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  • 5/5 Romina R. 2 years ago on Google
    ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL! Amazing service, amazing staff, amazing vibes! Can I just say, the security guard at the front was one of the most genuine and energetic security guards I’ve ever met! I didn’t catch his name but he had dreadlocks was wearing a grey cardigan. KEEP HIM!! He is a credit to the company. Also the bar staff are absolutely phenomenal! So engaging! I accidentally dropped my drink and straight away they made me a new one! I offered to help the guy clean my mess but he didn’t allow me to so I still got some tissues to help the guy out! Just the vibes as a whole were amazing, definitely coming back!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sage A. 1 year ago on Google
    I normally don’t leave reviews on places but my sister and I went here yesterday and it was just so nice I had to. We went on a Wednesday during happy hour so there were some great deals on the food and drinks which were delicious, we especially LOVED the cauliflower tacos! The atmosphere was nice with a beautiful interior and cute decorations, plus the music was a great vibe (fun songs and not too loud, not too quiet). This place is also great for students on a budget, you really can’t beat 3£ tacos and tequila shots and their 2-4-1 cocktails during happy hour (I think this deal is on weekdays only but Im not positive on that). I highly recommend, hopefully we’ll have time to go again before we leave!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 MASHITUP83 4 months ago on Google • 25 reviews
    I have to say, this was a pretty awful experience, have read the reviews me and my group were excited to try it but we're left bitterly disappointed but the poor quality of food and an absolute shambles of service. 20min plus to get your drinks after you've waited ages to order. It felt like one guy was running around trying to set everyone. The food portions were small, tacos dry and no taste at all. for a busy Friday night they didn't even have the main ingredients for two of their tacos which is unacceptable. Drinks were ok, when we eventually got them. And then they had the audacity to stick a £50 service charge on which until I said we don't want to pay it, they would have taken it. I have a big issue with restaurants adding service charge and. Or giving the option if we want to pay with or without it. Definitely won't be coming back here in a hurry. Even after spending close to £450. We just didn't feel valued or welcomed. Got told to leave our table at 9pm as there was another booking so we quickly tried to finish our drinks. Clearly this was a lie as when we eventually did depart at 9:45 no-one had come for the table.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 K P. 9 months ago on Google • 216 reviews
    Barrio Soho offers a vibrant atmosphere that captures the essence of Latin American and Caribbean cultures. The colorful decor and energetic ambience are its standout features. However, the drinks are overpriced and lack creativity, while the DJ's performance is average. Service is friendly and attentive. It's worth a visit for the ambience, but be prepared for the higher drink prices and don't expect an extraordinary experience.

  • 5/5 Natalie M. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a great bar, we attended on Friday night booked a table which you have for 2 hrs. We asked if could extend but unfortunately it was booked, but the lovely host Alexander got us another table for the night, she made us feel so welcome and nothing was too much trouble. The cocktails are brilliant especially during Happy hour and the dj played a great range of music. This is a gem of a bar can't wait to return. Thank you Barrio Soho for a smashing night.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Monica W. 2 years ago on Google
    Went there on a Friday night, great music! Very lovely staff and the security team were wonderful, which is uncommon these days, especially at bars and clubs. Very attentive and kind when I lost my bag, helped me look for it and didn’t give up. Thank you!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Josh O. 1 year ago on Google
    Came for some after work drinks with my friends to celebrate finishing our exams. We were quickly introduced to Mail and that’s where our night took off. Great energy, attentive and always went above and beyond for us. She’s a credit to the location, will definitely be back!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jenna C. 2 years ago on Google
    I normally don't write reviews but we went to Barrio last Friday for a birthday party and we had one of the most amazing times in a bar, EVER!!!!!!!!! The staff was partying with the customers in a way I never seen before, it was crazy, the vibe was unbelievable. I think only in London you can find things like that. Shout out to the guy with the moustache, he definitely made our night special!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Khaled H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place, very nice vibe, excellent food and Alicio (not sure how it’s spelled) was a superstar! He was very attentive and accommodating! Would totally go back!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vedrana J. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best nights out I have ever had. The boss was so lovely and accommodating. Made us perfect drinks! And it was my sister’s birthday- spinned a round of shots - my sister was so happy!!! Love it!!! Would recommend
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Ana F. 1 year ago on Google
    Everything was nice, we were having a great time but then, they served us one gin & tonic with water. Even a lemonade is better than what was served 😉 Please don't do this ever again. It's very bad for your reputation. We went on Saturday, we went Wednesday (yesterday) and we will not coming back because of this silliness. EDIT: to clarify, they served us water with ice and a lemon slice. ZERO gin, ZERO tonic.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rosie O. 1 year ago on Google
    We went for the Cardi-B bottomless brunch and it was INCREDIBLE!! We came up from Devon for a random girls weekend and found this event We are actually planning on making a special trip again just to do another one as it was so good It was completely made by the host, MINX, who was super fun, friendly and incredibly attentive to all guests! We got lots of drinks, that weren’t massively strong, but that was probably good as we had so many 😂 100% would recommend and will be back again!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rebekah C. 1 month ago on Google • 55 reviews New
    The food was affordable and the quality was very good! I’d recommend coming here especially during the happy hour time. Delicious fresh food and well made cocktails. I’d recommend the shrimp tacos! The shrimp were very well fried so they were crisp and not soggy and the blue cheese sauce complimented well. My only point of improvement is that the music was slightly too loud. It was very hard to talk to one another. I specially chose the upper floor as well as it was supposed to be less noisy than the lower floor which is more of a bar + dance area.

