Lotus in Lambeth

Can’t believe this place is still about!! I found a job through star now as a promoter that needed to be filled in. There was 2 other us before starting the shift the other girl left and I stayed for the shift. I worked there couple years ago and didn’t even get paid AT ALL!!! My messages were completely ignored!! I had to stand out in the cold to promote the bar! On top of that my card was stolen at the end of shift and I was very out of it Kmt. Do not recommend AT ALL.

Everything okay ish but service slow , bit seem like anyone care

Absolutely delicious cocktail by absolutely talented bartender Noa. Been there a couple of times, highly recommend for all Noa’s drink

Really bad place and I saw the owners slapping a poor girl and kick her . Really really bad place I don’t recommend .

Bartender with BOSS necklace was rude and uninviting. Took shots before she served me and got my order wrong and refused to correct her mistakes. Rude and inattentive atmosphere, I DO NOT RECOMMEND!

Staff tried to charge us £10 for 2 lime & sodas as ‘specialty drink’ i.e. not on the printed menu. When I asked for a refund after seeing our bill they tried to just give us a discount on another drink. Refused and managed to get a refund after 20 mins. Ngl felt like a Karen but it’s a cost of living crisis and staff knowing the price of stuff should be a basic thing

Great atmosphere and music food is great. Drink ls could be served faster

UNREAL night. Food, service and drinks were amazing all night! Couldn’t recommend anymore! Thanks guys!! 10/10

This venue is soo hood ffs full of ratchet gal from south who only go for road man 🤦🏽‍♂️

Had booked in advance - Placed on seats in the walk way so you're constantly knocked into. Seats were next to toilet so you smell the warm fresh smell of vomit, seats were behind DJ booth and a wall that blocked vision so you were removed and unable to engage in live music. Seats were a 2-person bench and a foot stall for 3 people. Manager apologised, provided a refund (not deposit) and said we could come back again

It's called SOUL Bar now, and is still a guaranteed good time

Not the one for birthdays. Food is poor an tasteless. For the brunch founds loads more issues but so upset with this place I can't be asked to go in. Its called soul lounge but still lotus.

The service here was abysmal. I had a table booked for 6 and they tried to fit us on a table that could only take 4. Which makes zero sense as we wouldn’t be comfortable when eating. The food and drinks also took too long to come out. We had booked a table for 8:30pm-10:30pm however they rushed us out because they had some sort of party coming up. They also wouldn’t let one of my friends In because of this. The staff were rude and they did an excellent job of ruining the dinner for me. They need to take time to invest in customer service training and not overbook. I regret coming to this restaurant and never will. so please be mindful. If you know you want a good time and your moneys worth, don’t risk it and book elsewhere. Food was alright too.

This is one of the most exceptional place I have ever experienced, the staff service was excellent the music, and atmosphere was number one , and of course talking about the food menu absolutely amazing the food was so tasty, fully recommend this place to everyone must try Dont miss out i will be definitely returning back soon

Newly named ‘soul’ Tried to get in, ‘£10 entry if you’re a man, free if you’re a woman’, I’ll leave it to you to make an opinion on that

I went with my friends with food and drinks.All the experience overall was amazing.i definitely recommend and will be back soon.Nice bar with all the vibe. After 10 pm it opens as an pub and there have DJ dancing we can drink and dance. The people are nice . But for the VIP area seating we need to pay an extra. Especially in fridays and saturday its too rush. Must need to taste the Rum punch, and the steaks, lamb chops and lobsters which are amazing . So you must need to visit any weekends to get the vibe. And best place for eat drink and dance. ...

I attend lotus a few months ago it was a really bad club experience the security have no manners. My freind wanted to go for her birthday even tho I told her it’s not a good place to go but she insisted as we arrived their it was closed and looks like they have been shut down which is a good thing because the security have no manners

I made a booking for my birthday & found out they were temporarily closed. They didn’t inform me about this and I had to find out from a 3rd party. They didn’t answer any of my calls and the messages I sent them were read but no response. Extremely unprofessional company.

