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Ku Bar Soho

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Many visitors praise Ku Bar for its great atmosphere, friendly and professional staff, and good cocktails, with some highlighting the security team's professionalism and care for guests. However, a significant number of reviews mention negative experiences with rude or discriminatory bouncers and security, with some feeling unfairly treated or ejected without explanation.

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Address
30 Lisle St, London WC2H 7BA
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Phone
+44 20 7437 4303
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Website
www.ku-bar.co.uk
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About this place Ku Bar Soho

Ku Bar anchors the Chinatown edge of Soho on Lisle Street, pulling in an unpretentious mix of tourists and regulars for drinks that run unusually cheap for central London. The setup splits across two levels: a pub-style bar on the ground floor, and a downstairs club space that wakes up later on. You won't find pretension here, just cheap pints, twenty-somethings, and older locals sharing elbow room under low lighting. It starts early, opening at 13:00 daily, but the room shifts once the post-work crowd piles in. By Friday and Saturday night, you’ll be fighting for space before the midnight push down into the basement. Doors shut at 01:00 Monday through Saturday, and 22:30 on Sundays. When you leave, Leicester Square tube is a two-minute walk, or you can cut across Shaftesbury Avenue to hit the madness on Old Compton Street.

Opening Hours

Closed
Monday 13:00-01:00
Tuesday 13:00-01:00
Wednesday 13:00-01:00
Thursday 13:00-01:00
Friday 13:00-01:00
Saturday 13:00-01:00
Sunday 13:00-22:30

Features

Gay LGBTQ+ All Happy Hour Food served Dancing Area Pub/Tavern Mixed LGBTQ+ Dance Pub Themed parties

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F lipe
F lipe Jun 2026
★★★★★

If you want a bad welcoming in the door, a rude security treating you like a piece of trash and a manager that doesn’t react to a complex situation, this its the perfect place for you. I have a fabulous Italian food afternoon, and i wanted to go with my university friends to one of my fav LGBT bars in London (Ku Bar), but in the beginning when i was in the door and i kindly say (Hello!) this “security man” have a bad attitude from the beginning, he said: “ ID’s” “I DONT HAVE TO REPEAT ” what!??? I know i have to show my ID to enter the venue, but the way of him asking for it its not the professional way, if he hates his job just find another person, he its the security of a bar, not the security of a General Soldier to say “I DONT NEED TO REPEAT” a completely irrelevant comment , he needs to behave properly and learn basic steps of HOSPITALITY! Just to mention that he try to push me, probably he do the same with different people thinking that because its a gay place he can be violent, but not with me. Clearly a homophobic attitude, i just analyse a pattern in the security staff of this place. After this horrible interaction with this unprofessional person i went to FREEDOM BAR, Guess what??? A completely different experience: Good welcoming, Trained Professional Security Staff and a Gay Friendly experience. Avoid this kind of people and don’t feel afraid to any intimidation interaction. This place waste a regular customer that use to love the taste of their Guinness. Whatever, there’s more options in SOHO.

L L
L L Jun 2026
★★★★★

Very good bar for other sex oriented people.

Darwin
Darwin Jun 2026
★★★★★
Greg Lawton
Greg Lawton Jun 2026
★★★★★
MD AMINUR RAHMAN
MD AMINUR RAHMAN Jun 2026
★★★★★

Excellent experience

Petr Benda
Petr Benda May 2026
★★★★★

Avoid at all cost! Racist and discriminatory bouncer. We just tried to walk in on a quiet Sunday night. This rude and arrogant staff member said it was tickets only - this is a lie. People were getting in without tickets. We haven’t had any drinks, we were very polite, not drunk, have not any drinks yet. The other lady at the entrance was super nice. This guy is an embarrassment for that business. We are going to spend our money elsewhere.

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★★★★★

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