  • 5/5 Jasmine 1 month ago on Google • 33 reviews New
    We had such a great time at Barrio in Soho. The happy hour is a steal alongside the £2 tacos. Carlos was a great host and we look forward to returning again

  • 5/5 Bim B. 5 months ago on Google • 18 reviews
    I really enjoyed my time here. I'm not the biggest taco fan. But this place has converted me. Danielle and Aaron were wonderful hosts and made me feel welcomed. I really enjoyed the beef and pork tacos. They didn't have any prawn ones so I have to return to try that one 🤣 The tacos weren't overfilled and messy. Just enough filling. Nachos were nice and the cocktails were delicious. Can't go wrong with £3 tequila shots either! Looking forward to going back.

  • 4/5 Asha P. 3 weeks ago on Google • 8 reviews New
    A happy hour that doesn’t end until 8pm, what’s not to love? Food was great (£2 tacos that were actually delicious) and so were the drinks! Will definitely be coming back and have already recommended to a few friends. Booking was easy but there way no way to modify the booking when we were running late - website returned an error message and no one picked up the phone despite calling 3 times.

  • 4/5 Yzn C. 4 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    The name 'Tacos' where misleading but 10 for taste, cocktails could of been stronger too but that may be down to preference.

  • 5/5 Craig B. 2 weeks ago on Google • 5 reviews New
    Food and drink excellent. Carlos who served us was fantastic. Nice vibe and very friendly atmosphere! Guacamole the best I’ve tasted! Would definitely recommend a trip here !!

  • 4/5 Miriam Guerrero t. 2 weeks ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    Great place for a night out, lovely food and the best cocktails I have ever tasted. Also Carlos was very friendly and sociable, making you feel welcome and there for you everything you need. Love it, will definitely go back.

  • 1/5 Molly T. 1 month ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    We came here last night to celebrate a birthday, having had a terrible experience at the London cocktail club last year a manger kindly offered us a voucher for barrio, we came last summer and loved it we wanted to take friends so they could also see how good it was. This was our plan for last night and unfortunately this experience was no where near as good. When greeted we had mentioned we had a booking and had booked an area in the basement downstairs, to be told no you are upstairs. I then showed my booking confirmation which states it was basement. The person who had greeted us was then huffing and because extremely rude saying “come on then” so abruptly and ushering us. This then made us feel extremely unwelcome and abit on edge, it’s not the vibe you want when you are out for a good night. We got taken down to the area to then be told we would have to stand, for 6 people we had a seat for 2. If you are aware you have a booking for 6 why make half of us stand. Incredibly poor experience and I was so hoping this would be the new place we could come.

  • 5/5 isabel m. 1 month ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    Lovely service, Carlos who showed us to our table was Lovelly and complimentary !!! And Walley was so fast at delivering our drinks! Loved the experience.

  • 5/5 Marcello 2 years ago on Google
    Great atmosphere, good drinks and very friendly staff. I’ll definitely go back 😁

  • 4/5 Antonella L. 1 year ago on Google
    Cute basement vibes - nice Mexican food . Banging cocktails

  • 5/5 Adrian B. 1 year ago on Google
    Came here on Friday night with my work colleagues, the food and drinks were amazing. There was a good vibe in the venue,we were served by Alexandra she was very helpful in reccomending us the drinks and food. We will definitely come back again.

  • 3/5 Harry Y. 1 year ago on Google
    Certainly pros, the cocktails are very good and a range to choose from, food is good but portions are small. I went on a Saturday night, and it took nearly half an hour to get a drink, service was a bit slow and we didn't feel noticed even though we were sat by the bar. Despite that, the place looks great and the staff are friendly - would recommend going with a bigger group or for a work night.

  • 2/5 Richard B. 1 year ago on Google
    I generally don’t leave reviews but unfortunately our group had a poor experience at Barrio. While not a reflection on barrio itself the waitress we had was particularly rude, and when a meal was missed for someone she proceeded to make out like it was our mistake and suggested someone had eaten two meals. We had to speak to the manager before the situation was rectified. Other than that the food and drinks were good.

