This venue looked promising so I booked a booth for £25, which I was told included a food platter and bottle of wine.

On arrival we were showed to our area which turned out not to be a booth but the end of a sofa facing a wall instead. We were also told that the waitress would be over to see us 'shortly'. There was no cocktail menu on the table and we couldn't find one either.

25 minutes passed and there was still no sign of a waitress, so we searched around and approached someone carrying a clipboard who looked like a manager. She informed us that she was in fact our waitress and that she would be "looking after us for the evening". She said she would arrange for the food/drink to be sent over. No apology for the 25 minute wait.

When the wine did arrive it was plonked on the table by a member of staff who quickly scuttered off. Despite the number of people in our group there were only 2 glasses in the bucket, so we had to wait another 10 minutes before we could get the waitresses' attention again and ask for more glasses.

The food was a below-average mix of chicken wings coated in sauce (no napkins supplied), the saltiest chips on earth and pizza.

Having finished off the wine we lost hope of finding our waitress again, so we headed to the bar to order our drinks. We had a half price voucher which was valid til 9pm. We started queuing at the bar at 8.30, and at ten past nine we gave up and left because we still hadn't been served and by that point the half price offer had expired anyway.

On our way out guess who was manning the door - our waitress who was apparently "looking after us for the evening"!

I don't know why they bother having security on the door either. You'd have more chance getting drunk and disorderly in a monastery.

Had my Christmas party at Foundation Last week after finding the venue online. Picked the venue because it looked different from the standard restaurant. The food on the evening was good and the staff were very friendly. One of the managers looked after us for most of the evening. Everyone had a really good time and I received good feedback from my office.

Just huge disappointment with the management team and really bad experience.
I took my best friend wanting to show a fantastic place in London. It was Sunday. Very quiet night. Me and my friend ordered drinks and food. Before we sat down we saw that there was a group of people and two guys in that group were already drunk. Guys were shouting and shortly they started to throw thing at each other like plastic round menus and anything what was on their way. They started to fight after and even though they were friends it was horrible to watch two guys laying on the floor and making a mess around the place. This continued for more than 40 min and the last drop for me was when I saw one of the guys pulling his trousers down and showing his "thing". I was shocked as place was almost empty and during one hour there was no manager present on the floor and bar staff were standing there afraid to say something. I really couldn't finish my meal when there was a naked drunk guy in front of me and my friend was horrified! I asked to call manager at the bar and after she showed up I asked her how she could ignore such behaviour for at least an hour! Her answer was that she was not there so she couldn't see. I asked her if she had cameras as she if she couldn't be present on the floor she probably should see it from the office. I was so embarrassed in front of my friend and the manager was laughing! I told her I can't eat when someone is shouting, lying on the floor and walking naked in front of me. She still was laughing. I could not believe my eyes. At least she could offer different place to sit! I paid my bill and left my food and drinks unfinished. I wrote an email to the place directly and got a reply that General Manager will be in touch shortly..Its been 3 months now...

Went to Foundation Last Friday was hugely impressed! friendly staff and great atmosphere. Would definitely recommend a visit!!

Went to Foundation to meet up with a friend for dinner and drinks and was very impressed, made a great change from the usual!

With great music, really funky cocktails and lovely food too, I would definately recommend going back there!

Additionally, the staff were very friendly and service was at a very high level.

Recommended to all.

Went to Foundation for a friends birthday was very impressed, made a great change from the usual bar!
Really enjoyed the cocktails and was impressed by the level of service, for such intricate drinks we didn't have to wait long and were entertained by the barman in the process!!
Would recommend the venue to other friends.

Terrible! Only go to Foundation if you have no other options. Having emailed to book an area for my birthday, I received a call from one of their sales people offering a table for dinner along with a couple of bottles of free Prosecco. All the confirmation emails came through and it seemed set for a good night.

We arrived on the night to absolutely no reservations for either dinner or an area and were then shuffled around for the rest of the evening. Staff made a half-hearted attempt to rectify the problem with plenty of "free drink" offers to placate us. After several reminders a single bottle of prosecco found its way over.

Truly awful experience - don't bother if it's a special occasion and try have a few before arrival as the cocktails are horrendous. (nice ideas and presentation but so sweet they're impossible to finish. Sign of too many short cuts and no fresh ingredients)

If I could give no stars, I would. I'd heard good things about this bar so went for the first time ever this past saturday, my night out was almost ruined. Myself and my party were made to stand out in the street despite having booked a table a very long time ago, which, to my knowledge was ready but we weren't allowed in. Apparently there were too many guys already in from our party but actually, hardly anyone was there so obviously people not on out guest list were being added to it.
We were kept outside because of the few extra guys in our group of 30. Whilst we stood outside, groups of 3 or 4 guys without any girls were being let in constantly.
Foundation could be the perfect bar, but I'll never know since my party was turned away for no valid reasons and that awful experience will make it so that I never will want to go back or recommend the bar, since a night out is about enjoying yourself, not standing outside a bar for an hour only to not go in!

Like the previous comment, there should be a option to give this place a zero or minus star. Absolutely appalling service at this place. Didnt honor our booking even thou we paid for a area and food etc. Let in some of our party so rounds of drinks could be bought then when the party turned up told the rest that they could not come in and therefore couldn't have the drinks. If you want your night ruined go to Foundation Bar. If you want to get all dressed up and not get in go to Foundation Bar. If you want to have a good night DON'T GO TO FOUNDATION BAR.

1 star is generous! Completely ruined my husbands birthday, we booked and paid for an area only to be refused entry when we get there as there was 6 extra guys in our group than girls. They were only letting couples in so if you're gay no chance of getting in this place. Discriminate massively... Disguising, immoral and from my experience potentially racist too! Don't waste your time, energy or money

We booked the scribble room for our engagement party and although the party was great the organisation of the bar on the night was appalling. When we arrived there was no one available to tell, and the drinks we had preordered were no where to be seen - the fridge in the room wasn't even on so no chance of keeping the champagne cool!

We were also disappointed our guests had to hunt for our party as there wasn't anyone to guide them through - even when one guest found a member of door staff with a clip board she had to check the list of bookings herself as was told there wasn't an engagement party that night - we were on the list, highlighted and in bold letters!

Apart from the shambles on drinks and door staff we all had a great time; the music was good and the atmosphere was brilliant. Would go again, but wouldn't bother with any pre ordering - and would show up 30mins early to hassle the staff into doing their jobs.

My partner and I ended up here by accident, heading for another place.
Certainly glad we did, atmosphere is unique along with the decor.
Food was slightly above average, and the cocktails were brilliant.
Definitely a place to return to soon.

Popped in this bar with my partner as i was passing and was compleatly blown away by the place! A real hidden gem!
The decour is amazing, a really cool environment to hang out in, we only meant to stop for one drink but ended up leaving a few hours later somewhat merry.
Try the cocktails they are awesome!

What a great bar/club.

The decor is quirky and cool with a fantastic attention to detail.

We ended up talking to the Events chap there who gave us a tour. Glad we did as there is stuff I would have missed.

Tables and doors made of Lego
The chalk room at the back of the club. Proper retro!!
Secret garden area including tree
All the menus are made from vinyl record sleeves and some are even the vinyls themselves

You could go in here every night for a week and see something different.

We had a bottle of Merlot for £17 that was really good and I would definitely recommend the poisson (a little chicken).

Quirky, fun, with a great atmosphere. The Foundation is 'Willy Wonka meets cocktail bar', the cocktails are well thought out and the mojitos are strong! The decor is incredibly detailed, with new things to discover around every corner from tables made of lego to garden gnome stools!