Reviews of Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub (Night Club)

Bob Caudle

DEANOHOLICS RAT PACK XMAS SHOW DEC 22

Brian Wright

Best music venue in Sac. Beer tap lines need to be cleaned, but great bartenders.

Anne Merino

Not a bad club!

Kathleen Coppedge

Arrived an hour early to see the James Hunter 6, apparently promoted by Swell Productions, only to find every seat either taken or reserved --80% of their available seats were reserved --and about 40 folks standing because there was nowhere to sit. After a drink we got tired of standing and took a chance and moved into some of the many still empty reserved/VIP seats. For the record, there was no mention of, or option to buy, anything but general admission tix when we bought them 2 months earlier, so we had every right, at the very least, to expect seating on a first come first served basis. Well, pretty quickly a man and woman arrived and demanded we vacate the seats immediately. When we asked how any music venue could sell 2 or 3 times as many tickets as seats, both insisted they hadn't done so. When I asked the man to take a look at the room, he did and then just smiled, shrugged, and said we still had to leave. And, we couldn't stay until the "VIP's arrived. Some of the other evicted couples gave up and actually went and sat on the stage. We knew there was no way we were going to make it through 3 hours of standing or dancing --the opening act was still 30 minutes away --so we decided to try to get our money back. The guy at the door politely took my information, said he completely understood, and though he couldn't guarantee anything, he assured me he'd call the next day. No call, and we're out the cost of tix and handling fee. Harlows is a music venue, so how do they get away with not providing a seat for every ticket purchased in good faith? If they are just a dance club, say so. At the very least, they should be required to post "no seat guaranteed" when you purchase a ticket. Color us angry and 85 bucks poorer. My only consolation is that Harlow's and Swell Productions should provide good fodder for my business ethics unit.

Tim Bardet

Best music venue in Sacramento. Many good bands coming through. Nice place.

Jason Knox

Great space with a wonderful outdoor seating area. Acoustics could be better but there's really nothing like seeing a show with the band basically on the dance floor.

Danielle Peltier

Waiting and waiting and waiting on Goapele. Show was supposed to start at 10 it is now 10:40 & we are still standing AND WAITING!!!

Bitsy Kemper

Excellent service, great food, can't beat the view of the band!

Joe Klarer

Horrible service, bouncer and owner went out of their way to kick several people out and not refund their tickets. Bouncer said he saw my girlfriend taking a drink of something before she tried to go inside so she couldn't go into the show, I tried asking why and the owner came outside saying we were drinking in public and it's illegal, I asked if he was a cop and he dismissed me completely and wouldn't let me in either, when I wasn't even drinking. People drink alcohol at concerts, I've been to dozens and never been kicked out for something so trivial. Don't go to harlows expecting a fun show or you'll probably be tossed out

Ethan Jimenez

Nice live music venue. Good location, friendly and helpful staff (door and bar). Intimate setting for live music, I will be back - had a great time.

EMC Web Department

It's a nice bar, but I'm tired of the same old cover bands every weekend. How many times can you watch a Journey tribute band play the same 25 songs over & over? Same thing with the same old 3 disco bands that play there every other week. Get some variety in there, wouldya?

Scooter Leach

Nice venue but expensive drinks

Drew Kimzey

Nice looking place with lots of seating. Great cocktails and fantastic acoustics. Best small venue in Sacramento.

darin kram

Great easy menu and very affordable. The best hamburger you can eat for $6.

JOE COOLIIE

This place was very run down looking I felt like I was at men's club. Stage was very small and the place is not designed to accommodate all styles of music. Security was kicking people out for smoking (which is understandable but kicking someone out? Little harsh) they kicked main artist out. Terrible terrible experience. Save your money for the ace of spades!

Sydney Alexander

Loved the service and the drinks. The bartenders were very polite and fast making the drinks. I went there with some friends to go dancing and hang out. I loved that they had an outdoor area that was a little more low key with some nice tables and an outdoor bar. I honestly had no complaints about finding seat like some of the other reviews. I might have just gotten lucky, but I found enough seats for our huge group of friends as soon as we got in. There were two bartenders that were exceptional with there service and there drinks. The first was named josh, he was working at the bar inside; and the other , named camille, was manning the outdoor bar. They both gave great drink suggestions and there friendly attitude made me feel great for choosing to go to harlows that night. I had a great time with my friends here and will be going back . I unfortunately lost my keys that night and the staff at harlows were extremely helpful in helping me look for my keys. I didnt find them, sadly, but I was great that the whole staff helped me look for them. I just wanted to share my wonderful experience at harlows hoping it will bring more people in to this great place.

