Bar Soho

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23-25 Old Compton Street,
Soho,
London,
W1D 5JL

0871 971 3852
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Reviewer MaryWhite
20/03/2012
I recently attended Bar soho for a birthday celebration for a private party. The management were rude, the drinks were overpriced/warm and the doorstaff were incapable of keeping the regular trade out. Guests resorted to going downstairs to buy drinks as this was quicker. To top it all off ladies had to take bar napkins to the loos as although the toilets were manned with an attendant, stocking the ladies was not in their job description!
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Reviewer CharC
15/03/2012
This place is terrible!!!If you want good customer service and value for money DO NOT COME HERE!!!I had my 30th birthday party here. I hired out the function room so I could have a private area for me and my guests. I noticed when I arrived that the were people in the room that was not my guests but drunken people from down stairs. Later on in the night the bouncer/manager refused entry to my brother and father whom where both of age to enter the club but didn't believe my brother was, despite my father vouching for him. He showed no remorse even though I was in tears and they had driven all the way from Luton to celebrate my big day only to be sent home on arrival. He completely ruined my night and didn't pay close enough attention to who was going into the private area that I had paid for.I would never go here ever again and I wouldn't recommend anyone else to either!
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Reviewer RitaVonT33se
16/01/2012
I went last Saturday and all I can say is this....

The music was ok, the drinks were horrendously overpriced considering what you were getting. The toilets were grubby for a bar in one of the most trendy parts of London.

I did have a good time but that was down to the company I was with, not the bar itself.
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Reviewer madsam55
29/12/2011
Such an excellent night, cant wait to go back. They have brilliant music and the guy on the door let us off paying as 2 of our friends were already inside.

Love there happy hour such a cool and quirky bar, were be going back this year for NYE cant wait for their masquerade ball woooo exciting times.

YOU MUST GO GO GO its excellent sometimes we even have our work drinks there.

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Reviewer RogerBates
25/12/2011
Bar soho used to be good but now that it is under new management things have changed. The door staff are very rude, particularly the new black guy. We went on friday night and the place was unusually dead whilst everywhere else was packed. Well done guys, keep this up and you will be out of a job.
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Reviewer bondjay
17/12/2011
I visited this bar on 16th December 2012. It was under new management…. music was good but the manager or the supervisor(he did not want to disclose his name) on the bar itself was very unprofessional which ended our night short…his attitude towards us, made us feel as if we were in a prison and the doorman surrounding the whole group without any reason (not trained to find out reasons for eviction) and threatening our group which was a mixture of professional guys ang gals…music was good. But would not recommend to any one who is decent enough and who would want to enjoy without any staff thuggery.…
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Reviewer DG2011
20/06/2011
It is a nice lively bar.They played pretty much all recent radio hits.The music is loud and it's a nice atmosphere to have a drink. People danced later though there is not much space. I would recommend to visit this bar for people who want to have a couple of drinks and a dance or two.
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Reviewer PJones6
09/06/2011
Fantastic night out in the heart of London, definately recomend to anyone who is looking a for a great straight night out in Soho (loads a classy girls)! Make sure you get there before 8pm when its 50% of drinks and you get to miss the door charge!!
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Reviewer angelaclark
20/03/2011
Paid £5 to get in waited at bar 30 mins and gave up and left. The place is biggest dump i've ever been in. Go to Admiral Duncan, wonderful friendly place.
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Reviewer madsam55
29/12/2011
if your gay go to admiral Duncan if your not go to bar Soho the admiral Duncan is load of poooo
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Reviewer fashionista
19/03/2011
Came with 10 friends, bought four mojitos myself within 2 hours, decided to dance with some friends was close to the entrance where the bouncer was. Bouncer comes and says if you dont buy drinks well chuck you out! Friend goes to talk to the manager bouncer follows and manager takes the bouncers word over the customer! Manager only listens to the bouncer so you cant win. Cocktails are not even amazing just average not worth £7.10 each. They would rather see you pissed and throwing up then having a good time with the amount of drinks you want to buy yourself. Be aware they just want you to buy drinks
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Reviewer katielondon
09/10/2010
DO NOT GO HERE! We went for a friend's birthday and it was awful. I queued for 30 minutes at the bar to then be served by an incredibly rude and grumpy bar man who got our order wrong and then shouted at me that it was my fault and wouldnt correct it unless I admitted he was right....what happened to the customer is always right! He only sorted the drinks out after other people in the queue also explained to him that he had gotten it wrong.
The ridiculous queues continued for much of the evening, which kind of ruined the buzz of the night when people were disappearing for over 30 mins to buy a round of drinks.
Then the doorwoman (who was supposedly also the general manager)was incredibly rude and irrational. I saw her start arguments and throw out a number of people for doing nothing wrong. She then threw out one of my party for simply asking her a question when she was asked to move out of the way. (the member of my party was not drunk, abusive, confrontational or in any way offensive and even apologised for asking a question, but this doorwoman seemed on a powertrip)
It is a shame as the drinks aren't bad in there and the venue is ok, although far too packed out. It is let down hugely by the staff who have terrible attitudes and seem intent in ruining peoples nights.
This is one of the worst bars I have ever been too!
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Reviewer EngineerGuY
06/08/2009
I came over from the states last march to visit some friends in london!

