Cousins night out. They may not have the individual room karaokes so we went to the one that had a solid vibe. This stood out, here was our experience. AMBIANCE Parking: Street parking. We didn't have any issues around 10pm. Seating: An intimate lounge for the most part, bar seating, group seating, room for about 50 people total. Vibes: Downtown Palm Springs is an eventful place. Small enough that it's close to the type of vibe you need. As for the space itself, it has a dim lighting, a tv for sports or popular shows if you just want to zone out. You have your usual singers and a good ebb and flow of people trying to catch a song. Karaoke is definitely the heart of this place. Whether someone is absolutely crushing it or having fun with friends, it's a supportive place with good vibes all around. DRINKS Vodka Soda with Lime (Recommend) A simple drink that gets the job done. Cold, refreshing, and well balanced. Just a solid cocktail to help you relax and enjoy the vibes. CUSTOMER SERVICE Friendly, attentive, and easygoing. DJ is great and same as the servers. TL;DR OVERALL 4.5 Stars. Good drinks, welcoming people, and one of those neighborhood bars that doesn't have to be expensive and flashy. Great space where people can laugh, sing, meet new friends, and enjoy a night out. Enjoy! TIPS * Karaoke is the main attraction--don't be afraid to sign up for a song. * Vibes will come in waves, sometimes it's poppin and sometimes its chill. read more

RetroRoom Lounge - Wooo!!! - Karaoke Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Fun karaoke bar! They have a one drink minimum per guest (not sure if it needs to be alcohol), probably to make sure people don't take too much advantage of the karaoke. I think you have to pay to sing, but there was no cover charge to walk in and sit. Nice to listen to everyone and it seemed like a supportive crowd. You're definitely encouraged to sing along to the choruses. All our cocktails were yummy and of course had fun names. One even came with a plastic light up ring! read more

Must stop on all Palm Springs trips for some dive bar karaoke. Have been here at least a dozen times, and love it every time. During the week, or early, may be mostly locals. Later and on the weekends, the place is packed with couples, friends, bachelorette parties. Tonight was no different. By 9 pm, it was packed with dozens of bachelorette party girls in denim and cowboy hats. So I sang a few country songs to stay on theme, and they loved them! Always a great time. TIl next time! read more

RetroRoom Lounge - Two county bachelorette parties; very fun! - Karaoke Near Me - Palm Springs, California

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Monica is a terrible KJ! We left her a $20 tip after she arrived to make sure we could continue to keep our place in line with songs we already had in the queue. DON'T TIP HER! She removed us from the order we were in and put others in who came after us and left us with no idea when we would go on. What a shitty thing to do! Get there early and do the free Karoake before she comes at 8. She clearly diesn't get it. Cathy our bar tender was great. read more

Did not intend to come, but still felt compelled to step in and join - even if there was no place left to sit when we came at peak time. Was able to sit down as the night grew later. Normally a busy small space would have me walking away, but the energy said come in. I'm so glad we did. I had drinks and danced to those singing, and it was easy to make friends. This place vibrates with good vibes and comradery. read more

RetroRoom Lounge - Karaoke Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Ambiance! The Old Hollywood feel lives here. Karaoke time indeed.. Bring food if you'd like. We visited this venue nearly ten years ago. SO glad to see that Legends has reopened for younger generations to visit, hang out and enjoy.. read more

A friend asked me to join him at Retro for karaoke. Sure - why not?! My 1st time here so no expectations. Small place with plenty of tables. All customers were having a fun time and cheering each other own - fun vibe. Mark served up some great cocktails and awesome customer service. You have to go to hear Monica sing. I'll be back! read more

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Nice bunch of folks. Karaoke was fun. No food service. Great lil location. Had fun. Wasn't crowded so you had an opportunity to sing multiple songs read more

Was there last night for drinks and karaoke was a blast . Everyone there was singing. Mc and bartender got down. Very easy going crowd

The person with black glasses that told us her name was "Bitch" was extremely rude to us. It is a small space. A larger group got up and left. We sat down at those tables as we needed to rest. It was crowded. The person named "bitch" talked to us like we were not desirable...move. Was not nice at all as we agreeably left. We left on our own, btw. Not cool at all. read more

I can't wait to go back, hopefully when 20-something bachelorette season is over (forever)! The crowd was totally eclectic and several performers had some real talent. That's always refreshing with karaoke. I think I liked that there was no real stage (at least that night), because everybody got to choose their level of crowd engagement, although some could use some karaoke etiquette notes, We never got to do our song, we were full after dinner and waited as long as we could before we tapped out. But it was reasonable: Pride weekend, completely full house, and we got there after 9pm. So no hard feelings. I will be back for that fun energy next time I'm in town! read more

RetroRoom would get 0/5 if possible! One person in our group of four bought a drink and the bartender threatened to kick us all out if everybody else didn't buy a drink. So we ended up having to leave our friend alone in the bar to finish her drink from the outside of the bar. Maybe you guys should tell every customer upon entry that we MUST buy a drink in order to stay in the bar because that was bullshit. The bartender was a total asshole to us because we didn't know "the rules". He was trying to justify it with "I need to make a living". Weird! Bye! Thanks for that! read more

This wonderful joyous karaoke bar is the perfect little escape from reality. The mood is uplifting and everyone is there to have a great time celebrating music and the friendships. The DJ is excellent and has a nice voice. The drinks have solid pours, and on par price wise. read more

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Fun bar to go to for a night of karaoke! It's a small bar with big party personality when the karaoke singing gets started. Most of the hosts are super nice One of them acts friendly, but you know there's attitude...you know who you are read more

I had the best time at RetroRoom Lounge! I spent my birthday here and I wouldn't spent it anywhere else!

