Eagle London Formerly: South Central

Amsterdam-Style bar for Blokes

My review refers to normal Mon-Thurs nights. This is a low-key and unpretentious bar attracting a mostly middle-aged crowd. Good music,friendly (& hot!) bar staff, porn on TV screens, a pool table and outside patio for smokers. Sometimes the bar is quiet, just the luck of the draw on the night. I'm not giving 5 stars because the dark-room area is a bit feeble & not very well thought out-just a couple of bits of camouflage netting. I realise the venue is restricted in what they can do with a small space that has to double as a dance floor but I think a little more imagination & thought could be put into making it a sexy space. As it is,guys tend to congregate in one small corner due to lack of privacy/anonymity and too much light in the rest of the room. Only in this respect does it not compare to other Eagle bars around the world which give a higher priority to the cruising space-here it feels like an afterthought.

Dark and fun

My favorite watering hole in London. Here for work a lot and always hit the Eagle. I can always find a hot hairy guy to take back to the hotel. Staff is friendly, locals are welcoming.

Friendly, hot and fun

I am here a lot with two nights that I help run, R18 (last Saturday of the month) and Triga: Thursdays (first Thursday of the month). My review might be biased but its truthful. The guys are friendly, the bar staff and door men are hot, easy to talk to and genuinely nice guys. Even though its not a huge venue there is still a lot there. At weekends the place is packed with something happening every weekend it's full of hot guys

Friendly local bar, now broadening its appeal

The Eagle is a well established Vauxhall bar that has very recently updated its weekday line-up to reflect changing technology and broaden its appeal. Nights featuring a make-shift dark room for sex on premises are no more. Having visited on some nights that could have been busier this is a positive move. There are different offers each night (the website has full details) including a strip show on Tuesdays and wrestling on Wednesdays. There are regular monthly nights on Saturday including "Carpet Burn" which is great fun and has attracted PAs from the likes of Angie Brown and Jaki Graham. Signature Carpet Burn tracks include "What Have You Done For Me Lately" by Janet Jackson and "Vogue" by Madonna. Sundays evenings are dedicated to the legendary Horse Meat Disco (see separate review). I find The Eagle a welcome antitode to other parts of the London scene and if you've overlooked The Eagle in the past, perhaps now is the time to give a valued part of the London scene a try.

Thursday night

Can only speak on the one night I've been there. I went on a Wednesday night. Pretty typical divey type bar--that is, dark, a bit grimy, and inexpensive. I enjoyed it on the whole. There seemed to be a few regulars, though it was relatively empty (bear in mind this was a Wednesday night).