Dandelyan
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Tuesday: 16:00 - 01:00
Wednesday: 16:00 - 01:00
Thursday: 16:00 - 01:00
Friday: 12:00 - 01:30
Saturday: 12:00 - 01:30
Sunday: 12:00 - 12:30
About Dandelyan
Located within Sea Containers London along the River Thames. World's Best Bar in World's 50 Best Bars 2018.
Dandelyan Description
The focus of Dandelyan has always been on bringing a neighbourhood vibe to the glamour of Mondrian London. Our team, the menu and the ethos have always been focused on making an unusual and exciting offering accessible as well as bringing a sense of fun to proceedings! We play a mixture of late 70s and early 80s rock, funk and disco with our favourite DJs playing each weekend and a focus on hip hop for Sunday Lyan, our Sunday evening wind down.
Complementing the imaginative cocktail creations, Dandelyan’s striking interiors were designed with flair by legendary British designer Tom Dixon. A sumptuous, Art Deco–inspired space that references the luxurious cruise liners of generations past. Dandelyan boasts lavender-hued leather banquettes, velour lounge chairs, and an assortment of mirrored tables against a backdrop of green walls. Alongside this unexpected colour palette runs a dark green marble bar cut from one solid piece, while gold and brass accents also feature generously throughout.
Reviews
Plans the Valentine's Day? Treat your loved one to our 70's inspired Wyld Tea paired with four botanical cocktails and treats 💝😻 #wyldtea #dandelyan
Throwing it back to one of our World Botany collabs with the lovely boys from @faviken who joined us last May 😻🙏🦁#worldbotanyseries #teamlyan #dandelyan
BIG OL' ANNOUNCEMENT (drum roll please...) Our official closing date is ➡️ 16th MARCH 2019 ⬅️ Further details on Lyaness will be released in due course so you keep yours eye peeled. In the mean time, come say hello and enjoy a cocktail from The Modern Life of Plants before it's too late 🦁💥😻 #teamlyan
With our closing date starting to loom it's time throwback to one of our greatest hits - the beloved Koji Hardshake 😻 Here since day dot & still available in our classics section. Time is limited to enjoy this bad boy one final time so hurry on down and raise a toast-ed marshmallow or two with us 🦁 #dandelyan #teamlyan
This guy 👆AKA our brilliant & newly appointed Head Bartender @willmeredith1 Here to take care of your all our needs whatever they may be 😇🦁 #teamlyan #dandelyan
Celebrate with us this Valentine's Day and treat your love to Wyld Tea 🍰😍 Bookings for Wyld Tea made before 1st Feb will receive a complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival, because we're all about sharing the love this V day 💕 #wyldtea #valentinesday #teamlyan (Applies to 14th & 15th Feb only)
We’ve taken many plants beyond their normal growing conditions – so much so they couldn’t survive without us. But turns out we’re not the only ones. In fact, many non-human animals ‘farm’ and shape the crops around them. This is our Animal Farm, featuring Havana Club 3 or for those sticking with dry jan it's available with Seedlip Drinks ✨🦁😎 #teamlyan #themodernlifeofplants #dandelyan
Firing up the corn for one of our long time favs - the Pinnacle Point Fizz. You'll find it in the back of our menu in classics because let's face it is one and there's no time like the present to come enjoy it 😍🦁#teamlyan #dandelyan #endofanera #getitwhileitshot
What a year it’s been! Let’s see the year out with a bang – meet you at the bar tonight and if not we’ll see you in 2019 👊 #nye #countdownnye #2019
This November, Dandelyan, the World’s Best Bar at Mondrian London at Sea Containers will be launching their latest World Botany Series collaboration with Charles H. The prohibition-era styled speakeasy at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul which pays homage to global cocktail authority and legendary bon vivant Charles H. Baker.
Dandelyan’s popular World Botany Series sees the team welcome bars from around the globe with an aim to merge their different techniques and ingredients to... create a truly unique menu. November’s edition will see the return of our beloved ex-head bartender Lorenzo Antinori and his colleague Noah Kwong who will team up with the award-winning Dandelyan team to give Londoners a snapshot of the South Korean capital’s booming cocktail scene. The multi-sensory menu, comprising of five collaboratively designed Bombay Sapphire cocktails will focus on classics that have been given a Far Eastern edge. These will include the K Pop Colada, that features Korean rice wine Magkolli specially flown over by the Charles H. team, combined with sweet potato powder and coconut cream.
