Absolutely unacceptable experience at Valencia Room in San Francisco. My friend questioned why the cover charge was so expensive, and instead of handling it professionally, staff/security aggressively chased him for nearly two blocks. As a woman, the entire situation made me feel genuinely unsafe and intimidated. No club experience should escalate to people being pursued down the street over a comment about pricing. The behavior was aggressive, unprofessional, and honestly scary to witness. There's a huge difference between enforcing rules and creating an environment where guests fear for their safety. I would strongly caution anyone considering going here, especially women or groups expecting a safe night out. read more

0 stars!! I got roofied here on May 2nd within the first 20-30 mins of being here!! Took 3 sips out of my drink and then completely blacked out. I Filed a police report and now just waiting to hear back! I'm so disappointed and disgusted with this place. It's sad that women can't even go out & have fun without having to be aware of weirdos out there!! read more

Get over yourself half-assed Elbo Room. No backpacks allowed? Who are you attracting that would bring in outside alcohol or what? Stopped in a few times since the changeover and it's worse every time. read more

horrible experience. if you get a drink. Be safe. People will try to put something in your drink read more

They kept kicking us out earlier than the time said it closed made the night and first time experience I was not satisfied ):

Should have checked Yelp before coming out. Sunday azul Latin party was dead at 10:30pm and the dj played pretty loud lousy merengue. Left after 3 minutes. Oh well will search for another spot for Sunday. read more

We always go here before 10pm because it's free of charge before 10pm-11pm. But tonight we got here at 9:45pm and the bouncer asked us to pay $20 charged and we told them it's not 10pm yet. To make the story shorter we paid $20each. But the club or the DJ not even playing the music yet. So we download the ticket and he will refund us. He didn't refunds us and he said we have to stay inside and close the door. We never experienced this on this club before unless he put the money on his own pocket and not in the club payment because he didn't put on the ipad that we pay he just let us in without ticket and stamps. The bouncer making his own rules so that he can keep the money for them selves. read more

Extremely aggressive staff and security all because two friends asked to get a refund because they didn't accept Apple Pay inside the bar. When I told them that we had a card and there was no problem the security pushed us out to the point where one of my friend is hospitalized. The ambiance was unwelcoming and rude. People were super obnoxious... glad we didn't go in and hope that the people involved in hurting my friend is taken care of. Be safe y'all read more

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I'm writing to share a disappointing experience from our recent visit. On 9/6/25, We arrived at 9:53 pm, well before the 11 pm cover charge, but the bouncer insisted we pay. When we asked if we could sign up online for free entry, he told us it was too late. After we paid, we checked ourselves and saw that it was not too late -- so we signed up and showed him proof. He still refused to refund us. Earlier, he had even said the cover would be refundable if we left, but then changed his word after already charging us and told us we had to stay inside. This felt dishonest and unfair, especially since we've always enjoyed coming to your club in the past. I hope this can be addressed, as it left us very disappointed. I feel that he is making his own rules. ------------ So when he said he can't refund the money, we decided to leave for a bit and planned to come back later. We asked for a stamp, but he said it wasn't necessary because he would "remember us." When we returned, however, he told us we had to pay again to get in. So we just avoided his very contradicting character and went to an epic bar at the Blondie's, had an awesome time despite this. And this bouncer said before we left, "you should've sent a better email" which he is referring to my message to the Valencia Room about these disappointing experiences. read more

Since late is better than never, AVOID this place unless you, especially WOMEN, like having your wallet and phone STOLEN. You may think they're regular old creeps trying to grind on you, but don't worry, what they actually want is to slip their hands into your purses and take your belongings in the extra dark, dingy room upstairs. When we asked security for help, they said and I quote "Yea, we know this has been happening but there's nothing we can do." So a bar that not only checks IDs but also CHARGES A COVER from people who wait in a line outside (where cameras should be) can't do anything despite knowing this has happened multiple times in the past and probably still does to this day. Maybe the question isn't why they CAN'T so anything but rather, WHY WON'T they do anything? Are they your friends or do you get a cut or what? If you still want to go there, make sure you have a password on your phone! At least brick your phone before you give it away for subpar drinks. read more

Women, beware - my friend was roofied here and her phone was stolen. Staff was not at all concerned which says a lot - this apparently happens there a LOT. Stay away from this bar. read more

I spend a handful of good times at this establishment when it was formerly, "The Elbow Room". Those times are long gone. As a SF local, my honest review of this establishment AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS IF YOUR FEMALE. I second the review below mentioning a stolen possessions. If you do plan on coming here, make sure you watch your belongs because there are thefts that regularly frequent this establishment and as a SF native, never had I ever had BOTH my iPhone and wallet stolen. I would avoid bars in this area unless you have friends/company that are watching over you. What a fucking nightmare of a night it's been. read more

