Listed and first reviewed on: 07/13/16
It was my roommate’s birthday and she decided to celebrate at Shaunz Karaoke Bar, the self-acclaimed number one Karaoke bar in Nigeria. We had heard about their birthday packages but upon calling, we were told their packages were valid from Monday to Thursday and the birthday party was on Saturday, so no package.
Reaching Shaunz Karaoke Bar via phone was one of the most difficult things ever as whoever handles the Shaunz Karaoke bar line never picks up, so brace yourself.
My Shaunz Karaoke Bar experience: Shaunz Karaoke Bar is located at Murphy Plaza, Victoria Island. It’s on the first floor and pretty easy to locate. It was heavily guarded by bouncers the day we visited, and the bouncers searched our bags and pockets before letting us in.
The space is quite small with very little area between the stage and sitting area. Apparently, most of the space is occupied by the bar. The VIP and VVIP sections are small as well and I noticed there wasn’t a proper demarcation between VIP and regular.
The Karaoke bar has a computerized song request touch screen with about 63,000 songs. Basically, there is no fee for karaoke; however you have to buy “worthy” drinks.
Drinks are quite pricey, as chapman and other non-alcoholic cocktails cost 2,500NGN while alcoholic cocktails cost 3,000 NGN. Food ranges from 800 NGN to 5,000 NGN. I got a banana smoothie and it tasted just okay.
I requested to sing Rihanna’s Pon de replay, and trust your girl, I slayed it not ! (Check out my performance on Instagram @shaunz_karaoke). The Karaoke night ended around 1am, with a bunch of folks singing Michael Jackson’s We Are the World, then the DJ thrilled us to some Naija Jams. The DJ was amazing and there was no dull moment. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Overall Shaunz karaoke bar experience: I rate Shaunz Karaoke Bar an 8/10. I like how security conscious they are. The karaoke bar concept is also beautiful and the DJ was on point! However, I didn’t like how expensive cocktails cost. Plus the waiters were literally pursuing my friends and I to buy drinks and it became embarrassing.
So i went to shaunz today with some friends, was pretty cool, i liked their service and there was no dull moment. Problem came when i needed to use the restroom. I had to go downstairs and then turn. It was dirty, not properly maintained. Twas more or less like was used by the whole plaza. Asides this ill rate a 7/10.