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Bruno's
Categories: Nightlife Bars Lounges Event Planning & Services Venues & Event Spaces Nightlife Dance Clubs Lounges, Venues & Event Spaces, Dance Clubs
2389 Mission St(between 19th St & 20th St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Neighborhood: Mission
(415) 643-5200
- Hours:
Fri-Sat 9 pm - 2 am
- Music:
- DJ
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Price Range:
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$$
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Ages Allowed:
- 21+
- Ambience:
- Hipster, Dive-y, Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
631 reviews for Bruno's
Review Highlights
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"played awesome hip hop in the main room." In 82 reviews -
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631 reviews in English
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Review from A C.
San Francisco, CA
5/19/2012 1 Check-in Here
Just hosted my bf's 30th birthday here and had a great experience. We booked out the VIP lounge which holds 30-35 people by purchasing 3 bottles (very reasonable compared to most of the other bars/clubs/lounges I inquired with in SF). Luke (mgr), Vivian (event coordinator), and the staff were really friendly, REALLY easy to work with, very accommodating to our unique requests (we had an ice luge), and checked up on us frequently to make sure we were having fun and had everything we needed. Vivian responded to all my calls and emails immediately and made the reservation process a breeze. They helped setup an area for us for the ice luge and provided an extension cord for the lighting. We were very appreciative of that.
The lounge was perfect for our group. It's located in between the main bar and the dance floor though most of us just stayed in the lounge & had a blast, as we always do here. The crowd is diverse. The music mix is good. The bouncers are nice (that's rare). It was really a pleasure working with Bruno's! -
Review from Rob I.
San Francisco, CA
4/4/2012
Regarding brunch: Truly great food. Totally crap service.
I want to rescue their brunch chef from their wait staff. Where to begin? Forgotten drinks that were outstanding when they eventually were reordered and arrived, one by one, until the end of the meal. Weird rules about what our friends could order when my partner and I had a Groupon. Forgotten sides....
To be fair, the waiter did apologize and made it up by bringing us dessert (that we had ordered, paid for, and he forgot about).
We all agreed that everything was delicious except the biscuits and gravy but it's the Bay area, what do you expect? The pancakes were out of this world. -
Review from Inigo M.
San Francisco, CA
Updated - 4/3/2012
Girl from Marina: "They're not nice here".
Generally discourteous ghetto crowd.Listed in: SF Date Spots
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7/30/2011
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Review from Bhanie C.
5/8/2012 1 Check-in Here
Seems like a very chill place, mostly older crowed, came here for a few a drinks and just decided to leave because the dance floor was just to small for us. Will def. be back if we ever decide to grab a booth. Seems like they cater to people with booths.
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Review from Chanelle N.
Pittsburg, CA
3/28/2012
This is so my spot! My review is for the night time club scense not food.
I got my clubbin days out of my system many moons ago. I'm not old or anything I just had a fake ID when I was super young. This place does it old school and new school. They have open seating, VIP tables, 4 bars, stripper poles upstairs, and 3 different dance floors with all good music.
I love the variety of people. Drinks are great, and table service is on point! No one has ever been out of pocket that I have seen.
It's in the mission district which is perfect. I usually eat first a couple doors down at Cha Cha Cha, get my pre buzz going and then let loose on the dance floor by the time I'm at Bruno's.
The decor is pretty old but I like it that way. Upstairs in the pussy cat lounge, it's more modern and brighter. Plus another bathroom up there. And us ladies always need a bathroom!
If you get table service, I prefer the one downstairs better than upstairs. I just feel like I'm missing the action when I'm bound upstairs. I'm such an action-getter-into person and downstairs is in the middle of it all. -
Review from Loretta M.
SOMA, San Francisco, CA
4/2/2012 2 Check-ins Here
I have gone a few times for the night time action and I find it on the expensive side.
I will admit that the cucumber gimlet is really amazing and worth the cost.
I am only giving Bruno's 3 stars is simply because I am getting too old for the type of crowd that wants to party there. It can be a little annoying if your not in the mood for overzelous men in their early twenties still living with mom...(oops I shouldn't have said that... hehehehe) -
Review from Jonathan W.
San Francisco, CA
2/1/2012 1 Check-in Here
I've never been a fan of clubs because the crowd isn't for me. I usually like to chill out at a bar or a lounge. Bruno's was pretty cool, their main area had two bars and the main live DJ breaking out the jams for people to party rock to. Be sure to get there before 10pm otherwise you will have to pay a $10 cover charge. Why does a lounge need a cover charge?? and seriously what are cover charges used for?? The gf and I were pondering that on on way here.
