nosaints | hidden bar — Restaurant in Riga

Do not recommend coming here. Went to see a ballet at the national opera and made a reservation to get drinks at No Saints after as it’s nearby. We made the reservation about 1 month in advance. We received two emails from no saints confirming our booking including one the day of reminding us that are reservation upcoming.

When we arrived the place was empty except for a table of two women. We had a hard time finding someone to help us. When a hostess did appear, she said they didn’t have our reservation and were not sure if they could seat us as we were not a large enough company to be seated. We pulled up our reservation email to show her. She argued with us. Another woman named Daria ( I assume the manager on duty) said the email we received (attached) did not confirm our reservation. Very confusing as when you read the email written in English it states it is a confirmation.

We left because it was not a cool atmosphere/vibe, it was empty and not worth the energy to try to explain that this third rate bar needed to 1/invest in better reservation technology or train their staff on the use of, 2/ teach their staff customer service and the value of...

Really great place. It’s weird that you need a reservation but they get very busy. We were able to just walk in and get a table but it was just 2 people. The cocktail menu is exciting and I wish we could try everything. The cocktails with basil and lemongrass were favorites. We also tried Rhubarb Tom Collins but rhubarb was hardly noticeable. The most popular cocktail (according to our waitress) Kettle Mule was a good twist on Russian Mule but red currant was completely lost in it. It was great if ABV was listed, so that it’d be easier to understand which drinks are more boozy. I suspect some reviewers expected light drinks but ordered high ABV cocktails thus resulting in bad experience.

There is complementary water and peanuts. Cheese and meat plate was surprisingly great, all items were good quality and right temperature. Would be nice to have some crackers to go with it (promised grissini were quietly absent on our night there) but not a huge deal. Overall we had...

We were being rushed.

Bar is supposed to be a relaxing place where you can take your time. Not here, this is like a bistro pretending to be a bar

After getting seats and menus, the bartender came back literally less than 20 seconds and asked what do we want to order. I told we need more time to read the menu! And instead of leaving and giving us more time - HE JUST STOOD THERE and said: "What do you usually drink? What kind of alcohol? I'll help you choose now" ... wow!! To be honest at this point we should have just left!

Then - when our drinks were only halfway done, he comes again to our table to offer a second drink. Like what? Was I supposed to just "chug down" my current drink? Also - this happened when there were more people coming in, I'm pretty sure he just wanted to make us leave sooner to free our table.

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