The Valentine Theatre is beautiful. It's Grand. It's Romantic. It's a jewel of Toledo. I've…read morebeen there for many TSA performances and most recently, The Toledo Opera with friends.

Beautiful venue for opera, ballet, symphony, musical or any artistic production. Easy access and…read morecomfortable - but tight - accommodations. Usually available street parking but also paid parking just across street from entrance. Nice beverage service before and during intermission. My favorite place for entertainment.

So this place used to be a college bar when I went to college. Its literally walking distance to…read morecampus. Many moons later, someone refurbished the spot and turned it into a live music venue. Very nice beautiful bar with quality comfy furniture, an outdoor patio and and upstairs balcony area. Most of the staff are friendly and service is good. Sunday and Mondays are mostly live rnb or jazz with local musicians and free entry. Other days are live rock, metal, or pop bands with entry fee. Not open everyday so check their FB page or website. Food trucks from time to time. No food kitchen, just drinks. Halfway decent beer cans and bottles. The drafts have not worked since they opened and that's been a few years now. Prices about $6-10 for drinks. Kind of cheap wine but full bar available. Plenty of free parking in the front and back. Toledo needs more of this. I have met a few of the managers and they are receptive to suggestions. Come out and support.

Yes, it is a Bar and Grill but they also have a sizable outdoor patio area, a large area with pool…read moretables, darts and arcade games. There is also an entire section dedicated to live performances. I visited for the Pop Evil concert and was floored by all of the talent they had lined up before the main event. The drinks are good and the service we received from Kelly (loved her Mohawk) was spot on. They seem to maintain a great line up of live music from the area as well as bands from out state and country. The performance venue is standing room only with a few exceptions near the bar. It feels intimate but it is big enough that you do not feel crowded. The reason I am giving them 4 and not 5 stars is for making us wait in 0 degree weather with a hella cold wind cutting at us as they had to process everyone in. It was very inconsiderate to keep people standing in the elements while one or two guys checked Id's and tickets. Maybe this seems like no big deal but seriously it was f*&^$ing cold out people! My buck 25 ass is not use to it and I dare say even the locals had a difficult time handling the wait and check in process. The place also looked a tad tired and dare I say dingy. I'm not sure I would feel comfortable eating here. That being said I did NOT see their kitchen so this can be an over reach on my part but generally speaking if things are not well maintained up front they are not well maintained in the back. The bartenders and concert line up is the reason I believe most people come here and is why I will be back next time I am in the area. Until then, Rock on with your bad self!

The Broken Glass Goth night has always been amazing, so Paul and his DJ friends that run Broken…read moreGlass are exempt from these comments. However, if with the clique style douche metal they play there, the biggest threat is the head of security [Hispanic, late 40's, heavy set, short black hair] that is always impersonating a cop. My friend was allowed to leave with two highly intoxicated people while the supposed impersonator cop that was head of security told me to shove off or he'd have me arrested. Right after I asked to see this guy's bad, asked for his name and badge number he only said 242 [Gee, give the name of a band right don't you]. The head of security left in a late model orange colored pickup truck. moments later after he left, actual police arrived claiming that I had a gun in the night club. The entire building was closed at the time when the actual police arrived. The one of the DJ's happened to be standing outside next to when the police arrived and vouched for me. What a total joke of an encounter. Do not go here. You couldn't pay me money to even perform at this place as DJ or music project. Oh, and after talking with both Toledo police and the police in my own neighborhood, it turned out the head of security mentioned in this review is not a cop. This head of security should be careful of the person who is sober and is not afraid of some wanna-be.

Excellent service, cocktails and food. My husband and I shared a salad and a sandwich - both were…read moresplit in half back in the kitchen which was greatly appreciated and less work for the consumer! They make an excellent old fashioned and for desert we had the bananas foster...yummy! This is a hidden gem of Toledo! We will be back.

The sous chef was incredible to speak with and we had an overwhelmingly pleasant time. Food was…read moreincredible. Had a great time overall. Thanks!

