Dalston Jazz Bar Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Music

Pros:

• "The live jazz is always fantastic and the atmosphere is amazing."
• "Wonderful music and atmosphere."
• "The jazz music was soulful & beautiful."
• "The atmosphere is so intimate and lowkey, you can’t not love it."
• "The most random and eclectic place you can ever imagine."
• "The jazz music is great and overall it has a lovely atmosphere."
• "The New Orleans-style atmosphere is cozy, with fantastic musicians setting the mood."

Cons:

• "This could be the worst bar I’ve ever been to, and they had to audacity to charge an entrance fee."
• "The service was a bit disappointing, as one of the servers was a bit rude and they didn’t explain very well how things worked when we arrived."
• "One other note, make sure you bring good earplugs."
• "Sticky floor and poignant smell from the kitchen which is also essentially next to the dancefloor."
• "If you’re sat next to the sax it’s pretty hard to speak to the company you came with."
• "Also, the music was too loud it wasn’t able to hear each other while talking to my friends."
• "The live jazz band were on for 10 minutes in the 2.5 hours of being in the bar."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Live jazz music + amazing food, it's incredibly rich, tasty and the portions are very generous!"
• "The food looks rustic but the taste is exquisite."
• "Quality and taste of the food are amazing."
• "The food was so delicious, we were sopping up every last drop on the platter!"
• "The food is fantastic, done with loads of care and skill whilst being completely unpretentious."
• "The food was surprisingly delicious and full of flavour, the best I had in long time."
• "We both had the zebra burgers which were simply amazing!"

Cons:

• "when was time to pay we were asked to pay full price."
• "Tonight we have ordered drinks as usual and when paying the waitress asked to pay 5 pounds per person for the band."
• "The prawns were too dry and it was too much sun dry tomatoes and it was too oily."
• "Charged £5 a shot without the red bull!!!!"
• "The food again, was almost left entirely untouched as it was hard/ stale."
• "Everything was either cold, tough, bland, or just not palatable."
• "Our starters were stomach churningly grim."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The owner, Robert, was so friendly much like his son who prepared our delicious meal for the evening."
• "this young member of staff apologised and he was kind enough to make me a fantastic cocktail."
• "The bar staff where great, duke and his father showed me great hospitality and they represent dalston in a brilliant way."
• "Thierry, our waiter, was incredibly friendly and polite."
• "The staff is really friendly and helpful."
• "Duke was so nice to us and the Italian girl who served us was even nicer! Such good table service."
• "The highlights was the live music and the attentive and friendly waiters."

Cons:

• "Nasty customer service, dodgy premises, refusal to give us our money back - an all round bad experience..."
• "The bouncer was on an incredible power trip, threatening to kick my friends and myself out."
• "BE VERY AWARE OF THIS PLACE DONT GO THERE THIS MAN ROBERT IS NOT A NICE PERSON HE IS A BULLY WITH LOTS OF ISSUES."
• "I have NEVER Witnessed Such INTIMIDATING behaviour from The Owner to his Staff."
• "The waitress didn't knew the menu and we had soup but no cutlery or wine but no glasses."
• "The owner made no attempts to consider our complaints, instead dismissing anything that was said."
• "I have been to this place many times and never had a problem. I took my friend for the first time for her birthday and we were met with bullying."

Pricing & Value

Pros:

• "You also have a say in how much you get to pay. Many customers appreciate this idea."
• "You have choice over how much you pay for your meal which is really interesting and you definitely end up wanting to give them all your money!"
• "The price for the food is left to the diners as it should include gratuities for the band and staff."
• "You also pay what you think is fair for the meal."
• "Unique pricing on the food PAY WHAT YOU THINK ITS WORTH !!"

Cons:

• "Would give this minus stars if I could!! I was literally assaulted by the owner of the bar."
• "AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Owner/DJ of this place intimidated me and physically assaulted my boyfriend."
• "It's already been written here how awful the owner is, but just to reiterate, WHAT AN ANGRY PSYCHOPATH!"
• "Horrible place, I will never return. Do not go if you are a woman."
• "The owner is psychotic and aggressive."