I have no idea what this place is like on a Saturday night, but I know that it's a chill spot to grab a delicious Bloody Mary on a Sunday morning. Â The juke had some good tunes, the bartender was friendly and not stingy with the liquor, and the bathroom was clean (no humping going on in here this early, LOL).
Review Source:Went out with about 15 friends and tore this place up! The truth is my friends were all tore up...but the crowd, the staff, bartenders were the best! Everyone was having a great time and made it an awesome night!!! Â I didn't realize Folsom had so many lookers?!?! Â Will definitely be back!
Review Source:Service if you are standing at the bar is excellent. Â If you enjoy Karaoke, avoid this place at all cost. Â
My girlfriend placed a request to sing a song that she had selected out of the DJ's (some dorky red head guy)song book. Â The DJ stated that he would not let her sing a song that was selected out of his book because "he did not feel like hearing the song". Â I think the last time a checked, when you are paid by a astablishment to do a job, you make the customers happy. Â This DJ acted as if he owned the bar and had a really bad attitude. Â He cared more about partying with his friends, then doing his job.
This put a really bad taste in our mouths. Â We left right after the DJ told her this. Â So in all fairness, we did not stay long enough to give this bar a fair shot. Â Will we ever go here again, or recomend it to any friends? I would have to say NO!
Due to some unfortunate circumstances, I have been  visiting the Folsom Hotel again lately and I am very happy to report that things have changed, for the better.
The owner is no longer in he barr all the time, in fact she is hardly there now at all. Â The food is the best they have had there for a number of years. Â The bartenders are great and they have added quite a decent beer selection now.
And the Wed Night jam session with Fire and Wheels is amazing. Â The band is made up of Sacramento band royalty,Steve Wall from the Beer Dawgs, Steve Stizzo form Mumbo Gumbo and the former bassist from The Fryed Brothers. Â These guys can play. Â
Lots of great musicians come to sit on Wednesdays including blues harp ace Kyle Rowland and bout every guitar slinger in town.
So, the HOTEL IS back and I dig it now.
I used to come here with my parents on off nights for a drink and local color. Â We always had a good time, drinks were poured with a heavy hand, and temporary bar friends were made. Â The decor is old and kitchy but the Jukebox is new.
Fast forward a few years, my boyfriend's band plays here frequently, it gets crowded and loud. Â There is usually a mix of people here, oldsters, middle aged, and some young'uns...my parents and their friends come with their young adult children. Â Sometimes it's hard to get to the bar for a drink, but the back bar is usually open and easier to get to...it just isn't fully stocked. Â There is usually room to dance...or watch the older folks find their groove.
If you're there when the kitchen is open, you should check it out. Â The food is pretty decent and there are vegetarian options for those so inclined.
The front restroom can get pretty nasty, but the back one is usually cleaner. Â It's a bar, a party spot for all of Folsom...you learn to deaal with the restrooms when you're having so much fun!
My friends and I went to the Folsom Hotel for a drink during Folsom Live. The bar wasn't packed just yet. We approached the bar and waited for the two female bartenders right in front of us to finish their conversation before taking our order...it was almost a minute before one of them finally walked over. When the bar is dead, there's just no excuse for bartenders who have no regard for their customers.
Review Source:As a long time Folsom resident and frequent customer at this bar, it pains me to write this review. Â I had my first legal drink in this spot, I won't say how many years ago. Â I have frequented this bar for quite a while now, and I have to say in the last year it has changed...for the worse. Â I remember a time when this bar held a great variety of people, all different ages, styles, cultures, etc. Â Now, it looks like a frat house exploded on any given Friday or Saturday night. Â It's as if Powerhouse and Scarlet's overflow to the hotel now. Â You're completely overrun with Affliction tshirts, backwards baseball caps, and girls in mini skirts barely covering their crotch. Â
As for the drinks/bartenders - I apparently also have been served by the young woman mentioned in another review (unless this is a prevalent issue with multiple young women here). Â The whole time we were at the bar, she was either texting, or talking to just one person at the bar...ignoring everyone else. Â And the female bartenders here need to be a bit more generous with their pouring. Â The ONLY time I get a drink here that I can taste any alchohol, is when a male bartender serves me. Â The two guys behind the bar that have worked here a while, they're fantastic. Â They are personable, attentive, and make a good drink. Â The female bartenders here, not so much. Â The one gal that left for a while when she had her baby (can't remember her name), she's wonderful...I miss her.
My boyfriend is a bartender, so believe me when I say I'm not trying to sound harsh here or get anyone in trouble - but put your f'in phone down when a customer walks up to the bar, and make a good drink since your prices have gone up, and you now charge a surcharge to pay with a credit card. Â Also, what's with the constant beer issue at the bar? Â They are ALWAYS saying they're out of stock, or they don't have any more cold in the bottle we're requesting...this seems to be an ongoing issue here. Â I wish this place would go back to the old ways of doing things, pour a better drink, get more live bands, and get your old clientele back.
It has been hit and miss at Folsom Hotel (but the live porn show in the restroom today took the cake) - depends on who is behind the bar. We dropped in on Saturday evening early, thinking we were going to grab a bite to eat - no go, the kitchen was closed and the young lady behind the bar, who is more concerned with texting on her phone next to the cash register, did not know when it would be open. OK, no problem, we went across the street..see review.