The staff are rude, the drinks are not worth it. Just not a good experience overall and I wouldn't recommend this being a stop in your night. Asked what kind of tequila they had and the bartender very rudely said, look at the wall. So just not worth it for the price they charge. Feels like a scam to get the most money out of you while proving the least amount service available. Even the club promoter was not happy about the way the staff was acting. Huge red flag DO NOT GO if you are looking to have funDO NOT GO. I can't even stress enough how it's not worth it. People tried to leave the club and the security was not letting people leave. Not a joke. Again DO NOT GO. read more

Terrible vibe and music. Staff was rude for no reason. Never coming here again. They played like 1 bad bunny song and never heard any Latin music again. Don't even get me started on the bathroom line. read more

Came here walking around the area and ran into this bar, it was initially kinda dead but once we walked in Austin the bartender was quick to greet us and make the vibe. (He made our experience so much better) I asked him to make me something light and I ended up With a vodka lemonade/sparkling water. Very yummy, he nailed it! Loved the music in here, dim-good vibes. Not from here but I would come back. read more

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Very unfriendly vibe and staff. Would not go back. Did not feel safe, even in a group with friends.

Don't waste your time here. We paid $35 for the comedy show they had upstairs which was actually decent, the comics were good! They asked us to go downstairs while they cleaned up. Later, they refused to let us go back upstairs and tried to make us pay another $20 to go back up, after we were already inside. The security guard is a piece of shit who also tried to manhandle some other perfectly coherent girl who was trying to talk to them. I understand it can get crazy when there's a long line with tonnes of drunk people and security needs to be tough. That was not this place. It was amusing - There were about 10 people in the "club" downstairs with pretty questionable music, and nobody in line to go upstairs at 12 am on a Saturday night. The only reason we attempted to go back up was because we had some friends there already. These were not security people being good at their jobs, these were people that hated their lives and were taking it out on the total of three people trying to get in. Look - None of this matters if the music is sick and the crowd is cool. This place just ain't it - Don't ruin your night with their $20 drinks and needing to be their troubled security guard's therapist - Go to literally any other bar or club in the area and have a better night. I give this place 6 months... read more

The Valencia Room - 10 people on Saturday night at 1 am, and they won't let you go upstairs after paying for a show. Shitty service too. Don't waste your time. - Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

I have to pay $20 for entry and I can't even go out to smoke :)). Not going to come back , security is rude asf .

Im sorry but I have to leave a bad review this club used to allow you to access both the first and second floor once you were inside. When I went tonight, it was segregated!!! They legit required you to pay $20 to access the first floor or the second ($40 in total). The second floor is hip hop and the first floor was Latin (perreo y mas). It wasn't worth it for either or. As someone who is both Black and Mexican and experienced this club before this policy change, this is a horribly racist business practice. I don't understand why they would segregate the club in this way when you used to be able to experience both vibes for one price. I was extremely disappointed and offended. read more

This is what gentrification looks like in the Mission. Beer is $11 a pop, then 10% service charge, then tax on the whole amount, including the tip! Yes, they will charge you tax on the tip. $26.28 for two beers is the new greedy reality. read more

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Me and my friends decided to come here for a good time. What we got was nothing in comparison. We decided to get bottle service. Shortly into our night a girl puked in the bottle service of our area. Another girl literally stole a red bull from our VIP table. Then they of course decided to put the water right next to our table, which gave us no privacy and everyone crossed the line. Our table was supposed to be for 10 and could not even fit the 6 of us that went. At the end of the night another girl left her jacket at our booth and then tried to fight our party when someone spilled water on it. That same girl and her friends were harassing us the entire night. The girl was even allowed to throw a Red Bull at us from outside VIP. The security did not show up until about 15 minutes later. After we told the bartender. They also did not escort the girl or her problematic party out. At regular clubs when someone throws something they always get those people out and give priority to VIP. At the end of the night we talked to the guy who we originally contacted and he told us he would fix this and tried to get us reimbursed. Nothing ever happened. We basically paid a grand to get harassed. We tried to get our money back and the promoter refused to respond until I told him I was leaving a review. The lack of integrity speaks miles of this place. When we did contact the manger he at first seemed willing to give the money back of $400 (keep in mind we paid over a grand for our table.) He then proceeded to drop it to $300, saying we drank the alcohol. Now the manager said he cannot reimburse the money because the alcohol purchased was empty by the end of the night. No amount of alcohol drank justifies the harassment my friends and I experienced that night. I wish we would've read the reviews before going here. This place is as bad as it seems. I leave this review for anyone considering going here, do not go here and do not get VIP. I would ask no one go here in general, your safety will get compromised. read more

