Circus Casino

Strange places casinos, I don’t just mean the lack of time that you feel locked away from any hint of sunlight or clocks but they are places of great deception. No, not the slight of hand or odds stacked in their favour but they always try and pretend to be more glamorous than they are.
Monte Carlo must be to blame for this reputation that everyone within a casino is a potential James Bond or Prince of Monaco when in actual fact they almost always seem to be chip shop owners parlaying that night’s takings!
I know that I was very drunk when my mate coerced our group to join the Circus Casino as a good way to end the night but it did seem to be making a good effort at trying to be clean and bright with friendly staff and a surprisingly busy restaurant with many women in attendance even if it couldn’t quite manage glamorous. However the lounge singer act was less Vegas and more Blackpool.

As I was walking past one cold afternoon, I saw a poster in the window advertising a very cheap 2-​for-​1 meal deal at Circus Casino. I immediately recruited booked a table and recruited.
The woman on reception was lovely and chatty and I kinda didn’t want to go back out into the rain, but I did. The next night I returned and vowed to keep my eyes averted from the casino end of the building as we were shown into the restaurant part. Casting a look around, it seemed to be mainly people on business dinners, which didn’t bother me. The service was good although the food was slow, and although I wanted to chew my own arm off by the time it arrived, it was worth the wait and I could’ve eaten all of it a second time.
The only thing that spoiled the experience was that I was freezing. Apparently there was a smoker’s area upstairs and people kept leaving the door open, meaning a horrific draft kept hitting me square between the shoulder blades. It really did ruin my evening, and when the maitre d’ came over to apologise I wanted to make her stand behind me for shelter!
Still, it was a nice restaurant, staff were polite and the fact that we were overlooking the casino didn’t infringe on our meal at all.

It was the first time I ever entered a casino last night. I am not a serious gambler but it was an interesting new experience. So when I arrived at reception, I filled out a registration card where they asked for personal details and a form of ID which I gave as my passport. My face photo was taken using the CCTV camera and a membership card issued to me straight away which was all a quick and easy process. The girl at reception did not give muh of a welcome nor made much eye contact but was not rude.
Inside, there is a fancy restaurant and a small bar as well as a number of tables serving poker, roulette and other card games. In addition, there are lots of slot and roulette machines as you would expect. There are a number of helpful staff on hand if you also require any assistance.
For me, not a place I would usually go but if you’re a big or small gambler and like this form of entertainment, its a great night out at Circus Casino.