156 Pentonville Road,
London,
N1 9JL
(020) 7713 6262
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Place appears to be under new management
Went in a couple of weeks ago for happy hour, friendly helpful bloke behind the bar.
The music was great and we even got free wifi & peanuts.
No draught beers on offer which is crazy, and what's up with the plastic glasses? - also the place looks a little run down.
But the prices were decent, we got served super quick and the sofas are comfy.
one thing we did notice was the manager, who looked rather miserable, maybe because the place was quiet?
To be fair to them the place ticks alot of boxes, but is in dire need of a refurb.
Draught and the lack of tables saw us move on to the lex.
They need to sort their sign out, if it was kit up maybe people would know its open?
Club Surya at first glance tick all the right boxes for what they stand for, their "beliefs" and what they promote. However when you look closer at the smaller print this is all a front for a man whose been trying to get his foot in to politics for decades! All this deceit from a man who writes on his political biography "My success has proven that corporate responsibility to the community, moral conscience and a thriving business model can go hand in hand."
He has definitely shown his true 'corporate responsibility and moral conscience' with people who have crossed his path as I for one am fully aware of how morally responsible he feels as he has deposited a cheque that he shouldn't have and has told me quite blatantly that if he were not to deposit it then I should never have written it when I had told him I was coming to pick it up as he and his partner had double crossed me! Eco for the greed of money any way he can get it!
Absolutely Appalled by this Club and its Management, Managed to completely sabotage my birthday and ruin all my hard work the day before my party! The Short Story:booked the venue for a private party two weeks before my event, the day before the party I find out over facebook that another promoter was holding a public night at the same club? Confronted the Club and received no apology about the “mix up” and was expected to have my private party with the public! The Full Story:i went to Club Surya a year ago at another private function its local to where I live and a good space for a intimate party affair, so when I decided to throw myself and my family and friends a themed outrageously fun party I thought of Club Surya. The ethics and morals that Club Surya tries to display and promote itself is that it cares about the environment and that the bigger picture is looking after our wellbeing’s my experience is completely ironic and shows that it’s just a clever tactic to make money and that they have no experience how to run a business let alone manage a club. They recycle everything and dancing creates electricity how cool they must be wonderful helpful people who care, that couldn’t be anything further from the truth, they devastate and ruin lives and have no respect for people. I spoke to the manager Elena on the 21st of July 2010 who over the phone seemed very nice and helpful I enquired about the availability on the 7th of August 2010 and what the terms were for hosting a private fancy dress party, she called me back later that day to confirm availability and that the minimum bar spend was £500 and as long as I made bar spend no hire fee was included. With my friends that was an easy target and I assured her that she would be happy with my event takings as I had invested a lot of money and time into creating a fun packed night. Perefct I couldn’t have been more happy I was given the ok to start booking the balloons, the decorations, the popcorn and
I have to agree with the Energy Saving Fairy - nice concept but possibly one of the pointless nights out in London I have ever had was in Bar Surya (even if it did prove to be highly entertaining in its ludicrousness).
While the decor may be admirable in its dedication to all things recyclable, its organic wine of top standard and its ethnics outstanding - it still begs the question: how do you get an energy-generating dancefloor to, well, generate electricity, when there's no-one in the 'club' in the first place?
Dr Earth/Evil may wax lyrical about how all sorts of celebrities had attended his club's grand opening but the attendance at the time I was there went down from the grand total of 10 to two.
And that was only because myself and my friend were bored and decided to stay out for another drink as it was a Saturday night.
The distinct lack of customers was probably due to several factors, some of which were touched upon by the Energy Saving Fairy.
First of all, the "every three seconds a child dies" signs ARE very offputting and, in the context of being on a nightclub wall, reduced to rather comical (not the message itself obviously, but its placing).
Secondly, the toilet cubicles are completely seethrough and rather unnerving to even those more comfortable with the naked body.
Thirdly, the 'private rooms' (ironic, considering we were the only folk in the club at the time) were in the form of a massage table in a cupboard and were just asking for clubgoers to indulge in various activities.
In conclusion, whole thing was an ill-advised exercise in pretension, under the guise of being 'eco-friendly'.
To top it off, surely encouraging people to cycle to a nightclub and back again after a night on the organic wine is just asking for trouble?
I have no idea whether this place is still open. It probably isn't.
If it still is, it certainl
Now, as all who know me will testify, I am no stranger to hyperbole but on this occassion my compulsive exageration has been rendered redundant. I've been to, nay worked in, some festering ratholes in my time but this place really is the worst club in the world. The proprietor, Dr Earth (who incidentally looks just like Dr Evil), clearly demonstrates his contemptful cyncism and utter lack of comprehension of environmental issues with charming touches such as giant plasma screens adorning the walls, a chandelier made from brand new biros and Cristal Champagne on the menu for £350 a pop. There is a bizarre display of potted plants in a cubby hole under a sign that reads "Hydroponics, the new horticulture, in which plants can be grown without soil or daylight under hydroponic light. These plants, which are in soil by the way and not a hydroponic system in which plants are grown in water, under a massive (and clearly energy inefficient) light. Of course, how stupid of me - I was thinking that daylight was an environmentally friendly way of growing plants when all along what I really needed was a whacking great multi-kilowatt lamp to be truly green. Even if you are not bothered by this hideous hypocrisy and poorly executed gimmickery and you need another reason not to visit this dump I can furnish you with an excellent one. The toilets cubicles are see-through. Yes, you did read correctly, the toilet cubicles are see-through! Using those facilities was one of the more humaliating experiences of my adult life. I could go on about the failings of this place ad nauseum but I must prioritise in order to let someone else have someone else have a nice, cathartic moan about this monstrosity so I will leave you with one final observation. Who in their right mind wants to be reminded that "every three seconds a child dies from poverty", while joyfully bowing to the twin gods of self-indulgence and consumerism in the name of fun ... not me mate.
I came all the way from Chicago to check this club out! It was defiantly a very unique place. The people at the door were very friendly and inviting. The inside of the club was amazing, not just the dance floor. The lounge room was very classy and cozy. I loved the private rooms they had set up also (the beds are very comfy). This club is a 10 out of 10, not just for the mission they stand for, but by how nice the staff and venue are. Also i forgot to mention the great drinks they offer as well.
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