"Very nice place to grab a drink before dinner. My husband loves gin, so this was a gem to find on our honeymoon. Every drink we had was superb, and the atmosphere was perfect; the music was on-point."
Right, let's start with the positives. The location is good, there's a good selection of drinks and the food is really nice. One of the members of staff was happy to help with whisky suggestions and they let us order a desert off the adjoining Bovine menu. So why do I not like this place? The service. I have been a few times (my family stay in the above hotel) and the staff are pretty miserable. There is also this awkward table/ bar service combo. Every time we have been we sit down and the staff ignore you and just stand aimlessly at the bar. So you go up to the bar to order drinks, get your own menus etc etc. When you order your drinks the staff then look at you like an idiot. Apparently t...
This place opened at the top of Byres Road in 2006. And it has no reviews until now. In other words, it's in arguably the most thriving social hub of the city, an area in which every other nook n cranny has been scrutinised by Yelpers, yet this place has remain untouched. Really, that says it all. You see, Bobar is the most sterile of the Byres Road style bars, offering little in the way of atmosphere or character. As part of the Hilton Hotel, it attracts a fair share of guests but passing trade on Byres Road tend to bypass it in favour of the far superior Oran Mor situated opposite. Over-priced and flashy, customers enjoy drinks to a soundtrack of glorified muzak, while yuppies and luvvies...
Service was horrendous. Came in at 5:45 on a Wednesday when the place was largely empty. Four females employees stood at the bar gabbing and ignoring our presence. Even making eye contact couldn 't interrupt their conversation. The server came over (legitimately after a full 15 minutes of sitting there) and when we asked for recommendations she said let me ask my supervisor . The employee couldn 't even recommend a single drink. Unbelievable. When the server asked her supervisor for a recommendation the supervisor had the gal to role her eyes and say did they look at a menu? It took another 15 minutes to get our drinks and I watched them sit at the service well while our server chit chatted...
Looked like it needed to be cleaned , the toilets looked okay the service was fine although I watched a guy making cocktails and it looked like he couldn't care less splashing alcohol on the bar I was having a meal in bovine later and sadly it wasn't any better again the service was fine but the food was awful I had gnocchi for my main and it was burnt I thought it was boiled my sister had the fish and was very dissappionted with the portion my dessert looked amazing but tasted terrible a doughnut on top of ice cream in a glass , I don't know how old the doughnut was but it was very tough like the gnocchi , we had a deal about the price thank god paying full price would have been painfull do...
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I actually really like this place, not sure why it gets such a bad press. Been in for drinks on several occasions and always had a good evening. Its not over crowded and its not one of those places you can't hear yourself think let alone have a chat. They do a great selection of cocktails. My only disappointment would be their lack of choice in cider, its a bottle of Magners and thats your lot. Its a very stylish bar in comparison to what it was years ago when I remember it in my student days as Studio One (Jingz! thats showing my age!!! What a monumental improvement! I'm with Gavin M on this one... YAY!!! I'm a Fan!
I think the poor old Bobar has been given a bit of a hard time here, which is as much to do with crossed wires amongst the reviewers as it is to do with the place itself. I don't think it's trying desperately to do anything, it's just a hotel bar, for people that are staying in said hotel and a few punters off the street. Bearing in mind that the hotel it's attached to is a Hilton, I don't think it's surprising that it's done up as a wanky style bar, rather than a spit and sawdust for regulars. It's not great, perhaps not even good, but it's a hotel bar. ****.
Soulless place to sit and have a pint. Even with a big game on and a couple of beer buddies there was something distinctly lacking about this place think Travel Lodge reception with a bar in it. It even had a resident Alan Partridge character on hand. Have to say the woman who was delivering drinks and food to tables was working her socks off with great customer service. The only redeeming feature.
Bobar an overlooked bar which is often empty, almost impossible to believe considering its prime location at the top of Byres Road. This place really isn't my cup of tea as I am not a fan of style bars which this place certainly is, or is trying to be. The opening of a new steak restaurant in the Grosvenor Hotel next door might draw a few more customers in.
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Update since my last visit. Again the food was very nice at the price just like last time. Huge improvement on the service this time, clearly caught them on a bad day last time. Was very quiet when we were in just like last time, which just leaves the atmosphere a bit flat.
Very nice place to grab a drink before dinner. My husband loves gin, so this was a gem to find on our honeymoon. Every drink we had was superb, and the atmosphere was perfect; the music was on-point.
