Café de Paris

Ooo la la! The one is for the books! If you are open to something a little naughty, lively entertainment and don’t mind possibly being a small part of the show, I definitely recommend visiting Café de Paris!
**if you are sitting directly in front of the stage you have a large possibility to be involved, otherwise don’t let this detour you.
I went with a large group of girls on a Saturday night and was not disappointed! If you are not interested in having dinner but just taking in the show and a glass of Champagne or cocktails, the standing tickets are great. *Tip: show up at 6 when the doors open and you will be able to snag a primo table on the mezzanine. We did and had a close up, fantastic view!
The establishment itself has quite the history dating back to prohibition times– check out e website!
This is great for large groups for dinner also– I saw several bachelorette (hen) groups, birthday groups and even couples groups. You can check this out solo or in a pair also– if you opt in for dinner you will be seated with others at a large table.
Ladies– a fun opportunity to dress glamorously! (Nice dress required)
My group decided to go in 1920’s theme dress and it made the experience all the better! When you arrive there is a coat check. you can check a bag also with extra shoes– this place turns into a great dancing venue after the show!
There are some of the ladies from the show in full dress like take pics with you when you arrive! The show is great with variety of shows– we had an acrobat, burlesque and a very humour out singing duo! (I do believe the acts change to stay fresh so I would do a little research if your looking for something in particular)
An unexpected bonus for me was how fun Café de Paris was AFTER the show also. Immediately after the show you can ascend into the «VIP» club which is a smaller area with a bar, a small dance floor and a bedroom boudoir themed sitting area! It was a blast for the girls– we headed down quickly and snagged two large tasseled chaise/​couches!
We had a few cocktails and danced in both the main area near the stage and the smaller room. I was very happy to hear fun, throw back 2000’s music along with new music. I don’t dance often but when I do… Let’s just say my heels stayed on for a few more hours dancing!
I have a marvellous time I would definitely go back!

Incredibly overpriced and not nearly worth it. The atmosphere and quality should match the cost, but unfortunately in this case you are just wasting your money.

This place makes me cringe. I just hate it when s place feels try hard. And the two events I’ve been to have just cringed me out.

I was visiting London and I looked up Things to Do. One of them mentioned cabarets, and after doing some research I concluded that it looked like Moulin Rouge, so innocent me said, THIS WILL BE A GREAT IDEA.
And it was! Except for some minor stripping. But that’s okay because tassels count for something, right?
Anyway, yes the show was actually pretty good. It features some acrobatics, dancing, fire hula hoops, you name it. I was impressed given that the actual stage was quite small. The actors used the mezzanine quite extensively. I think of it as a very light cirque du soleil that is slightly bawdy. But I repeat, it is not a gentleman’s club. In fact, the audience was either couples or groups of women.
The seating is kind of weird upstairs. The room is circular so you may happen to view the show from behind the actors, which is what we did. It was still good but there were certain scenes that took place behind pillars, and it was a bit harder to view those scenes.
I bought tickets for only 15 pounds (that’s around $ 22 USD as of this writing) so it was not a bad deal.

Good place for some old R&B and the odd pot luck cabaret night. Have had myself a few great random nights here! Well worth a visit if you’re a Londoner!

Another night here and another great success! I did exactly the same as last time — cabaret, too much wine, reclining on a bed and dancing the night away!
This time with some friends to celebrate a new promotion in their job. So we came here for a night of cabaret and debauchery, exactly what we got!
We were wowed and impressed by a burlesque act, a devilish compere, a wonderful couple that showcased strength by balancing on each other. My favourite of all were two acts — the female a fire hoola hoop dancer who was poised, dangerous and incredibly sexy. The male was a hand-​balancer who had incredible control and beautiful poise to manipulate into astonishing positions.
Of course afterwards we were only too happy to dance the night away in the VIP area, complete with the performers, the bar and the beds — yes that’s right the beds! Plush and red and velvety. and more than big enough for the three of us to drink wine, talk about the cabaret and then dance the night away. GOD I LOVE THIS PLACE

