Fulfilled a life time ambition. Had to wait approx five minutes to get in,but once inside, it lived up to its billing. Very very expensive but worth it for a lifetime experience. All the staff were obliging and knowledgeable. If I was in Singapore again,I will go again.

Well you have to visit the Long Bar when in Singapore… not our first visit but you have to return …although we can’t see any difference since the refurb (of the hotel), and the price of a Singapore Sling is a bit eye watering. May be it should be renamed The Watering Hole;-) Expect to queue, but it moves quite quickly. And the nuts are tiny. $$$

We heard about Raffles and the long bar prior. We hit the opening and enjoyed a couple of slings, of course. It's a great history and a good place to cool down after wandering around the Fort area.

The iconic place where Singapore sling cocktail was invented. Now it costs S$38, other cocktails are cheaper (S$20-30), these prices are without tax and service (extra 17%). There is a bar with colonial historical atmosphere, where old traditions as peanuts shells on the floor are still alive. There is (I think always) a queue, but it goes fast: we spend there 10 minutes.

Very cool atmosphere was spoiled by two things: 1. A supposed "foreign concept" which meant they did not serve arrack (available at other restaurants of the hotel, and weirdly they did serve local beer) and 2. A silly "no shorts" requirement for gentlemen (even in leather shoes, and even at an outdoor table). As I mentioned it was really nice, with excellent local bite preparations, and especially because the band played local music as well as English music. But we will not be going back, because when in Sri Lanka, we want to buy local, including the delicious arrack. If it is about pricing, I would pay more to have the alcohol I enjoy.

I was staying in the hotel across the road and have always wanted to go in to the breathtaking Raffles hotel. As it’s home to the famous Singapore Sling I went to the Long Bar to try one in its natural habitat. It wasn’t very busy thankfully and I got a bar seat straight away. The room is just beautiful with dark wood and a real colonial at feel to it. It was a great experience sitting drinking my eye watering my expensive Sling thinking about the history of the hotel and watching everyone soak up the ambience of this beautiful structure. Worth every cent though I’d have had to take a second mortgage out if I’d wanted another one!

We had not been to the Raffles Long Bar for a few years and were keen to revisit. It hadn't changed much, and as usual they don't miss when it comes to charging a ridiculous amount for a pre-mixed Singapore Sling. $38 SGD, plus taxes/service fees, makes it an expensive exercise. No wonder everyone stays for just one drink! Will be our last trip to Raffles.

We came here for 12 noon opening time. There was a bit of a queue, but we managed to get seated at the bar. It is a beautiful bar with lots of history. We both ordered the famous Singapore sling and I must say it was delicious. They also give you a small sack of nuts to nibble on. Probably the most expensive cocktail I’ve had , especially when the service charge and tax is added. I probably wouldn’t rush back, but we felt we wanted to experience this must do on our first visit to Singapore.

We all know it's going to be expensive, and you can go over the road to chijmes and get a Singapore sling for $16. But that wouldn't have you sitting in the long bar. And how would you tell your friends you paid way to much for a drink. You are paying for an experience. A expensive one, but your not getting hammered in this bar. Do it once to tick of the list.

We've been to Raffles a few times, but for some reason we've always drunk in the Writers Bar, so today we finally sat at the Long Bar. It's a legendry spot and what we didn't realise was you could access it directly from the street. We'd arrived at the hotel entrance and managed to walk into the lobby then walk out again along the various courtyards until we found it. Being a popular thing to do, there was a small queue waiting for free tables and it's literally first come first served. It turned out to be no more than 20 minutes though we did notice it grew much longer once inside. The Singapore Sling is the drink to choose, though we've had them in Raffles before yet my wife thought it was better for some reason. Anyway, after that I tried a half-yard of ale which was quite fun. Prices are a little higher but you're in a world famous bar. We only went in for one drink but got talking to a couple from the UK who lived near us so we ended up spending a few hours in there. It was fun, the bar tenders were happy to chat and told us about the traditions and why we were throwing our monkey nut shells on the floor!