Jewel/Bar Blanca, Piccadilly Circus - pub details
Address: 4-6 Glasshouse Street, London, W1R 5RP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 1356) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Piccadilly Circus (0.1 miles), Leicester Square (0.3 miles), Oxford Circus (0.5 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.5 miles), London Waterloo (1.1 miles), London Waterloo East (1.2 miles)
Pub suggested by Emma Mills on 10 Mar 2003
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> Current user rating: 3.2/10 (rated by 13 users)
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user reviews of Jewel/Bar Blanca, Piccadilly Circus
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| I have to say that i normally avoid these "funky" type establishments, however the better half fancied a change, and a glass of vino, pronto ! So despite my misgivings we crossed the threshold. Whoever coined the phrase "style over substance" very much had this place in mind. Garish colours, lots of chandeliers and a shoddy selection of bottled eurofizz. Surely if you are in the heart of the west end, you can use a bit of imagination when stocking bottled lagers, however despite this, she who must be obeyed was eyeing the wines so, discretion being the better part of valour i sidled up to the bar. There were two other people being served, by two bar staff, one of whom i took to be the manager, so no long wait, you would think. Well you would think WRONG, after five minutes of standing there, without any form of acknowledgement, not even eye contact, i got very bored with waiting. Now 5 mins is not a long time in a busy pub, but in a pub with only a dozen people in it, and two serving (?) and being next in line, and being ignored its a very long time. After eight long minutes even the wrath of her indoors couldn't stop me from suggesting an alternative venue. Thankfully she agreed and we decamped to The Blue Posts, Rupert St for instant service and Summer Lightning. Moral of the story, if you think its going to be bad, at least give them a chance to prove you right ! wellinformed - 26 Oct 2011 12:13 |
| Over priced pretentious rubbish....£9 for a G&T! Bar staff and manager incredibly rude and stuck up. Avoid at all costs! lesley_jc - 12 Dec 2008 16:44 |
| Avoid this like the plague! Witnessed one of the useless bouncers abusing two customers in front of everyone. He threatened to attack both of them and called them all the names under the sun. I nearly called the police. An absolute nutcase and totally unprofessional. I thought these so called security people were there to protect customers. Does anyone check the criminal backgrounds of these foreign bouncers (this 'man' was a short russian) when they come here? I bet they don't. Inside expect to wait an age at the bar for an overpriced drink in pretentious surroundings. I wont ever be going back to jewel after what I saw of the 'security'...and I'd advise everyone to do the same. Scary... grifter110 - 16 Feb 2008 19:01 |
| This was arguably one of the best nights of my life partying in London. The venue was superb. Everything I had hoped it would be and more. I hired Velvet Room 1 for a cocktail party and had 80 of my friends turn up. Everyone was suitably impressed. The decor was magnificently posh, romantic, yet chilled. The chandeliers, the candle lights - it was gorgeous! We even ran a cocktail competition during the evening. Well done Guy, Andre, Matt, Raza (aka The Booze Brothers) and Sarah, Kristina, Mandy, Liz (aka the Dolly Mixers). The staff were most polite...esp. Magda at the bar, the waiting staff, the doormen and Eric the manager. They were incredibly accommodating. The food was great. They allowed us to play our own music which was an added bonus. Would recommend it over and over and over again. It was the most perfectly, smoothly run evening I have had. No stress whatsoever. Everything just flowed and Jewel staff made it all so simple and uncomplicated. Could not recommend this place enough. valrocks - 23 Oct 2006 18:37 |
| I love the interior of this place, the staff are pretty attentive and the music is quite good. I used to enjoy coming here on a Friday when it first opened. However, the drinks are overpriced and the place has turned into Tiger Tiger mark 2. Full of tourists and a complete meat market. The last few times I have been in there with my friend it has taken less than 5 minutes before our table was swarming with men. I guess it's OK if you like that kind of thing but it's just a little OTT! anonymous - 20 Apr 2006 17:23 |
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