The Connaught Bar Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was amazing, the snacks and aperitif refreshing and amazing menu."
• "Staff is really nice and attentive."
• "The atmosphere is great, service is wonderful and the drinks are phenomenal."
• "Everyone gets appropriate attention and a welcome drinks + snacks."
• "The staff are knowledgeable, effective, and friendly."
• "Service was impeccable and unpretentious."
• "Service was good and prompt, and we were shown to all the bars the Connaught has to offer, before we sat down for your drinks."

Cons:

• "Fairly uninterested in having a conversation on what to expect with various cocktails."
• "It took quite a while for a bartender to acknowledge our presence and serve us."
• "The wait staff are an odd mix of cold/overzealous."
• "Not enough staff for how busy the space is."
• "Service was just bit slow for me."
• "Wait was long, but worst of all the service was deplorable. Rude servers."
• "The service once you're in is really swift from a very attentive team."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is great, service is wonderful and the drinks are phenomenal."
• "Absolutely great atmosphere and overall just beyond amazing and above expectations."
• "Nice atmosphere and service as well."
• "The atmosphere in the bar is great."
• "A beautiful, cozy room to enjoy really innovative cocktails."
• "It is cosy and friendly with absolutely impeccable service and an incredible drinks menu."
• "Ambience: classy yet unpretentious, great for dates or having a chat with good friends."

Cons:

• "The ambiance not being what I typically look for in a top notch bar."
• "The customers were quite pretentious and noisy."
• "Odd dance club music pounding through the speakers which seemed out of place for an older crowd and no dance floor."
• "The bar is an okay space, but doesn’t feel cozy and inviting."
• "The famous Cocktail bar & the Coburg are noisy, drafty, with tables crammed together & stressed waiters struggling through with drinks."
• "The Connaught Bar, on the other hand, is an unattractive room overlit on one side and underlit on the other, with pop music piped in over the speakers."
• "Now it is seemingly impossible to get in I don’t think we will return."

Cocktails and Drinks

Pros:

• "However, their classic cocktails are just a touch of balance."
• "The creation of cocktails is a celebration of its own and the mixologists and the way their work is being presented add a lot to the experience."
• "The Martini trolley is definitely an experience to remember."
• "Definitely try the custom Dry Martini - a bartender will come over with a portable cart and mix it live in front of you."
• "The bartenders were very skilled and suggested fantastic cocktails."
• "Cocktails were absolutely amazing."
• "The cocktails are simply phenomenal."

Cons:

• "This place was wildly overpriced, and annoying to get into and also not great - there are better options for sure."
• "Food was below average (club sandwich breads used looked like they were all is left see the pic, sushi very oily)."
• "If you get in there the drinks are ok but nothing special."
• "Tried 3 cocktails (their signatures including Bloody Mary) and all of them were “meh”."
• "Each cocktail was just about average, most were tad bit on sweeter side and none memorable/complex/interesting."
• "My drink tasted only of pepper, which wasn’t great."
• "Both of our signature cocktails were horrendous."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices are steep but worth it for the experience in my opinion."
• "Expensive, but worth it."
• "It's not the cheapest but you get more than what you pay for."
• "Price: As expected of a hotel bar in mayfair, it was worth it."
• "Expensive but worth it if you are looking for something not generic."
• "The best bar in the world holds up to its reputation, incredible service, really kind as professional service and bartenders."
• "Yes it could be considered pricey but the service is exquisite and location chic."