The Chocolate Cocktail Club Reviews Summary

Category: Cocktail bar London

Address: 72 St John St, London, EC1M 4DT, United Kingdom

Rating: 4.7
based on 123 reviews.

Decor and Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "I love the bar decor feels cosy."
  • "The place is very nicely decorated and the light up signs are a nice added touch."
  • "The atmosphere is lovely, decor cute but the cocktails are amazing!"
  • "I also loved the atmosphere and decor, and had a nice relaxing vibe especially after a long day at work or traversing London."
  • "Pretty cool decor too."
  • "The atmosphere was amazing as everyone in awe of all the cocktails and as soon as you walked in, you were hit with this delicious smell of chocolate."
  • "Delicious cocktails, beautiful ambience, friendly and welcoming hosts; could have easily spent the whole night there."

Cons:

  • "The music is blaring out and we can’t hear ourselves speak."
  • "The atmosphere was not pleasant as the interiors were very tacky- golden sparkly walls with chocolate bars stuck on them."
  • "The decor felt a bit run down."
  • "I wish they had the music some more low, to get that cozy atmosphere."
  • "Small cute place, but very basic and cold."
  • "So disappointed, 1pm and us and one other couple in here."
  • "It's closed Sunday and Monday."

Cocktails and Food

Pros:

  • "The chocolate cocktails are absolutely delicious and it's the perfect place for a post dinner dessert/drink."
  • "Drinks and food (especially the pizza twists and sweet charcuterie boards) were both delicious."
  • "Some cocktails were really tasty and creamy like The Toblerone and others were like drinking a watered down milkshake such as the Shamazing Strawberry."
  • "Really lovely cocktails and plenty of creamy, fruity ones if the chocolate gets too much."
  • "The Nutella waffle banana with chocolate syrup is a magical breakfast in my opinion."
  • "Cocktails were delicious, they were sweet and flavourful."
  • "The chocolate flavored cocktails were so so good and so was the chocolate beer."

Cons:

  • "You could not taste the alcohol over the chocolate where it was either stupidly weak or watered down (not sure which)."
  • "However, items advertised and sold as vegan then arrived with Rolos on them and other ones appear to be served similarly despite being called vegan."
  • "The selection of food is not great which is why we didn't order any."
  • "They tasted like milkshake, there was no espresso in them and alcohol content was questionable."
  • "We also had a free drink included in our entrance ticket but we had a feeling it was too watery since it was 'free'."
  • "The first cocktail tasted good although very weak on the alcohol front."
  • "It honestly felt like there was almost no alcohol in them."

Service and Staff

Pros:

  • "Staff were incredibly helpful and friendly."
  • "The staff are awesome, cocktails delicious and atmosphere great."
  • "Waitress was highly attentive so we never had an emtpy glass."
  • "The staff are so friendly and helpful, the drinks are delicious and unique."
  • "The lady who waited on us was personable and attentive."
  • "The staff are incredibly nice."
  • "Staff were super friendly and helpful, the nachos were great."

Cons:

  • "Service was ok but some very basic amenities were completely missing such as no tissues on any table for cleaning fingers/mouth."
  • "Service a bit slow to begin with and waited a little while for menu and again before someone came to take our order."
  • "Even paying was a experience in itself ...not able to get the card machine to work the staff member (who I think was pretty hammered) passed it on to number two...when this poor chap failed..I had to go and get cash out to pay."
  • "Tourists: don't go. We have the London pass and a Cocktail is supposed to be included, but when we arrived there they stopped us at the door and told us to come back later."
  • "First of all, the only way to book a table is to pay for a £9 cocktail + booking fee."
  • "Not wheelchair accessible."
  • "Unfortunately my vegan friend was surprised to find a Rolo in a supposedly 'vegan' cocktail but when we raised the issue they were polite and friendly."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

  • "And realllly good price for London!"
  • "The prices are great (for London), cocktails made perfectly with friendly, and quick, service."
  • "Cocktails where amazing and pretty reasonably priced for its location."
  • "You won’t find cocktails this cheap anywhere else in London!"
  • "All reasonably priced for London."
  • "A very fair price for such a lovely venue in London."
  • "Honestly some of the best cocktails and at amazing value for money."

Cons:

  • "Nice bar with pricey drinks."
  • "Is a little expensive hence 4/5 starts."
  • "Not sure if it was worth the money."
  • "The seating and space is appalling."
  • "As my bf puts it: it's a gimmick."
  • "The cocktails were ok, tbh did feel like I was drinking a watered down milkshake."
  • "The cocktails were so impressive and very reasonably priced."

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