We booked tables to celebrate my friend’s doctorate at the refinery last Saturday. In order to guarantee seats we had to pay £150 up front. We thought we could use this money to pay for champagne, which we ordered before Saturday with the events manager.
Sadly we found that when we arrived there seemed to be a double booking and after taking our money we were rudely asked to leave the premises.
The management of the situation was terrible and the service abysmal. I will certainly never go there again and would advise readers not to go there either. We were very disappointed.
The Refinery, located in the landmark Blue Fin building on Southwark Street, near to Tate Modern and in the heart of London's Bankside, exudes an industrial sophistication and is a great spot any time of the day or night.
Fantastic food and drinks are on offer including innovative cocktails, global wines from their cutting edge enomatic system and well-kept draught beers. The chic surroundings are complemented by fantastic food, which evolves throughout the day and well into the evening.
The Refinery is the ultimate bar and restaurant with music and a late licence, on Thursdays and Fridays.