Hootananny Brixton Reviews Summary

Live Music

Pros:

• "I enjoyed the live band to afro beat and soft rock on a night out."
• "Music outside is great and the beer garden is lovely with nice food trucks and a very good dj!"
• "A wicked spot for all kinds of people! They always got something different happening from lover rock to hip hop to rock and roll."
• "Live band's Reggae Nite on Thursday."
• "The band was talented and engaging."
• "If you want to dance your arse off to some original, top quality live music, you won't find anywhere better."
• "Great live music venue, sound is good."

Cons:

• "The music was weird and the security staff were the rudest people, they literally threw our drinks on the floor as they weren’t allowed to be resting on the ledge by the stage."
• "The sound system is abysmal, too much concentrated on bass."
• "Inside the music is not that great usually, they do funky mixes of Latin music with other kinds of music which personally I wouldn't recommend."
• "The music Friday was awful certainly wouldn't have paid £9-£10 entry."
• "Never going back for a live event. People talked loudly throughout the performance by the Legends, The Last Poets."
• "Playing the flute I did not hear a single note."
• "The two DJs playing at the time weren’t great."

Staff and Security

Pros:

• "The place is well staffed and it feels safe for being so close to Brixton."
• "Security and staff friendly and professional."
• "The staff are very friendly, especially Evelin, the receptionist."
• "Staff is very kind and helpful though."
• "Really friendly and accommodating staff."
• "Staff very friendly and approachable."
• "Staff are friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Annoyingly some guy tried to steal from me, I felt a tug at my bag and there was a guy unzipping it."
• "Covert racism at its finest. With the brazen sprinkle of blatant racism."
• "Unfortunately really strange, staff drinking to excess on shift."
• "Super rude staff, I asked how the guy was twice and he didn't say anything but only pushed me in to the place."
• "Very rude security with a power complex."
• "Unfortunately, the security on the way in was rude and had an aggressive demeanor."
• "Her colleague a blonde woman... was incredibly rude and stand-offish from the start."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The room is spacious (6-bed female dorm) and the bed is clean and tidy."
• "Shower rooms was clean and humilifier was working 24/7."
• "Rooms and 'bunk' beds are great."
• "Stayed one night, my bed was clean and the roommates very kind."
• "Very basic bunk hostel rooms, but clean and fair for the excellent price."
• "The food from the beer garden is also amazing, oven baked pizza, Mexican food and incredible Jamaican chicken."
• "The curry goat and rice was so good."

Cons:

• "Cesspit! So packed inside like a tin of sardines, the potential of COVID-19 spreading is not 'if,' but 'when'!"
• "Do not recommend to stay there if you carry phone or other electronics."
• "Place is not good for long stay. Live music during the night disturbs sleep, bathrooms are very dirty with no shelves or space to put your things."
• "It was like living in a homeless shelter."
• "Toilets were blocked, and filthy."
• "However the showers for women were really bad. One out of three was destroyed and the working two had horrible mold."
• "This place was a dump. Sorry but I felt very dirty walking in. The showers and washrooms were disgusting."

Atmosphere and Experience

Pros:

• "A diverse space that brilliantly combines a lively performance room with a large yet cozy pub and a market style social area."
• "Always something good to experience."
• "Great venue with a really cool feel to it."
• "A very hip place for a young crowd with pool tables and a great live music stage."
• "Always love this place."
• "Nice outdoor space with food stalls."
• "The outside is quirky with food vendors and a festival type of feeling, with fires burning in the wintertime."

Cons:

• "The most annoying thing was that the bathrooms were at another stair, so it was very hard to go to them."
• "Can be unpredictable depending on people on the day."
• "One thing to be mindful of is that a security person, who takes his job very very seriously won't let you put a bag or coat on the floor."
• "Too crowded."
• "The outside area has been a godsend during the world cup, and the screen is really good even when the sun is bright."
• "Great night, however extremely busy which meant little chance of seeing bands due to the layout the ground floor which means there's a bottleneck near the stage when things get super busy."
• "Became a bit too popular for their own good, they now charge entry most evenings and you have to show ID to get in."