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Full disclosure: this isn't a review of experiencing Supperclub on a normal night, as a regular customer. I went there for Art Attack tonight, a benefit for Wolf Creek... with one of my best friends DJ'ing.
Additional disclosure: I was thoroughly prepared to hate this place. I definitely walked in with a prejudicial attitude, assuming this place wasn't going to be "my thing."
I was happily reminded that it's stupid to go into anything with preconceived notions.
For this event, everyone had the option of getting a $15 meal, which consisted of vegetarian spaghetti (tomato sauce, eggplant and bell peppers if my palate got it right)... along with an arugula salad with tomatoes. It wasn't blow-your-mind food... but for the price point it hit the spot.
Bar service was pretty efficient, even though they were slammed. Prices for non-well drinks were $8. Again -- pretty spot-on for what you received.
Best part of the evening, without a doubt, was the roving masseuse though. Totally unexpected. It was $25 for 25 minutes and one of the best massages I've ever had... and I'm a picky sonofabitch when it comes to massage. I asked the CMT for her card and will now shamelessly plug her here. Her name is Christina Cruz (707.321.7828) and she is available in the Haight. Her card advertises deep tissue, trigger point and myofascial massage -- and I will personally vouch that she's absolutely expert in these disciplines. Christina read me like a book and intuitively knew where I needed a lot of work. I've experienced a lot of CMT's that aren't confident enough to apply the right amount of pressure required to get therapeutic benefit... because they don't know where the limit is. Huge props to Cristina for REALLY knowing when and where deep work is needed.
The in-house entertainment was okay. They were definitely trying. I think if I'd been paying what others have paid for a regular night here (i.e. around $125) I probably wouldn't be handing out four stars.
It was, however, a four-star night out for the event I went to. Everyone that works here was really nice. Dunno your name (skinny jeans blond boy with sleeve tattoos doing backflips off the ironwork)... but you're cute and made us all feel welcome.
Zero stars. This was the worst SF restaurant experience I've ever had.
On Saturday, I arrived on time for my friend's birthday dinner, which he was generously treating us too. As I ordered a drink in the bar area, the bartender told me, "We just need a card to open the table. Under no circumstances will the card be charged." I was hesitant as she seemed quite dim, but she again assured me that my card would definitely not be used. Not wanting to delay my buddy's party, I gave her my card so she could "open the table." I paid for my drink in cash.
On Thursday, my debit card gets denied. I look it up online and it turns out that Supperclub charged the entire meal for around 20 people to my card for a total of $2,271.30, thus overdrawing my account and causing me to quickly get hit with $99 in overdraft charges.
After many phone calls and about twenty e-mails back and forth with Supperclub, I figured out that they had charged the entire meal to my card and then handed the bill to my buddy to sign.
It took me five days to get reimbursed for the charge and the overdraft fees, including four days of living on only the money in my pocket.
For all this, the e-mails from Supperclub simply said, "Sorry for the mixup" and "Sorry for the inconvenience."
I cannot encourage you strongly enough to drink and dine elsewhere.
Very mixed review. I'll start with the yays. Great concept, entertainment bizarre, inspiring, talented, fun to watch. Eating in bed, my fav. Great music! We had a great time dancing after the entertainment.
The cons: they ask for a credit card up front which is suspicious. You loiter until someone takes you to your bed. We got a waiter that had the shakes....obviously over indulged in the white stuff. The food is the worst, wayyyyy over priced and un-edible. 500$ for 4 of us and two of us couldn't bring ourselves to eat most of the food. So-so salad, bland soup, gamey lamb and about 1/2 cup of milkshake. AND, our night was the chef's first night. You would think he would have stepped it up a bit. Expensive yet delicious drinks.
I've been here twice before about 3-4 years ago and the food was good. Something has gone awry. Has potential! Need to clean up their act, serve some decent food or go with a menu of selected appetizers, drop the prices a bit and they've got a hit!
Avoid it if you can. If you must go, skip dinner and go after 10pm for so-so drinks, decent entertainment, and the strange space.
Went here for a birthday treat. The food was utterly disappointing. A four course, overpriced, uninteresting, unsophisticated, menu that reinforced regret of our restaurant choice with each bite. The amuse bouche was practically inedible! Dessert was vanilla ice cream in a dog bowl. I felt like the joke was on us, especially when the bloated bill came.