So we order up our drinks, score right? They had my ice cold Schlitz long neck - but I guess the one customer at the bar kept her busy because they had neglected to restock the bar and that was the last cold one. OK, no biggee, there is always PBR..so I went to the restroom..no paper towels, and to quote the young lady "I don't know when or if we are going to get any". No big deal, that is what my pants legs are for..so the deal breaker is..see below..
We were enjoying our drinks and in comes the one bimbo, cute, but bimbo no less..and three or four guys - hats on backwards, loud, having a good time..good stuff..the bimbo was trying to get her grove on, doing a little dancing for her men, or man..what ever..my wife goes into the rest room a few minutes later and BAM..bimbo is bent over in the one stall in the restroom taking it from behind like a champ..so the wife patiently waited until the dude pulled up his pants and bimbo cleared out so she could use the restroom..so one star for piss poor service and management, and one star for the free sex show..
If you are the young lady in stall - the wife says more power to you..but make them wear a condom!
What a mess. Basically the same clientel as Powerhouse on a Tuesday night. Takes FOREVER to get a drink... and let me tell you, those $3 long islands will do you dirty after a few. Â I don't blame the slow service on the bartenders, it's just RIDICULOUSLY packed. Â This may have been my cup o' tea in my early 20s, but now that I'm in the latter half of my 20s (cry) I prefer a more relaxed atmosphere. Too much crazy for this girl's brain!! I will have to visit on calmer evening (mayhaps a Wednesday night?) to get the true vibe of this place. :)
Review Source:This place was a trip.
For a place that definitely wasn't my scene it was all still pretty cool. Â There were cougars, cubs stalking them, old drunks dudes with howling wolf t-shirts, and other assorted peeps. Â The cool think about this place is that everyone seemed like they were having a blast. Â
There was a live band playing what sounded like the class of 86's greatest hits and they were killing it. Â Definitely a good energy here.
The night that I went to this bar it was suuper crowded. They did have a live band performing, which was great. Although it wasn't music that I'm really into, but it was still pretty cool to have a band there.
It took the bartender forever to make our drinks.
The place is pretty small and narrow, which I don't find appealing.
This place isn't really for me, but I know others really enjoy it here. I might have to come back when it's not as busy.
Went here one weekday evening because Scarlet's was unexpectedly closed. There were like 5 of us there, but it was still fun. Drinks were great and fairly priced. Loved the bartender...don't remember her name, but she looks like a younger, prettier, brunette Sarah Jessica Parker.
Loved the decor! And I hear John Wayne is in the men's restroom!
I went here on a Wednesday, which is apparently open mic night. I had a great time, probably in part because my boyfriend was invited to play bass with the band after he chatted them up a bit. The live music was what drew us in, and it's obviously their main attraction. Other than that, the drinks are strong and cheap, just the way I like them. Being a liberal 23-year-old, I found this place to have an older, distinctly republican vibe. I imagine that most of their patrons had Harleys parked around the corner. When I ordered a gin and juice, the bartender asked what kind of juice I was referring to. I clarified and said "ummm, orange, duh." He responded with "isn't that a black people drink?" Wow. Did he actually say that? Then again, it's Folsom. Par for the course.
I was greatly amused by the 50-year-old dancing like a madwoman during every song. She was the only person on the dance floor (if you can call it that) and didn't have a care in the world. Now that's an attitude I like to see. The place had a very relaxed vibe, so in spite of feeling a bit out of place, I didn't really mind. Extra points for the clever/funny signs, including the one advertising "new lower recession prices." I'll be going back here on a Wednesday in the near future for another great time.
Neat little place. Pretty packed. I was too buzzed to really remember much of this place. I remember it was a cold night while I was in the back patio with the ladies while they sucked on their cigarettes. After that we went back inside and some really big tall dude grabbed my arm and proceeded to tell me how hot I was, then grabbed one of the ladies in my group and kissed her on the top of her head...strange experience...so, we left not too long after that back to Scarlet's.
Review Source:It's hard to believe sitting in the Folsom Hotel that you are about 100 miles from San Francisco. Â It is such a different world. Â In a really cool way. Â My preferred American beer, Budweiser, sells for $2 a bottle! Â The bar is impressively stocked with premium liquors, especially vodka. Â Supposedly much of the decor originates with Gold Rush Days, including the gigantic mirror hung behind the bar. Â When the Rodeo is going on over the Fourth of July, Â it's the place to be and a live country band plays every night. Â It's a refreshing change from the posh (sometimes gritty) San Francisco social circles I run in and I hope to be back!
Review Source:Loved the decor of this hotel bar, straight out of the Old West traditions of saloons and cathouses. Â The men's bathroom is decorated almost entirely with John Wayne imagery (and all the more reason to drop your drawers and deploy your "Rooster Cogburn").
One of the bartenders had the body and look of Ellie May Clampett, but the mind of Jessica Simpson. Â Either way, when you order a double of whiskey, she would pour a triple or a quadruple! Â So here's to the Old West, pardner. Â Belly up to the bar and have yerself a sasparilla (or an adult beverage, if you must).
Ptui... DING!
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