I must say the standard of men in this place is fan-dabi-doozle! Too many buch men to wave my stick at! I head down here every friday, and by god I always wake up on Saturday with slightly more than a smile on my face. Wowzers

Charlie May

I am a gay scene virgin, and one of the reasons i am skeptical to go is because i don't know what its like. i get the facebook invites all the time, yet i don't know how to get a wristband or what the difference is between gay club, bar and late. (even on the website).

i think the promoter is absolutely rubbish at it. plus he doesn't realise how many he COULD get into the club if he thinks about people coming from afar. hearing about the bouncers problems a lot is another reason why i don't wish to go. yet i do wanna pop down there.

promoter is awful at it. he only adheres to short writing , non descriptive AND only mentions to those who seem to be there "all the time"

and states that bouncers can turn u away. a GAY club shouldn't have straight A holes on the door who cant be bothered etc. A GAY club that isn't gay friendly is a travesty, let's face it.. is it not 2010 already?

Awful! The bouncers said the venue was full when we arrived. You can clearly see that there was like virtually no one inside! I am from Montreal and G-A-Y does not know how to host clubbers! Do not waste your time!

I was thoroughly disappointed by Heaven and their discrimination against straight females, after travelling down for 3 hours all the way from Manchester with my friends for a night out there. I went with 3 of my friends last Saturday night- two of us are straight girls and the other two gay boys (one obviously gay and one straight-looking). We got there early at 10pm to avoid the massive queue, and were the 2nd group in the queue. The security staff had obviously seen us queuing for an hour by the time they opened the doors at 11pm- they'd even spoken to us when they came round to ask us to get our id ready. However, when we got to the metal detectors, us two girls were immediately told it was "regulars and members only" and turned away- despite none of us having been before! They also knew we were a group but let the boys in, which meant one of their staff had to go down to tell them to come back- did they really think we'd split up for the night!?! The boys also insisted that they weren't members or regulars just like us girls so why had they been let in and us not? We received no clear answer- the same goes for when we asked why on earth they'd not told us that it was "regulars and members only" when they'd seen us standing at the front of the queue for so long- at least then we could have gone somewhere else by a reasonable time. Whilst standing outside deciding what to do, having wasted over an hour of our evening queuing, we noticed that all of the people turned away were straight females like us- one girl was there with her gay best friend and they let him in and not her- how ridiculous! We definitely won't be going back. This kind of rude, discriminatory and inconsiderate treatment is not what we made a 3 hour journey for.

Heaven was the my very 1st gay club I went to 15 yrs ago! Fond memories and some great times had. G-a-y was all ways my next best gay club in fact up untill it moved to heaven I was attending at Least twice aweek and heaven once A week. Over the Last 8 months I have been to gay/heaven twice only due to Either money issues(we are in A Credit crunch! ) or due to the fact I live in harlow, essex and ofetn Travelling into london is and can be A nightmare. Ok, Sat 3 rd april, day before Easter! We as usual arranged A fab night into london, meal 1st, lots of champagne and then to G-a-y (heaven). It was A friends Birthday and so there For arranged to meet in G-a-y bar in Compton street For Drinks and Wrist Bands. We left and arrived at heaven B4 11 pm , we were told only regulars and MemberS only! I asked doesnt Coming For the Last 15 years mean That I am A regular? ApparentLY not! Never in my life have I or my friends been turned away like That. We all had id With us, including my daughter who is very proud and loves Seeing her old man happy! Ok so now im Wondering What the heck is going on. I Eventually got in and found it was empty inside, there was no special Artist PLaYing, in fact A wii night! A Console in Every bar?! Rubbish, What A load of **@@$$$$$***@@@ ! I left as soon as I Realised That A few of my friends couldnt get in , Again! . Website does not Mention MemberSHIP or being A regular needed to Gain entrance. What the heck is going on? I will never go back! Im going to keep my special memories and I Dont want them to be Ruined by stupid club rules and rude Door staff. Heaven- G-a-y. I hope U have A Rubbish 2010 . Al;l respectable gay folk should Abandon G-A-Y, there are better ones in london, they are Just A Bit Further to go to.

I came to GAY club today and was denied entrance because apparently I was not a regular. If the club is only open for members or regulars it would be wise to put a notice on your webpage so people dont waste their time. Your security and staffs pissed off a large no of people because of this....

Over all, rude security, rude staffs. It not worth spending money in GAY, better go to other clubs where you get better value for money.

I agree, the door supervisors attitudes were disgusting. We travelled from Newcastle & we only got in the club 1 out of 3 times we tried.

Once inside it took half an hour to get served at the bar because the bar staff (all men) were only serving men.

They glanced over a few times yet continued to serve only men coming up behind me in queue. I gave up and asked a guy 2 go to the bar for me & he got served straight away.

rude rude rude!ok i am a straight girl but it was my gay friends birthday and he wanted to go to GAY late...

they kept us waiting for ages even as people leftthey wouldnt stamp our hands so we could go outside for a cigarette, when we did they tried to accuse us of not having come out of the club

they wouldnt let us check our coats, we had to wait ages and in the meantime we were told we were in the way ok so i may not be their demographic but i paid my money like everyone else surely i dont have to pay extra for a few manners!?