Shock and awe...not really...just lame. This place was terrible. Bland food, served luke-warm, only one brief and non-entertaining show (lacking talented performer). We had drinks at the bar and at dinner, and even with a buzz it still sucked. Took about 4 hours to be served 4 courses. Then came the bill...whatever, I've been to a few restaurants with +$500 bill for group of 4 and felt good about it, but this place left us all feeling duped. Could not deliver on anything.
I will directly quote Tom F.
"Avoid it if you can. If you must go, skip dinner and go after 10pm for so-so drinks, decent entertainment, and the strange space.
Went here for a birthday treat. The food was utterly disappointing. A four course, overpriced, uninteresting, unsophisticated, menu that reinforced regret of our restaurant choice with each bite. The amuse bouche was practically inedible! Dessert was vanilla ice cream in a dog bowl. I felt like the joke was on us, especially when the bloated bill came."
This review is for the nightclub:
I'm a huge fan of the concept, but not as huge a fan of the execution. I love the beds on the perimeter of the main dance floor (the "white room"), and the upper level, but I dislike the circular bar between the entrance and the other rooms. Things get confusing, and people loiter and congest the area. Also, the upper level of the white room is over ventilated, while the lower level of the white room gets humid and gross - maybe they can figure out a way to better balance the air flow.
The "black room" is very interesting, with the stripper pole and all! What's also interesting, is that there are chains mounted to the wall in this room with REAL locking handcuffs. You have to call a staff member if you happen to get handcuffed to the wall - we learned the hard way.
If you're looking for the restroom, on one side of the circular bar area, there is a men's restroom and a single unisex restroom. On the other side, there is a women's restroom and a single unisex restroom. So - if you happen to end up on the wrong side, you might be tricked into assuming that all of the restrooms are together. However, they are not! Keep walking!
Four stars, because the whole bed thing is still novel to me. One star withheld because I think they can work on a few things.
Came here for the Halloween 2009 at Supperclub: Dead Light District event and I was not impressed. There was a lot of stunning decorations with a good DJ lineup. I went and purchased the $35 discounted advance ticket thinking that was going to include 8 theatrical shows as promised.
What I ended up paying for was entrance to a club where people was just dancing around and the only show was a person coming out every 30 to pop a balloon.
This review is on the club only, I did not eat the food there.
Okay, so I love that there is a Supper Club in San Francisco and that they play dance music and bring in such awesome DJs.
But, I don't get the layout it feels disconnected. When you walk in the bar is right in the way, you cannot walk straight through you have to go either to the right or left, which is odd. Also, in the main room the layout is even strange. I don't feel the DJ booth should be on the floor, it should be elevated right in front so its the first thing you see when you come in.
The sound is pretty good and the performances were entertaining.
I went there this past Friday for the anniversary and we had a blast, DJ Taj was awesome, bring him back again!
Big disappointment. been there few times after 10 for nice drinks and decent club/lounge and with was nice experience. got invited once for birthday treat. DON'T go there for dinner the bill is sky high and the food is taking for ever. food served cold and below average. avoid dinner and if you really need to go there do yourself a favor and skip dinner.
This is the place with the beds! YES, just like in Sex and the City but not as cool as you think.
I was here on a saturday night for clubbing only, I did not have dinner here. People were mostly here to dance and enjoy the music. It was not as crowded as I hoped it would be for a Saturday night. I saw the blue bunny guy that fellow Yelpers mentioned and a few other performers they hired to liven up the atmosphere, but they were nothing spectacular. Also, I have to say that I agree with everybody else that the staff here were unfriendly and kind of stuck-up.
My cranberry vodka was more like cranberry juice (Drinks were cheaper than other clubs in SF but very watered down. In fact, so watered down that I got pulled over later that evening and was told by the cop that I could have had more to drink and have been completely fine to drive). My friend got smart later in the night and started ordering the only thing they couldn't water down: beer.
Conclusion: Pretty sure this place is not worth the $30 cover and the $3 coat check.
The crowd is great, the music is good, the venue is beautiful, but the staff is awful.
There is a common misconception that the staff is rude or stuck-up, that really isn't true: they're just idiots. Literally outright stupid. Its pretty clear these guys got a really attractive venue and have no idea what to do with it so they've tried to turn it into some euro-trash frat party.
The managers, floor staff, bouncers and promoters literally run around the club bothering guests. Most clubs understand that the staff's role is to make sure everything goes right, the nitwits at Supperclub literally act like your'e at their house party and you weren't invited.
