Went there last Saturday for the birthday party of my friend. The club itsef was nice and made a very good impression however the drinks were rather expensive. The worst thing was a DJ who refused to play any requested song and also we wanted to wish happy b'day to our friend but he said he would not do it! CRAP!!! The dance floor was empty for a while but instead of playing the songs the crowd likes he played his own rubbish..shame!

Worst bar/club I have ever been to in my life! Went there for NYE and the staff were rude, unhelpful and badly organised. They locked everyone down between 23:45 and 00:30, so no one could go out to see London's best fireworks display to date (which was on their doorstep), despite the fact that there was more than enough space outside for those who wanted to view the display.

The drinks cost a fortune, queues for everything including the smoking area. People were treated like cattle and you could sense a lot of people were unhappy. Not a good atmosphere. Needless to say, Opal Bar's shocking hospitality ruined my NYE. Will never go again.

Very bad experience, which is unfortunate as I also went to Opal for my birthday and had a great time. I was phoned by a sales girl who wanted to offer me a bottle of champagne, table and a few bottles of beer for a weekend which I couldn’t choose, well I say that, I had between the upcoming weekend or the weekend after, not much time to organise people. I know this is a trick to get you inside and by you inviting over 6 (min) people you will end up spending the difference. Which I was more than happy with. But I got up London around 5 to watch the football, had to wait for a few friends who I had invited but didn’t live close to London and I was very grateful they made a random effort as it was no real reason for going rather than the offer of one bottle of champagne and a few beers. I entered the club at around 9 after my friends train delay (which is common in London) and then pointed through to our reserved table (great! Or so I thought) it was enough for 3 people to sit at so everyone had to squeeeeeeeeeeze in, then when I went to ask about the champagne was told that because I was 1 and a half hours late I cant have them and was lucky to still have my table. First of all I admit I was around 40 minutes late (max) and because I was waiting to meet my friend so she didn’t get lost. I explained this but got told tough and then when asking for the manger some short guy to stormed around saying he was the manager and to away. My friend bought a champagne anyway (to my discuss) and my friends enjoyed themselves which I was pleased for but I felt stupid at promising them something I didn’t get and let them down. No problems with the club inside, good music and most the staff are fine, just this little incident really ruined my night. I normally always stay till late and never get the last train home but I was too reluctant to spend anymore money in their because I felt conned so got train before the train before the train before the last lol. Don't trust the offers!

My cousin was over from Boston, after showing him around the south bank and London eye we decided to eat before getting on the tube around 5pm. We asked the Polish bouncer at the door if they served food and his reply was there’s McDonald around the corner which is cheaper. I was little confused and asked if we looked young and that we both had Ids if he wanted to see it. BTW I’m 28 years old East African girl. His reply was no but they didn’t want the likes of us in there. When I looked at the menu outside, the food was priced around £6.99; this is London, who will get anything for less that? How does he know my bank balance? I asked for the manager, the manager says its private business and we can refuse entry without explaining to anyone. We were also dress smart/casual for the time of day. The only think I could think of was I we were only discriminated against because of skin our colour; we didn’t look intimidating or rude. This hurt my feelings as I didn’t think this kind of thing can go in a place where every business wants to make money. The good thing is there are other places that wants my money!

Extremely poor service at the bar. Infact we were there yesterday
and somehow the girl behind the bar purposely refused to serve
and we stood there for Hal an hour for our first drink
but the girl kept on serving the customer who came after us
and never served us. Ultimately we left the bar to some other pub.
(if any senior person at the bar can take a note please do. The girl was fair with black hair and shortish and was on duty
on 28th may at 8 ish )
Would never ever take my big group there.

I've had my birthday party here and had an absolutely amazing night! The staff went to a lot of effort for us and made me feel really special when they sung me happy birthday. Can't wait to go back! Already booked in my boyfriends birthday party next month!

DIDNT LET ME IN WITH MY DENIM CREPS ON :(

I booked Opal (we ended up in the Noir Bar) for my team's Christmas lunch. The food was good and good value at £19 for 3 courses. That's the positive! Now for the negative. Having been promised one table for the 16 of us, we arrived to find a few round tables pushed together and three othere dotted around the same area. With some lateral thinking, we managed to get everyone seated at two tables. We were told that someone would come and take the drinks order. After about an hour (I'm nothing if not patient), I went to the bar to ask if we could order only to be told by the poor girl serving that she couldn't help as she was waiting for the manager to come and unlock the till. Having arrived at 12.30, we were finally served at about 1.45 - and we were the only people down there.
It was a great pity. The waiting staff tried very hard, but it was a shambles. They really shouldn't take this type of booking as the tables aren't suitable. Even worse, instead of just leaving a deposit, I had to pay the whole lot up front. Needless to say, we won't be going back.

Really bad experience! Horrible New Year's Eve, the worst in my life. But Dj was great! Couldn't enjoy it because of lack of organisation. The venue is good for normal Friday or Saturday night but NOT for such a big night like NEW YEARS EVE!

I used to go to the Motion Bar for lunch quite regularly and it was a really good value for money meal. The new menu now that it has changed to Opal is limited and definitely not value for money. A bowl of meatballs for example is a small Tapas type dish and they want a fiver for that. And another £4 for a couple of potatoe wedges.

I won't go back unless they change the menu.

And they put the specials menu in tacky plastic photoframes!!

The star rating isn't mine. Would not give any more than a 2 - that would only be for the new(ish) decor.

Real shame as it used to be a good place to drop in for lunch.