Legends Lounge & Event Center — Restaurant in Bakersfield

I've visited a couple nights (emphasis on night I have not come during earlier operating hours) for dancing since they've opened and everytime was not so great. You walk in and there's a bar with tables to sit and a pool table. Not very many people seem to utilize this area it's one of the quieter areas to hangout in. Down the hall to the Left is the restroom area and good Lord is it a mess. There is almost always no toilet paper, seat covers, paper towels, or soap in the women's restroom and it's a complete disastrous mess. No one services it during night time operating hours from what I can tell and if they "do" they're clearly being paid for nothing. I hope the men's restroom has better luck. The dance floor is further down the hall with booths on the east and west walls, bar on the north side and stage on the south. Drinks are not prohibited on the dancefloor so be careful not to slip or lose your shoe to the sticky syrups from spilled mixed drinks. The music is good most weekends but I wish the DJ would be more attentive to the type of crowd that is present. The best way to describe it is a REALLY MIXED mixtape with rocky transitions. One second you're twerkin like Miley then all of a sudden there's a classic rock song followed by EDM and then let's throw in some Latin hits. If you watch during transitions you can see the crowd start to lose their "groove" and start to feel unsettling. There is also 2 more seating areas outside, one with corn hole. The part I hate the most is they kick everyone out all at once 15 minutes before 2 am. This makes the parking lot a horrifying and dangerous place to be. You have irresponsible and drunk drivers speeding recklessly around other cars and pedestrians, people hanging out their car windows yelling all drunk and wild, and the occasional fight. This place has a lot of potential to be one of the greatest clubs in town, I just wish they would address the issues (especially the ones that can become a safety issue).

On the plus side so far the drinks I've gotten were made very well by the bartenders and...

WENT ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BARTENDER charged me an amt 4 a drink. I tipped her out of the change she gave me back. Later on I went back 2 the bar (same bartender) & ordered same drink as 1st time. I WATCHED HER PUT MY MONIES 4 my drink STRAIGHT INTO HER TOP CAN & PULL MY CHANGE HER TIP CAN (next 2 register). SHE put my money 4 the drink on the bar & went 2 take a food order 2 a table. I count my change & I'll be damned if she'd charged me more 4 the drink than she had the 1st time. PLUS, SHE'D TAKEN IT UPON HERSELF 2 TAKE A TIP OUT OF MY CHANGE & APPARENTLY DETERMINE WHAT THAT TIP AMOUNT WAS 2 BE. When I questioned her regarding the price, HER REPLY WAS ' well sometimes we charge this or that..' I asked is that because after a certain hour in the day or evening there's a change in prices? HER REPLY WAS 'no'. I THEN asked her was it also custom 4 them 2 take it upon themselves 2 take their tip out of a customer's change & determine what the tip amount would be? HER REPLY WAS...' well let me give you back your correct amount..' I SAID..In order 4 you 2 do that wouldn't you first have to actually ring the order up on your cash register? SHE JUST llooked at me dumbfounded...BECAUSE YOU SEE... THIS BARTENDER was pocketing the monies by not ringing up the drinks etc..She'd charge whatever dollar amount she wanted. Put your monies straight into her tip can & make change out of her TIP can. IF YOU PAID CASH NEVER RINGING THE ORDER UP ON THE REGISTER. OF course if you paid with a large bill she'd have 2 ring it up if she didn't have enough in her tip can 2 make the change OR if you paid with a credit or debit card. SKIMMING OFF THE TOP...

Went Saturday 12-7-2019 had a party of 15 at 5pm. We ordered 3 appetizer combos which were mediocre at best. I ordered the cajun chicken sandwich and potato soup. Most of the group ordered steaks all Rib eyes except 1 sirloin 1 salmon and 1 order of shrimp tacos. Save your money and skip the appetizers. Whoever was cooking the steaks needs to go back to school or go get training somewhere. I hear BC has a good culinary department. All steaks were ordered medium rare or medium not 1 single steak had any pink in it. All the steaks at my table were severely over cooked. Now let's get to my Cajun chicken sandwich and soup. It came with fries but I didn't try them my wife said they were good. The chicken breast used on this sandwich must have been part of the smallest chicken farm in the world. The roll was 2 inches longer than the chicken breast on both sides and was lukewarm at best. The potato soup was lukewarm and was ok Black Angus has better soup. Do yourself a favor don't even bother wasting your time or money at this place. If the owner is loosing tons of money I can see why. You need to start with your kitchen staff. I know it's the holidays but I would fire all kitchen staff and start from scratch. I can't even call this stuff bar food. I am pretty sure that your not making a ton of money on alcohol but if you stepped up your game on your food you would have a lot more money in...