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67 Clapham High Street, SW4 7TG Full details & map

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Posted: Jun 21 2010

Happily for SW4's discerning drinkers, this first-floor bar is still missed by the party-hunting
20-year-olds who trawl Clapham High Street. The Loft's savvy management has created an attractive bar from these spacious, slightly industrial surroundings, black chairs adding accents to the sturdy wooden flooring. Of the 30-odd cocktails, house mixes such as the Blueberry & Cranberry Collins (home-made blueberry gin, grapes, cranberry juice and soda water) and the Wonderfizz (Whitley Neill gin, pomegranate juice and home-made grenadine) stand out; other inventions include the Holy Stone Roller, with cranberry-infused bourbon, sarsparilla cordial and calvados. Bottled beers include imports such as Brahma, Paulaner and Brooklyn Lager, plus brews from Greenwich's fast-expanding Meantime; tables around the corner accommodate diners tucking into a variety of gastropub-esque dishes.

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Loft

67 Clapham High Street SW4 7TG

Transport Clapham North or Clapham South tube

Telephone

020 7627 0792

Loft website

Open 6pm-midnight Mon-Thur; 5pm-1.30am Fri; noon-1.30am Sat; noon-midnight Sun. Food served 6-10pm Tue-Thur; 5-10pm Fri; 1-5pm, 6-9pm Sat; 1-5pm Sun

Credit cards AmEx, MC, V

Facilities

Babies and children admitted ( until 7pm ), Function room ( 80 capacity ), Disabled ( toilet ), Dress ( no sportswear or work clothes ), Entertainment ( DJs 9pm Fri, Sat; free )

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Comments & ratings 4/5 (Average of 25 ratings)

By sam campbell - Apr 18 2012
4/5

Nice bar. Would definitely recommend if you're in the area.

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By alana - Apr 17 2012
5/5

Super place! The staff are lovely, the sofas are nice and comfy, and the cocktails are amazing!.

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By Caroline - Apr 16 2012
5/5

Great bar, the staff looked after us superbly, and the drinks are delish.

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By Brendan - Apr 10 2012
5/5

I booked an area for 40-50 and was stoked with how the evening turned out.. the bar was a perfect setup, exactly what I wanted for a night celebrating with close friends. Thanks again for your hospitality!

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By Genevieve - Mar 19 2012
4/5

I booked The Loft for a girls night out and they were flexible and friendly throughout. The numbers and times changed and they happily accomodated us; this, the excellent service and the 241 cocktails made a great night!

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By Lucey Van - Mar 16 2012
5/5

I celebrated my birthday here and had so much fun. We had a great seating area, the cocktails were amazing and loved the DJ. Only place to go in Clapham!

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By Courtney - Mar 14 2012

The cocktails here are amazing, the happy hour deals are great and don't feel "diluted" at all. However, the staff here are absolutely HORRIBLE. I have been here a few times, always willing to give them another chance but their manners are disguisting. They were rude when I booked for my birthday and as a result I won't be going back.

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By Maud - Feb 20 2012

I booked the Loft for my friend bday and we manage to have the best spot of the bar. The Loft is really nice, great music on a saturday and although there is no "dance floor area" as per say you can defo practise you dance moves around. The bar staff was great and helpful. Loads of cute guys around as well with is always nice to look at. I recommend it and will go back !

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By Ruth - Feb 14 2012
1/5

Staff could use lessons in manners - They are unhelpul and arrogant. I wouldnt recommend...

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By Lauren - Feb 8 2012
4/5

The loft is a such a greAt place for a night out. I had my birthday here a few weeks ago and had an amazing time! I had emailed the events team and asked to reserve a space, as I knew things get busy on a Saturday. When we arrived the space was all ready for us, and we enjoyed scrumptious 2-4-1 cocktails which were amazing! As the night progressed, more people arrived and we ended up staying until 130. The service was great, the bar is trendy and relaxed and all in all a great night out. Would recommend to all!

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By smithie - Feb 3 2012
5/5

The cocktails at the Loft are A-MAZ-ING!

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By casey b - Feb 2 2012
5/5

Really fun place. The atmosphere is great on a Saturday, with the DJ's really making a party out of it!

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By candlestickmaker - Feb 1 2012
5/5

The Best bar in the area by some distance.

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By hodgehog - Jan 31 2012
5/5

I really like the Loft. The cocktails are delicious and the 241 deal runs every night which makes them great value. The food is a cut above as well.

