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Harlot
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46 Minna St(between 1st St & 2nd St)
San Francisco, CA 94105
Neighborhood: SOMA
(415) 777-1077
- Hours:
Thu-Fri 5 pm - 2 am
Sat 9 pm - 2 am
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Ages Allowed:
- 21+
- Ambience:
- Trendy, Upscale
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
815 reviews for Harlot
Review Highlights
"Cow skin couches, leather miniwalls, antler chandeliers."
(in 18 reviews)
"Love this club, it's sexy and dark."
(in 77 reviews)
"HARLOT ON WEDNESDAYS-FRIDAYS FOR HAPPY HOUR."
(in 57 reviews)
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815 reviews in English
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Review from Dee Tail G.
San Francisco, CA
1/30/2012 1 Check-in Here
I had a really fun time on a Friday night. Came here around 11 or midnight, and there wasn't a line nor cover - sweet. No problems getting in. Music is pretty loud inside though and at one point, the bass was killing me.
The clientele was okay - fairly low key, pretty diverse. Moderately dressy for a Friday night. It was full but not super crowded, and you could find space to dance even though it's not that big inside and more than half the space is reserved for bottle service.
Music was a mix of hip hop, house, dance, top 40, etc. A pretty fun mix actually and I was dancing nonstop for a couple hours. That's my sign of a fun night indeed. -
Review from Angela Y.
1/30/2012
Regarding the negative reviews:
I didn't look at the reviews closely but I'm surprised at the negative reviews. Many have stated that table service was required to get in (but if Harlot actually does it, they really only have like 5 tables in there... so it'd definitely IS lame if they did that). Also, regarding the racist doorman, my girlfriends and I did not have a problem getting in and we were probably the most ethnic group in there.
My experience:
My coworkers and I decided to go here on Friday night for a girls night. Got in super easy. There was no cover charge at all! Drinks are around $10 for a shot. There's a bar on the left when you walk in and the lounge area to the right. At the end of the place is the mini-dance floor. LOVE the ambiance of the place - great gothic decor.
The DJ was amazing (whoever was the DJ on Jan 27) - please bring him around often! We danced all night. The bass to the right is hella loud so if you don't want your ears to die, dance closer to the bar. The crowd wasn't at all pretentious and no one gave us a hard time.
By the time we left, which was around 1:30 AM, the place was still packed. We all had a really great time there and plan to bring our friends there, too. Harlot, I hope all the negative reviews are wrong because us girls would love to be regular customers! -
Review from Y r.
Daly City, CA
1/9/2012
So I'ma go head and give them a solid 3 stars. We attended this plush club on Xmas's eve. We had bottle service and had over 10 plus on our guest list. No problems with door guy which everyone seems to bitch about. One of our guest had a small problem but they quickly fix it.
Bottle prices seem about the same to other places in the city.
Parking here is tough we park on Howard and walked it. But there is street parking. The dj was mixing all types of music so keep a open mind. So I say it's worth a visit to see if it's for you.
I doubt I would return, not my crowd or sound! Late. -
Review from Jeanne C.
San Francisco, CA
2/8/2012
I came here for HH during dinner time on a Friday night. Not completely packed but enough patrons. The drinks are pretty cheap, there's space to sit if you don't want to stand. The only weird thing is when they transition it to a club/lounge and the security guards make you get up and move. Then you move to other seats, and you have to move from those. Very weird. Still had a good time for the most part.
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Review from Lhm M.
Oakland, CA
1/15/2012 1 Check-in Here
Found this venue clean, fun and good music. Not their fault there were dancers that were all hips and elbows on the crowded dance floor.
Generous pour of my single malt scotch. -
Review from Golazin R.
1/29/2012
It's a good place to go on Sundays and Thursdays! Not that crowded and as far as I remember there isn't any cover charges!!! Just make sure you get on guest list since the doorman is a bitch! He might not let u in!!!
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Review from Jen S.
