Red Room is defs the best drum and bass club in Vancouver. Thank you Blake for helping keep the drum and bass family alive by creating digital motions. Also highly recommend you go to Danielle the blonde bartender she gives the great exceptional service, she's the best bartender on staff. Cheyennes also really great ! Keep your eyes peeled for these gems! Danielle, i gotta give this Super Lady a 12/10 even if thats not possible, it was! the loveliest vibes she is*-* Thank You Amazing Lady :) read more

I was there last weekend and my go to bartender was Dani. She was fast, cute and funny. 5

Friday was so fun! I got excellent service from a girl named Danielle! I will continue coming back to see her!

Had an amazing night at redroom, ended up needing help with an Uber and the blonde small bartender lady helped me. 10/10 would go back.

Things other people are saying happened with bouncers did not happen with me. I went for Descent May and got in right away. There was an option to buy tickets in advance on eventbrite or pay at the door. The entrance fee was reasonable ($15) and publicly stated. Drinks were standard price, not cheap but not expensive, and free water was available all night. It is a small venue and it took a while for people to come in but the attendees were very on-theme and everyone seemed like they wanted to be there. I liked the music and generally have no complaints. read more

Great music and amazing atmosphere. Bar service ten out of ten. I will recommend this place.

Not sure why it has such bad reviews. I'm a person that's skeptical on clubbing and nightlife in Vancouver or Canada in general. Usually music ain't good and the crowd is worse. Not going to lie, this still doesn't match what I've experienced in NYC or Europe, but it wasn't all bad. I'd even say it's the best clubbing experience I've ever had in Vancouver. Usually the one of Granville have terrible music that kills the mood and the crowd are creeps and perverts. The Red Room mostly has great music, drinks are not as watered down, and very friendly bartenders. Door staff and coat check staff are a bit and miss but aren't the worst either. The crowd is a 70/30. 70 good chill and fun people just having a great time. 30 are more weirdos or just people that stand in the way or middle of dance floor but don't dance or move. Haven't met a creep that tries to touch me or my friends though so feel safer. Price aren't the best but that's all of Vancouver for nightlife. Overall, had a great night and if I ever had to go clubbing, this will be the only one I'm going to. read more

This is the hottest nightclub in Vancouver, any by that I mean there is literally ZERO air conditioning in there. It literally gets so hard to breathe in there its not even fun anymore. Also their DJ selection is not great. I've been there for actual artists to perform and the openers just play a 75 minute set of the exact same song on loop. Would never go again unless they somehow bring a big name like Skrillex in here and even if he was in Van he'd probably be in a better place than here. read more

Never been there for a traditional club night but their Subculture electronic bass music shows are unreal. Lots of good people and good vibes. Great sound system. read more

This place is a joke! Me and a group of friends were in Canada for the weekend. We decided to hit up some local bars and maybe end the night with some dancing in the club. We randomly found this place on yelp and they were having a dubstep DJ perform. 2 friends walked over to see what admission prices were and what time the opened. The bouncer told us to come at 10:30 and get discounted tickets. We left our warm bar across the street, where we had a table to accommodate us all, at the time the bouncer told us, only to be told "no, the other guy had it wrong and you can't come in until 11 when the promoter gets here." We went up the hill to a coffee shop to wait around until 11. When it was 11:00 we were told again that we could not get in because the promotor wasn't there. Seriously? There are 6 females waiting outside to get in and get drinks but you can't let us in because you're unsure of admission prices? When I asked about admission and letting us in, the guy said, "it doesn't work like that here." Well, apparently nothing works well. Lame club. Lame experience. Unprofessional staff. The next time you hold an event, you might want to make sure you have your shit together. read more