I was digging the music selection a lot, they had us jamming to current hip hop and R&B as well as some of the 90's hip hop and R&B. The stuff i grew up to and listened to in middle and high school. You know the good stuff!!!
This place gets packed very fast and I think its a lil bit too dark...in fact a lil creepy. The drinks were ok, a bit pricey but i guess its because they only open Fri and Sat.
Apparently they serve brunch on sat and sun too, do they keep it that dark for brunch too??
The music and good company was enough for me to enjoy myself but i don't know if i will be back. -
Review from Veronica H.
San Francisco, CA
3/5/2012
GUESTLIST: Add your name to the guestlist and arrive by whatever time they say on the website if you want to avoid the cover.
PARKING can be a bitch in the Mission so you might prefer to cab it. Or give yourself some extra time to find parking. Sometimes it's cake, but other times, you might drive around a while. If you are okay walking, Valencia is sometimes less busy.
SATURDAYS: I've only been here on Saturdays and it's been hit and miss. The DJs have generally been pretty mediocre. Last time I was here, they all sucked. But if you just like to dance, you still can manage to have some decent fun. In one of the rooms, the crowd is more likely to be dancing. It also gets hot and kinda gnarly inside. In the other, people just mostly stand around drinking - booooring. -
Review from Jessica S.
South San Francisco, CA
4/23/2012
Celebrated my birthday here this past weekend and rented out the pussycat lounge upstairs. I had a blast. Everyone was amazing and awesome! Starting from Vivian who helped me with the reservation, to Luke who greeted me when I arrived and showed me around and everything I needed, to David our bartender who just rocked! Thanks for making my birthday awesome!!
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Review from Surge C.
2/20/2012 1 Check-in Here
Okay Bruno's could be better if they did not have a $10 cover that starts at about 10pm. Who even tries to go out before then?!
Another reason I docked a few stars was because the bouncers here think they are the next best thing to Jesus. Acting all high and mighty will you check our IDs is kind of pathetic. Try to be a bit friendlier and maybe you won't be met with a rude attitude.
Anyways, if you want to dance to a variety of top 40's and some old R&B, hip- hop jams, you can stop by here. However, I suggest going to Double Dutch or Skylark to avoid a cover and interacting with NICER bouncers. -
Review from Rebecca P.
San Francisco, CA
2/19/2012 1 Check-in Here
Last night my friend said: "I've never used the phrase 'bridge and tunnel crowd' seriously before, but this is SUCH a bridge and tunnel crowd!"
We were there to meet our college friend for her birthday. She and her friends were coming up from San Jose and the surrounding area - and it appeared that so had everyone else in the club that night. A couple of overheard conversation snippets:
"I didn't know bars in San Fran were this cool!"
"We should come up here more often."
"SF is so cold...."
"That girl has hipster makeup on." This last one was in reference to my red lipstick.
My friend and I left after a little less than two hours of waiting because the birthday girl got too drunk while pre-gaming and never showed up. Too bad because I think she would have loved this place. -
Review from Grace L.
2/10/2012
I've only been here for the nightclub part on the weekend at night. And I gave an extra star to this establishment for the fact they have lots of seating and stools/chairs for patrons to sit around and chat or rest while drinking. Any club that does that without doing a "bottling service" deserves to get an extra star! Woot Woot!
Usually it's a $10 or $20 cover after 10pm I believe. I can't remember exactly how much it's been awhile since I've been here. Parking is street parking in the area, there are lots of people walking around on the streets, but still be aware it's pretty dark. And there are lots of lurkers.
Inside it's just a fun place. There's one room with a smallish dance floor and bar, but still sizeable. It's just long and narrow and can get REALLY crowded and hot in there. Ventilation people!
There's another narrow area near the front door area where it's "bottling service" but it's small. Then there's another room where there's another bar and this has the tables/chairs/stools and places to chill and talk.
Upstairs they have a smaller bar and you can still dance here (you can dance anywhere really) but it's more of a "lounge" upstairs. Padded booth-chairs against the wall and mirrors. Oh yeah and did I mention there is a stripper pole upstairs?! hahah awesome. Good times. You don't usually see those around. I'm told they also host pole-dancing classes here.
Fun times, good drinks, not too expensive either. -
Review from Wendy T.
