This place is LOUD, full of obnoxious people, and the pianists play a bunch of corny songs... so of course, I loved it. :)
If you're uptight and can't laugh at yourself, don't tell them it's your birthday/bachelorette party/etc because they WILL put all eyes on you as you stand on top of the piano and they sing you a song/have you dance/etc.
They have typical bar food; I'd skip it unless you're starving. Come with a group... have some drinks, dance, and have fun!
Unfortunately the reviews are true. The food was BAD even though I really hoped it wouldn't be! We went on Saturday night party of 10 and Derby was out of pastrami, corned beef and other various items on the menu. Settled for a burger and nachos (server said they had about 10 burgers left). Sad to say the burger was horrendous and for sure was a frozen patty which even tasted like it may have been rotten? Expensive drinks, great piano players but man someone needs to get in and help these guys learn how to cook! Eat at home, have a few drinks then go to derby for piano and dancing.
Review Source:I really wanted to like this place!~ First time here. Came here with the family for dinner, and was hoping to see some piano showdown. Never happened. Instead we got treated to a collection of 90s music, but each song would play twice back to back lol. That was wierd.
As for the food, I ordered some type of pizza. After about 10 minutes I was told that they were out of dough, ok....well, how about the hummus and grill. Another few minutes come and they are out of  hummus :( So, I went and ordered the bbq chicken salad. It came back and was drowning in bbq with a tiny bit of ranch. I tried to eat it, but damn...too much bbq sauce. I just smiled and waited for the family to finish and then we left. Whatta bumma!
It's with a heavy heart I give the Derby such a poor rating. In this review, I am referring only to restaurant service. Â In the past few years I have loved this restaurant, boasted about it to family and friends, and salivated over returning. Â However, ever since the menu and chef change last year, the food quality took a severe turn for the worse. Â Most specifically, previously the meat quality and cuts were true to a manhattan deli, or an true deli for that matter, and now they are just seem to be thrown together to get onto a plate. Â I'm writing this in hope that the restaurant owner or chef hear this plea to go back to the quality you previously had with regard to your food and especially meat cuts. Â I really want this place to survive and thrive!
Review Source:Came here with my mom and bro just for a fun night that'd be appropriate with parents involved.
We had reservations at 8 but were late and called and told them we were running late. We ended up arriving at 8 30 and it wasn't a problem at all- we got seated right away.
When we sat down, our server came and asked us our order pretty fast. We were just having appetizers so it wasn't too difficult to decide. The waiter was really good and kept checking up on us. A few minutes later the pianist was coming around handing out request sheets for them to play. The sheet asks the song, who its by, what your name is, and if you're celebrating anything.
There were a couple birthdays there and someone who was having a goodbye dinner because they were moving. The pianists brought each one of them up and had them play games and then gave them shots on the house. It's not a wild place, but the pianists like to keep the people involved, playing songs that are upbeat and encouraging people to get involved, most notably by putting the mic out into the audience. There was a mom and her teenage (I think?) daughter dancing together which was adorable.
If you get there before a certain time it's not 21+, but once 9ish hits I think I saw a bouncer outside. I'm not sure what the rule is on that though.
Either way, it is a place that has some good clean fun. People are having fun but not acting wild or crazy or being trashy drunks or anything. They're just having a genuine good time forming congo lines, and playing limbo and whatnot. I was comfortable enough coming with my mom who gets very nitpicky about the environment.
Made a reservation for 30 for my boyfriend's birthday; this place sounded like a cool place to hang out with some friends, and abnoxiously sing some tunes with the dueling pianists! The food wasn't anything special, but the service was great...
HOWEVER.
I called a few days earlier to change the reservation from 30 people to 20 people, and they didn't have my name on their list, and it was a "good thing [I] called." The hell? Apparently their systems had crashed and they had NO ONE'S information. I guess I was super turned off by their response.. what if I didn't call?
ANYWAY.
Overall, the experience was pretty good, we all had a fun time. Wouldn't necessarily go there to eat again, but would definitely go back for the music and entertainment.
This place has really disappointed me. I've been quite a few times in the past and always had great food. Haven't been back in about a year but decided to go again. Really bad service, hand written sign said "Seat yourself". Waitress was dressed in a big baggy sweatshirt and jeans, seemed so unprofessional. They just recently changed the executive chef & the menu.
