veg for the mains and pumpkin pie for dessert. It was good value for money and I would happily eat the gumbo again and again. The best thing was the service which was very un-British and very attentive. They said that we were their favourite table for the night and gave us a tray of free whiskey shots. The normal food is American style stuff like ribs, burnt ends and burgers so I'll be back for food sometime soon! read more

I think this the type of place where the "funness" of the people you're with is directly related to whether of not you'll enjoy it. Go with a boring group of people, you'll hate it, go with a fun group and you'll love it. I went along last night for a private party and was with a cracking gang of guys and gals - the kind of people you could take with you to a water filtration plant and you'd still have a good time. The decor is a bit 'slap dash, this is our roughshod approximation of a New Orleans Blues bar', but the one thing that saves it is the excellent light fixtures and chandeliers. Ace. There was one chandelier that looked a collection of tuba horns, which was pretty cool. I don't think I can fairly judge the drinks as they were serving free vodka and Jack Daniels cocktails that were being made at lightning speed. They did the job, which was all we really cared about. The food? Really shocking, but again, probably not fair to judge. They dished out a collection of really bland corn fritters, really salty overseasoned potato wedges, nicely crisp fries (but how can you get fries wrong?), pork ribs and chicken wings (I didn't try either of these, but I was told that they were okay). Despite this, we had a cracking evening - the live band was great, we danced, we drank, we laughed. But based on the other reviews, I probably wouldn't come back here just to eat. read more

This place is AWESOME!!! I want to give them 4.5 but I can't on this app. Only deducting the half because they gave us a two hour time slot, we arrived in time and didn't delay ordering or eating but we came under some pressure after two and a half hours for not having finished. They were the slow ones not us!! That aside, the atmosphere is great, the food is fab, the servers are top #serviceisking! Will definitely go back. Make sure you are very hungry as the portions are HUGE!! read more

I've only had great food and service at this particular Blues Kitchen. Much better quality meat than the Blues Kitchen in Shoreditch. The beef brisket and pork rib BBQ are heavenly, and their fries are fresh and well seasoned. A surprisingly amazing dish was the honey butter cornbread side dish, which had a sprinkling of chilli flakes, which combined made for a delicious mix of sweet, savory, and a hint of spicy. read more

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July 4, 2012. checked into the blues kitchen. i now have a smartphone so i feel obligated to "check into places" now. why, i don't know. there were four of us today. we are american, and feel obligated to celebrate the day of our independence at a place which claimed to offer free drinks to persons of our nationality. after waiting about 12 minutes to order a drink at the overcrowded bar, we find that the offer has expired. what a big tease you are, blues kitchen. what a tease. i order a budweiser and one sip brings me back to my college years of beer pong, flip cup, shot gunning, keg stands and various other american drinking activities during one's years of stupidity. as i stand sipping my bud, i observe a man with long hair seated at the table on the left. he is clutching a notebook and a standard ballpoint pen. his hair is long, unkempt and slightly greasy, classic british camden drifter. he doesn't seem to be with anyone yet sits with the girls at the table. he proceeds to draw them. as each guest leaves and others sit, he continues to draw. very quickly, very messy. the ballpoint pen lines remind me of something produced by a bored high school student, doodling on the margins during a dull lecture. All of a sudden, he stops. just stops. and clutches the notebook to his chest. he sits and stares at all of us. everyone around the room. as if he is making a mental catalogue of the events happening around him. like a journalist of everyday humanity. this makes me want to look around as well. i see people just as me, getting off work and filling their time with chatter and alcohol. i see joy, fear, boredom and dread. I look back and the drifter is gone. we go listen to the music in the back. the band is on fire and totally killed a blues cover of dirty diana. read more

I really enjoyed my recent visit to the Blues Kitchen. Strange as it sounds probably the most enjoyable part of the place is the exterior decoration, I love the deconstructed nature of the design! I poured into here with my friend on a quiet Wednesday night and headed to the bar. I enjoyed the decor and ambiance in the place and the staff all seemed very nice. There was a good vibe in the Blues Kitchen even on a quiet midweek and my fellow patrons seem to be having fun, and were eager to be social. I would be glad to make a return to the Blues Kitchen to try the menu next time. And after reading Lizzie G's review maybe I just do want to have a "side of the vagina with that!" See you there soon and next time I'm eating! read more

