September 14th, 2002 | The lowdown by Inbal Naveh

The Gardening Club.

This posh and popular club is connected by a series of red-walled underground tunnels that lead to two dance floors, two bars and a few intimate and cozy couched areas.

Because of it's central location (Covent Garden) it?s a bit pricey. Entrance fees range from 5 to 12 pounds depending on the night you head out to the club, and mixed drinks are about 5 quid (slang for pounds) each, or about 8 bucks. While this seems expensive, the Gardening Club does have the best mixed drinks I have ever had with fresh mint leaves in a Mojito and fresh blueberries in a Sex on the Beach. Well worth the price.

Tuesday night is student night, and all mixed drinks are only 1 pound. The club itself, like most clubs in London, is basically a huge meat market (or snog-fest, aka 'hooking up') but the music is good, and all-in-all it's a great time. Excellent for girls who like men in dress shirts ? since the club is a little more expensive it tends to attract an over 25 crowd.

The Gardening Club easy to find. Take the Picadilly tube line to Covent Garden, head down towards the piazza when you exit the tube, and it will be on your right side in the piazza. Just one warning, if you come on a Friday or Saturday night, be prepared to wait in long, long lines or to seduce the bouncer at the front door into letting you in...