I ordered the matzo ball soup which I've had before and it was always homemade and delicious. This time it was horrible. Waitress claimed they were homemade still but they had no flavor, were very hard like a rock, and tasted old. The soup had very fatty chicken in it. We also had the pastrami. That was still good but had about 1/2 the amount of meat it used to for the same price! The sandwiches used to be so big you could take 1/2 home but now they are no where near that. Amazing homemade potato chips & pickles are no longer on the menu which is a shame, they were both so good! Their new store bought pickles are so salty.
Nothing special about this place now instead I guess a place just to drink.
My Father told me about this place a few weeks ago and mentioned that one day we should pay a visit. Last Saturday my boyfriend, my parents, and I decided to have a little fun and watch the entertainment while having dinner. The venue is located in the Kaleidoscope Outdoor mall, considering it was the weekend parking was full but it wasn't hard for a spot to open up.
Entering the venue, the interior wasn't impressive. Just looked like simple space they filled up with tables that seemed crammed and two pianos set facing each other in the front. There was a hostess in the front that sat us right away. We did notice that there were only a several waiters for such a busy night. With that being said service was pretty slow. Good thing they were working as best as they could considering the shortage of staff. This place is great for groups looking to have drinks along with entertainment. Its loud with a lot of humor in the air.
A few minutes later a big birthday group was sat next to our table. There was a good amount of alcohol intoxicated people in the restaurant but of course the most obnoxiously loud drunk was in that group. I was getting extremely irked because this drunk kept walking behind me loud and bumping in to my chair. She's lucky I had class that night or else I could of possibly clocked her. She needed to be passed out anyway, lol. No...truth is, her Mother apologized to me about the 5th time her daughter bumped into my chair. She was genuinely embarrassed about it, so I accepted.
We all ordered Sandwiches and Burgers. All was mediocre. Nothing memorable by any means. Kind of reminds me of airport food. The entertainment was great. They two guys on the piano were impressively talented. They can sing too! Plus they play and sing such a diverse genre. There two white dudes singing and playing, hip hop, rock, pop, reggae, country, and whatever else I'm missing. They were awesome at getting the audience to let lose and participate.
Bottom line, good for loud fun with your drunk friends.
Ok the food was great but the service was horrible especially for it not being busy. The hostess took at least ten minutes to show up to the lobby. The waiter took along time to ask for our order and took along time to bring our bill. Then when paying i gave him a $25 gift certifcare for my $42 bill and charged me the full $42 on my card.
Review Source:I've been to this place many times in the past and it was so much better without the full band. Now its a bunch 50+ people playing the same 25 songs over and over. You pay the few bucks to hear your song and they never play anything out of the ordinary more. Not sure if new ownership came about, but 2-3 years ago, this place was awesome, had a great crowd and was lots of fun. Now its just only songs on KLOS with old people trying to be 25 again.
Review Source:Went once for a drink with my husband on a Saturday night. The place was packed and the bartenders were decently attentive for being busy running around. We came back with my parents a couple months later for lunch and were the only people in the restaurant/bar, but still somehow didn't see anyone after we were seated for 10 minutes. When we finally got drinks it took another 10 minutes to get the server back to order our lunches, which would have taken longer had my dad not flagged him down. Then my mom's order came out wrong. We may be able to chalk it up to a bad day as we all have them, but we were all less than impressed as could be expected.
Review Source:Unfortunately there is no ZERO star option. Â Being a New Yorker, I can tell you this is NO NY DELI! Â In fact...I wouldn't consider it a deli at all. Â The pastrami and corned beef are a pathetic excuse for meats. Â In fact I'd rather have Oscar Mayer bologna. Â It has more flavor. The pastrami and corned beef were flavorless and rubber-like in consistency.
This has to be the worst excuse for a deli I've ever experienced. There were only 2 tables of patrons and I totally understand why. This was my first and last time at the Derby.
I suggest if you want to really experience NY Deli food head up to LA and visit Canters. It's worth the drive and it's REAL.
I loved this place, BUT today my Irish car car bomb came with someone else's CHEWED GUM stuck in the bottom of my cup! Nasty. Â I ended up with a cold 2 days later. Disgusting! They didn't even comp my bill, just a round. What could be worse than some else's chewed gum in your drink?!
