The Terrace Bar, Rushden Lakes in East Northamptonshire

It’s great to have such a lovely cocktail bar around. They’re good strong cocktails so you get your moneys worth.

had a great time tonight accompanied by jay he was so lovely and very friendly and spectacular at this hidden gem and such good service with amazing drinks and food we love jay !!

Wonderful evening in a group roller skating, sharing drinks and dancing at The Terrace! We were looked after by Jay who was very friendly and attentive. He went above and beyond to make our night memorable. The skating was really fun with plenty of space and great disco lighting. The only downside was a slight lack of organisation and clarity around getting us signed in but otherwise, we could not have been happier! Plus, we must give an honourable mention to the £6 homemade pizzas which were delicious. The views across the lake at sunset were gorgeous, we would recommend a visit!

The staff members are really friendly and welcoming

Great place great staff epescially our host Jay :))) had a fantastic night I was greeted straight away with a warm smile from lil Jay :)

Had an amazing night! Karis, georgia, jay, cuba, kian, mia! Great vibes and served fast, definitely recommend coming here!

No management!Bar staff zero experience..

Lovely outdoor space great service

This place rocks the staff are pretty rock solid and friendly and the cocktails are so irresistible highly recommend

Lovely staff ,jay,Amy,Oli and Laurie and Kian where class also great drinks !!!!!

Excellent staff, amazingly friendly and lovely people. Amazing venue and alot of dance space.

Such a great hidden gem. Staff (especially Holly and Jay) were so polite and helpful and just a barrel of fun! Drinks are delicious and fair price. Dance floor is popping!

Came in for a snack and ordered nachos with added extras.. SHOCKING. One hour wait when it's dead, literally... Okay you had some parties but COME ON! 🤦🏻 It arrived and was in a Pasta bowl, Last time it was a much bigger plate and full. Get yourself a decent supervisor to manage the youngsters.. because god forbid If you were actually busy!

Had a really great night here. Good music and love the lights. Drinks and cocktails reasonably priced.

Quality cocktails, very friendly service. Good vibes all round.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, would highly recommend people to come to enjoy a cracking night out.

Felt really comfortable and great hosts. Atmosphere great..Recommended

Great atmosphere … great tunes … friendly staff .. loving the victails

Nice place to visit, just wished the idiot in the car park that dinged my car while I was in there had owned up, you ruined my day thank you so much!

Wonderful staff, friendly atmosphere, if your looking for a place to party, relax and vibe this is the place to go

The staff were lovely however the prices are ridiculous! I bought 4 apple sours shots for £26!!!! I could’ve bought 2 bottles for that price. Also we ordered some food and everything we ordered they kept coming out to tell us they didn’t have any left. Also the place is dead

Amazing place friendly staff great music definitely returning for more great nights

Brilliant night, amazing vibes, place to be

Amy, jay, Sophie were fabulous bar staff really friendly and made and enjoyable evening. Everyone who works here has been lovely. Will come back more often !! Thank you guys !!! X.

Great atmosphere. Service amazing. Amy especially has been really lovely and amazing drinks. Food was especially good .

Great atmosphere, our cocktails were made by Amy who was really helpful recommending best selling drinks. Love that they also have a roller disco. Will definitely be back again!

A lovely venue, and the staff go above and beyond. Will definitely return and recommend

Excellent, Jay was amazing as was Chloe, George was blasting out songs on the bar, holly was smashing out drinks on the bar, sophie was brilliant at keeping us topped up

Great venue and service. Holly and her staff made amazing drinks for us!

Great bar, nice cocktails and fun roller skating!

Place is dirty at the start of the night 6pm Clearly the place has zero levels of hygiene

Great atmosphere nice staff affordable drinks

Great night at the terrace bar. Music was great, cocktails were perfect and Karis pours a great shot. Perfect place for birthday drinks. Loaded chips were enormous!!

Jay was outstanding at the bar. great service and awesome atmosphere. private rooms available for large parties

Brilliant place with amazing staff definitely jay!!!