Oh and some angry gay man dressed up like The Tick cartoon does not count as a "show".
We went here last Sept 18 for a friends bday.. we got in around 8pm coz we went for the full course meal and the show. Its just the four of us and the total bill we paid was $398.00
was it worth it?????? NO
For the show,, not really impressive or good enaf. The things u will see there are the things u can see anywhere. There was this guy balancing in a rope,,the a BLUE bunny gay guy,,who's trying to be funny by doing sexual jokes. Its ok at first but becomes boring..nothing new. The thing i liked abt d show its a japanese sensual dance performed by 2 dancers. Everythnig else is mediocre or even less than average.
Food: we ate steaks, a COLD soup served in a dogfood bowl, icecream and then some shrimp appetizer. Was it all tasty and yummy??? It Was OKAY. Nothing extra special.
THE PLACE Itself--it was nice!!! Very comfy, clean and classy..they have beds all over so u can relax n enjoy the show. I like their concept and their presentation for everyttng.
BAD experience: Our table and the one beside us wasnt served the MAIN DISH (steak) for a reason we dint know,. They simply forgot to serve us...sooo baddd ryt. We only fgured it out coz they were serving the dessert alrdy. And the food server insist that we eat the ice crm first bcoz it takes a while to cook d steak.. they even dint apologze.
I recommend this bar if u wana go clubbing coz trhe music is nice n place n ppl are so classy., But for u to experience the whole dinner stuf wd a $100/head not so worth it. Save ur money and do sumtng else!!
Went here for dinner on a Saturday night, and here's how it went down:
The reservations were for 7:30, but they don't seat you until 8:00, so you have to hang around their bar area for a while. You then get seated to your "bed", and if you're a person who gets easily uncomfortable, prepare to spend the next 10 minutes feeling a bit awkward lying there.
By now you're feeling pretty hungry; but unbeknownst to you, it'll be about an hour before the first course is served. But hey, at least there's entertainment!
If you call "entertainment" a person dressed up in a costume, slowly walking around staring and twitching. That was pretty much the extent of the first performers act. Just slowly walking around the room looking weird.
The remaining "performances" were also kind of sad, consisting mostly of lame performance art. It was definitely not entertaining. It just seemed like they were trying hard to be quirky and edgy, but falling flat. Made all the more worse by the fact that the place wasn't even full (since it was a Saturday night, I'd hate to see what the weekdays are like).
The food was pretty good, although not very filling and took forever. The dessert was just a cheap scoop of ice-cream.
In the end, for $70 a person, it's definitely no worth it. Unless you really want to eat dinner lying in a bed. Since the entertainment was so lame, I would much rather take the money to a nice restaurant with a table.
It was definitely an unique experience for me, but a good one. We came here for a friend's birthday. The beds are very comfortable and the entertainment was, well, entertaining - we saw the blue bunny on rollerskates and the girl on the trapeze.
The food was the highlight of the night for me (as it usually is). The carrot ginger soup was amazing despite the fact that we ate it out of dog food bowls. The main (vegetarian) dish had perfectly prepared tofu (I thought it was a souffle at first!). And the dessert (chocolate cake thing) was delicious!
The food is a good reason to come back.
Not worth the money. The food was decent, but for the money, I'd prefer not have to sit on a crappy bed and watch the equivalent of a high-school talent show. The service was fine, and generally very nice, but didn't make up for the overall feeling of a waste of cash.
Let me say first that I love the concept of this bar. I love that they have spawned a lot of musical talent to create very enjoyable compilations.
But I have to say that this location really sucks the big one. I went months after first opened to see a friend debuting a new album. I was dressed rather well but casual. My friends were dressed a little more casual than I.
Their bartenders completely ignored me while trying to order for nearly a half hour. Chalk it up to them being busy, right? Wrong. They were chatting it up with customers that whole time and not pouring more than maybe two drinks that whole time.
I had attempted to solicit some response from management via their website and heard nothing. I've written promoters about their issues and have heard nothing.
For offering up a first impression, they did a great job of turning me off to the venue altogether. Unless you are white, dress up to the 9's and flashing gigantic wads of cash, don't bother going here. They don't serve your kind. Waste your money somewhere where the staff actually needs the money and where the owners haven't lost sight of how to treat their clientèle.