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By Tori - Jan 18 2012
5/5

I had my 30th birthday party at the loft recently. A fantastic venue for a party, we had an area reserved for us with plenty of space and with the main part of the bar being so busy on Saturday nights, necessary of you're having an event. The events team were easy to deal with and very accommodating in the lead up to the event. This venue is a good blend between pub and club and manages to not be pretentious, which so many places are now. The cocktails at the Loft are delicious and with 241 before 8pm on the night of my event (Saturdays) it was a great way to start the night. The lights were a little bright before 8pm but after they turned them down, it was the perfect setting. You could talk to people easily but there was a lot of atmosphere. Later on the dj had some great tunes playing to dance to. I just wish they stayed open past 1.30pm because honestly my guests and I didn't want to leave!

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By YoJoJo - Jan 12 2012
5/5

Having just moved to Clapham, I thought I would try to Loft having read some good things online. The entrance is a little unassuming, but once you get inside it looks very cosy, lots of nice leather sofas and chairs. The staff were welcoming, but the drinks were excellent, and great value with the 241 deals. The Passionfruit Cosmo was excellent, as was the Spiced Lemongrass Collins which was recommended to me by the bartender.

I think I may have found my new local.

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By emily f. - Jan 11 2012
5/5

Great cocktails.

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By renee - Jan 10 2012
5/5

I booked a table at the Loft for a Xmas do, and was very impressed. Their comunication in advance was excellent, which meant everything went smoothly on the night. The staff were lovely, the food very good, and the cocktails quite dangerous as they went down so easily.

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By Mandy - Jan 3 2012
4/5

We booked a room in advance prior to Xmas and were pleasantly surprised...drinks were reasonable and wine very quaffable and the food was great. As a bonus the music and dancing was better than our own Xmas party at a hotel...so well done

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By r_soraghan - Dec 13 2011
1/5

I wish it were possible to rate this place as 0 star. I went here Saturday lunchtime and the service was pretty crap... Staff were rude and it took aaaaaages to get drinks and food (I'm talking half hour to an hour for a bottle of prosecco and bowl of humus!!)... I'm not sure why as we were the only table in the restaurant. However, by far the worst part of our experience was the response from the manager to our email of complaint. My friend's email was incredibly polite - she was simply trying to point out to the manager why we had been disappointed to give the chance for these areas to be improved in the future. The manager's response was bitter, b*tchy and accused my friend of lying!! I will never go back to this hell hole and would advise others to do the same!!

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By Lindsay - Dec 9 2011
5/5

I booked a space a the loft for our Engagement drinks. The service at the Loft is excellent. I particularly liked the fact that we were contacted regularly before the night to sort out everything we wanted in advance. The night went very smoothly, the staff were attentive but not overly so, and the cocktails were to die for.

Many thanks for a great night.

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By maria - Dec 8 2011
5/5

The drinks at the Loft are first class, a cut above anything south of the river.

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By rosie - Dec 7 2011
5/5

Went to the Loft for a Friends Birthday. Lovely staff, De-li-cious drinks, food was pretty good too. Hard to fault.

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By Aminda Buttinger - Nov 22 2011
4/5

We booked the Loft for a birthday celebration and were not dissapointed. The staff were friendly and helpful, there was a great atmosphere and good music.
We didn't book the restaurant but ordered food from the bar, a good choice of bar food and cocktails were available and we had a great night. Highly recommended.

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By Debsy - Nov 21 2011
5/5

I had a great time here, celebreating my 29th birthday. The staff were attentive and helpful, and the area I had reserved was just the right size for my party. The drinks were great, as was the music. Thank you.

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By Jon Fazer - Oct 3 2011
3/5

Good hidden gem of a bar. I like the fact that it is missed by a lot of the Inferno teenie bopper crowd who live in infernos and revolution.

Good space, great for a party...

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By lisa stroud - Jan 24 2011

I booked a table in the bar at the Loft last Friday for my boyfriends birthday. The staff were very helpful showing us to our area when we arrived, and having table service was a plus. We ordered some sharer plates which were a cut above your average bar fare, and at £15 for 5 dishes, were very good value for money. The drinks, however where the stars of the show. We had various cocktails, all of which were excellent. Also the atmosphere late on was great.

All in all, a brilliant night out.

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By olivia - Jan 19 2011

Lovely bar, with amazing cocktails are freindly and helpful staff.

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By Helene - Dec 6 2010

Maybe nice for a drink but they serve the worst breakfast/brunch in the world! After 20min waiting for our drinks (2 tea, 2 hot choc), food arrived COLD after an hour waiting! only 2 tables were occupied so not very busy! asked to reheat the scramble eggs and beans, still came back cold! and the worst of all the poached eggs were overcooked so not liquid and they serve the grey disgusting part of the salmon, more white than pink! AVOID BRUNCH!

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