Ministry of Sound in Southwark

Nice the security are nice too cool venue only issue is no bottled water

I was in London for the weekend and decided to come here with my friends and had one of the best nights out! There was great vibes and good music. Drinks could be pricey but that’s all clubs. I also lost my wallet in the club and was freaking out until I contacted club customer service who were extremely helpful and I eventually got it back!

Dear managers, I am writing to formally complain about the unfair and unprofessional treatment my friends and I experienced at Ministry of Sound on 16.03. at around 3 AM. We were a group of 10, and upon arrival, we were told that entry would be £30 per person. However, shortly after, four women entered and were only charged £20 each, despite arriving under the same circumstances. When we questioned this discrepancy, the staff member at the door was extremely rude and dismissive. His attitude was unprofessional, and the pricing inconsistency felt completely unfair. We understand that venues may have different pricing policies, but the way this staff member handled the situation was unacceptable. His hostile demeanor and lack of professionalism made the experience even worse. We felt discriminated against and unwelcome. I strongly urge you to address this issue. This kind of treatment reflects poorly on your establishment and discourages people from returning. I would appreciate a response regarding how you plan to handle this situation.

Rude door staff. Arrogant and rude.

Great sound system and great atmosphere but prices are high

Awesome new lighting rig in the bar area. The disco toilet is brilliant too!

Good music and vibes. The VIP tickets are useful if you don't wanna spend too much time in the queue to get your drinks.

Great nightclub, with lots of space, a luxury to have enjoyed a night of music at Ministry of Sound

I was at the disco party on 08.03—my first time at Ministry of Sound—and it was an entirely positive experience! I loved the atmosphere, the music, and the people—everything was amazing. I was well prepared for The Box, earplugs were essential for a long night of dancing.

Great atmosphere, excellent music beat and the DJs, superb

Two rooms to choose from but the atmosphere inside the club is pretty tepid and the £25 entry fee seems unjustifiable. Additionally, the cost of drinks is high: it's at least £6.50 for a small beer. It's a typical nightclub, really, despite the name.

Good night and venue, unfortunately I got taken out the toilet almost immediately after getting in. They thought I had something on me? I went through a search and metal detector so seems a bit overkill. Other than that a good night.

What a venue! What a day! It only took 30 years to get to Ministry, but I've done it and it's a superb venue. Excellent rooms and the sound system is spot on in all the rooms I was in. Friendly and helpful staff. Tasty burger from the burger van too.

Small but good, bar staff are nice and quick bar service. Girls toilets are the best out of any club toilets I’ve been in (big + clean + security aren’t all up in your face). Go on a Tuesday !!

I want by my self and it was a cool place go at Friday night and there is famous dj coming but people seem to hang around by there own group but still managed to find people to hang around

Nice layout on this club. Good levels and not too much to go around to. Sometimes clubs can be too busy. The stage setup for the DJ's in the BOX. Drinks were okay.

Very good atmosphere with lovely staff

We had such a good experience here harry was such a gem!!

I would give it 0 if i could. workers were absolutely amazing but i fully got assaulted in there

music was great, 3 different rooms, staff were really nice had an overall great time with friends

i had a lovely time with my friends and the staff were super accommodating:3

Not even worth giving a star. My friends and I were looking forward to an event we booked (10£). We arrived, respectfully queued, but then got rejected entry because one of our friends had a flush. We understood that it can look like ‘intoxication’ so we followed the security’s instruction to go buy some food/to bring the receipt. Frankly speaking, they were already quite unfriendly even passive-aggressive. We followed their instructions. But they kept on changing their minds. First, they said we should wait an extra 30 minutes. We did and told them we did as told, and they got mad at us because they apparently said 40 minutes. We were very confused and upset. This continued for about two hours, and we were getting cold and tired of waiting. Of course, things were starting to escalate. The security made some girl cry. And watching all this, I’ve realised the security was basically shouting at her. They were not making anyone feel safe, but rather threatened. Some people started to feel that they were also being kinda racist as most of the people waiting along with us were asian. When accused, they were even more aggressive and said we were getting angry ONLY because we were drunk. However, they were the ones being very unreasonable. At some point, I addressed one of the security staff “sir”. I was trying to talk to him human to human. But what came back was him shouting at me “Who do you think you’re calling sir”. Funny, isn’t it because that was literally the most respectable way to address him. What am I supposed to say ? I have so much more to say about this night. And I would like to talk to your staff about it directly so that you can make at least other visitors feel safe. The security has completely failed to make me feel safe, that’s for sure. And I will never be visiting this place ever again. I am so sick of these experiences as it already had happened to me similarly back in 2022. It’s not a coincidence or a misunderstanding anymore. The least you can do is reach out and give us a full refund.