2/2/2012 1 Check-in Here
review for drinks during early evening like 6pm on friday.. came here for drinks on a friday night and left before it turned into a club, for which im glad. i was definitely not looking for that type of scene! it was definitely not as crowded as the pictures im looking at. but it was a good place to grab a few drinks with some co-workers cause they had tables and seating. they also serve pita bread and hummus for free!!! :)
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Review from jennifer l.
San Francisco, CA
1/3/2012
came here on industry night so it was an interesting crowd. everyone was way older than i had expected!!
getting in was easy - there was no line. the place was SO crowded. we got let into the vip area because our friend was djing, but it was also super crowded.
there's nothing that really stood out about his place to me. i probably wouldn't choose to come back, but i might because it's so close to where i live. it kind of felt like a bar with bottle service.
one thing i DID like about this place was that the girls and guys bathrooms are ACTUALLY separated... unlike the bathrooms at infusion and vessel which annoy the shit out of me. -
Review from Marie C.
San Francisco, CA
1/14/2012
This place has great music and a really unique design. It is small enough to give it a bit of a lounge feel but the 2 stories and dance floor maintain the club aspect. Guys will usually have trouble getting in at the door but if you send a pretty girl to reason with the door guy they usually cave and let all the dudes in. Admittingly I have not been here for a few months, I am worried about my beloved SOMA area turning into such a bridge and tunnel destination zone and only pray that this place does not fall victim. The dozen or so other times I have been Harlot has not disappointed me though and so it is worth checking out.
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Review from WallSTkid K.
Burlingame, CA
10/16/2011
Yes. The guy who looks like MOBY (Jeremy MGR). As other reviews have already stated. That dude acts like he is the president. He works the door. RUDE, ARROGANT, CONDESCENDING.
My friend warned me about this guy before we got there. I was told by my friend that he always gives people a tough time. I didnt think nothing of it until we started to talk to him. Wow, spot on..This guy is a class act. As another reviewer said he is "EXTREMELY RUDE and condescending".
As the reviewer before me mentioned "racist". That could very well be a possibility. It would explain a lot.
He is like used car salesman trying to FORCE us to buy bottle service bc we had more than 10 people with us. He would not let us in, unless we bought the downstairs $950 bottle service. Supposedly the other tables were taken which were much cheaper. THERE WAS ABOSLUTELY NO ONE IN THE CLUB....Why cant you let Young, Properly Dressed, 50/50 male female ratio, professionals in????
He continued being very rude. He asked why didnt we call to get a table. I didnt know its required to get a table to go into the club. Especially when we were pretty much first in line and no one was in the club...EMPTY...Jeremy kept pushing the tables, like he gets a bonus or something???
Done with Jeremys arrogance, decided to move all the people to JOHN COLLINS just down the way on Minna....WAY Better.. Pls people do not be a patron to this place.
Jeremy is mentioned many times in the Yelp reviews, all which so far are all negative. I am surprised he still works there. Owners must not care about the reviews and the people who represent them. I actually read the reviews previous to going here and its all true.
Final Review on Harlot: Boycott
Alternative in the Area: John Collins a block away. -
Review from Bruce T.
Burlingame, CA
10/16/2011
After reading reviews and checking the place out for myself, I would confirm that this place is very suspect for being racist. JEREMY the bald guy with thick rimmed glasses, treated our Asian group like crap. Rude condescending, and not helpful. He made every effort and excuse to try to deny us from going in. Bottled serivice required....pfffft...no one is freakn in the club..let us just buy our own drinks.
While caucasions head right on in, with no problem.
They might as well have a sign that says "NO COLORS ALOUD".
Boycott this racist low class place. -
Review from J L.
Boston, MA
10/7/2011
Extremely pretentious management and staff, who are inexperienced at operating a lounge/bar/club.
Uniquely and well decorated, very cool in that aspect.
Patrons are not permitted to sit in any seats unless they purchase bottle service.
Staff is rude.
Would not recommend. -
Review from Taylor W.
