Cafe de Paris in general

I was given an invitation to cafe de Paris while minding my own business shopping in London. The invitation said two friends and I were invited as part of a hand picked crowd of modelratti and glitterati, to come to an opening night at cafe de Paris. After about a day of deciding whether or not this invitation was actually legitimate we decided to give it a go. We arrived to quite a short queue which is always a good thing when wearing your latest stiletto heels, we got in for free because of this invitation though I think usually the entry price can be anything from £15 upwards. Our first stop was to the loos, there were only two which seemed odd for such a large club, ...

I've been to The Cafe de Paris maybe three times, once as a fresher event, once on an ordinary night, and once on the 'Storm night'. The venue is stunning. It's a full on attempt at over stated opulence, and they do it pretty well. A broad circular balcony overlooks the dance floor, some seated areas, the stage and a bar below. It's supposedly members only, but that I think is arbitrarily imposed. The University night was brillant, with a unusually well dressed crowd giving it their all. The other nights were alot worse. There is no shortage of extremely attractive women. Also, as my title hinted at, lots of rich (or wannabe ...