What a historic venue. I've been to Sweetwater once years ago, but over the Father's Day weekend we were able to check it out as a family for a special show called "The Rock and Roll Playlist plays: Music of Grateful Dead for Kids + More Grateful Dads Fathers Day Weekend Bash". Such a sweet moment for Grateful Dead fans with little kiddos ~ lotsa little "deadheads". There's a bar/restaurant called the Rock & Rye Café if in the mood for a meal pre/post show, and we learned you can order at the restaurant and bring food over to the Music Hall as well. This venue is essentially standing room only, but we emailed ahead of time for ADA accommodations and seating for grandparents (check the website under 'Frequently Asked Questions' for direct email). There's parking in downtown Mill Valley..we parked around the corner and walked around window shopping pre-show. There's also other cool eateries and drinking holes to enjoy downtown too. In the venue itself there is a bar that served both great Bloody Mary's and mocktail options too. Fun staff and the show was equally as cool + interactive. There were nice Grateful Dead handkerchiefs for sale, and all in all, honestly would return for a kiddo or (adult) show. It was so special to introduce a few generations at one time to this genre of music in such an iconic spot and staple to the area. Well done! read more

This venue is a staple of Mill Valley. It has so much charm and is a fantastic and intimate place to watch a performance. The bar is beautiful, and the attached cafe is a great place to post up and decompress as needed. I highly recommend a visit! read more

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Overall a great experience for an intimate feelings while listening to live music performance. The bar selection was also good. I li e the ambience and the vibes. But wish we could have a few more seats as there were truly not enough. Of course if you're active and dancing is one thing, but we were simply enjoying our drinks and listening to soft rock being played by one our favorite artists all the way from the east coast. read more

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My first time here I drove out from Kash Costa County to come watch my buddies rock band play on a Sunday night. What a cool venue I can't believe I've never been here and I read it seen. It's here for 50 years so cool great food cold beer. The atmosphere is amazing. We came for Louie Señor on the drums playing with JOSH Z read more

Consistently loved venue for music of all genres. Aside from a deeply engraved history the bar, restaurant & club offer compelling music at almost every turn. Love Sweetwater and highly recommend. Some epic concerts with one of my personal favs the Japanese "Mr Jimmy" playing Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page flawlessly. You will delight in Sweetwater! read more

Attended a live music show with some friends. We used a ride app for transportation The atmosphere is very good. Outside is a spacious (for this size of venue) chairs and table area with large screen showing the game. Overhead heater on a cool fall night, music flowing through the speakers from inside. The staff is attentive, efficient and friendly. Sound inside for the show is deep and clear - not piercing your ears through. Overall, a wonderful way to spend an evening out! read more

I love the intimate casual yet very professional venue, and the artist that it attracts. I saw the Ray Charles project there, and it just warmed my heart and filled me with joy. Every performance I've seen at the Sweetwater provides the same thing. read more

This is a horrible place!! I left my phone in the uber on the way to a show. When the show was over I requested that the staff please call a taxi and I could give them money. They looked at like i was crazy and refused to help. I stood in front of the sweet water trying to get a ride. It was raining and very cold. I was wearing a little black dress which was completely wet. I have never been so cold in my life! I suffer from Renards syndrome which causes my fingers and toes to freeze making it hard to walk. I eventually ended up sitting under the building across the street to stay out of the rain. I watched the staff leave with-out any regard. Finally around 3am a kind man called an uber for me. I have never been treated so poorly with no regard for human suffering. This was after spending $80.00 on a ticket. I am 66years old and I don't drink. It does not take much to show a little human kindness. This is a horrible place!!!! read more

I am so lucky to have The sweetwater as my local live music spot . Great gigs from Mustache Harbor sing alongs to Petty -Theft night where it's spilling out into the street . Or some heavy hitters like Black Uhru reggae all the way to Jackie Greene with Bob Weir sitting in . Heck you can even host your kids bar mitzvah here . The award goes to my favorite bouncer in the business. Hats off to you my friend you know who you are . read more

2/20/2023: The Sweetwater Music Hall is literally across the street from Mill Valley Market and the public parking lot; from 1980 until, the mid-2000, I used to photograph so many international musicians performing on the weekends. Ironically, I never visited Sweetwater during the day in all the years I worked as a Concert Still Photographer; during the day visiting Mill Valley for my 68TH birthday, I couldn't fathom the entire property was eerily, strangely quiet! Whoa~I was emphatically aghast wondering if, Sweetwater is the SAME Sweetwater I photographed so many musicians~LOL! read more

Sweetwater Music Hall - 2/20/2023: The Sweetwater Music Hall is literally across the street from Mill Valley Market. - Music Venues Near Me - Mill Valley, California

Sweetwater Music Hall is a legendary music venue, from 1972 in Mill Valley, California. This place has invited many artists to perform musics from all genres in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's a non profit art organization which promotes easy access to music to everyone! The hall is old but vibrant, intimate, indoor, with the perfect musical experience and sound. There are a few seating areas but its best spot is standing by the stage. The best part is the Rock &Rye SweetWater restaurant, right next door where you can grab your favorite food and drinks before the concert. There's also another bar at the music hall. Everyone works here is friendly and nice. There's plenty of street parking around the venue. Don't dress too much as you will get hot when you start hearing your favorite band and dancing! Are you ready for a music event? SweetWater Music Hall is your perfect venue! Enjoy! read more

