Base

My first time coming here was for the Yelp Elite event for the Silent Disco, it was a lot of fun. Starting off, the club is located in the basement of an office building, which, if you didn't see the door people outside, could be a hard place to locate. They were outside with velvet ropes, so we had no trouble. We walked into a long corridor, after we entered, and were greeted with flutes of champagne. After that, we checked in with the desk to pick our headphones for the silent disco. The nice lady gave a 30 second tutorial and off we were. The headphones had glowing LED lights on each side that changed colors from green to red to blue, according to with of the 3 channels you selected, each had a different genre of live music being played. After a short elevator ride to the basement, we walked out and saw a spacious room with a central dancefloor what was lit from above, very cool. The venue had plenty of seating, but no one was sitting. They also had lots of space and tons of room to dance. I would highly recommend checking out Base. It's a cool spot with great music and refreshing drinks. I know I'll be going back.

Bouncer told me and my friends that we could not go in unless we knew someone in the VIP list. We were all a minority-based group, 3 males and 1 female. Fortunately, our female friend knew someone from the VIP list and when he came out, we were not surprised as he was Caucasian. The bouncer still did not let us in despite of our connections with the people in the guest list. My advice is don’t waste your time waiting in line to go in. This club will not last long with their 1 star service. Base only has one true ‘base’ of customers!

If you’re dark complected, don’t waste your time trying to come here. Odds are they’re not going to let you enter anyways. They’ll tell you at the door that only people with table reservations are accepted but that’s not entirely true. When my girlfriend and I tried to get in, this is exactly what they told us but a few seconds later, 2 couples were able to get it with no questions asked in regards to their reservations. If you do manage to get in, you’ll see there is no diversity which further strengthens my case.

My experience on Saturday July 13th was horrible. The bouncer informed us they open at 11 pm. It was around 10:40 so me and my boyfriend went to Henke and Pilot to grab a drink and wait a few minutes. We came back around 11:10 and the same bouncer said they don’t take the “general public” until 12:30. We would need a reservation to get in, according to him. He did not mention this earlier. He let in several people of a lighter skin palate in without asking them for a reservation. Saw another group of colored people not be allowed in. I was very excited to try a new place out but apparently I had too much melanin in my skin. When I asked the bouncer why he was letting certain people in he immediately got defensive and said we would not be allowed in because we were implying that he was racist.

the other reviews are correct. this place is itching for a racial discrimination lawsuit - just like how that one bar 'Gaslamp' in midtown went through a few years ago. pretty sure this place will see something like that soon. however, my friends and i still wanted to see what the 'newest, hot' club, Base, was all about, so we dressed to impress and got there at 10:15pm. we had 3 girls, 2 guys. our group consisted of Asian and Hispanic folks - we all take care of ourselves and workout. the bouncer (stout 6' 2" male, introduced himself as Jeremy) told us the same story that you see in some of the reviews below when we got there. Jeremy told us that the club was not open yet and that a table would cost us 700$, but we would not even be able to get one because they were already sold out. he told us if we came back soon, we would be able to get inside. we thanked him, shook his hand, and, decided to grab a bite to eat right next door at the sushi restaurant with outside seating - just to people watch. we watched for 45 minutes group after groups of caucasian folks walk in with no issues. tshirts seemed to be okay attire. here's the social experiment we witnessed. two of our friends (a couple) showed up as we were eating and said they were here to check out Base (black male, white female). as a group of white people walked in, they joined in at the tail-end. . . everybody walked in with ease, but they tried to stop him until his white girlfriend told the bouncers that he was with "them". the group they joined did not have bottle service. in fact, nobody inside at that time (before 11pm) were sitting at tables. at 11pm, we went up to Jeremy as he told a group of multi-ethnicity males to stand off to the side. hm - we thought. Jeremy gave us the same story and asked us to wait. we asked, why? he could not give us a answer other than "you guys can't come in right now". later in the night, we made conversation with two nice caucasian girls and they mentioned Base, so we asked if they've ever waited in line or had to buy bottles - they said 'no, never! it's such a fun place'. looking through the Facebook pages pictures i guess it does seem like a fun place - if you look a certain way.

When did golf polos start trending again? I thought I transported to Huntsville or some college town from the looks of the crowd. Save your money and visit any of the other bars down Main. Update: I have been informed that the crowd is different depending on the day. I was there on a Saturday night.

Racist bar that didn't allow my group of friends to enter despite our willingness to buy a table or buy bottles. If you’re Asian, good luck trying to get in. If you’re white, you won’t have a problem.

