09/07/09

Don't go on a weeknight

by sonic chick

I have lived in SF for quite a while and was reluctant to go to the Supperclub, thinking it was more of a tourist attraction. I finally took the plunge for a friend's b-day and for the most part am glad I did. I was fairly impressed with the food, but not blown away. What I didn't appreciate was the lack luster entertainment. It was a bit of a slow weeknight and they had some tired old queen dressed in a bunny suit prancing around and being surly. It seemed like they dragged her out of an AA meeting to fill a vacant spot when they couldn't get any real entertainment for the evening. I don't know what the regular entertainment is like but if I were to go back again, it would most definitely be on a weekend.

• Pros: Food was good and maitre'd was adorable
• Cons: Sorry excuse for entertainment

08/26/09

Did not live up to expectations, eat, you will leave hungry

by NSSK

I picked this place as a special treat for my husband's birthday. I had heard rave reviews on the Travel Channel the previous week and the website looked great. I made a reservation online. The website had some kind of glitch and never sent me the confirmation code. After doing this thrice, I called and confirmed my reservation.

The place was easy to find. As we entered, we were greeted by 2 guys offering popcorn and candyfloss. We moved on to the host who could not find my reservation and kept asking me for my name until someone told him to just let us in. I loved his costume though.

The bar was nice, living up to the over-the-top image. However, the bartender served me wine that had turned (they need to store their wine better than just keep open bottles around). I did get a new glass of wine upon bringing to his notice. We didn't have to wait too long to be led into the main restaurant.

At first, the space appears to be so much smaller than on the website or the Travel Channel. The beds were very comfortable and the decor is white and simple. I do wish they would have bigger tables so we could place our large dinner plates. Eating on a plush mattress is a little bit of a challenge....

The entertainment was kind of random, but the 2 trapeze acts were both really good. Maybe it was my previous trip to Vegas and grand performances, but I didn't think the performances were out of the ordinary in terms of themes or variety. I was kind of disappointed , maybe I was expecting too much....We couldn't see some of the performances since the performer was in front of a large screen on the 2nd floor (we were seated on the 1st floor).

The server did ask us about any food reservations since the first course was raw fish. The appetizer was decent, the second course was just terrible (some kind of soup in a dog bowl). The main course (chicken) was average. The only thing I really liked was the dessert (strawberries and cream). Portions were tinyyyyyy so I was left hungry and I overheard other patrons saying this too.

My husband ordered a couple of drinks and he really liked them all. I also got him a massage and he said it was really good. After the end of the meal, the dance floor was opened to guests. I did not appreciate the music much (too much European techno - disco). Most people did not join us on the dance floor, it just wasn't as happening. After about 30 mins or so, we decided to leave in search of some more food!!

Overall, I wish I got more value for my buck....but my husband had a blast.

• Pros: Cool concept, nice ambience, decent performances
• Cons: Poor coordinated show, below average food, overpriced

03/01/09

Enjoyed atmospher for price, but beware of big overcharges!!

by rattings

I did enjoy the atmospher which entailed trance-like music at a comfortable volume. Apparently show changes every evening per staff, but beware it is for adults only. Food was Vegan night!! I am not a vegiterian but even I can admit, It was a well portioned and tasty. This place is certainly not for families or conservative types. Their were two shows, one small cooky clown like performance which surprisingly turn into a strip clown. 2nd show was a swinging pole acrobatic but classy performance beautifully done with fantastic music. Music similar music to Crique du solei. Beds clean and comfortable, surprised dining in them was comfortable. I did not stay for dancing. We & many others were however over billed by $100. For 3 people, dinner was $65 plus 2 drinks each & a voz of black cherry mixed drink (which was fabulous) for $55, does not total $400!. They were overcharging everybody. Staff were kind, but one apparantly in charge turned ugly diva when we challanged bill a 2nd time!! they could not get it right. We waited more than 40mn. They did offer drinks while they refigured amt, so to not offend we said ok placed an order & then they bring us shots!! I/we make great $$ and tips well. They knew what they were doing, and banking on many that probably fell for it because they were all lit. Fortunantely we can hold our drinks, we ended up requesting they void card entirely and recalculate correctly. They took even longer. We said forget it, here $210 & we walked out. I am not a complainer, but my friend used to manage La Fondue restaurant, and she was not having it, particularly when floor manager tried to argue that we were give free drinks!! She straight up pointed it out on the receipt, and the chick sarcastically said ok, but by then my friend was insulted, and we all just pulled out cash, tossed it near their register and left.. So on a scale 1-10 entertainment 7, dinner 8, music 8,atmospher 7, serv 6, and price 8, but beware overcharges.

• Pros: Food good, price reasonable
• Cons: Beware of overcharges, both parties next too us were also overcharged

01/24/09

GO for the experience, not the food!

by alanaleigh

My guy and I were expecting a racy Cirque du Soleil-ish experience as per their website. As the cab circled the poorly lit street, we finally found the address by a door, no signage out front. A transvestite checked us in and offered to take our coats while escorting us into the bar. Fun pleather costumes on the bartenders and who quickly got us drinks and setteled in for the long 30 minutes wait, til we would be escorted to the dining room. Already the experience was more bizarre than alluring. Obese men showing lots of skin with bits of costumes and dual gendered actors in feel-me-up boxes was bizarre not tantalizing. Finally we were allowed to enter the dining room and settle into our bed. Fun just because my guy is a complete hottie and any bed with him is good! ;) Actors roamed around with varying degrees of undress. There didn't seem to be a theme to the costumes or party tricks that they were performing. We watched as the other patrons filed in and snickered when a young couple came in with her parents! (NOT the place to bring your conservative parents while they are in town for a visit! ) As the random and sometimes creepy (grown men in diapers on roller skates?!? UGH!) acts continued, they began to serve food. We were excited because the stellar view of the steamy kitchen had our mouths watering! Unfortunately, EVERY course they brought us included raw fish/seafood!!! YUK! We were not warned that this would be the case and we not given another option! We assumed we would devour the dessert as we were both famished after a long evening and many cocktails but the banana mousse they brought us was equally inedible! Burgers later for sure! We were expecting a show of some kind but it was just actors walking around doing party tricks. Great one-time experience for the bizzare and randomness but with mediocre actors and costumes and horrendous food, that was overpriced, I would suggest that you wait til later and pay the cover to enter as a club goer! Have fun!;)

