Singles night in London: the alternative to speed dating
No little tables and no stopwatch. A standing drinks night where you talk to whoever you like, for as long as you like. Your phone does the rest afterwards: if you both liked each other, you find out the next day.
How a night works
- Get your ticket on the venue's page. It includes a drink and something to eat.
- You arrive and get a number. From there it is a drinks night like any other: nobody tells you who to talk to or for how long.
- At the end you mark who you enjoyed meeting, from your phone. In private: nobody sees your list.
- The next day you find out who marked you. If it is mutual, you swap contacts.
Why it is not speed dating
| Speed dating | Here | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you are | Seated at fixed tables | Standing, moving around the room |
| How long you talk | Three minutes on the clock | As long as you like |
| With whom | Everyone, in a forced rotation | Whoever you like |
| The vote | On paper, on the spot | From your phone, afterwards, in private |
| If it is not mutual | Often obvious in the room | Nobody ever knows |
Upcoming nights in London
There is no night in London on the calendar yet. Venues organise them: mee-table is the tool they sell tickets with, not the organiser.
Write to us and we will tell you as soon as one opens, or send this page to your favourite bar: it costs them one weekday evening, and the crowd comes on its own.
Questions
How does the night actually work?
You arrive at the time written, you get a number and a glass. Everyone stands: you talk to whoever you like, for as long as you like, with nobody ringing a bell. Towards the end, from your phone, you mark who you enjoyed meeting. The next day you find out whether someone marked you.
How is it different from speed dating?
Speed dating has the little tables and the stopwatch: three minutes each and you move on, whether the conversation was going well or badly. Not here. It is a normal drinks night, and the only organised part is the vote, which happens afterwards and in private. Nobody sees who you marked, and if it was not mutual nobody ever knows.
Do I need to download an app?
No. The ticket and the vote live on a page on your phone, opened from the link you receive. Nothing to install and no profile to fill in.
What if I do not know anyone?
That is the normal case: almost everyone comes alone. The venue is small on purpose and the number of places is capped, so you do not end up in a room of two hundred people talking to nobody.
How much is the ticket?
The venue decides, and it always includes a drink and something to eat. The exact price is written on the night's page, before you pay.
When is the next one in London?
The nights on sale are listed above. If the list is empty there is no night in London on the calendar yet: venues organise the nights, mee-table is the tool they sell tickets with.
Do you run a bar or restaurant in London?
A night like this fills a Tuesday. You sell the tickets from your own WordPress site, the guests stay yours, and the next evening they come back for dinner.
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