The lovely Sarah served us. She is so wonderful!! Best bar tender ever!

A bunch of rude, condescending, and lowkey racist staff towards my south east asian friends at the entrance. Kept talking to us in a terrible way. refused entry even though we paid ticket and did everything they said. (they made us go buy food to prove we were sober because my friends was getting the asian flush.) After that said we were not getting in because of attitude. Made a girl cry. According to uk law we are planning to get a full refund for our tickets. But ministry is an awful awful place as i was expecting and was told so many times.

Absolutely awful experience at the main entrance.

Great night for Lunar Wonderland, only problem was the wait room and food price everything else was amazing

Had a really great night for a friends birthday

It was a good experience for my first Time, with good music and a good atmospher

This place sucks.They did not let me in because of the way I looked. And they could definitely have some better customer service.

Absolutely fantastic and a British institution. Probably best club in London and always a top night out . Great rooms , soundsystem , lights and very friendly all round. Many thanks 😊

Absolutely fantastic. The sound system is flawless, the vibe is amazing, the temperature is very pleasant. If your ears are sensitive like mine, do bring earplugs cause some of the rooms can be very loud.

Woiiiiiiiiii. So good. Kinetic light sculpture thing in main room, soundsystem, air con, decent enough bar (but really, just dance). Wen t to see Artful Dodger - didn't disappoint. Great crowd, not too packed. Each room has an intimacy despite this being a fairly big club compared to most. Will return!

Pete and Ezra the security guards were absolute legends. Made sure we were safe and they were super understanding. Absolutely boss

A very worrying experience where a MALE attendant burst into the Ladies VIP (upstairs) toilet, unannounced. When asked what he was doing, he rudely responded "my checks", I advised a man should NOT be in the ladies toilets, and he could have knocked at the least. He was rude and dismissive about being confronted on why a MAN was in the women's toilets. I have NEVER encountered this in my 30+ years of raving!?!?! What if a young 18yo was in there on her own? My most bizarre encounter. How he felt so entitled and audacious to walk in is still beyond me. He 'said' his name was Morgan and this took place on Fri 27th Dec. 5'10ish, white, brown/dark hair. Would be great if Ministry followed up on this! Email also enroute as we speak. Let's see how they handle such behaviour

The club is available from 18+ and that is noticeable. Average age around 20/25 years. In your thirties you are an exception. It looked quite nice and it was already quite busy at 00:00.

everything about this place is awful from the bouncers to the staff waiting I thought it was supposed to be a place for students to connect from university to basically judge and not take me and my friends because we were too "intoxicated" which wasn't true but deeply disturbed by their actions.

Bouncers are very rude and racist

It's ministry it gonna be good.

Quite an average club with a strange layout that doesn’t really work. The DJs are generally quite good but unfortunately my nights here have often been derailed by the exceptionality aggressive door staff who seem to have been invested with the power to harass, intimidate and do whatever irrational thing they fancy to you. On one occasion I was pulled from the queue and thrown out (after paying the £45 entry) because the bouncer found prescription medication (for my heart, still in medical packaging) and wouldn’t accept that it was both legal and prescribed. Another time I was dragged out of the queue by the scruff of my neck without a reason and taken into a back room where a security guy tore through my pockets and wallet. He didn’t find anything and so had to let me go but I was shaken by this treatment and amazed that Ministry of Sound permit this kind of rogue behaviour in their staff.

I pooped my pants here, in a good way. Would do it again. 10/10 anniversary.

Wonderful place, the vibe is fantastic, the people are friendly and everyone is there for the same thing, to have a great time! Drinks overpriced though!!!.....

Had a great time with friends. Drinks are pricey. We got lucky with the DJs because the music was good the night we went.

I went here last night for Soul Sessions, the music was good but it was very packed and the bar service was awful. I waited 45 minutes for a drink. A young bar maid at the main bar (scruffy looking caucasian with a messy bun on her head) was serving drinks at an abnormally slow pace. It felt like she was doing this on purpose to wind everybody up. She started shouting at me when I tried to get her attention for the 50th time. When I asked to speak to her manager she said she would have me removed from the club and then told my friend if she sees me back at the bar I would be escorted out with a smirk on her face. I had not even had one drink at this point.. very power hungry, Very unprofessional and passive aggressive, this should not be allowed. And the staff should be trained to serve drinks properly. The bar upstairs was also a long wait, the staff were trying their best to manage the crowd, they were polite and serving at a faster pace but there was just not enough staff. Tried to buy a bottle of Prosecco and was almost charged 75 pound for a bottle that costs 5 pound in Lidl. Only managed to have one drink the whole night in the end. It kinda ruined the night.