If you’re not white... don’t try... I saw a white dude get in with just a white tee. But the bouncer told me I couldn’t get in because of my shoes... my guy! They were dress shoes 🤷🏽‍♂️

First stop here was for the elite event. The entrance is located between Barnaby's and a Chinese restaurant. Upon entrance it seems like a random lobby with elevators but once you take a short ride to the basement you're in. The place is dimly lite with seating located all around and a bar along its left side . The silent DJ party was a great time. The music was on point and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. I will be back again for another great night out. Ps. Red Bull's are $6. Daaaaamn.

This is what Houston needed, A NEW UPSCALE CLUB! Located right next to Henke and Pilot where the long ass line is at. Not sure how much drinks were because we left our tab open and was drizzunk, but BE AWARE, they add a 20% gratuity on your bill! Giving all the guys a heads up to DRESS TO IMPRESS big time! The bounces will look you up and down like you are a snack making sure you are not wearing sneakers, kicks, tennis shoes, J's, Jesus sandals,T-shirts, shorts etc. Definitely a good looking crowd. I went on a Saturday around midnight and was melting for ten minutes outside before we were granted access. Once you enter the building there is a person standing by two elevators which looks like the red room of pain inside. You go in and press the B for basement, and it is a quick trip to the BASE!!! The entrance into the club has a neon sign on top of the door that says "Shhh" (great photo op)! The ceiling on the dance floor changes colors and patterns throughout the night and it really makes the club. There are tables surrounding the spacious dance floor and the music was a mix of hip hop and EDM. I hit ten thousand steps that night! I will be returning! UNCE! UNCE! UNCE!

Came here for a silent disco event and was able to find easy street parking right across the street, as it was a weekday night! I entered the bar and was surprised to find that it looked like a residential area - an apartment lobby, if you will. We went downstairs and were led to the bar area. There was no menu. They do have a menu, however, for bottle service. I was a party order a bottle, and 2 girls came out with lights and danced around for a little bit - wasn't too impressive. I did not like how the floors were sticky. The dance floor area was nice, esp the colorful lights up above. When we tried to exit, the door that we entered through was strange, and the knob kept turning clockwise but never allowed us to pass. Several people tried (so I knew I wasn't just trolling) without success. Finally, one of the employees was able to let us out.

Never going back. I was invited by some friends who were there. I arrived later than them solo. I walked up to the bouncer and he asked me if I had a reservation. I said no but my friends were inside and probably had a section but I wasn't sure. He said ok well you can wait over here but it may be a little while.... ok? So I walked over and waited and watched them let a bunch of white guys in. While I stood there alone waiting to get in for MINUTES. My friend text me back finally and gave me the name of the section and they only let me in because of that. VERY irritating. The club is cool. The lights are a nice touch. But the music is very 104.1 KRBE. Also felt like I was at a Frat Party. They don't check IDs so there probably were a bunch of younger kids there. But I just don't get why it's so "exclusive" this club is not anything out of the ordinary other than being in a basement & having to prejudice a-hole bouncers. This is a little club in Houston, not Vegas. They won't get far having this kind of service & attitude towards people who want to spend money at their club.

Ok, so first let me start off and say...I dont usually rate clubs because everyone's experience is different. So here is my experience: I came out from LA to visit a good friend of mine and she mentioned going to this club. So I contacted the club for information and received a timely response. Which was great. They answered my questions as quoted below. " We do not have a guest list; the best way to ensure access is to book a section for bottle service - let us know if you'd like more information.  If you choose to come without that, make sure you are point and dress to impress! " Dress code wise that's fair...Even if the email itself was a little grammatically incorrect...lol..So I emailed them back asking for bottle service information, but never recieved a response. Which I thought ok...that happens, I guess. I even requested bottle service information through the site. (For good measure.) I never received an email response. (Which I thought was strange as their first response was so quick.) Sooo, after dinner we went to the club, and we made sure we were all dressed up which adhered to the dress code per their email. The bouncer tells us to come back at 12:30 am or we can buy a table. We responded with yes we would like to reserve a table and he tells us that we would need 2 bottles in order to get in. There were 4 GIRLS, for two bottles?! That is ridiculous. He then tells us sorry that's what we would have to order to get inside. We scoffed at this and walked away. There was absolutely no line. I understand that the club scene in Houston is different but I feel like they need to step it up at this place, as well as be more professional in their response time as well. I get that you want to build the hype, but you also need to get better customer service. As well not to try and hustle people into bottle service. The standard is low in Houston as far as this place is concerned. I am disappointed because it looked like a cool spot. Gonna stick to LA clubs for now. LoL

We had a blast. Loads of fun! We were at Base for a specific one time event. Three DJs, one silent dance floor, headphones for dancing to our hearts desire. All five of us left delighted at the new experience and would do it again. The layout of the underground club was great, the lighting was lit, but we asked for Tito's vodka yet we were served local vodka. Tell me you don't have it. I actually like the exit sign with the secret door. Both ways in and out its tricky but the staff helps. We got to take the elevator down but upon our exit we were directed to the stairs. I look like I could use the excercise, but I had 3 bottles of wine, vodka on the rocks, and beer. Accident waiting to happen.