Join the guys in the bar on Tuesday 6th & Wednesday 7th November from 6pm until late.
Reservations available at dandelyan@sbe.com
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The dynamic duo - Head Bartender @alexjslawrence & Head Honcho @mrlyan in new menu planning mode. #dandelyanbar #mondrianhotel #mrlyan
A true Cosmo should have a very pale blush pink – you just want the dryness of the cranberry balancing the drink out – but our 'Canon Cosmo' has a much richer hue. Using a homemade 'pink sour mix' we lend a complex tartness and sweetness that's leagues away from the pre-bought stuff. Using burnt orange and concord grape we nod to the classic, but add a richer complexity. For Cosmo lovers and loathers alike. 🦁🍇🍊🍸😻🌿 @ Dandelyan
Where the magic happens... literally. @jamesdwheeler. 🦁🌱 🥃 #dandelyanbar #mondrianlondon
A few steps behind a Dandelyan classic. The Koji Hardshake. #dandelyanbar #mondrian @ Dandelyan
Greener Grass Fiz. Even in post–Nomadic days, we have always been attracted to the mystery of “what if”. Driven by the adventures of further shores, we travelled to new lands, trying to impose our will on Nature. But we also craved creature comforts from home. Some became relocated, some were transformed, some simply lost to the Sirens. 🦁🍸🌿 #DandelyanBar #Cocktails
Team strong!! From left to right General Manager @jamesdwheeler, Head Bartender @alexjslawrence & Senior Bartender @danielgarnell. Make sure to say hi when you next swing by. FYI - shirt coordinating - incidental 😏. #squadgoals #teamstrong 🦁🍸
🐌🦁 More Ducks 🦁 🐌 Sometime’s the future of farming is well, kinda the past. We’re realising that letting go of the reigns and letting nature do its thing is way better for everything – sustainability, taste, balance… and can also give some surprising upsides. We just need to let go of our comfort zones too. #NewMenu #DandelyanBar
Monkey Puzzle... Isn't she lovely! #NewMenu #DandelyanBar
staff prepared and brilliant, of course the cocktails are fantadtici, congratulations are the top!
Thank you Guys��
Went for afternoon tea for a friends birthday. Delicious food and cocktails and very friendly staff. Great spot for people watching as well!
The staff was really really friendly and you could see that they enjoyed their work and workplace. The cocktails were delicious and complex my personal favorite was the Rocks off Manhattan a cocktail infused with iorn oxide, that's rust to the common man.
Will definitely come again and again. Oh and the decor and location are superb.
Thank you to the staff and the wonderful service we received ...a delicious afternoon tea, stunning flavours and overall wonderful experience. It was an unrushed afternoon, we were left relaxed, stuffed to the gills and toatally chilled by the experience
Nothing short of the best cocktail bar experience I've ever had, these guys are a cut above. Every movement, every pour and every shake is the most efficient it could possibly be.
Whilst efficiency gets me going, others might like to know:
The ridiculously tasty cocktails are super reasonably priced compared to other bars on Southbank.
The music and vibe in the bar is perfect.
If you sit at the bar you're likely to spend more than you anticipated due to the sheer theatre of watching the guys.
Thanks to Will, Alex, Enrico and the team
My partner and I visited after so many good reviews by friends. We definitely weren't disappointed: from the welcome at the door, to the beautiful window seat overlooking the river-it was perfect. Alex came over and spent time with us and we got some AMAZING cocktails. I can't recommend it high enough. If you're in London, you NEED to go to Dandelyan.
My favourite cocktail bar. Effortlessly hip, but it’s by no means a victory of style over substance: it really delivers, too.
Lovely decor, super friendly staff, smashing cocktails, terrific toilets, an all round great experience.
Had the boozy afternoon tea which was lovely. The nibbles won't fill you up if you're starving , but they are really tasty and a nice way to punctuate the delicious cocktails.