Usually a great venue ,the vibe on the night we went was for the younger crowd .Wasn't feeling the music in both rooms .

The worst gambling experience of my life. The first time I go to a bar to order and I leave without being served because the waiter is mentally retarded (December 27 in the smoking area on the left). Incredibly useless and slow on the bars. Three rooms and all three with the same almost identical music. I feel cheated. It is the Ministry of disappointment. 2 minutes at the Tresor in Berlin are better than all the times a person can go to the "Ministry".

I spent most of my time queuing 1) to get in, then 2)queuing for the cloakroom and then 3)queuing to get a drink - ridiculous

Absolutely banging venue. Great sound systems, immersive atmosphere. Location an easy 20 minute walk from Waterloo

Went there for a night out and it was a nice experience. Staff were nice and so was the interior decor and toilets. Would go again.

On a non-student night, the drinks are very very pricey, but I have met lots of famous people here so I can’t really complain. On their special nights with guest DJs, it can be a great place to be. Usually worth getting the VIP as well. If you don’t, you should have a good time.

Alex was amazing. His customer services was great and made me want to definitely come back to ministry as as first time visitor I would definitely come back. He was polite and prompt with service

Ministry has the best staff of any club in London. The security and door staff are just awesome. In 27 years going there I'm really impressed by how well-run it always is. And the bathrooms are plentiful and clean.

Alex was awesome. Prompt and friendly . What a great guy. Will definitely be back

So many memories with this club❤️

Love ministry such a great place

Good club, drinks are expensive though

Great night / morning... Foreverland was a blast! Can't wait to come back.

Still nice rave music club, however 25 £ entry was a little bit overpriced.

Absolutely insane atmosphere. Would love to come back!

Always a good night of music. Friendly attentive staff. Good security. Great lighting/lasers. You do need earplugs to protect your hearing as usual. Sometimes food is served outside, such as pizza. Smoking outside. Daytime events just as fun as evening ones. Love the Trance events. Wheelchair friendly in the main bar area 103 and main dance room. Toilets accessible. Easy location to get to. New lights in 103.are fab and move. Photo below.

First off let me state that the venue was nice. Two rooms and two sets so music wasn’t an issue, good lights and amazing smoke machines. Issue is the crowd and the security. Most of the people who come here are uni students and the liveliness of the club compared to the amount of attendees felt underwhelming. Security told me and my friend that we couldn’t come back inside as we had went out to the front for a cigarette. I wasn’t able to get my jacket which was in the cloakroom until 5am which meant I had to stay in the cold without a jacket for 2 hours. Overall there are much better clubs to go to and I’m left disappointed.

A club to avoid, you pay £150 for a bottle you can't bring it wherever you want! Run away from this box!!!!

Great place to a party Food was good place is amazing and service was great Definitely a good night out

It's been 10 years since I last went here. Staff seem much friendlier than I remember, but i was there for a fundraiser night. MoS is well past its iconic days, but still a cool venue with several stages. The interior is very confusing and discombobulating - sober or not, especially the weird mirrors near the men's toilets and the dark corridors leading into other rooms. I have awful depth perception so this was difficult for me to navigate and might get a lesser man thrown out. The drinks are ridiculously expensive, even by London and nightclub standards. A single measure of a spirit and soft drink are £10.30. You know a place is in decline when it no longer serves draught beer from the tap. Pints are no more, and instead cans are cold. But not even regular 440ml cans, but tiny 330ml cans, of average lager like Heineken and Corona. The price? Just under £7 -0 an absolute rip-off. This is why the younger generation don't drink and do drugs instead. Still;, major DJs still play here and it does remind me of my teenage days in the 1990s buying the compilation CDs.

Very high entrance fee, unfortunately not our music.

Where do I begin… Been going to this club since 1995 Probably 15-20 times. Pros, great vibes, great music, nice drinks, pleasant door staff, nice outdoor area, funky music toilet hilarious. Love the new lighting, fun to watch. Cons: one or two very moody bar staff, one a female, everyone served by her said the same thing, rude. Description, Black, big hair worked on left hand side of middle room 103. Defo not service with a smile. Seemed over crowded, couldn’t move at times, pushed out the way many times. Extremely hot, for winter this surprised me. Ten minutes of dancing and my hair was sopping wet, like a sauna. Lastly, very slippery floor in every room from spilt drinks. Floor was being mopped but still so slippery, could be very dangerous, like an ice rink. I never give bad reviews, you can read all my reviews I leave, but this time I felt it was needed or things won’t ever change.

I had a wonderful time Special thanks to harry.

