Loof

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Been here twice with my lo-goon frens and my teechair frens. But the crowd is more corporate business-type with many expats. I like the place, the waiters are color-blind and don’t privilege one race over the other. Although it was crowded, I felt alone with my frens, a good place to catch up. But quite warm. Don’t know what happens if it rains.

I tried to several cocktails, and the memorable one has to be the tom yam cocktailwith a huge chili as decor on the edge of the glass. Actually, you can eat the chili. The cocktail really tasted like tom yam, very fun and quite tasty actually. Not at all weird. The white chocolate one was so-so, quite a safe bet for boring people..yawnz. Live a little, peeps!

I know this place has been around for a while, but such places have never appealed to me, until someone at an old school gathering suggested we go there since we were in the area.

Maybe I'm too fat, but the place was just so hot and stuffy, I don't understand how people can relax, enjoy or have fun there. Not just them... but all the other al fresco places in Singapore with no proper fans around.

We had the big beer globe or something and it came with a free pizza, which we commented should have come from frozen boxes in the supermarket.

We were shifted to the indoor area when it was near closing. And they came back to us time and again to ask us not to to block the walkway, when no patron was walking through at all. At the end of the night, we finally realised that it was leading to a smoker's corner for staff. Very unfriendly. I told my friends that it was because we only ordered beer. Hah.

 

We had drinks here after a late dinner nearby. Overall, only the fans which though kept us cool, was messing our lovely hair.

Honestly, I don't even know why I bother going there anymore. Somewhere down the road, Loof has lost the ambience, the acceptable standard Singapore service, the quality of the drinks... to sum it up all: Loof has nothing worth visiting. At all.

The service staff attitudes are simply atrocious. I've actually called up the manager 1 year ago to feedback on the rude service. And 1 year later, nothing has changed. In fact, it simply got worse. First time around, my friends and I were welcomed with banging down of martini glasses on the table. It took 30 mins (or more if I don't recall wrongly) getting the bill. I finally had to sign it personally at the bar counter.

1 year later. This:

My friends were in the outdoor area on a Wed night. Crowd's okay. There were couple of empty tables around. However, it was still relatively noisy and rather difficult to hear each other. When another friend and I joined the party, we very naturally pulled up our seats closer to the sofa area where the rest sat. So we could be part of the conversation?

To bring the chairs closer, we nudge some rather heavy logs aside. Mind you, the tables were unoccupied. Soon came this female server berating across the floor, screaming at us for moving them.

Dear people at Loof, we are so sorry we messed with your furniture arrangement and upset perhaps your wonderful fengshui. But if you had wanted us to seat 2 metres across from our friends, and yell at the top of our lungs to hear each other, I think you had might as well state that clearly at your entrance.

And when we moved your furniture (without help from your staff) back to it's original position, and sat on the logs instead, we don't expect a lecture from your staff about 'a table is meant for food and drinks, not for you to sit on'. Look to the right: Caucasian woman seating on same log table. Enough said right?

First of all, the table is not a table. It is a large block of wood. It does not have 4 legs. Nor etched onto it saying 'TABLE'. So please don't mandate your customers where to sit.

All in all, Loof is not our idea of a good night out for a birthday celebration.

I'm cutting up my VIP card and mailing it back to the management.

My friend and I were seated at a good spot. We were right in front of the caged tree, and had an uninterrupted view of the entire lounge with the city skyline as its backdrop. The decor was funky but not imposing; the menu had a cute design on it that instructed us to use it as a shelter in event of rain; you have to see it to appreciate it.

There was music, but it wasn't so loud that you couldn't hear each other over the music. We went on a Monday night, and there was a good number of people but it didn't feel overly loud.

Drinks we had:

Gummilicious: a smoothie-type drink with fresh berries and a meringue top. Deliciously sweet. $17.

Pear-something Martini: served with a cinnamon stick. It was delightfully refreshing, and almost had a tropical feel to it, because it was slightly tangy. $17.

The Tom Yam: vodka, tom yam spices, lime and coconut liquor. It sounds weird but it was absolutely a joy to drink. The flavours were very well-integrated, and you can barely taste an individual element on its own, which I consider a plus point. All the flavours worked together to produce a seamless and surprisingly complex drink.

Typically, drinks with interesting ideas fall short of its concept. But all these drinks were executed perfectly.

My only grip with the place was the hastiness of the service staff. Speediness is typically appreciated, but they asked for the bill right after our drinks were served. It almost felt as if they were afraid we wouldn't pay up, and I don't feel my presence as a customer was appreciated.

