The Blue Room — Restaurant in Nashville-Davidson

We were in town for the weekend and in the area, so we walked to The Blue Room on a Saturday night. It started pouring down rain halfway through the trip but we kept walking anyway. We got to The Blue Room, nestled right nezt to Third Man, and yanked on the giant door. Nothing. We dipped under the roof at Third Man and checked the website. Oh, they don't open until 7 and it's 6:50. No biggie, let's wait here. So we stood in the cold, surrounded by rain, waiting for 7 to roll around. Let's give them another few minutes just in case. 7:05...go to the door...tug tug, no movement. So what gives? We dip back under the roof. Let's check Facebook and Instagram...maybe they're not open today for some reason. Nothing to be seen. Okay well maybe this isn't the entrance? We walk around the block, in the rain, past multiple sketchy individuals, and find nothing else. Now it's 7:20. I call the number on site. It rings, rings, rings, and then disconnects. We go back, pull on the door again. Nothing. So eventually we just got an Uber back to the hotel.

I'm sure The Blue Room is neat by if you're supposed to be open then you should be open. I'm not trying to go ever again.

EDIT: Thank you for the response but what you've said here directly contradicts your website, which literally states: "When are you open? Our normal business hours are 7pm - 12am Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights." And then continues to talk about how it USED to be ONLY a venue but is, quote, "now open to the public every Thursday, Friday, and...

You get waved with a wand and ID-ed at the door, if you are under 18 attending an all-ages event your hands will be marked with permanent marker for bartenders to identify but they still prefer a photo ID; security guards have always been friendliest there in comparison to every other Nashville venue. I will say this is kind of surprising because it is probably the shadiest-located venue in all of west downtown. You have to tread by broken down and boarded up homes and buildings to get here unless you're somehow parking onsite. Two out of three times someone sitting on the curb will shout something at you but it's usually an anecdote and I've not yet received anything obscene. I don't think they advertise public parking at all but there might be two to four spots available. The Blue Room itself is a very thematic experience. Very blue, big elephant in the back corner. Bad reviews about the bartenders but they've only ever been easygoing to me. Nice little waiting area outside of the bar room with a collector's vintage analog photobooth that I thought was very cool to see. Bathrooms are themed and gender-neutral. Blue Room is SMALL. That's not everyone's cup of tea, but it can be really cool to have such a personal experience with the artists. I've seen musicians come offstage and do their sax solos in the middle of the floor. I like it. It's a completely different feel than other venues in the area. They offer ear plugs...

First of all the venue looks nothing like the photos they post online. The online pics are nice with nice seating and looks cozy. In real life, it is literally an empty concrete box with one dilapidated old floral couch that looks like it came from my grandmother’s house and is 50 years old. The acoustics are so horrible everything echoes and we saw this horrible opening band that ran way over the estimated time where the singers were just screaming into the microphone at everyone. Way way too loud. The woman who checks you in at the front desk also screams at you as she’s checking you in like her hearing has been lost by working in that place which I would not doubt at all. Then you open the door and walk in and it’s really a sad sight to see a crowd of people standing there being screamed at, with deadpan looks on their faces. The bartender went missing for no reason, keeping everyone waiting. Would not repeat...