Simplicity: Review of Bar 45 at 45 Park Lane

Located in Mayfair, 45 Park Lane is one of two Dorchester Collection hotels located in London. The hotel has an art deco aesthetic that makes me feel like I entered a hotel that Poirot would approve of.

Disclosure: Thank you 45 Park Lane and Bar 45 for collaborating on this post. All thoughts and opinions are always my own.

Bar 45 is the signature bar of 45 Park Lane. The bar recently launched a new cocktail menu called Simplicity. The goal of the new menu was to create cocktails using minimal ingredients. The cocktails ranged from light and refreshing to rich a boozy. There is a cocktail to please everyone on the menu!

We Paloma

This was the lightest and most refreshing of the cocktails we tried. The cocktail is tequila based and ues a kaffir lime leaf infused soda.

Italo-Samba

This cocktail uses Yaguara Cachaça which is a brazilian spirit that is similar to rum. Fruit flavors are added in using tomato and strawberry.

Coconut and Sesame Negroni

Using Botanist gin as a base this cocktail is enhanced with coconut and sesame infused vermouth. The nutty flavors are subtle but create a rich take on a negroni.

The most delicious bar bites complimented the evening. They were all delicious but the spicy tuna cone, mini wagyu slider and tempura fired oyster were my personal favourites.

If you are in London I highly recommend a trip to Bar 45. While the food and drinks were impeccable the service is what really stood out. The team were fantastic at explaining the menu and you could tell they were passionate about the cocktails they create.

At the end of time I told them I had never tequila based negroni and they made me a little dessert negroni. It was their pineapple and coffee negroni. The coffee flavour really comes through. Definitely a must try if you go!

xx Sam

Photos: Natalia Wisniewska