10/1/2011
I've been here a few times after work for a quick drink, but some of my friends and I decided to come here on a Friday night out on the town. It was busy, and it was funny to see a coat check and "VIP" sections.... But, then again, the whole club scene in SF is a little bizarre to me.
At any rate, I went to the bar to buy a round of drinks. I ordered a Kettle One gimlet, a Kettle One and soda, and a Makers on the rocks. The gimlet is where we really started having problems. She gave me a Kettle soda, and a Kettle tonic instead.... so I asked her again for a Kettle One gimlet. I watched her make it, and there was no basil, no lime juice, no mixing. After TWO times of asking her to remake it, I gave up and just took whatever she served me.
It was a fun night out, and the venue is pretty cool.... it's really dark with provocative art, and antler chandeliers. The music was pretty good too, but I was just so turned off by the bar tender. It's not like I was asking for a specialty cocktail.
Maybe if you're going to put new bartenders to man the bar, try it for a Monday or Tuesday night, when there is room for error. -
Review from ioanna k.
San Francisco, CA
9/15/2011
What can i say - i'm a sucker for plush couches, dark arts, and an attractive crowd. This place had it all every time i've been here. Very cool design, with dark sexy art on the walls, tall ceiling, leather and plush velvet couches, and beautiful people. I love that i can come here for an after-work drink and stay for a late-night dance... it starts off loungy with nice talkable level of music, and winds up to a club-like level later in the night.
The place: perfect location; great design and ambiance
The staff: hard-working bartenders; grown-up crowd
The bottom line: i like -
Review from Paul G.
San Francisco, CA
11/13/2011
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, yes, we had the same experience as all the others that gave it a one star review. Yes, I gave them two chances and our party was treated with the same condescending and rude attitude by Jeremy, the bouncer. We too were a 50/50 mix of man/woman profesional well dressed group of 6.
He was such a dick we just left and went elsewhere. Will NEVER be back and am hoping this will detour others from going. BTW, it was completely empty at 10PM on a Saturday night. And it was our HOT women in our group that Jeremy was so rude to. -
Review from Claudine V.
San Francisco, CA
11/5/2011
Been here several times and I have always enjoyed my night. Good drinks, good vibe , good crowd. The bouncers really take care of you and are very friendly- well maybe because I'm a female;)
May come back here again soon. -
Review from Anna B.
San Francisco, CA
9/2/2011
Every time I want to dance all night, I go to Harlot!
Every time I want to hang out with beautiful crowd, I go to Harlot!
In general...if I want to have a fun night out, I go to Harlot!:)
And even if I go somewhere else, I end up in Harlot to finish my night in style!
Harlot is an upscale yet comfortable place that offers both fun and sophistication - perfect combo for the nicest SF crowd. The music is great and no crazy lines at the bar - all you need for non-BS night! :)
And if you happen to have a table service here, double all the nice things said above and add great people that will take care of you both at the door and the best service at the table. I love to bring my brides-to-be here for their bachelorette nights and we are always guaranteed to have an unforgettable night! ;) YAY for HARLOT!!! -
Review from Sawltee F.
San Jose, CA
8/14/2011
LOL...oh man...all I have to say is "DOOR MAN!!! DOOR MAN!!!"
Oh god the douche at the front...you know the guy who's balding so he shaved his head and now looks like Moby? And since he looks funny he feels he has to dress funny to play the part. Spray painting his suit with random colors. LOL
Listen here Jeremy, I know 23,432 persian guys that are 5 foot 3 come up to you each night and make you feel important in hopes of walking into this jail cell of a lounge, but most of us have traveled the world and partied at actual nightclubs. So please take that iPad you look at while you're standing at the front and slap it over your face. Oh and the "part-owner" that walks around and looks like Bob Saget trying to be cool hoping to God a hot young chick would give him attention, you are a douche as well. LOL Go home and raise your kids Danny Tanner =)
HAHHAHAHA on another note there is only a 10 X 10 area to dance...but the bartenders and the security guy Renee are nice people.
