Steinbeck and Shaw

Yeah nice place, great cocktails, food not bad either

Walked straight in and was able to get served... Except they no longer offer pitchers, and no longer offer the half-price drinks 5-10 on Saturday! Bit disappointed as these were both advertised on the website!

Vile attitude from a bouncer, avoid this establishment if you expect to be treat like a human being.Friday 13th March at 5.30pm, arrive to be greeted by an aggressive bouncer who demanded I remove my hat. I've just finished work, so complied and entered the building to be met by 4 young chaps with flap caps on, stood at the bar loudly demanding more drinks. Wow. Just wow. The whole place felt on edge, these chavs were in charge.Either the bouncer is their mate or this establishment just don't care about customers being treat fairly. We won't be back!

Steinbeck & Shaw is a large, typical, mid-upper market bar, serving drinks like champaign/tropical-style cocktails and wine, although sadly classic (and complex/time-consuming to make) cocktails are missing from the menu and the beer selection is paltry. Soft drinks are available and a 50% off cocktails deal made for cheaper drinks when we visited. At other times, expect £7-15 per drink.The ambience is a bizarre mix of glitz, chic, utilitarian, tacky, modern and vintage, so I wasn't quite sure what to think when I came through the door. E.g. as Christmas is around the corner there was a large, white, plastic, minimalist Christmas tree sat next to vintage-looking tables/leather wingbacks. The menus are inside vinyl album cases.Sadly, the floor and tables were pretty sticky in places, the cocktails are served in plastic glasses and there were overly-drunk clientele even though it was still pretty early. Music was loud but that's to be expected. The cocktails tasted good, but were mostly ice. The soft drinks (one of our party ordered a coke) come in a tin can, with ice, which is quirky but really means you only get a rather small volume of actual drink.Staff were attentive and pleasant but rather rushed.Google identifies a 3star review as ok" and that's how I found this place. It might be great for some - especially if you are going out just to drink and get drunk - but I feel that the place just misses out on having any real heart or identity. I would return but probably only if someone else wanted to come here."

Cheap & cosy but as everyone wants cocktail not enough staff, long wait to be served

Not a great bar, the service was very slow and the tables were covered in empties and spilt drinks that no one bothered to clean up. It was better as the bottom floor of Sugar Mill.

Half price drinks until 10pm, probably the only bar I've ever been where you can get a pint of Peroni for around £2! Also love the pineapple mojitos

Great range of cocktails and 2 for 1 as well even better

Perfect place for a decent tipple surrounded by hipsters with long beards and exciting views on politics.50% off offers during the week on drinks.

Oh so friendly and relaxed atmosphere this evening {Thursday} 17:30 Awesome Happy Hour Deals Till 22:00.Enough Said I Think...