I don't really understand why the bouncers here feels the need to power trip so hard in a crappy club. Came for an event I wanted to see. Already slipped the bouncer $20 each for a bunch of us to skip the long line. Came back outside to meet a friend in line and they wouldn't let me back in and made me go back in line. Saw some ppl smoking in the back. The bouncer at that door said he'll let ppl in cause they came through that door and admittedly said he likes messing with their guests. Argued with the bouncers in the front and that i already gave him $20 not too long ago, and he implied I needed to give him another $20 to get back in. I was pretty livid but then I started feel bad that these 40 year grown ass men are so desperate that they needed to bully their guests to make themselves feel important. Or they're just desperate for money. Or most likely both. Moral of the story, don't be a bouncer at a dingy club. Power tripping there is not a good look. read more

He made us re line up after 10 minutes of waiting and there was already at least 20 people who lined up after us, saying we need a stamp and have to te line up. Now I have to waste an extra 10 minutes re-lining up again and I'm not happy considering it's cold out and I'm sick and came for a staff event. Very unhappy with experience :( Date: Jan 11, 2019 9:15PM read more

I've been to various events over the last year and a half I've lived in Vancouver. Saturdays are their EDM/dum&bass nights. Wonderful music from a mix of local and internationally known artists. You'll see some of their performers on the stages of Shambhala and Electric Forest. My experience has always been wholesome, from the humorous doormen to the kind patrons. So many random acts of kindness. I've also made long lasting friendships here, which I can't say of other bars. Get there before 10:30pm for cheaper tickets and no lines. They also do free shows every few months, so check out their Facebook page. read more

Never come to this place. Especially if you are not a local. The nightmare happened last week. My sister-in-law and friends went to the Latin night and checked their bags in with attendant. Although they were fairly mistreated by the staff, it was not a big of a deal. The real issue happened at the end of the evening when they tried to retrieve their bags. The staff did not find my sister-in-law's backpack, which had her cell phone and other important documents inside. Instead of providing support and recognizing that they were wrong, they kept mistreating them and asking them to go home, even though she had no keys or money, and was feeling unsafe to do so. Even though they eventually called her a cab, they did not even offer to pay for it. Adriana, the person who was leading the situation was most responsible for the disgraceful treatment that they received. When she arrived at my home, she was crying and feeling terribly upset due to the way they treated her and the fact that she had lost documents and money. I was able to track her phone down and call the police, which resulted in the people who taken her backpack/belongings to turn the phone off her phone in the morning. Strangely enough, an hour later, both the staff of the bar and the people who "mistakenly" took the backpack wanted to meet up to return the belongings. They kept asking me, and other friends who became involved, if we were local, which suggested that they were actually afraid of dealing with Canadians/locals. Questions such as "is the guy accompanying you Brazilian?", "is your brother-in-law Canadian" were completely out of place in this situation. When knowing that the police were involved, the person who took the backpack asked to change the meeting location three times in a period of ten minutes and when we finally met them, voilà: a member of the staff was there to "ensure our safety". Once we recovered the backpack, my sister-in-law quickly checked the items but was very weakened, so we decided to go home. She then realized that there were $35 dollars missing plus some minor items such as a lipstick. It was all quite clear that the entire backpack had been rifled through, as items were moved around and placed in different compartments than they were originally held. We then decided to contact the manager of the night, Gerardo Avila, in order to get reimbursement for the money and all the extra cost that we had incurred due to night's misfortune (cab, phone bills, etc). To my surprise, he did not want to talk to me, which led her to talk to him a few days later. He did not only refuse to pay her for the reimbursement, but also offended and insulted her, asking her to shut up and "do whatever she wanted to do". So, one more time. DO NOT come to this bar. If you do, DO NOT check your bags in and pay extra attention to your surrounds. These people do not care about you and will not do anything to help you out if you need them. read more

Everything a club should NOT BE. They keep us waiting for 45 minutes to get in, and have 2 DJ's just so they can play the same song for an hour and a half? Not impressed. Won't be back. read more

If you have a nice jacket don't leave it at the coat check... It's happened one too many times that they claim they can't find it... you've been warned read more