I definitely LOVED the concept of this bar, as many a yelper has commented. The outside looked like a strip club, but the minute you walked in, the aura changed in an instant! Dark lighting with candles around the bar and on the dance floor. We walked into the main dining/drinking/lounging area and were just so-very-happy to be in such a beautiful setting!
Drinks are 8+. My vodka/red bull was $9 and had a massive kick. Bartender was a hot buff Asian guy. The girls drooled. One of them even asked him if she could touch his arms, and he obliged! Too sweet. He was such a nice guy.
THE BLUE BUNNY! AKA Mr. New York AKA Mr. Party Starter! LOVED HIM! If you are conservative, better have all notions of a quiet night thrown out the window before you step into SUPPERCLUB dear! I officially got humped by the Bunny Man three times. Too funny. Then we went outside to smoke and chatted it up. Sweet guy really. Trapeze artist was fun to watch but it looked like she really didn't practice beforehand. All good though. Always fun to watch beautiful people doing beautiful things!
Food was a three course meal with appetizer of carrot ginger soup (w/crap garnish or avocado garnish, depending on if you were vegetarian or not). Main course for vegetarians was a mound of Pureed spinach, with portbello mushroom underneath it and flattened and fried tofu underneath it! Non-veg plate consisted of beef tenderloin. Both plates were garnished with mushroom, tomato, spinach puree and corn. Desert was a hot molten cake with a DIVINE vanilla milkshake and crunchy side platter.
DINNER WAS GOOD! Cuisine was different but the atmosphere and experience of dining in that manner was fun. But was it worth the $47? Not sure. Perhaps if the portions were a tad bit larger, I would have felt better about it.
Guy in the shirt, apron and roller skates without the shirt on - THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME FREE MATCHES! I will treasure them forever.
Overall, fantastic night and our birthday girl enjoyed it! Tuesday nights end early around 10pm, so beware!
Thank you again Supperclub for a truly interesting dinner experience.
You'll definitely have a great time, or blackout trying. One thing is guaranteed...there is plenty of time for drinking during the 5hours you're waiting for the "show" you think you'll see.
So why 3 stars?
- The Show: a drag queen throwing tequila is entertaining but not $150/person entertaining. I can get that in the Tenderloin for $35 (perhaps Free if i let them keep the bottle of tequila)
- The Food: It's delicious but when you spread it out over 4+ hours you need more of it.
The DJ was great and the staff really is great but be warned, you'll spend a small fortune for mediocre food and entertainment but after all of the booze and the possible pillow fights and then dancing you'll leave with good memories.
This review is for the dinning experience!
This place has a very nice Decor and Ambiance. You pay a set price, you are seated on a nice white bed, entertained by performing artists and served a meal from a set menu. I really like this place because its a unique experience. I thought it was fun! I enjoyed the food as well. I also liked how you can get a full body massage while dinning. I think this is a cool place to check out at least once.. A girls night out or birthday party.
If you are a man and are not very comfortable with men dressed as women do not come. But this place is nothing like SF Asian. Different concept. This place is has creative artists not drag queens
I didn't actually eat dinner here... skipped all that dinner in bed nonsense and got right to the party. I'll admit dinner in bed with a free table at a club that night sounds kinda tight though...
The ambiance of this place is.. well European. Mabye it was the hundreds of russians there that night (maybe it was a party?) and maybe it was the look and feel of the dance floor, but it definately wasnt american.
You walk past coat check to a big room wiht a huge circular bar in the center. Fear not, there's enough bartenders staffed to get you your dranks quick, and the bathrooms were located on either side. There was a nice sized room with a red light ambiance going on, but it was a private party so i didn't get to see much.
The dance floor... ahhh the dance floor. NICE DJ playing... blue lighting behind a white ambiance... surrounded by clean white beds and a huge balcony encompasing it all (complete wiht pretty girls dancing alone up there).
definately liked the vibe, the music and the crowd. I only got pushed without an apology ONCE!! new record for a club woohoo!
Many people don't seem to be a fan of the food but i thought the 4-course meal was pretty good. (Keep in mind I was buzzed throughout the night, therefore everything might have been heightened. I think that's the only way to really enjoy this place.) We had poke (rare tuna salad) for appetizer, fennel soup served in a dog bowl, chicken, and cherry bread pudding for dessert. The portions are small and I ended up stopping by Jack and the Crack after. The drinks were really aromatic and strong.
There is a mini performance after each course is brought out. I went there on a Thursday which is one of the better nights and honestly, the entertainment wasn't much. Most of it was pretty odd.