I had booked bottomless brunch for a birthday group of 15 people for the 5th March. As Lotus bar have a policy of £10pp to secure the booking I went ahead and paid only to find out they were temporarily closed last minute. I wasn't notified of any cancellation and ended up having to try and find a venue last minute that could accommodate all of us. Such a inconvenience and very unprofessional. I'm still unable to get a hold of the booking team to get a refund.

I had booked bottomless brunch for a birthday group of 15 people for the 5th March. As Lotus bar have a policy of £10pp to secure the booking I went ahead and paid only to find out they were temporarily closed last minute. I wasn't notified of any cancellation and ended up having to try and find a venue last minute that could accommodate all of us. Such a inconvenience and very unprofessional. I'm still unable to get a hold of the booking team to get a refund.

I am absolutely fuming! I have been waiting for a refund since the 8th Feb as they cancelled my booking 4 days before my booking due to being closed (even though it showed open online) I received the email to say it has been processed and can take 10 working days, it has been over a month and still no refund, have now been blocked on Instagram as messaged them asking what was going on and can not contact!! I am Appalled by this!

I book a bottomless brunch birthday experience for the 12th only to get a call on the 10th telling me they won’t be opened. I was told that I would receive my refund two days later. I still have not received it. The phone goes unanswered when I try ringing. Don’t understand why I still haven’t received my money and why I can’t be told when I will.

Worst bottomless brunch I’d ever been too! Waitress staff were rude, manager was rude. Waited over 45 minutes for drinks to be told they’d run out of aperol, then a man sprints down the stairs carrying two bottles???? hmmm… The atmosphere is good, but does not level out the rest of the brunch. Rum punch and tropical tease tasted like something off Zantes strip. Food was awful and long wait too! More focused on the large table in the corner, of whom i spoke to and had also complained about the service. Absolute joke. Worst part of all is that they make you pay before you even sit down!!! probably because they know it’s the worst brunch ever. I will not be returning.

Probably one of the worst bottomless brunches I've ever had. Food really wasn't great, service was awful, waiting foreverrrr for watery cocktails. Staff don't seem bothered. Literally only decent thing was the music. Save yourself the money and don't bother.

Customer service was great. The cooking was amazing. Excellent service from Chynna-Mae

Staff are horrendously rude and have some kind of power complex. Really embarrassing

Came here for Sunday brunch, had a lovely time - staff attentive, drinks were lovely, food wasnt the BEST but the vibes were 10/10!!

My wife and I tried Shisha for the very first time @ Lotus Bar and it was a memorable experience. A perfect mix of blueberry and tropical fruit flavoured shisha made by the shisha specialist Aji was mind blowing.I would definitely visit again.Ok

This was my first time coming to lotus with my friends the service there was amazing and my waiter (Sade) was so lovley, I had a bottomless brunch and the tempura prawns and Mac and cheese was so delicious and the lady with the snake was very interesting - I'll definitely be back next week! 😉

Splendid ambience that is perfect for relaxing after a tiring day at work. The shisha is really smooth and perfect. Especially the service done by Mr. Aji is Good.🔥🔥

BEST SHISHA PLACE I HAVE EVER SEEN Best vibe ever for shisha in London. Always the best service by the fantastic shisha expert Aji . Make sure to visit them, you won’t regret it

Fantastic evening - delicious food and really nice shisha with the friendliest service by Aji ❄️❄️

I went to a ladies night on a Tuesday & it was a VIBE the food was amazing and the drinks were too good! £5 drinks all night long hell yeah, Music was good and staff were very friendly and helpful, the interior was banging I will deffo be comming back!x

Shisha was very smooth! Frozen blueberry & frozen passion fruit mix was a great recommendation. Such good service by the Shisha man Aji....