Went to this place last night with 7 of my friends and spent well over 50 dollars each. Asked the Asian bartender who is in his mid 30's for a glass of water and he says -Why dont you buy some drinks ? I said I just bought a few drinks at the other side. then he tells me "Go there and get your water then . thats MY rule !!" so just like that he refused to give me a glass of water !! just today i told the story to my friend and the same thing had happened to him with the same bartender. Definitely not going back again and telling my friends to avoid this place too read more

Last night I had a terrible experience again! First time with the coat check lady who was extremely rude to me and my fiancé .. and than asked for tip which I refused. This time it was with the girl who looks after guest list. We were in the wrong lineup but the way she approached a group of us was aggressive. It was my birthday and I was hoping to enjoy the night but I will never be back again. My advise to the management is to change the staff, the bouncers are good guys but the girls got issues and they bring them to work. read more

Worst experience I've had clubbing in Vancouver and it was for my birthday too. I was so disappointed I wanted to share. I will say first that music inside is great; however, that's where the good ends. We had guest list (which you have to pay for in advance!) that said it was valid for cover discount until 11pm, showed up early and got in line around 10:20pm; they only had one big line up for everyone (guest L and non-guest L) and so we got to the front desk at 11:03pm. Front desk was fairly rude & they charged us full price without honouring guest list despite us getting there close to 45 minutes early. Drinks were expensive but not ridiculous. I've had way better experiences with Levels if you want a club vibe. Levels has a separate lineup for guest list, and if you show up before guest list ends and get in line you get a free cover ticket immediately, regardless of what time you actually get to the front desk. Way kinder and way more efficient. I suppose it depends if guest list matters to you & what type of music you like! Hope this helps read more

It was great waiting in line for 25 minutes just to walk into an empty club first off, bad impression. The only thing that saves this place is the latin music they played for the Friday night. The service at this place seriously needs to be overhauled, they do not seem to like where they work, what they do.... or their lives for that matter. The cover was pathetically expensive for what you get: mediocre decor and expensive drinks from a surly bartender. The coat-check is incredibly poorly ran (I figured 3 bucks would get premium services considering most places are 1 or 2...), so don't expect to get out quickly when the poorly trained, overweight bouncers start snapping their fingers at 02h00. Also, I watched the staff taunt a guy outside they apparently 'beat-up', don't know the whole story, but it was a ridiculous display from a place that should work on it's image. When you go out in the evenings you want to have fun, this place doesn't make it any easier than any other 'club'. Nothing special Si je sors en boîte, je veux m'amuser: cette boîte ne fournit rien de supérieur qu'un trou de merde. Trop cher d'entrer, pour ce qu'on récevoit, boissons trop petites et le service est incroyablement malheureux ainsi que grossier. Il n'y a rien de remarquable ici sauf la musique latine qui est jouée les vendredis. La seule raison pour laquelle je me suis amusé a été à cause du groupe génial avec lequel j'ai fait partie, rien de plus. Votre argent et votre temps sont mieux dépensés ailleurs. read more

An exellent event venue. I enjoy the long weekend Hershe bar parties like the one last night and think the red room is the perfect venue for it. Four stars for the dance floor, stage, back room, 3 bars and booths. Minus a star for the lack of bathroom stalls. read more

I have mixed feelings on the Red Room. It's one of Vancouver's staples for alternative events, and one of the few pretty decent venues that seems to be willing to house not-so-maintstream bands and club nights. Without the Red Room, who knows where some of my favourite shows ever would have ended up. Not just one-off bands and DJ's, but also regular alternative club nights. Kudos to you, Red Room! That being said, there are some major issues that I have: 1. After the aforementioned alternative shows, they'll basically just say "okay, you're done!" at like midnight and all of the sudden it's all Top 40 and bronados. . . not that there's anything wrong with that, but if we've paid to see a show we should have the use of the room. 2. They won't give you water unless you want to buy a bottle. They just won't. I'd say maybe three times in the 30+ I've been there I've been able to get a glass of water without having to buy a drink to go along with it. It's absurd, and I'm not even sure it's legal. If you're reading this Red Room, please be more lax with giving people water. It doesn't cost you any money, and people literally need it to live. read more