I attended a Cabaret Night at Café de Paris as a member of the press and I’ll admit I was pretty skeptical at first. Something about a dinner show near Leicester Square screamed tourist trap to me, but as it turned out, my instincts were completely wrong.
The theatre/​cabaret area is dark and a bit grungy — but very 1920s Paris. I was seated at one of the tables on the ground floor. Things kicked off with a three course meal, which was better than expected. I had the foie gras and my partner had the lamb. Both were befitting of a nice restaurant. Drinks were free flowing and there were plenty of fun cocktails to choose from.
As much as the meal impressed, the show put on by the Cabaret Society blew the whole audience away. I didn’t know what to expect, and things kicked off with a bang with fire breathers, burlesque dancing, vaudeville-​inspired song and dance acts, acrobatics, and more.
The Society did a really good job of keeping us as an audience on our toes and even my boyfriend (who hates ‘singing’) really enjoyed himself.
As I understand Café de Paris is also a night club and hosts all sorts of other events. I can’t comment on those, but I can definitely recommend coming to see the London Cabaret Society. The full dinner and show package is, admittedly, a bit expensive. However, tickets are available for the show only and are a pretty good deal if you’re looking for a fun night out.

Café de Paris is one of those spots as a Londoner you’re not sure you’ll ever get to because of how touristy it feels. And you’re right, it is touristy, but hear me out… it may just be one of those unexpected nights London throws at you.
We went with a friend for the full experience — three course meal followed by the show followed by the club. And it really was one of these nights where you look and go, «Wait, what just happened?»
This started from moment one, as you walk in and are escorted to your table by pretty girls in capes and lingerie. Inside, it’s a grand palace, and I mean that honestly. Beautiful stairs and carvings and ornate decorations wind through this place. It makes you look and then look again.
The food is sold, nothing that blew me away but pretty good. We sat and chatted for a while before they took our order. I did French Onion Soup which was sadly luke warm but still tasty and then the steak which was solid but not the best steak I’d had in London. And then a raspberry and cream dessert that was, again, just kind of eh. I may skip the food and come for the show.
Because the show? The show was phenomenal, top class vaudeville cabaret lead by a cross dressing Devil who owner the room with his personality. We saw a show called Distraction and it was about the seven deadly sins, each captured in different forms. We saw Lust through a saucy striptease, wrath through a man on ropes, gluttony through a fire breathing pig monster. There was a girl who hula hooped and stripped… while the hula hoop was on fire! Not sure what sin that was but damn, too cool.
So maybe skip the meal and come for the show. It changes all the time but if it’s anything like I saw, you’ll be blown away.
And then once the show is done, they quickly (and I mean quickly, we were ushered up almost at once) clear all the tables and turn it into a giant club. Not my scene really but the music was loud and quality, the space beautiful and the people dressed ready to party. What more could you ask for?
I might not have come if I wasn’t invited, but I am truly happy I did, touristy or not.

As a nightclub, this place is overpriced for what it is with some very questionable policies.
My mate had decided this was where he wanted to go for his birthday and the night he’d chosen was advertised as ‘Party with Amy Childs’. Okay then. So after predrinks elsewhere, we headed over at about 10pm to take advantage of the guest list before 11pm.
When we arrived, we were scrutinised by the bouncers before finally being let into the club. The boys were ahead of us and yet after they’d paid, they were refused entry until the girls had paid and physically stood next to them, thanks to their ‘mixed’ policy.
Basically what that means is that they’ll let in any number of girls, but boys can only come in if they’re with a girl. And they don’t just use common sense and look at the group when you’ve got past the bouncers. They need actual proof that boys are with girls and make you do this weird sort of ‘stand next to your partner’ routine. I felt like I was in year 1 again.
Once we got into the club, we headed to the bar. But we didn’t stay long because a small beer was £6. SIX POUNDS. What? Seriously? Maybe I’ve just spent too long in Kent and the South East and need to get out more, but £6 for a beer is a total joke. A single vodka and lemonade is £12! In what world is a vodka lemonade TWELVE POUNDS?! Needless to say, that was our one and only trip to the bar that night…
As for the rest, well. Yes, the venue is beautiful. It’s very baroque. Gold, damask, elegance all around and the dance floor is pretty central. Equidistant to the bar, the toilets, the DJ booth and the balcony. That’s always a good thing.
But I have one more gripe. You remember me saying it was billed as a ‘Party with Amy Childs’ night? Yeah, no. Amy Childs was on the balcony and if you wanted to head up there to see her, or ‘party’ with her, you had to pay extra. Yeah, on top of the £15 entry and the £6 thimble of beer. I don’t believe you should promote an evening unless what you’ve promoted is available to everyone at the cost you’ve said. I have a huge problem with that.
All in all, Café de Paris is pretty. I can see why people like it and if they ran other nights or evenings where you can enjoy the ambiance, I’d probably go back just to see what it’s like. But as a nightclub? It falls dramatically short.

