The Room Santa Monica — Restaurant in Santa Monica

I asked to have a beer in a pint glass and was told that The Room does not serve beer in pint glasses after I saw pint glasses on the bar. Is this a thing that I don't know about? Haha Went out to this spot last night. Had originally planned on going to Club 54 out in Pasadena, but the reviews on here had me curious and intrigued lol.

To start off, this venue is very hidden, its in a dark alley way behind an adult store (random?? lol.). My buddy and I stood in the wrong line for about 10 mins. because we weren't exactly sure where it was, I would recommend asking around to avoid the adventure lol.

We got there at around 10:30 so we didn't have to pay a cover, not sure if they charge one later in the night. I like how its small, private, and dimly lit. It reminds me a little bit of The Crosby that used to be in Santa Ana, but this has an underground element on top of that. This is a mixed crowd but also a more mature crowd (age range probably around late 20's to early 30's). Everyone is very friendly and proper, which is weird for me to experience being so used to Orange County where mostly everyone has a stick up their ass lol!!

Very low key and kick back to begin the night, mostly reggae and old school r&b was played. Shortly after 11:00 that's where the turn up began to be real!!! lol. The DJ was mixing the best of 90's hip-hop and today's hip-hop, had me super hyped lol. I like how everyone just likes to dance and have a good time, don't have to deal with any bs here.

For drinks we ended up trying the pisco punch. Now I'm not a fan of sweet drinks, it messes with my stomach but this drink was very tasty. The bartender messed up our order so we ended up getting 6 glasses and 4 shots of this drink for only $24.00, steal!!! lol.

Overall I had a great time at this spot. I gave this 4 stars only because we didn't spend the whole night here so I could only rate it a 5 based off a full nights experience (Ended up leaving up to go to Zanzibar, which was definitely a mistake! lol.) Would definitely want to come back here with a good group of friends and enjoy a...

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A friend of mines reserved a table at this hell hole and was told in the email that someone needs to be there by 10pm and the whole party needs to be there by 10:30 or the table will be sold. Our whole party was there by 10:30, give or take a few mines and when we tried to procure our table we were told that it had been sold. I can understand not keeping the table and reserve all night but it wasn't like we strolled in at 11:30pm expecting our table to still be free, it was 15 mins give or take. Mind you this was a rainy day and traffic and parking is horrid on a regular day so a grace period could have been granted or at least a courtesy call OR they could of just allowed us our entry!!

Nope...just a "you missed it have a great day"....We were told we could wait in line and pay the cover because they were at capacity. Meanwhile the bouncers are letting in girls and guys who paid them off. I expect this scene in Hollywood or even DTLA but SAMO....really?

Overall would recommend reserving a table here. If you want just come early (9pm) and poach a table from a late comer. The music wasn't even that great (EDM type bs) Also parking is scarce, they do have valet but it fills up pretty quick.

Absurd policies, annoying club politics, crooked bouncers.....Ummm I would expect that in Hollywood, but Santa Monica is supposed to be above that....

I really, REALLY enjoyed the music on the Saturday night I went. However, the more I enjoyed the music the sweatier I got! I wanted to dance the whole night but I opted out of dehydrating from the sweat and alcohol. With that said, the music was really the only thing I enjoyed. The drinks were so so and a bit over priced for the quality. The place is very small. The whole place is dark, including the restroom! I couldn't check if I sweated out any of my make-up, which didn't really matter since you couldn't see anyone's face very well.

If I had no other options, I would definitely come back here to listen to some great music and dance. Hey, I might just make it my cardio workout for the day! I'll share a little secret, well not so secret if you have been, there is a section on the 'dance floor' where the air blows perfectly when the AC is on. I tried to stick to that area the whole time I was there. #FunTimes...