If you’re looking for a night out in a cosy venue, quality cocktails, really friendly bar staff and a completely unpretentious crowd then Bar Social is the place.
I was heading out with my sister for a night of gossip and cocktails and we couldn’t have picked a more perfect venue. As we arrived around 8.30pm on a Saturday night the place was buzzing. The manager was sweet enough to find us a table for two amongst the throng of party goers. The table next to us were celebrating a 30th birthday. They told us that when they arrived they found the table adorned with birthday balloons and a free bottle of champagne was awaiting them. Looking around it seemed that two other tables had benefited from Bar Social’s friendly birthday policy of free balloons and champagne.
Table service was bestowed upon us and Miya the amazingly helpful and friendly bar waitress took us through the extensive and exciting cocktail list. Looking to the bar I swear I could have been on the set of the movie “cocktail” and was expecting Tom Cruise to walk through the bar at any moment. I’ve never seen cocktails been shaken and stirred so liberally. When I looked around I couldn’t see anyone drinking anything but long martinis and mojitos, even the strong rugby player types were sipping on cocktails more suited to Paris Hilton and her pet dog chi-chi. I couldn’t blame them. At around £5 a go they’re not going to break the bank and filled with a delicious mix of alcohol and fruit one or two were easily enough to get the party started... but as you might have guessed the temptation to drink our way through the whole menu was too much!
The atmosphere was fun and chilled out. Funky tunes pumped out at a volume where you could feel the vibrations but at the same time enjoy a normal level of conversation. My sister and I nattered away and every time we looked up, Miya, like a cocktail angel, wafted over to our table and placed two more delicious concoctions in our hands. We couldn’t fault the place – even when my champagne cocktail arrived and I felt, believe it or not, that it was too strong – Miya took it away, had the Tom Cruise look-alike mix me another one and not a word was said about it.
The floor at the top was being used for a private party; which looked like it could fit around 30 people, just the right size for an informal bash. As my sister and I skipped out of the place at 1am, we were already planning to come back and try the Salsa classes on Mondays and the poker nights on Wednesdays. It seems there is no end to the offerings of Bar Social. As Arnie would say... I’ll be back.
Melissa Davis
Arranged over three intimate levels, The Bar Social offers exquisite, award winning cocktails in stylish and ambient surroundings. This a new concept in the middle of Lavender Hill (Clapham) and is well designed. Recommended and perfect for small, private or corporate parties with the ability to create bespoke canapes for any event, free Balloons and Bottle of Champagne when you book your Birthday or Engagement Party or any others events with Bar Social. (Updated 27/07/2009)
Customer Reviews for Bar Social
“Not being from London it is great that I have found this bar really close to the station. Cosy, well designed, good music, excellent and extensive cocktail menu with fab happy hour offers :) the music is varied and fun and the bar staff are just the nicest bunch of people I have come across!! I have met many friends here and whenever I'm in town I come here and am always greeted with a warm welcome :) I've introduced some of my London friends to Bar Social and they have returned also!
Well done guys, keep up the hard work!! xxx”
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— s, Portsmouth
(22 Jul 2010)
“Good music, very cosy bar,highly recommended for any party, l had mine for the second running, just to say l am very impressed, free bottle of champagne and free balloons too, and the cocktails are good value for money.”
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— Debbie, London clapham
(18 Jul 2010)
“just amazing place, you feel so homely,well designed, the staff very friendly and specially the cocktails are absolutely lovely and good value too, music is brilliant. check this place out .xxxx”
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— Chris, clapham
(20 Apr 2010)
“Celebrated our office christmas party at Bar Social and had a fantastic time - we were very well looked after from start to finish and it was great to be somewhere where the whole group stayed the whole night together to party through to the wee small hours. Definitely my favourite bar in Clapham and if you haven't been - why not ?! :)”
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— Jemma, London
(15 Jan 2009)
“The place to go to see lots of jugs, big ones, small ones, full and empty ones. Thats because this is one of the places to go for some awesome cocktails and at reasonable prices for London too. Nice mixed freindly crowd, nice music and one thing that really did stand out a mile compared to other places I've been to is the staff are very freindly and on the ball. Well done to the staff at Bar Social keep up the good work will be dropping in regularly.”
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— [ Unknown ], London
(15 Nov 2008)
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