Six of my girlfriends booked a private room. The space was nicely designed. Make sure you arrive early there is no parking a the Warf. Even the garage has crazy traffic. The sessions are time to the T so any waste of time is you not singing or eating. The food was surprisingly good. The host was horrible accommodating or group. Once in the room the wait staff was quick. Would go again. read more

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Horrible. I'm sure that most of the patrons were on some kind of drugs. The karaoke list isn't managed and patrons are able to change the order of the list. I sat there forever waiting for my song because the same three people kept reordering the list so they can sing back to back. read more

My friends and I had an incredible time at Live K with Alicia and Sushaun. They were so kind and made sure we had a blast. The room was huge and comfortable, the drinks were super strong and tasty, and there were so many great songs to choose from. We'll definitely be back! read more

It was a very fun experience , food was good and customer service was great . The only negative was that it was a little pricey read more

Great service, great music, great time. Sushaun was great! He was very helpful and was a quick worker.

Amazing experience! Accommodating staff and exceptional service throughout the entire reservation! The happy hour is amazing deal and the staff couldn't be more hospitable! Best Karaoke place in DC I've experienced thus far! read more

The service staff was nice and attentive, but the costs at this place are insane for Karaoke for a private room, plus automatic gratuity is tacked onto the room rental AND every single drink/food purchase added even more automatic gratuity charges on top of that. My cocktail was listed as $16 but ended up costing $22. But the biggest reason for my low rating - a so-called karaoke bar had virtually no music to choose from. Huge swaths of popular artists and songs are missing from their listings that are available at virtually every other karaoke bar I've been to in the DMV area. If this was just a nightclub with room rentals I'd be rate this place higher, but they advertise this as a karaoke bar and as a karaoke bar this is a woefully inadequate and overpriced monstrosity. Go to literally any other karaoke bar if you want to sing songs that people have heard of - or heck just go home and sing in your living room. read more

The best part of this place is the ambiance. It's a great spot for a photo opp, however the staff are extremely rude. You would think that would be more accommodating since you are paying for a service. The song options or lack there of were disappointing. Even the YouTube widget didn't have the songs we were requesting. The system wouldn't show the correct words for some of the songs. I felt like we took more time trying to Que up the songs than we did singing! The food was below average, I am more than positive it's some restaurant depo bull that they tried and failed to jazz up. I was taken aback when we were asked to close out our tab each time we ordered. I have never experienced such lack of quality service and food for the price. We paid over $300 for 2 hours 3 drinks and 3 food items. read more

The service is terrible. On a quiet night, the bouncer was rude and looking for excuses to not let people in, and the bar was very disorganized which meant wasting the rental time for the private karaoke room while waiting for drinks. They keep a driver's license and credit card while a room is rented. In my case, they appeared to have lost them until they eventually realized that someone was carrying them around in their pocket. The room was fun but the syncing of music and lyrics on quite a few of the videos was off. read more

Food was 9/10 service was 8/10. Great musical selection, a little confusing when selecting the karaoke song. But overall experience was great. Ambiance was nice. We started out in small room, but after having so much fun we moved to larger space due to smaller room being booked. Wish we would have started in bigger room read more

This place was very accommodating of our party of 10+ and the service was fantastic! a great place to go for a night out with friends!!

Such a fun night! Staff were absolute gems--super attentive, friendly, and made sure our experience at Live K was perfect. The song selection was great, the drinks were flowing, and the energy was unmatched. Can't wait to do this again! read more

Live Karaoke can be fun but its not fun when you let public karaoke be in the hands of drunk people. Use karafun or let public karaoke be in the hands of someone who can control the queue fairly. Otherwise good place, decent drinks. Nothing too special, a real good bar with a karaoke night can do better than this honestly. read more

Great place to go to let loose and have an awesome time! The atmosphere is safe and the entertainment is soooo fun! read more

