The Cocktail Bar - London

Alexandra Stanevich

I had a wonderful experience at The Cocktail Bar! The bartenders, Michelle and Francisco, were exceptional in their service and made me feel very welcome. The ambiance of the place was remarkable, and I found the Wi-Fi to be reliable and fast, enabling me to work for more than five hours without any issues. The food and drinks were of top-notch quality, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. I would rate this place a perfect 10/10, and I am looking forward to visiting the Bar again!

Harshil Shah

Had a great time at the IO8 bar attached to this hotel and then was asked to leave the bar to a waiting table at the cocktail bar. Upon arrival, was told no table available and felt as though I was racially profiled. The bar was at 50% capacity so could have easily been accommodated. Do not recommend!!

Isabela Pal

I had my purse stolen at the bar… of this 5 star hotel while 2 bartenders were around us all the time. What was even more shocking was that when I told them, there was no reaction. No surprise and not trying to help. They said they cannot check the camera that was pointed right at us. When I went to the lady at the front desk, she said on a frustrated tone that she is trying to help me and she is calling for people to come down to help me. I was on the phone with the police for more than half an hour, and still nobody from the hotel lifted a finger to do anything.

Evi Baniotopoulou

I had a late night, mid-week drink at the bar. The atmosphere was very nice, vibrant but also relaxed, in a stylishly decorated bar. Great cocktail selection, complimentary olives and almonds and very friendly staff - Francisco was the perfect waiter, personable and attentive. All in all a great experience!

Dean Kent

Agree with other reviews- Awful and avoid. Beautiful bar. Staying at hotel and was told bar open to midnight. Arrived at 10:50 after dinner and was told immediately- first words out of waiter’s mouth-it’s almost last call and we’re given the brush off. We pointed out the huge time remaining on hours and they admitted last call was really in 40 minutes.

Got one drink and then nothing/no service - despite almost empty bar. Being proactive, approached bar on my own and asked for 2 more wines at 11:15- which never came. Waiter was purposefully avoiding us to perhaps “teach us a lesson.” At 11:40 went to front desk direct given the passage of time and the waiters then scurried to get us the requested drinks. Italian waiter with the man-bun/ponytail was smirking and being incredibly rude from start to finish.

Very disappointed with the bar and that they allow this Italian joker to work here. Previously stayed at Kensington 5 nights on the same trip and it was 1 million times more hospitable and courteous - the Kensington bar was excellent, served you drinks and stayed open per stated hours.

Katie Watson

Loved my visit here. Cocktails were delicious and my waiter, Francisco, was very attentive and nice to talk to! Would definitely come again.

Rani-Radha Chauhan

Great atmosphere and wonderful drinks and service!

Chris Fordyce

Awful.

It started with an arrogant response to one of the groups request to check if there was dairy in a drink (he’s allergic) and ended up with a 30 min wait for no drinks to turn up. We left.

The barman was rude when asked if a coconut based drink had dairy and said it might but he’d be fine?

We then waited 45 minutes only to find he’d never put the drink order through and after asking if they were coming we were told there was a printer issue ( this was despite him coming over to say the drinks were on their way after a 15mins wait).

He waited to offer me a 20% discount after ruining the night to which I said it should be free…

Don’t go here. There are plenty other cocktail bars that are not slow, rude and own up to their mistakes