 | We went to Libs on Saturday for Chic7…. Well what to say - it was a huge disappointment…
Upon entering the venue the gentleman on the door was very pleasant, however we weren’t asked our fab names and got greeted by a very grumpy receptionist to pay.
The doors closed at 10:45, so we arrived at around 10pm expecting a champagne & canapés arrival and a greeting by the Hostess. This did not happen. No idea who Mrs Deviants is as she wasn’t there to welcome guests. If you aren’t going to wait around to greet guests then close the doors earlier. Not exactly the best start to the evening.
It was lucky we drove to the venue, along with some other friends, or we would have had to carry bags and coats around with us all night as by 10pm there wasn’t enough hangers for coats (even though there was still an empty rail) or any spare lockers. Who wants to be carrying items around with them in a club? So we had to take our coats and bags to our cars.
This was a clear sign that the club was over full and it proved right as it was hard to get around the bar area or and took ages to get served for drinks. The tables were heaving with empty glasses and looked filthy due to drinks being split. Yes, the bar was super busy but would have been helpful to have people clear away.
It also seemed like the dance floor was surrounded by older men who were watching their women and it felt like you were in any normal club and very uncomfortable.
This amount of people later translated into the large pay room being completely rammed full of people and it was impossible to get to any play space. We would have rather paid another £20 to enter in order to have a bit more room and access to facilities.
The dance DJ wasn’t Ministry of Sound standard and didn’t particularly play dance music. That said plenty of people were enjoying themselves dancing, so it clearly was to some peoples taste.
From what other people have told us, who have previously been to Chic Events, we expected a much younger sexier crowd. This was not the case and our friends said they were surprised by the amount of older clientele at the Chic7 event. Whilst we respect every ones right to swing, this didn’t seem inline with what was “advertised” per se.
All that said its not all doom and gloom – Liberty Elite is certainly the nicest club we have been to as far as the standard of facilities is concerned. The social areas were well decorated, the toilets were clean and of high standard and some of the smaller playrooms were nice.
Whist we may take the next Chic event with a pinch of salt, the club has some class.
Date: 27 February 2017
|
