Wow, hoped to try this club in a few weeks when my friends come to London to visit. Reviews are overwhelmingly negative. Never seen an establishmnt recive this many bad reviews....

Came up with some friends a few weeks ago, everything was amazing. How can anyone go against the staff that work there? I was with two others and the girl on the door let us in with a smile. Maybe you were rejected for not dressing up. It is hardly a dressed down club. Thanks for a good time

This club is the most ridiculous, primitive and ignorant place I have been to in a long time. It promotes discrimination never have I experienced such ignorance and sheer depravity in my life. The club is run by unintelligent, uncultured yobs who seem to believe they are high class although they clearly have had no education. My friends and I were extremely well dressed, had identification and were extremely polite to the people working on the door. We then had our identification checked by a man who said it was fine. We reached the entrance of the club where an extremely rude woman asked us if we were all over 21. We had shown our identification already and told her that we were a mixture of ages all over 18. She simply replied that this was an over 21’s club although we had happened to be speaking to a group of 18 year olds who had gone into the club without any trouble. I later found out that this woman had not let us in because two girls in the group were black. These girls were extremely classy, dressed formally and were also very polite. I was absolutely astounded when I later found out the comment that the bouncer made about the two black girls which is simply too crude and sickening to repeat. I have never in my life seen this kind of ignorance let alone from a place that claims to be so respectable. It is anything but respectable. I didn’t realize that such primitive, ignorant, self-righteous, imbecilic and inane people were still in existence.

I think all the good comments come from the people who work and give money to this club, which might look good when you go in but otherwise it is discriminating and should be called illegal. We were on the guestlist, it was 9.30 and the door lady told us to go somewhere else for an hour because we were so drunk. It was 9.30, we weren't drunk, had one drink before in a pub an that is it. Anyway after our friend of mine, who knows the manager, asked him to get us in, he said he can't, because our make-up is rubbish and our stockings were bullshit. Next thing you know you're a Jew or a black girl and can't get in or what? I was about to call the police, but probably they bought them into it. No wonder people live under such pressure in a world where they have to be so damn perfect to be let in in a club. Door ladys totally dumb, also bouncers kept sending us away as we were distburning the image on the outside for our complaining. Never go there, this discriminating behaviour should not be tolerated.

We're really disappointed to hear if anybody has not had a great time at Amika London and we would love to restore your faith in us. Please contact us on gemma@amikalondon.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Amika London Management

Disaster. Spent 2hours waiting in the queue on new years eve of 2011 because of bad organisation. Only to find that the bouncers and door ladies were absolutely out of order, as if they think they are the sh*t because they work in a "top" night club of London. I had a huge problem that night and seeked for help to a bouncer, only to be shoed away because he "can't be bothered" to help me. When I begged him to listen to me and treat me like "a human being" he called for security to throw me out of the club. Never again am I going there. The rooms are tiny anyway and the music is erratic and set on repeat. AVOID THIS CLUB! Better off spending your money at Merah or Bond, where the bouncers actually treat you with respect. TRUST ME ON THIS ONE!

Worst nightclub ever, bouncers literally have sticks up their asses and act like total cunts. Rude behaviour by both the management and door lady. On new years eve it took over two hours to get 400 people into the club which in any Miami club would take under 15 minutes. Management have no organization. One person tells us to stand here and wait while the other bouncer kicks us out. Overall the club is way to small and the management is retarded.

shitttttt club evaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Absolutely rubbish, last nigh was an horrible ,racist woman on the door, who whit out any reason and no explanation didn't allow us to enter , we was invited for Mr Eden Edensky, who suppose to be one of the promoters of the AMIKA, but she was totally unreasonable , so we decide to leave, so we hope that the management of this club take some king of action against Leo Alvarez

The actual style of the venue is tasteful, but the place is so small. Drinks are well overpriced and the staff seem miserble and uptight.