1/29/2012 1 Check-in Here
I've only been here past 9pm, so I can't comment on the food they serve here. I can only tell you that 9 out of 10 times, I've had fun partying at Bruno's. I've only been here to drink and dance. One room is more like a lounge and the other room is more for the dancing.
The DJ in the dancing room on the night of 1-29-12 sucked though. His music transitions were terrible and not smooth at all.
Note: There is a guestlist for those of you that don't know that it exists. You just need to sign up on their website the day of at http://www.brunossf.com. Otherwise, you pay $10 cover to get in. -
Review from Liz H.
2/13/2012 2 Check-ins Here
I came here a few nights ago with some friends while we were bar hopping around the Mission. After a few margaritas at the Latin American club, we headed over to Bruno's for some dancing. Cover was $10 (it was after 11 PM) which is pretty odd for the Mission, but I had heard good things about Bruno's so we figured it would be worth it. Apparently there are a few different rooms at Bruno's but we only hung out in once of them. We turned left right after the entrance and found ourselves in a room with a small (but not too crowded dance floor), a bar and a great DJ. He was playing a lot of mid-90s hip hop that was a great blast from the past.
If you are looking for somewhere to dance in the Mission I would definitely recommend Bruno's but with the warning that you are gonna have to pay cover. As long as the $10 doesn't bother you (it isn't that much), then Bruno's is totally worth it for all of your dancing/drinking needs! -
Review from Cullen R.
San Francisco, CA
2/5/2012
I had to pay the $10 cover and for the life of me I could not understand why? It felt like I was paying to be apart of a scene that had no real value and was not distinctive in any way. It is the same at every other club in the city, overly crowded, teeming with bouncers, cookie cutter playlists, and pushy assholes trying to grind up uninvited on your female friends. If that is what you are looking for in a club, that is fine but there are plenty of other places in SF that do not have a cover.
Also, avoid ordering any mixed drinks. They are overpriced, watered down, and come in the smallest plastic cups imaginable. -
Review from Reggie A.
San Francisco, CA
2/23/2012
I've never eaten here but after seeing the pictures i am making it a priority!
This is a great little bar in the Missioni frequent with my friends from time to tim. It has that nice dark wood feel on the inside and the clientel is pretty diverse.
The bartenders have always been cordial and quick to make your tast drink.
It can get a bit loud but what do you expect?1 It's a bar! -
Review from Conrad G.
12/13/2011
What night did we come out?
Saturday
How was the line?
Short
What did we have?
1 Red Bull and Grey Goose stiff
1 Zombie
2 Blueberry Stolichanaya shots with Sunkists
How was the crowd?
Good looking
How was the scene?
Social and dance party
What's the demographic?
Equal numbers of men and women
What's the ambience?
Jeans, button up shirts, swags, dressy dress, make up glam
What kind of music was playing at Bruno's?
Cannot remember
What's the noise level?
Moderate
Will we hang out at Bruno's in the future?
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Review from Camille B.
San Francisco, CA
1/21/2012
Bruno's is one of my favorite spots in the Mission, particularly because of the size, but I've never had a bad night out here.
There are three rooms, two downstairs and one upstairs (only open on busy nights), each with a full bar. One room has a dance floor and a small stage, the other one downstairs has tables available for bottle service and standing room along the bar. Upstairs, you'll find a smaller room with a stripper pole..for those interested lol.
Cover: can be between $5-$10 after a certain time and if you're not on the guestlist. Dress code: didn't seem strict (jeans are fine for girls and i saw some guys in tshirts)
Parking: street parking. the furthest i've had to park was a block away
Drinks: nothing obscenely expensive..your usual $8-10 for mixed drinks or shots
Music: hip hop, r&b, and top 40
Crowd: early to late 20s
Good for: birthdays, dancing, groups
Don't walk backwards to prove that you're not stupid drunk (as one of my friends did), they will kick you out lol.
Dirty dogs right around the corner. boom.
...and cops tend to swarm around this area so just be cool after you walk out that door. -
Review from Chris E.
San Bruno, CA
1/10/2012 2 Check-ins Here
My cousins and I love this place so much we even gave it a nickname... G.O.B. = "Good ol' Brunossssss" (you have to say it like that too).
I don't know why I love this place so much, but it's definitely my go-to place because 95% of the time, I have a good time there. They have two sides, as well as a bottle service lounge. The music on the dance floor side is usually money. They play good 90s rnb hits as well as top 40. Drinks are average priced, and you do have to pay a $10 cover after 10-11PM.
