The Live Lounge Cardiff Reviews Summary

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."