Review Source:If you're going to charge $14 for a pastrami sandwich, better make sure you're Langers-level quality... or else have two insanely talented pianists who put on a great show leap in in the middle of the meal and take the edge off.
This was one of the more lackluster pastrami sandwiches in the world, with a few sad pickles masquerading as a full covering, and a skinny layer of Swiss cheese that couldn't have coated the bottom of a candy bar (were one to want to coat the bottom of a candy bar with Swiss cheese for some reason). Â Even stranger, one of my dining companions and I ordered the exact same thing, but my sandwich came out literally half the thickness of his. Â Not that I'm complaining - I didn't want that much tasteless meat and I didn't even take my leftovers home - but it was weird.
However... I would come back. Â The pianists are worth the $14 the sandwich isn't! Â One of them played the craziest, coolest version of Queen's 'Somebody To Love' I've ever heard. Â He sang a good chunk of the harmony himself! Â Because of the crowd, and the fact that they play requests, I was subjected to a lot of Taylor Swift and the like, but - believe it or not - they managed to make even that sound good.
It gets crowded - packed - right before the dueling pianos start - roughly 9PM - but before that, the place was dead on a Friday night.
I lived on the edge and parked in the Sport Chalet lot instead of the Kaleidoscope lot out of pure ignorance, and didn't get my car towed, but I don't recommend it for the mental did-my-car-get-towed-yet anguish!
This was my 2nd time coming here, and probably the last. Let's face it... Jewish deli food is expensive to begin with, but the pain at the wallet is absorbed a little when it's good. Such was not the case last night.
The Positive... The service was decent, but then again there were only 4 tables occupied at the time, and it was a little after 5:00 pm.
The coleslaw was tasty, as was the seasoned fries once a new hot batch was brought to us. If this is all you want for dinner, you'll be happy.
The Negative... The place is cold and there are not enough heat lamps to go around.
Ordered a bowl of the matzo ball soup and a Reuben to share. How a "deli" doesn't have just a plain ol' corned beef sandwich on the menu is beyond me. We ordered the Reuben with the sauerkraut on the side as I was okay with it but my dining companion wasn't. Of course the cook doesn't know how to read and it arrived with the sauerkraut. Making matters worse the, grilled sandwich was on the lukewarm side and the fries were cold. There is only one reason food comes served this way.
The corned beef had almost no flavor, and the only thing that made it palatable was the Russian dressing.
The soup, while hot with plenty of vegetables and noodles, was tasteless! Forget "where's the beef." In this case, it was "where's the schmaltz!" I'm not exaggerating (by much) when I say the broth was like water. I kept adding salt and even that didn't help.
I had thought I had FINALLY found a good place for deli food in the OC after my first experience here (I moved from the SFV), but sadly, see the search is still on.
I cane here for the first time. The dining area was very nice and beautiful.
When I saw the menu, I was a little bit disappointed as the dinner menu because they are pretty casual.
I ordered Matzah Ball "The Best" soup and salad, and my friend from NY ordered small pizza and White Truffle Mac & Cheese. I had Matzah ball soup for the first time in my life, but I had no idea it was so good. The ball was really big and I got full only with this soup. In SoCal, it's rare that any of restaurant serves the properly cooked vegetables, but they did a good job.
My friend let me try the pasta and pizza, and surprise again. The truffle mac&cheese is $8 and this great flavor?? Really good deal. Pizza was really delicious.
I though their menu would be perfect for lunch. If their chef can do well like this, they should be able to serve higher-end dishes for dinner. :)
I went here this past Saturday for a b-day celebration. The atmosphere was fantastic. So fun and upbeat! There were 14 of us and we couldn't have gotten better service! Jeff was our server and we never had an empty glass for more than 5 minutes, if that. For some reason our table cloth was wet, no one spilled, we told Jeff and they swapped it out within a few minutes. Only one person ordered food, and it was the hummus plate. She ate it so she must have liked it.
My issues with the place. There was a bouncer, or what I assume was a bouncer, we got there a little before 8, and he was sitting on one of the couches playing with his phone, and I believe he even took a little nap. No, I'm not sure if he was on the clock or not, but give me a break, go somewhere else! The hostesses were on their phone, and just chit chatting, and the women's restroom was ridiculous. At the beginning of the night it was OK. As the night progressed it was flat out gross. They would bring toilet paper and paper towels in, but they would just set them on the counters instead of refilling the dispensers. So the paper towels were wet. And no one ever went in to clean up stuff off the floors or wipe down the counters.
