ONYX CLUB — Restaurant in Roseville

I was at Onyx Sunday (9/24/23) night. My son, a friend, and I were playing pool and hanging out. One of the regulars (Caucasian man) came up to my son and wanted to wrestle him. My son said no, he is just trying to play pool and have a good time. The man proceeded to grab my sons arm and get aggressive so my son told him to leave him alone he just wants to play pool. So the man grabs my sons arm again, and attempts to put him in a headlock. My son then tries to push the man off him and they begin to wrestle to the ground. The female bartender sees them scuffling and runs over and punches my son in the face multiple times. Finally my son and the man stop wrestling and while the man is laughing thinking its funny, the bartender repeatedly grab's my son, yelling at him and kicking him out of facility, while she does nothing to the other man involved. Then she came up to me and got aggressive in my face, yelling and cussing. She was belligerent and aggressive. I noticed also that she had been drinking several shots while I was there so I can only imagine how much she drank prior to our arrival. Her actions were very unacceptable. She treated my son like he was the trouble maker and he was just minding his business. Had my son been white and a regular his treatment would have been different. She's racist and it clearly came out that night. All of her anger was directed solely to my son and myself. I will never go back there and will make sure this story is told to whoever will listen, including the owner of the establishment, who needs to be aware at the kind for racial discrimination going on...

The Onyx Club had been under investigation since November when Roseville police say they got a tip that bar staff were involved in narcotics sales while working. Undercover agents with Roseville police and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control were able to buy cocaine. Several violations were documented, police say.

As a result of the investigation, the bar’s ownership has agreed to several penalties, including: a 30-day suspension (beginning on Jan. 3, 2019), three year suspended revocation, limitations of alcohol sales to the patio after 10 p.m. from Sunday through Wednesday and 1 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, and the hiring of one licensed and uniformed security guard on Fridays...

The Onyx Club could be considered a dive, right, but is elevated by unexpected elegance. Does that make any sense? Dark wood, onyx fixtures, (duh) clean looking brickwork, an eclectic jukebox, a friendly bartender, and an old world feel mash up to provide a comfy atmosphere. The food only gets 4 stars bc it's all fried, (I think) I would have liked a cold shrimp cocktail or a cheese plate but y'know, whatchaagonnado? We chatted up a couple of locals and there was (almost) a singalong for a satisfying midday oasis from the current crisis (name that one for yourself 🙄) Worth a stop. Worth a...