Strongly NOT recommended the Grind a Go Go night. This saturday (August 9 2008) I went to the "Grind a Go Go", as "recommended" by a popular London listings magazine. I had organised the night for about 10 friends of mine. I must say that I am a 39 years old professional (electronic engineer), very decent and polite person. The event is listed under the "dress up and dance" section of the listings' website. The party was a 60's theme club night, with priority for dressed up people, with dress code like "Beehives, bouffants, fast pussycats, supervixens, hair hoppers, squares, tassels, motormouth mabelles, ... drainpipe suits, boys 60s leisure shirts, Tracy Turnbald". I don't know what this means, but it sounds like fun. Right? Wrong. I spent an afternoon to dress up like a 60's hyppie. I arrived at the club at 9pm, and I started queuing, waiting for my friends. After few minutes the bouncer came and asked me to take off my wig (long black hair) since they didn't like it and that it was not a fancy dress party (what does it mean dress up?). I did it (I am shaved, so my hyppie dress without a wig means nothing). Then he came back again after a while with the manager, and told me that people "with a face like mine" (?) couldn't go in, and that my shoes were not right for the evening, and that was useless to wait in the queue because I wasn't allowed to enter anyway (he was happily smiling saying that). Just like that. I was speachless. Never in my life I had been treated like this. And I wasn't the only one. No one "dressed up" could go in because, they said, it was a "serious thing". When my friends came, they decided to leave with me, and the bouncer waived at us saying "**** off" (in italian) and suggested me to buy more expensive clothes, not "the 3 pounds clothes you are wearing". Is every one in this city allowed to refuse the entrance, insult and treat any customer like that or is there something wrong with this club?

The Bethnal Green Working Men's Club is amazing! They always have something unusual going on and more old style burlesque than you can shake a stick at! We have been to some amazing 'Oh my god I miss you!' nights at the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club!

I love going to Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, the bingo is simply spiffing and the old ladies love the charm, I get so many drinks bought for me! If you think ladies age like a fine wine then I'd definitely recommend Bethnal Green Working Men's Club!