If you can ignore the women's restroom, and the lazy employees at the front of the house, this is a good place to go for an upbeat fun time!
I went here for an early dinner on a Tuesday night, it was pretty dead. They just had the Lakers game on all of the TV's and not pianist playing. The food was not bad. We ordered the Irish Nachos, Hawaiian Burger with fruit and Buffalo Chicken Pizza. The only thing I liked from our food was the Irish Nachos and fruit. It's an OK place.
Review Source:Service needs improvement. The waitresses can definitely move a lil faster, but the food is soooo good. I recommend the Brooklyn bridge sandwich! Oh and the onion rings are the besssssst I've EVER HAD...... The hot diggity dawn balls are very salty ... Balls and salt do not mix.. The hot wings n sausage sampler are to die for by the way!
Review Source:I love this place! Â
No, you don't go there for the food (which is good but not great). Â You go there to PARTY! Â Dueling Pianos on weekends is GREAT FUN!. Â They have drink specials during the week that will make you a fan as well. Â
Not a place for fine dining. Â But for food and fun, tough to beat in south OC.
Lets start here: 1) BOUNCER DIDN'T LET ME BACK IN DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY PURSE, JACKET AND TAB WERE INSIDE 2) DRINKS ARE HALF AS STRONG AND TWICE AS EXPENSIVE AS OTHER LOCAL BARS/RESTAURANTS.
The sinks in the bathrooms didn't work (why?) so they sent us upstairs to Rip Tide. When I came back they said I had too much to drink and wasn't allowed back in. I asked the bouncer if he knew that I had these drinks in his establishment, where the servers are allowed (legally obligated) to cut me off if they feel I've had too much, and he said yes, he was aware. He still DIDN'T LET ME BACK IN DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY PURSE, JACKET AND TAB WERE INSIDE. I reminded him of these facts and he said that they would bring them out to me. Â They never did, and my friends ended up covering the bill for me which was extremely embarrassing. Â I could understand if I had been a jerk, or was obnoxious over the course of the evening, but I just sat in my chair for everything except a coulple times when I went up to dance with the party I was with.
I brought this to the attention of the manager and all he had to say was he stood by the judgement of the bouncer...what about the judgement of your servers? Or the fact that you're actively stopping one of your customers from paying you? Last I checked, that's a bad business practice.
Awful service, prices, food, drinks and management. Only decent thing is the actual musicians. Try Sgt Peppers in Long Beach instead. Hamburger Mary's is also tons of fun.
A couple other things worth mentioning:
We made reservations for 730 and two of us got there about 15 min early. We were literally the only two people there and getting any sort of prompt service was like pulling teeth. This is despite the fact that there were about 7 people working there on the floor.
The prices on the drinks are absurd, especially for what they give you. They don't use brand liquor; their Jager Bombs are made with a Jagermeister knock-off and THEIR DRINKS ARE HALF AS STRONG AND TWICE AS EXPENSIVE AS OTHER LOCAL BARS/RESTAURANTS.
The food was so-so. Tried the Alfredo, it was overwhelmed by the bell pepper in the dish. The fries were good though. The food itself was normally priced for a sit-down restaurant, maybe a tiny bit on the higher side, but it's definitely nothing special.
Really fun place however the wait stuff sucks. Only had 2 drinks all night because the our waiter Patrick never come around to our table. We were there for a birthday party 20 of us they could have made some money on our table had the waiter come around more often. When I got my tab only being 3 of us on my bill he had tacked on his tip of 14.00. Not happy about that. The atmosphere was awesome to bad the wait staff isn't good.
Review Source:HORRIBLE FOOD! TOOK OVER AN HOUR TO GET OUR FOOD. WILL NEVER GO BACK THERE.
This is my first Yelp review. I felt obligated to tell the public this place sucks as a restaurant. Our waitress Victoria was very sweet and personable and was trying. Our busboy was good too but the rest of the service was terrible. It took 1 hour 12 minutes to get our food. No joke. I came on a Saturday with my husband, 3 kids, my sister and her husband. We got there around 4-4:30pm for a late lunch/early dinner and our food did not come until 5:38pm. And it was NOT worth the wait.