This is for the NYE experience. Dont advertise it an NYE thing if you cant get us in at midnight. First and last time here. Dont go here they just care for your $. We went almost an hour before new year and the package includes balloon drops at midnight. Did not experience any of that because the line barely moved (Line wasn't too long just barely moved). Pretty sure they overbooked. And they had one single line for those who bought tickets before hand like us and those who didn't. We finally got in at like 12:16 AM from 11 pm (waited in the cold and did countdown outside on the street) after the balloon drop. Before we got in I heard the guy said "no more for ones without tickets" like do that before lol. Either have 2 lines or only let people with tickets in omg! Literally saw the security talked with girls and stopped us for at least 5 minutes too when we were next to get in. No wonder why the line was not that long but took an hour to get in. If it's like a normal club date i might understand but you specifically advertise it an NYE thing. What is the point of getting in after the balloon drop. First and last. read more

Got scammed by them they will charge 2 times for entry!!!!!! 2 different doors same club

Basically a better and bigger version of Raven Bar. They have a free photo booth here and 2 floors as well. The sound system is ok. The DJs aren't world-class and it gets super annoying when they add their own DJ name shoutout to every single song to promote themselves. Actually, now that I think about it, the DJ sucked! They need better DJ's and better sound systems all around the room not just the dance floor. Restroom lines are always long but considering the nature of these places the restrooms are pretty clean and spacious. read more

This bartender is fast like the flash the party is good! His name is Jaime the drink was amazing

ghetto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Expensive!!!! sometime that's what make a club fun. Dj is mostly good, but there are some bad ones read more

"Strict" dress code, but they admit people who don't follow it anyways. Came here on a Friday night after the Warriors game to dance, drink and celebrate the night away. My friends were wearing jean shorts and were denied entry even though half of us already paid $20 cover to go in. When we went inside, there were countless people wearing shorts, sandals, flip flops and sports jerseys, you name it, all listed as not part of the dress code. So rude, doesn't make sense. read more

Please listen carefully I have been an avid night club goer for many years. I remember this place when it was called the Elbo Room and had many good times there. But whoever bought this place and turned it into the Valencia Room. IMO they are running hard nose clip joint format embodied at this establishment a complete 180 from what many other SF night clubs represent. reminds me of some watered down wanna be mafia ran clip joint scenario from over the top absorbent cover charges online girl promo pictures bait and switch pushy promoter mentality trying so hard to be exclusive pushing bottle service VIP table prodding in this little place without having anything exclusive. Regular practice of credit card over charging applying tip to credit bill even when tip is paid in cash and any charges they can up charge on plastic, security that have something to prove very bios using the dress code tactic hard for bios reasons door staff are instructed to purposely hold the cattle line at the door when no one is actually inside the club just one bartender tons of security like they are running fort Knox but it is just an illusion. The old tricks of prohibiting any ins and outs in order to clip you for another cover charge while your friends are inside even with running wristbands TSA style pat downs at the door like they are used to catering to gangsters or expecting serious problems from all customers seriously wanting or expecting this kinda clientele limited access multiple cover charges once inside. if the administration of this establishment actually did there home work before opening they would know this type of formula of business is played out bridge and tunnel no amount of slick promo is going to cover up this formula of operation really I don't know how people think this is a real honest representation of a business model here in SF maybe at some tackie shopping mall night club somewhere with no culture but in reality this is a perfect example of a get something for nothing philosophy and the type of place that strips this city down of any cultural significance a downward spiral negative side of what things have become here.. I have seen this all before but not to this extreme here in SF they are not running a place where everything in the club is gold platted but will squeeze you for $13 bucks on a bottle of cheap Mexican beer. unless you want to pay a ton of extra money and like being treated like a piece of meat it would be best to avoid this place all together nothing but over the top attitude and scams tailor designed to get every dollar from you they can with minimum aptitude in the service or entertainment industry to put it lightly there is no Grandsure or Palace Elegance Here to warrant the price and cost of everything here you can go to a much more prestigious place at this price point. But don't take my honest opinion experience what a real clip joint is for yourself just be ready to empty your wallet while being treated like dog dew in the process this is the last place you will want to spend your hard earned money at. read more

The Valencia Room - Empty Room Line Out Front 20 Bucks Cover Never Again I Bet When This Place Is Busy There Is Trouble Security Very Unpleasant And Bios - Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