Recommended.
Loved the cocktails in Dandelyan, especially Pinnacle Point. The staff is very friendly � and interiors is cozy with a breathtaking view of Thames and St. Paul's... undoubtedly best place in London for a perfect romantic date ��
I had the Wyld Tea (Afternoon Tea) at the Dandelyan yesterday. It was sublime, there was the perfect amount of food and the cocktails to match were delicious. The service was excellent and the setting was perfect. Could not fault it! Can't wait to return.
Honestly didn’t know what to expect after being slightly disappointed with some of the other highly acclaimed bars in the area but ended up having the best time there. I even went back a second straight night. The drinks are great and they’re definitely doing some interesting things not seen anywhere else. They got a great team from top to bottom/front to back and I felt that everyone went out of their way to make sure I had a great experience. In particular, a special thanks and shout out to Lily, Enrico, Marie, and Ashton for taking good care of me on my trip. The accolades are well deserved and will definitely be back!
Beautiful bar with fantastic service. The cocktail menu was rather out there in many ways but after trying my 6th cocktail and loving every single 1 its clear they have nailed the alcohol combos.
Who would have thought spraying a marshmallow with truffle oil would be so yum.
Nice spot and slick service. Food comes out really quickly and is cooked well. You’re looking at £150 per couple for a selection of mains/starters and a bottle of mid range wine + water. so if you’re not in a hurry and want less street food/mezze style experience then I’d arguably head elsewhere.
Nice atmosphere. Very welcoming staff.
Lovely venue and the staff were fabulous x We were staying in the hotel so was lovely to finish the night off on the bar
I liked that there was a variety of non-alcoholic options as the friend I was meeting doesn’t drink alcohol, a lot of places don’t offer this variety of choice, much like being a vegetarian and going to a restaurant and only having one option to choose from.
No doubt this is a beautiful place and location, however, though I understand cancellations are frustrating, I do find it patronising that after booking online and confirming the booking online that somebody would then also phone me to check in legit. Also, the first bartender kept rushing us to order our drinks then disappeared- didn’t warrant the 12.5% service charge though all other staff were fine.
Wonderful Venue! Staff very friendly indeed! Service extremely slow we had to chase with exception to the water top ups!!Our Area for Two was cramped and there was no selection of cutlery one fork one plate for both sweet and savoury. One waitress forgot us!Plus we were not given our cocktail on arrival. Tea selection limited however the deserts were AMAZING!Would I return for afternoon tea? Possibly no but would return to the bar.
Ok...bartenders are decent chaps, nice location, just ruined by the prentecious and precious vibe...first thing you hear when you enter is you cannot sit down anywhere as everywhere is reserved, (all seats empty) , but if you are feeling massively privaliged, you can sit at the bar to pay £12.50 plus 12.5 percent service charge for the thimble sized cocktail...I see most people love the place, each to their own
After all the hype, my expectations were high. The descriptions of the cocktails promised a lot - they sounded fabulous - but the actual drinks did not really deliver. Please understand, we had some very nice cocktails, but you have to live up to what you promise. And in this case the promise outdid the actual goods that was delivered.
staff prepared and brilliant, of course the cocktails are fantadtici, congratulations are the top!
Thank you Guys��
Went for afternoon tea for a friends birthday. Delicious food and cocktails and very friendly staff. Great spot for people watching as well!
The staff was really really friendly and you could see that they enjoyed their work and workplace. The cocktails were delicious and complex my personal favorite was the Rocks off Manhattan a cocktail infused with iorn oxide, that's rust to the common man.
Will definitely come again and again. Oh and the decor and location are superb.
Thank you to the staff and the wonderful service we received ...a delicious afternoon tea, stunning flavours and overall wonderful experience. It was an unrushed afternoon, we were left relaxed, stuffed to the gills and toatally chilled by the experience
Nothing short of the best cocktail bar experience I've ever had, these guys are a cut above. Every movement, every pour and every shake is the most efficient it could possibly be.
Whilst efficiency gets me going, others might like to know:
The ridiculously tasty cocktails are super reasonably priced compared to other bars on Southbank.
The music and vibe in the bar is perfect.