The place was less than half full and there was about 8 people on staff that night (performers included). The staff is super gay (as in extremely happy and extremely homosexual). The service was great and attentive. The set up and the lighting really add to the feel of the place.
I brought my bf here for his bday and I liked it because it was nontraditional. Dinner in bed is such a neat idea. But, i probably won't come back again. It's a place you can skip or COULD try once out of curiosity.
At the end of the night I got the bill and damn did it rip a whole in my bank account. The drinks do rack up... but drinking is necessary.
Pretty ridiculous, really.
The food was nothing special at all. We were served a cream-based squash soup, a pretty basic chicken breast with mashed potatoes and a few trumpet mushrooms, and an odd dessert creation that was part-cookie/part-waffle with ice cream. Comfort food, none of which was terrible but all of which I could have easily made at home.
The performances weren't particularly enjoyable either. A couple of operatic singing acts that were fairly random, and a juggling act in which the performer dropped a ball at least a couple of times.
2* instead of one, simply for the novel silliness of it all. 3* if it weren't as pricey as it is.
(And I'm pretty sure that lying in bed while eating isn't particularly good for you.)
Never ate here. Only went clubbing here. I find the crowd to be a bit pretentious. If I want to go dancing, supperclub is the last spot on my mind to hit up.
Triple Bs, Beautiful People, Beautiful Decor, Beautiful Ambiance.
It was SF's rising DJ, Max Vangeli's 26th Birthday Bash and boy did he get the crowd going. This place is definitely eccentric and the balla price tag says it all; comprehensive entertainment? brace yourself for some drag queens doing some acrobatic moves while u down some 4 course meal. Getting serious with some one? Ideal place to be for that 3rd or 4th date.
i forgot to mention, the friendliest bouncer in THE WORLD. And guess what they don't look like a thug for hire. Shout out to my man Jaime!
YAY!!! Dancing on beds all night with amazing music and chill people, sounds like the best place ever. I don't know if the food is good, but I do know that Supperclub is VERY fun. We were there this weekend for the redlight district party. It might have just been one of those occasions where everyone was feeling the "love" from the love fest, or maybe it's the fact that I live in LA, and not San Francisco, but everyone was sooooo friendly? Really! Every person at the club was relaxed and unpretentious. Also, feel free to dress however... No one really cares!
2 Stars for the atmosphere and 1 star for their food.
Came here for a girls night and didn't have our main entree..... until 10 p.m! It was pretty much 30 mins interval per course. The girls room were already talking sh*t when I was in there hold up a friend's hair when she was throwing up.
Props for keeping their sheets soooo crisp white and clean.( OOps.. i accidentally spilled tomato sauce in their white sheet) We basically cured our hunger with wine and alcohols... which might not be a bad thing....=)
Next time I'm here, it will be just for the drinks and not for dinner. Oh, service here was really good too!
The menu was very nice we started with appetizers that was like a duck mousse, followed by a soup mushroom base soup with white truffle oil and creme fraiche (very rich) Chicken Coq au Vin was not as exciting as the rest of the menu had been but the evening ended with a very tasty Creme Brulee with a macaroon cookie.
The entertainment is... entertaining without being overkill also we went this past Friday night (my birthday) and it wasn't busy at all. The entire upstairs was empty but I think this may have been because the bondage event was the next evening. :)
Service was attentive and very very nice after reading the comments and reviews regarding the errors in bills taken to the table afterward I was curious as to what (might) happen but it was fine. Drinks prices were to be as expected. Nice atmosphere definitely a must do for at least once in your life.
Respectfully Reviewed
I'd say it's between 3.5 and 4 but I'll round up. I thought it might be too gimmicky so I wasn't expecting much. Maybe because of that, the night ended up being pretty interesting. The lighting was good and the bar before the room with the beds had pretty balls hanging from the ceiling.
The beds were comfortable, the entertainment was fine and the blue bunny was blue. We were there on a Sunday but I am guessing a Friday or Saturday night may have had more performances. The food was better than I expected.
I inadvertently made a reservation during Dine About Town so we had 3 courses instead of 4. The first was a goat cheese fondue with asparagus, the second was escolar and the dessert was an ice cream with berries, whipped cream and this fantastic pecan caramel topping.
The fish was perfectly cooked and delicious but I want more of the dessert. Now. It was a fun place to celebrate a birthday and panda seemed to like it so I can't complain.
