Reviews of Rapture Restaurant & Night Club (Night Club)

303 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902, United States

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REVIEWS OF Rapture Restaurant & Night Club IN Virginia

Bill Jones

Please do not listen to these reviews. There was news of a club in Australia with the same name that was rude to a customer complaint. THIS IS NOT THE SAME PLACE. Very clean, great staff, and a safe place to eat and grab a drink

Morgen

Disgusting owner, if you’re looking for a good time, at least to go to a place that deserves your patronage. Rapture doesn’t deserve it.

Alex Webster

Not the one from the Reddit post.

Stefanie O'Dell

Amazing food but isa bit pricey

Caleb Dodson

Pool tables are sub-par. Not the main attraction. Staff is friendlier than ever and the live performances will not disappoint. 8 out of 8!

David White

Small, loud, fast service.

Devin O. Stewart

Awful. Made a last minute (but confirmed) reservation on Open Table, but the hostess said she couldn't 'honor the reservation' because she 'hadn't had time to check her phone'. Very weird and very rude. Lots of good restaurants in Charlottesville, avoid this one.

MD

The brussel sprouts alone will bring me back. The pork belly was also delicious. You can feel the love in the food. Highly recommended.

Sarah Teplitzky

I've lived in Charlottesville for most of my life, and Rapture is by far one of my favorite restaurants. The staff is friendly and efficient, and the food is amazing. Their fish and chips are a staple on their menu and you can't go wrong with them. The burger is superb, and the hillbilly egg rolls are genius. Weekend brunch is the best around - their bacon is literally the best bacon ever. If there's a chef's special you should try it, and the soup of the day is always on point.

Charlie Murchie

Great live music

Elisa Ferrante

The food is okay and it's pretty affordable. The brunch tends to be better. The place turns into a bar/dance club at night but it can be a dicey atmosphere.

Tracy Halstead

Nice variety of food and drinks, along with pool tables for the brave!

Ck Aung

I used to come here a lot because my friends like the place. But the last time I came, the wait staff was drunk,the bartender was slamming shots, the kitchen staff was intoxicated and the bouncers outside were slamming beer too. Yeah, I get it, it's a bar. But when you're on the clock, and working, I do not feel safe being a customer of your establishment if you're drunk and trying to serve me things. Some of the food is pretty good, I'll admit, but usually brunch or an early lunch is the only time you will get anything edible. I was at brunch when this particular incident occurred and already most of the staff were drinking. I watched the wait staff walking over to a table, they told him that it was the wrong order and as he walked away from the table he said clearly "well F you too". My order was wrong as well but I did not want to speak up for fear that said wait staff would do something to my food based on the attitude they had with the other table. Horrible management, obviously.

Hannah Crusemire

This is NOT the nightclub from reddit! Please do not harm their business, they had nothing to do with this!

Jessica Turner

Stopped in for an app and a drink before going to a movie. Fast and friendly service. Yummy brussel sprouts! Good wines!

Rebecca Hensley

Love this place. Always stop by when I'm in Charlottesville.

Talur Martin

Great service, do was okay, people kinda crowded the bar though. I stood in one seeable place and people that just walked up were still served before me. But good overall

Diego Salinas

Great music venue with a variety of drinks and also pool tables! Great place to lose yourself

j f

I would give zero stars if I could. Rude staff and nasty manager. Rapture is a good name as it will be the end of the world before I eat here again.

Trey Johnson

Been here three times, seen 6 fights, one a female bartender. Really?! Then, they close down early because of this. Bouncers too worried about meeting women to do their jobs and it really doesn't look like they could do much if they wanted to. Definitely a shame because if they cleaned up this mess and added some REAL security including some kind of metal detection at the front door, this place could really thrive with a great bar, great music, and a better crowd.

Kaylee Sutherlin

Just to offset. The nightclub with the spike drink controversy is in Perth, Australia

Julie Stutsman

fun karaoke, great live music

Maverick Wayfarer

Great happy hour prices! & Fun place to see music!

Wendy Cary

Excellent service every time!

chickenwing7963

My friend got her drink spiked there and they wouldn't accept that it happened and blocked my number.

Alicia Robin

The music and drinks were good. We just wish they'd open up the old nightclub part more often.

