Gotta admit, many years back I went to one of those SOHO underground bars and they were nasty and dodgy as hell. They made regular strip clubs look classy!
The one I went into had two women and one security guard there. All was calm and relaxed and I asked if I could just sit in the regular (TINY) area and order a drink, and that I just wanted to see what the place was like. The guard and woman said sure.
I sat down, no other customers there, got my drink which was labeled as 10 pounds on the menu, and instantly a woman sat next to me. I knew what was going on, like at any strip club when a woman wants a drink or dance etc. I told her I didn't want a dance at the moment, and she got up and left, but the other woman working the bar brought over a bill that said 310 pounds on it. I laughed and told her I wasn't going to pay it, and she said it was for the company I had had with that woman (30 seconds of me telling her I didn't want a dance). I put down a ten for my drink and got up to leave, and I really hadn't spent more than three minutes there at most, and the security guard blocked me from leaving. The two women were bitching my ear off, but when the guard saw that I wasn't going to give in, he actually let me pass, but it didn't end there. As I walked up the steep windy steps, the woman who'd been working the bar chased me and grabbed onto my leg, but I shook myself loose and pushed her off. The security guard ran up the steps, held her back and told her to stop, then opened the door at the top for me and pretended all was well ("OK, thank you sir, have a nice night"). I left and almost reported it to a police officer who was scoping out another close by place where some guys had the same issue, but I decided not to. Obviously the officer knew what was going on in the area.
The catch of the club was that in tiny print outside, there was a little message that stated the prices, but it was so small and place in a non visible location so customers wouldn't see it. How nice of them
A couple of years later when I was walking in that area (As many of you know, much of that area was fine back then, and it was only really two spots in Soho that were dodgy), I noticed most of those places had been shut down, which was a relief to see. Now part of that area has been redone and is very nice.
I avoid strip clubs most days as well now, and only ever go to them a couple of times a year.