Freud

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198 Shaftesbury Avenue,
London,
WC2H 8JL

0871 971 6773
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Reviewer sergio_9o
26/04/2011
The best cocktails i've ever had!
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Reviewer sandy_e
06/09/2009
I went to Freud last night for the first time and its my new favorite cocktail bar.

Completely unpretentious place with a brilliant list of cocktails from classics to fun inventions.

The cocktails are pretty cheap at £6.50 each considering that most of them come in the glass section of a boston shaker which is close a pint!

Ok the place is not pretty but i'm glad its not. The music was wicked, it was like they were playing all my favorite music from my ipod.

The bar staff are all brilliant too and the girls are all good looking, they could be a little friendlier or smile once in a while but hey i don't go to bars to make friends with the bar staff, i go for amazing drinks and thats what they give you. Absolute winner!
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Reviewer Dubbleya
20/07/2009
Great little bar just underneath.... Well, if you can find it, you deserve to drink in it.

Starting with the staff, as they are a big part of the atmosphere, quaffing shots every so often and really making it not seem like the grey bits of London, then onto the well priced cocktail menu in large glasses and generous measures (not quite Barcelona or southern Italian measures, but getting there)!

Then onto the music: An eclectic selection which comes from a good sound system for the room size.

This is powered by a cd player, or ipod - ask them nicely, and they'll probably allow you to plug your playlist in too.

Freud also does quality food during the day (not that i'm an afternoon lush or anything...). Fairly basic menu, but filling.

And importantly, you never feel like you're getting ripped off like with a lot of central London bars.

All in all, a great little drinking venue. Take your first date, take your last, make sure you try the Aztec, and show appreciation to the hard working staff! Enjoy!!

Dubbleya
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Reviewer Anonymous
15/09/2008
Freud is the best bar in London. The cocktails are kinda ok and the staff is very polite and friendly! The main attraction is the beautiful barman. I'm in love with him and I take my friends there every single day. However, his mojitos are the best in town! My friends agree.
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01/08/2008
It is a rather interesting place, the cocktails are really very good, indeed. The atmosphere is, at times, a bit cold.
The cocktails are great, though.
Make sure you find the entrance...
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Reviewer Anonymous
18/06/2008
The service has always been fine when I've been here, it's not the sort of place to get table service as reviewer below has questioned. If you require that go somewhere else!

One of London's best underground bars, great atmosphere, nice people and drinks are awesome.

Fav drinks vary but recently the Boris Tea has been going down extreemely well.
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07/06/2008
I don't doubt that the atmosphere is sometimes good. And I don't doubt that the drinks aren't out of this world. However, my own personal experience of Freud was ghastly! A good friend took me there yesterday evening to celebrate my 30th birthday. The barman who served us was extremely rude (not to mention scruffy). Whilst seeing to our order he knocked my cocktail glass spilling the contents down the side of the glass and over the bar. Now instead of apologising or making light of this small incident, as any well educated person would be inclined to do, he appeared to become quite cross. He then attempted to mop up the mess and clean the sides and stem of my glass with paper towel. To be frank this was all very messy and the glass didn't look nice. I then asked if I could have a clean glass. He mumbled something before obliging reluctantly - all the while with a face like thunder. When he had eventually finished sorting our drinks my friend commented on how disappointed he was at the service. With this the barman promptly snatched our drinks from us and asked us to leave. We were stunned! Never have either of us received such poor and downright rude service before. Needless to say we headed off into Soho where the service was much better and we had a fabulous time. I would avoid this bar like the plague!
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Reviewer Anonymous
16/04/2008
the atmosphere in here always has a good buzz and the fallen angel cocktail is truly heavenly
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