Kathleen Alexandra

Great club. Very intimate, great bar and food.

ashiya odeye

Great place to see and hear live music. Sound is the best, (when the engineer knows what they're doing).

Anthony Cathey

Great venue for drinks and music. Great sound system and stage. Check their calendar for upcoming shows.

Craig Hayward

Fun venue with two bars, a beer garden out back, with fun bands and shows.

Elizabeth Burgess

Love this club. Great entertainment. But drinks can be pricey--$10 for a white russian.

Angeli Velasquez

Not to bad Yall..

Hasani Almendarez

Very poor customer service and communication skills I made a reservation over 2 months ago have been trying to confirm for over over the last 3 weeks and I have yet to receive a confirmation phone call back yet

Toni Lopez

It was my first time at Harlow's and i really enjoyed myself.totally enjoyed the food and most of all loose ends.

Eric Coulter

The musical acts here are typically great. The venue is intimate, and the staff is cool (once you get past the bouncer at the door)!

Marcus Jones

Great atmosphere and nice staff

Cel Durant

Great live music!

Ruth Hennessy

Fun place, small dance floor

A google user

So much potential but the sound was painfully bad. I was glad to see some Bay Area jam bands start coming to this venue, but both bands I've seen sounded terrible here. The sound mix is all wrong - couldn't hear the guitars because there was so much bass. Most of the people in my group had to wear ear plugs. I hate wearing ear plugs but couldn't stand the noise level without them. What a shame, because otherwise the venue is great - funky decor, comfortable outdoor courtyard, good drinks, and clean bathrooms!

Preston Ruano

The waitress was great! Great attitude, very attentive! Wish all servers were like her.

Airsofting call

Went here for the ghostmane concert and the venue was very well layed out and controlled for the type of concert it was

Nikolai von Glasenapp

Small intimate venue with decent prices.

Cheley Baby

Chill place. Great live music. Staff is friendly.

Manuel Amaya

Great place to catch a show! Great music and crowd!

Abby Hudson

We love this place, and we love our bartenders. Tonight, some butt was causing a fuss and saying he was gunna leave a "bad review" cause he had a problem with his check, wich was delt with and corrected. He still made a scene and could not be talked to. Which is why I am leaving a review. Please remember there are a lot of sad cry babies out there using Google and Yelp. This place is one of the best bars in downtown Sacramento and an excellent venue. If we are going to Harlow's we are going to have a good time, no questions asked.

James Tysinger, III

Nice club with good acoustics and views of the onstage performers. I wouldn't go back just for the food, but it's not bad for the price when you're watching a show there. The kitchen did have trouble getting our four-person table's orders right, but having worked in restaurants myself, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Anyone can have a bad night, and the waitress mentioned they didn't have a head chef that evening. I looked up the owner/manager? online and he has a long history in the entertainment and club business here in Sacramento, and seems to know what he's doing and knows a lot of local talent. Looking forward to going back soon.

Eric Fletcher

It's a nice spot definitely better than Spotify.

Hunt Jeff

Horrible unprofessional little venue that is in imminent need of being closed, as it is not big enough to be purchased by a large company that may be able to train the staff an security to be half way decent at their jobs. They never have good acts, and when I do go, I see why......

Julia A

Fun. Lots of great bands. Good variety

Rebecca Blanton

I have attended shows, produced shows and performed in shows at Harlow's and their upstairs location, Momo's Lounge. Its a great venue in Sacramento. For watching shows, both Harlow's and Momo's are small enough to offer intimate venue feelings. Harlow's is larger and can make a show feel packed and fabulously energetic with a good turn out and good crowd. Momo's works for smaller shows and is definitely a more intimate feel. I hosted a private birthday party at Momo's. I found the staff and special events planner great to work with. The price was outstanding! And the food is good. As a performer at both Harlow's and Momo's I find the venues easy to navigate, the sound is pretty good and there is plenty of space to perform. I have done comedy at Momo's and when the bands sound check downstairs it can be distracting. With the recent retrofitting, this problem seems to have been minimized. The one big drawback to Harlow's is parking. Like all of midtown, City Council has declared war on decent parking. Most of the parking is on the street, and now many of the meters go to 10 PM. When I have parked on J street, my car has been sideswiped and when I park on the side streets, it has been broken into. The parking situation has seriously dampened my attendance at Harlow's events. Hopefully they will get this figured out, but for now, take a car service if you have a show.

Felipe A

Cool venue for a comedy show I attended when Felipe Esparza was in town.

Jodi Macminn

Great place to see music! Loved the atmoshphere and the people! It was my first time but not my last!