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What an awesome venue for dinner and a concert. This is the real deal and they get an amazing lineup of musicians. Crowds are limited so there is space to enjoy, get a drink at the bar etc. Definitely a top spot in the Bay Area and with Terrapin currently closed the only game in Marin! read more

Sweetwater Music Hall - The Church - they were awesome and delivered huge!!! - Music Venues Near Me - Mill Valley, California

Food-delicious and large portions-but that was just the cherry on top because we were really here for the music!! Bluegrass jam was incredible!!! CBA- read more

Nice music venue and a decent restaurant attached. Acoustics were great , but very little seating

Really like how they are always updating the menu! Also, love how the Sweetwater is going strong in providing live music in little ol' Mill Valley. Love the Black Lager, definitely my favorite brew on tap. read more

Sweetwater Music Hall - Music Venues Near Me - Mill Valley, California

Truly, truly terrible service at bar. At one point, all bartenders disappeared for a very long time - during the actual show! Some woman standing next to the bar who must have an ownership interest was also rude when I asked them if they'd seen the bartender. Super entitled obnoxious folks. They deserve to go out of business. read more

We had tickets for a benefit concert and paid the premium meet and greet before the show. There was a buffet with delicious sliders and salads. The host joined us in the concert hall and signed autographs. In short, the meet and greet was great fun. The show started with an all-star band and, for the next three hours, we were treated to a parade of special guests. The music hall's sound system and out front sound person were up to the challenge of providing excellent sound the entire night. The only negative is that, at least for this show, Sweetwater Music Hall is a standing venue. There is very little seating available. Three hours is a long time to be standing. read more

people going here to ostensibly hear a band never shut the f up! so. much. freaking. talking. if you want to hear a band, this is not the place to go. also, for whatever reason, people in the club area have no sense of personal space and will stand directly on top of you, bump into you repeatedly until you move, swoop in and grab you to do-si-do unprompted (even if it's obvious you are in the ADA area!) Loved the old Sweetwater, and Mill Valley is cute, and the bartenders make a mean cocktail, but this is honestly not a good place to try to hear your favorite band play. read more

Pleasant venue, basic box with bar in back stage up front, bar crowd makes way too much noise to fully enjoy the music. Very limited seating, limited crowd size makes it possible to find enough space and not feel crammed together. When the music is at proper levels the acoustics are OK, however most bands are too loud and sound gets muddy. read more

Great musical venue!... Greg Koch was "off the charts "... Nice outdoor patio, ordered a few appetizers, steak bites and polenta fries!... Perfect for a quick and light bite! Sweetwater is a great and intimate venue to watch live music!... Definitely will return! read more

Sweetwater Music Hall - Stage for Greg Koch show... 8/7/22 - Music Venues Near Me - Mill Valley, California

Horrible experience. Show was great but security and management was not. Told we were going to be kicked out for talking. What does that even mean. Everyone around us could not understand why we were being singled out. read more

worst experience ever. singled out by the security guard for talking and told we were going to be kicked out. FOR TALKING. Everyone was talking. it was a concert. of course we were talking. read more

Wonderful venue for cocktails and music. Had a great time enjoying the show. Shana Morrison (hometown girl) was terrific. Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "I'll be back". read more

We had a huge party/wedding here and it was amazing! Staff were easy to work with and the event was memorable. Food was amazing and the location was perfect!! Thank you. read more

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Staff was incredibly rude to me and my friends. We went for a concert, which was all ages but had different colored wristbands for 0-20 (yellow) and 21+ (green). I'd seen the man at the door giving green wristbands to the group in front of us and then he automatically put yellow on me. I knew what it was for and told him I was 22, he responded that he didn't believe me and I insisted again that I was 22. I eventually did get the green wristband but ID should have been asked for in the first place and he shouldn't have been rude when I corrected him. My friends and I didn't get drinks anyway so we were some of the best behaved people at the event, yet staff acted like us walking around was a huge inconvenience. We all heard them making comments as we walked by. We were staying to ourselves, just needed to get around, and apparently that was an inconvenience to them. But the sloppy drunk middle aged people weren't a problem at all... This wasn't everyone working at the venue, but a handful. read more

Great food, music,and beers! Small venues does not get better! Worth the visit, The food has changed for the better read more

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Food over priced and no flavor. I never use salt but for the burger I ordered medium well came back almost rare.