Live K Karaoke - Great review and very helpful! Awesome place to go for a great time!!! - Karaoke Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Came here to celebrate my uncle's birthday this past weekend. The pros: great vibes! The bar was jumpin with karaoke, and the private room was big, clean, and the mics sounded great. Very clear. Cons: THE FOOD GOT US SICK! And I mean sick sick. Sick in bed all day, tossing and turning all night sick. We had the wings, which were completely unseasoned, the truffle fries (pretty good), and the beef gyoza (pretty good). We aren't sure what did us in, but I will never eat here again! Also, they didn't have any of the Black classics. We had to use YouTube to find Goin Down by Mary J Blige...just to name one. Go here for drinks and karaoke. But eat before you go!! read more

Amazing place and amazing vibe with good drinks. Alisha was great and literally came in for drinks but the vibe was great there with good song selection. read more

We got a room here for a large group. The servers were very responsive and quick. The sound was very loud. The room was cool but perfect for when the group got more active. Drinks are priceyyyyyy but this is a good place for a small event. Wonderful time! read more

A few friends and I tried this place for karaoke the first time since I heard their grand opening special. Great price for their private room or you can choose to sing at the front. Beautiful interior design, love the style. Can't wait to go back! read more

This place is awesome! The drinks were amazing. We enjoyed the free karaoke at the bar.

The best experience ! Had so much fun with friends where the accommodations were amazing and service was amazing !!

This was the perfect place for a work event! The room was the perfect size for our group and the food and drinks were delicious. On top of that, the service was amazing! Will definitely be coming back. read more

I''m being very careful about this review. On the night I went, it was extremely crowded, in my opinion too crowded, but everone has their different comfort levels.The karaoke was not what I expected. I livedin Los Angeles County and Southern Utah for many many years and the karaoke in those places are with a live karaoke jockey. I have learned that most karaoke places in Washington DC are with a computer. The karaoke lat this place was comprised of one or two of the guests holding a microphone and singing and the other half was the original song playing on a huge screen with the artist's voice at full volume. Call me a karaoke snob, but the purpose of karaoke is not to have your voice being joined by the original artist; as a matter fact you don't want to have the original artist's voice at all. I have nothing bad to say about this place. It was simply not what I was looking for. There were at least three security guards, and every guest was frisked outside before she or he was allowed to enter. I felt a bit afraid, but this was my subjective feeling. I asked the security guard who is frisking me if this place is dangerous. He said --and this is a direct quote--"it's not dangerous because we are here." read more

Great karaoke experience! The diverse song selection and lively atmosphere made for a memorable night. Friendly staff and good drinks, but room for improvement in sound system clarity. read more

A decent time; I recommend pre-booking additional time if your party will not arrive at the same time. When people trickle in, you can guarantee you will want more time to keep the party going. + Staff was very accommodating; very attentive and provided an overview of the system + Food came fast and was good; don't recommend the wings + Drinks were good - They want to hold your ID & credit card at the register during the reservation; this is not written anywhere in their policy. You are told this after you present your ID & card. In this day & age, this is a NO GO for me. Put it in writing or it's not a policy; it's a preference. - If you don't leave your ID & card at the register, the server will ask you to open a $100 food & beverage credit on your card. So, in theory, not only do you have the pending charge of the room reservation balance but also an additional pending charge for food and beverages. (They say this is their policy in case there is damage to the room or equipment during your reservation. Again, keeping my physical card & ID at the register where multiple people hover, is a hard NO for me.) - They need to update song list with lyrics to R&B, Pop & rap songs. They didn't have 'Holiday' by Madonna, 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' by Whitney Houston and a few other popular songs. - it would be helpful to have a device/keyboard at the table to add songs bs standing up at a pad to single-finger peck the info. read more

The karaoke room was great! I didn't like that they requested to keep my ID and credit card. Also that they came in the room in the midst of my last song turned the light on and said that we needed to stop. I felt like they could have been courteous and let me finish up the song and then we would have immediately left. It was my birthday celebration. Also I didn't technically get my full 2 hours, my time was to begin at 6:00PM and it was 6:05 by the time someone came to escort me to my room. They it took the person about 5-8 minutes to show me how to work the system. So technically I'm owed some time. The prices are a little steep. I put a deposit of $70+ and was charged an additional $111 for the remaining balance when I got there. This was for the small room. Room pricing is listed at $68 per hour (plus 20% DC tax) with a 2 hour minimum. I enjoyed myself but they need to work on their customer service. It's not the greatest. read more