I went back the other night, every time I go it's a fun experience. The belly dancer, the food, the drinks...what's not to love? I do have to say that the door man, Optimus Prime, made this night memorable (not only because he was cute).
I'll be back, oh yes, I will.
I give the establishment five stars. Peaked Perfection.
A group of us arrived to celebrate amazing people and achievements for the night. The moment I walked through the obscure doors I was taken into a world of fantastical fantasy. I am a stickler for lighting and the warm red bar draws you in. If, and when, you decide to venture further into the experience, the ultra-modern dance floor cools you with the icy hues. The beds lining the walls are sleek and comfortable (and sexy as hell).
The cherry on top was not only the amazing Trevor Simpson but the caring (and drop-dead-gorgeous) management and bartenders.
Beautiful people, beautiful champagne, and beautiful memories.
0 stars.
I'd planned a birthday dinner here, and confirmed my reservation twice.
They canceled on me *the day of* with 5 hours notice claiming that they did "not having enough reservations to offer a complete supperclub experience". I was completely caught off guard and unable to secure reservations at a new place on such short notice...and they were 100% unapologetic. I can't believe a business like this survives.
Getting a reservation at Supperclub was indeed a challenge - the website is buggy and they don't keep the dates/events updated so it took 2 failed attempts before we finally got confirmation for a reservation on a date that we were available. They were quite nice about the confusion and gave us the original price even though the night we went was advertised as a higher price.
Here's how Supperclub works... You walk in, check in with the host, are assigned a table number and enter a circular anteroom / bar area where you are told to have a drink and wait to be taken into the main room. It's nice to have a drink beforehand, but it is important to note that they are extra on top of the dinner price. And, the drinks are in the $10-14 range. The bartenders were quite nice and the drinks were tasty. After about 20 minutes, the host came to get us to show us to our "table".
Imagine a large, all-white room with a DJ and small dance floor mid center, the perimeter consisting of mini raised "platforms" that are covered with white mattresses and mini coffee tables. To the side, an open staircase leading up to a wrap around balcony that overlooks the room. Each table is essentially a double-sized bed. I'd estimate about 50 people were there.
The evening then consists of a series of floor shows (opera, sword fighting, juggling, acrobatics) intermingled with a 4 course dinner. All while you're lying in bed. Appetizer was a root vegetable salad, followed by a crabcake, then Kobe beef as the main course and a decadent and gooey chocolate cake with banana ice cream for dessert. The food was absolutely excellent - the portions big. The pace at which it was served was good; however, I could have used about 10 minutes more between each course.
At the end of the meal, most everyone ends up on the dance floor until about 10.30pm when they open the club to everyone, and you're suddenly overwhelmed by 100's of people who have come to dance. The DJ was pretty good - mostly playing popular dance/hiphop stuff like Madonna/Kanye/FloRida, etc. It would have been nice if they'd kept it private til 11pm so we could have hung out in a more relaxed environment.
In the end, the drinks ended up being more the meal! But, overall it was great, a lot of fun, and I'd definitely go back. An unusual experience, definitely worth checking out at least one time.
Man, I thought this place was awesome.
Of course, I'm a tourist. Reading these reviews, I can see that Supperclub has already lost its luster with many people.
On a Sunday night visiting the city (day before Memorial Day), my companion and I discovered that our dinner reservation at Millennium had fallen through. The concierge at our hotel, while helpful, didn't seem to know exactly what we were looking for.
I called my sister and asked her if she could recommend a place that was interestingly laid out, where we could dress up and look really cute, and that was essentially... an experience with food. After some consultation, she recommended this place as: a weird performance art dining venue where you sit on beds and don't get to order your own food.
All right! Sounded awesome! We had the concierge make our reservation.
Got there right at 7 pm and were the first ones seated. They ask you for dietary preferences right off of the bat and were okay with our giant list (peanuts, walnuts, poultry, strawberries, chocolates, egg, and tofu, I believe). The venue ultimately filled up to about... a quarter of the total capacity.
Dinner service doesn't start until a bit after 8, but we had plenty to distract ourselves with. Fantastic drinks and wonderful conversation, for one. We each got a massage from the rockin' massage woman. It's $20 for 15 minutes and she did a great job.
