Bonham Exchange — Restaurant in San Antonio

Honestly the place is nice inside it great place to meet up with friends and family. Just enjoy yourself have a good time, especially if you’re the type of person who works so much and goes to school, having a little small outing with friends or family. But on the other hand the people that work there not including the dancers, the dancers are the most sweetest and friendly workers there, I’m talking about the lady that wear glasses in the front that checks the IDs, she overly stern with her words and she needs to get a new eye prescription, bc I’ve been here plenty of times. I understand they’re strict and I respect their rules. But the old lady with the glasses accused me and my cuzin of holding alcohol in our hands. They were watching us walk from where I park my car which was like down the street from the club. She denied us entrance because supposedly we were holding alcohol and threw it away infront of them on the way to there long line, mind you it like 12 something at night I'm wearing white and my cuzin wearing black and the lady said she saw us drink it then my cuzin in the black top went right in-front of them and threw the alcohol away and then got in line. Which we literally never went close to the trash can. Honestly I was upset, bc first we are minors, we were only there to see friends for a birthday party. Secondly we work essential types of jobs so we busy most of our time, third I wasted 2 gallons of gas on a 35min drive from where I lived to there. Lastly there was a lesbian couple in black and white in front of us while we were in line in the freezing cold that looked like they were drinking. We try to convince the lady she was mistaken us for someone else, we been here plenty of times why all of sudden, anyways she kept refusing saying she knows it was us bc she saw it with her own eyes. Honestly the people that were behind us in line even vouch for us saying they were behind us we never threw anything away but the lady still refused rudely. Then another problem happen with someone who was actually drunk and holding a bottle of liquor and so there owner or boss man came out to talk to the drunken lady why she isn’t allowed in. I was able to stop him respectfully explain the situation of there assumption of us and if they can pull up the camera footage that points at the trash can and the area around it and will prove us innocent they mistaken us for someone else. Then the owner or boss told us he can’t do anything he can’t rewind the footage until the end of the night and said if she said no then it no. He excused himself and walk away. We were left baffled how un etiquette, low manner, and unprofessional they handle our situation. Honestly we stopped trying bc we both already tired from working all day, and we have work tmr as well. Also extra info unrelated. They don’t let you in if your ID is expired, cut or anything off about it they do scan them to check age. It 15$ for 18-20 yrs olds and adult adults are free or 5$. Honestly, I’m very displeased with the management of this place. That’s because I have experience in running and building operation, knowing how to handle situations. So if your looking for someone to accused you and not let you in bc of the way you look instead, honestly go down to 1902 or burn house instead, you will enjoy and have fun with friends and family not to get accused...

I’m autistic, as a result I don’t go out very often. I’ve been to Bonham a number of times before, and every time prior to New Year’s Eve has been amazing. This time, however, I was unknowingly talking to an undercover cop who, after a good amount of conversation with him, assumed I was on drugs, when I had no substances on me, and I had not taken anything prior to arriving here. Despite me trying to explain this to him and that he was misunderstood, he proceeded to kick me out. I called my father who lived around twenty minutes away to come get me, and then I called my roommate to tell her what happened. I was still near the building while on the phone with both of them, because I didn’t want to be alone in a place I was unfamiliar with while I was on the phone. After hanging up with my roommate, I was attempting to explain what had occurred to an outside security guard after collecting myself, because I was really distressed after being wrongfully thrown out, but they immediately turned hostile and threatened to arrest me if I didn’t leave the property immediately. This made me even more distressed, as I had to go down the street to a parking lot nearby and felt very vulnerable and scared while I was talking to my roommate in tears after they did this. I have never had any incidents prior to this one, and am very disappointed that a place that prides itself on “Everyone” being welcome would...

I liked dancing and having fun here. What I didn't like was that I felt really ignored and almost discriminated by a bartender. I'm not gay and was ordering a drink for my husband and I and tried getting his attention several times, he just looked at me and then went on to serve other people that came in after me. I couldn't believe how he was being so nice to everyone else but a total douche to me. It was already 1:55 and I knew he was not going to serve me, I tried smiling, asking super politely..nothing. After a while when no one was ordering he said "what?" And took my order. When my husband paid him the exact amount he gave it to him kind of folded in half , the bartender got PISSED. He yelled for everyone to hear: don't f&$+ing fold your Fu&#ing money!" While he straightened the dollars very vigorously and threw them in the register. What the hell???? Oh and he was giving a lot of limes to everyone, like more than needed. We ordered 2 tequila shots and got no limes , and as I was about to ask for some he looked at me straight in the eye and said "no more limes", while the bucket beside him was full with them. Seriously??? What did I do to him to be treated that way? I will definitely come back here to dance but I will make sure to stay away...