My sister, her friend, and I tried out the Parlor Live this week and regret putting it on our plan for the evening.
After purchasing three 'VIP' tickets, we were seated randomly and did not get the seats we paid for. The staff seemed more occupied filling up the place than honoring the tickets. We purchased VIP tickets after the Box Office cashier told us we would not only have better seating, but also better seats and tables. This was absolutely not the case and all the furniture in the comedy club is reminiscent of a bad hotel conference center.
We ordered food and drinks but they were delivered, without fail, to another table and were given to us after the other table had already started eating them. Even then, I asked my server for 'gluten free nachos' but what came was steak nachos that had a soy sauce based marinade. In the end, I got what I had ordered during the last few minutes of the last act. Also, they don't serve water in the live lounge as you have to buy 5 dollar bottles.
For paying 25 dollars a ticket with a two item minimum, they seem to nickel and dime you. The bathroom attendants made me uncomfortable and awkward as I don't expect to tip people just to pee.
They really need to move to a bigger place that allows for the seating they want, train their staff better, and reevaluate their business plan. The only reason they are still in business is lack of other options. I hope the Eastside gets a better alternative and quick.
The comedians were great, that's why I'm giving this place one star instead of 0. It was really unorganized to start, there were multiples lines to get into the venue and no one really seemed clear on where everyone was supposed to go. Then when you get in there, the tables are really cramped, and you're sitting by a bunch of people you don't know. Then when the waitress came to take our order my boyfriend and I said we weren't getting anything, but his sister ordered a drink. The waitress said there's a 2 drink minimum so she'd be back to get her next order. We thought that was kind of strange but we also understood they may want a minimum amount per card. We come to find out later that what she meant by "2 drink minimum" was not per card being used, but per PERSON, so they forced us to order them. My boyfriend and I were outraged because we had already paid for our tickets to get in with no mention of having to spend another $30+ dollars when we got inside. The whole experience was taken away from for dealing with that nonsense. But like I said to start, at least the comedians were hilarious...
Review Source:My first time going i had a blast! I got tickets for me and my bf to see the comedy show.I got a deal on Groupon for VIP tickets. Â Donnell Rawling was performing and from always watching him on Guy Code I couldnt pass on the deal to see him in a live stand-up. We got there a little late and the line wrapped around the hall through the club. They did a pretty good job getting us through the line considering how many people were there. It was set sitting and they showed us to our seats. Surprisingly we got amazing seats! We were at the front table, centered with the stage.
(I can understand if you got regular tickets how frustrating it would be because it would be hard to see the stage)
After the show we were able to have fun in the club area, having a few more drinks and dancing. The music was a mix of 90s hip-hop and r&b and some new song. The type of people there was also a mix from people 21-40s.
Would recommend the comedy show for a date (the have plenty of well known performers) or for girls night out. You know its going to be a good night when you can get it going with some good laughs and you can also go to the club right after the show and not have to worry about cover.
I have been to around ten comedy shows at the Parlor Live. The comedians are great, the room is just the right size.
 We have seen challenges every time we go with the staff. Security treats everyone like they are a threat. The waitresses get in your face if you don't meet the two item minimum per person (I watched a waitress argue with a couple at the next table last time we were there). We also had a waitress insist we had to order one more item or we would be charged. What? Did I sign a contract when I came in? We almost always meet this request (or demand) anyway as we are there to unwind.
  A couple of drinks and food is aways great.
I always pay for the VIP booth seating to be comfortable. Last night we arrived 40 minutes early to the 7:30 showing of the Michael Mcdonald show.
When we were taken in, the seater placed us on the far outside by the door. The booth in the center was open with one couple sitting there. I asked if we could sit there (that is why we went early in the first place, it's first come first serve seating).
She said we could not and she was going to ask the other couple to move as well because someone had booked a party of ten and they were going to hold that bench for them. We sat down and three other couples joined us, each asking why they were being seated so far away when they were clearly there early and the center booth was empty?
A young Asian girl who we guessed was the Manager came over to talk to one of the couples. They were upset at the seating when they paid VIP and showed up on time.
She explained again that they were holding the seating for a party of ten. I asked why the party of ten (who were late since the show was about to start) could not take our bench (same size as the other and let the 4 couples who showed up on time sit in the other booth? The Manager got mad at my question and stormed off.
The party of ten (which turned out to be more like six) showed up after the show began and no... they were not celebrities or anymore VIP then the four couples at our booth. Â
So it does not pay to be on time or to pay the higher price for seating as they make the rules up as they go along.
Too bad such a great venue is staffed so poorly and the customer always comes last and is always wrong!
