Never Again! We went to spend New Years Eve at jazz after dark encouraged by their website saying "Celebrate New Years Eve Here with band playing an up-tempo selection of covers & originals, making this the place to be".

We now wish we read the reviews on View London. The band was completely disorganised. At 22:15 the CDs were stopped and band supposed to start playing ..we think. We were waiting for 45 minutes in silence for any kind of noise!

Well – we could hear the cocktail blenders!! Neither manager nor staff noticed anything. At 23:00 the band started playing. After 1st track they stopped playing for 5 minutes, so after the 2nd and 2 more.

Around 23:15 they probably needed a break because they stopped playing completely which was good in a way and Cds were back on but also stopped and changed few times. A! forgot the Jazz! Dirty Dancing songs went on around midnight. We noticed the New Year started just because of noise from the street outside!!!

I went to Jazz after Dark on Saturday night with three friends having pre-booked. First of all pre-booked is supposed to be £10 but they charged us £15 when entering. Secondly they placed us at a table where we could neither see nor hear the band properly; it was merely like weak background music. They had booked in a private party in the area where the band plays so we could not even go to see the band. We were utterly disappointed with our night after paying £60 entry between us to get in for what was basically a birds nesting table between 4 of us and no real sense of a jazz club at all. I did go up and gatecrash the party in the end to listen to the music I had paid for and it was most definitely average when it comes to jazz! The Blues Bar on Kingley Street is way above this place in standard of music, staff and atmosphere.
Also the place was a homage to Amy Whinehouse, Kate and Pete, with terrible portraits of them all over the walls and a random one of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Please give me a bucket!
This is the worst overrated tourist trap. Of that there is no doubt!

I went to Jazz After Dark with some friends recently on a Saturday night - the place is small and has a great atmosphere. The Big Girls Blues Band were playing - we had never heard of them before and took a chance - they were fantastic - sang a mixture of soul, and funky songs - as the evening went on people pushed the tables back and got up and danced. The band were friendly - they even bought me a glass of wine! I took their details I will definitely be going back to see them next time they play.

I would avoid this Jazz After Dark at all costs! The food really was appalling. The barbequed mixed grill was over £10.00, came on a plate the size of a side plate, half of which was covered with salad. The chicken was raw in the middle, there was a processed chip shop style sausage and burger and about five soggy chips under the chicken!


The music was okay, but not of a Saturday night out standard. I don't know how Jazz After Dark keeps going as no one could possibly go back a second time!

I visited Jazz After Dark for New Years Eve at a cost of £45.00 including a three course meal. As soon as I stepped in the door I was disappointed as the decor and atmosphere was very basic and dated.


It was too crowded at the tables and the food was well below average. The Jazz After Dark staff were friendly but this did not make up for the atmosphere and the food.

I went to Jazz After Dark with the view that it would be a great evening for a meal and live music. Unfortunately when I went, the meal was not particularly nice and music was being delivered through a regular Hi Fi. I'm sure they have good nights at Jazz After Dark, but this wasn't one of them.

To all,

I would not go back to Jazz After Dark. We booked for a night out for someone who really likes jazz. There were 8 of us and I booked plenty of time in advance. When we arrived they had put us in the little side bit.

We were so squashed we couldn't fit the plates properly on the table. We left Jazz After Dark early as we could not enjoy the jazz. Food is okay but nothing spectacular.

I went to Jazz After Dark last night (Thursday) and loved the place. The music was fantastic. They had a blues band called BluesMix playing who were really great, which created a really nice atmosphere.

As for the Jazz After Dark bar itself... I really liked the relaxed vibe. In the window they had an advert for Pete Doherty and Babyshambles!

And guess what? Early on in the night he was sat at a corner table quiety eating dinner. Great for celeb spotting!

Nothing but good things to say about this place. Sure its a little funky and different, but the fact that it's not yet another boring All Bar One or something similar is part of its appeal to me. I would highly recommend Jazz After Dark on a Thursday, when the band I mentioned plays every week.