Went here for the bottomless boozie brunch costing £45 per person. The food portion was rather small but the food was of a good standard. As we had a sharing platter. The cocktails was amazing freshly made eat time you ordered a drink. Add bonus was had unexpected entertainment a fire breathing Lady and the grime violinist which was so amazing as we wasn't expecting that. The dj was playing some tunes the vibe was great I didnt want to leave. Staff was amazing, friendly and helpful.

Was there a week ago. Great music and vibe and staff. Difficult to chat as the music is loud. Would visit there again.

Turned up for a bottomless brunch having paid a £100 deposit and travelling over 200 miles to find the venue was closed. Wasn't made aware of the situation by the bar. A wasted trip and incredibly disappointed. It's now been 6 weeks and still yet to hear from them or receive a refund. A terrible experience overall.

This review is my experience going to Lotus on a Friday/ Saturday night when it's busiest. I don't know what it's like during the day/week. Good music but too much on repeat. I was charged £18 for two singles with a mixer and they free pour everything so you can't even be sure you're getting what you paid for. I'm a bartender myself and for the amount of people behind the bar the service is shockingly bad, it's painful watching the drinks be made with no sense of egerncy at all. For a fast paced environment it's irritatingly slow. Other than that it's an okay place to be. I would just recommend pre drinking before you go here to avoid the waiting and extortionate prices. Also, not the place to be if you don't like overcrowding.

Came here to lotus for my friends birthday. Really nice vibe, lovely drinks which didn’t take long to come however, food not great. No allergen menu offered or even asked if we had allergies which should be standard. We all received our food however one person didn’t receive there food till everyone had finished eating. Waitress wasn’t really bothered just kept saying it will be a few minutes and rolling her eyes with attitude. I understand we kept asking where the food was but come on we all finished eating Two people on the table ordered wings after we had received our food and it they still came before the person had received their dish. Don’t order the tacos they have bones which isn’t advised. Burger didn’t include what was said on the menu. Fries were overly salty they weren’t edible.

It was amazing night my friend bday was lit and that Bob marley cocktail YUMMY 😋

Beware of this place! I visited with my younger cousin for her birthday and her younger friends. They became quite intoxicated by the end of the night. We left & I realised 2 of the group were no longer with us. I returned to the entrance where the security told me there was no one left inside. I insisted that there were 2 drunk girls from my group inside. Again they insisted there was no one left. Again I insisted there was and that I was not drunk and knew that 2 of my group that I was responsible for driving home were still inside. Security reluctantly let me in. One older man was sitting with my cousins friend (a young female of 22 years who was extremely drunk) and the other girl was in the toilets. One of the staff members asked me what I was doing . I replied that I was ensuring the safety of my female friends as they were drunk and I was driving them home. Security stood by all the time watching. The older guy (who I earlier observed as hanging around my cousins 2 drunk friends) asked what my problem was. I replied saying my problem was the fact that 2 younger vulnerable & very intoxicated women were locked inside the bar after security had insisted to me no visitors to the bar were left inside. The older guy got mad and shouted at me”go on, take them, you’re jealous, you’re a cockblocker”. I shouted back that he was a dirty old man who was trying to take advantage of 2 young women who had had too much to drink. Security didn’t seem to care & appeared complicit with this behaviour. It was clear to me what these males intentions were and I am disgusted with the security’s behaviour! I have made an official concern through Lambeth Council to highlight my concerns. Stay away from here ! Keep your female friends & family safe & tell them not to visit here ! Stay safe ladies! 💙

Lotus bar is the perfect place to go too for great food, cocktails & an amazing ambience. 5* Servings with friendly staff that made us feel welcomed. 🥰 We went on ladies night & enjoyed the live entertainment too 🥳🥂.

Great fun, food and cocktails -lots of fun surprises there!

