The Bloom Lounge — Restaurant in Ipswich

I went with two friends on a saturday night. It was our second or third time there. Last time there was no draught beer, and again there were taps on the bar but only for show.

There was a very poor selection of bottled beers, so two of us ordered rum and cokes. The barman asked if we wanted to make them doubles. The third drink was a bottle of beer.

The barman then asked for £34. The person paying queried this, and was again told it was £34. He handed over four £10 notes for three drinks! Somewhat fortunately the barman gave a receipt with the change which showed £27 for three doubles and £2 for two mixers. This was raised with the bar staff, who apologised and refunded the "accidental" extra drink.

This may have been a mistake, although I somewhat doubt it, and if we had paid by card it is possible we wouldn't have noticed. Surely the barman must have known that £34 for three basic drinks was not right when he said it and repeated it. More likely is that he thought three drunk punters wouldn't notice.

On top of this, the actual cost of a double rum and coke is £10, which is ridiculous, unless your in some swanky hotel or posh bar in London.

We sat down to drink our overpriced rums. We drank quickly because it was pretty boring in there, (there were only about 10 people in there, and about 10 staff). As soon as the first empty glass hit the table, somebody came over to ask if we wanted another round - ie "if you're not drinking get out". We left shortly afterwards.

Not a good experience and we will not...

The restaurant is this weird basic Instagram white girl aesthetic, faux bougie, plastered with tacky marble effect, rose gold, and fake flowers and trees... Which is fine if that's what you're into. Personally, I feel like it's a bit naff but I'm sure it'll look good in Tiffany's insta feed with a filter or two.

Unfortunately the food was quite frankly lacklustre. I had the French toast but with chicken and bacon to top instead. The French toast was about as French as a Ford Mustang, was limp, soggy and bland. And if it wasn't for the chicken it may as well have been a veggie dish seeing as the bacon was almost non existent. And even the chicken was just not good, being chewy, hard to cut through, and the coating slid off like a runny nose.

Regarding the staff, It's also worth noting that when you clean the rim of a coffee cup for a customer, it's best to do it with a cloth instead of your thumb, especially after watching the server walk around and at no point sanitise or wash his hands. Another point to mention is that trainers with a suit just looks a bit... Unprofessional. A shame, as the server was polite and welcoming and did everything in a...

Private hire for an engagement party:

Wow! What a night we had💗 When looking for venues to host our engagement party, The Bloom Lounge really stood out! From first enquiry, to the decor, to the helpful staff we knew we wanted to hold it here. In the run up to the event, it was always easy to contact them and ask any queries, nothing was too much of a problem. On the day we were able to drop off some balloons earlier to the venue and on arrival to set up in the evening staff were kind, helpful and welcoming. Once the party started, the staff were so attentive to all our needs, whether it be on the bar or the music, and all our guests commented on how welcomed they felt. We had a pizza buffet and this was delicious, it was kindly laid out and kept topped up throughout the evening. Once the party sadly come to an end, we were able to leave everything overnight and collect the next morning , which again staff had kindly gathered it all together ready for pick up.

Thank you so much Bloom Lounge for the perfect night to celebrate our...