Fortunate enough to get free tickets to see John Newman thanks to Teresa C. for a hp promo event. AND in addition to the free drinks!
This place is baroque, fin de siecle, ornate decadence. Huge with winding stairs and coves. not your typical London club.
I’m told the burlesque shows are amazing by the lovely Ray C., who I dumbfounded by admitting I hadn’t been to a burlesque show yet. …consider that added to my to-​do list. Looks like a great venue for it.
Guess I’ll have to revisit to find out.

Went there with friends, had a vip table. Generally was nice pretty girls, show, drinks. Well, I like the venue itself, reminds something from Moulin rouge. I wouldnt say that its that pricey normal for such clubs and more interesting than some of them.
The door staff was fine, there was a line but they sorted out it fast. We were in a glist so paid a min of normal entry price (20 boys, free girls). This list
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But some guys in a line had prob, you have to be dressy to get in.

Went there for there for the Black Cat Cabaret. We opted for the deal show plus dinner. The place is very nice, the show was good but the food was not as good as i thought it would have been.
All in all was a very nice evening we enjoyed the show, the staff was very attentive and friendly. Definitely worth a visit but with the insight of now i would have gone just for the show without the dinner.

Ich gebe hier meine SUBJEKTIVE Meinung wieder und keine OBJEKTIVE!!!
Selbst bin ich oft in Köln, München, Prag, Basel Düsseldorf, Moskau, Odessa, Hamburg, Wien, Monaco„ im Nachtleben unterwegs und habe somit einen guten europäischen Überblick in der Club-​Szene.
KURZ UND KNAPP:
SCHAUT ALLE MAL REIN! Zu 70% wird es ein schöner Abend! Zieht euch wirklich ordentlich an; Frauen auch gerne etwas freizügiger (wird sind hier in England!!! !!!) und verbringt mal einen Abend dort!
Ich persönlich hatte immer schöné Abende und es ist netter Club, mit netten Leuten!
Location ist super und schön! Bedienung war immer nett! Mit der Tür nie Probleme gehabt! Von den Leuten alles dabei; ist halt London! Das müsst ihr euch selbst anschauen! Ich finde es immer wieder nice!
Aus Männersicht viele barbusige Frauen mit viel freier Haut! Männer sind dort öfter besser gekleidet als die Herren und Jungs im P1 in München oder im Golden Cut in Hamburg (übrigens ein guter Club)!
Preise für London noch okay!

Cheese-​tastic, in that (north) Vegas way.
We held our company Xmas party here on a Thursday. At 500+ in attendance we packed the place wall to wall. Food wasn’t fabulous, but the open bar was wildly popular as was the vodka ice louge. Waiters, bar staff and security were all very professional.
Love the two-​story circular theater layout. Great for seeing and to be seen.

Ok… I am completely biased with this review because it was a company event and the drinks were paid for me all night.
The venue is pretty lush with a Moulin Rouge theme. At one point they had girls in corsets dancing around the stage and a cabaret show for entertainment. All the waitresses were corseted as well and they had pretty good fish and chip nibbles going around the venue.
The DJ was fun, playing a mixture of top club hits and 80’s classics.
I wouldn’t mind coming here again, although it wouldn’t be my first choice of nightclub.

I had a great time here and would say it’s better than most of the Mayfair type clubs I’ve been to! It was a weekend and the queue wasn’t so bad. but then again we were just 2 girls, which is never hard to manage. The music was great, just what I like as a west coast American — wild 94.9 type, lots of hip hop and r&b, with some house and techno here and there but not too much. I think we ended up dancing here until 3−4am or so.
The coolest part and which I haven’t seen at other clubs yet is the performers. There were scantily clad girls high up in stage-​like areas doing fire breathing tricks with some mild strip-​tease. Nothing too racey, just really entertaining in my opinion!
It was very crowded and people DO push (as in any other club) so remember to get white wine instead of red.

