The Valencia Room

Tiny and just really bizarre overall. Super weird vibes, very strange crowd- kind of an interesting anthropological case study if you’re not drinking. The DJ wasn’t great, but literally right at the very end this one guy who was much better took over?? They close at 2:00 A.M. but at 1:30 they turned on the lights on and kicked us all out right as the music started getting good. Oh well. It’s not like we were missing out on much.

Some really aggressive staffing except for the custodian who was really friendly. I get that staff are tired after a long night but it's no excuse for the aggressive behavior towards patrons. Not sure if that's usual practice here and I was just sober this time around to realize. Also, a first, around midnight they had everyone on the floor move to the second floor completely killing the vibes. Again, not sure if I'm just bothered because I was sober this night as the DD, but there were far too many weird experiences at this bar. Speaking of weird, never had a bouncer rub my nipples when being checked, like do people hide stuff there nowadays???? To add, the DJ they hired doesn't even know how to mix properly, throwing off everybody. They do however have a free photobooth thing so that was nice and the bathrooms are pretty clean for a bar. They don't take Apple/Android Pay so make sure you bring a physical card if you even want to consider coming here. Overall: I don't know if my experience being sober made a major factor in seeing all the flaws, but I have worked as a photographer for many other clubs and events so the aggressive staffing is really not normal imo. I'd avoid this place and check out other places in the mission.

Came for latin music night and was charged 20 dollars for cover. Vibes were mostly good but music was not on theme. Whole venue was kicked out at 1:30am, 30 minutes before advertised closing time with not explanation all security staff were just so rude at least the drinks were decent.

Attended a New Year’s Eve event at Valencia Room that was advertised as a Bollywood party, but the music was mostly Punjabi, which felt misleading. More importantly, the environment felt unsafe. My friends and I experienced harassment, including unwanted touching and inappropriate comments, and had to involve a bouncer. This was a disappointing and unacceptable experience for a ticketed event.

Went on Halloween and the music was lame and the lights were too bright so it felt awkward to dance. Overall vibe could have been more fun and friendly by staff too. We left after 20 minutes

Amazing Halloween decor! Love this bar its always a vibe, this day it was empty so i had to deliver great photos for my google maps family. Came back on the actual holiday & it was a vibe! The music is always good, a mix of latino urbano, latest hits & hip hop. Will come back here for sure 💗

Worst place inSF! Punk ole managers refuses to man up against the out of touch owners. They don’t know how to draw a crowd. Defensively changing pricing after securing online tickets, will not acknowledge actual demographic challenges.

Great club .Great vibes I left before VADA Came on i was buying drinks was set up for pretty good brawel but security was all over is peace out...

I went with my friend here for a girls night and it wasn't bad. The music was good it was reggaeton night I think because that's all I heard that night. It wasn't really a club to me it gave more of a bar vibe which I really liked ! I'd go back again!!

Since late is better than never, AVOID this place unless you, especially WOMEN, like having your wallet and phone STOLEN. You may think they're regular old creeps trying to grind on you, but don't worry, what they actually want is to slip their hands into your purses and take your belongings in the extra dark, dingy room upstairs. When we asked security for help, they said and I quote "Yea, we know this has been happening but there's nothing we can do." So a bar that not only checks IDs but also CHARGES A COVER from people who wait in a line outside (where cameras should be) can't do anything despite knowing this has happened multiple times in the past and probably still does to this day. Maybe the question isn't why they CAN'T so anything but rather, WHY WON'T they do anything? Are they your friends or do you get a cut or what? If you still want to go there, make sure you have a password on your phone! At least brick your phone before you give it away for subpar drinks.