The dinner courses were.. whitefish sashimi as the first course, an asparagus soup as the second, main course was roast beef with peas on the side and dessert was... honestly, I wore a very tight dress and by that point I was lying on the bed, moaning, getting my back rubbed and occasionally having a spoonful of dessert fed to me. So I don't remember. The starter was the best dish; however, eating new food in darkened/dramatically lightened atmosphere is always a risky proposition. When you're not sure of the color of your food, the flavor definitely comes in to question as well!
Periodically, dinner entertainment would appear. I recall the aerial performer and a contortionist, both of which were delightful.
I think that our experience would have been vastly different had it been on a Saturday night or any other night where it wasn't as laid back. For a large space, having it sparsely populated made for an intimate experience where I got to run around in the deserted upstairs and jump up and down on all of the beds. Fantastic.
The total bill for: four cocktails, 2 prix meals, 2 bottles of Pelligrino, sales tax, and 20% tip came to about $230. This is excluding the massages, which were paid for up front.
If you live in San Francisco, you probably already have your polarized opinion on Supperclub. And if you're just swinging through town from a podunk city like me (woot pdx represent), then it's going to be a unique experience and you will likely have a lot of fun.
I think I could only come here to humor my friends but it's not really worth coming here. It's difficult to find, it's crowded and humid and just feels like a rave gone wrong sometimes.
I showed up for a dinner party for 6 one night and half the ensemble was friends with the adorable lesbian manager. So you'd kind of expect better service and a little back scratching right? Wrong. They try so hard to be some Vegas type trippy club that sometimes they forget about how long it's taking for dinner to actually come out. The appetizers themselves were not memorable and I didn't even make it to dinner 'cause when I passed the bathroom, I saw our server making out with some random customer. Not cool.
I excused myself and tried to forget about this place. The staff otherwise was polite aside from having a sense of arrogance intermixed. If it just wasn't trying so hard to be cool, I would have enjoyed my night better.
okay..for the food+entertainment factor this one doesn't do so well.
We came here on our Anniversary night. She's been wanting to come here for ages so this is a good a night as ever. having read the reviews my hopes were no longer "up" -thank goodness or I would have been severely disappointed!
Also: keep in mind we're in San Francisco and everything is open to interpretation.
The Good:
The beds are really comfortable
The environment is all white and neo-industrial with cool changing ambient lighting.
The Mediocre:
the food was so/so..BUT not worth the $65/head. I understand they have a $35 night? go that day. Not one plate really stood out.
The service: generally timely (for food/clearing) but we brought our own bottles and not once were we topped up (we poured our own champagne all night)
they brought us ice buckets but didn't bother to place the bottles in them.
Someone mentioned cheap corkage fees? @ $25/bottle wine & $35/champagne its not "cheap" I've paid less per bottle at much nicer establishments. Maybe the prices for corkage have gone up and it's been a while? last I checked $20 was the norm. either way, i would've appreciated someone other than me making sure my glass was full for this cost.
The Bad:
the entertainment.. ? really? if you're selling entertainment (with "circus acts") then perhaps it shouldn't involve foul mouthed tranny bunnies that run around insulting the guests and getting drunk on the job (unless we're all supposed to find this "hilarious").
There was an 8 minute segment of an acrobat with two pieces of cloth that was impressive but seemed un-rehearsed.
Overall.. 2 stars.
For $130 in food costs (++if you loop in any amount of liquor) I've had more fun with friends at nicer restaurants and left more "entertained" than this place.
If food + production entertainment is your sell then practice at getting it right and have more production quality entertainment, it would at least explain why your food isn't rating and let people know they were paying for something.
Also: ditch the tranny bunny act or at least do a better job of explaining your acts in advance on your site so don't leave people disappointed with your business model and dropping two star ratings.
I'm told Danny Meyer has a pretty good philosophy on this aspect I think?
This is a place you go for the experience more than the food. We were there on a Friday night for Dine About Town. Three courses -- an asparagus and frisee salad, fish, and vanilla ice cream with berries and something sweet and crumbly. First course came out for us (upstairs) around 8:30, and subsequent courses about an hour apart. The food was OK, but I was still hungry by the time we left. You're sitting on beds, and the tables basically hold just drinks, so your plate is on your lap.
As for the experience... plan on it being an all-night experience -- we got there at 7:30 and didn't leave until 11:45. The place is dim, but has that soft purple/red/white light glow, and beds were super comfy, especially the pillows. The Awesome Gay Blue Bunny made his rounds and entertained/humped/teased everyone before the food came out, and then in between courses, there was a contortionist. The music was a good house mix, but then somewhere in between the salad and main, someone needed a body shot, and then it was AC/DC, Journey, and Bon Jovi at ear-splitting volume. Ugh. I did quite enjoy the contortionist, though.