• Pros: Fun and fancifull experience!
• Cons: Horrendous RAW food!

09/17/08

Very recommend it

by Lindcher

It's very cool inside. I like that circle bar in the middle, where it's always cool to chat and have a drink.

The crowd is cool also. Good music. The place is big, which is always nice, since you gonna have planty of room. Oh, yeah! they have two dance floors. The secon one is much more smaller, but still it's cool.

I've never been there on Friday night, but on Sat it's always full. Very recommend it.

09/01/08

Avoid, Avoid, Avoid!!!

by kev123456789

Horribly overpriced. The "bedroom" style seating is poorly executed and results in a very uncomfortable dining experience. It misses the mark on everything: food, show, service, and especially price. The food is okay, but comparable fare normally hovers around $25 at a restaurant (in comparison to the $60 cover at supper club, drinks not included). This is not a Teatro Zinnani or Beach Blanket Babylon, so don't expect dinner theater, though it may try. The entertainment devolves in a few sloppy exhibitions which attempt to shock you with alternative lifestyle themes, but are little more than party tricks. If you ignore me and decided to go, at a minimum take this advice- do not make reservations for 4, 6, or 8 because you will be allocated the same amount of space the 2 person parties are given. Instead make several reservations for parties of 2, get there early, and ask to be seated at adjacent tables. Or just don't go, thats the safe choice.

• Pros: none
• Cons: price, everything

04/25/08

Birthday bash

by Withdrawls4NYC

Supperclub's never appealed to me. It struck me as a glitz over substance sort of place and given that I'm about food not flash; I've had no interest in patronizing it. However, when a friend invited me recently for cocktails to celebrate her birthday, I accepted. I figured since she'd reserved a private room (on a weeknight) it would be a fairly manageable experience.

We arrived even before the birthday girl, ordered a couple drinks and made ourselves comfortable in "bed". Along with the birthday girl came the arrival of passed hors d'oeuvres - oysters, mini grilled cheese sandwiches with tiny cups of tomato soup and truffle popcorn. Talk about decadent, grown-up treats - and all were quite tasty to boot!

I'm still not likely to choose Supperclub for a night out on the town, but my recent experience there definitely left a good impression.

• Pros: bar, lounge, good music, beds
• Cons: loud, expensive

02/23/08

Overrated.

by foodandparty

Over priced and not worth the time or money. We payed a premium for a table. Service was extremely poor, even with our "VIP" table, they made us wait a while before letting us in. The place is overrated.

02/06/08

Worst dining experience I've ever had

by kipperific

My fiancee had been looking at this place for a while, and when it showed up on Dine About Town, we decided to go with a couple friends. We were seated at 7:30 along with everyone else (despite reservations for 7) and were the last to have our drink orders taken at 8. When we tried to order a few different wines we were told each time that they were out. Note: if you have something on the menu, keep some in stock. We eventually settled on cocktails and waters. Our first course, a salad with berries, blue cheese, and some sort of cracker, arrived at 8:30. It was pretty good, but we devoured it in 5 minutes because we were all so famished. Of course, then the blue cheese made us thirsty because we still didn't have our drinks. Those arrived around 8:45. At that point, we received a 5 minute "show" which was at the level of a high school drama skit and did nothing to distract us from the poor service, overly loud house music preventing us from talking, or the long wait between dishes. The main dish arrived at 9:30 and was a beef dish with a side of cheesy corn meal. It was luke warm when it arrived and, at best, mediocre in flavor. Now, we were still hungry and getting angry, so we asked our waitress for the bill and for our dessert to be boxed. She insisted that we should stay and that the kitchen couldn't be rushed, but we insisted harder. And seriously?!? 2 dishes in 2 hours for a pre-set meal is nowhere near rushing. When we got the bill we were told that the card machine was broken so we'd have to pay in cash. Oh, and 18% gratuity was added for our party of 5! I repeat: Party of 5! I assume this is because she knew the service was bad and we were angry because I've never heard of this for parties less than six. When we left at 10:30, we headed for a chinese restaurant where we knew we'd get hot food quickly. Overall: mediocre food, bad service, overpriced, underportioned, and served in a bad atmosphere.

• Pros: maybe the club after dining on a Friday or Saturday, I wouldn't know
• Cons: terrible service, overpriced, underportioned, overly loud music, bad shows

01/15/08

UNFORGETABLE EXPERIENCE

by eskimos

Good place to hang out with friends and your sweethearts!

What I like about supperclub is its atmosphere. If I go there, I feel very comfortable, fully relax and behave myself as I'm at mine friend's party. The music is great (mostly house music) and it it's not too loud as in some other clubs, when you almost have a headache from it.

I was at the supperclub's dinners several times and every time there was a performance, delicious food that made an indelible impression on me! I still can't forget the taste of roasted peking duck breast with cherries.))