Manetta's Bar at Flemings Mayfair

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SquareMeal Review of Manetta's Bar at Flemings Mayfair

Silver Award

Post-WWII, boutique townhouse hotel Flemings’ cosy, conspiratorial cocktail lounge was a favourite haunt of foreign spies and British spooks based at MI5’s then HQ on nearby Curzon Street. A lavish refurbishment in 2017 – all Tabasco and tobacco-tone plush, ebony leathery luxe and dishy bronzed art deco – has only upped the appeal of this bijou gem. Staffed by dashing men, dapper in raspberry crushed-velvet waistcoats and dickie bows, the bar’s lethal slugs are as seductively put together as any of Ian Fleming's (a distant relation?) Bond girls. Unimpeachable, if pricey, signatures worth noting are Lost Generation, a Talisker Manhattan, and They Do It With Mirrors, a Herradura Blanco Tequila, crème de pêche, lavender, camomile and Zinfandel sour named after the Agatha Christie thriller. Bar snacks include sea bass ceviche and perfectly judged mushroom arancini. Christie set her 1965 novel, At Bertram’s Hotel, in a thinly disguised Flemings. Today’s great mystery is why such a thrilling den has not been sussed by even more discerning London drinks sleuths?

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Cool, Cosy, Dark and moody, Glamorous, Luxury, Romantic
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Wheelchair access
Perfect for
Birthdays, Celebrations, Dates, Romantic, Special occasions

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The dress code is smart casual.

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We accept walk-ins but would recommend that you book in advance.

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Flemings Mayfair, 7-12 Half Moon Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 7BH

0207 016 5601 0207 016 5601

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Bar
Mon Closed
Tue 16:00-21:00
Wed 16:00-21:00
Thu 12:00-23:00
Fri 12:00-23:00
Sat 12:00-23:00
Sun Closed

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