There was plenty of entertainment provided by the clientele, too. The large party of late 30something high-maintenance Marina girls and one guy sitting to the right of us entertained us early on with their "Oh my god! Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" and big hugs. Then they were taking pictures of themselves kissing (no doubt bound for Facebook). Oh, there was also the pointy dance and a spilled glass of red wine. I could have done without the large woman jumping next to us. Damn girl, if you weigh 200 pounds, I don't want you jumping in my bed!
Overall, it was fun, but I wouldn't go out of my way to go back.
Well I work here so I am biased but I have to say that I love supperclub.
We're not like other restaurants. But you probably know that if you are here. We are messy, artistic, over the top, ridiculous, and in your face at times. But we are also classy, elegant, passionate and care a great deal about the experience that we provide.
We put a TON of work into making unique themes, trying different ways to experience food and drinks, and finding "special" entertainers to take you for a ride throughout the 3 or so hour experience.
It can be crazy, loud and intense.
It can also be cozy, warm and sweet.
Supperclub is as diverse as this city itself. You will get a completely different experience from one night to the next.
You honestly can't judge the experience from one visit. There are too many random factors!!! But if you have been a few times then you can get an idea of the big picture.
If you want a cozy, intimate affair, come by on a sunday, tuesday or wednesday. If you want to party like a rockstar, hit us up thursday, friday, saturday and let loose. Life is too short to be stiff all the time. Here is a safe place where you can unwind, be silly, be free.
We love you and care about you, never forget that. Even while we make you eat your dessert from an ash tray ;-)
I've been with supperclub since day 1, over 4 years ago and have worked in Istanbul and Amsterdam as well. We are a family, and if you want to come be a part of the magic we are trying to create in this often rigid world, then please come and participate!!!!
Love and Peace!!!! xoxoxo
Went here with a group of 8 on Sat night. Our reservations were at 7:30, we were seated close to 8, and the food didn't come out until 8:30. The service is really slow. We didn't get to order drinks until close to 8:30! For a group of 8, they gave us 2 "tables" but we were so cramped. Half of us ate with the plates on our laps.
The "entertainment" was decent, and the overall dining experience was ok, but the food and service were REALLY bad.
Loved the seating arrangement here. After dancing for sometime its lovely to get a place to sit and sip. And a place which offers an option to almost lie down? Fantastic.
The music was Arabic and was pretty good. Was here for the Aykut event so did see some familiar faces! The ambience is pretty alright. I would say the comfy lounge like atmosphere s what appealed to me.I guess I dont really remember anything else that much.
I can definitely say that I've never had a dinner quite like the one I had at Supperclub. Upon arrival, our large party was seated upstairs on the balcony, where we reclined around small tables on comfortable and (this time, thankfully) clean foam beds. Actually, they were so comfortable that it was tempting to fall asleep before the food arrived.
The dinner arrived in three courses. The second course was some utterly forgettable chicken dish, but the first and third deserve some mention. For starters we got a carrot based soup and crab dumpling served in a stainless steel dog bowl, with a dog biscuit-like stick of bread on the side. The third course (dessert) looked at first glance like eggs, served in a frying pan, and toast. Upon closer inspection, the toast turned out to be french toast and the "eggs" were composed of cream and lemon dipping sauces. Really clever and actually quite tasty!
The low point in the evening definitely arrived in the form of our waiter, who was both rude and incompetent. Fortunately, the manager was very professional when I complained about the poor service, switching our waitstaff and comping a portion of the bill--major props to you, Mr. Manager (this was a few weeks ago so unfortunately I can't remember his name, but he's the one with the French accent).
Acrobats (one trapeze artist and one "rope dancer") perform throughout the evening. Adding to the entertainment are the waitstaff, who from what I can tell are mostly trannies. The one we got (after the switch) was a stripper named Miss V. At the end of the meal your waiter will spend a good fifteen to twenty minutes chit-chatting with and/or taking photos with your group.
The verdict: I probably wouldn't come here again (it's expensive and the food, though creatively presented, is mediocre), but you really should have dinner at Supperclub once if you're new to the city (alternatively, it's a great place to take a friend from out of town). I can't think of another restaurant which typifies the unique looniness of the San Francisco psyche better.
Skip the clubbing part.
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