Playa, Lounge Bar
50 Baker Street, London, W1U 7BT -
Up to
150 standingOffers
catering
Playa is a South American restaurant and bar in Marylebone, London. The venue reflects the deep forests of Amazon and the laid back design spirit of Tulum.
The menu focuses on dishes and snacks from South America. The 60 cover restaurant and 10 seatings bar features a menu alongside a more extensive signature cocktails including fresh exotic fruits and garnishes. Playa has the most expansive artisanal Cachaça collection in London and soon will host Cachaça masterclasses. In the evenings, Playa is home to regular, world-class guest DJs and live bands.
Capacity & layout
Standing
up to 150
Dining
up to 90
Cabaret
up to 90
Catering & drinks
Catering facilities
Alcohol
Amenities
Premises parking
Audio & visual
Sound system
WiFi
Location
Reviews
Marcio Monteiro
Standard Jazz and Bossa Nova music. Good atmosphere.
Zoe Glarou
Great selection of cocktails and an even greater variety of spirits. The owner is a lady, Brazilian and she is well knowledgeable about "her drinks". Definitely give it a go as they have everything you might ever wish to drink and it must be among the 1-3 places around London that barman/woman are so knowledgeable about mixology!
Max Powers
Excellent service, great drinks (Negroni was fantastic!), free spicy canacha corn and the music was great. New spot in the neighborhood. Will definitely go back!
Ellen Kris
Beautiful place, the music was great. Just the hostess were rude and not respectful to customers at all.
Presiyan Tsvetanov
Absolutely rubbish service! We were treated like criminals! We had a table full of people and I was on my way out of the place to see some friends just outside when the manager came and grab my hand and started shouting that I haven't paid my bill! I said that I was coming back and there were obviously still people on our table so nothing to really worry about that much. I then proceeded to exit and he instructed the bouncer to block me on my way out shouting "Catch this man, he hasn't paid!" If it didn't actually made me feel utterly offended I would've taken it as hilarious and comic. At the end we did end up paying the sacred bill and while waiting outside for a taxi the hostess stormed out of Playa and started screaming to some random people on the street who were in complete oblivion as of what the heck was going on. The bouncer then pointed her to us (obviously she was again looking for us but didn't really know who we were) and said that we can't leave without paying (like we come from the jungle, I get it, we don't go to bars there and don't know what the social norms an expectations are). We explained that we had already paid and that the whole situation was getting really ridiculous and annoying and then one of the waitresses came out as well to finally confirm all dues were paid. The bouncer then cheekily smiled at our frowning faces and said that mistakes happen! Haha! At least he looked like he had a bit of sanity and any level of conscientiousness. On the plus side food and drinks were really good and to my opinion well priced and the music was adequately selected, but the staff's habit of automatically assuming criminal intentions at the slightest dislocation from one's table really ruins the otherwise pleasant atmosphere.