Scarfes Bar in Camden

always a stunning evening at Scarfes bar! The staff are friendly without being intrusive and the drinks are unmatched. I love having live music in such a posh setting as well.

My friend and I were refused entry at the door of the bar for no reason. After many communications, the other party never told us the reason and always refused. The hotel was not closed that day, and there were guests coming out of the bar. Obviously there were vacancies. Our dress was completely in line with the requirements and there was no reason to be refused. In the process of communication, they thought we were Asians and emphasized that they were Asian-friendly bars. This sentence is undoubtedly a huge racial discrimination. They judged our race based on our appearance and used similar language such as pet-friendly to say that Asians were friendly, as if to say that Asians should not enter such places, but they were very generous to allow us to enter. Despite this, we were not allowed to enter that day. I can't believe that there are such bars in the UK. As a cocktail lover, I have been to nearly a hundred bars in the UK and have never encountered such treatment. In response to such unreasonable racial discrimination, I have called the police, and at the same time reminded everyone who is going to this bar to choose carefully. You can't imagine what unreasonable encounters you may encounter.

Went here as Scarfes one of 50 best bars in the world, but left quite disappointed. Service is pretentious but not personal: they call you madam and move the chair for you but there is no even small talk to make you feel welcome, even when you seat at the bar on not a busy night bartenders don’t pay much attention to you. The food is mediocre.

Managed to wangle a seat at the bar and watch the maestros create their cocktails and really see how much it meant to them. It is an art form. Even though they were busy, they answered questions from me and my partner and conversed well. All in all, it is an experience (which is reflected in the drink prices) but I would definitely recommend and go back! Unfortunately due to sickness we had to leave after one drink - but we shall return!

Great cozy bar. Good friendly service.

Lovely bar. Great for a date. Hellishly expensive - £20+ for a drink. Very slow service.

Drinks were pricey but you pay for the ambience and service. So was lovely!

When it was almost time to pay the bill, the waiter gave us the wrong check, causing us to pay for another table. It is absolutely unacceptable that such a fundamental mistake happened in a high-end hotel like this.

Terrible service with no sense of hospitality. When we arrived, the staff squeezed three men onto a small sofa with a couple, making it extremely uncomfortable. We waited for a long time, but no one came to take our order. Even after we asked for the bill, the server didn’t bring it until we stood up and walked to the counter ourselves. To make things worse, they mistakenly charged me for the previous table’s bill. Instead of fixing their mistake immediately, they asked me—already exhausted—to write down my bank account number, email, and name for a refund. Such behavior is completely unacceptable in a high-end hotel. A truly awful experience.

Qué decepción, estábamos deseando comenzar nuestro día en el Rosewood, desde el momento en que caminamos en el servicio fue terrible, el bar solo tenía un puñado de personas en él, de hecho, había más personal que clientes, pero aún así esperamos 15 minutos hasta que alguien finalmente decidió venir y preguntarnos qué queríamos, no se proporcionaron menús. Tuvimos que encontrarlos nosotros mismos. El personal estaba teniendo una charla encantadora, pero claramente nos vio. Los precios son muy altos como cabría esperar en un hotel de cinco estrellas, pero decidimos que preferimos gastar nuestro dinero en otro lugar así que dejamos.

The best jazz bar ever!!! I just love it. So classy and relaxing place. I have been multiple times and still doesn’t feel enough. If you are visiting the bar try to go the day that Kitty sings(best performance of all ) !

Fantastic live jazz bar with an excellent range of cocktails, wine and spirits. Stunning decor complemented with great art and various comfortable seating options. Friendly and polite staff - highly recommended!

Amazing drinks, very well balanced and interesting flavors, especially the martinis. Ambiance was also fantastic, very pleasant to sit and chat. The complementary olives and nuts tasted delicious.

Mirko just made me the BEST Negroni sbagliato in London ♥️

Stunning bar with faultless service and excellent live performances.