PEACE!! -
Review from Liz W.
8/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
creeeeepy ass naked lady painting behind the DJ...
Besides that, this is a cozy little club/lounge that I wanted to try out for the first time. I came here last weekend and got the feeling that everyone was in their upper 20's and above, so I definitely was the youngest person there. The decor was really unique and I liked the deer chandeliers and the ambiance. I'd recommend this for a more chill/dancing night, not some place to come get wasted or crazy at, but I had a great time here! Def more upscale and I liked that. -
Review from Cheryl L.
12/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
Harlot is a joke. The door man was incredibly rude. No line but they wouldn't let us in without a table reservations! At 10pm!!
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Review from Keilin H.
8/9/2011
I guess if your club is named after another word for "whore" then the place is bound to be kind of sleezy.
If anyone has ever watched the one Smallville episode where Granny Goodness had an underground training center to turn women into ass-kicking machines...Harlot kind of felt like that. It's dark and dungeon-y, the music was some kind of house that I think would compliment cage fighting really well, and there was this glowing picture of a naked woman right behind the DJ.
As the night went on, the DJ started spinning a mix of house/top 40, which I really enjoyed, but then it turned into weird house that my friends and I couldn't get into. Also, the go-go dancers were...interesting. They weren't really dancing...more like striking a pose, stare seductively out at everyone, then strike another pose.
There are a lot of creepers here, or at least the night my friends and I went. They're OLD too. Ew.Listed in: Apple Bottom jeans & boots…
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Review from Sam W.
San Francisco, CA
8/13/2011
Website, for 08/12/11: "DJ Chris-Style, 9pm to 2am, No Cover."
Friends, for 08/12/11: "Dude, come on out, we're inside."
Me, for 08/12/11: "Fine. ::Shower, scrub scrub, shave, clothes, cologne, gel...drive...circle for parking...circle for parking...circle for parking...park...walk to Harlot...get ignored by bouncers...::"
Bouncers, for 08/12/11: "Sorry, you need to be on the guest list."
Aw. My money and I aren't good enough for Harlot.
Maybe I shouldn't have worn my Justin Bieber t-shirt. -
Review from Octous O.
San Francisco, CA
1/14/2012
Not the place to meet the kind of folks my folks wanted to meet!
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Review from harsha g.
Updated - 6/10/2011
JP,
Here is a humble request. Whatever your opinion is about my review, please state them publicly. I do not appreciate receiving 'hate messages from you.
I write my reviews on yelp to record my experience, and to share with my community what I have been through truthfully, and without prejudice. Do not be rude, and make an excuse that I botched up the facts.
I do not receive any incentive in calling a business bad or sloppy, infact, it pains me when I give a bad rating to any business.I merely want to forewarn my fellow yelpers from having a similar experience.
Remember, you are in business because a customer exists, not the other way around. If I did not get my facts right, why did 7 of us have to go back after having had to wait for nearly 40 mins trying out different negotiation techniques with you. You made a customer cry on her bday requesting you to let her friends in. That is totally unfair! You cannot undo what is done, but it takes courage to accept when you are wrong.
You cannot force me to think that I am wrong when I am not in the wrong.I am not going to back off, just because you have an inflated ego and write messages.
Even if you think that I did not get my facts right, logically, you are still in the wrong as you did not communicate effectively what your business permits and allows as terms and policies. I do not want to be mean, but want you to exercise the same empathy and restraint I have in holding back my anger against your stupidity in writing rudely to me.
Rest assured, you will never see me again.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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6/1/2011
Under the protection offered under Amendment 14 of our law against racial discrimination and… Read more »
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Review from Elsa M.
6/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
After years of clubbing, my days of waking up Sunday mornings with a stamp on my hand are pretty much behind me... unless 1) the club really is hot or 2) it's a special occasion. Last night was a special occasion. We went to Harlot to celebrate my sister-in-law's birthday. I haven't been to San Francisco in years, and never as an adult, so I was eager to see how the city's nightlife scene panned out.