Buddy at the bar tried to rip me off. I called his bullshit, he then threatens to get the bouncers. Fine, you stubby little man, i will pay for your shitty drink. Music was awful too, there were lots of hotties tho. However, that tiny little man at the bar is all i can remember. Thanks, little man, you have done well. Actually, the bouncers were pretty dope. Just that little bar man. read more

Recently stopped in here to see Teenage Bottlerocket (only Laramie, Wyoming's most famous punk rock band) on their way through town. The show was amazing, but I think the Red Room is pretty average. Cover wasn't unreasonable and I really liked the sunken dance floor and spacious stage. Three bars seems excessive for a space this size, but I'm no club expert. Also, drinks seemed a bit expensive, but maybe that's just my club inexperience showing again. It seems like it could be a fun place if I was willing to run up a big tab. read more

Went to an event here over the long weekend. The door men, coat check and bar staff were all very friendly. The space is great with ample lounging areas and bars surrounding the dancefloor. The back room was small but hopping. The air-con must have been working double time but was luckily assisted with some well-placed fans. I saw the Buzzcocks here years ago and it's a good spot for live music as you can get a good view of the stage from around the room. The tall cans of Strongbow are $9 - don't know if that's pricey but they are pretty huge. The back alley serves as the smoking area and it almost had its own party vibe going on. Kinda fun even if you're not a smoker but just want to cool down. I'd like to see more special events thrown here! read more

I haven't been "clubbing" in years, however, what got me out of the house, for the first of many is that they were hosting Galaxion: "We turn the club into a retro arcade dance party complete with vintage arcade machines and classic console gaming on all screens." Of course I got my hair all done, spent time on make-up and got my pac-man dress on (yes you heard me right....I said pac-man dress). I forgot about the do's and don't's of the club scene and was quickly reminded why I was/am annoyed with the scene in general (reason why I took such a hiatus). I honestly don't drink, therefore, no money was made by me. I just went for the experience more or less. The club itself is clean, small and somewhat cool. I paid $8 cover to get in which was reasonable. I wasn't there to hook up, just dance and take it all in. Everyone that I did talk to were easy to get along with. Whomever says that the Vancouver bar scene is anti-social needs to get their heads out of their ass. Thanks to everyone whom indulged me by matching against me on bubble bobble. Year's of practice in my room and playing against my best friend Rob finally paid off. I was admired and complemented on my skills on both this and pac-man. There are a few people (you know who you are) that I need to re-match again with. Of course I was the genius whom decided to remove the hair off my upper lip with hair removal cream 30 minutes prior to leaving the house. I reacted badly to the cream and in placement of the mustache I had a red rash above my lip that looked like a Kool-Aid stain. Thank god that the club was dark and the lighting was flattering otherwise I would've been embarrassed all night. I go to a lot of clubs to see concerts and the bouncers 9 times out of 10 act like they have a stick up their ass. The staff at the Red Room were awesome and polite, especially the door man who was professional, chill and put a great customer service face forward representing the working peeps of the bar/club scene. The dance floor is small and gets crowded very fast, therefore, I'm glad that I got a head start on this sooner rather than later. There were a few songs that the DJ lost me on, however, for the most part, danced my pac-man off. read more

