FAQ's

Here is a detailed overview of the club page:

• Name - Fairly obvious, although we put the location of the club after the name, to help identify chains.
• Top Star Rating - This is automated, which averages all the night ratings to give an overall rating for the club. No one can ever vote on this.
• Address and Map - If you hover over the address, a map is displayed over the picture, and when the mouse is clicked while hovering, the map will stay, until you click the address again. While the map is held there you can zoom in and out and move around etc to help locate the club.
• Website - We have an external link on almost every club page. This is to help you get more information about the club. We aim to link the most helpful and informative page. If the club has a website we will almost always link it, unless it is no longer used, or there is little information, or just doesn't exist, in which case we may link another social site such as their Myspace, Bebo or Facebook page. If you're interested in the club, and especially if you intend to visit it, we definitely advise to use the link to find out more information as many clubs host special events, and can vary their week as they choose. 
• Social Site - This is a link, usually to a facebook page/group for that particular club. This can sometimes be more up-to-date than the clubs actual website, and it gives you a feel for the crowd etc so it's definitely good to have a look at this if you plan on going.

• Summary - Every club should have a brief review about it. This is to give you a general idea about what the club is like, which nights are special, how many rooms etc... If there isn't a lot to say, we're sorry for babbling! If you feel it is incorrect, or you would like to write a summary as you know the club well, please let us know, we would be more than happy to change it, if appropriate of course!
• Night Tabs - Each night has its own page, click the one you want to see. If it is a lighter blue and 'unclickable', it almost always means it is closed. If it is open, but closes early, or something, we will say that in the summary. If we get its opening days wrong, please let us know!
• Night Rating - This should be a general overview of how the night was, and how good a time you had.
• Opening Hours - While we try and get the physical opening hours, remember that some clubs don't let you in after a certain time which may well be a few hours before it closes. Also remember that it may be open longer if the night is busy and still full at closing time, or if there is a special event.
• Legal Age - Should really say Minimum Age, something we unfortunately cannot change at the moment. If we know it, we put it, and if you are below this age, you are unlikely to get in, especially if you are a guy! If it is 21+, like many places can be in London and on the weekends, they can be relatively strict, again more so on guys.
• Required ID - Almost every club nowadays will ask for a driving license or passport if you look under 21. Many will ask whatever age you are, so it's always advised to carry one of these 2 forms of ID whenever you go clubbing. It can vary though, and we try and display whatever the club requires on that night, as some require student id as well, and some may accept other cards etc...
• Main Room Music - This is the music the main room in the club plays, and should be voted on accordingly. You can vote up to 3 times as different genres are usually played in one room. The main room should be classed as the biggest and most popular. If you hover over the name 'Main Room', an image may appear showing what this room looks like.
• Other Room Music - This will only appear if the club has more than 1 club room. Most clubs only have 1 room with a dancefloor and therefore this will rarely show.
• Age Range - This should show the age of the crowd. Generally, clubs tend to appeal to 3 age groups. 1: The younger 18-24 year old crowd, which can tend to have a studenty atmosphere. 2: The young adult, generally aged between 21-30, and with some clubs/nights explicitly forbidding under 21s, especially in London, and on the weekends. 3: The adult population, which we state as 30+, but these clubs can also have younger people, and may sometimes be around 25+,  Please vote accordingly to the age range you feel the club accommodates most.
• Does this Night Love Students? - If you feel the night is extremely student friendly, i.e. pro fancy dress, cheap drinks, young crowd, then vote by clicking the very top of the glass. If you feel it is quite studenty, with a student crowd, but maybe not the cheapest drinks or very into fancy dress etc, then vote a little below the 'Hell Yeah' mark, but still very high so you can see all the orange in the shot glass, as it is still a student night. If you feel the crowd is a little more mixed with some students, but maybe also older students, and some young adults, then it should be voted around average, maybe a little above. When you start getting an even older crowd, averaging the mid-20's and above, the glass should be filled below the 'Alright' mark, with it being the lowest when students are essentially either banned or simply non existent in the club.
