illusion bar and lounge

5213 Georgia Ave NW, Washington
(240) 478-5229

Recent Reviews

Lacurtis Gates

Great experience nice people

Bete Samuel

Wow, great place to enjoy your heart's content, thank you

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries

Crystal Owens

I went there it was empty didn't stay long. Talked to the manager she was nice

Kiara H.

I had so much fun at illusion. The DJ killed it, and I really was dancing all night. I went on a Friday night but it wasn't too crowded. I would highly recommend going with a group. I typically like to feed off of other people's energy, but it's kind of hard when not a lot of people were dancing. If you and your group are lit it'll be fun. The lounge is also very cute and there's a good amount of seating. Also a full length mirror in the bathroom. They hav hookah + they're friendly Music: throwbacks, Afrobeats, Hip Hop

tabitha la Reyna ferrufino

Loved it but way over price was told it was 6 dollars a shot then the bill ended up being 420 dollars. Didn’t drink that much work

Miss Johnson

Dope vibez and a great time especially after hours!

OHSHXT MGNT

Showed up as a performing artist for their promoted open mic - After about a week of promotion with my face on the flyer and additional promo on my end, they didn't even try to mention they charge artists a "pay to play" fee of $10 PER SONG until we were physically at the venueMy manager and I only discovered this fact the day of the event as we arrived at the venue.Both the promoter and venue seem to utilize lack of communication in order to further benefit themselves by putting artists and showgoers on the spot once they arrive to charge as much as they canWhen my manager attempted to resolve the situation by explaining that clearly I would be providing income for both the venue and promoters business via my own fanbase, the promoter tried to tell me he had 100 artists lined up and refused to waive the pay to play fee.This entire experience made me aware of the fact that they intentionally withhold event information, do all they can to take advantage of, and make as much profit off of the artists/customers with little to no consideration for professionalism or running an honest establishment.I do not enjoy leaving this review. My manager and I did everything we could to get all of the info and communicate with the venue and DJ/Promoter ahead of time. My crowd of nearly thirty would have provided considerable profit for the business, however they refused to not charge artists their ridiculous rate to perform. We wanted to create a positive, profitable, and memorable experience for all organizations involved to no avail.Very obvious they use these sort of events as a cash cow and dont care about the actual art, artists or atmosphereInstead I took my crowd of 26 people to pizza in GeorgetownDon't waste your time here

Jamie Thomas

My favorite place in DC. Super chill but the most amazing owners. Cool locals, cool vibe, always the best atmosphere. Highly recommend!!

Xman Hicks

A nice comfortable place too meet new and old friends. Hookah selection is great and staff is great ??

Ronette Herman

I was not impressed with this establishment. First off, the website says that the place opens up at 4om. Well my family and I got there at 4pm and we were told that the place opens up at 6pm. We came there to support a performer that was gonna perform there. Anyway we didn't get in until almost 7pm, and we were told that their kitchen was closed, so there was no food and had the nerve to charge 5.50 for a bottled water. I could go on but I won't.

Graig Jaricha

Awesome bar with great management. Definitely coming back again

L Lubin

Unfortunately, this place is either permanently or temporarily closed and despite calling the number listed, there was no messaging to that effect to be known unless you were foolish, like me, and went to the establishment only to have to switch course. I'm rating it 1 star because the owner /management could have updated their information.

Gloria Panholzer

I go here all the time. Depending on which night you go, you could catch a chill vibe or you could get super lit. The place has great hospitality. ??

Shirley Baena

Very energetic and intimate male review. Our mommas will be blushing for months!

Emily Forde

Nice clean space, dope DJs and great drink prices makes this the perfect spot for happy hour. I haven't tried the food. If it's as good as everything else then this is a five star joint ?.

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