We got there sort of early (around 10:30 p.m.), but the club was already starting to fill up. Inside, Harlot was medium sized with three large, strange paintings prominently featured: one of two women with strange feathered headdresses looking at each other and wearing undies; another had with a gladiator-meet-viking dude standing ominously in the foreground and a woman sitting in the corner with her hand outreached slightly behind him; a third painting on the main stage area was that of a naked woman covered in what appeared to be blood and a bird leering behind her. From the ceiling, antler chandlers hung and on the floor, people with glowsticks, glow bracelets, and various battery-operated jewelry danced their hearts out. At any one time, you could catch at least four to eight brides-to-be determined to cash-in on free drinks for the night and their girls equally drunk.
The music at first was questionable at best. As someone who loves club and techno music, I still wasn't sure where the DJ was going with his choices. It seemed disjointed. He even played a version of Tupac's "California" that was so sped up, it made me feel like I was suffering from tourettes. Watching people dance to it immediately made me feel I shouldn't be there. It felt more like 2001 than 2011 and I longed for a chill lounge with good wine rather than a club with wack versions of former hits and pushy people who didn't mind knocking my drink around.
To add insult to injury, they didn't even knock my drink for a good reason. I mean, if your going to bump into me, at least bump into me on beat. My word! At least the drinks were cheap and the bartenders were fast. That was a plus.
I had all but written the club until I got to the second floor which was roped off for V.I.P. It was much less crowded and decorated with pristine white chairs and couches in further-roped-off private lounge areas. On the white walls hung fresh, fun artwork of various city skylines that completed the space rather than overtook it like the giant paintings did to the first floor. However, from that vantage point looking down, even those paintings looked better.
Right around midnight is when the chicks in sailor-suit bikinis (complete with sailor hats) got to work. Slathered in glitter lotion and wearing cheap, wide fishnet stockings, they 'danced' in faux window ledges on the first floor. And again, I use the term 'dancing' loosely. It looked more like vogue-ing or what I imagined Vanna White would look like if she had fallen on hard times and needed a new gig.
The bright side is that once they came out, the DJ completely stepped his game up. In fact, the DJ single-handedly changed my night from a 1-star night to a 2-star. At one point he even mixed Beach Boys "I Get Around" with Tupac's "I Get Around" and it actually worked. That takes some skills, my friend. Who would even think to attempt to mix those two?
No, I didn't like all the music the entire night, but the crowd did. And, since his job is bigger than just pleasing one club snob like me, I would say he did his job well. By the end of the night, I was dancing and having a good time (and no, I was not drunk... only had one drink the entire night). I am glad I didn't leave early like I wanted to because in the end, it was an ok night. I am definitely going to have to check out more of San Fran's nightlife though because if this is it when it comes to clubs, I'm not impressed. I've been to better in even smaller cities. I definitely expected more.
PROS: By the end of the night, you will have an ok night
Drinks are cheap
Bartenders are quick
Nice V.I.P. area
CONS: Cheesy... even has the cheesy lady in the cheesy outfit selling cheesy items in a tray (at least there was candy in there)
Can get crowded
Pretty much no one can dance here (and that goes for the patrons and the paid dancers)
QUICK TIPS: Get there early, but bear with the DJ until at least 11:30, because the music won't be really good until then. Try and get the hook up on V.I.P. because at least you can breathe up there and people watch the folks below. It's pure comedy watching them. LOL!Listed in: Visit San Francisco, Nightlife (San Francisco)
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Review from Saralina B.
Petaluma, CA
7/14/2011
Well it is named "HARLOT" so why wouldn't I expect to see a buncha whorish, crazed, drugged out freaks running a muck around this creepy-ish establishment? Silly me for expecting any different?
But after I got past my initial judgemental phase, I tore off my good girl appearance and jumped into the madness to end the night with a bang. If you can't beat em, join em right? -
Review from cool g.