Terrell Mulford

Good place to have a drink

Joey Lezotte

Have no fear in overserving women and most of all the owner is a hypocritical owner and will hide any evidence of the incident even after telling you they will do what they can to assist, including taking almost a month to pull easy to access receipts that didn't include"gift" drinks from his bartender.

Nicole Clark

Good food, has interesting drinks, makes a nice date place

Will S

Just awful all round service and experience

Stacey Strawn

This is a great place to dance! Young, friendly crowd and a good vibe.

Eric Werner

Great spot! Very friendly staff. No pretentions.

Leonard Scharf

Hi good food good service

Andréa Raquel

Quaint. Great service. Delicious burgers. Beautiful pool tables.

Tekia Wicks

The menu is so unique, and delicious! It reminds me of a Lousiana memu; gumbo, shrimp and grits, voodoo wings. I will be going back. The fish and chips looked amazing.

mary maslich

The best atmosphere on the mall and seating outside. The bar is authenic and the staff is great. The locals are great that come here. Bartender is awesome. We came here after a rough day of driving walked the mall in chaottesville, va. The awesome place is here and millers.

Devan Gurecki

I can’t attest to the night life/ bar scene here but don’t waste your time with the food. How do you mess up a burger? I ate with 3 people and all our food was sub par. Drinks were great though. Our server was also rude, but obviously that’s one person and shouldn’t reflect on the whole place.

Marvin

good

Ahniece Farmer

Haven't had the drinks or food but the atmosphere was great, I will be returning and trying drinks and food

E Dahmer

Hahahaha better be calling into Bar Rescue sometime soon because you're going to need it buddy.

Ken Alston

I ordered the Thai peanut salad and added grilled chicken. The salad was basic, the dressing oily and tasteless. The grilled chicken I added was well cooked and seasoned appropriately but I wont be back anytime soon. I mentioned how disappointed I was with the dish but the server didn't show any sign of caring enough to do anything about it.

Phoenix X

Wrong club reddit gang the one in the post is in Australia. I encourage anyone here to post a 5 star cause this business shouldn’t have their reputation damaged because of another clubs actions.

Gill Moore

Great restaurant and I got to see LaQuinn perform there. Hope he does more shows for he's the reason we moved here.

M Merritt

Went for a cville pride event. Half of the group I was with couldnt enter because of dress code violations (I.e., a white T-shirt and tank top). It wasn't on message with pride to be arbitrarily selecting and rejecting people because of what they were wearing. My friends who were allowed to enter were disappointed by the overall vibe and immediately left. We went to Zocalo instead and had a blast.

Berri Love

Very talented kitchen staff

zack Anthony

Uh oh... reddit's here

Matt Whitmore

Offsetting the wrong place getting poor reviews

GrayJediJ Windu

Overpriced drinks, cover charge, bartender wouldn’t even give a lady some napkins when the toilet paper was out. I liked the crowd, the music was decent. Wouldn’t take someone I care about, but singles are in fairly good shape if they want to pay too much.

Christina Martinez

A $16 cheeseburger and $15 fish and chips, for the price, considering I'm not rich, I was expecting something delicious and unique instead we got slow service and mediocre bland food. The fish was super fried almost burned, and the cheeseburger was average. If you're going to charge that much for food at least put some effort into it

J Nardone

Always awesome!

Fang Undead

my Bad

Joel Frank

Food was good. Egg rolls, fish and chips, arugala salad etc. Old fashioned were average. Service was not great which didnt make sense bc they werent too busy. To their halfway through they realized it but it still didnt stor our experience off great. A bit overpriced. Not crazy but the entrees and sandwiches should probably be down a Cpl dollars. Again. Not a terrible experience. Would go back again but not at the top of the list. Another day / another experience would probably be better

Blair

The bartender just yelled at the whole bar for not leaving tips and singled out my party for doing so. We left a tip, and now I wish I didn’t. Get bartenders that are better humans and don’t expect a tip for pouring a shot. That’s not a skill.

Nicole Crandall

YUM. Fish and chips are incredible. Their fries are absolutely amazing. We love sitting outside and taking in the sights and sounds of the downtown mall while we eat. Rapture has been a favorite of mine since 2003 when I was pregnant and craved their crabcake sandwich.

