The Gin Bar — Restaurant in City Centre

I received some of the most outrageous service I have ever had. I ordered 4 drinks and was then asked by the barman if I wanted to add a tip. I rounded the amount up to just below 10%. The bar man then confronted me and told me that the minimum tip should be 10%. He then said he wanted to educate me on how much the tip was that I was giving compared to the pound as he presumed I was a tourist from the UK. Despite the fact my boyfriend and I are full time residents. I sadly at the time was not in the mood to argue and paid the full 10%.

But this is my response now to the bar man: I’ll educate you on what deserves a tip. You took far too long to make my drinks, you left the bar to go to the store room so you weren’t prepared, you didn’t once chat to me, and you didn’t offer to bring the drinks over to my table as the rest of the bar was totally empty. You did your job at the most basic level entry of making a drink. If you had gone above and beyond, then maybe I’d consider giving you a tip. But as you’ve confronted me. I won’t be returning to ever give you custom or a tip ever again. As it’s my discretion to decide if you are worthy of it rather than you telling me I should give it. If you would like to compare it to the UK then id suggest you learn some manners and improve...

Went to this bar 3 times during my visit to Capetown, loved the first 2 times. The first two times I was there the bartender who attended to me was a white guy( race has nothing to do with this btw, I'm just using it here to clarify the issue). Impeccable service, loved it. The third time I went the bartender was a black man with an Afro/mini locks(just to avoid confusion with any other black bartender). His attitude needs to change. My friend and I got there(2 black women, I don't know if this has any relevance)and he starts asking us if we prefer white bartenders to black bartenders, if we prefer to be served by the white bartender other than him, the whole thing was very weird. Then after a while he makes us our drinks and we step aside from the counter and he very rudely asks us if we think the drinks are free. As a professional all he had to do was to ask us if we wanted to pay immediately or start a tab since not everyone is South African and is used to the system there. I asked him if he wasn't starting a tab and he started arguing with us which made this experience very unpleasant compared to the others. But apart from that I would highly recommend the gin bar, just avoid this particular bartender if you don't want your...

The Gin Bar left an indelible mark with the service offered the drinks prepared by the amazing bartender and the history of this place being a former mortuary speaks volumes for the ambience for patrons! Winding stairs lead to upstairs and hand made chocolates and baked goods sold downstairs as you walk into the Gin Bar. Sadly it closes early so we could only purchase a few chocolates!! The beverages were exceptional with team members pleased with their beer options whilst the team member who is a Gin aficionado found the Gin Bar on Goggle and taxi driver never heard of it but took us directly there as the address was known! The South African national flower also in the vase as seen here - Protea cynaroides, also called the king protea, is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive member of Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus. The species is also known as giant protea, honeypot or king sugar bush. It is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern parts of South...