Nine Lives Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "The interior design is inviting."
• "Cool a lively atmosphere and great decor!"
• "The venue is stylish and well decorated."
• "The interior is relaxing and perfect for groups of all sizes."
• "Great atmosphere, and very friendly attentive service."
• "Interesting decor and brilliant atmosphere."
• "Extremely well decorated, amazing Mexican food, awesome cocktails, super nice staff."
• "Cool basement cocktail bar with funky decor."

Cons:

• "However, the lights are very dimmed and there are no windows which made us quite sleepy."
• "Nice cool cozy alternative cocktail bar. Didn't see a lift so I don't think its PRM friendly."
• "A very trendy, bland, acoustic cavern."
• "So dark I had to use my phone torch to read a drinks menu."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The service was good and friendly and I would definitely be opening to going back."
• "Drinks were delicious and staff were attentive and served you quickly."
• "Gave water on arrival, which was a nice touch. Service was quick, friendly and knowledgeable."
• "A special shout-out to the Manager Ioana - the best you could get in town."
• "The bartenders. They were jovial, friendly and super helpful."
• "Every person who worked there, on a busy Friday night, greeted me, welcomed me, checked in with me."
• "The staff and service is great and the cocktails are very good."
• "Friendly crowd, amazing playlist, killer cocktails in quirky glassware served by an attentive team."

Cons:

• "I had a really awful experience and would not recommend anyone to visit this bar as security has a very authoritarian power complex."
• "The service is all right, but the cocktails are HIGHLY disappointing."
• "The place itself is cute, the service is all right, but the cocktails are HIGHLY disappointing."
• "When we queried the timings, the young woman we spoke to lacked all sense of empathy and gave the classic 'sorry but not sorry' BS."
• "We waited way over 1 hour for our food, and finally after flagging down a waiter, we got one part of our order."
• "Service wasn't great though, felt very rushed and there wasn't a personal touch with cocktail selection."
• "Bar staff were not particularly friendly."
• "Bad customer service, stupid way of ordering drinks and was only allowed to stay an hour and a half."

Cocktails and Drinks

Pros:

• "We got the fish and shrimp tacos which were a bit small in size for its price but so tasty."
• "Drinks were delicious and staff were attentive and served you quickly."
• "An extensive list of cocktails and flavours, all uniquely created."
• "Possibly one of the best cocktail bars in London."
• "Assorted cocktails to try with unique taste."
• "Cocktails are delicious, tacos are the best, tunes are banging and the staff are fabulous."
• "Great cocktails and low lit relaxed atmosphere."
• "Delicious cocktails with a good selection off the menu or the ability to make classics."

Cons:

• "The cocktails were lovely, the interior design is inviting. However, the lights are very dimmed and there are no windows which made us quite sleepy."
• "Honestly there is nothing that stands out, tried 3 different and was shocked by the lack of sophistication."
• "The drinks were set at London prices aka extortionate."
• "The minute you enter the bar you’re greeted with the scent of incense. It immediately takes you into another world, which is exactly what this bar is."
• "The drinks were good, but please for the love of god bring back the Void acoustics system."
• "One beer on tap, no ales, no bottles. A very trendy, bland, acoustic cavern."
• "Definitely style over substance WEAK COCKTAILS."
• "Sadly very disappointed by the quality of the cocktails: the best cocktails should have interesting and intricate combinations of flavours."

Location and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Not far from London bridge station 👌🏾."
• "Great bar next to London Bridge station."
• "Awesome spot. Great vibe and selection of cocktails."
• "Very enjoyable find and it feels a million miles away from London Bridge."
• "Went there Saturday evening (2023-04-15) - was not aware of the place before going there - loved it!"
• "Great spot. We were inside for drinks on Friday & Saturday."
• "You have to visit. Service was friendly, speedy and spot on."
• "Nice lively place. Been there on Saturday night."

Cons:

• "Decent bar off London Bridge. Not the easiest to find via online maps."
• "The main bar is located underground, which you get to via the main stairs. It wasn’t immediately obvious what (neither was I informed of) any alternatives."
• "It appears this bar has only room for 10 people on a Wednesday evening at 9.45pm."
• "I had to wait 20mins to enter even though it didn’t look too busy."
• "Nice cool cozy alternative cocktail bar. Didn't see a lift so I don't think its PRM friendly."
• "Just wanted a quick drink with my friends. It was only around 9pm when we arrived."
• "Didn’t take photos but really enjoyed the Pamplemousse Sangria."
• "Nice cocktail menu and drinks were ok. Interior and general entrance to the bar was quirky."

Food and Dining Experience

Pros:

• "A pub with nice food, drinks, friendly staff and atmosphere!"
• "Came with friends a bit by luck and we enjoyed every bits of it!"
• "Good ambience as music is not too loud which is good for conversations etc."
• "Amazing place to eat and chill night or day."
• "Great place to catch up with a friend with tasty cocktails and a tacos menu with some original options."
• "Came recently to try out their tacos food truck and take advantage of their eat out to help out offer in Sept."
• "I am so glad I found this bar! Had the most wonderful time after making a booking for me and some friends to catch up."
• "New menu lives up to the old menu with the taco's continuing to be the best around!"

Cons:

• "Tacos are also very delicious, even if they're a bit small."
• "I arrived 15 minutes before the kitchen closed, and wasn’t informed, so missed any chance of food."
• "Today we tried the outdoor space, and the service was horrible."
• "The place was inside nice, but the food, drinks and services were very poor."
• "Nice food from the van. Difficult to eat and we were not offered any napkins."
• "One beer on tap, no ales, no bottles. A very trendy, bland, acoustic cavern."
• "Nice cool cozy alternative cocktail bar. Didn't see a lift so I don't think its PRM friendly with half a flight of stairs to go down to the bar."
• "Only negative thing to say was that the food is pretty limited and the food we did order was spicy, and this was not in the description."