One of my favorite hotel bar in London, very cozy and old fashioned place. Staff are really nice and talkative. I love the jazz, absolutely amazing! The cocktail on the first pic was really good, it’s a must ordered one if you like sweet & creamy 😋

I wish I could leave a negative review because the whole experience was absolutely ridiculous. If you’re looking for a place where you can be racially discriminated against and treated rudely, then here is the perfect spot for you! Me and my boyfriend were stopped at the entrance by a doorman who refused to let us in without giving a proper explanation. When I asked for clarification, he rudely told me to check the website and said, “You can read, can’t you?” He then directed my boyfriend to “Take your lady away,” which felt dismissive, misogynistic, and completely unprofessional. When I asked to speak to the manager, a bald man in a grey suit showed up, pretended to be the manager, and told me to come back during the day if I wanted to complain. Turns out, he wasn’t even the manager. Seriously? You can’t make this stuff up. There was another staff member who kept apologizing to us, and I really appreciated his kindness. If this is the kind of behavior they think is acceptable, I’d strongly suggest avoiding this place unless you want to feel disrespected, unwelcome, and utterly uncomfortable.

En general me encantan los bares de hotel, si tienen este cierto toque de un estilo elegante y con clase. Este bar es sin duda uno de los mejores en los que he estado, ya que en mi opinión representa todo lo que debería haber en un buen bar. El ambiente es súper relajado, el menú de bebidas ofrece una buena selección, el interior es clásico sin ser anticuado y hay muy buena música en vivo también. Solo tengo un comentario/recomendación, la entrada podría haber sido más rápida ya que hacía frío afuera y no había razón para hacernos esperar en el frío.

Amazing Cocktails. Service was also perfect with server explaining all cocktails. Loves the space and ambiance.

Visited Scarves Bar yesterday evening to meet friends who had a booked a space and had been seated before my arrival. When I arrived I was stopped at the door by the doorman who made me wait approximately 25 minutes and was told the bar was full despite explaining I had a booking and was joining a friends who had already been seated. Whilst being made to wait, other patrons who came after me were being allowed to enter the bar. When I asked the doorman why he was letting in other patrons who had arrived after me he responded he wanted to ensure I had a booking because if I didn’t I would be escorted out. This was highly embarrassing as I was made to feel he was doing me a favour when he finally let me in… totally not impressed. Another patron who heard the conversation apologised for the doorman’s behaviour and commented that he was embarrassed for me and should have said something. I have reflected on this and am wondering why was I treated this way? What did he see that brought him to the conclusion I didn’t have a booking. I will have to have a deep think as to whether I will be recommending Scarves Bar to my friends and colleagues!!

One of the world’s finest cocktail experiences, and certainly among the very best in London. Very lively atmosphere with super creative and delicious drinks. The live music ties everything together. Ethan at the bar and Chris at the door were very friendly and welcoming.

Thanks Lorenzo for the amazing experience!

Un endroit magnifique, belle ambiance (chanteur au piano), possible de manger un petit quelque chose (excellent) tard le soir après le spectacle (rare à Londres). Exceptionnelle collection de 400 whiskies. Service : bien qu'il fasse un peu sombre, on pourrait vous présenter la bouteille quand on sert un verre de vin à 26 £. Le portier qui vous fait attendre dehors (heureusement il y a un chauffage) est particulière sympathique.

A magnificent place, beautiful atmosphere (singer on piano), possible to eat a little something (excellent) late in the evening after the show (rare in London). Exceptional collection of 400 whiskies. Service: Although it's a bit dark, you might be presented with the bottle when they serve a glass of wine for £26. The doorman who makes you wait outside (fortunately there is heating) is particularly friendly.

Great martini (went with renais gin) and great service. Super cool interior, lived up to the hype.

Scarfes Bar var højdepunktet på min tur til London. Personalet var utrolig imødekommende og servicen var fantastisk. Vi følte os meget velkomne. Stemningen var eminent - utrolig elegant men stadig tilpas afslappet. Der var live jazz og bare godt humør. Ikke mindst var vores drinks utrolige! Jeg kommer helt klart tilbage!

Delicious cocktails and great atmosphere! Get there on the earlier side on a weekday, and there are plenty of spots!

