Bar Soho Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "Love, love, love Bar Soho! The music is fantastic, the crowd is lovely, and overall it's a wonderful atmosphere."
• "Great music and atmosphere, definitely can still relax too."
• "Nice vibe, was quiet at 5pm when we arrived, but God steadily busier as the time went by."
• "Really lovely ambience - well decorated, comfortable and when we went this afternoon, very quiet."
• "The place is fantastic as well, amazing music and excellent prices for the area!"
• "Visited on a Monday evening after reading the reviews about happy hour. 50% off all drinks when we visited around 5pm."
• "Beautiful place and amazing atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Wanted to have a dance but the music was very poor, didn’t recognise any tune, no one was dancing!"
• "Couldn’t see anything. Left after we finished those drinks."
• "It made the atmosphere negative and we didn’t want to be there."
• "Venue feels a little bit impersonal but after a few cheep beers who cares.."
• "It was obvious it’s not a recommended spot as it was half empty and no line up to what should be the busiest day of the week."
• "Outdoor area tiny box in front of venue."
• "Venue is cute and music is very fun, only thing is wish there was more lighting in my booth area as it was very dim."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "Celebrated my birthday here on Saturday night... completely blown away with the attentiveness and professionalism of the staff!"
• "Ricardo and Alelleys are great bartenders... And PJ is a great security guard. Always welcoming and really friendly."
• "Alessio is a very friendly security on the door. They really look after you!"
• "Last night may have been the best experience I've ever had with security staff at a bar and I couldn't thank them more!"
• "Shout out to Giovanni and Charlie for the care and attention to detail with which they prepare the drinks."
• "The manager, bouncers and bartenders are the nicest I've ever met in the West End."
• "Charles, general manager at Bar Soho, seriously a lovely man that understood very well our charity event and helped us organising everything."

Cons:

• "Bartenders were incredibly rude barring the short-haired lady manning the front of the bar."
• "Disrespectful and impolite behaviour from the staff."
• "Bar staff were amazing but night was getting a bit stressful with a doorman who loves himself too much."
• "The really tall bouncer is one of the most unpleasant people i've ever met. Rude, unhelpful, sarcastic from beginning to end."
• "The security at the door are just so rude and have absolutely no people skills whatsoever."
• "The manager was very arrogant and rude, it was typical behaviour of ‘I don’t really care what is said, what I say goes’."
• "One bar tender was very rude."

Drinks & Food

Pros:

• "Drinks were really reasonable for London and for real cocktails, not pre mixed sugary rubbish."
• "The food was great when it was bought out and all reasonably priced."
• "Really tasty drinks."
• "The soho bar is a grate to when planning a happy hour, the drinks are tasty, the staff is lovely and friendly, the music is nice and the beer is cold."
• "Absolutely excellent 50% off happy hour!"
• "The tapas are great! My partner could not get enough of the chorizo."
• "The service was friendly and attentive; they kept refilling our glasses and asking if everything was OK."

Cons:

• "There was only one choice of craft beer (Brew Dog in a bottle, nothing on tap) - very disappointing."
• "Music is TOO LOUD so forget about going there to talk but to drink."
• "Weak drinks."
• "Weak cocktails and extremely rude female member of staff (small lady with blonde hair)."
• "One of the waitress pushed a beer making it fall to the floor, he didn’t offer a replacement."
• "Bar staff made 2 gin and tonics for us by using one mini tonic bottle and topping it up with soda (not tonic! From the gun) which considering the price was shocking."
• "However, the amount of bar flies in the bathroom was disgusting, there were so many!"

Policy & Management

Pros:

• "People at the door were very friendly."
• "The bouncer was a great guy so no issues there. I understand they need this level of security in Soho."
• "All staff are amazing and welcoming."
• "Really friendly staff with quick service."
• "The security guard, Alessio, was very nice and helpful."
• "Great, friendly atmosphere and team."
• "The team were great and service was quick."