It's a hotel bar. I wasn't expecting much. The staff, kitchen and bar are well worth it. They went out of their way to make us feel welcome. Top notch drinks. The food was also quite good. We live in the area and have never been here before. We stayed in the hotel as we had an event to attend nearby. Glad we did. We will be back! read more

Delicious grilled cheese! The drink was ok, the service was not unfriendly but not friendly either. read more

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Very good experience visiting L Bar. Just learnt about this spot after my office moved into the Boat Building. It is very convenient and a good spot for happy hour. The happy hour menu is great and so is the timing, 1PM for a start, cannot complain. Very good drinks and the bartender, she is excellent; friendly, gave us recommendations and also topped off drinks for some of us. Definitely coming back to enjoy more drinks and trying the happy hour food menu too. read more

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I've been at the hotel for the whole week. This is the hotel bar. The first night we were here we asked for service and were told we needed to come to the bar to order due to staffing shortage. You would think there would be communication between the hotel and the hotel bar as to the amount of people that would be on site so they could staff accordingly. Service on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday was subpar. The servers were extremely rude to all of the guests because they were busy. There are ways to manage a busy crowd by still being kind and respectful. On Thursday night as I sit at the bar for the first time without the majority of the attendees that were with my party earlier in the week, it is a much different atmosphere. I sat at the bar and asked for one cocktail and a glass of water and it took nearly 15 minutes to get me a glass of water by the third person that told me they were going to get me a glass of water. Meanwhile, the manager who is floating around playing on the computer with glasses on his forehead, not once greeted me and attended to me in anyway. It's not busy in here on this Thursday night at all, but then Kim showed up who is the most attentive compared to anyone else serving in this bar. I ordered a salad and fries - hopefully they don't screw it up. If I had a choice, I would not come back to this hotel bar ever again. read more

L Bar is your average hotel bar, but they do have a nice bar menu. I had the french dip and it was excellent. They feature alot of local brews and spirits and the service was very good. read more

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Roasted Butternut Bruschetta & Warm Octopus Salad and Roasted Brussel Sprouts. A nice hotel lounge and restaurant very spacious. Very busy when they have the conferences so everybody's hanging out and just enjoying themselves read more

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Super friendly staff. Drinks never disappoint. Friendly crowd, inviting and not intimidating. Great place to socialize or just come stick to yourself and grab a bite and a drink. Definitely will return. Especially for the calamari and burgers! P.s. Natalie makes the best old fashion I've had across the nation. read more

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Just came in for a beer. Service was really good, the beer selection is amazing. Worth it just to find some really great local to CT beers if you're in the conference center for any reason whatsoever. read more

- Attentive and friendly service - Overpriced; trade-off given location within Marriott Hartford Downtown hotel - Standard fare menu options read more

I was in the area for a conference, and L Bar was more or less the go-to bar for the weekend. Overall, I had a great experience at L Bar - no true complaints from me. The drinks were strong, and the two women bartenders were very nice and quite fun. I cannot comment about their fancier cocktails, because I'm more of a gin and soda kind of guy. That said, everyone in my company did not seem to have any issues about their beverages. The prices are a bit on the upper range, but one should expect that when going to a hotel bar. read more

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Everything was ok until I got the check. They had a drink menu that clearly said the drink that we ordered was $15. When I got the check, there was a $21 charge! When I inquired, the waitress said, and I quote "THEY made me use premium liquor". Timeout, who is "THEY" and furthermore, if something on YOUR menu is SIX DOLLARS more, you need to tell people BEFORE you make the drink. That wasn't cool at all. I totally forgot to tell my husband about this since he was in another part of the hotel with friends but when he came upstairs, he said I ordered another one of those drinks and she charged me $21! I'm getting upset just typing this. I may need to see about speaking to a manager. Also, one of the waitresses broke a few bottles of alcohol last night by accident when a stand behind the bar fell, I wonder if they are trying to make up for the loss revenue! read more

Just had a late dinner. Staff was very attentive and were super nice. Skip the French Onion Soup, absolutely no flavor, my motto is if you cant do it right don't do it at all. I should have sent it back, but it was late (thats on me). The wings were better than ok, but not stellar. Fries the same. The atmosphere was nice. They had the hockey game on. read more

I stopped here twice once at check-in 3/10 the other after show I attended around 11:00pm Food was ok I ordered onion soup and burger and pizza, soup was salty some of that seasoning could have been used on burger. Pizza ok lots of sauce and cheese didn't look like a margherita no tomatoes just tomato sauce Service was poor I had to ask for water. No refills unless I asked my glass was empty most of time finished my drink instead of being asked if I want another drink bartender took my glass and kept going. I had to stop bartender to ask for another drink. It was a pass for me unfortunately I did not want to Uber to another place. read more

Best drinking spot. Good people, service, and food. Has games and free pool.

I'll keep this short and sweet because no one likes a complainer - the service was subpar. They never came to greet me and when they finally noticed me sitting at a table, she walked over and just said "are you ready". LOL WHAT? Oh hey I'm great thanks for asking. Second, the food is not great either. The pimento cheese dip is not good at all, nothing like a pimento dip I've ever had. The shallots were not even close to caramelized! The only reason L Bar gets 2 stars is because of their convenient location - inside the Marriott hotel connected to the convention center! read more

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First time visiting this restaurant. The atmosphere looks good, small but quaint. What you can expect from a hotel bar/restaurant. I was coming from work so I got there a bit after my friends. They said prior to my arrival the waiter came by often and they told him that they were still waiting for a couple people, but when I arrived it seems like he was done coming over. I waited at least 20 minutes if not more for him to come over and the only reason he came over was because someone got up and requested for him to come over. We then placed our orders, appetizers and entrées at the same time, which for some reason all came out together. The French onion soup was good, the avocado and shrimp toast was decent. But everything else was lackluster. One friend ordered calamari, which for me, the rings were too big and too many fried vegetables. I shared a chicken Panini and shaved steak with with another friend, neither of which I finished. The chicken Panini was very bland and there was too much breading without meat in the shaved steak. I'm not sure how the other girls feel but I probably won't be back. Walter when he came was at least nice. read more

Great bar and train night is awesome. Over 40 beers on tap. Coke get great service and overall fun environment read more

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Incredible ribs! Cornbread with the honey butter is outstanding as well. Definitely recommend !