Carrie Lopez

Always good people here ..awesome service and killer bands (esp.AgentOrange )*****

Sean Filipponi

Got there when place opened an hour before the band was set to play. They didn't have all the chairs out and when we asked we were rejected chairs but they brought chairs out for others. Had to stand the entire show. Not sure why the discrimination but won't be going back ever.

Kathey Tucker

Standing for 3 hr concert, that wasn’t good. That sucks.

Amy E

Drinks, service, acoustics are all great, but Harlow's needs to get away from Ticketfly for selling tickets online. They are too expensive and there are better, more affordable ticketing services out there that deserve this local business's attention.

mercedes crumby

Nice outside area. Upstairs and downstairs. 2 dance floors. 2 djs

Robert Cartwright

Great place! Reasonable prices. Entertainment was great. Service was good.

Jorge Gonzalez

Friendly environment and cool staff. Be ready for a good time.

Reviewer Klb

Actually this MOMA... upstairs Harlow's Wednesday Bourbon and Blues. They also serve dinner, wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks.

Laura Chavez

We went with a group of friends to watch a band play. The seating was extremely limited and the show started about 2 hour later than advertised on the tickets. It was quite uncomfortable standing for that long to include the duration of the event. The band was good and the bartenders were nice servers, so that sort of made up for it. However, the security staff is unprofessional and unpleasant to deal with. After the event we wanted to stay and have a drink, so we waited in line to get into their nightclub which is through a different door. Once we gave the bouncer our ID he denied us entry because my husband was wearing Jordans and said no athletic wear was allowed. I pointed out the guy in front of us had Adidas tennis shoes and the bouncer said Adidas, Chucks or Van's were allowed. We didn't want to make a scene so went to sit on a bench a few feet away to call our Uber. Minutes later another guy with similar Jordans as my husband went up with a group of friends and was allowed entry. At that point I went over to confront them about the discrimination happening against us, because the bouncers were the same race as both individuals they let in with the athletic shoes and we were a different race. I asked to speak to a manager to explain what we had experienced with the discrimination and we were refused the opportunity to speak to the manager. I have more to share about this situation as well as a short video I was able to capture. I can't believe how they mistreated us and the lack of fairly enforcing the dress code standard across the board.

Rob Dog

We went to see Mike Love. It was a great show and Harlow's was a nice personal venue. You're able to get up close to the stage which makes it feel communal. We had a wonderful time and will definitely try another show.

Todd Luoma

Harlow's is one of the best, if not the best, small live music venue. May 9, 2019, featured Savoy Brown, the best British Blues band. Tommy Odetto opened for Savoy Brown and is a great guitarist in his own right. The menu has a nice variety. My favorite is the Jean Harlow burger. Nice selection of brews on draft. Full bar available! Check on the music at this great venue.

david hernandez

Midnight players lit the dance floor, Harlow's should most definitely have them back, the bartending on the other hand, very displeased with their service and the way they pour their drinks, I ordered vodka and 7up all night dropped over $200.... I walked out of there more sober than I walked in.. Basically drink 7 up all night . I asked one of the bartenders David to repore one drink and he simply said no, I figured I was owed at least one decent drink if I spent over $200 .. If you are going to order drinks there, order beer... THEIR BARTENDING TECHNIQUES ARE A DISGRACE TO THE BUSINESS. ... They should be fired and rehired at Chuck E Cheese

Shantel Jones

The best bands play here.

Nate Tilllman

Decent venue. Cool to be so close to the performance. Sound could be better. Always have a good time there though. Nice outdoor lounge area

Corina WCimpean

Good venue for concerts... love the outside area in the back... cozy and great atmosphere.

Galen Humes Jr.

Cool place to chill out n vibe

Edgar Perez

Satanist type "rituals" done for fun....

Thomas Garcia

Matt' Birthday special guest 1/24/18

Colette West

I saw Bilal at this club. Great sound system and nice interior. There wasn't enough seats.

Azul Herrera

The classless security staff handle situations & people with ghetto fabulous decorum. It's the inmates running the prison, does that sound like a nice place to visit?

John pulido

Good food live comedy

Dzire Moore

Nice venue but it's very small and needs to be updated. Outdoor area is amazing.

Eva Rose

Great sound, great staff, comfortable and welcoming environment

Elizabeth Allison

Love this place! The outdoor chill area is my favorite! Always friendly staff.

Denise Arizpe

Great events always!!!

Benjamin Lyon

Best for live shows in sac right now

Julie ShootsPeople

Great Venue all around. Great Staff. I always feel welcome and comfortable when I shoot at Harlow's!

Ter Ri

Great music, dance and quality time with friends

Lucy Richardson

Good venue for "live" music. .