If you love Blues, there's one of three places you need to be in the city: Ain't Nothin But the Blue, Round Midnight... Or The Blues Kitchen. The Blues Kitchen is the best place for die hard blues lovers, and those who just want to dance to good music. Great bar, great staff, great music. There's always something fun going on, whether its on stag or in the crow. And it's a great crowd too. Perfect for groups, friends, dates, dancing, drinking and good times. read more

I have had several nights out end up in this venue and it always proved a great night. They do live music nights that are really good and after that the dj plays till late. I did notice that it was mainly guys in there after hours but they were more or less friendly and it's easy to talk to people and chat. If you do decide to visit during the day to grab some lunch, the food is pretty good. Try the Californian burger and the pulled pork in the brioche bun. There is also a good selection of beers for you to sample. read more

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In short: Disappointing when it comes to the food. Not so bad if you go there in the evening for a drink and some live music. I was there a few times in the evening to enjoy some live music and some drinks, and that always was quite okay. Today I went there for lunch, and I was really disappointed. The food was not bad, but not really good either. In part because before I went in I read "Best brunch in London" - well I did not have brunch. But anyway you should always be suspicious when people call themselves being the best in something ... The chicken of my chicken burger was a bit burnt, and the fries were quite salty. Not too bad, but still definitely not "the best" whatsoever ... So, if you want to go there, just go there for the music and the drinks and you will have a great time! :) read more

The service here has always been awesome, with really accommodating and friendly staff. The burgers are excellent and the ribs are the best ribs ive ever had! Only downsides are the breakfasts, I had pancakes here once and they were plain, boring and tasteless. They were supposed to come with bacon but only came with about 1 really thin rasher, and a tiny amount of maple syrup. This is the only reason I've given 4 stars, but if you're coming for dinner or lunch you can't really go wrong! read more

I'm visiting London for a month & was trying to find some good eating places. I came across Blue's Kitchen in my search. The atmosphere is nice and the people who work there are friendly. I order the Louisiana Gumbo & a Captain caramel (a hard milkshake, which is basically a milkshake with alcohol). They brought me a roc Choco, instead ( I'm not sure if that is the correct name). The gumbo was good and I loved the display. The "roc choco" was better than I thought it was going to be. My waitress was Jessica & she was friendly & helpful. Overall, I would come back. Although it wouldn't be my first choice. read more

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To the sound of the 12 bar blues I woke up this mornin' my woman skipped town Didn't know where to go So I went to Camden Town Woke up feelin' frisky Feelin' my feet were itchin' So I went for a whisky at The Blues Kitchen Sips a smooth sippin' bourbon, to the sound of some live soul funk blues Ain't no doubt. read more

This is a gem not far from the tube with an excellent mix of blues bar at the back and American restaurant at the front. The place has a great vibe and a surprise visit by Pete Docherty when I was in there made me think a zombie fest was in town however the number of tittering fans of course revealed that it was indeed his real face. It's afun place and I won't get in to the bar staff, special cocktails (which weren't) and hot dog eating contest (which was interesting) but overall it seemed a nice place to visit. read more

Maybe it was the free Bourbon cocktails that swung it but I had a really good time at the Blues Kitchen last night. I came to this place many, many moons ago before the place became a Blues bar and it was pretty awful. Now though they have done the place up very nicely and the small tasters of food we had were sensational. The Ribs were delicious and my companion (who knows about these things) thought the wings smelt very authentic - although we weren't quite quick enough..! Blues band playing some good jams as well and I think this could be a good place to come for a party. read more

Hot dawg! The Blues Kitchen hosts a fine hot dog eating competition. Owing to my victory, I was unable to eat or drink anything else, but they get 4* for atmosphere! (plus apparently Pete 'I don't do drugs' Doherty was there not sure if this is a positive or not) Once I've been back to spend my winnings I'll add an updated review. Until then read more

