The Bar is beautiful inside I can't fault it, and definitely worth going to for a drink with a friend. However if you are planning an event here be aware! I was told I could bring 15 to 20 people down and was sent a canape menu for the canapes they out source which I was quite prepared to pay a deposit for. I then went to check everything was ok a few days later and was told I could no longer bring people down as they were hiring the whole venue out on the night I wanted to come down, a phone call or email would have been nice to let me know? When I quizzed them they then said I could have the upstairs area for about 15 people...I stupidly agreed, and then when I went to check a few days later they changed their minds saying that the upstairs wasn't that nice and that the downstairs would be better and that I should do it another evening and I should pay a deposit and that everyone had to spend a minimum of £25. Well a glass of Prosecco and cocktails are £10 in there so you do the math! I don't have the confidence to bring people here as the management strategy is too unreliable and not very professional

Great bar, great decor and cocktails. However i would advise NEVER booking an event here. I booked my birthday party with Kathy (the owner), the venue was not ready for our arrival and had in fact hired the room out to people before us. My husband spent time mopping the floor before our guests arrived.
On arrival Kathy did not have the room ready and there was no bar set up with cocktails as previously requested via several emails and converstaions. When a bar was finally set up the till was left in the room wide open, we had to close it for them.
The sound system in the room kept cutting out which my husband had to resolve, none of the staff or Kathy offered any assistance with this
It is a shame as this is such a great bar, unfortunately the disorganisation of Kathy the owner lets it down greatly

Lovely bar... but beware the owner (Kathy) doesn't allow you to sit back and enjoy the atmosphere, in fact she makes it very uncomfortable with her constant pestering patrons and harassing bar staff.

If you want to be in a beautiful bar then there are other places to go (Lounge Lovers for instance) without the added madness of the owner looking over your shoulder!

A real touch of opulence, a Bahamian paradise with cocktails that won't disappoint

Located down some steps, blink and you'll miss it, 98 is a best kept secret that should be experienced

The decor is grand, quirky and comforting, from the grand piano, plant filled atrium and louis14th style arm chairs. Music great but not too loud.

I've been a fair few times and will keep going back, the only thing missing is a late licence but as said above it doesn't always stop the party.

What an absolute gem! Fabulous cocktails, bar staff and the most wonderful hostess. Exquisitely curated, it is truly a very special and quite unique treasure trove on Curtain Rd. A late license is all that's missing from the mix. I certainly can't wait to go back!

What an absolute gem! Fabulous cocktails, bar staff and the most wonderful hostess. Exquisitely curated, it is truly a very special and quite unique treasure trove on Curtain Rd. A late license is all that's missing from the mix. I certainly can't wait to go back!

The cutest cocktail bar in London, I love the quirkiness and the secrecy! The cocktails are out of this world and Kath is the best host! Xxx

Located on the lower ground floor, easy to miss, it gives you the impression of a real find when you get there. Rather like arriving at a private members club, it feels quite intimate; although the space actually continues through several different rooms with the kind of furniture you expect in a Louis XV palace dining room. In spite of the cool decor it retains a relaxed air with the flotsam of period crockery and art work casually distributed over the surfaces.
The cocktail menu was broad and interesting and matched the ambiance of the bar. We arrived late and in spite of the genuinely friendly staff coming round and asking if we wanted more drinks before closing, I missed last orders. On asking whether the opening hours were negotiable the owner was adamant that the till was closed and the only drinks we could have would be free ones. She duly obliged with my order. Outside of my local, a unique experience in London.
Basically, a fantastic bar with all the features that make it an ideal location for a date or a drink with a friend, they won't leave unimpressed. In fact I wonder whether I will regret writing this as its cool cache will be diminished by its inevitable popularity

This bar was a great find, it's magical decoration, delicious adventurous cocktails and friendly bar staff provide a sophisticated but fun place to spend an evening.

It's unlike any of the other warehouse-esque bars that are springing up in the Shoreditch area and once you walk down the twisting iron staircase and enter the bar you could be in a different world completely, sipping on candy floss cocktails or chewing rum soaked sugar cane!

I drink in Shoreditch and Hoxton square all the time and stumbled across Ninetyeight a couple of weeks ago. I found it completely unique and delightful to any bar I have been to in the world! Not just London, to be honest I think there are bars that are over priced and pretentious, but Nightyeight is certainly not! My friends and I had a totally enjoyably time with excellent service and a great atmosphere! The cocktails were absolutely unique and for a bar in the centre of London with the type of exceptional decor; the cocktails are all reasonably priced and full of delicious fruity and very boozy ingredients! I would definitely recommend for a delightfully rememberable evening. The only thing I could suggest is it stays open later than 11 !

We came to the bar recently after hearing of it's recent opening. What at first seems like a great little discovery, turned out to be yet another pretentious, over-priced bar which has ideas well above it's own station. Shoreditch has enough of these places already, let alone London as a whole.

As nice and quaint as it seems at first, what kills it is the atmosphere. It doesn't seem relaxed in the slightest (when it should be) and you end up just being pestered by the bar-lady. You get the idea they are doing you a favour for letting you in there! The cocktails were very hit and miss, nowhere near worth nearly £10 considering the competitors in the area. You're much better off going to somewhere like the NightJar or something on Hoxton Square for a much nicer atmosphere