a really bad experience! all i can say is that there are many other places to go to in London!

Avoid at all costs! If you go you are running a risk of being man handled by the club security. A lot of my friends (who do not drink ironically) experienced it and came back with numerous bruises from a night out there.

Awful night! Avoid at all costs! If you go you are running a risk of being abused by their staff.They tend to like to manhandle people for no reason.

A really really bad night which ended up with the bouncer of the club abusing my friend. And by abusingI mean dragging him out if the club in the middle of conversation with his girlfriend of three years, dragging him around the corner like some scum and chucking him on the pavement. We had a table, i agreed to settle the bill, so I could go home, instead they held my card and refused to even speak to me. Very rude staff. Horrific experience

Went last night- full of kids! Bad attitude from staff & customers.
Apart from the dude on the door, this place sucks!!

I was there lately and I don't agree at all with last review, everyone knows that new manager is asking friends to write positive reviews, but trust me this club is far to be the best club in Chelsea like he used to be, but now I suggest everyone to avoid it. And I think all reviews should be honest like mine. Peter 79

Excellent club!

Music is excellent, really fun, the staff are ledges! The bar staff are friendly, the doormen really nice. The vibe is a little older which is nice if you're an over 25. The music isn't too loud so you can have a good conversation and the regulars are a lot of fun. It's open later than some too which is brill if you don't want to be in bed by 3. One of the best London clubs.

So sad this place used to be a great place to go, we went many times and you were almost guaranteed a good night. Now it is awful, bartenders service are very poor, and the atmosphere in the dance floor it's just disaster. We will not be going here anymore. Miss J.

I've been a loyal cusomer in raffles for long time, and I see this place going down lately, they changed all the best,charismatic people, who used to work there. I don't feel warm and welcoming atmosphere anymore as it used to be.I think i'ts bad job from new management. Tom.

Raffles is an amazing club. I love the attitude of the new management and the staff are really friendly and warm. I went last night (Friday night) with some work mates and we had the most fantastic time. The drinks were reasonably priced and the crowd were good looking and dressed really trendy plus the music was really good as well. The DJ played all the hits and threw in some nice mashups to keep us dancing all night. This is definitely a club we all fell in love with again and will be going back more often. Keep up the good work

Everything changed in raffles, since I been there last time, all new staff, new management, can't recognize anyone, apart 2 charming bartenders that has been there for a while. I hated crowd there, it's change from champagne people to beer people, there were few fights on the same night as well, so was really disappointed as i just wanted to have fun like I used to. Whats happened to the crowd is anybody's guess but im sure this is not good for business with the weird crowd and awful staff I think its better forget this place and go somewhere else.

Haven't been here for years, but recently went on a Thursday and holy moly what a tonne of fun we had! Was full of Hot Young Things and i have to say the CrackBaby maybe my new favourite tipple... will definitely be frequenting it more often... new love for the raffles!!!

Raffles is a great however can get extremely crowded!

really fun last night - went after an engagement party - and we came down and the guy looking after the tables was soo funny! made our night- a real joker who got us all dancing and drinking far too much!!
Good fun place on a Thursday it looks like! ha :)

I love Raffles, with the new ownership and management its amazing. You can meet the own and just complain about anything if you see. However, the stuff are very polite and make you enjoy the night.

I've been before this management but it wasn't that exciting place but now everytime we go there we having fun. Hopefully going this weekend if friends coming

The best club in london! I will definitely recommend to visit! Friendly staff and great managers! Club nr 1! Sexy xxx

One of London's Longest running hot night out.
Great atmosphere. What a night out should be....

Great Place to go to.
Good dance floor, nice atmosphere

The funniest night I have had in months and months, honestly I went along not expecting too much but within half hour I was dancing like I had not danced for years, buying far too many bottles and just generally having the time of my life. The bunch are so different to west end, they are full of life, full of fun and NEW. Not the same old faces. such a cool mix too, some eccentrics, some city, some artists, all wanting the same thing, a jolly good time !

The BEST party of the summer so far BY FAR! Well Done Peter and Emma. Beautiful people, wild times in the VIP (no I won't tell except to say that half clothed scantilly clad beautiful people can only lead to crazy crazy times) great music, great vibe. While the West End dies long live Raffles.
And all for a good cause - charity drinks too!

