Maddox

Tries to be more than it is... which is average.

Maddox is the worst private members' club I've been to in the whole of London. The service is appalling, the prices unbelievable and the crowd a bunch of wannabes.

Who's clever idea was it to build a restaurant around a DJ booth so you have to shout over dinner and staff can't hear your order? And then allow drinkers to crowd into the restaurant so your table is surrounded by people standing up shouting at each other and taking pictures, knocking bottles of wine off your table and sitting down next to you while you're waiting - interminably - to eat. OK, so our uninvited guest was told to move by one of his group but his apology was: "Sorry, when my arse wants to sit, I just have to plonk it anywhere".

We sat down at 10.10pm and left at 12.40am, fed up waiting for a pudding that was ordered at midnight. Two-and-a-half hours to be served two courses! And they weren't even worth the wait. The guy who knocked over our bottle of wine offered to buy us another but when we asked the wine waiter simply to get him to pay for the bottle he'd spilled, as we weren't going to hang around to drink a replacement, he refused! On the way out, we complained to him and he turned his back on us, then we spoke to the head waiter who simply said "Thank you, goodbye". The manager also walked away from us to talk to the head waiter, without even having the manners to say 'excuse me'.

This place is rude, brash, unfriendly and full of people who dress like they've just been for an X-Factor audition - I wouldn't say that if they had any class about them. Maddox is loud, but it certainly ain't proud. Thanks for wasting a precious Saturday night, guys. We'd have had a classier evening staying in to watch The X-Factor, because this place sure as hell doesn't have it.

Went to the club last Friday and it was pretty average. A lot of chaps from the office, the club felt quite tacky. However, in my experience the crowd was distinctly British. Not that I would have a problem with Eastern Europeans - whether it's West Eurotrash or East Eurotrash, it's still Eurotrash at the end of the day. As long as you don't set your expectations too high and just want to go have a laugh, this isn't the most vile place to go to in London. If you're looking for a top-class clubbing experience then look elsewhere.

I got invited to Maddox via a friend, so my girlfriend and I decided to check it out. I have to admit that I do not do night clubs that often for a reason, but to both of our surprise it was a most memorable night - the best I have had for 2-3 years!! The vibe was unbelievable, and guess what... they have an absolute stunner as a DJ in their 'lounge'. We thought she was there for her looks, but once again I got proven wrong by Maddox. She played the most amazing cool music while we were enjoying our fantastic dinner! For gettting that combination right I have to salute the management and staff. Hopefully we'll have the pleasure of being invited again! I would recommend this club to anyone. Pure star quality (especially the DJ).

Got dragged in here recently. It won't happen again without pharmacological inducement of the highest order. Elephant tranquilizer, for instance.

The review from Dominic T tells you all you need to know, really: "Sadly the fellow guests in the club are not up to the standard you'd hope for if you've been to a decent public school." I am utterly bewildered at the lack of irony here. Congratulations to your educators, Dominic, they've done a fine job.

This place is full of vapid public school eejits who dance like your Dad. And shout things like "TUNE" across the bar when songs from car adverts get played. These male cliches are accompanied by their female counterparts - wallet-peeking, giggling troglodytes in expensive dresses. The extortionate prices precluded the possilbility of clubbing people to death - £17 for 3 bottled beers - so I had to settle for dancing to the abysmal dance/pop the "DJ" was spewing out. One could say I didn't enjoy myself.

If you have a stratospheric boredom threshold, too much money, no taste and absolutely no idea what a good time is, go to Maddox. Or go to Kitts, it sounds perfect. I'd rather eat a rotting dog.

I thought the venue was fantastic and the music made the club! The decor was classy, with modern touches. Dominic T is right - if you are arrogant and full of it, go somewhere else. I believe it is priced reasonably, considering you are in central London. I would recommend booking a table or booth downstairs as that's where the partying takes place, but they have a nice chilled out area upstairs too.

Right chaps, if you haven't been yet, I'd think twice before venturing into that usual position of ringing a friend to put you on their guest list. This club set itself up for a fall with its own press release. It really isn't the club it wants to be. Service (even when you are spending £1k plus) leaves a great deal to be desired. The management need to limit the number of people in the club - it's just too full. Sadly the fellow guests in the club are not up to the standard you'd hope for if you've been to a decent public school. Far too many Russians and Eastern Europeans (forget Eurotrash - this is east of the Eurotrash). Drinks are not well mixed, and the food we were served was awful. If you have money, time and class, go for Kitts - it's where the better London people go.

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