Hatters

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Hatters is cool and vibrant bar with quirky decor featuring numerous hats. By day you can hang out with friends in relaxed ambience and by night you enjoy exciting cocktails whilst tucking into platters and mezze.

One word, disappointing.

I walked in and loved the décor, lovely art on the walls, a hat theme (duh!) and a few beaten up sofas and tables. A really cosy bohemian feel properly encompassing of the Gloucester Road ethos.

However the novelty quickly wore off. Two surly members of staff ignored me standing at the counter for a good five minutes. One member of staff actually had a conversation with a friend and then looked at me and went to stocking the fridge whilst the other busied himself by making a coffee and chatting to his colleague.

As i had such a long time to admire the counter area i found it to be dirty, cramped and there seemed to be a lot of empty boxes and bags thrown haphazardly on the floor.

When i was finally served and asked for two diet cokes i received two dirty glasses which were filled from a 2ltr bottle from a fridge that obviously wasn't working that well. I was offered no ice, no clean glass, no smile, no banter, no nothing. Yes the drinks were cheap but i got what i paid for.

On returning to the table i found it to be dirty and sticky so promptly finished my drink, as did my friend who watched one of the members of staff roll his eyes at me whilst i was waiting (the audacity of me standing quietly, waiting to be served luke warm, flat coke from a bottle!) and promptly went to another place up the road where i got the sort of service i'd expect in a cafe.

Perhaps i just wasn't hip enough to be in there.