Retro Room is one of my favorite bars in Palm Springs. Not only is the staff and owner incredible, the majority of the people who patronize this establishment are so fun. There is no other place I'd rather sing karaoke. I will always make Retro Room my must go to destination in Palm Springs. The bar tender Saturday night was so attentive and amazing. I would highly recommend this place to locals and tourists alike. read more

Retro Room is a unicorn in the Palm Springs Bar Scene offering Karaoke 7 days a week with awesome Bartenders Mark, Kathy and Josie. Great Karaoke hosts Roger, Scott, Dion, and Monica. It's a fun festive and welcoming atmosphere. Whether on your own, with friends, or work mates. It accommodates everyone local or out of town. I should know I'm there often. read more

UPDATE Response to owners: I have to argue that- My husband was never told he needed one & we saw young group of bar patrons coming in, standing by us & we didn't see any wristbands on their wrists. Why was I targeted? What criteria did I meet being judged? I sat at the bar whole time, never walked through to use restroom & out? Anyhow I'm over it & thank you kindly for addressing this but I'll stick to where they treated me fair & respectfully - middle aged, minority & orientation (my family/bffs are LGBTQ+ whom I love for who they are) Hate having to post negative reviews but establishments need to do better & respect all people including aging. Review reflects night of 8/25/24. Tried posting to other popular search engine "G" reviews but apparently was removed-filtered out of the reviews. I'm old AF & yet got scolded by another old person -bartender to go get a wristband before I sat at the bar- they waited till my husband left me alone to use the restroom to inform me. We walked from the casino up the street & had a few drinks so I didn't think to show ID & didn't want to ruin his birthday arguing, so I told the bouncer what was said & he said "they told you that?" shaking head w/a wtf expression, looked like he didn't want to deal with it & humored both of us putting wristband on. Honestly that's the only reason I rated this bar so low. And why I felt insulted & puzzled why they told me that & just didn't ask for my ID? And yes, why didn't I just show it to them!? My husband said they were rude & my take is that they were probably having a bad night & just end it here. Note to owner, please have your employees ID people instead of scolding them if they can't properly judge a person's age. read more

RetroRoom Lounge - A underage bracelet I was bullied into wearing in order to sit at the bar - Karaoke Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Waited over 2 hours for it to be our turn to karaoke 1 song and eventually left. if your not part of a bachelorette party, they won't give a fuck about you read more

Bartender and vibes are great. Karaoke lady is incredibly rude. Been here for 2 1/2 hours and put my name down but never got called. I went up and asked and didn't see it then she found it and in front of me- moved my name down on the list. Came back up an 1 hour later and denied to take a tip from me when she took one from someone else after he paid to sing. He just walked in and sang and cut in front of everyone. I tried to do the same but was denied repeatedly. Never got to karaoke. Incredibly unfair and unjust. don't expect to be treated fairly here if the older black lady is the karaoke woman in charge. read more

What was once a fun bar to go to for karaoke has now turned sour. Asking $20 dollars a person to sing (plus a drink minimum) is truly saddening to a once welcoming place. Good luck singing more than two songs (if you are lucky) on a busy night. Maybe it's to denture, and it definitely did the job. Food is not on the menu. Since I have not been back since their karaoke rule, I do not know if they allow outside food. read more

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! I can't believe how disappointing our experience was. My friends and I waited for a 20 minutes only to be subjected to the embarrassment of being ID'd not once, but twice after we finally got in. It felt incredibly unwelcoming, and honestly, if you're not one of the first in line, you might as well go somewhere else to have fun. To top it off, there were seven of us ready to sing, and we left feeling frustrated and ignored. read more

Sadly, the place is kind of cool except they have some bizarre things like for example, they don't have restrooms in the bar. You have to leave the bar to go to a restroom in the restrooms are gross. I would not recommend that any women especially come here you will be grossed out you cannot believe at the restroom right now. The other thing is they charge you $20 to see which I've never heard of in my life. It's outrageous. I will not be coming back here in order that I recommend that you do well, especially the girls that come to Palm Springs for their bachelorette This is a place to skip and move on move on. read more

RetroRoom Lounge - There's never anybody here but here is Dwain Wall - Karaoke Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Fun crowd. Friendly bartender. Great place to start out the Birthday week festivities. Always a must stop for our Palm Springs adventurers. Thank you Brittany for a great night read more

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Absolutely Love this place. The karaoke is great and the staff is too. Highly recommend making this your regular stop.