The worst club I have been for ages. At the door - we were "welcomed" by the rudest doormen from former yugoslavian refugees you can come across - great thinking from the owner of the club - put the most unpleasant men you can find in london on the door and this will make the magic . My night was ruined from the moment I tried to enter this shit hole. It supposed to be member club - well - lets put this way - I will never go there again - and if you want good advice - if you want enjoy your night - avoided as much as you can.

never go to this place very rude staff from door team to bar staff and even owner too small cant move about, to many wanabe wags and their partners over priced over rated should be called ruffals

What A crap club over rated by far do not go take my word for it all the staff are rude from the door staff bar staff even the owner should be shut down

Place gets better and better. Everybody talking about it again so thought I had to check it out with my girlfriends for third consecutive month and boy did we have a wonderful night - again!
Good music, great vibe, new sexy bar girls means men in a good mood which is always good. new English host really knows what hospitality means and made our group feel like we were royalty. As said, place just getting better and better. Couldn't get upstairs this time because of VIP private party but didn't need to as downstairs was full up and my girlfriends who showed up at 1am were told "it's already full".
Quickly becoming my favorite place to go. So much more life than Kitts, Boujis and The Brompton Club. Great night. Great place.

Old school fun ! Lots of lovely ladies and gentlemanly gentleman. Casino Poker Wednesday and a bi monthly 'naughty' party called my boyfriends out of town, well worth visiting. Bring friends and grab a table, minimum spend is very reasonable.

Raffles is by far one of the best and most exclusive nightclubs around. Went down saturday night as new friend started work there in management team and the place was amazing. Good Looking people, great atmosphere, great staff, good security, good music and a great mix of older and younger people. Vip room packed. And while I am on here let me rebut a few of the other reviews; Yes it's expensive and exclusive so if you cant afford to buy a drink dont complain about the proices and go to some crappy west end nightclub! No you cant just walk in off the street and thank God for that! Great job the team at Raffles.

An amazing night. I did spend a lot of money, but hey in a classy Chelsea Club, what do you expect?

I went on a Saturday night and although crowded, I still managed to enjoy myself.Fun bartenders, and a good crowd.

When it gets too crowded in the dancefloor I park at the cloakroom and the cloakgroom girl was patient enough to put up with drunk people like me the whole night.

Would definitely come back and perhaps try a weeknight and see how its like.

One of the best nights out ever! All this trash about it being a bad club and full of WAG, s - hello?????

What club in London doesn't have their fair share of wags! Ok, initially it’s a little pretentious but after some drink and a slaking of those old inhibitions, this bar/club is actually quite cool!

Yes there are a few uptight academic derived weirdo’s but at least you know they are harmless and like everyone else, looking for a good night!

The bar staff were one of the best in London, remembered orders, courteous and always helpful. The waitress/waiter service was fab and the security staff made sure nothing funky kicked off!

This place is cool no matter what the rest say, it’s obviously not their type of place and should therefore look mainstream at the weatherspoons perhaps?

Decor to be fair is chic, a little worn looking perhaps but nevertheless smart. The mosaic floors are cool and the pillar at the centre of the room offers a focal point for the dance floor.

If you’re lucky enough to get into the VIP lounge upstairs then all is well. With its own bar and private cushioned seating area you will get that special treatment.

To be honest downstairs is by far better and with good acoustics the club has some good taste in music.

Awesome night enjoyed by the Bosley Brothers.

Raffles does not even merit the lukewarm praise of "the best of a bad bunch" in Chelsea.

It would more accurately be described as the arm-pit of the very worst of London's clubs.

Small and cramped, you cannot move for tottering, teetering WAG wannabes not to mention the bloated, cord-wearing egos who are the first word in sleaze and the last word in arrogance.

It is difficult to imagine why anyone would return here, the staff (the manager in particular) were ill-mannered bordering on aggressive with the clientele following their lead.

Drinks are over-priced, the decor tasteless and seedy and the music flounders somewhere between Magic FM and Ibiza anthems. Not worth anyones time money.

THIS IS THE WORST CLUB IN LONDON

From the rude doorman, the rude bar staff, rude toilet attendant, rude cloakroom girl and even the rude OWNER!

i bought clients there who were thinking of using the location to film a music video in.

The owner was so rude to me.It has the smallest dancefloor in london, full of snobby art students and wannabe WAGS.

the DJ may as well be replaced with radio 3 in the background, and the drink prices are extortionate.

I would never go back there again, let alone pay them to film in there!Horrible, would advise people to stay at home, rather than go to this club.

This is quite possibly the WORST club I have ever been to. Avoid it at all costs!!

Everything is extremely overpriced and it's hard to see what you are actually getting for your money. £20 guest list entry for what exactly?

A tiny venue full of the Chelsea nobberati who think that the more they spend the better time they are having and the cooler the club.

Not in this case. The DJ was the worst I have ever see, you might as well have put Kiss FM on in the background.

The music was too quiet and they just had the same 10 songs on loop, Just Dance was played 4 times in one hour!!DO NOT GO TO THIS CLUB!

Overpriced rubbish. Avoid at all costs.

From the lovely & gorgeous girl at the front door, lovely security guys, smiley ladies at the cloakroom & toilets, & chatty waiters. Raffles' staffs make your night. Raffles wouldn’t be the same without such an amazing staff.