Latest reviews for Nightlife in West End, London, United Kingdom

Palm Beach Casino - Stylish by ocean0201

ocean0201 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:56:18 +0000

Review by ocean0201

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7493 6585

A small but stylish casino in the Mayfair area. You have to register to get in. The place is nicely decorated and there are plenty of games available to try. The best part is that while you are on the table, any food you order is on the house. The drinks are also reasonably priced. However, you end up playing more so be careful. The stakes are higher in Palm Beach. Roulette is minimum Â£2 and blackjack is Â£10 or over. Its not very crowded , the dealers are friendly and open till late. Recommended to those who want to enjoy a quiet environment while they gamble.A small but stylish casino in the Mayfair area. You have to register to get in. The place is nicely decorated and there are plenty of games available to try. The best part is that while you are on the table, any food you order is on the house. The drinks are also reasonably priced. However, you end up playing more so be careful. The stakes are higher in Palm Beach. Roulette is minimum Â£2 and blackjack is Â£10 or over. Its not very crowded , the dealers are friendly and open till late. Recommended to those who want to enjoy a quiet environment while they gamble.

Babble - Absolutely disgusting service by baks162

baks162 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:19:16 +0000

Review by baks162

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7758 8255

Website: http://www.babble-bar.co.uk

Tags: free to get in

I went to Babble on 29th August for a friend's drinks and was absolutely disgusted by the service I received at the bar upstairs - borderline racist behaviour.

My friend had been waiting at the bar to be served infront of the barman who didnt serve him for 20 minutes. We're both of Indian origin. I then joined him at the bar to see what the delay was. 5 more customers came after me and were served - I complained to the barman then and he said that he would serve us next. As soon as he had served the customer, he looked at us for a moment, and promptly turned around and went to serve someone else. It had been 35 minutes at this stage of us waiting at the bar.

Suffice to say, I walked out and will never be returning again.I went to Babble on 29th August for a friend's drinks and was absolutely disgusted by the service I received at the bar upstairs - borderline racist behaviour.

My friend had been waiting at the bar to be served infront of the barman who didnt serve him for 20 minutes. We're both of Indian origin. I then joined him at the bar to see what the delay was. 5 more customers came after me and were served - I complained to the barman then and he said that he would serve us next. As soon as he had served the customer, he looked at us for a moment, and promptly turned around and went to serve someone else. It had been 35 minutes at this stage of us waiting at the bar.

Suffice to say, I walked out and will never be returning again.

Chinawhite - Not my cuppa tea! by sparklepants

sparklepants — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:35:49 +0000

Review by sparklepants

Rating: 2.00

Phone: 020 7343 0040

Website: http://www.chinawhite.com

Tags: expensive, club, cool

I went here a while ago for a birthday, and I did have a pretty good time. However! I think it was down to the company of my friends and the free bottles (plural!) of champagne the desperate guys were handing us! The music isnâ¬"t too bad, although I think it tries too hard. There are different rooms to suit your taste. The room I ended up in had a selection of beds in it?! I think this probably says a lot more about his place than the entire review! It is the ultimate C list 'celeb', footballers and WAG wannabe's hangout. Meh.I went here a while ago for a birthday, and I did have a pretty good time. However! I think it was down to the company of my friends and the free bottles (plural!) of champagne the desperate guys were handing us! The music isnâ¬"t too bad, although I think it tries too hard. There are different rooms to suit your taste. The room I ended up in had a selection of beds in it?! I think this probably says a lot more about his place than the entire review! It is the ultimate C list 'celeb', footballers and WAG wannabe's hangout. Meh.

The Drones Club - by joel

joel — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:22:58 +0000

Review by joel

Rating: 5.00

Website: http://www.dronesclub.com

Tags: excellent service, toptable, mouth watering food

Mouth watering food with ecxellent service highly recommendedMouth watering food with ecxellent service highly recommended

Funky Buddha - Dissappointment by candyshop

candyshop — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:07:48 +0000

Review by candyshop

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7495 2596

Website: http://www.fblondon.co.uk/

Tags: posh, dance, friendly

The bouncers are rude and unprofessional. They made up excuse after excuse not to let me in, while I was on the guest list and 8 of my friends were already inside, having paid the Â£20 cover charge.
You see they are frustrated the kind of people who abuse their right of decision to waste people's nights out.