San Francisco, CA
10/14/2011
Pros: nicely decorated club, decent music
Cons: Racist bouncer who looks like Moby, Racist Manager, Racist table service
Bottom line: Filed complaint with better business bureau and put in the call to civil law attorney. Enjoy :)
For those thinking about going that aren't white, please read other similar complaints below. -
Review from Andy C.
Oakland, CA
6/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
I went this past friday for a friend's birthday and we decided on this place because you could sign up online for the guest list and get in free.
I came with a total of 7 guys and 5 girls, and while we had all signed up online they almost didn't let our two guy friends who didn't have dates in. i know that keeping a ratio is important but we signed up online and that's kinda bull**** if you can't get girls to your club on your own.
So we get there at 1030 -11 and while the place is just starting to fill up there is no room for our group. so we ended up deciding to buy a table with bottle service for 500. the service was ok and we gt two bottles for that price. if we had not bought that table we would have been screwed on space and it would have been impossible for us to find somewhere to kick it
The real thing that made my night so horrible is having to fight off guys that were trying to hit on the girls we were with, it was ridiculous, they were totally inappropriate and as the night went on it was a very consistent thing among the whole crowd. i found the people who attended to be very rude and inconsiderate.
The DJ was terrible. it went from pretty bleh house ( i like house) to terrible mixing of old 90's songs. the room had no vibe or rhythm going on at all.
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Review from Tony W.
San Francisco, CA
7/9/2011
Although there are tons of negative reviews about this place, I feel that it is a pretty legit club that reminds me of clubs in Hong Kong. Sure its pretentious, expensive, and the bald doorman can be a dick, but he's just doing his job. If anything he's trying to keep the scum suckers out of the club and let more females in. I'm a LITTLE sorry that your ratio didn't work out, but maybe your group of 10 sleazy dudes shouldn't come in and crowd the dance floor and bar with your investment banker suits and egos the size of a blue whale.
I liked the bartenders, the music, and the fact that the club reminded me of home. Spectacular? Not really, but for now, I think I'd say I'm a fan. -
Review from Tina A.
San Francisco, CA
6/27/2011
Good ambience, good music, clean club. and a taco truck outside!
but...UGH! OLD, CREEPY, SOCIALLY INEPT MEN who like creeping on girls 10 - 15 years younger than them. Stained teeth, crow's feet, and disheveled ass facial hair is gross.
This seems like a great club for singles in their mid 30's to 40's however. -
Review from Joyce H.
Foster City, CA
10/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
I've been here twice - once for an industry event, and that was awesome, the company hosting rented out the whole place and had an open bar. The lounge itself looked good, lots of leather couches and pretty nicely decorated.
So when one of my friends decided we should head out here on a Saturday night, I thought it was a great idea. Wrong! It was terrible. My boyfriend and I got there before the rest of our group, and checked it out -- at 10PM on a Saturday night, it was totally dead. We thought it might've been reserved for an event again, so we asked the bouncer/doorman (other Yelp reviews say his name's Jeremy & he's the manager?) and he said nope, it's open. So we decide to head in and wait for our friends inside, and he asks, "Did you get on the guest list? If not, you're going to have to get a table". Granted, we had six friends coming and probably COULD have gotten a table... at a completely dead lounge. Yep, sounds like a lot of fun. I end up calling my friend and letting him know that what's up, and as soon as my friend showed up, the guy started giving him lip too, telling him "We're really busy, you guys NEED to get a table/bottle service". Er... we're not blind... there is literally NOBODY in your lounge. Anyways, after my friend argued with the guy for awhile, he let us in, but was continued to be rude to my friend's boyfriend, who was running late and whom we told to meet us at the lounge. We had to send a few people out to argue with the bouncer-doorman-manager to get him in, and the b-d-m mouthed off to them, telling them "Tell your little friends that this is the LAST person we're letting in from your little group, nobody else gets in". Sheesh, you'd think they'd be glad to get some customers... we pretty much just got a drink and left.
