Love DJ'ing here, love Simon, Nadia/Nadya, and the Vida Social team with Habiba/Esteban.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Stanging 84
A nasty mold infested hole in the wall. DO NOT GO THERE. save your life and money!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sheida Rashidi
We went for the Latin night, and the music was pretty good. I will say it can get VERY loud, so if you are sensitive, earplugs can be helpful. Pretty spacious dance floor. I didn't love the drinks. We got cranberry vodca, and it felt like just cranberry juice. I think overall a good place for dancing if you go on theme specific nights.
tristan w-b
Not terrible not great. A pretty average club that gets a bit more hate than it deserves- but not by much. Come with a friend and you’ll have a great time, but it’s not somewhere you’ll meet anyone outside of Halloween events.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
Depot Village
Many of our guest stay at Depot Village because they are in Gainesville visiting Simons one of Gainesville’s oldest bars! We recommend to our guest that enjoy the night life!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Colly wog
Terrible experience. Literally had watered down drinks and their "halloween party" was a couple of decorations at the front and that was it lol.Don't waste your time or money
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Risate
Bartenders are chill. Most nights simons is lame, so go with a group and go on special nights if you want guaranteed fun every time. special nights are lit
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Alyssa Burlingame
Decided to go here for a girls night out with my friend, dowloaded tickets to get into the event for free and a week and a half prior. I contacted the number given on fb to make sure the event was still on and i asked what the prices for vip were and the person messeged back and told me $10 to skip the line for vip . When we arrived, there was a ridiculously long line so we went to the vip line we were told we could not go in right away unless we paid $20 for vip. And when I showed them the tickets they acted like they had no clue what I was talking about, I showed them the text messages from earlier and I said they told me $10 so they honored that but when we got in there it was chaos, people pushing and shoving and spilling their drinks on us so we went right back out the door and said hey this is not what we were expecting in this establishment and we just want a refund and that we want to leave we aren't going to drink here, that we cant even get to the bar, but they refused to refund us so one of the bouncers said they would help us get to the "free" drinks . When we got up there ,after swimming through a sea of people pushing and shoving us around like a mosh pit we each got one very small glass of what tasted like dirty kool-aid toilet water so, we promptly left the club! This was my first and definitely my LAST time at Simon's!!!!!! What a dump!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Robie Carrascosa
Has a history of posting about "all you can drink until X" and then telling you they are no longer offering the promotion once you've paid to get in already. The promotion was on their story as I ordered my drink and they refused to honor until I argued
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 1
Alyssa Perison
Decided to go here for a girls night out with my friend, dowloaded tickets to get into the event for free and a week and a half prior. I contacted the number given on fb to make sure the event was still on and i asked what the prices for vip were and the person messeged back and told me $10 to skip the line for vip . When we arrived, there was a ridiculously long line so we went to the vip line we were told we could not go in right away unless we paid $20 for vip. And when I showed them the tickets they acted like they had no clue what I was talking about, I showed them the text messages from earlier and I said they told me $10 so they honored that but when we got in there it was chaos, people pushing and shoving and spilling their drinks on us so we went right back out the door and said hey this is not what we were expecting in this establishment and we just want a refund and that we want to leave we aren't going to drink here, that we cant even get to the bar, but they refused to refund us so one of the bouncers said they would help us get to the "free" drinks . When we got up there ,after swimming through a sea of people pushing and shoving us around like a mosh pit we each got one very small glass of what tasted like dirty kool-aid toilet water so, we promptly left the club! This was my first and definitely my LAST time at Simon's!!!!!! What a dump!
Simon's is LEGENDARY! This historic venue is one of the first electronic music venues in the State of Florida and has played host to the WORLD'S TOP ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCERS and DJs over the years. If you are a fan of underground electronic music, especially House, Tech House, Jungle, Drum and Bass, and Techno, this is the place to go. The vibe is very undergroundish and reminds me of the golden days of the L.A. Underground and Rave scene. If you go here, ALWAYS check to see who is performing. Often you will be blessed with some of the best DJs in the world. I have seen so many amazing DJs over the years Josh Wink, Danny Tenaglia, Green Velvet, Claude VonStroke, LTJ Bukem, Evil Eddie Richards, DJ SS, AK1200, Dieselboy, John Summit, Dillon Francis, Dombresky, Sasha & Digweed, and so many, many more. Honestly, if you are here for the music and want to dance in one of the most legendary nightclubs in Florida, check out Simon's! It's iconic and has had such amazing talent perform there. It is honestly a very magical venue!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
KRS 1111
This club is legendary. Seen the best rave djs in history here. Soo many memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Jahnavi Keraval
This club is legendary. Seen the best rave djs in history here. Soo many memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Dylan
AMAZING LINEUPS DJ'S PEOPLE FOOD DRINKS BASS SOUNDSYSTEM OUTTA THIS WORLD LIGHT SHOWS AS WELL AS VIDEOS PLAYING AS THE MUSICIANS MIX DANKNESS BASS N HIGH HATS #BREAKZJUNKIES617
Dylan D.
amazing lineups performances bassbreaks the elites of 2turntables blow the scene with bass highs n killer mixes
Love DJ'ing here, love Simon, Nadia/Nadya, and the Vida Social team with Habiba/Esteban.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
A nasty mold infested hole in the wall. DO NOT GO THERE. save your life and money!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We went for the Latin night, and the music was pretty good. I will say it can get VERY loud, so if you are sensitive, earplugs can be helpful. Pretty spacious dance floor. I didn't love the drinks. We got cranberry vodca, and it felt like just cranberry juice. I think overall a good place for dancing if you go on theme specific nights.