TLDR; The red room leads you to believe that you can get in for free cover if you follow their rules, but even if you do they still ask you to pay anyway. They're probably decent at booking talent most of the time so try on a regular night, don't go for a hyped event or you'll spend 3 hours and $20 anyway. I went once for the 22nd Annual Shambhala Music Festival After Party. The talent they brought in was pretty good- we got in in time for Pigeon Hole. But the red room is shit about having consistent policies for all staff when it comes to managing expectations for cover price to people in the queue for entry. The event tickets clearly stated free entry before 11 PM so our group of 4 knew that meant we had to be inside the club by 11 and it didn't count if we were in the lineup. That's fair. We arrived at 10 PM in the queue. By 10:45 we had to make a decision about whether to continue waiting in line and risk getting in after 11 and having to pay the $20 cover charge, or to leave the line to spend our time elsewhere. One of the staff, a guy going up and down the lineup, scanned our preregistration barcodes and gave us a physical ticket stub. He assured that it granted us free entry so we decided to stay when we really should have left then. I thought Great, I guess 11PM from what it said on the online ticket isn't a hard deadline. We continue to wait in line until the club reached capacity and moving forward incrementally as ppl left the venue. At around 1 AM, after 3 hours in line, we got in and gave the paper ticket stubs to the girl giving stamps. But she disregarded what her fellow staff member had promised to us and made us pay $20 each for cover. We tried to explain that the staff guy had scanned our free preregistration online tickets and given us paper ticket stubs and that he explicitly told us that the paper stubs meant we wouldn't have to pay cover, otherwise why would this staff member do his rounds down the lineup if everyone with ticket stubs was just going to pay anyway? She pointed out like we were stupid that the pre-registration to get in clearly stated free entry before 10 PM. Honestly it felt like the red room made the lineup wait outside just to hype up the club to more passersby. We didn't move much throughout the 3 hours and I got the feeling that the "no cover before 11 PM" and their staff who gave our paper ticket stubs was a trick to give false hope that you'd be able to get in without cover. They weren't planning to let in enough people to fill capacity before 11 PM in order to ensure that everyone would have to pay cover. Red room is a scam, it's not worth your 3 hours and your money. read more

Thee spot to hear big names InDnB. Best vibes for a show in van, party goers are always top class, not judging, indifferent even. & Best soundsystem. U will Dance to quality tunes here. read more

The Red Room is a good dance club with a nice variety of live shows (lots of burlesque) and dance nights, including a good Latin night. However, this five star review is really for Eddie the (assumed) manager, who found my lost wallet totally intact and called me to get it back to me, saving me untold hours of heartache and trouble, as well as quite a bit of cash, replacing everything. You rock, Eddie! You are good people! read more

The bar is a lot of fun. The staff is good, the drinks are pretty inexpense and the Sound System is INSANE! Especially for such a small club! The people on concert nights are a little drugged out at times, but just ignore them and you will have a great time! Always a fun night! read more

I have seen some live shows here in the past, and this weekend I came out on Saturday night for a sold out party. This place is great for live shows because there is some seating in booths at the back but also a big dance floor, its kind of like a mini-commodore ballroom. Much like the commodore, you would want this place to be pretty full to have a good time, because the dancefloor is pretty big and if its not full, it can also look pretty empty. Good thing Saturday night was sold out! The drinks were a little pricey, I got a rum and diet and a gin and tonic for a friend and it was about $12, and they were both singles. Usually I am allergic to singles and only drink doubles, but I am on a summer spending budget. When there are only two months in the year that are sunny you want to go out twice as much, which also means spending twice as much. read more

Latin Fridays, two words explain it all.... haha no. But seriously. The lines for this (well used to be anyway) were ridiculous. Not to mention the lack of proper ventilation in this place. I'm not even gonna lie, I've been there one too many times but I recently returned to see if I would encounter my usual drunken night adventure, to only find BAD BAD music and quite a boring crowd. NOT the place it used to be at all. (this is to the Latin Fridays only, I have never been any other day of the week) read more

Although the drinks were smaller and not too strong, they were also not pricey. I was not jostled around like a sardine and found the music to be appropriate for the venue - it was promoted as electronic and that it was. When we got tired of one DJ, we walked to the smaller room in the back. The washrooms were surprisingly bearable for a nightspot. I would go again. read more

