Buddha Lounge

This place does not really care about any customer service. I guess its a club after all I suppose. I used to go there a lot but will not be returning. A friend of mine was asked to leave by the door staff (Jack I believe) just because he was tired as we all got there after a long shift in hospitality itself. None of my friends were drunk as they usually do not drink alcohol. But that one night that I asked them to go out with me and this was how I was embarrassed. Spoke to management, he did say he will speak to the bouncer and allow my friend in. I was too upset to even bother boing back in. Disgusting attitude. There were people who were actually asleep next to us but they were only woken up but not asked to leave. Are you kidding me??. What kind if discrimination is that?. And just so you know, those booths are meant for sitting.

Full Disclaimer - I do not live in the Southampton area so my views may be slightly skewed as I am an American and was here visiting family.
With the lack of information available on Yelp for fun things to do at night in Southampton, I let the outdated and very positive posts sway me to taking a visit to the Buddha Lounge.

The Good:
This bar/lounge sits within an area with a cluster of other very similar bars/lounges. Security is very tight. You will need a valid ID and it will be scanned in a machine prior to your entrance. Security does a great job in not allowing too many people in at once. I found it to be crowded but not overwhelmingly so- there was room to walk around and as a New Yorker who has my personal space invaded every day on the subway, this place felt roomy AF. There was also a massive line to get in after midnight.
The DJ here was playing fantastic music. It was a nice variety of popular songs like Bodak Yellow with classic hip hop mixed in. Couldn't help but dance.

The Bad:
The drinks were very WEAK. I ordered a cranberry vodka and the bartender measured an ounce of vodka into a plastic cup with lots of cranberry juice - I didn't taste a thing and I am not a seasoned drinker. I think a safe bet is to order shots or beer; or both. I'm assuming that the regular patrons know this since outside the bar people were staggeringly drunk.

The Ugly:
The crowd. This was by far the worst experience I have ever had at a lounge. Perhaps it is English culture but in a not so crowded bar, my small posse and I were elbowed, shoved, and bumped into all freaking night as if the place was as packed as the downtown 6 train at rush hour on a Monday; spoiler alert- it wasn't. I recall a few instances after being shoved, the jerk would wait for my reaction - possibly to start a bar fight. There is some very serious LDE among the males patronizing this bar.

So, Not For me.

only went in there once it was ok nothing really special friendly staff tho drinks are ok music was ok

Is a great newly opened club near the centre of Southampton. Its got a great interior and is perhaps one of the most chilled out clubs in Southampton.


Having gone there when it was rather quiet I can't say very much about it in a clubbing context, but as a club or place to chill out it is great. The staff are helpful and pleasant, the seating is comfortable, and the majority of the music that they play is very good.


Everything in the club seems to have been done to a very high standard, and is definitely worth visiting, both to chill out and just have a few drinks with friends and also, to go clubbing with your friends.