Steinbeck & Shaw Watford

"They make good cocktails. If you go during the week you can make us of their happy hour. Nice place for a drink or two."

"Couldn’t find a number for head office so they could deal with this internally so posting in public it is! The company advertises on their site that they have the highest standards of service. However, walking past the venue just before 5pm, music with explicit lyrics including p***y, n****r and other foul language was blaring through the speakers mounted outside the venue for passers by to hear including children! Hardly high standards!"

"I have recently visited this Bar for Happy hour which is advertised outside as 'Monday to Saturday from 5pm'. This inticsed myself and a Friend to go in. We arrived before 11pm but were met outside by bouncers asking for proof of identification. I am quite aware this is now standard and was not an issue initially but did take some time. Inside the Bar we were met with a large group ordering and with two Bar staff attending to them and one other visitor, we had quite a wait before we were served. Once we were acknowledged I asked the Bar Man about the 50% off drinks offer to know if this included all drinks and he said it's no longer available. I asked him what time this offer ended and why that information is not stated outside the Bar on the poster that had caught our eye on the way through. He told me it had ended at 11pm and it was now 11.03pm, that was all. The fact that the offer could not be honoured knowing we were there before 11pm for our drinks as himself and his colleague had seen us walk in before this time is quite sad. We were waiting patiently to be served and the group served before us and the other to be served before had received this offer without question. It was clear we were in attendance before the 11pm cut off which we also made clear to him with no avail - Bar personnel should be taking note of who is at the Bar at 11pm on cut off. It shouldn't be that if you're waiting to be served (with VERY slow service might I add and a lot of unrelated gossip whilst getting the drinks for customers) close to the cut off and they don't get to you until after that you lose out. It's not right - I think most would agree. I have given management a chance to redeem themselves via email and will edit my review accordingly dependant on the response."

"There aren't many places that do what this place does. It has a midweek 50% off happy hour on EVERYTHING. The cocktails aren't pre-made, the shots aren't watered down and the Peroni is 2.60 a pint. It's a brave offering and it needs to be supported or your post work drinks wiĺl be limited to walkabout or spoons"

"Great beers and great prices during happy hours! One of the best bars in Watford! Some of the staff could do with being a bit more friendly though!"