100 Club Reviews Summary

Venue Atmosphere and History

Pros:

• "It was like stepping back in time to days gone past."
• "Small intimate venue loaded with musical history."
• "The venue is steeped in history with pictures of many performing artists hanging from the walls."
• "History and rock and roll (and blues and jazz) literally seeps out of the walls, ceiling and floor here."
• "One of London's last surviving Music Venues from the great and glorious history of music in the Capital."
• "It's just an incredible venue, from its rich history in Jazz and Punk to their iconic '100 Club' stage that every musician dreams to be on."
• "A great live music venue with bags of history."

Cons:

• "Place is legendary hence the 4 stars but in need of a mahoosive uplift, kind of still stuck in 1993."
• "The club is iconic, but showing its age."
• "Dated inside but that is not a negative it has lots of atmosphere."
• "The back in history toilets need sorting though."
• "Ladies wc was really run Down, broken & wet walls."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Friendly staff."
• "The staff were helpful and friendly."
• "Extremely supportive, enthusiastic and friendly audience which was lovely to be amongst."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were all friendly. Great night out."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were only too happy to help me get downstairs."

Cons:

• "Very rude manager and security guards."
• "Very aggressive staff. Stay away if you don't want to be randomly refused or beaten up by the bouncers, particularly if you are lgbtqi+ or punk (yes, the irony!)."
• "Security on doors was wearing blue jeans & trainers and other security by the ladies wc was just sitting down on his chair & constantly on the phone on our arrival."

Accessibility and Layout

Pros:

• "Great set and a wide room so can see the band almost anywhere."
• "The elongated shape of the room means you are never far from the stage."
• "It's a good open space so it's easy to find stuff inside."
• "Stage is so low that even I could see the bands (I am very short)."

Cons:

• "There is no disabled access. There are stairs to the basement."
• "It would have been helpful to have that area demarcated to keep a clear view for us who cannot stand."
• "One of the few remaining small live music venues in London. Lots of history associated with this place. Sometimes hard to get a good view when crowded due to it being long and narrow."
• "Good venue but one supporting pillar in the middle blocks the stage big time."
• "Awkwardly laid out - being much wider than it is deep and with a large pillar right in front of the stage - it can be hard to find a good view."
• "I found it OK but there must be a gap from the stage too many people just stood in front and some disabled people who had to sit down were having difficulty in seeing the bands."

Sound and Music Experience

Pros:

• "Proper old school venue with a fantastic band and legendary blues artist, Mud Morganfield."
• "A great and quite rare performance by Russ Ballard and his group."
• "The 100 club was AMAZING awesome venue, went to watch beatenberg who were amazing!!!"
• "Fantastic music venue, long may it reign !!!"
• "One of the best places in London to watch a group. Steeped in history and not expensive either."

Cons:

• "Sound quality was surprisingly poor basements don't have a good acoustic to start with, but on our visit the volume and was very high to the extent some notes made things rattle and buzz in the club."
• "Terrible, Terrible venue. The sound system here is atrocious. It's a small club and you could barely hear the singer!"
• "It was quite distorted on quite a number of occasions."
• "I did find the music was extremely loud, maybe a little too loud because of the size of the venue."
• "The only other thing that spoilt things was that it was too loud."

Drinks and Pricing

Pros:

• "Remarkably reasonably priced and the drinks from their bar are possibly cheaper than in most of the pubs in the area."
• "Good sound and Good real ales."
• "Very chill vibe, good amount of space, decent acoustics. Toilets were surprisingly not horrendous, and beer prices weren't ridiculously extortionate (you can get a pint for £5, which is standard for London, but pretty damn good for Oxford Street)."
• "The drinks were good and excellent prices, very surprising for London!"
• "£13 for 3 acts is very good value and a good range of well priced beer."
• "Sensible ticket prices, great bands and you can still buy a pint of Coke and a pint of lager and get change from £7!"
• "Very reasonable price for a beer in London."

Cons:

• "Still a good venue but the beer (Brewdog Punk IPA and Dead Pony Club) was awful. They tasted like had been kept in a muddy puddle for a week before serving."
• "Great venue, beer was on the expensive side, however the sound was good and the cloakroom was cheap and well run."
• "Beer prices....Well I'm from the North and the club is in Central London so steep."
• "However the £10 minimum card payment on the bar is an absolute joke in this day and age. Sort that out and you've got a decent venue overall."
• "Drinks (considering location) are not massively expensive but served in plastic glasses."