Really not my kind of place. Probably OK if you're doing the whole salsa dance thing with dinner, but the bar was full of sleaze-bags and tourists and the music wasn't the best -every song sounded the same. Don't even try and get food there unless you're prepared to stand around the circumfrance of the dance floor/retaurant, in which case you'll have a number of total strangers stealing/asking for chips etc, which I didn't find particularly charming.

I love their mojitos!!! And there is so much choice as well. It is one of the biggest venue in Central London, with really good happy hours deals (half price on all drinks or so, including cooktails). The dance floor is large and they often have brazilian bands playing on live. Really nice atmosphere and much better since the smoking ban.

Went for a girls night out a couple of weeks ago and it was fab! Great music, great vibe, great drinks infact it was brilliant - will definately be back soon..would highly recommend a night out here to anyone who wants to have a good time..

I went to this bar on a whim on a Thursday night after seeking a bar at Covent Garden and learning of a local power failure. My friends and I stumbled across someone handing out flyers and with it a flyer for a free drink. The free drink definitely enticed us and we went only to realize the free drink was horrible. Once we actually bought a drink, though, it was a lot better.

We went mainly for the dancing, it was a very intense atmosphere with a lot of people on a very small dance floor (at least for the amount of people dancing). I honestly didn't mind it with the exception of the few couples that took up far too much space and literally stepped on to me. That could also be contributed to the number of drunken idiots, which I have to admit was a good laugh.

The men to women ratio was definitely to be noted. For my friends and I, it was a bit intimidating seeing as we were females in a predominantly male bar. The age range seemed to be 20's - 40's and it seemed to be a lot of business professional men (based on how many men were in work suits). Other than the few drunken idiots that fall into you, it really wasn't bad for dancing and my friends and I will probably go back and I would suggest it for the dancing more so than for the drinks.

went here in Feb 2008, a Friday night for a friends birthday. The staff on entrance were friendly, and the venue was good. The place was buzzing with people, a friendly crowd. bar staff when i went were friendly.

the live music was really good, after that the music did get a bit funky, wasnt my sort of music, didnt feel the south American vibe, i read about. they could have infused a more vibrate music, the dj sounded he was confused by what he played. overall i had a good time with my friends, i would go back to see if nights are different.

Came to Guanabara for a late drink celebration last saturday and I wanted to say what a fabulous time we had.
The Dj was incredible and made our evening to be the best
Guanabara has a fantastic atmosphere and great waiting staff, but above all awesome music!

I went to Guanabara last night with a group of friends to celebrate my birthday.
After i had read few reviews about the club i decide to give a try.
The Door manager was really helpful and we went upstairs and we had been treat very well. the hostess was the most friendly person i meet and we had a good table.
The club was full of beatiful people and he had a fantastic selection of cocktails following the reccomendation of the "Set Menu". The food came and me and all my guests had the most amazing Brazilian food in London. The qty of food and the tasty was incredible.
The service was extremely great for a busy club, i asked the waitress to speak with the Manager and told him how great was our evening and i believe he is doing a great job.
The live band and the Dj was great too, i never ever saw all club jumping and having a good time.
Thanks Guanabra for the fantastic evening and my birthday celebration was the best i had.
Me and my guests will be back for sure....
Thanks again
jamie

Totally overhyped! Guanabara is a cheap meat market and not the “contemporary and sophisticated venue” it wants to be.

Yes, the live music is good and “should somehow make even the most flat-footed feel like swaying some part of their anatomy”. However, there are multiple issues that turn a night at this venue into a rather mediocre experience: A) The quality of the food is OK only and portions are rather small and pricey. B) The men on the dance floor are overly aggressive and quite cheap in their approach. Yes, we came to “eat, drink and play” – but with some style at least! C) We had issues with security inside the club for no reason (other reviewers have pointed out the same) and management came across as unusually arrogant und unhelpful when we complained. D) The crowd was OK: lots of guys with the ambition to become “limbering Latino lotharios” who desperately needed those strong mojitos.

This club has received a lot of (much needed?) press coverage recently. Yet, if this is tacky place is a “truly Brazilian experience” – then why are so many people in love with Brazilian culture?