This is for the NYE experience. Dont advertise it an NYE thing if you cant get us in at midnight. First and last time here. Dont go here they just care for your $. We went almost an hour before new year and the package includes balloon drops at midnight. Did not experience any of that because the line barely moved (Line wasn't too long just barely moved). Pretty sure they overbooked. And they had one single line for those who bought tickets before hand like us and those who didn't. We finally got in at like 12:16 AM from 11 pm (waited in the cold and did countdown outside on the street) after the balloon drop. Before we got in I heard the guy said "no more for ones without tickets" like do that before lol. Either have 2 lines or only let people with tickets in omg! Literally saw the security talked with girls and stopped us for at least 5 minutes too when we were next to get in. No wonder why the line was not that long but took an hour to get in. If it's like a normal club date i might understand but you specifically advertise it an NYE thing. What is the point of getting in after the balloon drop. First and last.

Extremely aggressive staff and security all because two friends asked to get a refund because they didn't accept Apple Pay inside the bar. When I told them that we had a card and there was no problem the security pushed us out to the point where one of my friend is hospitalized. The ambiance was unwelcoming and rude. People were super obnoxious... glad we didn't go in and hope that the people involved in hurting my friend is taken care of. Be safe y'all

Im sorry but I have to leave a bad review this club used to allow you to access both the first and second floor once you were inside. When I went tonight, it was segregated!!! They legit required you to pay $20 to access the first floor or the second ($40 in total). The second floor is hip hop and the first floor was Latin (perreo y mas). It wasn't worth it for either or. As someone who is both Black and Mexican and experienced this club before this policy change, this is a horribly racist business practice. I don't understand why they would segregate the club in this way when you used to be able to experience both vibes for one price. I was extremely disappointed and offended.

no apple pay, no re entry after paying $20, music not loud enough, rude drunkies. but my main thing is the apple tf is people carrying a card around for in the club, i wear hoe clothes & then it dont say nothing on the website do better cus yall have potential !!!!

This place is really disappointing! You'd have to be crazy to spend a Friday or Saturday night here. The security guard is short and bald, clearly power-tripping like he owns the place. The drinks are terrible, the music is bad, and overall, it's just a boring experience. Save your time and stay home instead!

Not really going to say much but my first and last time here. We walked in and walked right back out. Do not trust the information on here as it is not correct and they don't really care that it is incorrect information.

Don't waste your time here. We paid $35 for the comedy show they had upstairs which was actually decent, the comics were good! They asked us to go downstairs while they cleaned up. Later, they refused to let us go back upstairs and tried to make us pay another $20 to go back up, after we were already inside. The security guard is a piece of shit who also tried to manhandle some other perfectly coherent girl who was trying to talk to them. I understand it can get crazy when there's a long line with tonnes of drunk people and security needs to be tough. That was not this place. It was amusing - There were about 10 people in the "club" downstairs with pretty questionable music, and nobody in line to go upstairs at 12 am on a Saturday night. The only reason we attempted to go back up was because we had some friends there already. These were not security people being good at their jobs, these were people that hated their lives and were taking it out on the total of three people trying to get in. Look - None of this matters if the music is sick and the crowd is cool. This place just ain't it - Don't ruin your night with their $20 drinks and needing to be their troubled security guard's therapist - Go to literally any other bar or club in the area and have a better night. I give this place 6 months...

ghetto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Expensive!!!! sometime that's what make a club fun. Dj is mostly good, but there are some bad ones

The manager asked for my id just for a water. Nobody in the club. No music . Just boring

Went here for a private event. The security was super aggressive and rude. The whole place was rented out but they still kicked several boys off of the stripper pole because it's for girls only? There was nobody else in there expect for out private group so why would it matter? I tried to tell the security and he threatened to kick me out. Very bizarre. Also they add a 12% tip on your receipt without telling you and then request more tips. There is also no cocktail menu. Trust me do not come here I could name 10 better clubs even just on this street.

This bartender is fast like the flash the party is good! His name is Jaime the drink was amazing

Let's say I'm a hip close to 60 yr old dude. Remember this place as Amelia's. Which I was only allowed in occasionally. Lol. Lesbian bar when they existed. Just walking by Friday night. Not busy at all at 1030. Great bartender. 25 bucks for a beer and a simple shot. Plastic cups. Seriously. Dropped my cigarettes. Went back in to get them. Security wanted to shake me down. I mean I'm 59. Didn't have It. Probably used to drunk kids but have a fucking brain. I am a small business owner and sad to see what's happening to Valencia St. but get your shit straight and earn your business. Plastic cups and ballpark prices. No wonder the kids stay home.

