Probably 3.5 stars. It was my first event and if a greater percentage of the ladies had turned up it would have been more. On the plus side the people that were there were very chatty and friendly... and the next one is free.
The event was well organised but, only 7 women attended because some did not turn up on the night, the host dealt with this well but it meant that there was some waiting around and not many women to choose from.
Thanks for your positive feedback! Sometimes people buy tickets and don't come to events due to personal reasons. We always try to do our best to keep such situations as few as possible. Hope to see you at another event soon!
4 stars, only because I felt bad for the ladies as they didn't get enough men to talk to. Steve was fantastic and did really well keeping everyone entertained.
Hi Schmidt,
Thanks for positive feedback. The hosts do a really good job at making the night fun and relaxed. Hope to see you at another event soon!
Unforeseen circumstances prevented this one from being great. Think the host needed a bigger flow chart :) He tried his best. Besides, an additional minute for each date would be great!
Hi Nathaniel,
Thanks for the review! We will forward your comments to our product team. Hope to see you at another event soon!
Mat was a great host, I think we were all a bit nervous at first but he made it really fun and relaxed. Maybe a slightly little more time per person, as we seem to spend 5 minutes talking about corona!
Hi Mat,
Thanks for positive feedback. The hosts do a really good job at making the night fun and relaxed. We will certainly forward your comments to our technical team. Hope to see you at another event soon!
Steve was great, he's a host worth going to another event for. The only reason this isn't 5 stars is because there were some technical teething issues beyond Steve's control. And I think that given the technology factor perhaps it might be worth giving every a little extra time as there were a few times when the lag meant we ran out of time without being able to really know if this is someone worth 'ticking'
Hi Julie,
Thanks for the review! We will forward your comments to our product team. Hope to see you at another event soon!
The event was well-organized. Speeddater was a great way to meet new people. There were 2 girls I liked a lot and I matched with 1 of them, so I'm pretty excited because we have our first date tonight. I hope it works out. If not, I will definitely do it again.
Such nice lovely dates :) Very well organised. Great fun and lovely group, thank you I kept going off line and it would have been nice to chat with the girls while we were waiting. Had a brilliant time, would definitely go again!
Hi Antonin, thanks for the review! We are really happy to hear you enjoyed your event! Hope to see you at another one soon.
It was a great fun with good people attending, but I feel slightly less positively about the number of people in the event (11 people, incl. Myself vs. 20+ in an in-person dating event I attended last year). Would be good to at least have 12-15 dates to feel value for money. Also should have more than 15 seconds count down, especially as there was some lags.
Hi Kelly,
Thanks for positive feedback. We try to gather as many people as possible at one event, but due to the COVID pandemic, many difficulties arise. We will pass on your wishes to our technical team and will try our best to improve our virtual events.
I really enjoy talking to everyone via virtual speed dating! Great that you split the men and women into different groups - it work much better that way. Maybe if you could try and find more people to take part. Also, maybe if you could organise for us to not just speed date, but also do an activity, such as answer questions together or something? Because it was rather short. Also, if there are only 8 women to see, why not make the date a bit longer - I found they were only maybe 3-4 minutes long. Why not make them 5 minutes therefore?
Hi Bradney, thanks for the review! We will forward your comments to our product team. Hope to see you at another event soon!
Fantastic, prompt date rotation. The host Steve was very professional and interacted very well with all the participants. Had a great time would like it to do it again sometime in the future. That's if I don't get a match from the first event thoroughly enjoyed every second! Thank you for putting this great event together
Hi Douglas, thanks for the review! The hosts do a really good job at making the night fun and relaxed. Hope to see you at another event soon!
Claire was a fun host, making everyone feel comfortable and happy:-) An additional minute for each date would be great! Just a shame that not everyone turned up. Which I know is out of your control. Was great to meet the people that did turn up though.
Hi Harman, thanks for the review! Sometimes users do not come to the virtual events even though they bought tickets... We will do our best to avoid such situations in the future. Hope to see you at another event soon!
Attended the London singles party on Saturday. I went along with my 3 friends and we had great fun, it was well organised and very busy. Really loved the venue and the hosts were friendly and helpful! The normal speed dating sessions were a bit loud but there was like 300 people there so i guess that was to be expected. Highly recommend!
I went because I wanted to have a fun experience and was ready to start dating again. There are several different services offered and I found that the quality of people, the venues, and the hosts for the SpeedDater.co.uk events have always been tops. Ultimately it's still dating so the nights are never perfect; but I've always felt comfortable, had a great time, and I've made some great friends. Show up planning on having a good time and you will.
I have been to one event so far and it was the most fun had in a very long time! The people at the party were funny and interesting. If you want to expand your social circle, meet attractive individuals, and possibly spark a connection, I suggest you give Speeddater a try.
They makes sure to introduce you to others and makes you feel comfortable, especially if you go on your own, which I always do. The events are very well organized, and even if I don't find my match, I always have an enjoyable time meeting new people. I highly recommend giving it a try!
The actual speeddating night was ok and to be expected, but when you get a match and you submit your ticks, you have to carry on messaging your matches through the website? Why cant you just get a mobile number of your matches, i know, so they can grab more money off you!
Its a con because if your 1 month subscription runs out before you get to the point of asking for a phone number, you cant carry on messaging your match unless you pay for another month? I also don't like the fact that you have to sign up to internet dating when you've signed up for speed dating?
It just feels very messy, i wont use them again.
Too few people and I met one of them on here before. Would be much better to let us know in advance if we will be meeting the same people so that we can rebook to another event or receive a refund.
Hi Stella,
Thanks for your positive feedback. We will work even harder to get to the 5th star!
It would be desirable to have a more narrow age brackets, 22 - 38 it quite wide. The event took a bit too long waiting for each date to be set up (although I appreciate it's tricky with this online set up). Also people held up with the event with their tech issues, they should be dealt with separately while everyone else can get on with their dates. Everything else is good. Great fun. Perfect after 3 months of lockdown.
Hi Roland, thanks for the review! We will forward your comments to our product team. Hope to see you at another event soon!
It was well organised, but the registration/ice breaker part at the beginning of virtual event could have been more chatty and welcoming. Yeah to a degree, I think doing online events is always going to be tricky, I was hoping to stick around for a talk with the members I wanted to speak to, but I saw it being difficult, as you would have several people talking over each other. Be Good if you could all get a choice of rooms to join into after the 5min dates! Overall I enjoyed it!
Hi Jed, thanks for the review! We are really happy to hear you enjoyed your event! We will definitely pass on your wishes to our technical team. Hope to see you at another event soon.
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SpeedDater has a rating of 3.1 stars from 86 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with SpeedDater most frequently mention great fun and new people. SpeedDater ranks 34th among Dating sites.
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With competitors soon popping up and replicating our event formats, we established ourselves as the market leader in the sector by providing the biggest and best events in the UK's most stylish venues. We started in London and never looked back - SpeedDater now runs up to 70 events every month in 24 UK cities. We have more events, attendees and matches than ANY other site (by a long way!).
Our massive singles parties have become a firm favourite in the schedule, with around 250 eligible singles getting involved at each event. We also lead the industry in unique and niche events such as elite professionals, graduate professionals, older women for younger men, older men for younger women, Christian dating, wine tasting, quiz nights, cookery classes and more. You might see similar events elsewhere but never forget that you saw them here first!
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Hi Luther,
Thanks for your feedback! Sometimes people buy tickets and don't come to events due to personal reasons. We always try to do our best to keep such situations as few as possible. Hope to see you at another event soon!