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I love table football. Having worked in "meejia" for as long as I can remember, there was always a table knocking around, the perfect stress release from those hours of pointless meetings so many of us seem to endure. I don't think there is anything more satisfying than thwacking that plastic ball as hard as you can and the resonating *ping* as it it sails past the helpless goalkeeper and notches you another point on the abacus scoreboard. I digress, those were happy times, unfortunately all I have for recreation at work now are a few stress balls and the remnants of my Lego advent calender.
![Geek Foosball @ Bar Kick](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/4355014034_cdb50b07d9.jpg)
Surprisingly, outside "meejia" games rooms, foosball tables are few and far between with Bar Kick a well received exception to the rule. Located at the top end of Shoreditch high street, the spacious bar is split onto two floors with a total of 10 Bonzini tables available. The Cafe Kick website says that the venue is "perfect for private tournaments" and was the venue for #GeekFoosball, a great event organised by @cyberdees. Bringing the London "geek" community and table football together, I was gutted to be knocked out by the eventual finalists but had a great time. Please check out the great video diary by Techfluff.tv. If you fancy joining in, the next Geek event is geek bowling on the 23rd March.
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Table football aside, Bar Kick is a great bar. Serving a variety of beers from around the world including Windhoek from Namibia and Cusquena from Peru (including a rather sweet tequila based beer called Desperado), it's a great place to kick back, and enjoy a few beverages with friends. After I was knocked out from the competition, that was exactly what I did and after a long enjoyable night, stumbled my way home from East to South.
![Unearthed Goodies](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4354989816_5da45cd3d5.jpg)
I avoided the inevitable "babbage" as I had kindly been sent some goodies to try from Unearthed and knew I had them waiting for me at home. I had been sent a few new items from their snacking range and tucked into the sweet cherry peppers with ricotta whilst the tarte flambee was flung impatiently into the oven. Whilst I waited the seemingly endless 6 minutes (everything seems endless at that time of night) for the tarte to cook, I carried ploughing into the peppers. Being totally honest, I don't think the peppers filled with cheese was necessarily the ideal snack after a few shandies, and appreciated the sweet and slightly spicy peppers a little more in the morning. The tarte flambee, on the other hand, was perfect post-pub snacking material. Smothered with cheese, onions and bacon, it was an excellent antidote for a very hungry and slightly inebriated chinaman. Check out the rest of their range here.
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Bar Kick - 127 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JE
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2 comments:
you say fussball i say fooooosball. Panu loves it too. you know there is one singular foosball table in Covent Garden near the Superdry store. you can tell I end up spending a lot of time there, can't you?
Damn - had to miss out on this one. Would have liked a Windhoek! See you at the lanes 23 March.
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