Very unique bar with great live music and a cozy atmosphere. Cocktails are expertly crafted and all taste very unique. Service is top notch, very friendly, knowledgeable and attentive.

Scarfes Bar at the Rosewood Hotel London is a sophisticated gem with a cozy library setting, live jazz, and expertly crafted cocktails. The vibe is a perfect 10/10, offering an intimate yet vibrant atmosphere that’s hard to beat. However, the food was only average—good, but not on par with the high expectations set by the rest of the experience. A fantastic spot for drinks and ambiance, but the dining could use an upgrade.

Luckily this place does not take reservations and so we went early enough that we got right in with only a few minutes wait. Once inside you are escorted to your seat. We got the ends of a bigger table which had another group sitting. Our waiter approached immediately offered menu and water. We got Rosa Paloma and garden smash to start. Both drinks were balanced, sweet, and delicious! Drinks also come with small bowls of olives and nuts. Frankly the olives were really good! Excellent service. Classic elegant and relaxed vibe. Loved it.

I had an appetizer, everything was delicious. Especially the burgers and the prawns with their sauce. I will definitely come back

Recientemente se aventuró con nuestros amigos después de la boda y nunca se han sentido más estafados — ~ £ 180 para una ronda de cinco o seis cócteles estándar de la ciénaga, que eran muy abrumadores. No podría recomendarlo en el punto de precio, incluso en el centro de Londres.

PRETENTIOUSNESS SHAKEN NOT STIRRED I was pulled into Scarfes Bar by a Boujee friend, you’re immediately struck by its cinematic glow. Here are my personal perspectives. The lighting is moody, the jazz is sultry, and the decor whispers (or rather bellows) old-school elegance. It’s the kind of place where you expect to lock eyes with a mysterious stranger across the room or overhear a scandalous affair being plotted over martinis. But before you settle into this grand fantasy, reality arrives—wearing a three-piece suit that’s one size too small. The crowd here was a curious mix: first dates playing at sophistication, groups of friends clinking glasses too loudly, and men in suits discussing “business,” which seems to involve a lot of boisterous laughter. On closer inspection, the glamour begins to crack. The three-piece suits cling precariously to expanding waistlines, turning sharp pinstripes into wavy optical illusions. I saw a sea of bald heads gleaming under the low lighting, while toupees threatened to slide off with each exaggerated laugh. The decor, though undeniably grand, feels like a shrine to a bygone era of luxury. It’s all polished wood, plush chairs, and an atmosphere so heavy with pretension that you can practically hear it creak. There’s an unshakable sense that Scarfes Bar is trying too hard to evoke “old money,” but instead lands squarely in the territory of “new money trying to cosplay as old.” It’s a bit like being invited to a dinner party where the host insists on calling the living room a drawing room. And then, of course, there’s the price tag. The cocktails were good, but expensive. Abit like Casper the friendly ghost—two sips, and they’re gone. Ah, the Tangerine Incident. My Boujee rebel friend, placed a harmless tangerine from her bag onto the table. Enter a manager? With what felt like the urgency of someone defusing a bomb, to inform us that “foreign objects” weren’t allowed. The pretentiousness isn’t just in the drinks or the decor—it’s in the air. It feels performative and the ambiance too curated. Even the impeccable waitstaff, who glide around wiping up spills and refilling glasses with clockwork precision, can’t quite soften the atmosphere. I start to wonder: is this place a bar, or a very expensive stage set for people who like to pretend they’re in a Bond film? Scarfes Bar tries to be many things: luxurious, sophisticated, exclusive. But instead, i feel it to be stiff, overly rehearsed, and just a little too pleased with itself. It’s hard to relax when the room seems to be constantly checking itself in the mirror. Would I return? No, I’d rather have a pint at the pub next door.

Definitely one of my top three bars in London. The live jazz music is a touch of class that transformed the entire space to another level!

LOVE this spot. So classy and elegant, great and strong cocktails, and yummy snacks.

