Bar + Block, Paddington, W2

David Walton left this review about Bar + Block

Visited 04/08/25. Visited previously 28/06/22.

No cask. Keg offering of Moretti, Guinness, Aspall, Asahi, Corona, Pravha, Camden Hells and Camden Pale.

Typical example for the chain with clear split between bar and restaurant area. The bar is down a flight of stairs from the ground level entrance. The bar counter faces the bottom of the stairs and has a small, tiled skirt in an otherwise modern bare boarded area. There are leather stools along the length of the bar counter. To the right of the foot of the stairs are a couple of long tall tables with the same leather stools as at the bar counter and a similar tall table the other side of the foot of the stairs alongside a more regular long table. There are some wall mounted tables on the wall opposite the left-hand end of the bar counter and the area behind the bar counter has a lot of small tables with either regular chairs or some studded leather banquettes along the rear wall. This is certainly a decent sized hotel bar area. The space has considerable height with a glass roof about three stories above the basement bar area in the front of the bar counter. There is also a mezzanine area with regular tables and chairs in what looks like the hotel lobby area, and you can apparently take your drinks up to that level. The walls are also boarded apart from a few red brick areas and there was nice lighting and low ambient music that made for a pleasant short revisit to photo and review.

On 6^th August 2025 - rating: 4
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