Mandarin Bar London

2 1 Reviews

Bars in London - Knightsbridge
66 Knightsbridge, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park , Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LA
+44 (0) 20 7235 2000
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/london

Mandarin Bar, located within the Mandarin Oriental hotel, serves a variety of cocktails and drinks under the careful eye of bar manger Phillipe Guidi, including three versions of the classic Martini - served in minuscule glasses that you might expect to find in a science lab. The buzzing bar has its own cigar divan and exotic nibbles are also served. Live music is played nightly and the bar has a 2am license. The bar is open to the general public and guests of the hotel alike.

Tags: air conditioning, bar, cocktails, drinks, hotel, live music, seating area

Mandarin Bar London Reviews

Owl A.

32 reviews

Moneygrubber paradise - Went to this glamorous bar one evening after the pubs closed. It is "residents only," which seems to mean that the only people who can drink without paying a fee are the people staying at the hotel. They charged us each five pounds.

The staff were mostly surly and sour humorless types. The bartender looked like she wanted to do us some serious harm from the moment we walked in.

There was a manager who was very civil and treated us well.

There was some live music that was quite good. The design of the room is quite interesting.

I would recommend this as a cool place to check out if you have money burning a hole in your pocket. Otherwise, forget it!
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Didn't heed my own warning and returned in February 2009 to discover the attitudes of the staff had changed markedly. It was all smiles and pleasantness this time around. They even remembered we wanted a table and helped us find one.

There was no music this time.

Nor was there a "residents only" fee charged. It's a good place to go if you want to stay out later than pub closing time (11 p.m.).
11-01-09

Tags: bar, cocktails, drinks, hotel, mandarin, sour, surly, unfriendly

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Owl A.