First time we went on Friday to the Latin night and the wasn't happy with service of the music. The dj couldn't find a choice of music. Went from Latin to american back and forth without transitioning. The bartender was rude As hell. We went to buy drinks from another bartender We came again months later to try it again and the same service and dj was worse. read more

I'm a HUGE fan of Drum and Bass. I just moved here from New York last month. When I saw Marcus Visionary was coming, I knew I had to be there and I've heard a lot of good things about the sound at this venue. I absolutely love the feel of place. It reminds me of an underground club in New York. The sound is absolutely incredible. I was surprised that the drinks weren't as expensive as I thought they'd be. The people were nice, the bartenders were great. The vibe was amazing! Even the security was super nice! I'm not sure if it was just the promotion company or if you're able to do it all the time but I was able to buy my tickets online in advance which was awesome. There was no waiting in a long line, hoping you'd get in and it wouldn't be at capacity by the time you got to the front of the line! I was a little thrown off that you can't open tabs there and they don't take cards unless its over $20. So make sure you bring cash! I had to go to their ATM. Good news is the fee is only $2 or $2.50. Everywhere else I've been its $3 or up. I understand that tabs can be a pain in the ass (I've been a bartender for 3 years) but it's so much more convenient for the customers! Who carries cash around anymore? I've been told that this the place to go for drum and bass and Saturday nights are usually the nights you'll find that there. You can believe I'll be back! read more

Dusgusting dingy place, bouncers were abusive and roided out. Place was not fun, vibe was wack and I hated every second of being inside. There are so many other better places then this dump. Avoid it like the plague. read more

First time in Vancouver and we checked this place out. Long line of people, took about 45 minutes to get it. $35 cover but the DJs were awesome and the drinks weren't super expensive. We went on St. Patrick's Day but they had two EDM DJ's spinning. Great sets and their stereo/speaker system is awesome. Big venue, nice people and the bathroom lines were almost non existent (compared to California) 5/5 stars read more

Me and my friends were pushed out in this bar last friday, because we questioned the coat check service. I was grabbed by the nape and arms what resulted in a large bruise in one of them. I posted on facebook and they replied my post accusing me to have created a scene. After no more arguments from their side they deleted all the comments and blocked us from facebook to don't allow us to tag or give them a review on their page. The link of my post detailing what happened is the one below. They have a huge historic about rude treatment verbal and physical by the staff and security guards whom failed and refused to provide a proof when requested, that they are licensed as per the BC law obligates to be to exercise the function. They have absolutely no respect for the customers. I definitely would never recommend this place in my life. https://www.facebook.com/julinha.mathias/posts/10209453801020789 read more

Service: This place can be attractive to those who are looking for a latin music experience, but the services and people attending the business are so cheap and unpleasant that it's not worth the trouble. People: The people at the dance floor are smelly and sweaty, so it stinks. The people themselves were nice, no complaints there, other than their smell. Installations: Washrooms stink and apparently peeing on the floor is acceptable and normal for them. Other than that, it's not a pretty place to look at, but it's ok. Music: The music was inconsistent and the DJ had the crowd consistently confused about what to dance. A wide variety can be nice to have, as long as the transitions make sense and keep the flow, which was not the case here. Verdict: An unpleasant experience awaits for those who expect a respectable experience. If you want to feel like you are on a third world country where they treat you with no respect and with poor principles, go for it, it has all the package. It also comes with terrible smells and poor DJ mixing. read more

Only good thing about this place is the music. I went to the Friday cancun night event. Some of the cons were: - Even though its empty inside, they make you wait outside for 30+ mins. This is especially annoying when you are trying to get in before 10 without paying cover. - The coat check. The ladies behind the counter kept my change as tip without even asking!! Bring exact change. - Bathrooms were nasty and looked like they hadn't been cleaned in a while. This was on a Friday night at 10 pm! A girl was passed out in one of the stalls, and the staff had no idea! No one was in charge of monitoring bathrooms. - Bartenders won't give you tap water for free, unless you buy a drink as well. How ridiculous is that?! read more