Made me never wanna go to a club again! If I can even call it a club!!! It was a 20$ fee to get in, only stayed for 1hr and the music was really wack. The dance floor felt like it was going to break at any moment. Had tequila shots and they served out cheap bottom shelf sh*t. The people in there felt too young to be in there. only highlight of that place was the photo mirror they had.

Came here walking around the area and ran into this bar, it was initially kinda dead but once we walked in Austin the bartender was quick to greet us and make the vibe. (He made our experience so much better) I asked him to make me something light and I ended up With a vodka lemonade/sparkling water. Very yummy, he nailed it! Loved the music in here, dim-good vibes. Not from here but I would come back.

We got a table for 8 and they gave us a booth but then a bit later split it in half to fit another crowd so it only fit less than half our group for the whole night. Bathroom situation is a nightmare just waiting for a fight to break out there. Bottle girls eager to take away everything on the table before you're ready. Would've been better going elsewhere.

Please listen carefully I have been an avid night club goer for many years. I remember this place when it was called the Elbo Room and had many good times there. But whoever bought this place and turned it into the Valencia Room. IMO they are running hard nose clip joint format embodied at this establishment a complete 180 from what many other SF night clubs represent. reminds me of some watered down wanna be mafia ran clip joint scenario from over the top absorbent cover charges online girl promo pictures bait and switch pushy promoter mentality trying so hard to be exclusive pushing bottle service VIP table prodding in this little place without having anything exclusive. Regular practice of credit card over charging applying tip to credit bill even when tip is paid in cash and any charges they can up charge on plastic, security that have something to prove very bios using the dress code tactic hard for bios reasons door staff are instructed to purposely hold the cattle line at the door when no one is actually inside the club just one bartender tons of security like they are running fort Knox but it is just an illusion. The old tricks of prohibiting any ins and outs in order to clip you for another cover charge while your friends are inside even with running wristbands TSA style pat downs at the door like they are used to catering to gangsters or expecting serious problems from all customers seriously wanting or expecting this kinda clientele limited access multiple cover charges once inside. if the administration of this establishment actually did there home work before opening they would know this type of formula of business is played out bridge and tunnel no amount of slick promo is going to cover up this formula of operation really I don't know how people think this is a real honest representation of a business model here in SF maybe at some tackie shopping mall night club somewhere with no culture but in reality this is a perfect example of a get something for nothing philosophy and the type of place that strips this city down of any cultural significance a downward spiral negative side of what things have become here.. I have seen this all before but not to this extreme here in SF they are not running a place where everything in the club is gold platted but will squeeze you for $13 bucks on a bottle of cheap Mexican beer. unless you want to pay a ton of extra money and like being treated like a piece of meat it would be best to avoid this place all together nothing but over the top attitude and scams tailor designed to get every dollar from you they can with minimum aptitude in the service or entertainment industry to put it lightly there is no Grandsure or Palace Elegance Here to warrant the price and cost of everything here you can go to a much more prestigious place at this price point. But don't take my honest opinion experience what a real clip joint is for yourself just be ready to empty your wallet while being treated like dog dew in the process this is the last place you will want to spend your hard earned money at.

