Yes, I agree, it really needs some noise dampening (carpets?), bare boards, open plan and wooden tables make it (and its previous incarnation) very noisy - something of a fad with bars these days (ever been to a All Bar One). But its good that it has opened, and its worth feeding back comments to the staff.
I'm equidistant between the Honor Oak and the Brockley Jack and still quite like the latter (and its a fair bit cheaper!).