Love the lights! Visited for the first time and had a lot of fun, I'll deifnitly be coming back!

Great atmosphere, Jay was a great bar man 👌🏼👍🏻😎

Jay, Amy and Chloe were fantastic. Highly recommend visiting here! The staff made my night. Drinks we're spectacular and atmosphere was outstanding

Best Music. Danced all night. Jay was all star. Super attentive and there for all.our needs!!!!

Good choice of drinks, DJ was good

Amazing place, atmosphere fantastic, will definitely come again!

We had a good evening. Staff were happy,particularly Jay and Luke,who were very friendly and smiling. They checked we were OK and enjoying ourselves.

Great atmosphere. Lovely staff. Always accommodating. If it’s your bday, they will give you a free shot. Highly recommend

I was at the terrace bar 23/12 I had a fantastic time, was met by the warmth of the staff, one to the best seats. All staff were amazing and gave a warm welcome. Had an amazing evening

Awesome venue great music and service is outstanding.

Its about the only place with some life after 10:30

Recently got rid of some of my fave cocktails :(

Great service, wonderful staff, so polite and joined us on the dance floor x

Very nice place, good service and food .

Good service, and good cocktails, with a great atmosphere.

Great atmosphere! Friendly staff! Good music, good drinks, all round a good night out

Very good bar , they ate friendly and the music was fantastic

Nice place to expended time with friends

Fast, funny, good vibe. Loved: Romilly , holly, molly and Sophie and Amy

Tables dirty, dried on sick on the ladies toilet seats, drinks were awful and served in plastic.

Would love to be able to judge it on its drinks or food but was refused service in an outside area due to having my dog with me. Really poor in my opinion. I understand theybare allowed to make their own rules due to it being their establishment but can't understand how dogs are not allowed in the outside area accessed through an outdoor entrance. The server who informed me was polite enough but sadly I can't agree with the policy. Food and drink could be amazing but sadly i will never know. Ended up going to one of the multitude of other establishments that allow dogs in the outside areas they have. Poor

Unfortunately not the best experience - had a margarita and the first time they explained they had knocked it over so were remaking the drink - fair enough. However, when the drink arrived the presentation was pretty poor (only salt rim on half of the glass etc) and there was a big lump of salt at the bottom of the glass. I know margaritas normally have salt rims but I've never had one with a huge pile of salt at the bottom! Took a sip and ended up with a mouthful of salt and felt really sick afterwards. Ended up sending the drink back and asking for our money back - something I don't think I've ever done before - but unfortunately it was just not worth it. Staff seem friendly but disorganised/messy. Again like so many other reviews it has the potential to be a really nice space and has lovely views overlooking the lake but doesn't live up to the hype.

Really bad experience tonight ! Slow drinks and got lied to by the staff ! They said a 35 minute wait for 3 drinks was okay as they had no staff , however, 4 staff behind the bar and all of them just stood around doing nothing

This place had so much potential, the atmosphere was lovely, however, the food, drinks and service needed a lot of work, the food was overpriced and low quality, the drinks were very watered down and again overpriced, 2 members of our party orders the same drink and one was only half full whereas the other was full to the brim. The service was very disorganised, and poorly managed. Staff were pleasant but messy. Maybe with some time and effort this place may improve but we’ll see.

We were looking forward to try the Terrace Bar but sadly was a disappointing experience. Waited just over 25mins for 2 milkshakes and it was not busy at all. Then one milkshake was bought out and it looked nothing like a milkshake but instead watered down milk with ice. My son could not drink it. We didn’t wait around for the second one to be bought out. Thankfully we did get a refund which took another 15 mins and went elsewhere. Such a shame as the place has a lot of potential to be a great bar being where it’s situated. The staff seemed polite but perhaps not trained in how to make a milkshake which I’m sure wouldn’t be their fault. I know it’s a bar and they don’t specialise in milkshakes but maybe it’s something that shouldn’t be on the menu. And I’m still confused as to the wait time on them coming out when it was not busy. Unfortunately we won’t be going back or recommending.