Timmy .Martin

If you like a small venue with fabulous sound and great service. You'll love it. In fact on my way now with my daughter to see Crystal Bowersox, again.

Linda Collins

got there near five, it wasn't very busy. i'll return with my relatives. it has an awesome atmosphere. food is similar to a place in san francisco i loved.

Aaron Miles

Great sound and I love the outside hangout in the back.

awsmmclovinn .

Great food and good performances didn't get to have a drink but what I had for dinner was wonderful.

RaVerna Bass

Place is nice, parking not the greatest, ordered some chips & salsa, didn't like, but only went 2 hear my daughter sing, great job.

Mark Gregg

The restaurant presents itself more as a club. I enjoyed the time but feal the drinks were expensive on top of a healthy cover charge. After the music started you couldn't hear yourself think.

Jeffery Winn

Pretty decent fare, nicely appointed, and the staff was both friendly and attentive. We went to see a live show and were seated on one totally comfortable couch. The seating chart for live shows is predominantly in the furnished booths that line the walls in a semi circular pattern facing the stage, providing great views free of the sardine can setups that have become the norm.

Diana Ball

Nice little venue to go too.

Isaac La Marr

Good concerts for cheap and moderately priced but strong drinks.

otis anderson

A great place to go party have fun

Manny Clips

Awesome live bands and great staff :) I enjoyed it for sure.

Michael Garrett

Had a blast! Great bands and good service!

Leena B

Very nice. But needs more seating

LaNell Ellen

Nice place but the wait for drinks was very long and they messed up my order.

Matt Miller

Great music venue, fun crowd, good beer selection. Mixed drinks are a little weak, but you go for the show, not the strong drinks.

Richard Cavagnolo

Took my wife to see Goapele at Harlow's Friday night which was a bad decision. Waited in the cold for an hour hoping for a good seat just to find out 90% of Harlows is standing only. We stood for another hour waiting for the show to start at 10:00 pm. We continued to stand and wait an additional 40 minutes but Goapele never showed for her own concert while we were there. Nobody addressed the angry crowd with any explanation? Furthermore, Harlows advertise they serve food which was inaccurate. After waiting two hours for 10:00 and an additional 40 minutes because Harlows/Goapele couldn't get it together, we left with soar feet, Hungary and irritated. I can't even tell you if Goapele ever showed up Friday night. What l can tell you is l will never return to Harlows. Advise: If you ever want to see Goapele live, take your wife to Yoshis in Jack London Square in Oakland. You can pick your SEATS online and the do serve food before and during the concert, you won't be disappointed like we were at Harlow's.

Noah Oppenheimer

Great place for live music. By the way, Will Kimbrough is coming here from Nashville on Feb. 24. He's a great folk Americana musician, one of my personal favorites! Check him out!

Arthur Climpson

Harlow's..where the beautiful people meet, music spot..helpful door crew..

RastaSoulSista#1 Booth

Jr Reid was ok I've seen him so many times

Michelle Van Allen

A bit cramped inside but there's good food and drinks. The stage shows are fun and you can at least see what's going on from most vantage points.

Joy Hunt

First time but definitely not the last! Loved the show, the crowd and had a great time

Tiaing Carr

I had a nice time at Harlow's for the DJ Quik concert. The staff was friendly .All except for a certain bouncer/security guard who was rudely grabbing and shoving people off stage who were invited to take pictures. That's the reason for 4 out of 5 stars .Everything else was cool but ,I don't appreciate being shoved .

Benjamin McNeil

Over priced beer. Good food and great bands

Jim Heston

Great local live music venue. Not a bad view in the place. When in town to visit my mother, I always check out what's going on at Harlow's. So far they are batting 1000. I saw Brown Out/Brown Sabbath. 99.9 percent of Sacramento missed out on one of the best shows I have seen ever as they rocked the crowd with Black Sabbath covers with a Latin twist. Average White Band was stellar, and The Iguanas were superb. Ticket prices and beer prices great value for the shows I have seen.

Jay T

My go to spot for good music in Sacramento. It's the last place standing since my Sac State days and it's still going strong, Great music, Momo is great for DJ, cool decor, nice stage and room for listening to live music and good drinks. What more could you want? Reasonable cover too.

iogogilby

Great little place to see a show but the soundman does not know what he's doing. He is way way way too loud and distorted.

John Lewin

I love the small venue and variety of performers. However, Harlow's shows so many signs of neglect. From the massive amount of spider webs between the front window and back of seat stand, the horrible smell from the lounges/couches, to the outdated and worn interior. The wait staff is also very disorganized and inconsistent.