The only thing I didnt do right: I followed my friends through the open red cord (open by one of the bouncers) after they had come out to greet me. When the bouncers called me I came back to them without any rebellion and they told me to leave because I was drunk (I had had two beers)...
There was no queue at all either (at 11.30pm, wow this place really is popular!!!!The bouncers are rude and unprofessional. They made up excuse after excuse not to let me in, while I was on the guest list and 8 of my friends were already inside, having paid the Â£20 cover charge.
You see they are frustrated the kind of people who abuse their right of decision to waste people's nights out.

The only thing I didnt do right: I followed my friends through the open red cord (open by one of the bouncers) after they had come out to greet me. When the bouncers called me I came back to them without any rebellion and they told me to leave because I was drunk (I had had two beers)...
There was no queue at all either (at 11.30pm, wow this place really is popular!!!!

Sophisticats - Not great by rockstar

rockstar — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:52:09 +0000

Review by rockstar

Rating: 2.00

Phone: 020 8201 8804

Website: http://www.sophisticats.co.uk

Tags: reasonably priced

I was very dissapointed when i went to this gentlemens club,I was expecting to see beautiful goddesses dancing, what we saw was the complete opposit!.
Presentation inside poor.Girls not impressive at all.
I wouldnt reccommend this gentlemens club to anyone who want to see a high class/fantasy/sexy/beautiful woman.

Dont let their website fool you!I was very dissapointed when i went to this gentlemens club,I was expecting to see beautiful goddesses dancing, what we saw was the complete opposit!.
Presentation inside poor.Girls not impressive at all.
I wouldnt reccommend this gentlemens club to anyone who want to see a high class/fantasy/sexy/beautiful woman.

Dont let their website fool you!

Paper - Paper, scissors, stone by mazphd

mazphd — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:43:53 +0000

Review by mazphd

Rating: 2.00

Phone: 0207 439 7770

Website: http://paperclublondon.com/PAPER

Tags: cool, trendy, dance

Ooo the hype surrounding this place, so far celebrity packs have included Kate Moss, and her 'wherever she goes' so does Sienna Miller companion, plus the Z-listed BB 'stars' strutting their stuff.

So high expectations, i was forseeing smooth tunes, great facilities, more than great drinks and a laid back atmosphere without any of the usual sleazey groopiness that can occur in a supposedly 'top' london venue.

I was disappointed. Where were the fabulous toilets for a start?! instead what greets you is a narrow corridor of less than luxurious faux metallic doors, whose confined space radiates a claustrophobic and intesively competitive space for the mirror. *yawn*. I wouldn't mind, but i had taken the trouble to get myself into the VIP area and the facilties here were not much better either - but nice to know that Ms Moss has to suffer with us mere mortals too!

The staff are super friendly, although getting them to mix a decent drink (the standard mojito test at play here) was a task that really required i get behind the bar and show them how its done. which is ridculous when you consider how much even a run of the mill V&T is ... So as Reenie surmises in her review, 'bring cash; lots of it!' she isn't wrong!

The club is split into 2 main parts, the bar area and affiliated toilets, with club area and another bar next door. The dance floor merges with a low tabled lay out that hug the edge of the club with the idea that the ladies will at some point in the evening get bored of being sleazed on climb atop the nearest table and shake their funkAy stuff. After the amount on drinks, this is probably the safest place to stay - cashola in hand, baying boys at your feet.

Sadly though if your male and want to dance, well its going to be a try hard and harder night. bouncers mark out the tables areas with a dedication bordering on obsessive parenting - at 26 i am quite capable of shifting whom i would like to dance with, some poor guy who asked me the time was whisked so fast across the club i barely had time to inform him well that his time was up.

One wonders what state Ms Moss and co. has been in when she comes here, if i were her i'd find somewhere else to dance till dawn, somewhere where the drinks can be mixed to standard and the girls and boys are free to dance all night!

still if expensive and being seen in the 'right' scene is your thing you might enjoy it! Ooo the hype surrounding this place, so far celebrity packs have included Kate Moss, and her 'wherever she goes' so does Sienna Miller companion, plus the Z-listed BB 'stars' strutting their stuff.