Cameron Brady

disgusting ownership, don't visit this place

Ryan Garrott

Rudest doormen of any club for 100 miles

Daryl Payton

Good food and friendly service

Shawna Callahan

It's nice to have a place for people to go and dance and have fun hanging out with friends but there are some MAJOR updates that need to happen to this place. I love the music , drinks, and food but there have been multiple occasions that I've been there and it's so crowded you cant even move much less dance and that makes you worry about your safety there. They have an upstairs which has a few pool tables and it over looks the dance floor, but the carpet or whatever it is your walking on is super sticky and it smells not very pleasant up there as well as it being extra hot . Even though there are a few things I would change to make the place nicer it's still a very popular place to go out and have fun dancing the night away with your friends!

Shevaughn Perkins

I'm not from here but I guess since its all the locals have, then it's ok. Went on a Saturday night...the dj is pretty whack. Drinks are priced around the norm for a small bar I guess. There is nothing else to do in this area so it was packed and hot in there of course. It's cool to people watch lol. Edit: the next few times I've been, there has been better DJ's. Still a cool atmosphere with people there to just have a good time with no BS

Danny Childs

Not worth it

Ed Webster

One of my favorite places to eat on the downtown mall. Staff is always friendly and the food is always good!

JoAnne Noto

Awesome atmosphere, good priced menu, great staff.

Eric LaFontaine

Great atmosphere. Amazing venue for events. They have the best motto ever and really live by it "love not hate". Down side is food isn't really that good and it's over priced

LaQuinn Gilmore

Food is on one million. This means it's off the Richter. That meant it's off the chain. Meaning in all it's the Mecca.

Stan Braverman

Good food. Quiet place

Andrew Michael

I've only ever been there for brunch or lunch, but the food is always great and the serving staff is phenomenal. Its a nice little place, my one complaint is that the food is a little expensive for what you get, but considering the location its really negligible.

b vendetta

Friendly staff, manager is inviting, food is diverse, bar is stocked, pool tables are open & live music is great!

Brian Kimble

Rapture is a mixed bag. Upstairs there is pool, downstairs there is pool, tables, a bar and a sort of dance floor. The place charges a lot for renting the pool tables but at least they have many available. The mixed drinks are meh but normal pricing and the service is pretty fast. I dislike the dance floor a lot since it is an area people walk through to get to the bathroom, and also people just have a high tendency to spill drinks or break glasses in the dance floor area which is not my scene. Tuesday is karaoke which is an absolute blast so definitely check that out, there are some very funny regulars.

Rachel Leach

Great place to go for drinks and eats with friends. The music is usually great and the dance floor is always filled. Don't bother waiting in line for bathrooms- there are facilities available downstairs.

Ignacia Casorzo-Covington

The food is not great. Dry sandwiches, annoying waitresses. Won't go again.

Farrah Dababneh-Jones

Not a typical night club more of a country little bar in my opinion. Food was ok. Not crowded earlier in the night. Gets jam packed after 10:30

Scott Edgar

Great cocktails, music, food and atmosphere

George Keith

Great food and staff

Alejandro Santana

Bartender was kinda rude and the atmosphere is heavy.

Josh Clark

There should be a law against having so few toilets at a place that sells alcohol

Thomas Smith

Excellent music venue. Good food, beer selection and pool tables.

D'Ann Griego

Drinks are over priced, but the shows and karaoke are great. And they are so amazing when it comes to things closer to the heart.

Anthony Wagerman

Nice atmosphere. Kind of pricey.

Zachary Smith

Wrong club reddit gang the one in the post is in Australia. I encourage anyone here to post a 5 star cause this business shouldn’t have their reputation damaged because of another clubs actions.

David Personette

I got a beyond burger at rapture. It came out quickly and was delicious. Service was fast and friendly, I got multiple drink refills without having to ask. It was a very good experience, I'd highly recommend them. Separately the beyond burger was just really good. I'd been wanting to try one for a while out of curiosity, but it was great. If recommend it highly as well.

Lauren Brandt

Since people are bashing the totally incorrect restaurant.

