Vesper Bar is The Dorchester’s Art Deco-inspired Mayfair cocktail bar, combining modern glamour and film-star styling with classic and experimental cocktails, a 2026 celestial signature menu and a polished light-food list.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
The Dorchester, Park Ln, London W1K 1QA, UK
- Style
- Art Deco-inspired luxury hotel cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Daily, noon–1am.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Online table booking is available through the owner-linked SevenRooms route. The bar is adults only, asks evening guests to avoid shorts and sportswear, and its current drinks menu states a £30-per-person minimum charge from 6pm.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Prices
- The current Planetarium menu prices all alcoholic cocktails at £25 and non-alcoholic cocktails at £16.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The owner publishes itemized drinks, food and Planetarium cocktail menus. Planetarium launched in May 2026 with twelve signature serves, and the linked main drinks PDF is dated September 2026.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
26.2 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 63.8
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 51.5
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 61.6
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
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Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
88/ 100
The historical 88/100 score, confidence and recorded mentions are unchanged. This source review does not reassess the score or establish a representative current customer sample.
Score context
Josh Barrie’s February 2026 critic review praises Vesper’s service and stirred drinks. The undated Pinnacle Guide page includes an anonymous assessor’s praise for comfort and relaxation. These are a critic and a guide assessor, not a representative customer-review sample.
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Guest score details
Source observations
- A critic praises guiding service and stirred drinks
- A guide assessor praises comfort
Source excerpt
“Staff here are exemplary, soft and guiding; drinks are stirred with all the elegance of an early Bond in a dry-cleaned dinner suit and come faster than Leclerc.”
The excerpt is from Josh Barrie’s critic review, published 26 February 2026. It is editorial commentary, not an ordinary customer-platform review.
Source: standard.co.uk (linked below)
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Editorial citations in this read
- standard.co.ukfirsthand critic review · 26 February 2026
firsthand critic review. 26 February 2026. This source role does not establish a representative current guest sample.
Award & ranking citations in this read
- thepinnacleguide.comguide/award editorial with anonymous in-bar assessor · Undated; stored 27 September 2024 unverified
guide/award editorial with anonymous in-bar assessor. Undated; stored 27 September 2024 unverified. This source role does not establish a representative current guest sample.
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 128 reviews.
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Awards
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Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
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Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.