By James Whitmore, Editor-in-Chief
Last updated: 20 October 2026
99 Regent Street, also written NinetyNine Regent Street and formerly the Cuckoo Club, is a two-floor club in the West End, on the address that has housed London nightlife since 1954. Open-format hip hop runs upstairs and house downstairs, in a room pitched deliberately more elegant than the big-room clubs around it.
The Age Policy: 19+
99 Regent Street is 19+. Not 18+, which is the standard almost everywhere else in London. The extra year is deliberate and it is checked: every guest shows physical photo ID, and the door does not make exceptions for a birthday, a table booking or a group that is otherwise fine.
What it will not do is settle anything on the night. Arrive with an 18 year old and they will be refused, and the rest of the group then has a decision to make on the pavement. Check ages before you send the invites, not after.
Why It Is Higher
The policy goes with the positioning. 99 is pitched as an elegant, slightly older room rather than a student-friendly one, and the age limit is one of the levers that keeps the crowd where they want it: alongside the dress code.
ID
Bring physical photo ID. Accepted:
- Passport
- UK photocard driving licence
- EU or EEA national identity card
- PASS-accredited proof-of-age card
Everyone needs their own, and a photo of a document on a phone does not count. Expect to be asked regardless of how old you look: with a 19+ policy the door checks harder, not less.
If Someone Is 18
Most London clubs are a straightforward 18+. Rumour, Itzel and Maddox are comparable rooms a short walk away, and we book all three. Message us with the ages and the occasion and we will point you at the right one.
Planning a birthday? See our birthday packages guide, and note that an 18th cannot be held here.