So high expectations, i was forseeing smooth tunes, great facilities, more than great drinks and a laid back atmosphere without any of the usual sleazey groopiness that can occur in a supposedly 'top' london venue.

I was disappointed. Where were the fabulous toilets for a start?! instead what greets you is a narrow corridor of less than luxurious faux metallic doors, whose confined space radiates a claustrophobic and intesively competitive space for the mirror. *yawn*. I wouldn't mind, but i had taken the trouble to get myself into the VIP area and the facilties here were not much better either - but nice to know that Ms Moss has to suffer with us mere mortals too!

The staff are super friendly, although getting them to mix a decent drink (the standard mojito test at play here) was a task that really required i get behind the bar and show them how its done. which is ridculous when you consider how much even a run of the mill V&T is ... So as Reenie surmises in her review, 'bring cash; lots of it!' she isn't wrong!

The club is split into 2 main parts, the bar area and affiliated toilets, with club area and another bar next door. The dance floor merges with a low tabled lay out that hug the edge of the club with the idea that the ladies will at some point in the evening get bored of being sleazed on climb atop the nearest table and shake their funkAy stuff. After the amount on drinks, this is probably the safest place to stay - cashola in hand, baying boys at your feet.

Sadly though if your male and want to dance, well its going to be a try hard and harder night. bouncers mark out the tables areas with a dedication bordering on obsessive parenting - at 26 i am quite capable of shifting whom i would like to dance with, some poor guy who asked me the time was whisked so fast across the club i barely had time to inform him well that his time was up.

One wonders what state Ms Moss and co. has been in when she comes here, if i were her i'd find somewhere else to dance till dawn, somewhere where the drinks can be mixed to standard and the girls and boys are free to dance all night!

still if expensive and being seen in the 'right' scene is your thing you might enjoy it!

Ain't Nothin But the Blues - authentic by JehonaGjurgjeala

JehonaGjurgjeala — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:18:31 +0000

Review by JehonaGjurgjeala

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7287 0514

Website: http://www.aintnothinbut.co.uk

Tags: live music, friendly, jazz

Given that most music places in central London seem to be getting a facelift (re Ronnie Scotts), it is kinda nice to have these old-school sort of live music haunts. 'Aint nothing but...' is a smallish, dirty-looking bar (in a nice way!), where you can feel easily at home. It gets very busy though, so try to get there early.Given that most music places in central London seem to be getting a facelift (re Ronnie Scotts), it is kinda nice to have these old-school sort of live music haunts. 'Aint nothing but...' is a smallish, dirty-looking bar (in a nice way!), where you can feel easily at home. It gets very busy though, so try to get there early.

Kabarets Prophecy - Blink and you'll miss it by sokratis

sokratis — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:55:08 +0000

Review by sokratis

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7287 8111

Website: http://www.kabaretsprophecy.com/

Tags: cool, live music, posh

..unless you spot the usual queue outside.
The best thing about this place is the LED displays they've created on the walls. Hard to describe...let's just say that you shouldn't look at it, if you're epileptic.
I've been there twice in the last couple of years. The crowd was really young the first time, but more around the 25 median the last time.
Normal central London prices, and something that stays on till late around the area...unless you spot the usual queue outside.
The best thing about this place is the LED displays they've created on the walls. Hard to describe...let's just say that you shouldn't look at it, if you're epileptic.
I've been there twice in the last couple of years. The crowd was really young the first time, but more around the 25 median the last time.
Normal central London prices, and something that stays on till late around the area.

The Cuckoo Club - One Flew Into the Cuckoo Club by sokratis

sokratis — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:23:52 +0000

Review by sokratis

Rating: 3.00

Tags: club, dance, posh

..Into the club or out of the club. Depends on your looks and behaviour I guess.

