Came in yesterday, waited almost an hour to get an appointment scheduled for today. Today I got…read morehere 5 minutes before my appointment and waited half of hour to figure out that they don't have me on the list. After that I was able to see an account manager, sat down through his pitch and was rejected an account because they don't accept printed bank statements as a proof of address - which was not communicated to me the day I scheduled my appointment. Wasted my time and gave up my personal details for no reason. Sticking with my current bank.

Branch of barclays bank in kensington.The bank was at the end of the high street.It was a medium…read moresize branch and it got busy most of the time.The staff here was quite nice and showed very good working attitude from my own experience.The service was also quite professional.One of the best bank branches on this high street.

Great services from Gwen, nice and friendly very efficient. Solve my problems almost immediately!read more

Neelam Joukani Khushiram was such an amazing help to me when I was at HSBC Oxford Circus! I was…read morehaving a lot of trouble ope my account and she helped me open one in less than an hour it was just like magic! she definitely knows what she is doing and she is the sweetest

Clean, easy, efficient. This Barclay's branch is right next to Spitalfields and that gives it a…read morebonus star for me. And an outside cashpoint that works. Who knew such a thing was possible? Sadly, not open on Saturday.

This is one of the best Barclays branches i have come across so far in London…read more Because the queue is never very long and the staff are super nice and smiley which always helps to brighten up ones day. Service with a smile that's what I like.

* No ATM? Are you serious? *…read more Breezing through the airport, and skipping the ATMs was no issue since I saw there was an HSBC right near my hotel. That is no issue until I arrived and saw a little piece of paper on the window saying, "This location has no bank machine." Are you serious? World's local bank my butt!

They have an ATM outside, and another inside. Not sure what dope you were smoking Marc, but please…read morePM the number.

This is the local branch of my bank, Lloyds…read more Lloyds Banking Group plc is a major British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009. The Group's history began in 1765 with the founding of Lloyds Bank, which is the fourth oldest bank in the United Kingdom. The Group's headquarters is located at 25 Gresham Street in the City of London and its registered office is on The Mound in Edinburgh. Lloyds Banking Group's activities are organised into Retail Banking (including Mortgages and Sole Traders), Commercial, Life, Pensions & Insurance, and Wealth & International. Lloyds' has extensive overseas operations in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. On 13 October 2008, PM Gordon Brown announced a government plan for the Treasury to invest £37bn of new capital into major UK banks--including Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Lloyds TSB and HBOS--to avert a collapse of the financial sector.Barclays avoided taking a capital investment from the UK Government Today, the Government stake is below 19% and in May, the company paid its first dividend for 7 years In 2015, Lloyds is celebrating its 250th Anniversary.

I have been there a few times already and the staff has always been really helpful and friendly…read more They even come to talk to you if there is a little line (no more than 4-5 people) to try to help if they can. And although it is in a busy area and I always go to lunch time, I never have to queue for more than 10 minutes. Half of the times I did not have to wait at all. I must say I am really happy with my Lloyds services after having such awful experiences with my previous bank.

I finally took the time to set up my British bank account and went for NatWest as it was the…read morefastest one to process the demand. I got an appointment for the next week after calling. They asked me which NatWest was more convenient for me and what to bring to make the process as smooth as possible. On the d-day, my banker didn't make me wait and he was really efficient. All was sorted in 20 minutes and with clear explanations. It's the first time opening a bank account was so easy so i would recommend it.

I've just recently moved to London from the US and was having a hell of a time getting settled in,…read moremost of which was caused by not being able to procure a UK bank account. It's a bit of a roundabout issue here where you can't get decent housing without a bank account and you can't get a bank account without decent housing. I had no idea that the credit check done on you is actually done on your place of residence and the credit attached there, not necessarily all just you. Very frustrating. At my wits end, and after going to several banks in and around Soho (and getting very rude and exasperated responses to my questions - as if I was doing something wrong by moving to London and not knowing my way around the financial system), I came across this HSBC in Chinatown. Bruce is my HERO. Not only was he completely accommodating to my mistake of thinking an appointment was way earlier than it actually was, he was very reassuring, informative, patient, kind, and most of all, funny. Thank you so much Bruce for easing my final transition into London life and helping me feel like a productive adult once again. You were the only one out of several bank employees in Soho that didn't treat me like an idiot and instead like a friend. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this, and most of all, appreciate you alleviating all the stress from this last stage. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

A nice friendly branch, they get the job done and are friendly…read more If you want to do something that is more than just the basics you do get the feel they are a bit in experienced and feeling their way around the computer system. However they get the job done reasonably quickly and without any problems. A good branch and definitely better than most other banks

The person in the branch was the best employee of a bank in the UK I have every come across. The…read moreonly reason why I only give 4 out of 5 stars is the long waiting time after we visited the branch. It took almost 6 weeks to receive all documents/cards/online banking access for our new company once we signed up.