Me and my friends decided to come here for a good time. What we got was nothing in comparison. We decided to get bottle service. Shortly into our night a girl puked in the bottle service of our area. Another girl literally stole a red bull from our VIP table. Then they of course decided to put the water right next to our table, which gave us no privacy and everyone crossed the line. Our table was supposed to be for 10 and could not even fit the 6 of us that went. At the end of the night another girl left her jacket at our booth and then tried to fight our party when someone spilled water on it. That same girl and her friends were harassing us the entire night. The girl was even allowed to throw a Red Bull at us from outside VIP. The security did not show up until about 15 minutes later. After we told the bartender. They also did not escort the girl or her problematic party out. At regular clubs when someone throws something they always get those people out and give priority to VIP. At the end of the night we talked to the guy who we originally contacted and he told us he would fix this and tried to get us reimbursed. Nothing ever happened. We basically paid a grand to get harassed. We tried to get our money back and the promoter refused to respond until I told him I was leaving a review. The lack of integrity speaks miles of this place. When we did contact the manger he at first seemed willing to give the money back of $400 (keep in mind we paid over a grand for our table.) He then proceeded to drop it to $300, saying we drank the alcohol. Now the manager said he cannot reimburse the money because the alcohol purchased was empty by the end of the night. No amount of alcohol drank justifies the harassment my friends and I experienced that night. I wish we would've read the reviews before going here. This place is as bad as it seems. I leave this review for anyone considering going here, do not go here and do not get VIP. I would ask no one go here in general, your safety will get compromised.

This is what gentrification looks like in the Mission. Beer is $11 a pop, then 10% service charge, then tax on the whole amount, including the tip! Yes, they will charge you tax on the tip. $26.28 for two beers is the new greedy reality.

Awful staff. Very rule and not helpful. They Try to over charge you too so pay attention

Basically a better and bigger version of Raven Bar. They have a free photo booth here and 2 floors as well. The sound system is ok. The DJs aren't world-class and it gets super annoying when they add their own DJ name shoutout to every single song to promote themselves. Actually, now that I think about it, the DJ sucked! They need better DJ's and better sound systems all around the room not just the dance floor. Restroom lines are always long but considering the nature of these places the restrooms are pretty clean and spacious.

My boyfriend and I came here on a Thursday night after a show at a nearby venue and upon showing our IDs, i got bag checked (normal) but the bouncer put his hands in my bag which I always thought was a no no. He then proceeded to tell my boyfriend that he was going to be patted down where my boyfriend was like wtf when the bouncer grazed his dick and felt up one pocket of his shorts. We proceeded on with our night but we were pretty surprised by the events and when we left we didn't see any guys entering being felt up unless it happened prior. Overall the place was clean and drinks were fine.

One of the WORST club experiences. Avoid at ALL costs, especially if you're a female. I seen a male security guard drag a girl out because one of their server boys pushed her out the way. She almost fell back to the point of her falling. I tried to explain to the manager that she shouldn't have been kicked out but they really didn't care. Male security WILL put their hands on you (male or female) without holding their own staff accountable. To the Latin guy who helps the bottle girls, you really SUCK for that. I'll be telling all my friends and family to AVOID, AVOID, AVOID this place at all costs. Security sucks, drinks are expensive. And talk about a power trip on all levels. FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE!

"Strict" dress code, but they admit people who don't follow it anyways. Came here on a Friday night after the Warriors game to dance, drink and celebrate the night away. My friends were wearing jean shorts and were denied entry even though half of us already paid $20 cover to go in. When we went inside, there were countless people wearing shorts, sandals, flip flops and sports jerseys, you name it, all listed as not part of the dress code. So rude, doesn't make sense.

unsafest place ever!!! my fiance talked to the security and he ignored her and made her feel SUPER UNSAFE!!

I wasn't expecting it to be nice inside, nor was I expecting good drinks or anything fancy. But charging $30 cover, patting us down, searching our purses, AND confiscating all our Purell because "it could be roofies inside" was just overkill. No no no. I'm a 5'2" Asian female, who am I gonna roofie and how will I lug their body out when it's so damn crowded inside, with tons of security at the front door? My theory is that because the drinks are mediocre at best and the bar lines can be super long, they didn't want me to drink my sanitizer instead for a good buzz. Jokes aside, if roofies are a common theme here, please please be careful. This goes for both men and women. It's scarier for women, but men have been known to get roofied and robbed. In any case, I can't say there's any reason for me to go back!

Had the best night with my coworkers! Drinks were good, vibe was cracking and danced all night.

