Reviews of Oxford Social Club (Night Club)

Andy Au

SO much better than the BS at Omnia. This place is so much more fun, inclusive and has banging beats. They welcome you in and wish you a good time vs. Other places that want to make you feel lucky they let you in to SPEND MONEY at their establishments. Hence the name Oxford "Social Club" Come out for a good time. Way classier than any other nightclub in the Gaslamp because of the association with the Pendry Hotel. I dress up fashion forward here because OSC is Classy, so I'm going to dress Classy in my Tie and Suspenders. Dress up a little for a nicer more elegant hip hop experience of drinking and dancing.

Scott Kraus

WORST EXPERIENCE at a club of all time! We negotiated a price for a table then waited over an hour for a cocktail waitress only to get booted from our table without receiving service. When we discussed this with a manager we were asked to leave even though we had 5 rooms at The Pendry. This place is a joke and so are the people that work there. Please don't waste your time.

Cait Teixeira

Best new spot in Gaslamp !!!! Had a blast last weekend and definitely will be returning soon!!

Ragip Dogan Oksum

Good club

Jaclyn Rachelle

More fun than I had anticipated, but it needs a central dance floor. They were playing great music when I went and it looked like everyone wanted to be dancing but people were reserved since there was no dance floor.

Iris Yang

Venue was nice, service was great, but the djs were honestly horrible. The “warm up” DJ switched songs every 15 seconds, and what I assume to be the main DJ who played after midnight had the sorriest excuses for transitions I’ve ever had the displeasure of hearing. Literally stopped his songs in the middle of a verse to switch to something completely nonsensical. I would literally rather listen to a Spotify playlist. That would have made more sense. I’m

Pearce Cleaveland

The perfect "not nightclub". Comfortable furnishings, beautiful room, amazing service and REAL djs. Can't beat that.

CJ Scesa

If you are not a girl or someone special dont waste your time waiting in line. The staff is so rude. I would never recomend this place to anyone.

Kraig Nicolls

Bouncers are money driven. Even slipped them some money to help us out and they kept it, charged us a cover. On top of that, I bought a table and the waitress told me the tip wasn’t included when it was. The whole evening cost me close to $3500 and the management could care less. Stay away from this pretentious place. Better to spend your money elsewhere.

Marquis Cobb

Probably the one of the best club/lounge spots in San Diego. Drinks a pretty expensive but the music is good. LA club scene vibes, this should be your 2nd or 3rd stop of the night. Dress code is really relaxed too

Lisa W

I came for a special event, so my experience is different and not for the late night clubbing experience as everyone else wrote. The venue is nice, lots of lounge chairs. 2 bars, one in front and back. Bathroom outside and it’s nice and clean. The drinks felt a bit weak, so we started ordering double shots. When we started leaving regular clubbers were starting to line up. Crowd looks more of late 20s to 30s.

Rex Camerino

Make sure you have bottle service or know the bouncers or you're a girl, otherwise guest list line is pointless. They'll tell you they're at capacity or the door is closed, but continue to let "vip guests" in. I get keeping a line outside to make it look like the club is popular and to make people sober up and spend once they're inside, but don't tell me to line up and patiently wait if you're never going to let me in once I'm finally at the front. I could of spent my money and most importantly...my time...somewhere else. I know they don't care about losing me as a customer, but definitely never coming back...being polite doesn't work either. This is why San Diego clubs suck...they try to be cool like Vegas clubs, but at least you can get into a Vegas club.

Jason Craig

The staff and vibe was nothing like I've seen before in San Diego. Very cool

Erika Anderson

Gorgeous, intimate, and modern interior with a soundtrack that is current and a staff that is vibrant and young! Perfect atmosphere for your next fun night out.

TK Gospodinov

The bouncers at the door were very rude and ruined our night. There was an issue with the guest list and instead of double checking and trying to find our names, they got confrontational and rude. There was a short Asian guy who said he works for them and wanted to help us, I think he was a promoter, but ended up making the matter worse. These people should understand that their customers are there to have a good time, and not deal with their employees' issues, inner drama, and insecurities. I would not recommend this place to anyone. If you're out to have a good time, go for any other place, even if these guys get you in, most everyone is rude inside, and will most likely ruin your good mood. There are many other places worth spending your time and money in San Diego.

Rosalind Suaava

Awesome club.

Paul Tarbox

We arrived with a group of 8 women and 3 men. All women were let in immediately. The 3 men were denied entrance on the spot. Your horrible bouncers cost you bottle service that went to another club.

Marcus Jiles

If you’re a man, or group of men, this place is a headache to get into past 11pm. The bouncers have a stressful job. Nobody denies that. Not a job I want. But at times too often they’re disrespectful, and unnecessarily rude and seems to have more patience with drunks than sober ppl. Unless you have a table, you feel like they go through a list of things to try to not let you in. Dope club. Cool setup. But bouncers need to be better. It takes little effort to be polite.

