Brass Mongoose in City of London, Westminster

To be honest I don't like the design here and the drinks are too expensive. But those who like the spanish way of bars, will enjoy this place.

Came here for Xmas drinks with staff last night and couldn’t believe how poorly we were treated by this military like head barman. He really was very unpleasant. We were a mixed group of men and women and we ordered a round of drinks for circa £100. One of the ladies did not like the way they over spiced her cocktail so politely asked for something else. The head barman, who wasn’t even serving us, got involved and very angrily started waving his hands around as if we were trying it on - we weren’t. We then sat outside and for our next round we popped in to the neighbouring bar to get this lady the cocktail she wanted and we also purchased more drinks from both bars. The barman brought security over and demanded we left because we were drinking a drink that wasn’t purchased from their bar - but we were drinking 7 other drinks that were , vs two drinks that weren’t - so if we apply this rule , we were not allowed to sit in either bar ! So I agreed to then go in to his bar and purchased another round for £110 , which I believed was our negotiation to allow her to remain at our table , but of course , as soon as we had purchased it, he tried to throw us out again and then got two security guards involved to do so. We then left as I he was literally. Shouting at us “ go spend your money in their bar, we don’t care if you don’t spend it in here “. Seriously, what ??? It was almost laughable. We remained completely calm throughout the interaction but this guy was like a man possessed. Suggest you consider appointing a new bar manager because this guy is dreadful.

SERVICIO IMPECABLE , ATENTO, AMABLE Y PROFESIONAL.

Even though they said they were closing soon, we had lovely food and service.

My ol' Dutch and I popped in here for a swift half on our way from somewhere to somewhere else. "¡Hola, amigo!" I said to the barman. "¿Es usted el senor Bradley?" "What?" the barman cried in response. "What are you saying?" "Er... Me preguntaba si usted podria ser el legendario senor Bradley..." "Look, what do you want to drink?" "Two pints of Guinness, please. And a small sherry for me." "¿Funciona la gramola?" I queried. "¡Por supuesto que si!"