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Review from James R.
San Francisco, CA
8/25/2011
If I could give negative stars I would. This is probably the worst club in the city. My boyfriend and I waited in their stupid line for 45 minutes waiting to get in when finally we get to the moby wannabe bouncer tells about 1.1 ratio guy/girl. Really in S.F. he then preceded to tell us that if we dated girls we would be in. I'm telling everyone I know to boycott this racist homophobic place
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Review from Jenny L.
2/28/2011
02.24.11
Harlot (n): a prostitute or promiscuous woman. But don't expect to to find harlots at Harlot. The patrons are classy ladies ;)
I was here last Thursday for a hosted bar party. Three hours of free booze...I couldn't say no! Because it was a rainy weeknight, Harlot wasn't as packed as it usually gets. The bouncer is nicer than in events past. They actually let people in in Chucks this time around. And the girl:guy ratio was definitely not enforced. Maybe they're just not as strict during weeknights.
I love the atmosphere of Harlot. It's got elegance, even if there are nudie portraits on the wall. The bar is small, but chock full of bartenders so you never have to wait to long.
Back soon! -
Review from Justin J.
San Francisco, CA
Updated - 2/15/2011
Decided to give this place one more chance. Should have known better.
Actually called ahead and reserved bottle service. Arrived at the club and they had messed our reservation up - same jerk bouncer in the deuche glasses said our table would be $500 now instead of the original $250 which we had agreed upon earlier in the day. Told him no way and that were canceling it then. Gave me this strange look like I was crazy for canceling on Harlot, the greatest place in the world in his eyes. He said with a smirk that even though I was canceling they would still charge my card the full amount. He was definitely upset when I told him I never put my card down (how dumb does he think I am?) and that we were leaving. To hell with them.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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12/14/2009
As someone who does not normally take these reviews too seriously and am always willing to give an… Read more »
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Review from sonya d.
3/11/2011
I went here last night for a networking event, so I didn't get the "real" Harlot experience- hence my 3 stars only.
I liked the overall sexy vibe, the furniture, the pictures, the bartenders, the color scheme, the almost porn video playing near the bathroom, and the strong drinks. I think I would've liked this place much more if I was actually going out and able to dance, not just sit around and talk to random people. So it has a lot of potential! I will definitely return with my girls for a fun night out.
The one random part was amongst a crowded room of business suits, stood a girl wearing basically nothing w/ an ipad. I'm not sure what her purpose was, but she wasn't talking to anyone there. Then when i was in the bathroom, she stumbled in and practically fell into the stall...um okay? Maybe they needed one girl w/ a harlot-esk style to stand by herself in the bar? Who knows! -
Review from Brian A.
San Bruno, CA
2/16/2011
From now on I will automatically give 1 star to any establishment that doesn't let me in because, as the bouncer eloquently put it, "there's too many dudes in there."
Unless I'm in Vegas. For some odd reason I'm ok with this concept in Sin City, but not in San Francisco...
So me and my guy friends waited outside for about 20 minutes while they let in groups with both guys and girls in.
I would have left if my group of friends (which ironically was about 50/50 guys/girls) weren't already inside. -
Review from ThuZ W.
San Francisco, CA
2/1/2011
NOT a fan of this place.
I am usually generous with my ratings but I wish I could give them double negative zero's.
We went there for a birthday party - Awful Host/Manager ( some tall girl and the bouncer) - we got a table and we were late, already had someone there, and not only were they rude to our whole group, but pushed some of the girls around as well. Terrible!
Never been back since!! -
Review from Chia C.
Oakland, CA
4/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
This place would have gotten 3 stars if the bar weren't so expensive and if one of the bartenders didn't suck so much. Ultimately, a bartender opened a bottle of champagne, and sprayed me down like I had entered a one woman wet t-shirt contest. Which I didn't for the record. I expected an apology, quick service and a comp drink at the least. Well...I apparently had high hopes. I had to complain to the head bartender, and even had to ask for a comp drink. Lame. I have low expectations of this bar now. I won't be spending money here again.