Live K Karaoke - Price for small room - Karaoke Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Great karaoke spot with pricey mixed drinks. I did not rent a room, so this review is only on the main bar area. I arrived early on Friday night (7pm). The interior design is esthetically exciting, sleek and modern. Black walls with neon lights along with the big screen tv and club lighting & lasers. All the staff members I interacted with (bartenders, room receptionist, security) were friendly and helpful. Music selection device was easy to use once I learned how to use it. Most western songs are karaoke videos pulled from YouTube, which is fine to me. The sound system/microphones worked and sounded great. A basic rum & coke was $16 with tax, that's a pretty steep price in my opinion. My friend had a beer which cost him $8. The place started getting busy between 9pm-10pm. I left at 10pm. The crowd was diverse with a mixture of young (20s) to older (50s) patrons. Fun place, I would definitely go again. read more

Spacious location with good priced food and drink options. The vibe was cool and decor was modern. Song list and equipment worked well and easy to use. Recommend for a fun night out!! read more

Live K Karaoke is a really nice, fun, energetic space. It's one of the newest "go to" karaoke places in the DMV area. The rooms are very modern with nice high tech features. I had the pleasure of being in the VIP room. I felt like I was inside a Party Bus. It was a lot of fun. Huge screens around the room, party lights, leather seating and microphones to share with your group. We had a server assigned to our room. That was a lot of fun. We only left the room to place drink orders at the bar. The drinks weren't too great, but that's the only hiccup. The food was good and the perfect selection for alcohol consumption. Overall, we had a really good time. Live K is the perfect spot for any occasion. I will be back. read more

I came with my friends tonight, amzing foods and service. highly recommend this place! read more

Live K Karaoke - I came with my friends tonight, amzing foods and service. highly recommend this place! - Karaoke Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

The absolute worst chain karaoke experience. The drinks are expensive. $14 rail cocktail. The main room is tiny. You will be bumping into people left and right. The decibel level is like... airport tarmac. The mix for performers is one size fits all, and awful. The system is missing almost all of the songs you'd hear at your local karaoke dive. The sign up for main room is on one screen shared by the public, so drunk people will accidentally or on purpose remove you from the queue. Literally nothing good about this place. Terrible. Zero stars and may God have mercy on their souls. read more

I love this place! Usually I come for happy hour, and the drinks are decent! There's free karaoke in the main area but you have to share. The bartenders are very caring and friendly! They know how to make a good drink. I had Sushan as my bartender and he was so attentive and accommodating! He knew exactly what I wanted and was able to make it on the spot! If your are looking for a spot to be able to control the aux and sing along, please visit! read more

Live K Karaoke - Margarita with tequila and fireball - Karaoke Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Fun and very busy karaoke spot; We got a private room for 2 hours but due to high demand we were let into the room 10 minutes late - they did make it up to us by letting us stay an extra 10 minutes but there was a group coming in after us as well so while we were singing our last few songs people were in there cleaning our room and turned the lights on as well. The process overall just felt very rushed and since we paid for 2 hours we wanted to make sure we got to use the room for the full time. We also ordered drinks right at the start and didn't get them until about 35-40 minutes after being in the room (most likely just due to them being so busy, so many rooms, lots of demands). The staff did their best to accommodate us but I do think just since this spot is so popular and busy they had a lot to manage so that it took away from the fun karaoke experience for our group. Overall if I wanted to get a private / small room for karaoke I'd probably choose a different spot - the common area with the big screen for karaoke was very fun! read more

Had a fun time this past weekend celebrating my birthday. This place is definitely overpriced tho, the food and drinks were ridiculously expensive. Also, parking at the Wharf was terrible, which made getting the venue annoying. Probably wont go back. read more

Susan is the best bartender I'm SW DC at Live K he was polite didn't have us wait for our drinks or meals so please check this spot out it's excellent!!! Seneca read more

