I visited this acupuncture clinic with a £12 online deal for a 40 minute acupuncture session and a 10 minute massage. Obviously, for £12 this is a five star deal. I am ranking this as three stars on the grounds that I walked up and down, in and out of Whitgift looking for Dr. TCM only to discover it was in the back of The Chinese Herbal Medicine Shop. That's perfectly fine, but it wasn't anywhere on their website or voucher, nor was it relayed to me when making the appointment or (more importantly) when I called twice from inside Whitgift because I couldn't locate them.
The atmosphere: Not nice. Acupuncture and massage are done in back rooms (think mop closet and storage) with a massage table and a few Chinese medicine posters up. If you want sterile and clinical, this isn't the place. If you want relaxing, this isn't the place. If you want £12 acupuncture, this is the place.
The acupuncture: Standard. I've had much better and I've had not as good. It was effective.
The massage: Very good. I would go back just for this. At the end of the 10 minutes I paid an additional £28 for 30 more minutes. The therapist (a different person from the acupuncturist) was skilled at deep tissue and acupressure.
If you are going with a prepaid voucher be prepared for a heavy pressure sale at the end for acupuncture packages. Not the best ending to what should be a relaxing experience, but on a £12 voucher I didn't expect to not hear a sales pitch. read more