Cafe De Paris Cabaret Dining

What an amazing experience! I had a great time at this restaurant. I went alone through a meet-up group. The cabaret show was fantastic, starting at 8:30 and ending at 10. After that, the place turned into a club. It was conveniently located, just a short walk from Piccadilly Circus.

This restaurant does not live up to the standards of European cabarets. The tables are small and crowded, reminiscent of the tight spaces found in many London establishments. The business seems to view customers as dollar signs rather than guests, as they insist on a mandatory 12.5% service charge. For a price of £100 per person, one would expect to receive champagne, not inexpensive prosecco. Additionally, our table was located in a high-traffic area near the restroom and kitchen, causing constant disruptions from staff and other patrons passing by.

I recently had a fantastic experience at this beautiful venue with a group of my girlfriends for the West End Musical Brunch. The food was great, the entertainment was top-notch, and the cocktails were delicious. A special thanks to Tom, our host, for his amazing service!

The Café de Paris is a London nightclub, located in the West End, beside Leicester Square on Coventry Street, Piccadilly. Opened in 1924, it became one of the leading theatre clubs in London. Café de Paris first opened in 1924 and subsequently featured such performers as Dorothy Dandridge, Marlene Dietrich, Harry Gold, Harry Roy, Ken Snakehips Johnson and Maxine Cooper Gomberg. Louise Brooks made history when she worked there in December 1924, introducing the Charleston to London. Much of the early success of the Café de Paris was due to the visit of the then Prince of Wales who became a regular guest, often dining with notables from high society across Europe. Cole Porter was a regular, as was the Aga Khan. During World War II, on 8 March 1941, the café was bombed soon after the start of a performance and at least 34 people were killed and around 80 injured. Two bombs fell into the basement ballroom down a ventilation shaft and exploded in front of the stage. The victims included 26-year-old bandleader Ken Snakehips Johnson, his saxophonist Dave Baba Williams, other band members, staff and diners. One survivor was cheered by the crowd outside, when, on being carried out on a stretcher, he shouted to them At least I didn 't have to pay for dinner . The venue did not reopen until 1948 but re-established itself as one of the leading theatre clubs in London, playing host to Judy Garland, Josephine Baker, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, James Mason, David O. Selznick, Jennifer Jones, Tony Hancock and Grace Kelly. In the 1950s Noël Coward often performed cabaret seasons at the Café de Paris as did Marlene Dietrich. It was also used in the 2006 music video for I Think We 're Alone Now by Girls Aloud. In the 1980s the venue experienced a revived popularity, hosting scene locations for films including Absolute Beginners and The Krays. Today the venue is used regularly for film location, and has been used for scenes in The Queen 's Sister (based on the life of Princess Margaret) and in The Edge of Love (based on the life of Dylan Thomas). Brian Stein and his Maxwell 's Restaurants Group purchased the venue in 2002.The Café de Paris, which hosts regular cabaret shows on Friday and Saturday nights, has a dress code for its club and dining room, which states: More smart than casual. No trainers or sportswear. Smart jeans are fine. No fancy dress or any other paraphernalia for hen parties. Vintage/Burlesque/cabaret attire is encouraged.

The show is amazing! That's what you go for. The food is just meh. And it's supposed to be a disco club? but the music changed to hip-hop after the show and we lost interest. But the show was still specular!!