Good live music, cute touches like branded napkins. It is on the more expensive side but the venue is beautiful and the great music makes it worth it. Great for a special occasion :)

A step into the 1920s. Or what I’d imagine it to feel like. The cocktails are a delight. Not too scientific, fit to the classics so it’s easy to find something that makes your palette sing. The service is delightful. Nathan helped guide our evening and left us with some wonderful recommendations for the rest of our time in London. The jazz was incredible. Plan to be there when it’s happening. Get cozy next to the fire and have some great conversations.

Great atmosphere, excellent cocktails and great service, the price is a little too high even compared to more famous 50best, however the experience was really excellent, the staff were fantastic

Knock on wood and "Ramos and Eve" were fantastic.

We love Scarfes Bar. You can never go wrong with the atmosphere & drinks. With live music on Thursday nights, you’re surely in for a treat. This place has every component to make for a good night out.

The friendly, jolly and helpful staff will make sure that you're never wanting for anything.

Beautiful bar with one of the best cocktails , live entertainment and the staff is very well trained

Fantastic hotel bar! Cocktails and service was amazing, such a great atmosphere

The cocktail list is very playful, with more than 20 options to choose from. You should not miss their Sazerac prepared 50/50 rye and cognac. The snacks are very tasty and the service is friendly and knowledgeable. You might find cocktails as good as this at a lower price point in other places like Swift or Discount Suit Company, but definitely worth visiting Scarfes for the cozy atmosphere and music.

Busy buzzy bar with great, knowledgeable, charming mixologists who create cocktail art. Fun spot to barfly. The door policy is friendly but fierce to regulate numbers. Don't just expect to walk in on a busy night.

Fine quality liquor, unique ambience with great music and very good service

The cocktails 🍸 are excellent! The atmosphere is chic and the service is top notch.

Great bar with some good cocktails. Service is 6*

Excellent unique cocktails in a bar that looks like is from the movies. Ultra cool atmosphere and attentive service

Met up with friends on a Sunday late afternoon. Nice selection of champagne, friendly and attentive service to begin with, but as it got crowded, one or two of the staff were rather abrupt. I guess it is human. Tried different snacks from the menu. All nice. Atmosphere was amazing, cozy country home feel, and yet, buzzing. Live music was an added bonus, well chosen and perfectly pitched.

It’s a very beautiful and sophisticated bar, the atmosphere is similar to a gentleman’s club. The staff is very attentive and friendly. The menu had great cocktails options and I did try some,cocktails were excellent and to make everything more cozier they had live music performance in the bar.

we are visiting from the US, heard great stuff about this place, but we had the worst experience ever

NO, just NO, sorry, very unskilled people, they dont treat you well, just want your money

Awesome cocktail lounge. On the nicer side. Library and leather vibes.

Love the vibes of this bar! Fancy but cozy. Cocktails were tasty👌

Beautiful bespoke drinks and caring service. Without considering the stunning venue! Every time I come here, I am amazed.

Shockingly rude service! Our waiter was constantly "checking in" for us to order more, to the extent where it was annoying. He also got obviously annoyed and didn't even try to hide it when we asked to pay different amounts and not split the bill evenly across our group (which we even had calculated amounts). I was honestly shocked at how rude our waiter was. We also saw a mouse, which I get is common in London but this is a fancy place. I'd give 5 stars for the live band, they were incredible but everything else needs improvement

Long wait when it is empty inside

Gorgeous cocktail lounge in Rosewood Hotel. Bartenders make incredible drinks and do so with great flare. The atmosphere is classic England with all the trimmings including live piano. Drinks come with nibbles and the service is as good as it gets. This is a classic cocktail lounge with style and class but not stuffy or twee. Marco was my bartender and he's a true artist. It's a must stop if you're visiting London.

The cocktails were great, and it was located in a fancy hotel in Holborn. However, I was asked for ID for the first time ever at a bar in London, and many of the staff made me feel they were a bit aloof.

Lorenzo our waiter was amazing! He made the experience wonderful, and recommended great cocktails.

This bar is amazing. Lorenzo was one of the best waiters I’ve ever met. He made the experience a hit. The drinks and music were excellent.

