Right, where to start on the pointlessness of the The Rabbit Hole.

First off what is the place for? is it for drinks? is it for food? is it for music? or is it for the slightly unusual décor/themed experience of an Alice in Wonderland bar/lounge? On all of these issues The Rabbit Hole is not.

Since this was my first time visiting i was kind of expecting at least some interesting Alice in Wonderland trippy themed décor and experience. This, it was most certainly not.

The whole place has been decked out in such a half-arse way that the theme is barely noticeable. Yes it has a red door. Yes it has picture frames that are wonky; and also hats for light shades; but that is it! No more, nothing; zilch. The whole place smacks of laziness when it comes to interior design; which is a shame, since it could have been an unusual & interesting themed bar.

The drinks - well what can i say, we had the mojito and caipirinha, both tasted like lighter-fluid/petrol - if i was being malicious then i might say it tasted suspiciously like fake alcohol; but i'll give them the benefit of the doubt and just say the cocktails were made poorly.

The food - well who knows how this place makes food. Its a combination of ready prepared food from the freezer, bought ready made food or just food stuffed in an oven for 10 mins at any temperature. The salad was basic at best, with plastic-esque chicken bits in. The pizza was completely undercooked, with the base just flopping about limply in my hand as i tried to eat it.
The dessert of cheesecake and tiramisu was so obviously from the freezer and just served defrosted. All just gross.

The service was well, pretty much non-existent. The staff just kept their backs to all the customers and chatted and played on their phones, totally ignoring the customers. I saw at least 3 different tables get up to grab a waitress to order drinks or whatever.

In all, i dont really understand what this place is for, when the drinks are awful, the food is awful, and the décor/theme is amateur at best.

The only upside is that they somehow have managed to compile a cool electro-music playlist that plays throughout the evening. However, the music is far from a saving grace.

This place is just awful. Dont go. If you really want to go to a themed bar in the Jing An area, then go to Bounty bar, its not amazing but at least it has reasonable drinks and a different theme to experience.

We went for Sunday brunch after seeing the ad.
Let's face it. It s a bar and not suitable for a brunch. Food, what food ? The buffet was always empty and refilled in portions that feed 1-2 people. We had steak as a main dish but it was pretty tough. The fries that came with it were pretty good.g
Service ? Understaffed ! We had to get up 3-4 times to remind the staff to bring us something we asked them to bring before or just get it ourself. And do not go if you do not like smoking while you eat, it is a bar and they smoke.
Decoration, was okay but we have seen better, much better.
Cost, 150rmb / person
To sum it up:
Interesting experience, but We are definetly not going back !

I was pleasantly surprised by this place. I believed it didn't really offer dinner, more snacks and tapas, but it was a full sit down affair with the whole shebang. Although the seating lacked high dining chairs, I felt we enjoyed a great meal at affordable prices in a chilled, quircky environment. Top marks go to the main courses of pork loin and pasta, whilst the spinach prosciutto starter was pretty damn good. Apart from some euro rabble chicks spoiling the ambience, I thought this place was worth a mention.

Went here for a couple of drinks with some friends. We were welcomed by a nice staircase that went up 3 floors. The first impression on the decoration was 'nice', then I saw the windows and thought 'oh, great idea'. When I saw the menu I said 'wow' and that's where the whole experience started. I won't post 'spoilers'... but be prepared to see some great decoration ideas.

The Alice in Wonderland theme fits the decoration and overall ambience in a perfect way. The only upside down is that I felt the ambient 'too dark' to browse the options comfortably on the menu, but some cellphone-light assistance fixed it.

The night went from good to great when we received the cocktails. Their signature cocktails are named by A.I.W. buzzwords as well... like the Cheeshire Cat or The Mad Hatter. The presentation of the cocktails was great and the taste on most of them was quite enjoyable.

If you want to go out and just get drinks, there are tons of options in Shanghai... but if you want a different experience, theme bars are usually better for that. Among the ones I've been in my life, I've seen pretty cool ones, and this one goes on the 'cool' list. Yay for Alice in Wonderland.