Travelled all the way from Manchester for a night out at G-A-Y, was right near the front of the queue and was told I wouldn't get in because it was "members only".

I'd just seen them let an entire group of people in without asking for membership. The security were very rude about it, and a little aggressive. They'd seen me waiting for over half an hour before doors opened and didn't think to inform any of the queue that it was going to be members only (we weren't the only ones turned away).

If they want a members only club, fair enough, but they should advertise it as such and NOT let people get right to the door before they find out.I wouldn't suggest anyone even bothers trying to get in unless they're with a member or regular.

First of all i would like to say that im gay and i think both G-A-Y bars are fantastic i normally go to both of them.

I went on the other day with friends to see Atomic Kitten and went i went to be Bar one of my friends was "drunk" and one of the security guys didnt let him in but i went back n i told them that we was fine, he was with me n i wud make sure that he wudnt do any problems, so they let him in. So me personnaly dont think that the security guys or any of the staff at G-A-Y are arogant or rude (but yes i no everyone has their opinion) but anyway i dont care what people say about G-A-Y im still going there as usual.

Went there this past Saturday, great atmosphere inside, I was nervous to go to a gay club being a straight female, but I still had a great time! Men outnumber women 20:1, but everyone in the club was very friendly, and dancing on the stage was fun. Great music as well (and I'm picky!) stuff you can really dance to. About the security people... I only got asked "how much have you had to drink tonight?" and that's about it I think. The security people that searched me were annoying and kept asking me to empty my pockets in a rude way. Nothing too bad though. Anyway, the place is massive with three big screens showing videos and there were no less than 3 balloon-drops inside of two hours, LOVE IT

Let's get one thing straight here - the staff are rude beyond belief.
I've been to GAY a few times and found myself on the recieving end of some rude question's. I am a paying customer and I should not be treated that way.
Once you've talked yourself in, the interior is best described as dingy.
However.... the music and atmosphere will blow you away.
It's a great place to dance with the girls and the drinks are really reasonable.
It is worth the hassle getting in, but such rudeness is intolerable so I'm rating this down.
A great night out, but they need to replace their doorstaff soon as.

I went to see The Feeling at the Astoria and had an amazing night. We only paid £7.00 to get in and for that got a night of clubbing as well as seeing the band - bargain! I will definitely be going back as some of the line-ups they have are awesome and it's so cheap.

I went to G-A-Y once, a while back with my friend. We found it very easy to get in. I went later on in the year and they said it was members only which I think is ridiculous. I feel that everyone has the right to go to any bar or club that they wish and shouldn't be refused if they aren't members.


When I first went to G-A-Y, I had a fab time but I must say, just because it is a gay club does not mean that it is has to be gays only, as people may want to go with gay friends.

I would like to agree with what everone else is saying about the G-A-Y @ London Astoria and G-A-Y late bar, in respect to the horrendous attitude that the door staff/bouncers have at these two places.

It's disgusting the way that they talk to their customers. I have tried to get into G-A-Y @ London Astoria several times with friends of mine who are also gay and have been turned away as we are not regulars or members. This is the biggest load of rubbish I have ever heard and seen, as I know for a fact that you don't have to be either to gain entry to these bars/clubs.

In my opinion it is a case of, if your face does not fit or if you are a lesbian group then you are not welcome. Stick G-A-Y up your arse!

I am so happy that I am not the only one who has been on the receiving end of these rude bouncers at G-A-Y. The security guys asked me "where are you from" and “How much money will you be spending here". They were so rude at G-A-Y.

G-A-Y @ London Astoria is a good place, but the security guys are so rude! Because of them my girl mates did not want to get in any more!

The manager of G-A-Y @ London Astoria should really take a notice of how the security guys are treating their customers!

I have to admit, the exterior of G-A-Y @ London Astoria looks awful. It's all mucky and you think "eek, let me get away". My friends and I were in two minds about going in but I'm so glad we did.

You don't appreciate how huge London Astoria is until you get inside. There are two rooms and they play the same kind on music, but one is small and the other is like an arena!

G-A-Y @ London Astoria had an amazing atmosphere and people were friendly. Decor was a bit spare, but in the arena the staff let you climb up on stage and do your thing. The music is all eclectic so if you're out for a fun night, you've found your place.

As we approached G-A-Y @ London Astoria, the venue started looking worse and worse! It is a very dirty building and it looked like a right dive! I went to go in but lost something in the queue going in, the door staff were so rude (all of them) we then decided to leave and find another venue! Out of all the London clubs I have been to, the staff for G-A-Y @ London Astoria were the rudest I have ever encountered! It may have been good inside but with staff like that greeting you I would rather just walk on by!

G-A-Y @ London Astoria can be good since the drink prices are cheap. With a flyer it's cheap to get in. Also, if you just get really plastered you will have a great night!