I would never visit this club again, I was horrified and disgusted with the way the door girl with the clipboard treated customers. I had been invited to Amika last Friday night by some friends to join them as they had booked a table. I was told to give the name that the table was booked under at the door. I had also put myself and 3 friends on the guest list just because I wasn’t sure if a 'table' would get us in. I was told that it was free entry before 11.30 so I made sure we go there with plenty of time to not pay £20 to get in. We arrived at Amika at 10.30, but there were two queues one to the left and one to the right and it was unclear which queue was for guest list/ tables etc. So i tried to ask the 'girl with the clipboard' at the door and she looked directly at me knowing I was trying to get her attention but instead she turned around to hug some people that she recognised in the queue and then pulled them to the front and handed them each a white card so they could get in without paying. It was cold, I needed to pee, and she was taking her time, so I was getting frustrated. She finally came over and ushered me to the queue to the right. It was now 10.45 and we were about 20 people from the front of the queue. The queue didn’t seem to move, which led me to think that they were delaying entrance so people would have to pay. At 11.20ish we began to move, but only because the group of ‘non-white’ girls at the front of the queue left the queue, I asked why they were leaving as they had queued for longer than us. The girls said the lady at the door just picked on one of them and said 'sorry but I can’t let you in'. They were all dressed well, looked decent enough, it seemed harsh. The queue slowly began to move. A mixed Middle Eastern group got refused, but then she offered them a table, and said they could come in if they took a table. She then ushered them in bragging to the bouncers 'I’ve just sold a table'. Clearly if you get refused, just show them your money and you’ll get in. Then it came to the two 'white' girls before us. She told them £20 each. They told her that they’d waited for an hour and they didn’t want to pay so they'd go elsewhere. The two girls began to walk away but the door girl handed them the 'free entry card' and in they went. She then asked the 3 of us (girls) to pay £20 each. I said we'd waited since 10.30 and also that I’d seen her let the girls before me in and she said sorry ' pay or leave'. Me and my friends were all desperate for the toilet and cold and had queued for an hour so we reluctantly paid. This started the night badly and I was bitter because of the way we had been treated. We are three decent professional girls, a dentist, a scientist and a teacher and not that makes us worth more / less than everyone else, but I feel that we were discriminated against. All the people who seemed to have problems getting in were ‘non white’ and at 11.35 the two ‘white’ girls seemed to get in for free once they said they were leaving. I don’t see why she made an exception for them and not for us. We paid £60 between us to get in only because we were desperate to use the toilet having queued for so long, and that really affected the mood for the night. I wouldn’t brand this club as racist as the people inside were lovely as were the bar staff, but the discrimination at the door was apparent and has left an impression that make me not want to go anything like this again and I would definitely not recommend it to others. I’ve been to Mahiki, Jaloos and other such clubs and have never seen such rude behaviour by door staff.

this was my first time visiting a London club and i absolutely loved it. i went with my boyfriend and some friends and we all enjoyed ourselves. the music in all the 3 rooms was brilliant and surprisingly all the bar staff were quite friendly. its just a shame we didn't reserve a table as the dance floor in the main room did get quite busy. i would go back if I'm ever in London Again.

i was taken to Amika by some friends last saturday and i must say i really enjoyed myself. the music was absolutely fantastic and the crowd that they had in was great. i will definitely be going back there.

I have being going to this club for the past 12 months and all I can say, I can not undertsand how any one would have a bad word to say about this amazing club, maybe the bad reviews are put up by the club's competitors !!!! If you havent been you owe it to yourself to try a night out and you will go back Lerge

OH MY GOSH!!! This club is out of this world. The decor is breath taking, the Dj's are the very best in the Country and really know how to get the crowd going... i had tingles down the back of my neck all night. I just wish i had booked a table as the dance floor gets soooo busy you can hardly move. No wonder this club is officially 'London's best club 2008' the others don't come anywhere near in terms of atmosphere.....Electric.

for the person who couldnt get into the club i read on the website that you have to be in the doors by 11:30pm. or they dont let you in.

Ow my god how anyone can say a bad word about this club makes me wonder, its apsoulutly amasing its such an up beat stylish club... Deffinately the place to be seen this year..........

I would hardly call Amika a club, as there is no dance floor - it is really just a bar. It is well designed, however that is what one would expect from a new venue in London. I found all the staff to be rude and arrogant - which, for such a place you would not expect. I was particularly surprised when I was told by the toilette attendant that I could not leave for a mere moment my glass on the sin, which he then emptied! I will never be coming back here or would recomend it.

Most amazing night and morning out ever. Well looked after all evening. Enjoyed everyones company.... Cant wait to get back and revvel there again 100% First class. An experience..... Love to everyone there...x Fjk x

Worst club I have EVER been to in all the places I've lived and traveled. Felt kinda like a brothel. People neither mixed nor were encouraged to mix. The music was attrocious...and, um, didn't dancing cage-girls go out in the 90s? We got in free, but this place is not even worth the visit for the spectacle of watching the bizarre clientele.

Fantastic place. Wow......

absoloutely beautiful club, amazing decor, wicked music cool mix of people friendly bar staff, esp the guy who gave us free passionfruit shots! very chique VIP and well air conditioned! definately my new thurs night out!

