Address: 9 The Friary, Cardiff, CF10 3FA, United Kingdom
Phone: +442921328159
Rating: 4.3
based on 222 reviews.
Live Music
Pros:
"Always enjoy a good night out in Live Lounge- we generally go on a Monday and get there around 11-12 to see the end of the band."
"The band playing at the time I very much enjoyed and the music was spot on the staff are amazing they are really smiley and kind."
"Really Lively, Vibrant Live Music Bar For Ambience, along with Bar meals, At Very Reasonable Prices, Also Cocktails & Happy Hr...Adult City Mixed Clientele, Shoppers To Evening out Hen/Stag/Group work/Office worker stop off or Stay for the Live Music."
"Great vibe about the place and good music venue for live bands."
"The live music is great. The Martin Audio sound system packs a punch, so you can be assured you’ll be hearing the full range from the artists performing on the stage."
"The night we went they had a really good band playing all sorts of songs from classic rock to modern pop."
"Always a great atmosphere here and usually great bands too. Best value for money drinking you can get in Cardiff."
Cons:
"Live Lounge used to be good. Decent music, good people and cheap drinks. Now the music is rubbish, people just want to Fight or think they are hard."
"I'm sure it's good music and a great atmosphere but with the sheer disrespect of the owners and establishment I think it's a real disappointment to Cardiff."
"NOT A FAN. WORST MUSIC EVER. I come in here expecting some nice lively live folk music but I was extremely disappointed with the DJing and POP MUSIC that was being performed."
"I love the place but it would be nice to have Mr Brightside on less often and different nights, the music feels often the same all the time a bit more variety would be nice."
"However the music is a little to loud and they don't sell cocktails."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Staff and door staff friendly enough."
"Had an 'Ask for Angela' situation at a very busy time and a female member of staff dropped everything to make sure I was alright and even walked me to my taxi."
"The entire team are safety conscious and supportive."
"Everyone is saying 10 mil Lane is the place to go but personally? this place beats it by far. Security is on point!"
"Service is great and prompt, cocktails made well."
"The bouncers are always very friendly, helpful and quick to prevent trouble on the dance floor."
"Staff were friendly & helpful and smiled."
Cons:
"Chips were not cooked properly, hard in the middle. One friend's meal was forgotten."
"The bar man was so rude to me and said I will serve who I want and moved onto the next person next to me."
"Only one barman on duty, other bar staff quick enough at taking table service orders but sat for 25minutes with no drinks delivered, when questioned the bar manager she gave a weak can't be bothered dealing with this excuse, didn't wait any longer than one drink."
"Absolutely disgusting they scammed me, trying to rob me of money they charged me for two drinks at once!!!"
"bar staff are rude and disgusting people. i will not be returning i was given a fake 10pound note and told them i wanted a different one they was rude disgusting bar staff they should be ashamed for the way i was treated."
"Great bar and great fun except for an obnoxious bar girl called Charlie, she was rude to most customers and extremely rude to me."
"I have visited this venue often and have always enjoyed myself. Last Saturday was a completely different experience with rude staff and terrible service."
Atmosphere and Clientele
Pros:
"Fantastic atmosphere! Brilliant live music as well as recorded artists!"
"Good atmosphere that makes everyone feel welcome."
"The place was heaving with a really good atmosphere."
"First time visiting live lounge and I had an amazing time!"
"Wonderful atmosphere, friendly staff and top class musicians."
"Great atmosphere and if you visit early and have food get a bottle of wine as it's the cheapest in Cardiff."
"One of the best places to go in Cardiff, the music is upbeat and fun and the atmosphere is just really enjoyable."
Cons:
"The only thing that lets this place down are the drunk idiots jumping around to the music and bumping into people and knocking over drinks."
"You'll love it for its free entry and cheap drinks, but if you're not white and/or listen to white people music, you probably won't enjoy it."
"Felt racial profiled and advise anyone of colour not to go here."
"Not recommended if you're a small group of normal sober people looking for a chilled bar and nice music."
"But it gets to over crowded, people barging to get through from 1 side to another."
"Too much ice and not enough alcohol."
"Although it is good to bear in mind that some people here can get a bit boisterous but security was good with turfing them out."
Value for Money
Pros:
"The drinks are amazingly priced."
"Really cool chill place great prices good menu."
"Fantastic place to visit. Beer is cheap but the entertainment is quality."
"Always a great atmosphere here and usually great bands too. Best value for money drinking you can get in Cardiff."
"The price of the food and drink was excellent."
"Went on a Saturday night and the drink prices reasonable."
"Coming from South East England, I was blown away by how cheap the drinks are."
Cons:
"Cocktails were actually more expensive than 90% of the meals, so we didn't get one (£9+ each)."
"Really expensive, bar tender was very rude, tried to fob me off when i challenged him about not giving me a double shot."
"It seems like most of the drinks start off cheap and go up slowly as the night progresses, but still not as much as other bars and clubs."