It was late last night we arrived to the hotel, tried to find places around to eat and we couldnt. We came back to Marriott again, and the bar was open and they serve food until midnight. We just ordered some appetizers, the plates were dished nicely and presentable. The wings they were ok not too much credit, but nachos and tuna tartar were very good. Definitely will be back to have more dishes here. read more

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I normally don't eat in the hotel restaurant and this is a case in point. The food here was lousy. I had the deconstructed beet salad, which was 2 chopped beets, a tablespoon of goat cheese, and a handful of arugula. The dressing was tasty. The calamari was absolutely tortured, overcooked, and like erasers. The bartender took it away and I got the tuna on toast, which was edible, but not good. My colleague got the onion soup which was ok, she said. However, she could not eat the wings she ordered, and we could see freezer burn on them. read more

Waited 20 mins for a server to come to our table. The waitress took our drink order and the three of us each ordered a cup of clam chowder. Drinks arrived right away. We waited another 20 mins for the chowder and when it arrived it was cold. We ate it since we were starving. We never even got napkins! No service after the chowder delivery. We waited another 40 mins before going upstairs in the Marriott (where we were staying) to order room service so we could actually eat dinner. read more

Came here for drinks and apps after an event. There were several large tables but the restaurant was not completely packed so I couldn't understand how the service was not that great. We ordered a second round of calamari and after 45-50 mins we cancelled it and it took forever for them to return to check on us .. the food- The calamari was great and seasoned very well. The large pretzel was cute! Not bad for a hotel restaurant/bar and I would return if I stayed at the Marriott but not a place I would return to if I find myself in Hartford Connecticut again. read more

Shaved beet salad was sooo good! A major surprise and totally happy About it! Happy hour at the Marriott downtown Hartford CT - really good prices and no cutting corners with the drinks - I travel - a lot- as do a lot of people, this was worth staying in for! Also, there's 2 ft of snow outside - but nice to have a great bar great happy hour and god food! read more

Bartenders (mist, not all) are lame and drinks are overpriced. But what do you expect for a hotel bar? At least decent customer service. Happy Hour wine is $5 for 3oz- not really a break. Not many other options so you're a captive audience and they can get away with it I guess. Disappointing for a semi-cool atmosphere. read more

awesome fun train night is fun good vibes chill spot entertaining and a place just to get out and enjoy a little fun pool games pong table darts music and fun good vibes only !!' read more

Met my bestie for drinks & apps and we enjoyed it. Drinks were good. Roasted Brussels sprouts & calamari were both tasty but nothing to write home about. Good to know that whenever I stay at this Marriott, I'll hv a cool place to grab a bite. read more

The bartenders Cassie and Sarah were great! Conversation and drinks kept my girlfriends and I in the bar. The nachos were a little dry.... but the pretzel and beer cheese were delicious. read more

What a boring place. This used to be more of a night life "lounge" and now someone had the idea to turn this into a boring Marriott bar. They didn't even bother to clean up the signs for the old "Crush" above the windows and this place has been open for several months now. Gives you an idea to the level of effort at this place. What a failure and waste, especially that this is in an up and coming nightlife scene area. No real reason to come here unless you are staying at the hotel and need a beer , and even then you have better options in the surrounding area. Chalk this up to a major L, at least they got the name right. read more

Bartender gave great service. Now as for the food order, only half made it to the table. Reminded the one person running food and was forgot about again. One item was only Nachos. Guess we were not meant to have them for a meal. read more

UCONN fan visiting from Georgia for the game versus Syracuse. On Friday night we went to the L Bar for drinks after eating out at Capital Grille across the street. Had to leave our table twice to go to the bar in order to get our drinks refilled as well as to get our check for the drinks. We went to the L Bar again on Saturday evening for a night cap. The place was about half full, but nearly every table had empty glasses and bottles on it. I went to the bar and waited about 5 minutes before being acknowledged by the staff. Upon doing so the staff cleared the bar. 4 rounds of drinks between four people and not once did a server come to our table. Each time, including our food order, we needed to go to the bar. In my experience the food was good, but the service leaves a lot to be desired. read more

We stayed at the Marriott for a nearby conference so L Bar was convenient for us (since it was in our lobby). All I can speak to is the dessert and drinks. The dessert sounded amazing when described to us and it looked great, but eating it didn't actually live up to the hype. My friend and I ordered the s'more dessert (I love s'mores so when I heard they were a dessert option my ears perked up)! However I wouldn't order it again. The graham crackers were hard and difficult to cut, the mini marshmallows were hardly roasted or warm and looked like they were just thrown on top with mediocre warm temperature chocolate sauce poured on top. It was underwhelming. My other two friends ordered the fried cheesecake. It looked amazing, but they said it wasn't that great. I ordered a glass of Merlot which was good. The mixed drinks were fine, nothing to rave about. I would only really recommend L Bar if you're at the hotel and in need of a late night snack or nightcap. But I wouldn't go out of my way to go here. read more