My salad had stale croutons. My burger was missing the avocado-I went and got a menu to show its advertised with avocado. My bun was also stale. But the hamburger meat by far was the worse. It was obviously a frozen patty not fresh meat and it was tasteless, overlooked and hard as a rock. I didn't end up eating it.
My husbands burger was the same, hard and over cooked with a stale bun. Not surprising it was over cooked since it took over an hour to get it.
There were only about 8 parties in the whole restaurant so it wasn't like they were busy. The waitress apologized a few times for the wait saying that we came during turn over so there were no cooks in the back and she kept begging them to start our food. Are you kidding me?!?! We saw the night cook. He was sitting by himself at a table eating. I guess he decided to cook himself a meal and eat before heading in the back to cook our meals. Unbelievable!
To make matters worse the Manager just wandered around the restaurant walking around aimlessly. Not once did he come to our table, apologize for the wait, help the waitress or get the cooks cooking, he didn't ask how we were doing, he didn't offer to comp anything or offer us a dessert, nothing. He never spoke to us.
After we paid the bill I walked up to him and asked "are you the Manager?" He said "yes" I then asked his name. He said "Jacob" I then said "I wish you would've done your job" and he didn't say one word to me in response. Didn't ask why what happened? What was wrong nothing! I just turned around and walked out. Even if he offered free coupons I would NOT come back. This place like the other reviews doesn't even deserve 1 star.
This place gets the party started and the piano guys are amazing!
Second visit- same experience- great!
The food experience not so great
The service experience not so great
but the Piano guys are amazing- the show they put on brings the crowd together and makes the environment a real joy
The Derby is a pretty fun bar for the area. Mission Viejo isn't exactly the hot spot for Orange County nightlife.
Unfortunately their staff will try to rape your wallet for all they can. Came here for a friend's birthday. Ordered 10 shots of tequila (specifically asked for some mid-grade tequila) and was told by the waitress she would need my credit card. Gave her my Amex and went back to hanging out with my friends.
At the end of the night, I asked for my tab, which consisted of 10 shots of tequila and 1 Coca Cola (I don't drink, so I had a coke). Got a bill for over $500. She had charged me for 10 shots of Patron Silver, 1 Coca Cola, and about 20 other shots. Those 20 other shots did not belong to my group, as everyone had their own tabs.
When I told her that the only correct item on the bill was the Coca Cola, she told me she'd talk to her manager to see what she could do. The manager walked over and told me that the bill is right, and if I don't pay it, he's calling the police.
I told him to go ahead and call the police. I explained to him that I had been 100% sober all night, and what I had really ordered. I knew the shots weren't Patron Silver because they were a brown liquid. I also told him that I would cancel my card immediately if he tried to charge anything on it.
After my verbal rampage on him, he decided that he couldn't take advantage of a sober person, so he changed the bill to 10 shots of Cuervo and 1 coke. I paid that bill in cash and got the fuck out of there.
Fuck you, Derby. I'm never coming back.
Dare I even give them a star.... Just one but I can't seem to eliminate it. Â
By far the worst service I've ever received. The waitress hardly came around to the table, forcing me and my party to hunt her down or close our tabs so that we could order faster directly from the bar. Then on top of that, the waitress lost my debit card.
While the card was lost, I spent over a half hour waiting in the lobby for the manager and waitress to figure out the problem. At the end of the night my card is still lost, who knows who has it let alone what's being charged on it.
The manager attempted to give me a $50 voucher but truth of the matter is... Why would I ever want to come back here. All I wanted to do is show my girlfriend a great night on here B-Day which ended up in complete disaster. Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!!!
The Derby is a fun dueling piano bar located off the 5 fwy and Crown Valley at the Kaleidoscope Plaza.
We started out by ordering drinks and service was very slow. It was just as slow when ordering food. We practically had to chase after them, which I actually did 3 times. Then there was the food debacle. We were a group of six and 1/2 the food came at one time, the other half took another 25 minutes. Not acceptable. I spoke to the manager and he was apologetic and made it up to us.