Extremely overcrowded but good music 🎶

Courtney served me and another male. Amazing service and very Friendly. They bring more fun to this place

Lovely night out On a Tuesday served by the best Courtney. Be sure to come through for cheap drinks and good vibes

Courtenay is amazing!! Best customer service and social skills. Ladies might I would recommend xxxxx

cute place. a bit tight on space but i mean its a bar. i like the decor and wouldnt mind attending again

Thank you Lotus Bar for an excellent bottomless brunch experience. The service was wonderful. The food was delicious, the drinks were flowing and we had a lovely table upstairs. The DJ was brilliant and the vibe was great! Our party had the best time. Special mention - the rum punch was amazing. Fantastic night!!

Great spot for nice cocktails and tasty food. Staff is very attentive and Victor the barman is very professional as he can guide you through all the cocktails. Obviously the music makes such a great vibes. High recommend.

Africa saved it. He was the most customer focussed staff member we saw all day. Served us quickly and resolved problems quickly. Service was a little slow, but it was a Saturday night

Bar staff were absolutely amazing! Excellent service Africa and Courtneya

Erica & Africa was amazinggg tonight can not recommend enough !!! You have to go to their bottomless brunch amazing atmosphere and great staff !! 5 stars 1000%

Excellent service and staff! So friendly and amazing specialy Chynna ❤ also amazing food!

Over priced drinks, rude staff and over crowded. Dont waste your time

Courtney on the bar made sure we was all sorted out, we had a brilliant night and will be returning for Courtney’s cocktails and service!!

Went to lotus bar for the bottomless brunch for my friend's birthday. Got a good amount of drinks before the time ran out. The food you get with the brunch was ok and could have been better. The size of the venue is small.so it was quite hard to get around when the bar is packed full of people. I had my friend with me who is in a wheelchair so we had to stay one place but the staff was super helpful when we need help to take her to the toilet. But overall it's a good bar with reasonable price drinks and great music.

My recent experience was not the best. Paid online to go to an event there, no one at the door to check tickets, nor did anyone check for tickets the remainder of the night even after being told, someone would. Games were advertised on the flyer, there were none. Apparently the games were earlier than we arrived (which was 6.45pm - event was from 6pm till "late". So I'm guessing the games were only 45mins 🤷🏽‍♂️. Food was not great, definitely wouldn't order again. Music however was pretty good, waitress, named "Grace" was fantastic and the drinks were good. Overall 2 stars as I don't believe my money was well spent I'm afraid.

Food was not nice, chicken wings were dry and not seasoned well, pepperoni pizza was horrible only thing worth eating/paying for was the rice balls, most desserts not available although on the menu. Also place was full of flies in bathroom and around some of the tables, cocktails go off limits after 10pm 🙄 not stated anywhere and no games available after 10pm (which was advertised for the event, again not stated) disappointing place but company was great 😊 server Grace was lovely.

GREAT PLACE NICE COCKTAILS, DJ NOT BAD BUT FOOD COULD BE MUCH BETTER!

My worst night out experience ever. Spent close to £1,000 in a big group, got served bottles that has the seal broken. Drinks were all WATERED DOWN. No responsibility taken by management. To be fair, I gave them 2 weeks to respond to my email complaint. They did nothing about it, so, Google Review it is. EDIT: (responding to the comment by management) I’m glad you took the time to respond to my review. But I have never asked for a full refund so I find that very amusing. I don’t believe you even checked the CCTV because you would’ve evidently seen a group of 10 people sitting around and feeling “bored” after being served watered down bottles with broken seals. I’m now attaching my WhatsApp chats and emails sent to follow up on my complaint. I have never stated a full refund. So your response to my review is a PR exercise to make the customer seem like they are deluded. However, I have my own morals and standards and I believe it is unethical to defame a business if they have done well. In your case, I have given you opportunities to correct your mistakes but you chose to ignore and instead respond to my comment by telling more lies to make yourself look good to the public eye.

I had my birthday party at Lotus last Tuesday, and everything was amazing! The staff is super caring, the food is delicious and the music was the best! Thank you so much!!!

