Without a shadow of a doubt, the best bar in London and has been for the past ten years.

Amazing , you got me drunk and i pissed in the hallway of the hotel !!!! rock on dude !! Spent all weekend in here ... Jukebox was soooo frigging good , had me singing (and dancing) .. even got the misses drunk to !!! loves you and will see you next time !!

A bohemian paradise. Great jukebox, friendly staff and plenty of continental lager to go around.

Fantastic

My favourite bar in London. Always friendly, always surprising, always stay longer than I should.

Little has changed here since I last came here 25 years ago! A great place with a faded 50's charm. Very bohemian. Even the selection of music on the jukebox, was the same, as far as I remember. We sat on the seat by the jukebox, which was new then, but looked a bit dirty and old. Also the lampshades were broken looking. It could benefit from a new seats, etc, without spoiling the great character of the place. Also, it would be great if they did tapas downstairs and have a flameco guituarist! Toilets a bit scarey, I couldn't close the door once I was in.

Not being a fan bright and glitzy chain pubs I have been attracted to Bradleys for years as it is a breed apart from most of the west end and it is in the true ilk of 'spit and sawdust' with a good atmosphere, interesting decor and a splendid vinyl jukebox upstairs. The customers have always been freindly and chatty and the staff have given great service.

Unfortunately, on my last visit I experienced that the staff side of things appears to have changed with one particular member of staff behaving like a complete idiot at the end of the night, most dissapointingly without any sanction from his bar staff colleagues. He shouted at, loudly poked fun at and mocked several customers (not including myself) and treated them with complete contempt in being rudely dismissive of their reasonable and polite requests for bigger plastic glasses. He appeared as if he was under the influence of substances and behaved in a very grandiose fashion.

I'm afraid I will not go back there if I see this selection of bar staff there again.

Sorry, great bar...really poor and obnoxious staff.

I was in London recently and happened by chance on the Spanish bar.

I had a great time and returned there each of the three nights that I was in London . Great juke box , friendly staff and customers , good selection of drinks .

I visited several other pubs and bars in the Fitzrovia , Bloomsbury , Soho area but none compared to the Bradley's Spanish Bar ....

I highly recommend It .

I have been using Bradleys for a number of years , it is my number one bar in the west end it is one of the few pubs in the area which has not been modernised.

Over the years very little has changed it still has a lot of old character.

The walls are covered with old poi-st cards and foreign banknotes, behind each one there is a story.

As for the prices, i agree that it is expensive, but, no more than anywhere else in the west end.

I have often said it is like the united nations in there, i have had the pleasure of meeting people from all over the world.

The staff are a mixed race including spanish, Hungarian's, Australia and Germany.

I find this the most warm and welcoming pub in Lyndon, the regulars include a number of the local Hanway street traders.

I would recommend this pub to anyone.

This place is crowded and dirty, the beer was nice and cold but the glass it was served to me did not look as clean as a glass should be.

The oaf at the bar was rude and uninterested and the music on the juke box became slightly annoying as did the other drinkers inside.

The toilets were quite disgusting and the floor sticky. This is a popular bar, I can only assume the reason it is so popular is because it is the kind of place where you can arrange to meet your friends and then leave. The regulars are probably there because they think that it is something it is not-Cool.

In my opinion it is best to avoid this place.

My friend took me to Bradleys bar a few years ago and when I went into the downstairs bar I thought it was fantastic.

The staff were friendly and I felt like someone had turned back the clock and I was in London in the swinging sixties.

Just the music on the authentic jukebox alone was great. However, I went in there with the same friend a few months ago.

We were turned away at 4.30pm because the downstairs wasn`t open (upstairs was packed) so we went away and came back at 5pm when they opened.

Maybe smoking masked the smell but since it`s been banned I can only say the downstairs bar stank of drains and toilets.

The ladies` toilet was disgusting with grafitti everywhere and looking around at the decor was an eyeopener. The aluminium table bases were all eroded and the floor was filthy.

My friend said they need to spend a bit of money on the place and I think he`s right. I really hope they do that because this is such an authentic place to go to - far away from the All Bar One`s and all the other shallow crap

This is a gem of a bar. It makes living and drinking in London bearable.
The staff are superb, they do not need to confirm to any political or corporate policies, instead concentrating on ensuring the customers enjoy themselves.
The jukebox alone is worth the visit.
As a seasoned drinker in London this bar represents a real jewel in London's attractions and easily makes it into my top 10 places to go on a night out.
London is choking to death in characterless bar chains that churn out the same old crap atmosphere, crap staff, dirty glasses and overpriced drinks. Bradleys is the lighthouse of imbibing establishments, Good quality beer accompanied by clean glasses and frieldly staff. Prices compare favourably with neighbouring characterless bars.
The toliets are indeed decidely underpar however a small negative when the overall experience is taken into account. I bring my in-laws to this bar and they love it.
Clientelle vary, encompassing all aspects to this multicultural city, reflecting the broad appeal of this establishment.
Do not leave London without visiting. I am about to immigrate and must admit that the existance of this bar makes the whole leaving experience that little bit harder.
James Smith,
Cavan.

On paper Bradley's Spanish Bar should suck. A Spanish bar called Bradley's for one. It's tiny inside, is close to Oxford Street, and it's got downright disgraceful toilets.

I've only been to the basement bar, which is about the size of two living rooms and has hardly any seating. The drinks at Bradley's Spanish Bar are of a Continental stripe and slightly pricey. But despite all this there is some strange charm to the place, which I think comes from the pokiness, the staff and the clientele. Worth a visit but maybe too small to spend any meaningful duration of time in.