If you recall, two reviews ago I started with the evening in Loungelover and referenced a flock of hens that were there- now after popular demand I'm continuing the story. So&.not your typical hen party (they did have it at Loungelover after all !;-) - very classy, sophisticated, good looking - anyway too good to turn an invite down (note how I'm carefully constructing the imagery here of me having a quiet drink with a buddy and getting harassed by a bunch of women to follow them into a club - I believe it's called 'poetic license'). Anyways, you guys were not there so it may even have been true.
On to Cuckoo - I'm not a great fan of central London clubs. Don't get me wrong, most of the times I go I have a great time, but they're not really high on my priority list. Usually it's the result of earlier randomness rather than some careful planning. For example, last time I was in this particular venue it was called 'The Stork Rooms', the year was 2001 and Freddy Ljungberg had a pink Mohecan - I remember that cause he was there.
Anways, on with Cuckoo. The music is good, mainstream club music, mixing the popular hip-hop and R&B, flowing on to house and throwing in the occasional, discordant (relatively) Lenny Kravitz. Other than the £20 entrance fee, which is market rate I guess, but still a bit questionable when compared with other options, the drinks are also reasonably priced. The best part was the Greek bar dude, who provided a round on the house. This was the second time on that night that I was surprised to find a fellow countryman behind the bar, but again this is the subject of another review, although I may refrain from that one as some people may take offence.
Typical west end clubbing crowd, a bit more on the upmarket side, with plenty of beautiful women. Overall friendly atmosphere and good attitude from the staff. If you are looking to party late in Central London, then this is one of the better places to do so.
May be a bit tricky to get in on a busy night, so find a friend or someone to get you on the guest list if you can. Or just get in touch with them here:
T +44 (0) 20 7287 4300
info@thecuckooclub.com

..Into the club or out of the club. Depends on your looks and behaviour I guess.

If you recall, two reviews ago I started with the evening in Loungelover and referenced a flock of hens that were there- now after popular demand I'm continuing the story. So&.not your typical hen party (they did have it at Loungelover after all !;-) - very classy, sophisticated, good looking - anyway too good to turn an invite down (note how I'm carefully constructing the imagery here of me having a quiet drink with a buddy and getting harassed by a bunch of women to follow them into a club - I believe it's called 'poetic license'). Anyways, you guys were not there so it may even have been true.
On to Cuckoo - I'm not a great fan of central London clubs. Don't get me wrong, most of the times I go I have a great time, but they're not really high on my priority list. Usually it's the result of earlier randomness rather than some careful planning. For example, last time I was in this particular venue it was called 'The Stork Rooms', the year was 2001 and Freddy Ljungberg had a pink Mohecan - I remember that cause he was there.
Anways, on with Cuckoo. The music is good, mainstream club music, mixing the popular hip-hop and R&B, flowing on to house and throwing in the occasional, discordant (relatively) Lenny Kravitz. Other than the £20 entrance fee, which is market rate I guess, but still a bit questionable when compared with other options, the drinks are also reasonably priced. The best part was the Greek bar dude, who provided a round on the house. This was the second time on that night that I was surprised to find a fellow countryman behind the bar, but again this is the subject of another review, although I may refrain from that one as some people may take offence.
Typical west end clubbing crowd, a bit more on the upmarket side, with plenty of beautiful women. Overall friendly atmosphere and good attitude from the staff. If you are looking to party late in Central London, then this is one of the better places to do so.
May be a bit tricky to get in on a busy night, so find a friend or someone to get you on the guest list if you can. Or just get in touch with them here:
T +44 (0) 20 7287 4300
info@thecuckooclub.com

Embassy London - by joel

joel — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:18:36 +0000

Review by joel

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7851 0956

Website: http://www.embassylondon.com

Tags: good food, posh, cool

Good food with fun night club down stairs. Not cheapGood food with fun night club down stairs. Not cheap

Funkybuddha - Naff place, naff people, naff tunes by Dharminder

Dharminder — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:03:48 +0000

Review by Dharminder

Rating: 1.00

Tags: small, poncy

Been here a few times and to be honest i should have limited my exposure to just the once! full of wannabe's who are glad they got in, the drinks are expensive, the dancefloor small, the music is naff. All in all, just a place where people want act z-list.Been here a few times and to be honest i should have limited my exposure to just the once! full of wannabe's who are glad they got in, the drinks are expensive, the dancefloor small, the music is naff. All in all, just a place where people want act z-list.