Glenn Konowal

Not sure what the deal is here but the girl out front of Rapture ...with the purpose to greet and welcome customers was yelling at a couple walking nowhere near Rapture with her piercing nasally voice and blue hair that " it's highly illegal to drink wine walking through the strip." People all around were rolling there eyes and comenting, what is wrong with this girl? Not the person I want representing my business or serving me in any manor. Very rude and unusual behavior. Makes you think the owners must know about this girl's behavior. Anything that's starts out with this service never turns out to be a great experience. If you read your comments, fire her and watch your business grow. Good luck Rapture.

LaDawnte Williams

Its something to do. Nice blended crowd decrnt food and drinks

Gabriel Barghachie

Great food great people great place. Awesome beer selection

Walter Thacker

Great local night spot Good food throughout the day.

Seth Trittipoe

Awesomespot! Lots o dancin!

Sara Strong

Great local food and live music!

Michael Benissan

First off, our server, Amanda, was exceptionally amazing! There was outdoor and indoor seating, and we had an awesome time outside. The cocktails had names that were particularly eye catching and politically relevant. Needless to say the Mueller report cocktail had ingredients that had been redacted which made it an intriguing choice. I thought it was vodka based, but our server could neither confirm nor deny. Haha. You can check it out, and let the world know what you think. The stormy daniels cocktail and fried tomatoes appetizer were both great too. I tasted the pork chops with greens and black eyed peas and thought it was absolutely delicious. I would definitely recommend a visit.

E. Hamilton

We were married on a vineyard just outside of Charlottesville, VA and had our afterparty at Rapture; they were just fabulous!! We stopped by the day before the wedding to give them a heads up that we would be coming with about 20 guests the next day, and they were so welcoming and accommodating. When we showed up the night of our wedding they had reserved high tops and a pool table just for us, and even gifted us a bottle of sparkling wine which was such a lovely gesture. They waved the cover charge for all of our guests, and they were incredibly welcoming of 60-something parents who boldly braved coming out with a bunch of 30-somethings late on a Saturday night. It was a club-like vibe with great music and super fun ambiance- perfect for a party! We cannot recommend Rapture enough for a celebratory gathering; they were beyond wonderful and we had such a blast!!

matthew lee

Cool place if you want to get like a sudo bar club restaurant Stafford hilarious there on point with their service the fries are banging the drinks are good and the music is popping

Matthew Adamski

Staff is great, foods great, drinks great but 5.00 cover for an overcrowded space is a bit ridiculous.

Danielle Carnes

This bar has a divey feel, with colored lights creating a nice ambiance. Quieter in the early hours, it usually picks up on Friday as the night goes on. Bar has tiffany lamps, pool tables abound though can be a bit pricey with an hourly rate of up to $13. The music selection is great and the space is very danceable, I had a fantastic time!

Jenni Connolly

I chose the Rapture for brunch because of the diversity sign out front. I gave 5 stars for the food, service and atmosphere. The grits are amazing, biscuits are magical, and eggs chesapeake are to die for. We sat outside and met a nice young couple with a rescue dog. I loved that one of the staff brought out a water bowl for the dog. There was a family friendly drag show inside and lots of little kids. Such a warm and welcoming feel. Our waiter was very attentive despite being super busy. I would give him more than 5 stars if I could!

Chris Moore

Awful

TheElusiveHombre

Do yourself a favor, and do NOT go here.

Shade Johnson

Fun karaoke night's lol

Christine Beasley

We did not eat here but enjoyed an evening of dancing. Great spot, good vibes.

Taylor Black

Awesome food and amazing staff! We visited on the first anniversary of UTR and they were business as usual. Just want the staff to know how appreciated they are to deal with that circus!

Martin Chobanyan

Made us wait 40 minutes. Went inside and it was completely dead. And wanted a cover fee but didn’t let us know about it before.

Kyris

Really just terribly managed.

John Kendall

Low quality and overpriced. Top shelf Ling Island is 22.00. They never tell you the price of drinks beforehand. New York prices here in Charlottesville.

Tim Baker

It is sad when this is the go to club scene in charlottesville. Horrible ambiance and setup.

Alzyre Charles

Nice place to dance

Spaceboy02111

This place is garbage, spend your time and money somewhere else.