Went to the Loof with a bunch of friends for some drinks after a birthday celebration for the Husband. Have read quite a number of reviews about the skyscrapers scenery and thought it would be a good place for close friends to chill out after a hearty birthday dinner.

The place disappointed me a little though. It did not strike me as particularly romantic nor was the scenery in any way beautiful and breath-taking. Even though there were fans around, it was still kinda hot and stuffy. It is a pretty good concept to have a rooftop bar, but I think more can be done to improve the ambience of the place.

The food was not too bad though. My friends ordered the Lamb Rack and were very satisfied with it. From what I can smell, it seems pretty good too. The scallops were not bad too.

The drinks were okay, nothing special. I ordered a Loof Life, and it's quite good. Their mojitos and whisky were normal.

Not too sure if I would return to the Loof. If I want cityscape scenery, I rather go to City Space. If I want good drinks, there are other places to go to. With air con too. The Loof certainly wouldnt be on the top of my list of places to go.

a friend and i landed up by accident after a long trek to wild oats, only to realise it was closed on that day.

we headed to loof instead, craving some rooftop fresh air.

the place was strangely characterless-- too brightly lit, simple furniture, too spaced out. after some demonstrative hand-waving, we ordered a margarita, a red and some breaded mushrooms.

our drinks arrived first. the waiter was busy scribbling at the back of a coaster and told us that our bill amounted to "$xxx" and asked us to pay. we were somewhat baffled by this rather new way of bill settlement. before we could respond, he then said that he had made a mistake and that actually the bill cost "$xxx+y" for both drinks. i mentioned the mushrooms we ordered. he looked surprised and scribbled some more before arriving at our new total of "$xxx+y+z", asking us to pay the bill.

i understand a tab policy at the bar, but this brings it to a whole new low. why would i pay for my bill which has been wrongly calculated TWICE, at the back of a COASTER?! i told him that we would pay once the bill came to us. to which he said "ok, if you want to do it that way" as he walked off. the last i checked at most good bars/restaurants, that IS what people do you know.

the mushrooms were quite yummy and the drinks decent, but the service is too disappointing to warrant a return visit.

I am not exaggerating or lying if I say that Loof has the best service standard compared to most bars/drinking places in Singapore. Last Thursday, my date and I went to have a couple of drinks there. It was packed around 11pm, so the host asked us politely (and smilingly!) if we'd like to wait someplace else first while she looked for a smoking area for us. We agreed and followed her to the designated place.

Ordered for 2 mojitos and a margherita pizza to share. I requested for my mojito to be made without additional sugar. After waiting for quite a while, the host returned to bring us to a smoking table. The mojitos came shortly and when I tasted it, it was sweet. :/ We asked a waiter to take it back for a new one, and he was very, very polite to us even though it was a busy night for them. He returned with a new one and requested that I tasted it first to ensure that it was okay. Then he explained that they used dark rum for their mojito, hence the perceived sweet taste. I was impressed to see how patient he was towards us and he smiled genuinely too.

The pizza was thin-crust and around 8-inch in size. Good enough for two person to just share and not be too hungry while drinking. It wasn't bad at all - decent quality. :)

Ordered for another round of drinks - Chivas on the rocks and Belvedere + Soda. The drinks came promptly and were served with smiles all around. Wow - I was simply impressed with how high the service standard was in Loof.

Definitely I'd return to this place again. Cool and windy ambience, good selection of snacks, simple+strange drinks menu and amazing staff... I think everyone should be repeat customers to this establishment.

great place! you have a choice of lounging within the 'cubes' with a group of friends and enjoy the cityscape through glass walls. or go another side for more night air.

i love the cubes! the one we picked, it had a glass partition that overlooked the barcounter on the otherside. we had a good time watching the bartenders.. ;) it just feel so great to have a place we can kick back our shoes and chill. forget about looking glam and poised, it's all comfort!

i had the cucumber martini which was a really novelty that's refreshing! do try it!

I've boycotted this place since after Mar 2006. I had a very unpleasant business dealing with the management people there for an event which almost ruined the whole thing. After that, I refused to step into this place if I have a choice.

The place itself used to be an enjoyable hunt for me - for its view especially, being amongst the surrounding skyscrapers. Service sucks & drinks were a little overpriced but it's a recommended place to bring foreigners to. "Beautiful people" hang out there, so there's no lack of eye candy (not sure about now though)