We had Free entry, free drinks from the barman, free entry into VIP area, fantastic music, great crowd, really attentive staff, this club could not be any better!!!!!definitely the hippest club right now, its looks certainly live up to the experience! Saturday nights here are the greatest!

i HAVE BEEN IN AMIKA A FEW TIME.....I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THE INTERIOR IS PRETTY COOL EVENTHOUGH I WASN'T IMPRESSED WITH THE STAFF,VERY RUDE AND SHARP. tHE GUY IN THE CLOAK ROOM ASK ME 30 QUID FOR A PACKET OF MALBORO LIGHT.....HAS HE LOST IS MIND???MUSIC WAS THE USUAL ONE AS EVERYWERE ELSE.NOT IMPRESSED!

WEll, having attended the Live Earth concert and researched a great club for the evening, we chose Amika. We got there at 2.ooam and werent allowed in and told that it was too late to get in. Is this a fact??? In London?? or were we fobbed off??? any comments would be useful for next times.

Very Exclusive Club and good crowd where night life starts !!!!!!!!!!!!

beautiful, beautiful beautiful...... the bar man even gave me watermelon!! and we had orderves...yay... i was in heaven! dj samy boy was off the chain aswell ( off the chain?? who say's that?? no he was great!!) x

Went here last week and I must say i dont think it could have been the same club as other writers have been to. I experienced problems on the way in, being pushed by the door men for no reason at all and the clipboard girls are extremely rude. very arrogant staff to start with which already gives a bad impression in my eyes. Inside was OK - the music was good for about an hour then the dj started playing micheal jackson etc and ruined the vibe I will not be returning here in a hurry

Went to Amika on Thursday night, What can I say.. other than WOW. A crowd of us had a fantastic time. The DJ rocked the place, the decor was stylish and dark but you also have other roomsto escape too. I could of stayed there all night. Only thing I found was the bar closed too early for my liking. Can't wait to go again!

i went there yesterday with a whole group of people! it was the best clubbing experience i have ever had, the club is much better then movida and pangea, and i would recommend it to any students, The club is full of beautiful girls and the dancefloor is great with excellent music : )

Had an awful weekend here - my girlfriend was threatened by the bouncers and i had 3 drinks spilled down me by drunken girls and a fight! I will definitely not be going back here, if you read comments on other websites ppl have a problem with the management and i can see why. When we tried to approach them about the trheatening behaviour of their security they just scurried off to continue their partying! not good customer service or business sense really.

Been numerous times and somehow the music varies from night to night, e.g., there's not always a bongo player, sometimes it is very mainstream, sometimes more dance. Crowd wise there's more men then women. Possibly because it is in Kensington, pretty girls don't "accidentally" venture to Amika, the way they might be drawn in if they walked past MoVida. Interior is glam, however.

Amika is undoubtedly the best club in london right now, especially as the bitch on the door has just been fired. PERFECT.

boy, i came here in the first few weeks of opening and is WAS hot. they ve lost al the hot staff now and its full of the kind of people who ruin a good club AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Absolutely brilliant new place! Beautiful decor and great staff.

Staff are LOVELY, beautiful and if you dont go to see the venue, you at least have to see the girls who work there - breath taking! Only let down is the foregin security guards who seem to think that they work in the American Embassy. Very OTT and rude but then thats what you get when you employ minions i guess! Fab club x

By far the best club to have opened in London. Thank god someone as got it right! Everything is spot on from the door staff to the lighting. The interior takes your breath away and the crowd is beautiful to say the least. I have been every weekend since it opened and never had a bad night. The only thing i wil say is that the security inside are not too friendly but you can expect too much from pea brains who are paod pittence! I would highly recommend this venue to everyone - Movida must be shaking in its boots

it's alright. Alhough there are many idiots who think they are important. One said "Do you realise it's a VIP room you are at!!!". Oh wow, am so very impressed.

Went down to Amika last Saturday and all I can say is that I have never seen that type of atmosphere in any London club! Sparklers were going off every 5 minutes! Girls dancing on the sofas, and the DJ was rockin that party!! A really sexy looking crowd who definitely have the cash!!

This place is hot right now!! New Movida more like the new Cuckoo of Kensington!

I have to say the decor is very stylish in every aspect, the tables are great with the already made ice buckets, staff are friendly and the music pumping in the dance area. I had a really great night. thank you amika

this club is definitly the new movida of high street kensington