  • 5/5 Demi G. 7 months ago on Google
    Myself and my best friend came here for my birthday brunch on the 19/08/23 and this has been the best brunch we have been to. I’m not one to leave reviews but this definitely deserved one. The value for money was incredible. £50 pp and we got an unlimited amount of shots and minx the host was incredible. Every 2 seconds came over with more drinks and shots and got us involved with all the games, the food was amazing. Would definitely recommend and will be back. Thank you all at Barrio for the best birthday celebrations!! Xx

  • 1/5 Prarthi J. 7 months ago on Google
    Avoid this place at all costs!!!! Me and my friends visited Barrio Soho to celebrate a birthday. We went there early during the happy hours, expecting to get benefits on drinks, 2 for 1 cocktails, £3 tequila and £5 tacos. We ordered food as well, approximately 10 dishes to share among 8 people. The food was good, but less in quantity, not at all filling. Drinks were decent. We were surprised to see a bill of £301, considering we ordered in the happy hours. When asked if the bill amount is correct, the staff said yes, therefore everyone started paying their share. But then one of us noticed that tacos were charged according to the normal amount and also the service charge was very high. We requested to correct the bill and provide us with a new one. The new bill was £230, but we had already paid around £257 in total, not only they denied paying the refund but also made my friend to pay extra £28 for “pending amount”. At that point we were frustrated to argue with the manager and left. Next day on checking the bill again, tequila was charged according to normal price making a total of £117 of the bill. Not at all happy with this place for charging us normal prices when they have advertised the offers. And literally scamming us of money when the bill showed £230 but made to pay £275.

  • 5/5 Natasha 4 months ago on Google
    One of the best brunch’s I have ever had! Lovely staff, DJ was great! Minx was an amazing host!!! She made sure everyone was having fun and went above and beyond!!! Would definitely go again !x

  • 1/5 Eric T. 1 year ago on Google
    Normally don’t leave reviews but we were treated so poorly I couldn’t believe it, we walked in about 4:30 and were told repeatedly a party would be there at 5:30, no worries we just wanted a single round. It took them 30 minutes just to get us a round as they were out of what we had ordered, but that took 15 minutes to tell us. What we finally were given wasn’t even what we said as alternatives either. Once again we were reminded to be out by 5:30 and we again said okay. Had our drinks and then went to go to the toilet where the bartender felt the need to shout at me as I’m walking by we needed to leave for that other party since they’d be showing up soon. For what it’s worth, this was at 5:10, we were out by 5:14, and just for fun we asked the table next to us if they had to leave as well for this special reservation, and they said no. Considering it was supposed to be some grand party, you’d think they’d need more than 4 random seats in the middle right where the wall juts out.

  • 3/5 Aaron B. 4 months ago on Google
    When for some event, I am not sure what this place wants to be...a restaurant or a club. However the food is good and the staff are friendly. It's a bit small for a Club.

  • 5/5 Abhi R. 1 year ago on Google
    TLDR; great vibe, tasty food, excellent cocktails. Great place to meet friends and enjoy a fun evening. Went there on a Saturday night at 7pm and were lucky to get seated immediately. The servers were extremely friendly and helpful. We loved the atmosphere both upstairs and down. With a much more casual setup below with loud music and ppl standing and dancing. Over the night we ordered 6 drinks, loved 4 and liked the other two. More importantly, the bartender's clearly knew what they were doing and paid attention to proportions. No pre-made mixers in this establishment. The food was quite good as well with the spicy salsa bringing some serious heat. We got the pork burrito and spicy wings both of which were nice. If you are near the Oxford Circus area, definitely recommend Barrio.

  • 5/5 Michelle G. 1 year ago on Google
    Came here 3 years ago and rated it 4 but this time I will rate it 5. Great music, great drinks and lovely vibe. It does get very hot in the basement though so aircon would be a great suggestion. But would defo go again. Urban and raggaeton playlist - just my vibe. Left and then a song pulled us back for a further 10 mins haha

  • 5/5 William S. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing service, great food and good value for money! Barrio's do a Happy Hour which is really good value and includes cocktails which we had a few of. Great food (street food) could do with serving cutlery / napkins as standard but this is a small detail. The best part of the meal was Paolo the waiter who really looked after us and made the whole experience so fun and memorable. We would go back for Paolo alone.

  • 4/5 Muskaan 1 month ago on Google • 1 review New
    was slightly disappointed as the kitchen had run out of chicken tacos and there was no other chicken options!! was also disappointed as food took almost an hour to get and then the kitchen closed at ten! other than that everything was perfect!! my group and i had so much fun and are definitely coming back again soon!

  • 4/5 Susan G. 2 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    We hosted our staff party at Barrio Soho yesterday and had a fantastic time! The venue provided a vibrant atmosphere, excellent service, and a great overall experience. The staff were friendly and accommodating, contributing to the enjoyment of the event. I highly recommend this place for any celebratory occasion.

  • 5/5 Sebastian A. 3 weeks ago on Google • 1 review New
    Amazing tacos and drinks. The staff is extremely friendly and we could not recommend this place enough! Special thanks to Morgana for her friendliness!

  • 5/5 Lauren K. 2 weeks ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Had such an amazing experience! Came in for tacos and margaritas and everything was amazing!!! Thanks so much to Nick for the strong and spicy cocktails. Great service. 10/10 recommend. We will definitely be back.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Dancing
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery

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