The only reason this place was negated a star was for one of the bouncers at the door one night I visited with a friend from Hawaii. Her license was a bit worn and the plastic shield was peeling off due to normal wear and tear. When she gave him her LEGIT hawaii state ID, he immediately identified it as a fake ID, thinking he was a complete badass for spotting it. Does she look like Mclovin? We tried to tell him the ID was real (even showing him her hawaii credit cards), but he insisted he was the king of ID checkers and to top it off, ruined her ID by pulling the plastic layer off even more. I'll never forget that night, as his arrogance did irk me quite a bit, but we eventually just left to find somewhere else.
I still love G.O.B. though no matter what. Negative star to the bouncer they hired. -
Review from Chang L.
11/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
Dang, all the girls here have drawn-on eyebrows.
Mine are real, so I didn't really fit in =/
Cheap, mildly-strong drinks, top 40's music, and a surprisingly clean bathroom.
The tiny dance floor serves its purpose, and the close confinement allows you to casually bump into a shorty without seeming like such a creeper (hey buddy, what is your hand doing there?)
There's a TV screen is each room, showing a completely random horror movie spoof that is unrelated to the music blasting throughout the place.
But overall, a laid-back place to lounge, mingle, and bump & grind :)
I saw a girl in the bathroom with only half an eyebrow, which I presume she sweated off from dancing.
WATERPROOF eyebrow pencil, girl. -
Review from Enza P.
12/21/2011
This review is only for the nightlife at Bruno's.
I came here for my friend Danny's birthday last Saturday night. There were probably about 40 people there in his honor so we basically took over the second floor.
It's free before 11 and $10 a person after, which isn't bad, considering it's San Francisco. I really liked the vibe of this place. It's really simple and has music that kept our party crew dancing the entire night. I think I had a lot of fun because everyone there seemed really friendly, whether I knew them or not. There were no creepers whatsoever. WIN!
I'm unsure of the pricing here because my boyfriend bought our drinks. Either way, I always suggest pre-gaming before coming out to any lounge to save a few bucks. I usually never have to buy more than 2 drinks at a venue when I pre-game. I'm not being cheap, I'm just playing it smart!
Overall, I had a really great time. I think that in order to have fun, you have to be with the right people and the music has got to be upbeat as well. Since we obtained both of these factors, I can safely say we all had a pretty good night. I got there at 11PM and before I knew it, it was 2AM. Time really flew by!
What made it even better was the bacon wrapped hot dog cart outside of Bruno's! Bacon wrapped hot dogs are heavenly when you're drunk and it's cold outside. -
Review from Jennifer L.
San Francisco, CA
2/19/2012
i want to like this place. ambiance is nice, everything LOOKS nice...
but the people are kind of ghetto, they over-pack the place so it's impossible to walk around...
it took everyone about 20 min to get drinks. there were two bartenders who were just SO slow. they were taking their time doing everything. i wasn't just being impatient! i was sober because i was driving, and i was in disbelief at how slow the service was. the guys behind us told he that he'd pay for my friend's drink if we ordered for them because it was just. that. slow.
the bouncers were nice, though. there's that. -
Review from Tracy N.
Oakland, CA
3/20/2012
Came here for a friend's birthday on a Saturday night.
Guestlist closes at 10pm supposedly but I got there around 10:10 and my bf got there around 10:15 and still got in free. Whooo love no covers! The bouncer was really friendly. We were shivering and they said something like "cold? At least you're going inside; we're stuck out here!"
Parking is horrible. My bf got lucky and found parking in 10 minutes, but our other friends who left 30 minutes before us looked around for 30 minutes and parked at the same time as my bf haha.
There are three rooms. The first one you enter looks like it's bottle service only. Room to the left has one unisex bathroom where a line tends to form. But I like that there are sills/chairs/counters to sit & put things down without having bottle service. Room to the right from the entrance has even more seats and a bigger bathroom (separate bathrooms for each sex, girls bathroom had two stalls) so there was pretty much no line. I don't drink so I can't vouch for the quality of the drinks here.
Only complaint was the music. I'm not really into R&B/hip-hop/90s because I just can't dance to it. I mean eventually by the end of the night I was on the dance floor because it got better, but early on I was like wtheck??
This place was cool and nice. Would definitely go back to see if the music is any better. -
Review from Andrew C.
