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Gay Speed Dating

Perini & Perini, Central London

Thursday, 3 March 2022

Thu 3
MAR

Tickets

£20
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Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
25-45
Home London Gay Speed Dating

Gay Speed Dating

Perini & Perini, Central London

Thursday, 3 March 2022

Thu 3
MAR

Tickets

£20
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
25-45
This is a past event, please click here to see future events in London.

About the event

Introducing speed dating for gay men living in and around London.

Original Dating knows the real magic takes place in person, so ditch the phones and meet people face-to-face.

Expect the most sociable of nights out packed full of fast introductions, each one lasting just four minutes. Our tried and tested speed dating formula makes meeting people easy and lots of fun.

Expect to meet 15-20 guys during the speed dating rounds.

Make your selections on our website and the next day you’ll find out who you mutually matched with. Get in touch again via our private messaging system and you'll be meeting for real dates in no time.

Sign up now - this event will sell out fast!

Important information

This event takes place in the private downstairs bar. The venue is accessed inside Ponti's restaurant.

- Doors open 7.00pm
- Event starts 7.30pm
- Speed dating finishes approximately 9.30pm
- Venue closes 11.30pm

It’s essential that you arrive before 7.25pm in order to take part. We might not be able to allow entry if you are late.

* Included welcome cocktail is chosen by the venue. Non-alcoholic alternative drink also available.

Price: £20

Sorry, this event has sold out

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Where

PLEASE NOTE – The Entrance to Perini & Perini is inside Ponti’s Restaurant. Head downstairs upon arrival to meet our host.

Perini & Perini is a brand new subterranean cocktail lounge tucked away below the beautiful Ponti’s restaurant, seconds from Oxford Circus Tube Station. Think NYC industrial glam merged with a comfortable speakeasy vibe this brand-new bar has everything and is totally exclusive to Original Dating.

This place is the perfect spot to meet new people.

Address  Perini & Perini, 5 - 7 John Princes Street, W1G 0JN

Nearest station  Oxford Circus

Tel  020 7112 5174 – Please note this is not a booking line

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

Reviews

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Namira Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/03/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
  The host was just amazing!!!!!!  
Posted: 12/03/2026
Ryan Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/03/2026
Galip Verified Attendee
Posted: 01/03/2026
Ashish Verified Attendee
Posted: 01/03/2026
Ewan Verified Attendee
Posted: 28/02/2026
Ashish Verified Attendee
Posted: 28/02/2026
Leo Verified Attendee
  It was fun  
Posted: 19/02/2026
Ewan Verified Attendee
Posted: 18/02/2026
Ollii Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/02/2026
Ryan Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/02/2026
Sonny Verified Attendee
Posted: 29/01/2026
Shann Verified Attendee
Posted: 18/01/2026
Aykut Verified Attendee
Posted: 18/01/2026
Aaron Verified Attendee
Posted: 18/01/2026
Geoff Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Thomas Verified Attendee
  It was very good. Great venue. Nice host. It just needs more men to get 5 stars.  
Posted: 21/12/2025
Alex Verified Attendee
  This event turned out to be well-organised.  
Posted: 21/12/2025
Matthew Verified Attendee
  good amount of dates; nice vibe; friendly host  
Posted: 07/12/2025
Murtada Verified Attendee
Posted: 06/12/2025
Adrian Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/11/2025
Lewis Verified Attendee
  The project lead was warm and welcoming and made us feel at ease / shame that a number of guys didn’t turn up - maybe a deposit scheme? Though the smaller groups were good- for a longer date. Some question prompts provided for more difficult dates would be good.  
Posted: 22/11/2025
Kevin Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/11/2025
Alex Verified Attendee
  Everyone was prepared to stay and socialise after the event, which created a pleasant atmosphere and gave me the opportunity to get to know each person more after the speed dates finished.  
Posted: 08/11/2025
Martyn Verified Attendee
  Person there organising was helpful and nice. Well Run. Feel more info could be provided on where to go when arrived but sorted out in the end. Varied and nice groups of people.  
Posted: 11/10/2025
Jamie Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/10/2025
Alex Verified Attendee
  The opportunity to meet many gay single men of my own age group in person outside of dating apps worked well.  
Posted: 11/10/2025
Michael Verified Attendee
  great host  
Posted: 11/10/2025
Dmytro Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/10/2025
Jack Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/10/2025
Rhys Verified Attendee
Posted: 04/03/2022
Gurdeep Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/03/2022
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HOW IT WORKS

The beauty of Speed Dating London lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in London normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are a girl.

Meet & Mingle

A London speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes for speed dating London. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.