Lovely food. Friendly, relaxing. The most attentive and engaged service we've had in a long time! Loved it. Top notch Burger, coconut fish stew, polenta fries and the best tomato salad ever. Very pleasant indeed. On the return to eat in future list. read more

Happy 2023, you can't have it all, except if you stop by. ( music,food,drinks,coffee,ac,heaters,indoors,outdoors ). Fresh local sustainable food. Friendly service. Great awesome ambiance Support local business. read more

We had a brilliant time @Sweetwater Music hall. Nice quaint venue with a wonderful sound. We saw two bands that we LOVE who happened to be playing there together. The Uninvited & Young Dubliners. Drink prices were reasonable as were the show tickets. We ate at the attached restaurant Rock-n- Rye which I will review separately. Suffice to say it was very good very convenient & excellent service. read more

Met some new friends today, Hannah awesome server and kickass Joe at the bar. Always a fun time at sweetwater with music and the bad ass workers. Much love! Restaurant industry. read more

I have always loved their food but it was so limited- those bodied little sliders on a plate too big for the 2 of whatever you ordered. I always forget about coming here. And now the menu is much more flushed out! 7-8 salads, 7-8 Sandwiches and 5-6 Mains, 5-6 starters. The back of the menu is Drinks Galore. First off we ate inside cause we were cold- the sun has just come out/ but it's cold. We ordered London Fogs and we joked they were googling it- which they did and asked if they hit the mark. Yes! They make their own Vanilla Syrup by chance We got some special Tater Tots , the Warm Chicken Salad and The Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich. It was ALL so delicious!! And so many more choices we'd like to come back for. I was torn between 4 and 5 starts but this local place is Mill Valley's gem- albeit not in its original incarnation but they always have great music come through and the games on if it's that time of year. *At the bar there is gear for purchase and a very sweet Tee you must snag!! read more

Sweetwater Music Hall - The new Menu! So many options now! - Music Venues Near Me - Mill Valley, California

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Wonderful venue! Loved the show, bar, sound, space and even restroom was good. Only reason for four not five stars is it's a little more difficult to share/give ticket to someone else after purchase. You have to give a copy of your i.d. And write a note - not really an electronic way to transfer it. Other than that inconvenience with their ticket system, this place is awesome. read more

Sweetwater Music Hall - Zepperella, April 2022 - Music Venues Near Me - Mill Valley, California

The sound the night I went to see a show was so off and crazy load. Many folks left the show. Kept thinking someone would correct it but it did not happen Miss the old Sweetwater....tables and chairs throughout, giving you intimate comfortable place to enjoy music. Now there are very few places to sit while see a show....if you do don't mind standing for the show, great..if you need to or want to sit down ..better get there early to grab one of the few spots. read more

Fantastic live music venue featuring many world class acts, (and many clearly on their way there)... as a bonus, you will also find surprisingly good food and a wonderful patio. read more

Having attended Moonalice the night prior I had forgotten my debit card at the bar, completely my fault and a mistake on my part. I showed about an hour prior to open the next day hoping to retrieve the card. The place while not yet open, was packed with people preparing for a party later that night. Walking up to the bar I inquire about my card to a gentlemen I heard others call "John". I asked John if he could help me get my card. His reply "I just got here" threw his hands up in the air and proceeded to shake his head at me. I then asked if there was someone who could help me. "Find a host" he said pointing towards the front. Walking around the venue for about 10 minutes looking for help, he proceeded to just make chit chat with patrons standing around. Great venue but this guy was in his mid 40's and acted like an entitled teenager. Terrible customer service and has me rethinking attending more shows here in the future. Never did retrieve my debit card, ended up leaving without it. All the while John discussed the finer points of bad customer service with seemingly more important people. read more

The front of the restaurant area was covered and maybe table changes, but pretty much the same. Food was good and the service was great!

What can I say, Sweetwater's menu was enticing enough but the flavors were right on point! We had the Nikkei Tiradito and the deviled eggs as well as an order of oysters to start with a glass of rose and the Sweetwater's Rock and Rye. We followed that with the seafood gumbo and the buttermilk chicken cutlet with Mexican corn salad, both dishes were delicious and full of flavor, just the right portions as well. We finished with the summer berry pavlova and the creme caramel with caramelized pineapple. The atmosphere, the service, the delivery and upkeep of the food and table were all on point! We will be back! We want to try the rest of the dishes and enjoy a gig afterwards! Well done chef!! read more

This is still the best place to catch live music + drinks in southern Marin. I came back here recently for a New Orleans-style brass band concert. SO much fun! Although it was a packed house, the acoustics were great, and there was even some room on the dance floor to bust a move. There's never a long line to get into the club (so long as you purchase tix in advance). Most shows are reasonably priced ($25-$40 range, depending on the band). And although it can get crowded inside, I usually never have to wait to long to buy a drink. It's always a lively, local scene. A funky mix of yuppies, hippies, and hipsters. But once the band hits the stage, the music unites all walks of life. I also enjoy coming here on weekends for an espresso. They have a nice patio area for sipping/nibbling/people-watching. If you live in the area (or find yourself passing through), make it a point to visit the Sweetwater. It's a Marin County institution. read more

Always a good time here. They were very diligent in checking Covid cards AND ID's so I felt a bit more secure in being inside with a bunch of random people. Great dance floor size. Great selection of beverages at the bar. Get there early if you want a seat and beware people will put their drinks and such on 'your' table. read more