This place was a kick. We were barhopping from place to place in Palm Springs, with a quick trip to the retro bar. Great location easy to walk to from Barry's locations. That evening, there was a bachelorette party, with karaoke being involved. Not your best karaoke, singers, but definitely fun and there was definitely a good vibe in this bar. Super enjoyable. Beers were good cold. Service was good quick surprisingly, because of how busy they were. Not a huge establishment, but overall pleasant. Definitely be going back to this place, especially if you're looking for a good time to sing and watch bet singers. Nothing wrong with singers, just walk in and have fun. read more

Came here for a girls weekend and we had so much fun!! Spent about an hour and a half here and we sang a total of 4 songs! We enjoyed the company of everyone else there and had fun conversing with the DJ. My girlfriends and I came prepared to have fun so we made signs that said '10' and raised them up for everyone after they sang. It added to our experience being able to boost people's confidence and have fun with them. The drinks were also good - if you're there for that. read more

To cap off our final night in Palms Springs, we had to get some karaoke in so we decided to check out this recommended spot. As soon as you walk into the place I felt like I was teleported back to a time where everyone thoroughly had a great time without a car in the world. My wife and I sat back and enjoyed the variety of songs being sung trying to decide if we would join in. The singing bug finally bit us and we both went up to rock the house. We started out with B-52's Love shack before I did a solo performance of Rapper's Delight. I loved how I bonded with the owner over the Sugar Hill gang and the very album this classic jam was featured on. Everyone is friendly; lots of great local talent hits up this pot and the drinks are priced just right. We definitely have our go to spot next time we are in Palms Springs. read more

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$13.50 for a vodka soda. Absolutely ridiculous! Small venue. Don't waste your time. Not worth a drink. Plus there is a one drink minimum posting at each table. Please! read more

the retro room is a 10/10 bro. it was so awesome. they welcomed us with open arms and we sung and danced all night. just like Lionel Richie. All in all, I would definitely recommend read more

Stopped in tonight and had an absolute blast. It wasn't too crazy busy like a typical Saturday night so I stayed a little longer than usual and there were so many great singers I couldn't believe it. The bartender was quick and super friendly. This will be one of my regular spots for sure. So much fun. Oh! And the Saturday night KJ is also awesome. read more

This place is so fun! My best friends and I were here for my birthday and we spent hours singing karaoke and cheering others on. The bartender was so nice and prices were reasonable. I think the guy running karaoke was annoyed with us by the end of the night but we were having a blast!!! Definitely recommend this place if you're looking to let loose and have fun! read more

Cool little spot to karaoke and fun crowd, stop by with my daughter after hanging out in the La Quinta at the brewery. read more

My girls and I got away for the weekend and landed in this little gem of a karaoke place. There's a big mix of people in there (straight and gay), and the vibe is very easy. Palm Springs is a fun little city. And the RetroRoom is, too. Myself, I think I had a little too much fun, and I left behind something that is very special to me. Hoping to get it back, I reached out to them the next day and the manager was so very kind and helpful (regardless of my bad timing when I called during their busy time). And it took a little detective work for them to find it, so I am grateful for the extra effort. Service doesn't always look like this, you know. I would go back again and again just because of this. Thank you, RetroRoom, for a great night. read more

Bought a table for a birthday, had a great time. VIP status gets you priority in karaoke singing lineup which was clutch. Fun local crowd to get into the groove with. But don't go for the drinks. Very standard dive-bar lineup. Nothing wrong with it just not their calling card. read more

Even tho I wasn't fully there (a little drunk) + a headache all night it was fun from what I could hear in the background need to go back and actually enjoy it hehehe read more

Like others who have posted recently, I've been frequenting the RetroRoom for years and sadly can no longer support this business. The $20 "participation fee" is ridiculous. I've gone to hundreds of karaoke bars around the country and abroad, and i've never encountered such an insane cost. Even in the most crowded karaoke bars in NYC, you generally just have at most a $2-3 cost per song (not something that ends up being $20 or $10 per song since you're still likely to only be able to sing once or twice... or really $30 per song if you only get one song because there's a drink minimum as well). There are better ways to reduce overcrowding and shorten the rotation than this system (e.g., have a one song per table/group rule for songs, having a cost per song charge, etc.). The repeated excuse to everyone who has been calling out this price gouging is just that--an excuse, and not even a compelling one. If you're looking for karaoke, please support other venues. V Wine Lounge. The Village, Quadz, and Streetbar are all good alternatives. I've heard that streetbar might start hosting Saturday karaoke more regularly instead of the random Saturday nights they have. read more

The owner was rude. How hard is it to post a note on the door when there is a private event? we took a $60 Uber just to go to this specific place, while visiting the area. Bought one drink only to be asked to leave. Super weird vibe. Never going back. read more

The best kept secret in Palm Springs. As a local it fun to find a spot. I hate to share because its so good!! The bartender was fantastic! Thanks for a great evening! read more

Overall a good place for karaoke. What's great is that they have self-directed karaoke before the DJ gets there. You can sign up for songs on your phone. The atmosphere was great. The only food they have is chips though. Everything is cute, would come back again. read more

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