Rae is the best! she made our night and made our experience at the sound of minstry the best! you must come!

Wahoo, You Amazing, The Basem, CROP and Everybody

Was so sick and Harry made it 100X better and so did the music

Harry has been brilliant to me, love the man

Music is good, vibes are great 10/10 evening

Too many people are just looking for popular sounds... Sadly they forget what the Ministry is about. Venue wise is perfect, not too big and sound as well as lights are top notch.

Danger: This club left me with a life changing injury. I went over a year ago in August. When I left my ears were ringing loudly from the dangerous sound levels of this club. My friend has also complained that his ears were suffering after leaving Ministry of Sound on an earlier occasion. The ringing in my ears continued the next day and everyday sounds started causing pain in my ears. The damage to my ears was permanent and I have been left with torturous ringing in my ears 24/7 and a permanent condition where normal everyday sounds now cause debilitating pain in my ears (hyperacusis). I now find it difficult to work my job. This incident has left me disabled, in regular physical pain and constantly suffering from permanent ringing in my ears, due to the injury I suffered at Ministry of Sound. This should not have been allowed to happen. I have seen other reviews referring to the sound level of this club as well. A sign inside the club that states ‘Caution excessive sound levels’ does not, at all, indicate the level of danger that you are subjecting customers to. I had no idea of the level of danger I was in. This nightclub is a serious health and safety risk to the public.

Amazing atmosphere and staff, music is really awesome and vibey

Good vibes. BUT check if event. Sometimes No rnb. If you meet Harry, hell look after you! Good lad.

I haven’t tried the food but it looks good. People are nice 😎

Amazing place to chill , safe and best music

Great place and good artist all the time

I always wanted to go to this famous nightclub and although the music was excellent; It was full of children.

Idk what this thing is about them having the best speakers in london, theres barely any bass to them. Definitely some of the worst speakers ive heard 😂. The bouncers are also off there heads just no need for them, the worst experience i have ever had in a club

Fantastic night, would recommend

My friends and I, planned a night out and were very much looking forward to go to Ministry of Sound. Upon arrival, half of our group was refused entry because one person was deemed “too drunk.” I went directly to a bouncer to request a refund, as I didn’t want to go in without them. The bouncer advised against it, saying my friends would likely be admitted after a short wait to sober up. Trusting his instructions, I waited outside for the time they suggested—only for my friends to still be denied entry. When I asked for a refund again, the manager came out and refused, claiming that I’d been in the outside area too long to be eligible. This was both unfair and frustrating, as I had only waited based on their own instructions. The manager’s tone was disrespectful, often interrupting to assert “I am speaking,” which only made the situation worse. At one point, I mentioned that I was a frequent visitor, living nearby, and had even booked VIP tables at Ministry of Sound in the past. His response was, “I don’t give a shit about that.” At that moment, I realized that discussing the situation further was pointless. In the end, my partner and I spent £40 to take a few steps, wait in the cold for about 40 minutes, and experience rude, dismissive treatment. This was truly disappointing for a place I once enjoyed, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone expecting fair treatment or professional service. Never again.

Good club with good atmosphere and sound, big smoking area and not too crowded. Drink prices are quite expensive however.

harry was a wee petal, absolutely a star

Harry was so lovely and accommodating! Helped us will all queries - would come back just for harry!

Less than 1 star. A male bouncer tried to preacher about women’s safety to three women. As if he knows what it can be like as a SOBER women walking in the dark?! Not okay, especially in today’s climate of the world. Never going back

Ministry of Silence, this was the worst clubbing experience I've ever had. The music was so lame and loud and it had an awkward highschool vibe. The media of age was probably 18-23 years old. The ig is full of queerbait, they show a lot of queer people, who are probably the only ones in the heterosexual crowd. The photos are misleading in every way and the club also appears to be different and much bigger in the pictures. In the bar you can't even hear or communicate with the employees, and they don't even show you a menu to see the prices, and where you can just point what you want to buy. I spent £40 on the tickets on my f birthday and it was so not worth it. I want my money back...😭

Love ministry always have a great line up

I really like it here, service is good and so is the music

Great place for a night out, especially on saturdays.

Great place, nice music and atmosfere, be aware of pickpockets

Great club but very overpriced really so giving it 4 stars for that... lucky I came prepared. Was clean, good staff, not too overpacked, good air con on dance floor.

This club is a must to visit in London

Was here for a Halloween event… not bad.

Wicked night as always with great music and people!

Good music, variety in different rooms

Jordan is lovely and very welcoming, he needs a raise, so does the security

funcking fois music and very live peuple

Aamzing time ever been this drunk before 🗣️🗣️🗣️

No vegan option for food and too young people