I came here for my birthday celebration and it said on instagram 200$ bottle specials and they charged me for full price when I mentioned about the bottle specials ... said that they don't do the bottle specials . on top of that one of the person who brought out the signs were a gentleman... I don't know if it was understaffed with the girls at the time but I was very disappointed on my birthday . But I don't think I would come back there . At least the sets with Dj were good other than that services were very poor .

My experience at the Valencia Room was quite disappointing. I came here with a large group on a Saturday night, and it was suuuper busy - we were in line for at least 40mins! Once we finally reached the front, we were charged $20 each, but we couldn't even really experience much. The second floor was blocked off because it was too full, and we couldn't even get onto the dance floor on the first floor because there were just too many people. It took at least 30mins of waiting for us to finally have just a liiiitle bit of space to ourselves. It felt way too tight & was quite dirty. I remember looking at my feet and seeing all the trash/spilled drinks on the ground (it was sticky). My whole party agreed that the music wasn't great (of course everyone has their own preferences), and the overall vibes were just kind of :/. We made the most of our experience, but I would definitely prefer to try other places to compare.

I love the Valencia room during the day! Austin is a great bartender and is awesome. He is so cool and always accommodating to our group. We've come in several times during the day and he always has great vibes. Thanks Austin for being the best!!!

Me and a friend were out on a Tuesday looking for a place with a vibe since we had a few drinks at dinner and didn't want to end the night.. Yolo... lol .. since we were in the city it's only right to go to the Valencia room.. only to get there and it had like a group of four at a table.. it was fine .. the bartender greeted us and took our drink orders..the bartender introduced me to Buffalo trace.. I'm now a fan... during the conversation he was telling us that the party on Tuesday was canceled for a few weeks ok no problem..drinks were good and music was still being played . It wasn't the vibe we were looking for but the drinks made up for it.,

The security guards are the RUDEST I have Experienced. Feels dirty and not a good vibe. DO NOT GO there. IT IS SO GHETTO!!!

Nice lowkey spot in SF. We came on a weekday to see what the vibe was like and it was decent. Super friendly staff, no issues and drinks are moderately priced. Music was typical of a bar so take your pick of early 2000s and old school hip-hop.

Holy smokes the service here is slower than 56k dial up modems. The one bartender I went to first took 15 mins, literally 15 mins to make 3 drinks, and that was just 1 persons order. By the time he got to me (I was the third in line) I tried to place an order for a cocktail off of the menu and was told to go to the other bartender as he didn't know how to make them. How are you tending bar if you don't know how to make drinks Then I go to the second guy (again waiting forever)who's having to read the menu to know how to make the drink. Seriously?!?! There's also the fact they have to constantly ask "who's next" which just sets up an opportunity for their customers to get chippy with each other and fight over who is actually next. This is all while waiting for a comedy show and the bar area is practically empty. Whoever owns/runs this bar, or trains the staff, needs to get a new job because this was just a poop show

The bartenders and security were very rude, the drinks were way over priced and the dj played the same song 5 times in a row

Would not refund downpayment for a table. Couldnt make it due to personal reasons. Would not recommend.

This place got some damn nerve charging $20 per person to get in even though our group had a 1:1 male to female ratio. Once we got inside it was all dudes and the drinks were comically bad. No guest DJ. No redeeming qualities to speak of. SMELLS LIKE A MONEY LAUNDERING OPERATION IF YOU ASK ME

Had an amazing birthday celebration and cannot thank our server Alex enough for providing excellent service by taking care of my group the entire night. It was a really busy night because there was a guest performer but Alex still went above and beyond being attentive to us. She made sure our mixers were always refilled, constantly kept our table clean, and was so sweet & personable to talk to. I highly recommend booking a table through her! Music is always poppin, except the security here can be rude but that's like most clubs.

It's lit here. Def a coo little spot to go out for drinks and club at, especially bottle service.