Other than that the music was good and the crowd kind of douchey. -
Review from KC W.
Las Vegas, NV
7/10/2011
This is an ok spot if your bring the party with you. People stick to their own here. The DJ is decent, the drinks are not watered down and are fairly affordable. The hotties are few and far between here as well. The bartenders and waitstaff are pleasing to the eye which helps, but when the employees are the hottest thing in the bar, I can't give it more than 2 stars. The worst part is the doormen still act like it's an exclusive happening place to be.
The "go-go dancers" kinda just stand there and strike poses. Some of them are hot enough to pull it off, but after a few seconds, it still is disappointing. -
Review from Christine S.
San Francisco, CA
5/1/2011
My suggestions for this place:
-Don't listen to the other reviews. Go for yourself and try this place out. It's not super bougie, but the crowd is older.
-I wouldn't come here to look for hot guys or girls. I mean, if you're into "older men and women" then come here.
-The music was ON-POINT!
-Get there around 11pm and you should be fine, at least if you're a girl.
-Call ahead of time to get on the gueslist just in case.
I've been wanting to go to Harlot for almost two years now and last night my wish FINALLY came true! A friend of mine highly recommended this place and she's always out and about in SF, so I couldn't wait to go. I was a little hesitant about coming here after reading the reviews on Yelp, but can I just say....none of the below reviews are true...well at least for me.
I arrived a little after 11pm with my two girlfriends and we got in no problem. I did call earlier that day to see if I could get on the guestlist and a nice gentleman on the phone put me on, then told me my last name meant "black eye liner" in Arabic.
Umm....okay...hey, at least I get on the guestlist!
He then suggested I should arrive at around 10:45-10:50 because at 11pm it begins to get crazy. Well, since I'm always fashionably late I showed up at like 11:15pm and there was NO line. The bouncer didn't even check to see if we were on the guestlist. We got in no problem. BTW: This was a Saturday night, too.
I was expecting this place to be much bigger....and it was actually pretty small. Not as fancy as I was expecting. The DJ that night was DJ Sam Isaac and he was amazing. He played almost all my favorite songs, so after that night...I wanted to marry him.
The crowd on the other hand......not very aesthetically pleasing. Let's just say a bunch of Santana Row cougar and craddle-robber rejects frequent this place and a bunch of nerds who don't know how to dress.
Picture this: You're listening to "No Hands"-Waka Flocka Flame and dancing next to you is a 40 year old woman who is probably a friend of your mom's raising the roof and doing some kind of dance routine from a Richard Simmons video. It's just odd.
Seriously, some of the ladies that night were wearing what I wore to my 6th grade graduation 14 years ago. And these ladies were NOT in the 6th grade!
From the Yelp reviews I was expecting everyone in this place to look HOT and there were NOT. I wasn't discriminated against for being a minority and I never felt like they favored the better looking people because none of the people who were there were cute and some people were just wearing graphic tees and jeans.
Seriously, I felt that none of the previous Yelp reviews were true in my experience here.
My friends and I somehow befriended a bouncer who looked like a cute Gucci-Mane and he helped ward off crazy hipster dancers from bumping into us and WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK HIM TO! He stepped right in to make sure we had a good time. It's like he saw that we were irritated by the annoying crowd and he helped us, no questions asked.
The crazy hipster woman dancing like she was having a seizure? She didn't like him so much.
The kind man then brought us some Voss waters because he saw that we were really hot bc the dancefloor was so crowded. (You know Voss water is the shit and you want to buy it when you're out because the bottle looks cool, but your cheap ass ends up asking for a glass of H2O because it's free.)
Needless to say, I had a great time! But this place isn't all it's cracked up to be. I felt it was a little overrated. Would I come here again? Sure, but it wouldn't be my first choice.
Whomever that bouncer was THANK YOU!