Went here for my friends birthday on a Saturday night, had a table booked for 21:30, got there just after this time (we didn’t realise we had to walk through a children’s play area) the lady said to us that it would be 5 minutes as she needed to clean the table. 5 minutes later she comes back and leads us to a table, that’s still dirty so not sure what she was actually doing. The place wasn’t busy either. We sat down and thought we would be able to have a few drinks and dance, dancefloor was closed, and the DJ was possibly the worst I’ve ever heard! He couldn’t mix to save his life. This was outstanding to us as it was Saturday night, you’d think the place would be at its peak. No atmosphere whatsover, which is a shame because the place is decorated nicely and a huge area! Stars given as the boy behind the bar was very nice, although the soda in my drink was definitely off! Wont be back

Fab drinks, attentive and friendly staff - 100% recommend!

Amazing evening. A special shout out to Charlotte for her execellent customer service.

Wouldn’t let us sit there unless each person spent £5

Very good service and took extra care in accommodating our gluten free needs.

Great menu, Fantastic staff and nice place to relax

We went there last night, a group of us... Despite the chaos regarding card payments went down. Jess and her crews tried their hardest to accommodate her guests and all the customers. Overall the atmosphere is great, the music is great, drinks are a little bit pricy. The venue is nice and clean and the staffs are brilliant. Well done and thank you.

Was served by a lovely young man called Kieran. 10/10 experience, would do again.

Will definitely be coming back, we had the best time with amazing service by a young man called kieran. Made us feel very welcome and was extremely helpful.

Nice place but over 6 quid foemr a medium sized wine was stupid

Came here as my daughter had a birthday party to go too. I didn't purchase anything whilst I was there but the place looks really nice. Some other parents bought food and drinks and it did look really nice.

Amazing service. Ellis was amazing really welcoming and supporting

Access is from the staircase at the back by the waterside. Freshly renovated with a rather pinky look inside. Tastefully done though. You can reserve a table online if you wish.. Plenty of friday evening entertainment with live singers. A large spacious area with lots of seating. A dance floor too. Outdoor seating for warmer nights with nice views. Its not just for youngsters, there seems to be a mixed age range inside which is nice to see. VERY nice cocktails. Service was quick. Do choose carefully on the food menu, I'd say they were more warm snacks than actual large plated meals.

Kieran and Ellis gave great service

The staff are really friendly here especially Ellis and Kieran. Really helped build a good atmosphere for the bar and makes me more inclined to return. Great service overall!

Great customer service and Friendly staff!

Live music, great drink variety and lovely staff. Recommend for a friends night out :))

Visited while the kids were in flip out. Very basic menu, we were looking forward to coffee and cake while we waited but there were no cakes on offer. No menus readily available either

We have come here for a joint birthday. Ellis the waiter was very nice. Drinks came very quick they was very polite. Singer was good. Overall the service was spectacular

Excellent service, nice trendy bar, nice terrace too. Dj was good also.

Cracking music!! Great atmosphere. Perfect party place 🥰💕

This place IS nothing short of amazing! Me and my friends come for a suprise party and wowww it did not disappoint.

Despite its pretty cool exterior and fairly decent list of alcoholic beverages I am, sadly, less than impressed! Having turned up on a Saturday evening for an early drink I was unable to sit at one of the very empty tables outside as it was "reserved" I was the directed to a table next to another couple in an otherwise empty and soulless venue. No music and having been sat for a little while my friend went to the bar to order drinks. He returned empty handed explaining that you cannot collect drinks from the bar... I mean really?? Why are we wasting staff time delivering what he was stood at the bar ordering. Once the drinks arrive we were then deafened by overly loud music for a second before it was turned to a point that was reasonable. 30minutes later it was whacked up to a point you couldn't hold a conversation. I had high hopes for "The Terrace" it looks great but there appears to be lots of standing around staff and a disorganised vibe. Shame...