Vibey, amazing music & good food 🙂

Awesome place! Great vibe. One of my favourite spots. Love it, great music, staff lovely and great ambience. A must!

I had an amazing brunch with my girls , the service was AMAZING from begging to end. The ladies working there really were a massive part to making my birthday special I’m so grateful. The food was great , in particular the Mac and Cheese Balls ! We could eat them allll night lool. The Staff that stood out the most and kept a smile on their faces the whole time were : Grace , Chyna-mae and Sade 💕💕 they made sure I had the littest time! I will most definitely be going back x

Great staff music was on point, good night out good vibes

Really love this place the food n drinks never fail my expectations!! Staff all round are nice and helpful. First time drinking their mocktails and they are delicious, definitely recommend trying the 'got soul' mocktail. The only downside on this occasion was the couple of girls singing and talking so loud u could not enjoy the music and your own conversation... but I guess the 2 4 1 cocktail experience may have been too much for them to handle.

All the staff and security at lotus bar are so nice! They looked after us well and we all had such a good night. The drinks, food and music are all 10/10, I will be back!!

I attended on Sunday for the brunch comedy with a group of friends and we really enjoyed the atmosphere , food was delicious served as tapas and good quality of drinks for the bottomless. I definitely recommend this cool venue!

I attended on Sunday for the brunch comedy with a group of friends and we really enjoyed the atmosphere , food was delicious served as tapas and good quality of drinks for the bottomless. I definitely recommend this cool venue!

I came to the bottomless brunch (6-8pm) yesterday with 4 friends for my birthday. I was hesitant to book at first as there was a lot of negative reviews but I decided to give it a shot. And I’m so glad I did! I had a great experience, atmosphere and inside was great, music was amazing and the food was delicious. There was alot of choice for the cocktails, and although at first there was abit of delay waiting for drinks, this sped up and we definitely got our money’s worth. The two waitresses serving us food and drinks were lovely and friendly, sadly I didn’t get their names. I would happily come again, l left full up and pissed. Thumbs up from me

Watered down cocktails and unsanitary. I arrived at opening times and decided to use the toilet. Toilet lead directly from the restaurant with no two doors in between. From the entrance I could see the actual toilet itself! The cubicles stank and were not clean. One cubicle had a toilet seat that wasn't even screwed on and just balancing. Toilets are always minging here, unmaintained and never clean. I'm positive this restaurant is breaching Food Safety and Hygiene Laws. Throughout the whole time I was here I could smell the toilets while eating my food because the toilets open DIRECTLY to the eating area!! I feel sorry for the customers who get placed RIGHT infront of the toilet area. It's disgusting. Management at Lotus Bar fix up before you get reported to environmental health. Two closed doors need to be between the toilets and where people eat their food!!

I went to lotus for my birthday and I can’t complain they were so nice the food was 10/10 the music and vibe were good i was very happy

Firstly we arrived and was sat at the table in the back. We noticed the area swamped with flies. I don’t mean 3 or 4 flies, there was literally 40+ small flies, I believe fruit flies. And same in the toilets. We got asked to...

This place is absolutely amazing, lovely service from waitresses and mangers. All smiles and very good vibes. If you’re looking to have an amazing time and be treated well, this is the place to be 😍.

Very nice venue wit good people First time this week for brunch experience in lotus, it was great atmosphere and good customer service. Drinks was great and love the music too . Thank you Margo who give us a nice table and our waitress Grace. lovely staff .. i loved the place Deffo coming back soon 🥰

Amazing place to come if you want to have a great time. Amazing staff who will make you feel like a king/queen on your birthday. If you’re looking to have a good time, this is the place to be 😍

Amazing experience for the brunch 😋 I attended on Saturday 28th August with my sister and the food was delicious and we enjoyed the bottomless two hours drinks:) staff was very friendly and attentive. I will definitely be back

Great place to visit, lovely staff and lovely drinks and food would defo recommend.