If you sit at the bar you're likely to spend more than you anticipated due to the sheer theatre of watching the guys.
Thanks to Will, Alex, Enrico and the team
My partner and I visited after so many good reviews by friends. We definitely weren't disappointed: from the welcome at the door, to the beautiful window seat overlooking the river-it was perfect. Alex came over and spent time with us and we got some AMAZING cocktails. I can't recommend it high enough. If you're in London, you NEED to go to Dandelyan.
My favourite cocktail bar. Effortlessly hip, but it’s by no means a victory of style over substance: it really delivers, too.
Lovely decor, super friendly staff, smashing cocktails, terrific toilets, an all round great experience.
Had the boozy afternoon tea which was lovely. The nibbles won't fill you up if you're starving , but they are really tasty and a nice way to punctuate the delicious cocktails.
Recommended.
Loved the cocktails in Dandelyan, especially Pinnacle Point. The staff is very friendly � and interiors is cozy with a breathtaking view of Thames and St. Paul's... undoubtedly best place in London for a perfect romantic date ��
I had the Wyld Tea (Afternoon Tea) at the Dandelyan yesterday. It was sublime, there was the perfect amount of food and the cocktails to match were delicious. The service was excellent and the setting was perfect. Could not fault it! Can't wait to return.
Honestly didn’t know what to expect after being slightly disappointed with some of the other highly acclaimed bars in the area but ended up having the best time there. I even went back a second straight night. The drinks are great and they’re definitely doing some interesting things not seen anywhere else. They got a great team from top to bottom/front to back and I felt that everyone went out of their way to make sure I had a great experience. In particular, a special thanks and shout out to Lily, Enrico, Marie, and Ashton for taking good care of me on my trip. The accolades are well deserved and will definitely be back!
Beautiful bar with fantastic service. The cocktail menu was rather out there in many ways but after trying my 6th cocktail and loving every single 1 its clear they have nailed the alcohol combos.
Who would have thought spraying a marshmallow with truffle oil would be so yum.
Nice spot and slick service. Food comes out really quickly and is cooked well. You’re looking at £150 per couple for a selection of mains/starters and a bottle of mid range wine + water. so if you’re not in a hurry and want less street food/mezze style experience then I’d arguably head elsewhere.
Nice atmosphere. Very welcoming staff.
Lovely venue and the staff were fabulous x We were staying in the hotel so was lovely to finish the night off on the bar
I liked that there was a variety of non-alcoholic options as the friend I was meeting doesn’t drink alcohol, a lot of places don’t offer this variety of choice, much like being a vegetarian and going to a restaurant and only having one option to choose from.
No doubt this is a beautiful place and location, however, though I understand cancellations are frustrating, I do find it patronising that after booking online and confirming the booking online that somebody would then also phone me to check in legit. Also, the first bartender kept rushing us to order our drinks then disappeared- didn’t warrant the 12.5% service charge though all other staff were fine.
Wonderful Venue! Staff very friendly indeed! Service extremely slow we had to chase with exception to the water top ups!!Our Area for Two was cramped and there was no selection of cutlery one fork one plate for both sweet and savoury. One waitress forgot us!Plus we were not given our cocktail on arrival. Tea selection limited however the deserts were AMAZING!Would I return for afternoon tea? Possibly no but would return to the bar.
Ok...bartenders are decent chaps, nice location, just ruined by the prentecious and precious vibe...first thing you hear when you enter is you cannot sit down anywhere as everywhere is reserved, (all seats empty) , but if you are feeling massively privaliged, you can sit at the bar to pay £12.50 plus 12.5 percent service charge for the thimble sized cocktail...I see most people love the place, each to their own
After all the hype, my expectations were high. The descriptions of the cocktails promised a lot - they sounded fabulous - but the actual drinks did not really deliver. Please understand, we had some very nice cocktails, but you have to live up to what you promise. And in this case the promise outdid the actual goods that was delivered.
More about Dandelyan
Tuesday: 16:00 - 01:00
Wednesday: 16:00 - 01:00
Thursday: 16:00 - 01:00
Friday: 12:00 - 01:30
Saturday: 12:00 - 01:30
Sunday: 12:00 - 12:30