We hit up a few places in soho, then landed at Bar Soho! It was packed when we arrived, good atmosphere, pretty good music mixing some old school with current music, and most of it was from america, so I didn't mind at all.

Drinks were reasonable, so we had a pretty good time before leaving for the clubs, a fun spot if you hit it on the right night!
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Reviewer Anonymous
06/07/2009
I was at Bar Soho on Saturday and I had an amazing time. I was in town with some friends for Pride.

It was great to be in a venue that wasn't gay but was certainly gay friendly (being the only straight girl in a group of 6 gay men).The music catered for all of us, as they were playing funky house in the bar upstairs (the boys loved it!!) and dance-floor classics in the main bar (you can't go wrong with a bit of Black Eye Peas).

The staff were also really fun (there was a cute bartender, tall slim build, seemed a bit shy compared to the big guy), dancing and enjoying themselves.

I will definitely be back but next time I'm bringing THE GIRLS so watch out!!!!!!
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Reviewer Anonymous
06/02/2008
Bar Soho is a trendy bar located in the middle of Soho. It has attractive decor and an attractive crowd which is always nice. The drinks are reasonable for west end prices, and the music is really good! Lots of seating as you walk in and at the back of the bar as well, however on weekend this place gets pretty full!
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Reviewer Anonymous
14/07/2006
Bar Soho is dead funky! The atmos is lovely with the wrought iron tables and chairs, it's beautifully decorated too. They do great beer and cocktails and I could stay all night. And quite frequently do! Anyone who doesn't love Bar Soho is clearly mad!
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Reviewer Chris Clifton
07/05/2006
I recently organised a night out to celebrate my wedding and although we all had a great time this was purely as a result of the guests invited - not the staff at Bar Soho!
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20/03/2006
Bar Soho is a crap bar, the music was the same as I hear in the gym, we even had at least one song twice. Even the decor is dull, the photos on the website must be prior to a renovation that turned it into the dive it now is. Bar Soho really has nothing going for it at all, apart from the bar and floor staff, who were pretty good. That said, I simply had to leave when three of the barchicks got up on the bar to dance to a fairly average song. A fairly lame way to try to manufacture a Coyote Ugly type vibe that just didn't work...
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Reviewer Anonymous
08/08/2005
I went to Bar Soho on a Friday night hoping to have a laugh and a bit of a dance. Oh my god! I was so wrong on both counts! The music at Bar Soho was the worst I have ever heard played on a Friday night. The DJ seemed to treat us to the delights of Pop Party 2 and subjected us to the delights of McFly and Busted - all for a 25+ age group - most of which were not impressed. The bar staff were great and tried to keep things going but, after paying £5 to get in we left after two hours. We only stayed at Bar Soho that long in the hope that, surely, things could only get better? We were wrong!
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Reviewer Anonymous
19/06/2005
For my 30th birthday, having scoured the West End for a suitable venue, we settled on Bar Soho because of the decor of the upstairs room we hired, staff and location. It was a fabulous party - the barman Alex was superb and helped generate a great atmosphere! I couldn't have wished for a better night and much of that is down to the Bar Soho and its staff.
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Reviewer Parbo Kimz
28/04/2005
I have been a regular at Bar Soho for a number of years now and I have to say that it is still my favorite bar in London. The crowd are great and the staff make you feel welcome but the main attraction for me about Bar Soho is the music which is an exellent fusion of the best of every genre.
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28/02/2005
Im not from London, and happened to stumble across Bar Soho. After chatting to the lovely doorman he let us in to this small bar pumping with loud music. It was awesome, the music selection was fantastic playing absolute classics to recent chart hits. Everyone was dancing whether they were on the way to the loo or trying to squeeze past someone on the way to the bar. Fantastic!
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