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“Frutyliscious!”
Review of Bar Stories

Bar Stories
Ranked #862 of 13,570 Restaurants in Singapore
Cuisines: Bar
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Good for: Bar Scene
Dining options: After-hours, Reservations
Neighbourhood: Arab Street
Description: A no-menu specialty cocktail bar, where every cocktail is made to measure! Sweet, sour, refreshing, bitter, strong, spicy - you name it! - our bartenders will shake up a cocktail storm.
Reviewed 1 May 2018

We went for some late afternoon drinks in that modest bar. As a matter of fact, we were the first customers and even though they were preparing the juices for the evening ahead they were happy to see us. I like that they use freshly squeezed fruit juices and not artificial aromas and liqueurs. Instead of handing us the menu lady asked us about our favorite flavors and which ones would we like to taste in our drink. We went for tropic flavors and were very happy with our cocktails. Bartender kindly explained to us what components each drink had and when we didn't know the some of the exotic fruits she described it to us and even gave us a little of it for tasting. The cocktails had more intense flavors than I'm used to but I liked it very much. It was well worth finding the place! Prices are like it is expected in a Singapore so yea it is more than I would pay at home in the fanciest bar. but it is not likely that it would be such a nice experience that we had here. More about our time in this bar you can read on our blog page DNFdiary, of course, if you are interested.

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Reviewed 21 April 2018 via mobile

Four of us actually had to leave after 50 minutes as our first drink still did not arrive. We had a table reserved, so they should have been prepared to actually serve us.

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Reviewed 21 April 2018 via mobile

Cool place, and cool concept, and when the drinks arrive they are tasty, but given that we had booked a private area for 20+ people and then had to wait over an hour for a drink, it’s far from satisfactory. Understaffed and pretty chaotic.

Date of visit: April 2018
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Reviewed 2 April 2018 via mobile

Went wanting a standard G&T but this doesn’t happen here. It is bespoke creations catered to your taste so if you are up for that then this is your jam. We were. leon away by the drink. lovely but super strong and not quite what we’d hoped for. there’s bar food that looked super nice.

Date of visit: April 2018
Thank antmanb
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Reviewed 1 April 2018 via mobile

Pick your times to go....as this place gets busy ... but this is definitely a fun and engaging experience if you like a bit of unpredictability in your drinking adventures.

I think that is my take away from going a couple of times in the last month; the staff are fun and will try to accommodate you but it is a small location so call ahead or you might be waiting on the stairs!

I like how the cocktails are made to match your requests so I can not recommend anything other than going in with an open mind and being clear on what you DON’T like.

The bases are largely old standards but the team puts an extra unexpected twist into everything, be it flaming rosemary, CO2 foam, fruits that are available at the time or a floating cage of ice in the shape of a ball. Novelty value is 10/10!

What I do not get though is the mix of a fish restaurant and a super Creative cocktail bar...even the bar snacks are fishy. Not for everyone’s taste.

Date of visit: April 2018
Thank JeremyL2624
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