Isak Hekti

Like everyone mentioned in the reviews; the bouncers are the VIP of this place. My friends and I were on the guest list. Didn't even enter for another stupid reason. Bouncers won't listen, hostile and very unwelcoming. At least smile it'll attract more people. Or maybe they're keeping the vibes closer to underground clubs.

Theresa Tran

Went on a Saturday night during Comic Con wknd. Was crazy as expected. Signed up on the guest list prior, but not sure if it helped expedite the process. Befriended a bouncer named Gustavo. He let in myself and two girlfriends. No cover which is good. Pro: Pretty club. Bars on either side of the club. Music was decent. Something new to add to the Gaslamp area. Con: Was hoping for a little more heavier hip hop. Kept hearing Will Smith. Pass. BIG CON: No real dance floor. The entire area was made of VIP booths and unless you had a $$$ booth, you were dancing on the edges of the space. Very unfortunate.

Lewis Rivera

Fun times!

Eric Broboter

Don't make me wait in line for over an hour, say it's at capacity and still let in 30+ girls and old dudes who say they're VIP. Don't waste my time

Julien Melo

The bouncers were classless and rude. Wish I could've left a review about the amazing atmosphere or the wait staff but sadly the doormen were inattentive and prejudice.

Caleb Brandalise

Holy moly! This place looks like a set from a movie! Elegant. Picture perfect staff. Zingy atmosphere.. What a place to gather with your friends or colleagues!

Hillary Adams

Oxford is awesome! Music, atmosphere, sound... Drinks are expensive but in the end worth it ,if you can handle the great atmosphere well.

Tazzzie333

It was comicon weekend and we were in line and security didnt let us in because our friend was dressed up as john from game of thrones. It was 4 of us. He said it was an upscale attire. There were people there that were dressed casual. Not upscale. Not worth going to this place. We can take our business elsewhere.

honeylovexo

My Caucasian friend was let in immediately after showing her ID. I was held to the side and my guest list needed to be confirmed. After pointing out to the bouncer, that he let my friend in with no hesitation, he accused her of sneaking in. Weak drinks and pretentious crowd.

Eugenio Ascanio-carrera

Staff was extremely professional. The manager, Nate, was especially welcoming and serious. Excellent first impression.

Tobias Friedl

Great place to have a good time. Staff is very caring and friendly

Gks96

Loved the classy high scale vibes of this place. Loved the set up, Great vibes & ambiance but there is no dance floor.

Sean Kimeridze

AMAZING FOOD AVEYTHING TASTE GREAT

Local Top 20

Wow... What an amazing place. Fun and exciting!!

Jennifer White

Beautiful venue, great crowd, awesome staff! Best new spot in the gaslamp!

Brian Jackson

Terrible line managemrnt. It's one thing to let in more women than men, and it's another thing to not let in men. Who is buying drinks for the ladies??? This place is a flash in the pan. A short trend, fad.

Jason Herrick

My new favorite spot in the Gaslamp!

julien melo

Worst customer service I've ever experienced. If you want to be treated like swine, go to Oxford Social on a Saturday night.

Van Hwynn

Came about a month ago in September, here were my thoughts: PROs: *Walked right in w/ no issue because we had a table *Music was great, played catchy hip hop songs *Cool decor, didn't encounter (too many) annoying people CONs: *No enforcement of clothing--guys were in t-shirts & hats *Birthday girl was told table would be comp'd, but because we had a few males, that deal went out the window and she was charged for it all. All in all, it was ok, but definitely not my scene anymore for obvious reasons. **REFER TO CONS

San Diego

I was aggressively verbally assaulted by a bouncer at Oxford Social Club on the night of Saturday, May 5th. While a male friend was in line paying the cover charge to enter the club, my two female friends and I were standing in the downstairs lobby area. Not knowing I was being watched, I took one step forward when a stalky presumably Middle Eastern bouncer in his late 30’s/early 40’s with little hair on his head and a goatee screamed “stop moving” and "stand back" repeatedly in a very hostile and violent manner (similar to how a police officer would approach a criminal). As he was aggressively yelling, he looked as though at any point he was ready to assault us. Unable to comprehend what he was reacting to, I froze in complete shock. I was stunned, terrified and shaken by his actions. It is hard to articulate the severity of the issue but please understand it was the most aggressive uncalled for behavior I've ever experienced in my LIFE. My girlfriend stepped in and told him his behavior was completely unacceptable, we were paying customers patiently waiting to get inside. The bouncer continued to yell at us with the same hostility while my friend tried to reason with him. His tone and mannerisms were so aggressive that another employee interfered, telling him to calm down. The other employee said he was going to take care of it and handle the situation, however, we do not feel he was taking the severity of the bouncer's incomprehensible actions very seriously. We left shortly after, still stunned by how both of these employees treated us. I've travelled throughout this country and around the world, have experienced nightlife and club scenes in many places and have NEVER been so mistreated by ANYONE. As an employer, you need to ensure your employees are trained professionals, and not on edge, macho egotistical men that berate and assault your female clients for no justified reason. This isn't his personal life, he cannot verbally abuse women as he chooses. His behavior was so violent and threatening that in future, if this occurs again, I will have no problem reporting this incident to the police.