I was with a group of 8 girls and we watched a group of guys cut us in line. We then got turned down again & rejected until someone from inside came out & forced the bouncers to let us in. Getting inside... this place was a JOKE. Yeah some cool looking lights but the music was mediocre, you could feel the sense of racial discrimination from the second you step inside, rude service, & waste of time/money. I wish I had listened to the reviews for this supposedly new hot club.. haha.. what a complete waste of a Saturday night out with the girls. DONT GO HERE if you don't want to be rejected by a bunch of bouncers who protect their doors like a frat house!!

Eh. Beautiful place ! Was treated with champagne at the door but once downstairs it was a bit dry. Now the DJ was everything ! But this place is too cute to be so damn dry NEXT!

Love the sexy, New York speakeasy vibes! Walk in, pass through the velvet ropes and go down the rabbit hole to this unique spot. The LED ceiling that pulses to the beat of music above the dance floor is like nothing else I've seen in town and was absolutely AMAZING! You definitely feel like you've been whisked away to another city. They have a bar on each side of the club so drink service was pretty quick. Also, great photo-op spots and neon signs for the 'gram. :-) Side note: I noticed a couple of comments about racism and my husband and I have been twice with a diverse group of friends (we are a mixed race couple and my husband has dreads) and have had no problem entering the club. If you're bar hopping, you can get away with casual clothes around most bars in downtown but Base does have a strict dress code (you learn over the years that most new clubs will) so I would recommend you plan ahead and come in upscale attire to avoid being denied entry.

Would not go back. Came here on a Friday to meet up with a few girlfriends for a graduation party and they wouldn't let us in until somebody from inside came and got us. They claimed it was bc there were full and reserving tables for people. Our friends who were inside had to come out, get us and take us back inside to a half empty club. Although the place looked like it had potential, I can't say I was very impressed and won't be going back.

Unless you are "white" you cannot enter this establishment. The bouncers informed us that we could not get in after a specific time or without table reservations. On the contrary they let in caucasians with a total disregard for both. Virtually no one is allowed into this establishment unless you are of an acceptable skin palate.

If I had to choose between going to Base again or getting hit by a medium-sized truck while crossing a street, I'd probably pick going to Base but it's an extremely close call, to be honest. The bouncer and two female promoters standing outside the club have the collective IQ and social skills of a dry-erase marker pack, but only the traditional five-pack with just the standard colors. I am, of course, estimating the comparison so don't @ me on the math there. Other than that, I admire the DJ's inability to read the floor by playing poor Latin pop mixes back to back to back to back to back. He likes what he likes and what he likes is crappy music. All that said, I might just opt to get hit by a truck.

This might be a new club to downtown...but the racism is old and unimpressive. Absolutely disheartened at what I thought was going to be a great experience. The club itself has potential. Typical snobby girls working the club but that's to be expected when a new one opens. We were made to go down the stairs. Which was incredibly dark; unsafe. Be very careful if you're in heels.

No need to elaborate how trash the service was despite getting bottle service. The other reviews are definitely correct.

No one tells you how to get in which elevator or stairs no one IDs you drinks are over priced all they play is rap music no diversity with music floor goes up with the sections so small that it's easy to trip overall I won't be back or recommend

Not really the type to leave reviews but this was unacceptable . Ordered one drink last Thursday July 18 in which a tax of $1.36 was charged on $9. When asked why the tax was much higher , the bartender stated that the liqour sales tax changed which is not true. Another waitress said the tip was included in the tax. This is not good business practice and should be looked at. In addition, I was charged $200.36 which means a $190 tip was placed on my tab! Had to dispute with bank and luckily kept the receipt. Other than this, liked the venue and a cool new concept. It's a new club so I would think these issues will be looked at and won't occur again . Still very dissapointed.

The absolute worst place to visit. If I could rate a 0 I completely would. Discrimination is truly present here and it is saddening but now still expected in today climate. A friend of ours purchased 3 tables and we were not able to get in because we were told we had to come at a certain time in order to get in, but the "club doorman", as I call the individuals manning the door, were not allowing others to get in if you were of a darker hue/shade. Please keep in mind the club closes at 2 a.m. so why were we not able to enjoy the last couple of hours is beyond me. I am an avid believer in reviewing establishments honestly so please take heed to what I have written.