• Capacity - While we struggled to find the capacity of most of the clubs, this is where it would be displayed! Please let us know, if you are aware of it and we haven't listed it.
• Percentage Guys/Girls - This is the ratio of guys to girls in the club. Remember the left value is guys, and the right is girls. So if you vote towards the bottom of the dropdown menu, you are voting for more guys, while the top of the dropdown menu is more girls. Be realistic, and try and avoid the extremes unless it is genuinely accurate.
• Dominant Crowd - One of the more experimental options, vote on what sort of people you feel the club was filled with on that night. While mainstream is the common and more obvious option on most nights, and usually accurate, if you feel the crowd is a little different, try some of the other options. For example, if a club has a strict door policy based on membership or looks, it is 'exclusive', or if the people there are all city workers, 'professional', or if it's a hardcore drum & bass night, then probably 'Raver', etc...
• Dress Code - Usually smart casual, many clubs attempt at an 'anti-chav' policy of banning hoodies, tracksuits, trainers etc. Most clubs/bouncers do tend to enforce the dress code very strictly on the weekends, and it is strongly advised not to wear trainers, and to put on a shirt on Friday and Saturday as this can ruin a lot of peoples night out. We try our best to state what the club expects on each night, but if we don't know, we don't put anything, and you should go on the above rules.
• Entry Price - Most clubs tend to charge you a fee on entry, usually getting more expensive later on, so on the whole, the earlier you go, the cheaper it is. Students and members also tend to get discounts now and again, usually on weekdays. Weekends and London also tend to have higher entry fees. If we know the entry prices, we will display them, but if nothing is there, don't assume it's free, go on the above rules.
• Drinks Prices - We have divided the drinks prices into 3, Vodka Mixer, Alcopop, and Beer, as these are the most common drinks clubs serve. If you remember what you paid, please let us know by voting. An average is taken of these 3 drinks to give you a general value of how much the club charges for a drink. While there may be drinks deals, such as 2 for 1, or all inclusive (pay entry and get drinks free), this is an estimate, so just estimate how much you think you paid for the drink and it will all even out!
• Bounce-o-meter - This is how good the bouncers were towards you. If the bouncers were rude, aggressive, arrogant or on a power trip, feel free to fill the thermometer to the very top. If they didn’t really say much, just quietly asked for ID or just stood there, vote around the ‘Expected’ mark. If they were friendly, helpful and up for some banter, fill the thermometer very low to show that they were ‘Chilled and Controlled’. Just remember, if the thermometer is empty, they are good bouncers, if it is full, they are bad!
• Queue Time and Length - This should give people a general idea of what time the queue is busy, and how long you had to wait. Again, this is just an estimate to give people an idea.
• Amount of time to get a drink - This is the amount of time you had to wait around and queue for, until you received your drink.
• Additional Info - This is where we will write any information specific to the night, such as whether it is a student night, or a gay night, or if it is important to check the website as the night can vary etc. It's always a good idea to check the additional info as this can contain some very relevant information about the night.
• User Comments - If you want to leave a comment, simply sign in and click 'add a comment', fill out your comment, and click 'submit'. It will submit automatically, and will also display your nickname, what star rating you gave that night, and also the date you made it. Please be aware that at the moment you cannot delete your comment after you submit it, so please check what you say before you submit it. If it is essential your comment it deleted, please contact us and we will get it removed (We aim to have a system to allow you to delete your own comments in future). People can also rate your comment with a thumbs up or down, and you can order the comments to see the best and/or worst at the top! Remember, no spam please, your account will be removed if you do so! You can report a comment if you feel it is inappropriate, simply click the button and fill out the details.
• Message Box - The box you can type stuff into, sends information to our email, and we can see which page it was sent from, so if something is incorrect, or has changed, please just type it in and click send! Please do NOT write your comments in this box, as it just gets sent to us, and we have to submit it under the name 'NCF'! A design error on our part, but the add a comment button is located in the user comments box. Also, remember we cannot reply to these messages unless you leave contact details.
• Bookmark - If you would like to link this page on a social networking site, you just click the link and follow the instructions. This way other people can see the page you like!