Auburn Lounge — Restaurant in Danville

This will be a long and detailed review (the only way I can do justice for Auburn Lounge). If you don’t want to read the whole thing, here is the short and sweet version. My wife and I held our wedding rehearsal dinner (35 people) at Auburn Lounge and we had an amazing night with all our guests and the owners of Auburn. I would HIGHLY recommend Auburn Lounge for any private event/celebration. It was the perfect venue and so much fun.

Auburn Lounge was so much different than any of the other places we checked out as potential venues for our wedding rehearsal dinner. From the second we walked in, we were warmly greeted by Michelle, one of the owners. She was genuinely excited to hear about our engagement and was pumped to plan the event with us. The vibe of the lounge was perfect for what we wanted and Michelle’s personal touch was the cherry on top!

While working out all the details for the event, Michelle was responsive and thorough through email and phone conversations. I felt like she was always taking care of us (and to be honest, like she was just as excited for the party as we were). She made the planning process stress free and easy.

Auburn closed down the whole venue to the public so it was just our wedding party. This created an intimate feel for all our guests. We decided to have our rehearsal dinner as more of a cocktail party style than a sit down dinner party. We loved this feel because it gave us and the guests a chance to talk to everyone in the room and not just be stuck talking to the same people sitting directly around you all night. Our guests got to know people that they didn’t previously know and my wife and I loved being able to cruise around and get face to face time with everyone at the dinner. There was even a nice private room off to the side with couches to sit down and take a minute to relax on the couches and have more quiet conversations, if needed.

Michelle and Mark (the married couple that own the place) were INCREDIBLE. They were so fun working the bar. The checked in on us and made sure we were taken care of the whole night. We didn’t have to worry about a thing.

The food selection was easy. Michelle’s catering manager (also named Michelle) has a wide variety of food to choose from (probably 30 different dishes). We chose five different food selections (3 appetizer and 2 entree style). Plenty to fill up on for a full dinner! They have every drink you can think of as well!

Just to cover all of the bases... the bathroom was clean, fancy and totally fit in with the vibe of the whole lounge. It was something that I was worried about, but if you care, Auburn has that covered too!

At the end of the 35 person “rehearsal dinner” we invited all of our out of town guests that were not a part of the actual rehearsal dinner to come to hang out for a few drinks. We packed the place and everyone was able to hang out for another few hours. It was so convenient to have a single, fun place for all of the out of town guests to gather. We must have had 60 or 70 people in there by the end of the night!

Overall, we could not have asked for a better night. We truly lucked out choosing to host our rehearsal dinner at Auburn. Every single one of our guests told us it was the best and most unique style rehearsal dinner that they have ever been to. Michelle and Mark are two of the nicest (and most fun) people you will ever meet and they will make your whole night an event to remember. WE LOVE AUBURN LOUNGE!!! We can’t wait to stop in and visit! This will forever have a special place in our heart and will be visiting for...

Staff and the atmosphere are very chill. Enjoy the karaoke. Hours for Karaoke changed. Sundays 8pm-11pm

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The atmosphere has completely changed. I usually go for the karaoke, and ever since it was moved from the back room to the front, the vibe feels different. The layout in the front divides everyone. It is more clicky and less social. No one has room to dance and enjoy music anymore. The back room had more social and lounge seating. Wish they would change it back. If they want to take advantage of foot traffic and look open, put it back in the back and put an inexpensive sign up front saying we're open, good times in the back or something. I notice plenty of customers going over to Meenar's instead for drinks and karaoke. Talk seems to be that Meenar's is becoming more preferable despite the better decor and look at Auburn Lounge. 2 weeks ago the place was desolate. And last Sunday, there were more people but more than half left and as I mentioned before, went to Meenar's. I hope the owners do something about this as I love the karaoke/DJ that Jessica does for them, and would hate to see them cut her because their business...

The female bartenders Rip off people. They add to tabs. Overcharge and pocket.

Pay with cash and get the price up front.

Credit cards will be scammed and identities stolen. Also watch out, these females work with local escorts.

I have already filed a complaint, today July 26 2024, with the county and contacted ABC7 On your Side for an undercover news story.

My friends and I fell victim to the credit card overcharges and identity theft. 3 diff tabs. 3 diff people.

I ordered 1 beer and was charged for 5 drinks! My friend ordered 2 whiskeys, charged for the same 5. My other friend ordered 2 vodka tonics, but was charged for wine, beers and shots...the exact order of the female bartender's gal pals...guess we were gonna be the suckers. We believe ownership is aware and will be filing a civil suit...as we are 3 Attorneys at a SF...