One of the best Negronis I have tried. Bar tenders are very professional and knowledgeable. Highly recommend this bar.

They refused us to have a drink around 1030pm saying it’s going to close soon. I didn’t understand why they decided not to let us in. We were two men, ready to have a nice night cap. This kind of discrimination is terrible. I will never come back.

Moody lit bar with amusing caricature drawings, yummy cocktails and bar snacks. Lovely staff and great service with live music!

Very exciting bar in beautiful and impressive surroundings. Very friendly and accommodating service. Drinks are on the expensive end but also really good. We stayed a little longer as there was live jazz music. A really good experience. Can definitely be recommended if you are into cocktails.

Scarfe’s Bar in London is an absolute gem! The atmosphere is cozy and sophisticated, with a touch of artistic flair that makes it unique. The cocktails are expertly crafted and bursting with creativity. The live music adds a fantastic vibe, making it a perfect spot for an evening out. The staff were attentive and knowledgeable, ensuring we had a wonderful experience. If you’re in London and looking for a stylish and memorable bar, Scarfe’s is a must-visit!

Had a lovely Birthday evening here, with some delicious cocktails, (we did not eat here) really good music by a solo guitarist. Fantastic service. Great place will be visiting again soon.

A good thing is the atmosphere - the music was worth the visit. The layout and the decor felt classy as well. However, the bartender that served us (at the bar) was very pushy and forceful for us to order more cocktails. It was pretty empty so they were not much engaged with other customers so that may have been the reason. Though, we were disturbed many times and asked if we want more drinks without letting us finish the already ordered one, and it felt very cheap service for a prestigious hotel/bar like Scarface. The cocktails were basic, the white russian was below average.

Lovely cocktail bar, London prices

Love this place. Live jazz every day. Delicious cocktails for every taste. You can't pre-book a table there as it is first come first serve basis. Fridays and Saturdays are usually pretty busy. There are less people on Sunday night and the jazz starts at 7pm instead of 8pm.

Fantastic environment with a cosy ambiance, innovative cocktails, and great live music. A special shoutout to Nissan, whose attentiveness and care made our night very special. The band was also fantastic and went above and beyond by playing most of our song requests.

A perfect cocktail bar with elevated but quirky ambiance, friendly but upscale service and high quality concoctions. Jazzy live music was also wonderful. There is a lot of space at the bar and tables but you need to make a reservation. We were lucky, walked in around 10.40pm on a Friday night (3 ppl) and waited 40 min for a table. The favorite cocktails of the night were Rosa Paloma and Tropicaldi (very fruity and refreshing), the . The Knock on Wood and Golden Touch were a bit too sweet for my taste. The complimentary nuts and olives were a nice touch.

One of the best cocktail bars I’ve ever been to. Each drink tasted better than the last and beautifully crafted. Both the service and the atmosphere were amazing. Gorgeous inside. And the staff were very knowledgeable about their drinks.

Perfect bar, perfect cocktails and food, great staff.

Great cocktail with special component. The best bar for sure.

Great bar, great atmosphere and amazing services and cocktails. No wonder why is in the top 50 best bars :)

It was ok. Nothing super special. Service was good. Asked for a drink and not sweet. It came very sweet. Sent it back and they si.ply added lemon juice. No need to return to the place.

Fabulous Cocktail Bar, classic Art Deco styling, huge range of premium spirits @ bespoke cocktails.

Beautiful bar with high ceilings. Friendly service. Live music. What's not to like! Scarfes is highly rated for reasons that are all true. We had a great time. And recommend this to others in London.

Fabulous service, truly the best cocktails and great jazz

Really nice, our bartender was great, I loved de olives and the peanuts and the music was super!!!!

Spectacular place for cocktails around 4 pm, when you might get a fabulous seat. Best to book. Swish upmarket ‘decadence’ with great original art. Well. It’s a bit decadent to start cocktails at 4. Nowhere near sun down. The cartoons adorn the whole place. The surprise is where it is. In the centre of work day legal land in a seriously discreetly hidden treasure of a London hotel.

