Food is mediocre and the "Flamenco" show is anything but authentic. The prices are exorbitant, $75.00 per person minimum for dinner & show. It would be ok if food and show were top notch, but neither is. The venue is charming but parking is very challenging. I have not tried their Sunday Brunch option.
Hannah Lewis
Didn’t think I would ever write something like this but here it goes. Was having fun with my roommate, we went to the comedy show before the club section opened for the night. We got food and drinks and everything was fine up until my friend noticed a woman who looked like she worked there - she kept staring at us, following us and filming us wherever we went. We didn’t really think much of it and tried to carry on with our night, up until I was walking to go get water and I look behind me for my friend. There’s a bouncer standing in front of her saying “I’m gonna need to search you because people are saying you fit the description of someone who’s been stealing phones”. I was shocked they chose to target my friend in that manner, who I want to mention is a brown Egyptian woman, and never even looked at me, a white person, even though we had been side by side all night.After she gave them her bag and emptied her pockets and even offered to help in any way she can, they apologized profusely however this experience felt extremely disconcerting and uncomfortable. Definitely you don’t expect that when you’re going out to have a stress free night. Obviously it sucks people are having their phones stolen and security should be better than racially profiling their customers who are paying obscenely to be there. Really disappointing to see this kind of action and I feel there should be cameras in clubs where people pay cover charge to get in and there should be an alternative to dealing with this situation than singling out customers based on race or appearances.Anyways don’t think will come back as that experience left us feeling unwelcome and honestly kinda disgusted.
Kelly
10-15 PHONES STOLEN ON SAT NIGHT.SECURITY SAYS IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.Went to FUTCH. Noticed my phone was gone at the end of the night and told the bartender. He told us several people reported phones stolen too. Nothing they could do. We went to security at the front door and found other girls standing there because their phones were also stolen. Ended up being a big group of us. Security checked some bags as people were leaving but it was too late. They were gone. My partner's credit card got charged in WEHO an hour later. Could not track any phones as they were all turned off.
Josh Steinberger
I’ve had many great nights at El Cid, but my last experience will dissuade me from future visits. I wanted to take a group of friends on Saturday, which is usually a very popular and fun evening. We got to the door around 11pm, and surprisingly there was no line. We asked for the cover and were told $10 by the bouncer. We asked if there was anything happening inside, and the bouncer said it was a packed party. We all paid the cover and went inside, but soon saw there were hardly any people indoors or outdoors, and a DJ playing to an empty dance floor. We quickly turned around and hoped to get our money back since we just hopped in for less than two minutes and were given misleading information from the bouncer. We passed the bouncer on the stairs while leaving and asked if we could get a refund. He scoffed at us and said “Nope!” We talked to the other bouncers at the door who were more understanding, and they directed us to contact the website. I sent a message to management explaining the situation and never heard back.
Vanessa G.
This place was really nice. We took the grandmas for a birthday dinner and they had a great time. Food was yummy. I think I would pass on the paella to be honest. It wasn't bad but paella should be a wet consistency and this one was dry. For 4 people and 1 glass of wine we spent about $350
Channell F.
We eat here often chips and salsa so tasty ! They're always packed but service is always very fast even Togo orders... We like so much of the menu even down to the BRC burritos .
Sylvia Gidal
Nice space but the bouncers and security are unnecessarily rude and make exceptions for some people and not others
Keku Anahu
one of my favorite venues. it’s cute, atmospheric, and close to other places i like.
michael cad
The door girl was visibly high and insanely rude to almost everyone I talked to. Otherwise, the staff and venue were really great. There’s an awesome patio and main room, and the bands sounded excellent. It can be a little tricky to find/park so get there early! Really cool spot??
Paola Jauregui
Has been a while since I hadn't gone to El Cid.The venue speaks for itself. I just took these photos because due to my Spaniard heritage.
Club manager thought I was selling drugs lol ? ? never coming back ?
Juana M.
$200 almost $300 dinner and a show for a romantic valentine dinner and it felt like we were cattle in a production factory.. Soup, salad, drinks entree dessert all rush rush.. the waiter tried to take my soup before I was even done.. The table were line up in rows and the waiter was just going down the line.. It was the least romantic place to go.. And the show was so boring that people were literally asking for the check to get out of there as soon as the show was over.. Yes they have been there for 60 years .. but I don't think they get a lot of repeat customers ..
Scooby Doo
Worst door woman in the country. Watched her try to prevent the headlining band from entering their own show and then deny their entire guest list entry. Venue is cool-looking and historic. Sound-team was super professional and kind.