The Blues Kitchen hosted the hot dog eating competition. I don't want to go into detail but the staff were excellent in tidying up any 'mess' First 6 hotdogs tasted delicious, the next 4 maybe not so good but this was no reflection the chef, it owed more to the fact I already had 6 in me. Nice venue and looks like the place to be when live music is there. Plenty of space to move around or just sit down and nurse your pint. Extensive collection of spirits. read more

Having brunch there is always a fun thing to expect for weekend!! Although it's a bit unacceptable to have the toasts fried in oil :( read more

I like coming here. Friendly staff and wicked place. Good beer good whiskey and great food such as the hot buffalo wings and burgers. Great to come and enjoy yourself at the bar. I would recommend people to come check it out. Interesting for me. read more

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To be honest, I don't quite get the reason why this restaurant is so popular. It seems that it's all booked everyday. My friend reserved a table on Sunday at 5pm and when I arrived the whole place is packed already. The food is not bad, but it is not really impressive. We order the three-meat barbecue for £17.5. Good price tho but the smoked chicken and the pork ribs were both quite dry. I like the beef brisket the most. I found the cocktail really overpriced. Although each of us only pay around 24 each, we did not order any other main dish besides the barbecue. The service, as you can imagine, was not really good either. It was perhaps because it was really busy. I probably not gonna miss this place. read more

Little gem found by coincidence exiting Morning Crescent instead of Camden to go for a walk... surprising interior, great music, friendly waitress and interesting typical American like menu. read more

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I am giving this place a 2 only because I was in there for a short amount of time. The drinks were pretty expensive. I did enjoy the music that was played. I unfortunately missed the live music. It was crowded but manageable. I would definitely go back there and give it a second chance and hoping that 2 star can bump up to a 3 or 4 ! read more

Lovely atmosphere, lovely waiters and waitresses. We went on a Tuesday, it was very busy but didn't feel over crowded in the dining area. I got a lovely strawberry daiquiri milkshake, I know... there is nothing worse than a load of alcohol sugar and milk to down before a meal, so I tried to be a good girl and got the catfish - it's bloody delicious but I'm a real foodie and found it a little on the small side. We then went to the bar area as they basically kicked us off our table an hour after we arrived; rightly so, there was a long cue so we didn't go diva on the system! Little did we know there'd be a performance- a very talented blues band did covers of some well knowns- aretha, amy winehouse etc, and we ended up dancing the night away! Highly recommended! read more

I live near this place and have come in many times. The food is okay, the whiskey a bit overpriced. I think it's a bit poor that when I go in at a time when only three or four tables are taken, they won't allow me a spot near the window because "it's too big for one person" and instead try to seat me at one of the tiny, dark, tall tables down in the middle. I guess as long as I'm eating alone, I'll find someplace else to eat. read more

Came here for a friends birthday. Disappointing! We were kept waiting just to be seated for over 10 minutes. The starters were very good, however (only good bit). We all had the pulled pork and ribs. The ribs were very fatty, the coleslaw was bland and the pulled pork was swimming in some sort of clear juice and it had the texture of canned tuna. We also had to send the first bottle of wine back. I don't know if this was an off day for them but I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone. read more

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Loved it. I was there with a group of thirteen people and had the catfish which was awesome and moist and the broth was very tasty, also tried the vegetable platter and the spinach and artichoke dip was out of this world the atmosphere was cool and friendly I also had the bison julep which was very refreshing All of my friends enjoyed their food and the chef was very accommodating in blending the chilli due to my Boyfriends sore jaw read more

The band were fantastic!! The bar was very busy though and the prices were a bit much at £8 for a glass of wine. I'd like to go back for food as it looked nice. read more

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Great music and love the open night! Get there early to get seating. Bar food was pretty good.

Amazing place. I went the first time to have some drinks and the decoration, music and staffs were delightful. The second time i had dinner and I saw a concert, the food is decent but I cannot wait to come back. read more

Bartenders are lovely. Crowded with nice people who like to buy you drinks (in my case atleast). Fun entertainment.