The Comedy Store Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "It's the friendliest place in London. All the staff are amazing and really helpful."
• "Hilarious comedians, and excellent value for money."
• "Very friendly and helpful staff."
• "All the staff members are professional and friendly."
• "Staff are always very helpful and friendly."
• "Staff all really friendly, door guys to bar staff all had a great vibe."
• "Really friendly and helpful staff, from the doorman to the barman."

Cons:

• "how pushy and rude the staff were when you went in."
• "The guy serving us did not care and told us exactly that."
• "The staff are appalling. Bad attitudes and rude."
• "Door staff also need some customer service training as they were rude and made us feel very unwelcome."
• "Only major criticism was the bouncer. Unhelpful, rude and made me feel unwelcome."
• "Bouncer was a disgrace. He abused his power and refused 20 men for no reason other than he thought a few were too drunk."
• "Bouncer is also always moody, not a single friendly greeting all the times I’ve been."

Seating and Venue

Pros:

• "Love the 'first come first serve' seating."
• "Liked the raised seating area at the back, made it easy to see the performers and not too cramped."
• "The venue offered enough seating and fast service at the bar."
• "This place is an A+ comedy venue in London, really nice atmosphere nice seating setup and quality nights."
• "Amazing little venue meaning you are very close to the action."
• "Great venue with lots of top comedians."
• "The layout is great so you can see the comedians from every side."

Cons:

• "It is a bit more expensive than other comedy clubs in London, likely due to the location."
• "The chairs are close together front and side and though you can order food & drinks to table there are no tables in the stage viewing area."
• "It's a bit cramped with seating and pillars within the seating area but they try not to have any seats without a view of the main stage."
• "The seating isn't the most comfortable, or wide, so if you end up sat next to a slightly larger person it's a bit cramped."
• "Seats are crazy close together, I'm a big guy and the person next to me was of similar size so was cozy to say the least."
• "Really weird seating and uncomfortable seats."
• "Seating is a little cramped as the venue tries to pack everyone in."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "Value for money? Definitely. Unbeatable."
• "This will be the first of many visits to a comedy store. Excellent value all round."
• "Very reasonably priced entrance and food and drink."
• "Probably the most reasonable night of entertainment in all of London."
• "Definitely the best comedy venue in London, but you have to pay for the quality."
• "Highly recommend for a great night out for under £20."
• "Very reasonable ticket prices (£7 for students or NHS staff), happy hour (£4.50 per drink) and great food too."

Cons:

• "A bit expensive, for the line up. Rest were pants."
• "Bar prices not the cheapest but that's London for you!"
• "+20£ definitely not worth it."
• "However, everyone has to apologise now if they make an edgy joke and clarify they wouldn't do that stuff in real life."
• "Drinks are very expensive!"
• "Tickets were worth the price however bar drinks not so much."
• "5 star comedy club at 5 star prices... If tickets were cheaper I'd frequent much more."