Nice place to relax with a drink, a view and music.

Honest review. I had a good night but mainly down to the company I was with... Firstly, book or reserve if you want to be outside because we were seated inside and it was so hot! No AC, no ventilation. Very sticky and uncomfortable. The drinks were great, a nice selection to choose from, however the food was lacking. Plus side you order at the bar and pay then they bring your drink over so you don't have to stand around waiting. The atmosphere was good, a decent crowd of people come here, managed to get a table outside in the last hour. Music blaring inside from a DJ that was underappreciated. Something as simple as installing an AC unit would make a huge difference as a roof top terrace summer location so there was some respite from the heat. Otherwise lovely bar/club. Staff hard working and polite but could tell they were very uncomfortable working in those conditions too.

Good stop off on the terrace for a drink and a sensible priced lunch in a very comfortable surroundings. Nice that the music not over loud to spoil having a char with friends. 🌞

Rude staff greeted with a foul glare when arriving the girl serving us absolutely had an attitude problem with everyone not just us. Service was slow and unprofessional, took over an hour for food to arrive. Didn’t have half the items on the menu what’s the point? Not worth the money don’t bother.

Had a great night at the terrace bar tonight. Cocktails were 10/10

Great atmosphere and great cocktails

Celebrated my birthday here tonight, had the best time

The cocktails are amazing. Had a fabulous time celebrating the mother in laws 50th!!!!

Lovely place, music a bit too loud for the day time couldn't have a conversation without leaning in or talking loudly.

Rude staff especially the girl greeting us at the entrance, half our food and drinks didn’t arrive but staff weren’t even offering receipts, didn’t care about service at all rude and unfriendly all across.

Had the best time on the terrace tonight celebrating a 50th birthday

Great atmosphere and great bar view

Was extremely disappointed here.. The entrance was by stairs and are extremely dirty, filthy by anyones standards Service was slack, beer was flat Shan't be returning

Went there last night for the 1st time and was really impressed. We were served by Thec who was really lovely and welcoming. Would definitely recommend.

Poor service, we were waiting to be sat for a long time and 2 waiters were sat down having a chat away. People that came before us were shown where to sit before us. We were ignored completely. After 15 minutes, we were given a seat next to the door!!! Very uncomfortable place to sit for two people. Let me not even get to hygiene. Our table had bugs and sticky drinks on there the menu was sticky. I was surprised because there were people walking around with spray bottles and cloths but couldn’t clean the table properly. We asked to be moved and they lied to us and told us to wait they will come and move us but we were there for 1 hour and didn’t get moved. I will never go back that’s for sure.

Not one to usually complain about things but just so disappointed it hurts. Came to The Terrace Bar with me friends for a big birthday and has not have a good experience. We had ordered rose and all was well, however when the drinks arrived we were greeted with RED. Not what we asked for. We had said we asked for Rose, however the staff proceeded to say we did order red. Was quite awkward. Usually love the place but this has really put me off. I’m sorry but I won’t be returning for a while.

We decided to go to the Terrace because we hadn’t been there before. The decor of the place is nice, however when you go inside, the layout is really quite strange; there is a soft play/bouncy castle type thing taking up half of the indoor space, which is part of a different unit. Never seen anything like it, dzit was just very odd. Anyway, long story short there was about 10 members of staff on and the place was fairly quiet, there was one poor person behind the bar and everyone else was just sort of wondering around like spare parts, no wonder it took about half an hour to get a drink. When the drinks came, they didn’t come all at the same time, they just came as and when they were made and there was also one occasion where our drinks had been mixed up. When we all finally got our cocktails, there was no garnish. The cocktails were something you’d expect at a hungry horse restaurant, they were disappointing considering you pay on average about £9 per cocktail. You could clearly tell that the drinks hadn’t been shaken enough, barely any froth on the top and they didn’t taste very good either. It seems like this place can’t take accountability for their poor organisational skills and staffing issues, as every time someone leaves a negative review they always seem very defensive. Wouldn’t recommend to be honest.