Barrio Brixton Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service, both from security and bar staff."
• "Link was fantastic. Perhaps (and I’m not joking…) the best customer service I’ve ever had personally."
• "The staff were on top of drink refills, service was quick and everyone was super friendly and fun!"
• "We were served by Connor the manager who recommended us some delicious food."
• "A big thank you to Kai and Connor for making us feel welcome."
• "The staff there are amazing!"
• "Shout out to Joana Kai and Paul for very nice drinks and a few good jokes."

Cons:

• "The manager doesn't know how to deal with such situation instead of asking us what was missing and ensuring we had it on time."
• "Two young black men (unable to get names), part of the bar staff absolutely rude, dismissive and unprofessional."
• "Bizarre experience on a Thursday night, service was slow and disorganised."
• "The staff are just playing around, not keeping an eye on customers, very slow service overall."
• "Service was really slow, first drink took about 25 minutes to come."
• "One of the waitresses was very unprofessional, barging me and others out of the way."
• "Although i really enjoyed my cocktail the service was an absolute abomination & i will never come back for a cocktail."

Food

Pros:

• "Food is good and they have Sagres (Portuguese beer)."
• "The food is really good and well made. It has the right amount of spice to add a kick to the meal."
• "Food is delicious and drinks are always on point."
• "Had beef and pork tacos and they were incredible!"
• "The food is fresh, portions bigger than expected and well presented."
• "Their whole spicy roast chicken is amazing, sides an all."
• "Great food. Loved the ceviche, though portions were small for the price."

Cons:

• "Despite expecting them to be small, the disappointment came from their lack of flavor, blandness, and being very cold."
• "Chicken was quite bland and over fried!"
• "For 50 quid the food was quite poor, didn't even get the churros we had paid for but got some shots instead."
• "The proteins were tasteless and cold, the tortilla dry, even with added hot sauce."
• "Food was meh but edible."
• "Disappointing food."
• "The food was cold. And completely wrong- although we had pre ordered."

Drinks

Pros:

• "Cool music and drinks, lots of dancing."
• "The cocktails are a good deal but quite sweet."
• "2 4 1 cocktails were great."
• "Drinks were perfect, food was super delicious."
• "The drinks flowed. And we had a lovely time!"
• "Cocktails were amazing and good value for money. (Not watered down) and very ‘instagram-able’"
• "The prices are extremely affordable and the drinks are superb."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately as creative as the cocktails are some just aren't very nice and taste quite watered down."
• "Cocktails are very strong which is good if you want to get sloshed but don't taste nice, which is a shame!"
• "£45 per person is... overpriced for non-drinkers."
• "Non-alcoholic options are woeful - not everyone can drink."
• "They sell it as a Latino place- one or two songs during the whole night was Latino, no more."
• "Not a cocktail bar as Google suggests, just a restaurant that does some rubbish cocktails."
• "The only disappointment was the food, it wasn't presented well and was a basic fried chicken burger."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Absolutely delightful bar! A hidden gem in Brixton."
• "Stopped by Barrio while on vacation with friends. Loved the vibe immediately, they had awesome music and super friendly staff."
• "Great atmosphere and the bingo was a lot of fun!"
• "Beautiful decor, love the touches (Wyclefs on the gents door)."
• "The atmosphere was busy and Latin remix of club classic in the back."
• "Really great atmosphere. Good music too."
• "The atmosphere is incredible with good music and the service was amazing!!"

Cons:

• "We left after 9pm, it was a long day trying to find a good bar in Brixton."
• "Bar with a bit of a club attitude. Cocktails, people dancing, queue at the weekend, live dj (very much love their oldies), crowded bar, beers in bottles."
• "On a Friday evening, we were initially surprised by the low turnout."
• "Loved this place a lot... that being said on the weekend some of the people frequenting this place can be kind of douchey/downers."
• "It was jam packed and it was really difficult to even talk to the person next to me."
• "Good music but it can be too loud."
• "One thing they need to look at definitely is the level of music sometimes it gets too loud I just can't hear each other talk."

Value

Pros:

• "£45 per person is just about OK."
• "Good prices during the 'Amigo Hour' (Happy Hour)."
• "£3 tacos and the other food options are tasty."
• "The prices are extremely affordable and the drinks are superb."
• "Great night and fantastic staff who went the extra mile by having found and kept safe stuff I mistakenly left behind."
• "The burgers were good and decent portion size."
• "Good selection of sauces."

Cons:

• "For 50 quid the food was quite poor, didn't even get the churros we had paid for but got some shots instead."
• "The food is good but the portions are tiny – way too overpriced."
• "It's just a bit pricey."
• "Also neither the tacos or the nachos were hot."
• "Food was a dreadful experience."
• "Charged £29 (£1 below contactless limit) for ~£18 of drinks."
• "Really disappointing brunch experience here."