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Why Not

A compact but long-lived nightclub. Previously known as Club Yoko's / K2 / Porky's.

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very nice staff, music ok, will visit next time down that way, ynot will be my 1st choice
thanks to all staff for great nite on the 24/7/10 keep it up

OZ - 07/30/2010 - 23:52

Total dive. The DJ is awful and the drinks are a complete scam.

Chech - 11/15/2009 - 16:35

Crap club with no atmosphere, but the bouncers are quite nice. Pier Pressure bouncers drive everyone to Why Not club instead.

Roy Marsden - 11/12/2009 - 14:22

I worked there as a barman ten years ago, when it was still called K2. I had the best time of my life even though some nights tend to get a bit too long due to certain customers. Don't judge the staff until you've been behind the bar. Perspectives change once you get to serve instead of being served

ΤΗΕΟ - 10/09/2009 - 11:21

Why Bother

Honestly one of the worst night clubs i have been too! Seedy, too small, understaffed and overall no atmosphere. Better off saving your money or chosing an alternative venue. Don't donate your cash to this joint!

Michael - 06/05/2009 - 01:58

Very small club, dance floor only consists of about 20 square metres of open space. Free entry on week days and £3/4 on a Saturday. Tuesdays are usually packed due to Varsity's pound party, Wednesdays and Fridays are pretty decent though. Popular with students in week due to no entry fee; Saturday tends to yield a slightly older, more local clientele.
Still better than Pier despite its drawbacks, worth a look on a week day.

Evs - 03/10/2009 - 03:18

Needs more staff. You have to wait ages for a drink, epsecially on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays!

John Keeps - 02/19/2009 - 16:22

Has good DJs, leather sofas, extra-extra cheap vodka and is popular, but never so chock-full that you're dancing with your elbows in the faces of those around you (like the carnage of Pier pound party). Well staffed too, so none of the pain in the a$$ of waiting ages at the bar.

Sam - 02/06/2009 - 15:19

Don't waste your money here it is crap, I would rather stay in on my own than go to this hell hole.

Joskin - 01/20/2009 - 04:45

What a fantastic place really great value for money. Thursday night went to Pier: £5 entry, Admiral £5. Why Not Bar: free entry, Admiral £4. Better music and CLEAN.

Nerys - 10/31/2008 - 19:37

£6 admission to Pier Saturday night; free in Yoko's (Why Not bar). Cheaper drinks, better atmosphere and it's clean.

Sara - 07/01/2008 - 14:07

What a fantastic night had by all. Free entry every night and cheap drinks with all the latest tunes. Nice to get good value for money.

Arthur - 07/01/2008 - 14:03

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Older Comments about Why Not

"Well what a turn around from last year, my how the old shabby hell hole has improved, now a place you want to be seen in. Good atmosphere, good prices, music getting better shame about the DJ, keep it up." - Peter Hall [Nov 2007]

"Best club I've been to in Aber, beats Pier and the Bay hands down. Sunday to Wednesday pound bottles and vodka 60 pence - how good's that? Friday was great night, 7 piece hip hop band, great doorstaff as well - thanks for the best night I had in a long time." - Connor [Jul 2007]

"Oh my God! Had a brilliant Saturday night in Yoko's! The music was fabulous, drinks reasonable, all staff friendly. Beats Pier Pressure hands down. See you again next weekend!" - Lynn [May 2007]

"I love Yoko's, what a good laugh. All the door men are great and the new American bouncer ain't that bad either. I've had some great nights there; I would be sad to see it shut down." - Rubz [Mar 2007]

"Well what a turn up... Yoko's is looking good, well worth a visit. Nice new paintwork, clean and tidy... just the job." - Steve [Mar 2007]

"CRAZY! I loved it! Marked as one of the best nights out. Music was great." - Caerwyn Evans [Jan 2007]

"The pole dancers have gone! Yoko's now back to being the best club in Aber yet again!" - Sian [Oct 2006]

"The rodeo bull on a thurs is such a blast. If you haven't been then you really should give it a go. Cheap drinks on a thurs too." - Simon [Oct 2006]

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"How can you say it's good? The bar staff are rude. The only saving grace are the door staff who are excellent. No one goes in there anymore except drunken pond life looking for a late drink." - Phil Nichols [Oct 2006]

"The best club I have been in, and I've tried them all. Totally different atmosphere, staff are polite and courteous, doormen greet you kindly, the best club in Aberystwyth by far." - Trystan-Coch [Oct 2006]

"Sadly Yoko's has gone downhill. All the original DJs have gone, replaced by sad individuals whose skills are best left to the bedroom. The prices and attitude are all totally wrong. A total miss I'm afraid. The once plush venue has now plummeted into scruffiness and the sound system so distorted it makes my cheap Walkman sound good." - Dave Crosby [Oct 2006]

"Since the post era of Steve Edge, it has gone rapidly down hill. Bring back the best DJs!" - Annabelle [Oct 2006]

"It's a terrible place. If you want a good night out avoid the place like the plague! Truly dreadful." - Babs [Oct 2006]

"Yoko's is really good. It can get a bit cramped when there are a lot of poeple in there, but I guess you get that when it's a good club! I really enjoy it; if people moan about not liking it then why bother going there!" - Sarah [Oct 2006]

"Rude staff, underage meat market, overpriced. Even the students don't go there." - Mike [Sep 2006]

"I'm a 14 year old and I have been to Yoko's a few times in the summer on Mondays and I think it is good! It's a good idea opening it for under 18s now and then like it lots." - Katherine [Aug 2006]

"Rough and minging. As are the pole dancers." - Olivia Sedgewick [Aug 2006]

"Over-rated, overpriced hell hole. Dirty and half empty thanks to the pole dancers." - Dave Green [June 2006]

"It was average compared to the clubs that I have a choice to go to in Milton Keynes, but the best in Aber. But where are the fitties gone?" - Steph [May 2006]

"How can you frequent a place that pays some poor fool to sit in the toilets to douse us in cheap perfume? Can anyone remember the carpet being stolen? It was 6ft long and emblazened with the Yoko's tag ha!" - Snakebite Betty [Apr 2006]

"Good night out, best club in Aber. All staff are brilliant." - Anon [Mar 2006]

"Looking tired and scruffy, not enough bar staff, prices expensive... Unfortunately the Pier is now a better place to go." - Sarah [Sep 2005]

"Wow! The best club I have ever been to! Went there on a thursday so it wasn't too packed; was £2 to get in. I was very impressed with the seats in there and the posh clean toilets, and bottles £1 each! Amazing -a great place to be! Plus strippers! Woo Hoo!" - Vicki, Milford Haven [Sep 2005]

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