Yost Theater • Nightlife & Special Events — Attraction in Santa Ana

This theater-turned-club is a decent place to spend a night if you’re looking for a night out. I came here for their Independence Day weekend and had a good time with the music, but some of the staff are downright rude.

Don’t get me wrong, some (most?) of the staff are very kind and are more than happy to help you with a smile, but a rotten apple can spoil the bunch. One of the bartenders I interacted with refused to give me a cup of just ice because my friend was breaking out in hives for fear that we were going to pour our own liquor from a flask. We had been buying drinks all night so there was no reason to suspect this. Another bartender was happy to help my friend out.

The security staff are almost all rude. I get it, they have a job to do and have to play a persona. However, they really kill the mood when they walk around with a grumpy face pushing patrons out of their way. Additionally, when it was 1:45am (scheduled to end at 2:00am) they basically told the DJs to shut off their music very promptly without warning to give them time to wrap it up. Just cut the music and then they started telling people “get out.”

And then when we left the building and were on public property and sidewalks, they kept telling people to go home like they had any right to tell us what we could and could not do on public property. Get off your power trip. Even the cops were just standing by and didn’t tell people to move like they did.

Would I come back? Sure, but I can imagine their staff putting off patrons from returning with...

This place is truly a hidden gem for a wedding. We were looking for the perfect venue to have a party-like atmosphere to go along with our 1920’s Gatsby themed wedding. We shopped around many places in the LA and OC area but when we walked into The Yost, without even saying a word, my wife and I looked at each other and already knew this was the spot for us! The catering company 24 Carrots that is connected to The Yost is spectacular. Pricing is very competitive. (I left a separate review for the catering company) As for the venue, it really is what made our wedding spectacular. I don’t think we could have had as great of a wedding if it had been somewhere else. From the lighting, to the stage, high ceilings, MASSIVE bar area, to the club-like vibes, it was all a grand wedding feeling all thanks to the venue. I lost count as to how many people kept complimenting our wedding venue and how nice it all looked. The venue got more compliments than anything else! My initial concerns of it being too small for our 152 guests was a non issue come wedding day. I think you could fit comfortably, maybe 180-200 down stairs and according to our wedding coordinator. And even more guests than that but the rest of the guests would have sat upstairs which is fine. If you’re looking for a unique venue to give off more of a party-like vibe rather than a typical wedding venue, go with The Yost. It made our wedding one of the best weddings I could...

WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE !! I went to the yost theatre for the first time & definitely my LAST !! Ok first of all me and my friend were so excited to see BORGORE .. It was a girls night out for us .. We've had a pretty stressful month so this way our night to have "Fun". We were completely caught off guard when the female security looks at us as were standing in line and said. "You need to be wearing pants" I looked around and seen plenty of girls wearing short shorts ! So I literally pointed at the girl she was about to search and said "you just let her in & she has shorts on?" I guess mine were too "short" for her liking .. I'm thinking "omg is this foreal?" I felt like something from high school .. Dress code for girls at a night club ?? How lame !!! They let us in because i made a huge deal which was really annoying to me !! My last complaint would be , they literally don't care about packed it is .. They'll keep letting ppl inside for their benefit .. It was so packed nobody could even DANCE everyone was PRETTTY much elbowing each other it looked like something crazy was going to happen .. like a fight , we left early and...