Now let's get back on the topic of food. We ordered the Reuben Sandwich and the Derby Dip (French Dip) which were both surprisingly  delicious. I say surprisingly because I'm not much of a sandwich eater and I really enjoyed it.  The sides were decent enough, we had the fries and potato salad.
The atmosphere was lively and the 2 piano players were great. Overall the food was tasty and the entertainment was fun but the service wasn't the best. Therefore, I'm not sure if I'd go back. It's a toss up.
Updating my review of this place. Â Two days after my very bad experience at this restaurant I find that the waiter not only charged my credit card for my $35 ticket, but there was also another random charge for over $200! Â
After making the hour drive back down to the restaurant to ask the manager what happened I had the opportunity to talk to the owner personally about my entire experience. Â Not a bad guy actually.
Turns out due to the number or drunk walk outs this place encounters when they take your credit card when you're with a large group they authorize your card as if though you  are running a tab!  Now I was only there for dinner with a large group so I didn't see the need to put an authorization on my card for $200 but I guess this place just has to do what it has to do to stay on top of things like this.  I get it and I probably wouldn't have been so outraged had I not had such a bad experience when I dined here.  I guess the bottom line is don't hand your credit/debit card over to these guys unless you're OK. with having a few hundred dollars tied up in your account for a while.
I don't live anywhere near this place so just on distance alone I doubt I'd ever return but if I heard a group of friends were going and asked to join I doubt I'd have enough confidence in this place to join them.
went here friday night with the brother not knowing what to expect except some sketchy yelp reviews; I needed to find out for myself. Pretty cool dueling piano bar, and excellent music to sing (or dance if that's your thing) along to. the drinks were decently priced, ordered a hefeweizen and AMF, totaled about $16. friendly vibe and the women looked fantastic, probably because it was a Friday night. only complaint is that the bathrooms were a dripping mess but that's usually the case at late night spots.
I'll be coming back on the weekends and i'll expect no less than i experienced last time.
I see why this place gets such a low score!
Place was packed for a Saturday night, a lot of birthday celebrations. Â I'll get to the point.
- Came here with a group of 20 people.
- Service was SLOW, they were understaffed. Â Our waitress was actually pretty nice.
My friend ate 1/4 of her sandwich and never saw it again, they were suppose to pack it but they couldn't find it?? Â No crediting the sandwich or a new one. Â BAD SERVICE.
- I had a pastrami sandwich and it was too salty - I only ate half and tossed the rest.
- Place is huge, but where we were sitting, we couldn't see anything!
- They didn't play any good songs, they couldn't get the crowd going. Â People were more focused on the Laker game.
- Sgt Pepper @ the Pike is much better.
Only good thing is there's no fee to park at the Kaleidoscope and no cover charge. Â But I would not come back again.
Bad customer service can ruin a good restaurant. The hostess is constantly rude when im here which is often... And she messed up a very simple order- and asked for me to "make sure i bring the food back to exchange it"!!! Cause im trying to steal canolis????? Lol
They actually have pretty decent food here. The atmosphere is fun although I have never been to the piano shows. Hopefully this place gets its act together on service!
Do not, under any circumstances, go here if you're not going to booze it up. Â I've been here twice. Â Once in October (2011) and again this past weekend (1/12). Â Both times with a group of 15-20 people. Â First time, I was having plenty of drinks and had a good time with my friends. Â Second time... well I was sober as a judge (had to work the next day). Â In the light of sobriety, you notice really quickly that the food is AWFUL and the service is dismissive.
Here's my reasons to decline the next invite:
My husband and I split the dirty dog plate. Â He wanted only onions and I wanted Chicago style. Â The waiter responded with, "OMG!! Â I JUST can't do that.. the computer won't let me"!! Â Does this mean you can't actually communicate with the staff?? Â Exactly how hard is it? Â I'm able to cook hot dogs to order AT HOME!! Â Last time I was in NY, they also topped them to order.
Bites from other plates prove that batter is too thick, fries are soggy, and their spaghetti and meatballs is BLAND with super dry meatballs.
The waiter was hideous unless he was handing out boozy drinks.
Having never tried an egg cream, my friend ordered one for us to share. Â The waiter forgot it and had to be reminded twice.
