Chinawhite

Overrated - a case of 'the Emperor's new clothes'. The only good thing I have to say about it is that it has nice decor. It is small (two rooms). On the night I went (a Saturday), one room was playing house and the other r'n'b. It was impossible to dance, as it was soooo crowded - it was like standing on a crowded tube... not how I want to spend my Saturday night! To add to that, the music was very bland - in fact, just plain boring - and in the room with the house it was uncomfortably loud. Entry was £20, and drinks were expensive (Sambucca £9, cheapest small white wine and a gin and tonic was £12). The clientele were as bland and dull as the music and included a lot of Paris Hilton wannabes (at least this was funny).

I can understand being excited by this place if you are about 18, but I think its older fans need to get out more. There's more fun to be had - and 100% more atmosphere - in my local bar/club.

I have been many times, on different nights of the week, and have never had a bad night. It's a great London club and has been for many years now. They have managed to maintain a brilliant environment in which to feel great and dance the whole night.

Am impressed by the club's temperature control. You know how it is, you go out looking 'hot', then after a dance in some clubs you get so hot and sweaty, and it's not a great thing when you wanna look sexy. However, the aircon or fans here certainly work, because it's always packed yet I never get too overheated.

Not sure what clubs some of these reviewers below have been going to, but it's clearly not been Chinawhite. How wrong can they be? Probably one of the strongest and most established London nightclub brands and it shows as soon as you walk through the doors. WIth three very different rooms all on one floor, even the most fussy clientele is going to be satisfied. A great mix of Asian decor and exciting cocktails. Wednesday night is a must - friendly staff and filled with people who all just want to have a good time!

It may have been trendy about 5 years ago, but now it's just full of desperate wannabes. Go somewhere else.

The worst club I have ever been to.

Ohh my god, an absolutely awful place. No problems getting in (£20 each) although we weren't on the guest list, but as we got downstairs we hit rude, arrogant people who were pushing and yelling. It was packed - no room for a dance, and you couldn't even get to the toilet without a drink being spilt all over you or a girl pushing her way through or a guy touching you... What a terrible experience. God help everyone if there's ever a fire. We got our money back. I recommend Club de Paris - we had a great time there. Good luck!

Definitely rubbish - that's the only word I could use for this so-called 'posh' pub in Soho. Very rude security guards at the entrance. One of them actually pushed one of my friends at the door and asked him to leave for no satisfactory reason; he even refused to apologise despite our requests. It was a Saturday night, we'd booked ourselves on to the guest list for our friend's farewell party (poor guy), and after we'd been queueing for 30 mins they suddenly came to ask us to go, saying they have to reserve places for their own members. For god's sake, why didn't they say earlier or turn down reservations on the phone?!

Absolutely agree with all the negative comments which have been made on this forum. If you don't want to ruin your night out, just don't try this one.

There's a lot of desperate girls craving attention. Gary Lucy was in there when I went and there were girls throwing themselves at him - pretty sad! It was really expensive for drinks. Personally, I think it'd be much better to go to a local pub to get pissed than waste money in here!

I'm seeing some of the same names from Movida etc... why are you people going to these places?? I've never been here, but you know it's going to be expensive and you know they're going to be rude... so why do you go? As long as you people queue, beg to get in and pay the drink prices, these clowns are in business! Stick to nice places outside central London!

Would have to agree with the racist comment by Lydia. We were on the guest list to get in for free. We turned up well dressed and on time but were told by the manager that he just didn't want 'us' in his club. Seems like they don't mind one or two black or Asian people but no groups. Disgusting.

A friend got me and the girlfriend in on the guest list for her birthday. Place is far too pretentious, overpriced, small, and the door staff are just plain rude and ignorant. Avoid if you can!

I can honestly say I have always had an absolute blinder at Chinawhite. The staff are professional and friendly, the decor is fantastic and the clientele generally good-looking and friendly - what more could you want?!

Excellent venue. I went on Wednesday and was greeted by a very polite young man, who let us in from the cold very quickly. Inside, the staff were good fun and the music was great. Was 3.30am before I realised I should have left at 12.00, as I had work the next day!

I went to Chinawhite with my girlfriend on Tuesday night and have to say I was very disappointed. The service there, beginning with their waitresses and ending with their management, is very poor. We arrived in good spirits but through the course of the night we were spoken to very badly and we left angry and upset. I would discourage anyone who is thinking of going there - trust me, it's not worth it. An overpriced, meaningless place with a deplorable attitude.

If your life is void of any other thrills and the only way you can get your kicks is to spend large sums of cash on overpriced drinks, this is the place for you. Completely pretentious and shallow, clientele consists of insecure men and women desperate for attention at any cost. Chinawhite is more of a hotel lobby than a club.

The place is full of shallow people and rich men who spend all their money on booze and trying to get laid...One star for the decor, but otherwise don't recommend it.

I went to Chinawhite when refused entry by Tantra. I had no problem getting in and staff were professional. The decor inside was gorgeous - even the toilets were beautiful! Music was good. Although I only went with a few friends and there were a lot of older people there, the atmosphere made up for it and I had a great night!

Full of bling-bling wannabes who read too much Heat magazine. Also mucky sluts wanting to make a name for themselves by way of shagging a two-bit footballer. If you're fake, plastic and materialistic, you'll love it here.

The best longstanding night club in the West End! Great atmosphere. The door staff are fantastic and not once have I been treated badly there. You can definitely have a good time. It gets a bit packed, but then that happens to a lot of venues.

The bouncers were racist and rude. We got in for free because of this promoter, but left almost straight away! Went on a Wednesday night. Loads of fake girls dancing on the tables, plenty of gold-diggers, and pervy old rich men who took all of the VIP areas. Nowhere to dance. Do not recommend it and will never go back.

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