RODRIGO JIMENEZ
Really nice show and dinner, it would've been nice that waiter offer the nicer seats since they weren't full, other than that everything was great.
Food is mediocre and the "Flamenco" show is anything but authentic. The prices are exorbitant, $75.00 per person minimum for dinner & show. It would be ok if food and show were top notch, but neither is. The venue is charming but parking is very challenging. I have not tried their Sunday Brunch option.
Didn’t think I would ever write something like this but here it goes. Was having fun with my roommate, we went to the comedy show before the club section opened for the night. We got food and drinks and everything was fine up until my friend noticed a woman who looked like she worked there - she kept staring at us, following us and filming us wherever we went. We didn’t really think much of it and tried to carry on with our night, up until I was walking to go get water and I look behind me for my friend. There’s a bouncer standing in front of her saying “I’m gonna need to search you because people are saying you fit the description of someone who’s been stealing phones”. I was shocked they chose to target my friend in that manner, who I want to mention is a brown Egyptian woman, and never even looked at me, a white person, even though we had been side by side all night.After she gave them her bag and emptied her pockets and even offered to help in any way she can, they apologized profusely however this experience felt extremely disconcerting and uncomfortable. Definitely you don’t expect that when you’re going out to have a stress free night. Obviously it sucks people are having their phones stolen and security should be better than racially profiling their customers who are paying obscenely to be there. Really disappointing to see this kind of action and I feel there should be cameras in clubs where people pay cover charge to get in and there should be an alternative to dealing with this situation than singling out customers based on race or appearances.Anyways don’t think will come back as that experience left us feeling unwelcome and honestly kinda disgusted.
10-15 PHONES STOLEN ON SAT NIGHT.SECURITY SAYS IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.Went to FUTCH. Noticed my phone was gone at the end of the night and told the bartender. He told us several people reported phones stolen too. Nothing they could do. We went to security at the front door and found other girls standing there because their phones were also stolen. Ended up being a big group of us. Security checked some bags as people were leaving but it was too late. They were gone. My partner's credit card got charged in WEHO an hour later. Could not track any phones as they were all turned off.
I’ve had many great nights at El Cid, but my last experience will dissuade me from future visits. I wanted to take a group of friends on Saturday, which is usually a very popular and fun evening. We got to the door around 11pm, and surprisingly there was no line. We asked for the cover and were told $10 by the bouncer. We asked if there was anything happening inside, and the bouncer said it was a packed party. We all paid the cover and went inside, but soon saw there were hardly any people indoors or outdoors, and a DJ playing to an empty dance floor. We quickly turned around and hoped to get our money back since we just hopped in for less than two minutes and were given misleading information from the bouncer. We passed the bouncer on the stairs while leaving and asked if we could get a refund. He scoffed at us and said “Nope!” We talked to the other bouncers at the door who were more understanding, and they directed us to contact the website. I sent a message to management explaining the situation and never heard back.
This place was really nice. We took the grandmas for a birthday dinner and they had a great time. Food was yummy. I think I would pass on the paella to be honest. It wasn't bad but paella should be a wet consistency and this one was dry. For 4 people and 1 glass of wine we spent about $350
We eat here often chips and salsa so tasty ! They're always packed but service is always very fast even Togo orders... We like so much of the menu even down to the BRC burritos .
Nice space but the bouncers and security are unnecessarily rude and make exceptions for some people and not others
one of my favorite venues. it’s cute, atmospheric, and close to other places i like.
The door girl was visibly high and insanely rude to almost everyone I talked to. Otherwise, the staff and venue were really great. There’s an awesome patio and main room, and the bands sounded excellent. It can be a little tricky to find/park so get there early! Really cool spot??
Has been a while since I hadn't gone to El Cid.The venue speaks for itself. I just took these photos because due to my Spaniard heritage.
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Club manager thought I was selling drugs lol ? ? never coming back ?
$200 almost $300 dinner and a show for a romantic valentine dinner and it felt like we were cattle in a production factory.. Soup, salad, drinks entree dessert all rush rush.. the waiter tried to take my soup before I was even done.. The table were line up in rows and the waiter was just going down the line.. It was the least romantic place to go.. And the show was so boring that people were literally asking for the check to get out of there as soon as the show was over.. Yes they have been there for 60 years .. but I don't think they get a lot of repeat customers ..
Worst door woman in the country. Watched her try to prevent the headlining band from entering their own show and then deny their entire guest list entry. Venue is cool-looking and historic. Sound-team was super professional and kind.
Really nice show and dinner, it would've been nice that waiter offer the nicer seats since they weren't full, other than that everything was great.