Bar West Five

The place was closed after listing it was open on here and on the door. Make sure this is updated when you are not open as made the travel down.

Not been in years but visit was great, staff lovely and .welcoming,

Went there on a Saturday night, paid £5 entry - it was empty at midnight and the music in the club section was extremely poor. Really basic pop music mixed with some hits from the 80’s (and very inconsistent). We tried asking the dj for more modern and up beat tracks but they had none. There was no mixing at all, sounded like a spotify playlist where music had to finish first before the next song played. We tried getting the most out of the night but after a couple hours gave up. Also really heavy on bouncers who were policing the place including storming into bathrooms. Again, because the place was quite empty it added a somber atmosphere to the place.

The DJ on Saturdays needs to be replaced,with someone who knows music from the last 20 years. He's outdated and plays to straights. Not an authentic gay experience AT ALL. If you want a queer night out, go elsewhere for now. Responding to owner's response: I am a fan of Eurovision and campy pop music. I was expecting that going into West5 this evening but this was not delivered. They played the exact same music they always do every week, I heard just two actual songs from Eurovision, only after a friend of mine requested it 4 times. At this point, having been to West5 many times, I've learned not to expect more than mediocre. As a queer person in west London, I wish I could be more positive about one of our few local 'LGBT' venues, but I cannot. Sorry.

Got there at 20h30 on a Saturday night and the place was like a morgue. By 23h30 there were 4 people in the place. Complete waste of time

Great craic tonight! Staff very friendly and helpful #LostWalletSituation - Crowd is quite diverse as well so lots different characters around which is great to see!