Brian Ward

Service is great, but I was surprised at the open racism of the clientele. I'm not talking micro-aggressions. I'm talking bridal party of 5 young white ladies dropping the N-word like they were recording a west side connection album.

Chris Canterbury

Good drinks ok atmosphere depending on the day of the week

NasHawk

THIS IS NOT THE RAPTURE NIGHTCLUB THAT'S IN THE NEWS, DO NOT GIVE THEM BACKLASH. The one where the toxic response from the owner came from is in Australia, this is in Virginia. Know your facts before you start writing inflammatory reviews at a business that did absolutely nothing wrong.

Skyler Stoddart

Good bar good people! Slight sewage problem the day I went and way overpriced tho.

Tyler Caldwell

did karaoke and went back the next night for drag show. great time in a cool setting.

Angela Carpenter

I went with friends today for brunch. I had Eggs Benedict with grits. The service is wonderful and the food is delicious. Vegetarian and gluten-free options are available. Locally sourced. The coffee is strong - always important. We had a great time, with a lovely brunch! I would gladly eat here again.

Susan Lamb

Good music, but if you are a young single girl, there may have been 10 guys there out of about 50 gals. So if you are a single guy looking, the choices there were many. Bartenders were fast with drink orders. Fun though.

Laura Halperin

Amazing food, drink, and staff!!! Visiting Mum I'm the hospital. Such a nice respite from the monotony of healthcare. Many thanks to everyone involved!!!! (Srsly- every taste was top notch)

Michael Wingfield

The food is great, the waiters are very friendly. Love to play pool there. The musis is for a much younger people.

Kevin Morgan

Pretty good food and drinks

Connie Pollock

First time in Charlottesville and just happen to come in to eat. We were impressed! Great food and the servers were friendly and the service they provided was excellent!

Bob Sacks

Great food and drinks at reasonable prices. Sitting on the mall is always fun

Tao Groves

An interesting business. It manages to cultivate arguably the most "traditional" atmosphere of any store on the mall while still serving modern food. I usually go here to play pool, for which Rapture is superior to most other establishments, so I can't really speak to the bar experience, but it seems friendly. My only complaint is that the space often feels cluttered.

Steve J.

Walked up on a quiet Sunday, sat outside. Wine selection was not deep, but good quality. Servers were exceptionally friendly & helpful. Food was fantastic, done to perfection, highly recommend the sausage-stuffed rock barn pork.

Marcella Nicotra

Just ate at Rapture. Overall terrible experience - hair found in the hush puppies, short ribs served cold, polenta was runny and not only was the mac and cheese served cold, but I found a hair in it as well. Don’t waste your time or money.

Monroe Worcester

disgusting treatment of patrons. creates an unsafe environment for everyone

ginger Harris

I gave this place 4 stars. I would have given them a 5 but the waitress didn't really want to be involve with serving us. When my friend and I told her that we were from out of town and we ask what was good, she acted as if she really didn't want to be bothered with us. When my friend's food was undercook, my friend took her own plate to the cook herself. The cook was very polite and apologize for the undercook meal and fixed it right away. The food was well seasoned and delicious but the service wasn't as good as we expected.

Kenna Porter

Very fun, cool bar!

Stephanie Slade

Delicios modern southern brunch. Fried green tomato benedict!

MrNate5551

Hole in the wall place with decent atmosphere. Pool tables but I've never seen anyone play when I was there. Never really know what your going to get here.

Cathleen Butler

Awesome food, especially the espresso chocolate torte which was the best dessert I've ever eaten. The sign on the door about being an inclusive space was wonderful. Great wait staff, too.

teresa satir

Great place to dance and enjoy people. The people who work there are great. Over all best place in Charlottesville to hangout. I love dancing.

The Epic Duck

Wasn't filled with worthwhile patrons like management said.

Business Hours of Rapture Restaurant & Night Club in Virginia

SUNDAY
11AM–2AM
MONDAY
(COLUMBUS DAY) 11:30AM–2AM HOURS MIGHT DIFFER
TUESDAY
11:30AM–2AM
WEDNESDAY
11:30AM–2AM
THURSDAY
11:30AM–2AM
FRIDAY
11:30AM–2AM
SATURDAY
11:30AM–2AM

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