Bar@1, Hammersmith

Nice staff, useless organisation. I and two mates booked a party here nearly two months in advance of the date that would have brought about 100 west londoners to this venue, most of whom had never been before.

They cancelled us 10 days before the event. The manager was over-ruled by somebody else who had made a tentative booking with a semi-regular club night who hadn't even bothered to make a formal booking.

Self-interest prevailed yet they offered us no other options or anything by way of incentive to move the booking. They wouldn't even let us use a space at one of their other venues.

We were left with a load of people invited to an event with no venue. As well as the locals some mates were travelling down from Scotland (it was a joint 30th for three schoolmates).

So go for a drink there, but book anything and you're taking a big, big risk...

JF

25 Sep 2006 18:02