12/8/2011
I had my birthday celebration here and it was extremely fun!
It's very spacious. The first floor breaks up into two areas with separate bars and dance floors. There is also a second floor which is sometimes open for reservations or VIP. However if it's not reserved they open it up for their busier nights. The dress is also flexible, so you can go casual or formal and still enjoy the lounge environment. Sign up on the guest-list and it's free before 11pm.
I can't comment on their pricing because I didn't buy any drinks (a birthday celebrant never should!) but the drinks were strong. All of my friends had a enjoyable time here. It was a Saturday night, so it was packed with a nice variety of girls and guys. It's a super fun place to chill and dance to some beats.
Located in the Mission, you have some good late night food options whether it be tacos or a burrito or hot dogs wrapped in bacon from the street carts. Greasy after-party food is within reach my friends. -
Review from Rayna A.
San Francisco, CA
9/5/2011
Good music but I felt like I was in the Marina rather than the Mission - crowd-wise. Not a complaint - just an observation.
$6 beers, two dance floors w/ own Dj's, VIP section, couple of bars, one stall in ladies room - is not good for business. Staff was nice. With guestlist, didn't have to pay b4 11 - good.
This isn't a place you go with a couple of girlfriends. Instead, I'd recommend it for bringing in your own favorite crowd/s. Big enough to hide from an uninvited ex, small enough that you won't lose the ones you're with. Also good for different groups of friends that might wanna click together on opposite ends of the same scene - lame but it happens.Listed in: Out
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Review from Athina L.
San Bruno, CA
3/10/2012
I've never eaten here, but it sounds like it's really good! Always the "go to" place for my friends and I when we want to go out on a Saturday night. Seeing as how the city has a plethora of clubs to choose from, my friends and I usually don't go to the same club twice - Bruno's was the only place we always leave as our option to repeat. Every time I've gone to Bruno's I've enjoyed myself. GOOD music!! The bouncers are pretty friendly. Last weekend when I went we were too late for the guest list (although we were already on there) the bouncer allowed us to skip the long line which was nice. $10 isn't that bad as a cover charge either. I've always had a good time at Bruno's. The best part of Bruno's? Getting BACON WRAPPED HOT DOGS after a good night out with friends!
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Review from Rosalind S.
San Francisco, CA
Updated - 10/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
I had brunch here Saturday morning, see my review for Brunch Drunk Love, and I came back that night for my twin cousin's dirty 30. The last time I was there they were still putting together the upstairs, (Pussycat Lounge), so I was pleased to see it was done and it looked great. The stripper poles were a nice touch and definitely were not ignored all night. The DJ booth was out of the way, which is important and the bartender was quick and efficient. Most importantly, there was plenty of seating for our group of 50+ people.
Minus 1 star because they have 1 coed bathroom upstairs. Disgusting and stinky. Bathrooms really do make a club/bar for a girl, in my opinion.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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11/5/2009
I stopped in here last night with some friends because we heard they just started serving food… Read more »
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Review from David C.
11/16/2011
The diversity here is great; you'll find a good fun mix of mutliple ethnicities. You'll find classy dressed up crowds, and laid back casual crowds. The venue itself is pretty spacious. Definitely not a nightclub; falls more in line with lounge. Multiple bars in the venue, and the drinks were stiff (albeit the bartenders are a bit pompous). Restroom lines get pretty ridiculous because they only have two unisex single stalls. Pretty much no dress code enforced, but beware that there is a ten dollar cover. The neighborhood is pretty sketch and dirty, and parking is a nightmare.
PROTIP: There is a parking lot right next door for $15 for all night, if you plan to barhop around this area. Its easy to miss because you have to enter the parking lot from the back side. -
Review from Angelica R.
Pittsburg, CA
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Review from Veronica R.
Vallejo, CA
7/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
Walked my happy ass in here at 12:45am and they still charged me $10 cover. LAME...whatevs. That just meant I had to get $10 worth of ass shaking in.
Went straight to the bar, left double fisted and headed to the smaller dance floor. Was giggin to some LMFAO when britney starts playing,...my queue to head to the main dance floor. Kind of a night and day effect. More hoodish people in the main room...and ninja night on the smaller floor. Overall I enjoyed the music. Cheap drinks and I got my $10 worth of dancing in.
Two unpleasant things about my visit;
1. some dumb bz swooped up my jacket and tried walking out with it, almost neck chopped her, but instead I tapped her on the shoulder and asked for my jacket back.
