Loungelover

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Thu Jul 14 2011

First, the cocktails. Often brilliant, they involve deft mixes such as Citadelle raspberry vodka with white cranberry and grape juice (Love Letter, £8) and fig liqueur and lemon oil with prosecco (Loungelover, £9). Second, the pricing policy.

An initial ‘discretionary’ 12.5% service charge is later followed by a Mexican stand-off over the card-swipe as you’re invited to negotiate its tricky buttons and either add even more gratuity or stick at 12.5%, all under the anticipative glare of your black-uniformed waiter. To be fair, you will have been shown to your table and served at it; bar space is at a premium.

Food comprises sushi and hot Japanese snacks, while the decor remains a jarring mish-mash of baroque, kitsch and exotic; at any rate, it’s perhaps not the ‘seamless marriage of old and new’ suggested by the management, also responsible for Les Trois Garçons restaurant around the corner.

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Address:
Loungelover London
E1 6JU

Phone:
020 7012 1234
Website:
www.loungelover.co.uk
Opening hours:
Open 6pm-midnight Mon-Thur, Sun; 5.30pm-1am Fri; 6pm-1am Sat. Food served 6-11.30pm Mon-Thur, Sun; 6pm-midnight Fri, Sat
Transport:
Tube: Liverpool Street tube/rail
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1. Loungelover
  - London
    E1 6JU
  - 020 7012 1234
  - www.loungelover.co.uk
  - 51.523742,-0.075240

Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Restaurant and bar facilities. Reservations required. Accessible facilities
Occasions:
Drinks. Cocktails. Hip factor

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(16 ratings)

Went there the other day and haven't got a reservation, the bar was empty but the girl at reception said in such a rude way they are too full to give us a table. Anyway, after pointless flipping through the clearly empty looking reservation list she gave us a table (thanks for your generosity) You nearly have to hit the staff with a chair to get their attention, the cocktails are poor and not worth the money. I liked the nibbles although its not that difficult to make them anyway. The attitude and rudeness of the staff is a total turn off.

Simon Thu Apr 25
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Staff were unacceptably rude and snooty. A real shame as otherwise, it's a great bar with imaginative cocktails. Won't be going back in a hurry.

Hannah Tue Apr 2
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Forget to mention the actual drinks, probably because they were forgettable. Very very average cocktails.

JT Thu Mar 21
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This place used to be good for cocktails and table service. Last time I went service was awful. Zero out of ten for service. Rude, inattentive staff. I had to chase the waiters and waitresses to get drinks three to four times. It would have been easier to mix the drinks at my table. This is a place where you go when you're not in the mood to queue at a bar yet most of my time was spent looking out for waiters and chasing them to order or pay. Will never go back. Plenty more decent cocktail bars in the area.

JT Thu Mar 21
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Delicious cocktails but very bad service from a tall waiter. My friends have all agreed that they are not going back there again.

Dani Sat Feb 23
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I went there last Friday for a 1st date. Such a lovely place! Cool decor and nice ambience. Drinks were excellent and staff were friendly and smiley. Highly recommend

Mr Brightside Tue Feb 12
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This place stinks of vomit and has been completely taken over the by out-of-london permatan shouty shouty Essex set. If thats your kind of night you will love it, otherwise avoid like the plague.

acidcat Fri Nov 16 2012
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Went here for a friend's 30th birthday earlier this year. The cocktails were OK, not great, mainly a glass of ice. But the bad service and the rudeness of the staff (mainly the pretentious guy "in charge"), was particularly noticeable - when we asked if we could have some unused chairs shuffled across to our group of >20, they thought we were mad (the ensuing devastation of the décor wouldn't look right, I guessed), and that set the mood of the staff/manager from then on. I don't see how they think they can get away with that sort of customer service (or non-service) in this current climate. Owners/investors should take note.

JGav Wed Nov 14 2012
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Liked the interior however single worst Manhattan I have ever drank. Waitresses were also slow and unfriendly and unhelpful and almost impossible to catch their attention. For how awful the drink was alone I won't go back.

Devon Sat Oct 13 2012
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Very poor service, waiters are rude and the overall attitude that they have is that they don't care if you have a good time or not. Really disappointed, will never return.

Alms Sun Jul 15 2012
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