Peninsula (Lotte Hotel Seoul)
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About
Luxury lounge in Lotte Hotel with signature waterfall view, serving afternoon tea sets and seasonal dessert buffets with live jazz in the evenings.
# Peninsula Lounge & Bar: A Waterfall View Sanctuary in Jung-gu Tucked into the ground floor of Lotte Hotel Seoul, Peninsula Lounge & Bar operates as both a daytime dessert destination and evening jazz venue, anchored by its signature view of cascading artificial waterfalls framed by floor-to-ceiling windows. The space combines classical European aesthetics—grand chandeliers, warm wood tones—with the tranquility of a hotel retreat nestled between downtown shopping and the city's pace. The three-tier afternoon tea set anchors the experience, featuring petit fours and pastries that warrant advance reservation for window seating. The hotel's professional pastry team crafts desserts with marked restraint; the tiered trays lean sweet enough to warrant sharing or boxing portions for later. This autumn, a collaboration with Ghanaian chocolate and Shine Muscat grapes produced bonbons with proper whiskey depth balanced against the grape's acidity. The premium strawberry cake from sister operation Delicatessen Hans—priced at 105,000 won for a whole cake—arrives dense with fruit across both layers, the buttercream maintaining enough structure to avoid cloying heaviness even after refrigeration deepens its texture. The strawberry buffet edition (135,000 won per adult) rotates seasonally and includes the sliced Delicatessen cake alongside mille-feuille, egg tarts, and strawberry champagne jellies carrying genuine alcohol notes. Hot dishes anchor the spread: escargot delivers distinctive texture; lamb ribs draw consistent mention as crowd favorites. Evenings transform the lounge into a jazz venue with live performances (Tuesday–Sunday, 18:00–21:40), and a fourth seating tier (19:30–21:30) pivots the beverage program toward cocktails and single-malt whiskey. Throughout, the waterfall view—particularly striking in rain—justifies the prices and the persistent need to reserve ahead. Three hours of complimentary parking through Lotte Department Store makes the visit logistics manageable, though spaces remain competitive.
Menu
- Afternoon Tea Set (3-Tier Dessert Tray)₩105,000
- Premium Strawberry Cake₩105,000
- Strawberry Buffet₩135,000
- Mango Shaved Ice
- Chocolate with Whiskey or Non-Alcoholic Option
Local tips
- Reserve via Naver — window seats by the waterfall fill up quickly, especially weekends
- Afternoon tea (1-3 seatings) includes welcome drink and 3-tier dessert tray; 4th seating (7:30-9:30pm) features cocktails instead
- Live jazz performances daily Tue-Sun 6pm-9:40pm (closed Mondays)
- Free parking up to 3 hours at Lotte Department Store tower (₩12,000 valet fee applies)
- Seasonal menus change frequently — strawberry buffet (Apr) and Shine Muscat promotion (Sep-Nov) are popular
Details
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 08:00–22:00
- Monday
- 08:00–22:00
- Tuesday
- 08:00–22:00
- Wednesday
- 08:00–22:00
- Thursday
- 08:00–22:00
- Friday
- 08:00–22:00
- Saturday
- 08:00–22:00