2. This place smells,...I HATE places with carpets...couldn't put my finger on the smell...just a combination of yack, badussy, and...piss. -
Review from T W.
Cambridge, MA
7/12/2011
The 10 dollars cover on Fri and Sat nights is a fucking joke at this place (after all, it's SAN FRANCISCO not New York City's A-List night club) but it might be worth the money because this plans, hands down, plays the best music in all of SF at any nightclub/bar.
If you are someone who loves 106.1 radio station and don't want none of that bullshit hipster music or weird old school hip hop, just the basic (i.e. Jay Z, Pussy Cat Dolls, a little Ice T maybe, and some Britney Spears thrown in with a little Plies and Usher) then this is your joint.
I love this place. It's a little sleezy or maybe even a little Asian depending on the night you go, but the room with the stage is a *must* and if you are with a big group or even a few shit-faced girlfriends this place is guaranteed a great time. Drinks are normally priced (maybe a little expensive) but drinks are strong, there are seats for your non-dance friends and then everyone else can grind up on the dude with the tattoo.
It sort of feels like a bad Snoop Dog video (i.e. Sensual Seduction anyone?) but I still adore my nights here.
Enjoy! And remember you need 10 dollars IN CASH and also a VALID ID or PASSPORT to get in... they are assholes about it, no exceptions!!! -
Review from Raquel Y.
8/21/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Nightlife review. $10 cover, 2 dance floors, 1 upstairs.
I hated the fact that they still charged us $10 even when it was 12:30am. Seriously? Even putting my innocent puppy eyes didn't move them one bit. Strict. But we went in anyway because our friends were in there.
I've been here twice. First time was alright. Last night was packed (+1). Music was alright, played some house (+1) but the DJ didn't know how to transition too well. My friend said "it's like he's just pressing 'next' at the right times" haha.
Crowd: A lot of asians, but for the most part mixed. Different ages too. I was talking to a 40 year old lady last night when I thought she was 27. She was super happy when I said that lol.
Atmosphere: More chill. Not fancy. Can dress up if you want to.
Overall: Just the fact that my friends from socal had a good time was good (+1). But for a place with $10 cover, it's a place you'd go to once in a while. Not that special if you ask me.Listed in: Bay Area Nightlife, DANCE DANCE DANCE!, SF night clubs
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Review from Cecilia H.
San Lorenzo, CA
9/29/2011
Came here on a Saturday night with my friends around 11:00 and parking was ridiculously hard to find. We circled around a couple times and finally ended up parking about four blocks away. Granted four blocks aren't that bad, but for a girl wearing heels coupled with the cold Frisco weather that was no bueno.
The inside was okay. Nothing really special or amazing. Crowded and hot, eh. Places to sit and dance, okay that's cool. Definitely not worth paying $10 to get inside. And uh can someone say creeper central?! It seems like there was a ratio of 3:1 and all the guys seemed like they were on the prowl. Thanks for the A-OK time Brunos, but I probably won't be paying $10 to get hit on all night again. -
Review from Diana D.
Hayward, CA
9/13/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Apparently I checked in to Bruno's at some point a few weeks ago O_o
I'm only kidding I totally remember that. Hahaha
After much debating on where to go for my BBF's 29th b-day (I asked her till she said yes) Bruno's was where we ended up. She rented a party bus, called Bruno's got us all on the guest list, and we we're there before 11pm. It was a breeze getting in.
Pros;
*Good crowd
*GREAT old school music (HEEEEEEEEEY)
*Nice Staff (from bouncers to waitress) oopsie for annoying you Tiffany =)
*Plenty of seating (as long as your party orders a $100, pretty easy to do with 20 ppl)
*Complementary Champagne (for our table service) I LOVE FREE Booze!
Cons;
*2 stalls in the ladies bathroom WTF???!?!?!?!
*Some people in our party said it smelled weird, but I think its cuz they we're next to bathrooms. Lol
Those are all the "cons" I can think of for now.
Cant really review the other areas, we we're having such a great time in the lounge area (by front door) that we never even made it to the dance floor but that didn't stop us =) We had a GREAT time!!!Listed in: The Places I Go Out
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Review from Taffany H.
Berkeley, CA
9/13/2011
Went once for a birthday party of a friend of a friend once removed and then went back again last Saturday night.