The general bar and open Kareoke area is terrible!! K bar attracts an aggressive staff and patrons--unlike any other bar or restaurant at the wharf. The bouncers are unnecessarily aggressive and unfriendly for the wharf. The bouncer's wear tactical vests at K bar!? And one kept putting his hand in people's faces, for example. The drinks tasted awful. And the crowd was disrespectful towards one another and did not respect the concept of a queue or giving each other a chance to sing, like most crowds at Korean Kareoke places do. Instead a handful of people canceled other people's songs and put their songs at the top of the queue repeatedly. I have tried this place twice with the same general experience. I would rather travel across town than visit K bar again, which is in my neighborhood, if I want to hit up a friendly Kareoke spot with friends. Nothing about the vibe of this place is friendly. This place doesn't belong at the wharf, which generally provides a safe, friendly, and classy experience. read more

I came to live k early to drop off a cake, before my reservation slot. I had emailed them prior to see if It was okay and they responded that it was okay. When I got to live k the bouncer was so rude. He asked for my I.D, I told him I was literally dropping off a cake for my reservation later on that night, and that I had emails saying it was okay. He laughed in my face. He said emails? Yeah right who can you even email? I was like ??? He let me in but followed me because he thought I was lying! The host took my cake and I walked out. When I arrived two hours later my cake was still in the same spot I left it at.... The host stand. I was upset. It could have been atleast placed in the a secure spot not where random people where all standing by. Anyways got escorted to my room by our Server. He literally didn't come by at all probably only the first 20 minutes. We rang and rang for our server and nothing! Went to the bar to get drinks, because it seemed like he was ignoring us. Our mic died had to go looking for someone that worked there because our server wasn't around. Also this place takes your card and I.D for reservations. They charge you right away with gratuity already included. Our server came in at right at the moment our session was over to drop off the check telling me to tip! On top! Addition gratuity! I was so shocked! He literally did nothing! I work in the industry to and to be completely honest this was terrible service. You literally avoid your party majority of there stay they have to take time out of the room to go to the bar to get drinks and you want additional gratuity on top of that??? Now you might say why is that a big deal? Food and drinks is separate! It is not included! Overall this place is overpriced with terrible service! read more

A bit pricey but cool atmosphere and layout. Great drink selection and my friends and I had a blast in the spacious room singing. Definitely recommend for a fun time with friends or an event!! read more

We just celebrated a friend's birthday at Live-K karaoke at the wharf last night. We made reservations in advance. When you reserve a room online, you can only book 2 hours. If you want more than that, you have to email them. We needed 4 hours, so I emailed them immediately after I booked the first two hours. It took about a week (and a follow up email) for them to confirm that 4 hours were booked. I hope they can make the reservation process a bit smoother going forward. The location and private room were really nice. There's public karaoke in the lobby. There's a button in the private rooms that people could push to order food or drinks, and it was nice because everyone paid their own way (sometimes splitting the bill/keeping track of who ordered what gets tricky with groups). Of the food I remember trying, the fries, spring rolls, and chicken gyoza were all amazing. Some of the others got chicken wings and different types of gyoza. They had most popular karaoke songs and newer Top 40 songs, which is a step above wok & roll. If a song wasn't on their system, you could get it from YouTube. We had a great time, and it's not much more expensive than wok & roll in Chinatown (our prior go-to) but Live-k was a better experience/vibe imo. We will definitely be back!! read more

Live K Karaoke - Heading to our room. We were in K-5. - Karaoke Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Had lots of fun at this place! The environment is great. You will have a good time. I come for my birthday and had a good time.

me and 3 of my friends went here on July 30th. I was really cute. things you should know before you arrive at your designated time if you want to get your monies worth. The clock starts at your designated time. So, if you book for 7pm be sure your party is there at least an hour early. This way you can order your drinks and food before the clock starts. If you do not order before the staff will come into your room if you want to place order and interrupt karaoke time. They don't take into the consideration that they have to explain how the machine works, the interruption to place orders for food or drinks. This is all a part of the time booked. So, again please this in mind when you book a slot. Other than that it a very fun spot read more