I was drinking Shirley Temples. Â Well, Shirley Temple. Â The waiter gave me ONE, then preceded to refill beers, and turn over the booze to my friends at a great pace. Â Everyone was served a minimum of three times yet he NEVER asked me for a refill. Â The whole night - all four hours - not once. Â After literally an hour and a half, and no service from him, I had to track him down, then 20min later had to remind him. Â After another 15min he literally SLAMS the drink down in front of me.
The Temple that I worked so hard to get, tasted precisely like seltzer water. Â I had to visit the bar to get it fixed!! Â Never asked again for a refill or checked on me ONCE. Â Though it's not an 8.00 drink, I'm still getting charged for these mind you.
We had to track him down for the check (everyone at our table paid an hour before). Â Several minutes later he served the guy next to me a drink completely ignoring me, forcing my husband to remind him.
I understand the place is NUTS and very hard on a waiter. Â I just don't think this particular guy was overwhelmed. Â He was spot on when it came to booze. Â If you're just a DD he treats you like a straight pariah. Â To the point of being insulting, condescending, and just a straight-up A-hole.
While I love my friends, next time we're meeting for the after party.
This was an okay dueling piano bar, with okay (and overpriced food) to match. If I'm going to relive a night of top 40s hits from the 90s, I'd much rather do it at Sgt. Peppers in Long Beach, a more mature crowd with a lot more booze goin around.
I came here for my boyfriend's sister's 21st birthday, and we started eating before they started up the dueling piano portion of the evening. Our waiter was so friendly that it was borderline TGI Fridays-over-enthusiastic. I was almost getting flashbacks of the guy who loves to ware his flare from the move "Office Space" - don't get me wrong - I love friendly and nice service, but when it's verging in the squeaky side...you gotta town it down just a bit.
I'm more than wiling to pay a pretty penny when it comes to super delicious food, but regular old sandwiches ranging over $12? That's a bit excessive. My plain ole turkey sub with avocado added for an extra $1 was about $11. I know with this type of thing your paying for the entertainment as well, but at least give me something exciting like a chipotle mayo for a turkey sandwich with french fries.
The sandwich was really big, I took one half to to for lunch the next day. It was pretty tasty and the fries were nice and crispy. But again, I was lacking for the price of what you get. I'd recommend eating before and just coming to enjoy the show if you're looking for entertainment.
This is not a 21+ dueling piano bar, so you're not going to get adult humor, and it's a bit a younger crowd than you typically see at these places. Once the music got going, I found the singers to be sub-par and that they did not have the vocal range that I've seen elsewhere, this lead to less entertaining show.
The two of us split not too long after the pianos got going, but this place did not convince me to take that trip down the 405 just to see the show. A-okay, but nothing memorable.
The Dirty. Meh, this place is cool for some people, but if I'm gonna put in the effort of throwing on a pair of pants and applying some mascara this is not the kind of place I'd want to spend my time at. Yes it's one of the biggest nightspots in South OC, yes they have $2 Corona Tuesdays (with a $5 cover) and yes, this place is lined with more cougars than ... the San Diego Zoo? Where exactly is there a high density cougar population? Hmmm...
I've been here for lunch and dinner and many many evenings of drinks and dueling pianos. The food is pretty decent- I've had a bagel and tried a sandwich. It's as overpriced as the drinks are for what you're getting. I do, absolutely, want to try out the baked goods someday, although I've been saying that for two years. But, unless you're coming here for a meal and an old movie, here's the nighttime rundown:
Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays = packed. Full of the type of people who go to they Derby because it's close and white guys play rap songs on their pianos. It's kind of okay for 20 minutes as a novelty. Then it gets old and you're stuck yelling over the noise of the pianos and an enormous room packed with people doing the same thing. I feel like an old fart every time I complain about the noise, but this place is ridiculous. Ridiculous because there's no dancing, either you're seated at a table or waiting too long at the too-packed bar for a drink and all you want to do is exchange a few words with the friends you're standing around with who are as bored and hopefully drunk as you.
The only respite from the disaster that is the dueling piano room is the back, loungey area. This room includes a smaller bar, a chandelier, couches and usually somewhat bearable music (I'm not making any promises though). The wait at this back bar is also not too short and there have been times where they're not as stocked as the front and I have to wait for the bartender to get a bottle from the front. But, if you're stuck with a group of your friends who absolutely need to go to the Derby, this back room is absolute heaven.
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