On the website it says they open at 3pm. Made a booking for 5pm and when I got there, the place was closed.. the manager then comes out to say we open at 6pm. Very unprofessional. There's a line of people waiting outside and they won't open at the right time. They need to be more prepared

Lotus bar review AVOID GETTING ‘BOTTOMLESS’ brunch at ALL costs. It is a SCAM. I paid a £50 deposit for me and my girl to have this so-called bottomless brunch n it was the biggest waste of money known to man. You pay half payment...

I didn't realise that there was a really good pub nearby, it's the best pub i have visited recently. They had really varieties in their menu and most importantly their service, they provide a best decent service. Their managers had really done great in bringing up all their staffs on the floor to provide a great service. The managers as well as the people of the floor were always in full energy while we were there. They provided everything that we need in a fraction of a second. They never made us wait. Someone is looking for some night in fun with the best food, booze and music then this is the place guys.

Loved it alot always wanted to go

Great music but bad customer service. It took too long to get a drink at the bar.

Had a subliminal night at Lotus! Great music and vibes accompanied with to- die-for cocktails and food! Can’t wait to celebrate my birthday with you guys again next year!

Lotus is your last resort, when there’s nowhere else you might decide to waste your money at their ridiculously over priced bar (£40 for 6 shots). However, never again. I purchased tickets to be told to wait in line with people who had no ticket...

The rating I am giving isn't 1 star but I cannot rate lower. On the 8th August My sister and cousin were there for a night out for a birthday and treated disrespectfully. The lady security was out of order and rude and should go on a customer service course as she has no manners and needs to learn some customer service skills. I will not be going here in the near future.

Great cocktails and the best music! The atmosphere and staff are lovely. Definitely give lotus a visit!

Bar man was extremely arrogant, rude and dismissive. Not only to my cousin, but quite a few customers that night..I observed he was the only one serving that night, which must've been tiring, but his behaviour was unacceptable.. We definitely won't return there.. Nor will I recommend it.

What can I say about this hidden gem in the chaos of Clapham?!?!? Amazing staff, delicious food and superb cocktails. If in doubt go for the lamb chops - Chefs kiss

Great place to party amazing night they offer the bartender paulo is really awesome they making awesome drinks. I love this place and also i suggest you check it out 🥰

Thank you lotus for the great night, me and my wife came Here for our anniversary and They gave us a great treat with table decorations and complimentary prosecco. We definitely recommend!

This place barely deserves a 1* rating, arrived and was greeted by the rudest most unsocial lady ever, she had no idea of our booking so they didn’t have a table for us so we got shoved outside, we then had to pay extra as they had under charged us on the website so that was a hidden and unexpected cost, we went for the bottomless brunch the food was cold and not very nice and we actually had to ask for our second course as they had forgotten about us, the bottomless drinks were for an hour but we hardly got to drink anything as they waiters kept forgetting us due to us being sat outside. I literally would NEVER go back to this place and I advise no one else to waste their money!!!

Went for the bottomless brunch, loved the fact it was a late start option. They had a great DJ and the drinks were on point Sooo much fun and good value for more money! If the place was a bit bigger it would be 5 🌟

Lovely staff had a great evening, good staff and make us feel comfortable, drinks were great and overall a great vibe for friends

Awful.....staff very rude. Will not be going back

Went here yesterday for my sister's birthday we had a great time thank you to Claudia our host you made it extra special so lovely and offered spectacular costumer service she should definitely be promoted people like her brighten people's days and make your bar do much better

They have great customer service, always made sure their customers were comfortable. The music was great, the Dj tried to strike a balance for people from different backgrounds. And their drinks are great. Loved it

Purchased tickets for an event and had to wait outside for 40mins despite there being no queue! Drinks were extremely over priced! The toilets were filled with flies! Staff removed bottles of unfinished alcohol from our area and then refused to provide another bottle. Staff...

Joanna is great! Drinks are great and food is delicious! Went for the bottomless brunch and was the best! Customer service is on point! Will visit again