Holy cow, I must have been really drunk because I don't remember the scene being this seedy. I don't know. Not my crowd. I was fearful there would be a drive by shooting. Music is top 40's, that's the only saving grace here. -
Review from Jay V.
South San Francisco, CA
9/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
Just oookay.
Went here with my girlfriend to meet up her friend and her main squeeze. $10 cover, What?! Okay, whatever, we pay and go in.
Walking in it looked promising. Place was about a quarter cpacitiy it seemed full. Mood lighting in full effect. Bar off to the right against the wall smoking area is right in front on Mission. DJ/dance area, long middle table with stools for people to sit or stand around. There's booths along the back wall that you can reserve if you really wanted to. Not bad. Drink prices are alright to average. I just mainly had some bud lights and one corona, so i can't say how much mixed drinks were. I think the shots were around $9-$10ea depending. The bar was stocked pretty well I think. They didn't have bud, thus why I settled for Budlite, but whatever. The bartenders were cool. Friendly. No attitude. The music was alright. Music at clubs and bars change, so this followed the trend. Lots of dance music sprinkled with top 40 stuff.
30min later... At the long table, I start to soak up the place a little more, and yeah. Why are there like doll clowns, and dolls painted on the wall? I think I saw bowling pins too. Weird... and wow. The AC in some spots is blasting cold air in your face. It may be my shaved head, but it was cold in some spots. I had to shift ouf of the vents direction. The speaker system is kind of dated too. I would assume there was 6 speakers above the long table area, because the side I was on there were 3 spaced apart equally, so I'm assuming the other side was the same. They are fairly low, maybe 10ft up aimed at a downward angle, and its blasting in your ears if you are directly in front of them, so again, shift out of its way.
Another 30min later... wow. It really emptied out. Closer to 11 it almost was bare. There was maybe 25-30 people in there. The bigger groups cleared out. We figured it was the "pre party" spot before the real party. So the emptiness kind of killed the party mood. The vibe died down big time. On that note, we left and went up to 16th and Valencia to hit up some other places.
Would I come back? Mayyybe. But the $10 cover is kind of dumb for a one level, no frills, bar. -
Review from Claude C.
San Francisco, CA
1/13/2012
Rich and savory. Went here for a groupon brunch drunk love date and enjoyed my experience a lot. Seriously, there's more to the food than meets the eye.
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Review from Chris L.
9/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
Parking was not too bad. There was no line on Saturday night. When I told the bouncer we were on the guestlist for my friend's birthday, he said that there was no guestlist when I told him her name. Then I insisted that he check again and he found the list with our names on it (be persistent if you know you're on the list!). Otherwise, I believe cover is $10.
The cocktails are a good price $6 but watered down. The shots are normal SF price $10+. There are two dance floors on the main floor and four bars. Did not have to wait long for anything here and had a good time. There were plenty of places to sit (this is important!) because they have a long communal sitting area with bar stools in the middle and tables for birthdays on the side next to the DJ. People were nice enough but since this place is out of the way, not sure if I'd come back unless there was an event. -
Review from Allison M.
San Francisco, CA
10/24/2011
Seriously? $10 cover charge for Bruno's??? I paid the cover charge since some friends were there. They music was okay, the layout strange for encouraging people to dance, and it took FOREVER to get a drink even though it wasn't very crowded. The drinks were also not work $10 each.
I would give it 3 stars if there wasn't a $10 cover charge for this place. -
Review from Steph D.
5/29/2011
For nightlife only.
I felt inclined to write my review after my friend Eric T. (http://www.yelp.com/us... ) wrote his review...hahaha.
First of all..I don't understand why there is a $10 cover for a BAR. This is not even a lounge..it is a BAR with kind of an awkward design. The couple of drinks I had were red bull vodkas, which are usually my drink of choice. They were $8 if you pay with cash but if you pay with card you get charged tax. The next few rounds were shots of goose, I forget how much those were because we drank them pretty quick.
Now..if it weren't for my friend Eric T. entertaining us all night, I would probably give Bruno's 2 stars. The crowd was not very friendly..lots of people pushing through you without saying excuse me, very rude. The music was very random. I think the DJ played songs that were popular when I was in high school. Eric was drunk beyond belief...like so drunk he dribbled water on himself. Towards the end of the night we all had to take turns propping him up to make sure the bouncer wouldn't kick him out. When we were ready to leave we were given the evil eye so I quickly escorted him out.
$10 for cover at Bruno's? No thanks..but the company you keep (and incriminating photos) is priceless.
