On Tuesday I went partying with cousins to Poison. It was a pre-wedding celebration for my cousin and her fiance. It was a great bonding time before sister leaves for her new world. I wish them both lots of luck and God bless them.
Poison is one of the posh discotheques in Bandra supposedly run by DJ Aqeel. Big enough to park a mini-plane inside this is one of the most spacious night spots I have been to in our cramped up Mumbai city. The music was pretty ok with Tuesday being a Bollyfunk night special. All in all a good evening but certain aspects of the place disappointed me.
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No double entry, which means if you walk in once they don’t let you get out and re-enter the place again. Sounded strange for a social night spot.
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They don’t serve plain drinking water. Should it not be mandatory for any eat/drink establishment to serve free potable drinking water.
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No photography - and this really matter a lot to me. I respect the fact that they like to protect the identity of their guests from mischievous souls who may take the “wrong shots”, but that results in a loss to capture some lovely moments you spend their with your loved ones.
Maybe it was these standards which made the club a “have to be seen location” for some souls but for me I thought the rules made the place absolutely unfriendly.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Ritesh // Aug 7, 2008 at 9:47 am
Are you sure you were NOT allowed to go out and re-enter. Poison generally puts a stamp on your hand, which entitles you to re-enter.
Most night clubs dont serve water - You got to buy mineral water from the bar. After all, they all run on bar sales
Then again, Poison is not the only one not allowing Photography inside. The thing is its a popular night club, and since its owned by DJ Aqeel, chances of you spotting a celebrity is high, and they dont want the pics to be misused. A lot of night clubs in the city dont permit photography including places like Shiros (next to Hard-Rock, Worli)
2 Kapil // Aug 7, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Ritesh thanks for your leaving your thoughts.
They stamped me but that didn’t help.
I won’t agree on the water policy because even Starboard or Harbour Bar in Taj serve a plain glass of water without having to buy bottled water.
Shiros does allow photography - I have had a few celebrations there so its from experience.
3 Ritesh // Aug 19, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Are you serious - When did Shiros start allowing photography?
Havent been there for a while now - but I for sure wasnt allowed.
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