Luminar plc who owns a number of clubs and bars including Chicago Rock Cafe, Jumping Jack's and the Hippodrome IO consider to be one of the worst companies in the UK.
Basically I used to work for Chicago Rock Cafe in Norwich. Now this is not a hate campaign against the company because it ... Read review
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...of clubs and bars including Chicago Rock Cafe, Jumping Jack's and the Hippodrome IO consider to be one of the worst companies in the UK.
Basically I used to work for Chicago Rock Cafe in Norwich. Now this is not a hate campaign against the company because it does provide good entertainment but as I found out ou t the way they treat their employees is very poor. Most of the staff who work at the chains are students doing part-time work ... ...
When I joined Chicago Rock Cafe my starting wage was £3.75 per hour. Pretty poor as you can imagine with no overtime pay whats so ever. I started as a glass collector whith the intention to progress to the bar. However this did not happen although I was told it would on numerous occasions.
The entertainment in the venues consists of live DJ's playing classics from the 70's 80's and 90's. However although I say live DJ's I soon ... more
Luminar plc who owns a number of clubs and bars including Chicago Rock Cafe, Jumping Jack's and the Hippodrome IO consider to be one of the worst companies in the UK.
Basically I used to work for Chicago Rock Cafe in Norwich. Now this is not a hate campaign against the company because it does provide good entertainment but as I found out ou t the way they treat their employees is very poor. Most of the staff who work at the chains are students doing part-time work to pay for their studies. This would not be a bad thing however the employees have not had the slightest bit of training and so have a very limited purpose. Serve and make money for the company!
When I joined Chicago Rock Cafe my starting wage was £3.75 per hour. Pretty poor as you can imagine with no overtime pay whats so ever. I started as a glass collector whith the intention to progress to the bar. However this did not happen although I was told it would on numerous occasions.
The entertainment in the venues consists of live DJ's playing classics from the 70's 80's and 90's. However although I say live DJ's I soon found that they were not live at all. All they do is play MP3 discs so all the music is always in the same order. I found myself being able to predict what song was to come next and would always get it right.
Not only that the prices of the drinks are through the roof. The cost price of a vodka and coke even if you buy the bottle yourself for £10 and a can of coke for £.50 comes to a total cost for a vodka and coke of £1. Ok so you have to pay for entertainment say 20p per drink and the staffs wages say another 20p plus overheads and profit of say another 50p. That makes a total of around £2 for a vodka and coke. Not in Chicago Rock cafe. That would have cost you £2.85. Incredibly expensive if you are like me and need a lot to get pissed.
I also never got the hours I wanted and the management always were messing me about saying I had to work shifts I had asked for off. Basically the management team consisted of people who had worked their way up the company. However they had no experience of how to run a real business and so did not look after their staff and hence there is such a high staff turnover rate for the company.
My advice is for anyone (especially students) looking for a bar job is to not apply for a job at Chicago Rock cafe because you would be disappointed and get mistreated completely. There are much better paid bar work out there and I would suggest going to a job centre because they will find you a job with better hours and better pay. I hope this is helpful and please take my advice!
Advantages: Decor o.k Disadvantages: Disgusting service
...Green assured me that the Chicago Rock Cafe was an excellent place to have lunch, so on my day off went there with her to see just how good it really was.
The flyers on the wall promised an excellent time, and the food was excellent value, the promotion was two meals for a fiver, so we ordered two BBQ Chicken and Fries platters, for a fiver I was not expecting gormet food. There were only four other people in there at the time so we assumed as it ... ...After waiting 10 minutes for the people in the queue ahead of us to be served two cups of coffee by the trainee waitress (who was not being helped) we finally placed our order for food and drinks... but there was a problem, she did not know how to enter the promotion on the till so we waited a further 10 minutes for someone to come and show her.
Feeling both exasperated and hungry we took our seats and waited.. and waited and then we waited some ...
tyrone 21.04.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Chicago Rock Cafe (London)
Advantages: Good Food Disadvantages: Questionable Service
Chicago Rock Cafe
135 The Parade
High Street
(01923) 224420
The Chicago rock café is a chain of Bars / Restaurants, which seem to be appearing all over the country in newly developing areas. The Watford branch is situated within the centre of the town, close to the majority of the other nightspots and drinking venues. This particular Chicago rock café building has a relatively old look to it compared to others I have visited, but the adequate ... ...delicacies. A great deal the Chicago rock café also offers is buy two meals for £5.99. This offer is only available during weekdays and between limited hours. Drinks at this venue are pretty much to standard. Expect to pay around £2 for a bottled drink, and just less than £1.50 for a cola or lemonade. This is a great venue. Not the cheapest drinks in town, but the food makes up for any dissatisfaction. ...
Christoph666 05.11.2001
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Advantages: buy one get one free! Live Entertainment Disadvantages: Tribute Act came on late
The Chicago Rock Cafe in Wood Green provides a wide range of live entertainment from discos to karaokes and from live bands to tribute acts. On Wednesdays they provide tribute acts. Before the act they provide a disco which is mainly 50's-80's and is quiet entertaining. I love this kind of venue because it offers a variety. There is a restaurant there and if you go there during the week between 5-7pm you can buy a drink and get one free or even buy ... ...was outstanding. The only recommendation I would make is for the tribute to come on earlier as they don't start until 10.30pm The Bar closes at 1am. The Bar is a target for those who enjoy the old American Style Bars and themes. I would personally recommend it! ...
laneynanna 26.07.2000
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