Like a footballer’s wife has had sex with a hairdresser and this was their deamon child, Café De Paris fills me with fear.
Shoot me so I don’t have to go here please. If ever there was a symbol of out of town chavs who want to «do» London, this has to be it. Average drinks that will cost you £18, tourists in skin tight trousers and slicked back hair and a queue for everything, toilets, coat check, bar… argh!
I won’t one star this place though because out of the few times I have been some of there are for private parties, which actually are pretty awesome. The venue itself is so impressive and everything looks so beautiful — which is fortunate as they can’t hide anything behind beer goggles as it’s too expensive to get drunk. If you know the DJ, who has drink tickets, even more awesome. Just be warned, this place will suck up your money and leave you sober enough to know you don’t want to go home with the dickheads who dance and drink here.

We went there to see the Wam bam club. And we had a lovely evening! I would highly recommend this show. Very old school building, it definitively has a decadent cabaret feel to it :) A little naughty, loads of fun, dark and shabby — but in a nice way. Play the game, and dress up fancy as if it was the 50′ :) If you enjoyed «Cabaret» from Bob Fosse, then this is the place to go.
The staff if joyful, and very relaxed; you feel part of 1 big family. Drinking, laughing and participating to the ambiant craziness. After the show, it turns into a club. We didn’t stay a lot after, but it was nice dancing on old school disco music and not take it too seriously ;)))

I went out here for my 23^rd birthday and I had the time of my LIFE. First off, I emailed CDP in advance asking about a Guestlist and they responded that it would be 10pounds. Perfect. So we get there and they told us it was 15, and I told them in my confirmation email it said 10. He flips to a page and he tells us that we were the only people getting in that day for 10 pounds! SWEEET!!! I have no idea why that happened, but I’m glad it did! =)
+Super super super high ceilings, DOME LIKE venue actually — check out the pictures.
+They serve Patron here… threw back lots of shots of patron that night (the smaller bar in the back doesn’t have it).
+Got to hang out upstairs at the balcony, and they play REALLY REALLY good music.
They even had a show and confetti falling out at some point in the night… all for my b-​day. JK! Great place though.

Unilocal Attorney Essentials:
Clearly, Café de Paris completely depends on the situation and who is playing/​performing/​DJing the night you go. If you are bold enough to meet anyone anywhere, I would suggest it. However, I recommend going with Europeans who are either visiting or temporarily living in London, as they will be a good guide and hopefully know when a good DJ is playing. If you just happen to end up near Piccadilly Circus with your wife and are kinda lyke whatever, doing the touristy thing, you could have fun here for a hot minute but really I suggest going to a different club…

This is a very peculiar place. On a Friday and Saturday night it looks and feels like many other clubs in the same area, it plays the same music, it charges the same extortionate fees for drinks, it generally spits in your face. Quite a popular place with celebs apparently, Lindsay Lohan has a party there this Saturday, woo… hoo…
The rest of the week the place is transformed into a high-​class coporate or party venue keeping the rest of the riff-​raff out on the pavement. The whole thing just screams cheesy, with lots of velvet all over the place it feels like the foyer is some overtly swanky hotel.
Not my scene, this place offers nothing new and exciting, it jsut looks quite posh and hollow.

Fashion place to go
Club un peu fashion et select, pas loin de Piccadilly. Prévoir d’être habillé class pour pouvoir rentrer. L’ambiance varie selon les thèmes des soirées. Le club est sympa, mais un peu petit, dommage.

This place used to be one of my fav clubs back in the day. Went back recently to relive my old uni days, I wish I didn’t! Despite booking a table I was made to wait outside the club for about ten minutes. Security was super tight, I’d have to get a stamp every time I came back from smoking even with the vip bracelet. The staff was super rude especially the dude in the toilet, who seemed pissed off with how his life is panning out. I found the bouncer who I sorted out with forty pounds to take care my jacket and booze while I went with my girl to dance was delightful, what a guy! Wonder why?! ;) in short this was a legendary club but not anymore. They lack customer care and the crowd was nothing short of awful! I’m feel really sad about the way the club has fallen, it was near and dear and with a heavy heart I have to inform you’ll to stay well clear.