Dirty Martini Covent Garden Reviews Summary

Category: Cocktail bar London

Address: 11-12 Russell St, London, WC2B 5HZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +442076322088

Rating: 4.1
based on 256 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Customer service was exceptional. our server Shana- Kay was a dream."
  • "Security/doormen were smiling and professional πŸ‘πŸ½."
  • "Staff were very friendly, quick and no issues with the many drinks orders we made."
  • "Phil was our server, excellent attitude, nothing was too much trouble & service with a smile."
  • "The staff, including security, have always been polite, friendly and efficient."
  • "We were looked after very well by them all!"
  • "Thanks to the caring staff & security that made the experience that much better."

Cons:

  • "One member of the staff said 'I do not give a sh*t about this'."
  • "The bar staff didn't even acknowledge us, no hello or small talk."
  • "The service was terrible, had to request drinks several times and still some were missing."
  • "It's good I booked a table but the service wasn't great very slow and when we asked for something was met with an eye roll an attitude."
  • "Got sat down by a waitress outside for drinks, waited 15 minutes for service."
  • "Cocktails took ages to come despite flagging them to staff."
  • "The bar staff were incredibly friendly throughout and it was a fun experience."

Drinks

Pros:

  • "Very well made Martinis at a standard London price."
  • "Ignore all the bad reviews of this place smelling bad or poor service drinks amazing food amazing staff friendly and they all make the best cocktails I’ve had in london."
  • "They do a great and very extensive happy hour (more like 2 hours!) and I can't fault their drinks."
  • "Lychee Martini is insanely good in here :)"
  • "Cocktails are delicious and very reasonably priced."
  • "Cocktails so good and very cheap during happy hour."
  • "Chocolate martini is the best!"

Cons:

  • "The blond 'leader' tonight was absolutely awful. Tried to scam us out of money for drinks."
  • "Also the quality of cocktails seems to have gone down hill. Lots of sugar and hardly any alcohol and many drinks weren’t even available."
  • "Ordered x 2 espresso martinis... they were the most disgusting espressos I have ever had."
  • "I bought 4 vodka martinis which was basically water martinis."
  • "For a place called dirty martini, they can not make a very simple dirty martini."
  • "The drinks... were terrible. There was hardly no alcohol in them - they may have well have been a mocktail!"
  • "The signature dirty martini was just tasteless and both of the people who ordered them ended up leaving them undrunk."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "With a very Sex and the City feel, Dirty Martini is a great place to head to with friends or with that special date."
  • "It had a great ambience. Good music."
  • "A great atmosphere and as long as you don’t make the mistake that I did of ordering a Dirty Martini... you will have a fantastic time."
  • "Very lively and cool atmosphere, fantastic drinks and friendly service!"
  • "Great atmosphere and a great evening."
  • "Their cocktails are amazing. Nice place with a unique atmosphere."
  • "The place is modern, soft lighting and nice atmosphere for have good time."

Cons:

  • "It's small, dark, hot, nowhere to sit, slow service and over priced drinks."
  • "Music is so loud you can't have a conversation."
  • "The bar itself was really small and extremely hot."
  • "The bar is the approximate dimensions and ambiance of an underground shoebox."
  • "It was crowded and confusing when we went to the place, it seemed lacking a manager."
  • "Just avoid. Crowded beyond believe. Takes ages to get served."
  • "Inside space is very limited and we almost left due to that."

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