Downtown Beach Bar and Grill — Restaurant in Columbia

Ok, how to explain. This says bar and lounge but honestly its a club. The full bar was really limited to maybe 8 to 10 bottles of alcohol besides beer selection which were also limited. We decided to go bc we seen awesome pictures of a martini however when you get there plastic cups is what you get. Also, you see pictures of cakes? No where in this place did i see that. The bottle service is legit though so thats good. I would not rate this as upscale at all. Its simply a club. Ok. Now bathrooms. The womens bathroom had a bouncer outside to let you in and when you go into the bathroom theres literally inches of standing water lol. So do not wear flipflops. The place is split into 2 rooms with 2 different djs which is cool and i believe theres an upper level but couldnt fogure out how to get up there bc it was so packed. There was a 10 cover charge and you did get frisked and bags and keys were checked before entering...which is good. Is it horrible nope. It is a club thats not really taken care of due to the crowd that comes here yes. Did i feel unsafe? No. Not at all. Music was great and it was nice to find a good place to just dance but if your looking for fancy may wanna try somewhere else lol but this is a good old...

Went here on a spur of the moment evening with friends and enjoyed the atmosphere... The place was much more comfortable and laid back on the Wed Karaoke night... I was expecting to feel uncomfortable as I tend to when entering a club/lounge setting due to the expected crowds however the crowd was basically about 20-30 people ranging in age to young 20's to high 50's but very nice people. The house shot is a green tea shot but they are pretty expensive at $8 a pop and don't even taste like there is any alcohol in them so you have to be careful. Good music, good vibe, quite a few nice guys who were happy to buy us ladies drinks. I loved the privacy of the courtyard and the brilliant blue lighting set a nice mood for slow dancing or kicking your feet up... Its always a good thing to check where you park your car in the city... I was concerned I didn't park where permitted...however the signs on the walls are very helpful. Easy to find and get to this prime location. I didn't see the food that I was hoping to partake in that is pictured but then again it was late at night and parts of the location were closed off due to the small amount of people a very relaxed place... Seating was very...

WAS the only electronic dance club in Columbia. I thought that was pretty cool when it opened. Saw a couple of major acts there like Tydi and Gareth Emery. But apparently (like everything else in Columbia) it's gotten ghetto. They brought in more rap DJs etc and the place has gone downhill. I knew it would happen. It always does in Columbia. Their social media has been dead for like a year, so I knew it wasn't going well. Also, it seemed like it was trying to appeal to college students. So you'd get frat boys getting wasted and you knew they weren't there for the music when it was still electronic music. So if rap is your thing, then this is your place. Otherwise, I'll be going to Charlotte and Atlanta for my electronic shows. South Carolina doesn't know anything about electronic music anyways...unless it's dubstep...