I usually don't rate clubs/lounges either but this place was garbage. The scene was wack. I think this place is trying too hard to be pretentious lol. All those reviews about the bouncer seem true. A friend stepped outside for less than 10 min and the bouncer wouldn't let him back in. The music at Heneke was way better!!

Cool atmosphere and an awesome dance floor. Laid back and good people. We came here for a yelp event and had a great time!

So expensive. Kind of cute but not worth it. The music was ok but nothing to justify the 15 dollar vodka soda

Coolest spot I've been to in a long time, good music, good drinks, great crowd. For all those reviews about racism, ITS NOT RACIAL, just come correct. Once I was in, there's a mix of everyone. Black white asian Hispanic, all there but came dressed to impress. Awesome vibe, staff was friendly. Definitely different.

Super dope spot and ambience! If you haven't checked it out, it's definitely worth putting your dancing shoes on and jamming out for the night.

Stop going to this pretentious club. Unless you're white, good luck getting in without getting bottle service. So we did but they kept moving our section further and further to the back of the club. There were clearly other tables available closer to the dance floor that were initially offered to us but the offer was rescinded as we were sitting down because they said the tables were "reserved". My guy, literally no one came up to the 2 tables that you passed us up for the whole night. They stuck us in the back corner of the club. It took them 20 minutes to serve us and bring out the bottles. The girls tried to liven the mood and go to the dance floor but the music was absolute trash and the "dance floor" was more of a stand and watch floor. Yeah, don't try.

Me and two friends decided we wanted to go check it out this club about a month ago because it was new and my friend was a couple days from graduating college. We go well dressed, dress shoes button up shirts. We wait in line and waited and the bouncer lets three guys in with cowboys boots jeans and one I believe had on a cowboy hat. They didn't talk to the bouncer or anything so I'm sure they didn't know him. The bouncer then turns to me and my friends and then rudely tells us " Three dudes and no girls, it's not happening" After he literally just let three dudes in with no girls. I haven't been back since nor will I ever attempt to go back don't waste your time there are plenty of other clubs/bars with nicer staffs and unbiased bouncers who'll let you in no matter with ethnicity, group ratio etc as long as your of age and comply with their dress code policies.

If you're a poc and you don't pass the paper bag test or you aren't with white people, don't bother trying to get in. They'll make up a dress code that magically exists and opposes what you're wearing. Came here exactly a week ago with two white people and no dress code existed. All of a sudden, without them, I can't get in. This establishment will be hearing more from me very soon. If I could rate zero stars, I would. Take the comment down and I'll post it again.

Doorman is an absolute prick. He was literally asking guys to tip him otherwise he would not let them in. He was also sweating so bad that you could see his sweat stains through his jacket. Will not be coming back

the other reviews are correct. this place is itching for a racial discrimination lawsuit- just like that bar Gaslamp in midtown went through a few years ago. pretty sure this place will see something like that soon. however, my friends and i still wanted to see what the 'newest, hot' club, Base, was all about, so we dressed to impress and got there at 10:15pm. we had 3 girls, 2 guys. our group consisted of Asian and Hispanic folks - we all take care of ourselves and workout. the bouncer (stout 6' 2" male, introduced himself as Jeremy) told us the same story that you see in some of the reviews below when we got there. Jeremy told us that the club was not open yet and that a table would cost us 700$, but we would not even be able to get one because they were already sold out. he told us if we came back soon, we would be able to get inside. we thanked him, shook his hand, and, decided to grab a bite to eat right next door at the sushi restaurant with outside seating - just to people watch. we watched for 45 minutes group after groups of caucasian folks walk in with no issues. tshirts seemed to be okay attire. here's the social experiment we witnessed. two of our friends (a couple) showed up as we were eating and said they were here to check out Base (black male, white female). as a group of white people walked in, they joined in at the tail-end. . . everybody walked in with ease, but they tried to stop him until his white girlfriend told the bouncers that he was with "them". the group they joined did not have bottle service. in fact, nobody inside at that time (before 11pm) were sitting at tables. at 11pm, we went up to Jeremy as he told a group of multi-ethnicity males to stand off to the side. hm - we thought. Jeremy gave us the same story and asked us to wait. we asked, why? he could not give us a answer other than "you guys can't come in right now". later in the night, we made conversation with two nice caucasian girls and they mentioned Base, so we asked if they've ever waited in line or had to buy bottles - they said 'no, never! it's such a fun place'. looking through the Facebook pages pictures i guess it does seem like a fun place - if you look a certain way.