Fetish fans meet at the legder building pub in canary wharf

By Tom Derbyshire on February 15, 2008 1:28 PM |

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IF you’re after some tough love, the second Monday of the month could be one for the diary.

The Docklands Munch, a gathering of lovers of bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism and masochism (BDSM), meets regularly in the unlikely location of Wetherspoon’s on West India Quay.

Anyone interested in meeting new friends on the fetish scene or unleashing their darker side has just missed out on this month’s gathering, which took place on Monday (February 11).

But they can look forward to the next event, due to take place on the evening of March 10.

The Munch has become a firm fixture at the Hertsmere Road pub, with dozens of fetishists of all ages meeting for a pint.

The club is organised by Mistress Nikki, one of London’s leading dominatrixes, who likes to create a “sensual and spiky world of pain” for the submissive men in her life.

Nikki describes herself as “erotic sensual, hedonistic, loyal, grounded and giving”, adding on her blog profile: “I do so love corrupting people... the head rush of allowing someone that has thought but never acted to finally see their soul is phenomenal, and appeals to my need for nurturing people.”

Munches take place all over the world and are generally seen as a get together for like-minded fetishists of all genders and sexualities with the common interest of one aspect of BDSM.

The gatherings are “non-play events”, so paddles and dog collars are best left at home.

The first Munch was held in San Francisco Bay in the 1990s, after the original meeting was held in a fast-food restaurant called Burgermunch.

Don’t go expecting whips, chains, and latex down at ’Spoons, though. The dress code is “strictly vanilla”, which means you are more likely to see a tracksuit than a gimp suit.

Story by Kay Harrison
kay.harrison@wharf.co.uk