I wasn't expecting it to be nice inside, nor was I expecting good drinks or anything fancy. But charging $30 cover, patting us down, searching our purses, AND confiscating all our Purell because "it could be roofies inside" was just overkill. No no no. I'm a 5'2" Asian female, who am I gonna roofie and how will I lug their body out when it's so damn crowded inside, with tons of security at the front door? My theory is that because the drinks are mediocre at best and the bar lines can be super long, they didn't want me to drink my sanitizer instead for a good buzz. Jokes aside, if roofies are a common theme here, please please be careful. This goes for both men and women. It's scarier for women, but men have been known to get roofied and robbed. In any case, I can't say there's any reason for me to go back! read more

Waited one hour for a vodka soda. Security was power tripping. Music sucked. The floor was sticky. This place sucks

Went in around 11:30, it was pretty dead but thankfully started to pick up past midnight. Music/dj was great, especially if you like r&b/hip-hop! Overall it was a really fun night, but $20.89 for a cover fee and $67 for 3 drinks is pretty ridiculous.. read more

I went with my friend here for a girls night and it wasn't bad. The music was good it was reggaeton night I think because that's all I heard that night. It wasn't really a club to me it gave more of a bar vibe which I really liked ! I'd go back again!! read more

My boyfriend and I came here on a Thursday night after a show at a nearby venue and upon showing our IDs, i got bag checked (normal) but the bouncer put his hands in my bag which I always thought was a no no. He then proceeded to tell my boyfriend that he was going to be patted down where my boyfriend was like wtf when the bouncer grazed his dick and felt up one pocket of his shorts. We proceeded on with our night but we were pretty surprised by the events and when we left we didn't see any guys entering being felt up unless it happened prior. Overall the place was clean and drinks were fine. read more

Me and a friend were out on a Tuesday looking for a place with a vibe since we had a few drinks at dinner and didn't want to end the night.. Yolo... lol .. since we were in the city it's only right to go to the Valencia room.. only to get there and it had like a group of four at a table.. it was fine .. the bartender greeted us and took our drink orders..the bartender introduced me to Buffalo trace.. I'm now a fan... during the conversation he was telling us that the party on Tuesday was canceled for a few weeks ok no problem..drinks were good and music was still being played . It wasn't the vibe we were looking for but the drinks made up for it., read more

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Made me never wanna go to a club again! If I can even call it a club!!! It was a 20$ fee to get in, only stayed for 1hr and the music was really wack. The dance floor felt like it was going to break at any moment. Had tequila shots and they served out cheap bottom shelf sh*t. The people in there felt too young to be in there. only highlight of that place was the photo mirror they had. read more

The manager asked for my id just for a water. Nobody in the club. No music . Just boring

Nice lowkey spot in SF. We came on a weekday to see what the vibe was like and it was decent. Super friendly staff, no issues and drinks are moderately priced. Music was typical of a bar so take your pick of early 2000s and old school hip-hop. read more

I went this past weekend for a friend's birthday and was kinda nervous because it was my first time at a club. I wasn't aware that the tickets used to reserve a spot on the guest list were for general admission and not for the vip line so I waited at the wrong line at first . Oh also there's a $20 cover charge if you go in after 10pm on the weekend. Drinks were about $11-13 I think? Which I thought wasn't the worst. All in all I had such a fun time and would totally go back. ALSO, make sure if you wanna get on the second floor you try to get in earlier in the night because they close it off as the night goes on so you could totally get separated from your group. EDIT: Also forgot to mention that the photobooth there didn't email me the pics we took that night. So I emailed the people at The Valencia Room and they were able to help find my pics and send them to me! Definitely went above and beyond my expectations!! read more

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Went here for a private event. The security was super aggressive and rude. The whole place was rented out but they still kicked several boys off of the stripper pole because it's for girls only? There was nobody else in there expect for out private group so why would it matter? I tried to tell the security and he threatened to kick me out. Very bizarre. Also they add a 12% tip on your receipt without telling you and then request more tips. There is also no cocktail menu. Trust me do not come here I could name 10 better clubs even just on this street. read more

Honestly this was a cool little spot but security needs to be retrained or replaced. Me and my friend came here from San Jose on a Thursday night for another friends birthday. It was all chill vibes until some random girl started a fight with the birthday girl because she was asked to leave our table (nobody knew her). It was going on for a little while so I try to diffuse the situation by breaking up the fight. What does the security guard do? He literally scoops my ass up, carries me to the stairs and starts SHOVING ME down the stairs. Every time I would get back up and catch my balance, he would shove me again. I was literally stumbling down their whole flight of stairs because he wouldn't let me walk properly like WTF? I was trying to diffuse the situation and instead got treated like a fucking inmate for what? Mind you I'm 5'2" 115 lbs and the security guard was built like a refrigerator so that kind of force was so unnecessary. Now my legs are all bruised up when I was literally just trying to help. Fuck the security guards, steer clear of this place unless you wanna be manhandled for no reason. read more

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