I like that we have a place that can bring in off Broadway shows and comedians. It's a comfortable…read moreenough theater but not particularly beautiful like the older theaters. Drink and snack prices are what you'd expect but the prices for any decent seats are up there. Parking is free. Which lets be honest is a huge plus these days! They have a new bar in the hall next door. I didnt go in so I can not comment on it. There are a ton of staff . I think they must have a minimum age of 90 to work there. They just kind of stand around and stare at you when they aren't directing. It is unnerving. The most disappointing thing is the sound quality. Its pretty awful. If you are seeing a play or musical there will most likely be times you have no idea whats being said. I dont mind seeing shows here but it could definitely be better. 3.5 stars

The Stranahan Theater is a beautiful space. The host many experiences and various types of shows…read more I was visiting on this occasion, attending a board meeting in a conference room. The people are helpful and friendly.

I've reviewed Ottawa Tavern before but several of my reviews disappeared. I like it. It's a good…read moreplace to see a show because of of its size. They have a good atmosphere. I wish they had more canned beverage options but they do have drink specials and a good beer list. Just not what I drink in particular. I don't care for the current food menu as it's mostly fried food. Before they had the best fresh cut thick fries but are currently different. Staff is generally friendlyish.

We saw this place on our way to a bar and wanted to check it out…read more We stepped in and realized it was a music venue too! We came in early enough to get in without cover, but the space is really nice and has pinball machines. I'll have to come back when they have a band on because I bet this place gets packed. Really cool spot!

Build your own burger is a solid option and always good, especially with the sriracha fries. Beer…read moreand bourbon selection is really good too, I like that they have/had Sweetwater beers on tap. Service is always solid at the bar or seated at a table.

We had an amazing brunch at Bar 145. The establishment is spacious & there is an arcade bar on the…read moreopposite side of the bar. The server was awesome - we opted for the brunch buffet - $20/person & well worth it. The parfait portion of the buffet was one of my favorites- as well as the Bloody Mary bar. There were so many options to choose from! Please give Bar 145 a try. You will have a new fav brunch and date night spot!

We thoroughly enjoyed this intimate venue and we most certainly will return. We saw Pat Benatar and…read moreher husband Neil perform live and we highly recommend this spot. We can't wait to see our next live performance here!

This was my first time at this venue, I came here to see Lindsey Stirling tonight…read more First off, fantastic concert by Lindsey, but that's unsurprising... I think this is the 5th or 6th time I've seen her and actually the second time in Ohio (I live in the Detroit area), in 2019 I saw her at the Stranahan as well. To be fair we showed up around 8:15 p.m. for an 8:00 concert. I had been wanting to show up around 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. when the doors opened but we both work till 5:00 p.m. and the venue is about an hour and 15 minutes away, so by the time we had a quick dinner and got there with some breaks it was about 8:00. I had read all of the do's and don'ts of the venue so I knew that we could bring camp chairs for our general admission seats but could not bring the chair covers. Apparently they do have parking here and it's $10 but it was sold out. I saw something online about how parking might be for a fee but nowhere anywhere else did the venue mention it, so I do think they could improve on that. The parking was sold out so they also need to work on that. We ended up parking for $10 right across the street and I can't really complain because it was like a 5-minute walk, but we were lucky to even get in there. Again, I know we showed up late, but the venue itself should have more parking. There weren't a ton of places to sit - If you buy an actual seat they have benches that you sit on which I knew ahead of time, and I bought general admission just in case the concert got rained out. Lots of people were sitting in camp chairs but there were also a lot of people just standing, and it was hard to find somewhere to sit behind another group of sitting people, rather than the standing people. I ended up getting lucky and found a spot for maybe 1.5 chairs closer to the stage/reserved seating area, and that's where we sat for the concert. I feel like it's kind of an unwritten rule that if you're located in a group of camp chairs or on the benches that you should just sit, not stand; unfortunately a few people stood for the majority of the concert and even my 6'4" boyfriend was having trouble seeing. Overall I would come back here for a venue but I might buy reserved seats even though the benches did not look that comfortable. It was nice to have my own camp chair and I would definitely show up earlier next time but the parking situation was not great. One positive thing I will say is that you basically enter the venue right from the parking lot which is different than a lot of Detroit area places, with venues like Pine Knob and Meadowbrook you usually have quite a hike up and down hilly areas before you get to your seat.