Sway Bar, Holborn - pub details
Address: 61-65 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 2826) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Holborn (0.1 miles), Covent Garden (0.3 miles), Temple (0.4 miles)
London Charing Cross (0.6 miles), City Thameslink (0.8 miles), Farringdon (0.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Late licence (£10 admission after 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays)
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> Current user rating: 3.0/10 (rated by 22 users)
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user reviews of Sway Bar, Holborn
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| Got given 2 free drinks vouchers outside, so it'd be rude not to! Having organised a bad night out there in March, where they blasted music at us and refused to turn it down, or give us the number of seats we'd actually booked, I wasn't surprised to find it pretty empty on a Friday evening. However, staff seem a lot more polite now, and the music has thankfully been turned down. thedivinemissp - 2 Aug 2011 08:55 |
| Previous comments relating to bar staff, door men & the VIP booth spot on - really bad attitudes, atmosphere and I wished I'd seen this site before arranging a hen night there. Never been treated so badly!!! Don't go there - the people who own these chains should seriously review the management and staff in place. Sb81 - 19 Jul 2011 22:11 |
| Been here a few times before management changed and was an OK venue. Went last night and is all I can say is...DON'T BOTHER GOING!!!! If there was a minus option then I would be giving it that. We booked a VIP table two weeks in advance for 20 people to celebrate my brother-in-law's birthday. When we arrived we were told to join the end of a very long queue even after we were told we would get priority entrance. Once we got to the front of the queue, they initially let us in, but after we queried why we had to pay additional money to get in (we had already put down a £150 deposit) they moved us to one side. Upon closer inspection by Zoltan Branch - General Manager on the night, he decided that my brother-in-law's black timberland boots were not appropriate attire for the club. (note: we had checked in advance and were told only trainers and hats were not allowed) We ended up waiting outside for 30min before Zoltan decided he would talk to us, he said no entry under any circumstances and tough about the money we had already paid. Saying that the door staff were on a power trip is an understatement. While we were waiting over 30 people were pulled out of line. Basically, if you're a girl and don't fit into the plastic pretty look, or you're a guy who is either bigger than the bouncers, slightly geeky or they just don't like the look of you, it doesn't matter what you wear or what you look like, you wont get in!!!! An absolute waste of time, rude and obnoxious behaviour and to top it off, we now have the hassle of trying to get our deposit money back. Ended up going to Club 49 in soho and had a brilliant night with the friendly bar staff, good music and very accommodating door men. Just remember, even if you book the VIP experience, you may not not get in if they don't like you. WASTE OF TIME CLUB!!!! Bhavs86 - 27 Feb 2011 13:31 |
| Not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Was a surprisingly decent crowd and the 2 main rooms are a good size so as not to find it impossible to get from one side of the room to the other. As mentioned in other reviews the music system seems ridiculously loud but maybe that's just because i'm getting older! telephones_and_toliets - 3 Jul 2010 11:16 |
| firslt of all havn't been there on a normal night but went there yesterday for a special event...thought the music was deffo too loud due to their insane sound system that consists of 2 different makes of speakers which total to about 5thousand watts lol cause of that the bartenders couldn't hear a thing anyone was asking for + they're deffinately overpriced drinks. Another thing were the bouncers they were such idiots not doing their jobs properly....they were pushing ppl outta the way for no reason when really they should only lay a hand on someone if the person is giving them brutal force...and one guy got hit with a bar by a bouncer and + a metal bar fell on my leg and they totally ignored it my advice stay well clear of that place maybe they'll start to change if people don't go :D RHINO23 - 10 Mar 2009 17:29 |
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