I went this past weekend for a friend's birthday and was kinda nervous because it was my first time at a club. I wasn't aware that the tickets used to reserve a spot on the guest list were for general admission and not for the vip line so I waited at the wrong line at first . Oh also there's a $20 cover charge if you go in after 10pm on the weekend. Drinks were about $11-13 I think? Which I thought wasn't the worst. All in all I had such a fun time and would totally go back. ALSO, make sure if you wanna get on the second floor you try to get in earlier in the night because they close it off as the night goes on so you could totally get separated from your group. EDIT: Also forgot to mention that the photobooth there didn't email me the pics we took that night. So I emailed the people at The Valencia Room and they were able to help find my pics and send them to me! Definitely went above and beyond my expectations!!

These girls get down. Unlike my X. Good food and cheap beer too. Great service. Happy.

The club says open at 10pm. They purposely hold the line and refuse anyone inside until 1035 and admit in slowly. How can you have a promotion free before 11 on guest list but you refuse to let the guest list line move? Go ahead and take your pictures and hold our line and then charge $25-30 for people that have been standing in line since 9pm. Come see for yourself. They will let 1 person in every 3 minutes from the guest list line. It is not free. Unless you line up at 8pm you will not get in free for guest list before 11pm. . But remember club doors opens at 10pm. 1st person gets admitted inside at 1035pm.

If I could give zero stars I would. But the 1 star goes to the DJs playing good music. I came here with 2 homegirls on a Friday night. Paid $20 each for a cover charge. Their first floor was empty but second floor was pretty busy and poppin. The main issue was with security. Some dude grabbed my friends waist and tried pulling her in to dance without asking & my friend moved to be away from that group of men. Then his friend came up asking why she said "ew" & walked away. After she let him know the way he grabbed her was inappropriate, he backed off. Not even 5 minutes later, the same first gross dude that grabbed my friend's waist then smacked and groped my ass! By then I was LIVID and started yelling at this group while they tried to make excuses and say "he's just drunk". My friend grabbed security and explained the situation. There was miscommunication on which dude was harassing us (there were at least 5 men in their group) but security proceeded to tell us "to just stay away from each other" & then told me "at least you know you look good" like what???? It does not matter how good anyone looks, that is not an open invitation to be touched and groped. The only reason why we stayed longer was because security offered to pus us in their lame VIP section. After we finally left the club, the group of men harassing us were waiting outside to "apologize" but we were not having it and they continued to harass us more because we didn't want to listen. Why are y'all trying to make excuses for your drunk friend instead of just leaving and taking him home? Outdoor security proceeded to tell us to leave because we were being "loud" because we were defending ourselves from 5 men. TLDR; Security is trash, don't come here if you want to safely dance and have a good night with your friends.

I don't know if this is due to a change in management, but they have a stupid dress code where you can only get in if you have a dress shirt. I had a jacket and plain white T-shirt on, and they wouldn't let me in. The guy in front of me had a sweater with literally three buttons, and they let him. If my white T HAD 2 buttons, I would be able to get in. Make that make sense to me. I saw a flyer on Eventbrite for the so-called event, with no mention of a dress code. Change your attire, gents, if you want

Service is amazing I love it good memories love it I hope everyone goes there I love it

Took forever to get packed but once it did is was aight. Drinks were expensive of course and the music was standard

I ok got a smoke and they tell me that lm kicked out so l have to pay $20 to get in . And Nobody told me the rules if l smoke a cigarettes lm kicked out. It's ridiculous they are speaking Spanish and laughing at me when l was telling them that lm not kicked out and they keep telling me kicked out without warning. Very disrespectful talking Spanish and racist place knowing that l don't speak Spanish.

Don't. Come. Here. Go to Blondes a block away. I nightclub. It's my thing. More often than not, bad reviews for clubs are from people who don't club. I club and screw this place. You have a huge line and $20 cover outside, which is fine. But it's a bait and switch. Once you get inside, there is a SECOND massive line to get into the "real club" upstairs. There's a first floor that is empty except this line. You wait in line and pay cover just to wait in line. I've been ripped off at clubs many times and this is by far the most ripped off I've felt. I feel like I've genuinely been robbed. It's a huge buzzkill and ruined our night.