Barrio Shoreditch Reviews Summary

Event Organization and Flow

Pros:

• "The flow of the event was great."
• "Really fun bottomless brunch, with musical bingo which was a laugh."
• "Bingo was great fun and very well organised."

Cons:

• "Drinks service slacked towards the last half hour with waitress who didn't seem to want to be there."
• "Once bingo was over... a very aggressive man came to the table and started shouting for us to leave because they are closed."

Food and Drink Quality

Pros:

• "The tacos were great and so were the drinks."
• "The food is ok and the drinks are nice, you need to pay on the spot."
• "Lovely selection of tacos and the vegan options were really nice."
• "The food was also very delicious and plentiful - tortilla crisps with pots of salsa and guac, and then cheesy quesadillas which were very tasty."

Cons:

• "The beef tacos were very dry and tasteless."
• "The food was so spicy it wasn’t possible to enjoy it."
• "The food was forgotten about and had to ask for it."
• "Food solid, atmosphere alright but music too loud."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "A special shout out to our server Charlotte for her excellent service."
• "Karim is the best bouncer we have ever meet. Really friendly polite and helpful."
• "Staff were great and super attentive with drinks!"
• "Nicole tried her best to make our experience at Barrio special, she truly cared about the service."

Cons:

• "Service is outrageous. Female bartender will only serve you if you are 6’4 male."
• "Terrible service, it took them over 30 minutes to make and bring out a drink."
• "CHARLOTTE was rude, unhelpful and honestly very un-likeable, and perhaps borderline racist."
• "The service is atrocious. None of the bar staff smiled all night and acted like we were putting them out by ordering drinks."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "The ambience is on point. Very instragrammable!"
• "Super cool decor and great music."
• "The decor was beautiful, bright, bold and vibrant."
• "A great venue for affordable drinks and nibbles."

Cons:

• "Music inside is loud so not a place for quiet conversation."
• "Inside the original bright Latin American decor is starting to look a little tacky in places."
• "The astro turf in the outdoor area was drenched with I don't want to know what."
• "Don't bother using the app to order it's the worst experience - just go to the bar."