Sophia's Las Vegas — Restaurant in Paradise

My buddies and I went to Sophia's this past Friday night for my bachelor party. A couple of us had been to Olympic Garden, it's predecessor which favorable experiences. I wanted to write this review because I read other reviews online which seemed to me to be polarized, neither side accurately describing the experience at this club.

The cover charge is $50 and I believe you get a drink with that. The drinks were good and served to us promptly. The cocktail waitresses in this place were in fact consistently prompt, and I give them a plus for that. The interior is also nice, the bathrooms are modern and clean, and the security and support staff are generally friendly and hospitable.

When we walked in the door of the club we were immediately engaged by dancers who grabbed our arms, tightly, and walked to our table with us. They came on strong from the get go and never let up. They all immediately sat on our laps, started with the come on, and incessantly started suggesting private lap dances. This would be a theme throughout the night, and my single biggest criticism.

I can understand girls wanting to make money, and being under pressure to get guys to buy expensive lap dances. That is what we were there to do. But these girls, holy cow . . . when I say the pressure was non-stop, I mean, for twenty minutes straight the girls would talk about nothing else. Polite attempts to get them to leave, or back off, just didn't work. We really couldn't even have a conversation with each other, watch the girls dancing, or have a quiet drink for two minutes. It was pretty annoying.

I will say that some of the girls were friendly in a good way, more easy going, and seemed kind of fun. Generally the girls (I just can't bring myself to call them "ladies") were nice looking. The girl who jumped on my lap was semi-hot, but too annoying to be enjoyable.

I gave the one who was "with me" $20 after she had been on my lap for a while, as she was exposing her breasts and rubbing around a bit, and told her politely that I just wanted to relax with my friends and enjoy the drink, but she wouldn't leave.

Finally, I agreed to pay for a $200 lap dance in the private room. While we were walking to the "lap dance room" she suggested that I give her even more money to go upstairs. She implied it would be "more fun". I declined, but this topless salesgirl kept it up, expressing disappointment and repeating over and over that we should go upstairs.

When we got settled in on some large, nice couch I was told that I would get a free drink with my $200 lap dance. I gave the waitress my order and she promptly returned with my drink. I tipped her and sent her on her way.

The lap dance room is nice, dimly let as you would expect, and comfortable. $200 gets you fifteen minutes. The girl gave me a very good lap dance, I must say, so that is a plus. However, the WHOLE TIME, and I do mean non-stop, she badgered me for more money, the upgrade on the lap dance, and kind of made me feel cheap for not going along with it.

My free drink, by the way, was undrinkable. I could not detect any alcohol whatsoever. I still had my original drink and when I compared them side by side they were completely different even though I ordered the same drink both times.

The girls are very pushy and according to my buddy who went upstairs to the most expensive room, they fingerprint you and take your credit card. Who needs that?

Overall, a mixed bag. It would be fairly enjoyable if the girls...

This is one of the best places to go to on a Saturday night in Vegas! They are pretty strict at the door but for good reason, the atmosphere of the club is ideal for intimate interactions with the dancers. The first level has a main bar to your left and a smaller bar all the way to the right, in back of the main stage. Dancers go on stage either by themselves or in pairs and they make sure their dancing is visible from any angle since the stage is visible from any view in the club. Red leather chairs surround the stage and add to the centerpiece of the club. Whether you’re having a drink at the bar, reserved a table, or leaving the bathroom, everyone has an opportunity to approach the stage and give the dancers their well deserved tips! The dancers each have their own unique personality so don’t be shy and spark up a conversation with at least one or two. One of the many dancers that I spoke to started telling me about her Squirrel Monkey. The second level of the club is exclusively reserved for VIP rooms. The second level is lofted as well so you still get a view of the stage. The bar that is to your left when you enter the club also has a smaller dancer stage. Judging by how intimate and limited the seating is for that stage, I am assuming it helps entice customers to purchase VIP rooms. I went with one of my co-workers and for drinks we did one round of patron and sprite, next round was two patron shots each with a coke back (chaser). We also ordered some wings; one order contains 9 wings and you can split which flavors which came in handy because I’m a buffalo girl but my co-worker prefers lemon pepper. The full food menu is in a green laminated (smart) sheet front and back. All of the options sounded really good as well with a nice variety of options. Our patron and sprites were mixed perfectly (not too strong, not too weak) which worked out well because the food tasted amazing. I didn’t want to get too drunk so that I couldn’t taste the food. The music was TOP NOTCH: Bad Bunny, City Girls, Megan The Stallion, Lil Baby, Chris Brown and many more artists that know a good beat anyone can dance to. I don’t regret one dime I spent here. Absolutely well deserved!! I plan to tell my best friend and her husband about this place when they...

Do not come here. You will regret it.

A friend and I were lured here by a man on the strip offering free limo rides. It was our last day in Vegas after a fun trip and I wanted to take my friend there because he is getting married soon. Little did we know our new friend would take us to the worst club in the city.

After being charge a ridiculous cover charge, my friend and I went in wanting to sit at the stage and watch a few dances. One problem: the club was dead inside and nobody was on stage. We were approached by a couple girls who wouldn't leave us alone and insisted we pay for private dances. Not wanting to leave immediately, we finally agreed on the VIP service, which is supposed to be a half hour in a private room with drinks included.

No private room. No drinks. We were led upstairs where they proceeded to make us feel like we were taking out a mortgage. They has us sign several documents, took our fingerprints, and demanded that we give at least a 10% tip. What is the tip for, you ask? It's not for the dancers, it's for the the girl who is making you fill out the paperwork! I object to this, but ultimately end up tipping the 15% because the girls are calling me names and telling me to stop being so cheap. They then tell me it wasn't cool that I was trying to screw her over like that.

After all this, they take us to our "private VIP" room, which is just the open upstairs area. My dancer tells me it's another $500 to go back to the private room. At this point I'm feeling ripped off, pissed off, and just want to leave. Too bad I just paid for a service with no refunds. After the dance is finally over, during which we didn't receive any drinks, the girls are now demanding we tip them, since the other tip was apparently for the girl at the desk doing nothing. I only have a little cash left and am absolutely not going through another fingerprinting, so I hand it over and we head straight to the door while the girls start yelling that it isn't nearly enough.

We could not have gotten out of this place any faster. I completely regret going and it absolutely ruined my...