Great looking bar and nice atmosphere. Cocktails are on the pricey side and were not as good as other places that have a similar concept and prices.

Absolutely fantastic experience in drinking

Amazing bar where I met my friend yesterday! You are fascinated the moment you enter the door. I drank Garden Smash and Rosa Palamo. They were both beautiful, but my mind remained on the first one. In addition to cocktails, snacks and olives are also delicious and constantly refreshed. While we were sitting, live music started, which is incredible. It is true that it is expensive, but it is worth it. Look at the beauty of this napkin ☺️

This is my favorite bar in the world and love to visit every time I am in London. Very warm atmosphere and the staff is very friendly. Their cocktails are amazing and the menu changes often. They have a great by the glass program if you prefer wine. The snacks are always yummy too.

Beautiful and elegant cocktail bar inside the Rosewood hotel. Staff were so lovely and attentive. We enjoyed our afternoon "vermouth" for sure.

After giving the bill, was waiting for a person to get the machine,can’t understand,why can’t be more attentive!

Opulent, maybe, classic, somewhat, expensive, of course, but well worth a visit. I haven’t been here for years as I have been living overseas but the service and staff were as good as ever.

Really baffled as to how this place is so well rated. I've been to a lot of cocktail bars in London at this price point and Scarfes Bar would be dead last by some way. We just had simple classic cocktails and even made sure to order our second round of drinks from a different person, but they were all really bad. The bar is very big and the staff are way too rushed to take any real care in making the drinks and seemed to take shortcuts where possible, such as the use of artificial foamers rather than real egg whites for a whiskey sour. The bill averaged out to about £25 per drink, so I couldn't help feeling a bit cheated. There are so many other amazing hotel bars in London, some rated among the best in the world, that are cheaper than this place! I would never return here.

Possibly the worst classic cocktails I’ve ever had in a so-called top cocktail bar. Had a whisky sour and a margarita and both were so disappointing. Such a shame as was looking forward to this bar.

Worth visiting and worth waiting in the line kind of place! Excellent cocktails, perfectly balanced and good menu for tastes of all kind. Cocktail ‘Golden touch’ and ‘Tropicaldi’ - great options for aperitif.

Loud, crowded, large bouncer guarding the door asking to see my hotel card before letting me in felt a bit pretentious. Cocktails were nice

The cocktails are amazing. Great food as well. Staff is lovely. The prices are outrageous, even for London standards. Overall, a great experience.

A very nice bar. The bartenders are excellent. There is a good selection of drinks. Good live music. A beautiful place

Beautiful bar, nice crowd, great live music.

In Camden is Rosewood London and its sexy and sophisticated Scarfes Bar. First opened in 2014, the high-octane Scarfes Bar features live jazz music every night. Inspired by the atmosphere of a drawing room, the bar was named after the British artist and caricaturist Gerald Scarfe. Gerald’s own collection of conversation-provoking paintings adorn the marble walls, transforming Scarfes Bar into a living canvas, described by Scarfe as “my personal art gallery, where you can see my life on these walls”. Director of Bars Martin Siska leads the bar’s cocktail program. The sizable and gifted mixology team, again mostly Italian, create their own home-made syrups, ferments and distillates within an in-house laboratory, a rare luxury for a hotel bar. Impressively, the bartenders make about 800 cocktails on busy nights, making Scarfes Bar one of the few high volume hotel bars in London. The new menu launched in April 2024 goes back the basics with drinks that are close relatives to their classic counterparts. For example Scarfes’ Paper Glider, a mix of Highland Park 12, Aperol, peach and maple Verjus, takes inspiration from Sam Ross’ modern classic the Paper Plane, which he invented in 2008 for The Violet Hour in Chicago

Very lively place, great ambiance, lovely service

A little pricey but there's also entertainment, great service and well crafted cocktails. I was slightly disappointed there wasn't more options for a meal. But I keep forgetting food is harder to come by late nights in London. I ordered the steak frites w/ fries from the bat menu. Temp was just right on steak. I ordered a drink not on menu. The bartender nailed it! I went once with a friend and came back solo while in town. I will return.