Mango is a sight to behold. Walk through the doors and you enter a winding, red-lit corridor complete with giant stone leopard, fiberglass flames and mock sculptures of topless Indian dancers. Yes, this truly is a classy affair.

Inside, the dcor is no less garish, with patterned mirrors covering the red walls and ceilings, palm trees and yet more topless statues, lined up along one wall and lit from below. To top it off, on Friday night the place was being patrolled by four austere looking leggy ladies clad from top to toe in tight, red leather cat suits. What their role was, we never quite worked out, but they certainly added to the over-the-top atmosphere.

A large, square bar takes center stage at the heart of Mango, with private rooms leading off the main area and lounge seats and sofas separated by red curtains.

This place is big but the night we were there it felt fairly empty as groups of friends huddled away in the closed off seating areas or retreated to one of the private booths.

The drinks list was, rather predictably, dominated by Johnnie Walker and Hennessy combinations with prices stretching from the low hundreds into the high thousands. Bottled beers included Guinness (45 yuan), Corona (35 yuan) and Budweiser (25 yuan). Strangely, the Tsingtao, at 30 yuan a pop, was more expensive than the Bud. A decent cocktail list includes the eloquently named Blow Job, old time classic Sex on the Beach and the newbie Love Tears (30-80 yuan).

There's also a selection of snacks that ranges from plain noodles to spicy duck intestines.

Mango is on the second floor of the Tango nightclub building.

Mango bar
Location: 79 Heping Xijie, South Gate of Ditan Park.
Tel: 010-64282288/131-4685-6652 (English).