Not terrible not great. A pretty average club that gets a bit more hate than it deserves- but not by much. Come with a friend and you’ll have a great time, but it’s not somewhere you’ll meet anyone outside of Halloween events.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
Many of our guest stay at Depot Village because they are in Gainesville visiting Simons one of Gainesville’s oldest bars! We recommend to our guest that enjoy the night life!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Terrible experience. Literally had watered down drinks and their "halloween party" was a couple of decorations at the front and that was it lol.Don't waste your time or money
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Bartenders are chill. Most nights simons is lame, so go with a group and go on special nights if you want guaranteed fun every time. special nights are lit
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Decided to go here for a girls night out with my friend, dowloaded tickets to get into the event for free and a week and a half prior. I contacted the number given on fb to make sure the event was still on and i asked what the prices for vip were and the person messeged back and told me $10 to skip the line for vip . When we arrived, there was a ridiculously long line so we went to the vip line we were told we could not go in right away unless we paid $20 for vip. And when I showed them the tickets they acted like they had no clue what I was talking about, I showed them the text messages from earlier and I said they told me $10 so they honored that but when we got in there it was chaos, people pushing and shoving and spilling their drinks on us so we went right back out the door and said hey this is not what we were expecting in this establishment and we just want a refund and that we want to leave we aren't going to drink here, that we cant even get to the bar, but they refused to refund us so one of the bouncers said they would help us get to the "free" drinks . When we got up there ,after swimming through a sea of people pushing and shoving us around like a mosh pit we each got one very small glass of what tasted like dirty kool-aid toilet water so, we promptly left the club! This was my first and definitely my LAST time at Simon's!!!!!! What a dump!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Has a history of posting about "all you can drink until X" and then telling you they are no longer offering the promotion once you've paid to get in already. The promotion was on their story as I ordered my drink and they refused to honor until I argued
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 1
Decided to go here for a girls night out with my friend, dowloaded tickets to get into the event for free and a week and a half prior. I contacted the number given on fb to make sure the event was still on and i asked what the prices for vip were and the person messeged back and told me $10 to skip the line for vip . When we arrived, there was a ridiculously long line so we went to the vip line we were told we could not go in right away unless we paid $20 for vip. And when I showed them the tickets they acted like they had no clue what I was talking about, I showed them the text messages from earlier and I said they told me $10 so they honored that but when we got in there it was chaos, people pushing and shoving and spilling their drinks on us so we went right back out the door and said hey this is not what we were expecting in this establishment and we just want a refund and that we want to leave we aren't going to drink here, that we cant even get to the bar, but they refused to refund us so one of the bouncers said they would help us get to the "free" drinks . When we got up there ,after swimming through a sea of people pushing and shoving us around like a mosh pit we each got one very small glass of what tasted like dirty kool-aid toilet water so, we promptly left the club! This was my first and definitely my LAST time at Simon's!!!!!! What a dump!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Simon's is LEGENDARY! This historic venue is one of the first electronic music venues in the State of Florida and has played host to the WORLD'S TOP ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCERS and DJs over the years. If you are a fan of underground electronic music, especially House, Tech House, Jungle, Drum and Bass, and Techno, this is the place to go. The vibe is very undergroundish and reminds me of the golden days of the L.A. Underground and Rave scene. If you go here, ALWAYS check to see who is performing. Often you will be blessed with some of the best DJs in the world. I have seen so many amazing DJs over the years Josh Wink, Danny Tenaglia, Green Velvet, Claude VonStroke, LTJ Bukem, Evil Eddie Richards, DJ SS, AK1200, Dieselboy, John Summit, Dillon Francis, Dombresky, Sasha & Digweed, and so many, many more. Honestly, if you are here for the music and want to dance in one of the most legendary nightclubs in Florida, check out Simon's! It's iconic and has had such amazing talent perform there. It is honestly a very magical venue!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
This club is legendary. Seen the best rave djs in history here. Soo many memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This club is legendary. Seen the best rave djs in history here. Soo many memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
AMAZING LINEUPS DJ'S PEOPLE FOOD DRINKS BASS SOUNDSYSTEM OUTTA THIS WORLD LIGHT SHOWS AS WELL AS VIDEOS PLAYING AS THE MUSICIANS MIX DANKNESS BASS N HIGH HATS #BREAKZJUNKIES617
amazing lineups performances bassbreaks the elites of 2turntables blow the scene with bass highs n killer mixes