When I first walked in this bingo I thought omg how ghetto does this place look. Well the people…read morehere look rough & ghetto & the men who work in the restaurant who cook & serve the food look so miserable & are rude. This place is full of sad people & when people loose they get so angry lol I don't like this place so I'm never going back.

This was my first bingo in London. Looks like american diner. Early games are free, book of 6 was…read morearound £3.50. Breakfast are just one pound and this palace is always buzzing with people :)

Many a happy hour I've spent at the Riva with special friends enjoying a retro style afternoon or…read moreevening, and have become rather at home with the other regulars. For its outward size it has quite a small capacity. But you can buy alcohol here which helps with the general bonhomie. As with most bingo halls nowadays, you can be linked into national games, which makes everything a bit more exciting. Well worth a visit if you like bingo.

If you like Bingo then it is ok…read more A poorly managed placed with a real mixture of clientelle - do not expect this to be a Gala or Mecca kind of professional outfit. Small food bar which serves some of the most awful food I have ever known. The decor inside is amazing as it is an old theatre and can not be touched. The last year has seen a steep decline in the money for the houses and lines which does not match up with the book prices. Used to be a regular for over 20 years but find other chains of bingo halls more organised, clean and most importantly better house money !

I thought a night of bingo would be a fun thing to do with some friends on a Tuesday night but how…read morewrong could I have been. After rounding up a possie of four gals we headed down to the bingo hall in Hackney Road to get our tickets, which were around £10, pretty pricey if you ask me. we found ourselves a little table and some markers and the bingo man started calling out numbers at a pace that took us a while to get used to. On the break we got talking to a lady who told us she had been coming to bingo ever since she was 17 and once won £5,000 which was pretty impressive. But for us this was not a fun experience as it made us all so competitive and left us feeling a little deflated when we won nothing. The people here seemed a little jaded as well so perhaps not the most uplifting of places in the world to spend your free time.

Mecca-lecca high mecca-hiney-ho! 2, two on its own, stars...maybe 2.3 if that was a bingo number…read more.. Mecca bingo RULES if you are a slightly bitter local retiree who is in it to win it with a booklet of bingo games and a hot highlighter pen. Go national! For first timers wanted to play a little bingo, have a few drinks, check out the 'living retro' scene, it's not exactly what you'd expect. Pretty much a retirement home meets Denny's meets a shady gambling arena with the brightest fluorescent lights possible. Worth going once maybe, just for the late-night game (which is only 3 pounds instead of 10). Cheers for the cheap beers - 2 pounds...and if you're looking for hangover food before 10pm everything on the menu is less than 4 quid. Expect similar to less quality. But everything fried tastes better in a mecca bingo hall! And please, don't expect to win. And if you do, expect to face hostile grannies ready to pounce on your next inkling of a 'full house.'

horrible online experience these people owe me over $100. when youre winning too much theyll…read moreredirect you automatically to a page asking for your phone number then theyll say that theres already an account in that number and i just lost the $8 that i sent via my debit ca r d i want my money this is in no way shape or form a demonstration of sportsmanship or a company of integrity

This Bingo Hall is huge and the inside looks like a cross between a church and a theatre. The staff…read moreare friendly and helpful, although fellow players may be a better bet for explaining things to you if you're new to Bingo as the staff seem more accustommed to regulars! There is also some food (although I didn't like the look of it, the worst kind of cheap canteen vibes ever) and a good value bar with drinks at basically student prices. The price of a session varies wildly from day to day so if in doubt, ring ahead and ask what kind of session there is going on! A session can be £1 or £20 (with proportionally lower or higher prize money to be won).

Really made a mistake by coming here. Dangerous streets outside, rude staff and surely no chance to…read morewin. Would better go to Central London bingo clubs, as i don't think this is a place where you can really enjoy the game!