Worst piece of crap comedy club Ive ever been
to, everything sucks frome the service to the food, to the mandatory 2 item bs.
They are all Nazis working here, fake as a 3 dollar bill
Insecure gilligans all the security staff are confrontational and rude and they broke
my friends knee after taking him down and falsley accusing him of smokimg weed in the bathroom. This place is SUPER BOGUS and phony as hell.
The comedy is all on a 3rd grade level and rediculous.
Major rip off. Totally unprofessional.
They spend all thier time outside of the comedy room treating you like shit and putting you in a very uncomic bad mood state of mind.
Classic bellevue garbage I will
NEVER go back. This place is so
Terrible it needs to get SHUT DOWN.
Boo. The reason for the mostly one star reviews solved: This venue is horrible for the comedy scene. The comedians were great. The venue sucks and took away from their momentum.
Many reasons:
1.They have you waiting in the main club in line for almost an hour just to get in. I love comedy shows but im not the  "bar scene/night club" type. Im the work my ass off all week scrubbed in for surgery, overstressed fully functioning adult mom type who likes to laugh at inappropriate jokes. Standing in the middle of the club full of 21 year olds that snaked the entire length of the place for so long blew. I've been to many places where they are able to keep it mostly separate.
2. The seating once you get in- one word: horrid. Whomever came up with this design needs to have their brain scanned. Seriously?? Who is going to want to sit in a seat with their BACK FACING AWAY FROM THE STAGE? Â Not only that but everyone is so crammed in there together you can barely breath.
3. Requiring a two order min on top of $50 tickets is tacky. I would have anyways, but the fact I was required to do so was in poor taste.
4. There are two isles the waitresses come and go up and down the whole show. If you need something and you're I'm the middle of the table (as I was) you have to whisper loudly over top the three other people (who you don't know) who are trying to watch the show. This design makes it hard to get served and hard for the servers to check up on us.
The show itself was great, I enjoyed it. If I had any suggestions for the owners: find a different, bigger venue. You've outgrown this space and by sardine packing us in you ruin the experience for us. Comedy people like myself really enjoy a laid back evening. This venue makes that impossible.... You're elbow to elbow and knee to knee with people you don't know and struggling to see to stage the entire night while attempting to get a refill without disturbing everyone! Â
Comedy underground of Seattle and Tacoma both achieve this super chill laid back feel. This evening "feel" was high stress which was disappointing. I can get that at work? As I already said, the comedians were great but "the parlor live" experience negatively impacted my night.
I liked the comedy part of my night, but just chilling at the bar and drinking, is not worth it. The drinks were way over priced, but that's probably due to the fact that this joint is in Bellevue. They get ya with that two drink minimum crap while you're watching the show and if you were drinking in the bar before hand, it doesn't count towards that two drink minimum. The only way I would go back to the Parlor would be for a comic that I really wanted to see, nothing else.
Review Source:This is place is horrible.  They require you to buy 2 items per person and they shove  you in super small seating arrangements with no room to move.  Thankfully, we had a decent view, but we were packed in so tight and the table was behind us so we couldnt even enjoy our 2 min item purchases. Â
I would never go here again. Â The staff is not nice and they dont give you options about where you sit. Â
I would never go back.
The best thing I can say about this comedy club is that the parking is easy. Â The room is set up like a banquet or something and has the ambiance of a keg party. Â You are seated at long tables on both sides of the table so that someone has their back to the stage and must turn their chair around for the show. Â If you purchase VIP seats you get the privilege of sharing a big booth at the back of the room with 12 new and unaware friends. Â The club appears to be more interested in making bank and pushing their food and drinks than they are in the customers enjoyment. Â The waitress stopped by our table numerous times in the first 30 minutes, and the Mumm's sparking wine I ordered was warm. Â I also suspected it was not really Mumm's although that was on the menu. Â My water was only $4.5 for a bottle, wow. Â That met my two item limit. Â The show was scheduled to start at 7:30 pm last Thursday, but the emcee did not start until 8:00 pm. Â They play videos of people getting hurt by their stupidity, think jack ass, on big screens while they try to sell food and drinks. We were getting ready to leave about the time the emcee came up. Â I wonder if they get much repeat business? Â We are going to try a club in Seattle next time and expected more from a Bellevue club.
Review Source:Nickle and dime...
Mandatory two item purchase... Â For mediocre overpriced food. Â So since you must, save your appetite so that you can actually eat the items....
And if you still must, say your favorite comedian comes into town, DO splurge for better seats. Â The cheap seats here get you dismal viewing - if you crank your head such and risk needing a neck massage, you might get a glimpse of the comedian's expressions and performance.
Ugh!
Let me explain the setting - the entrance to the Parlor is cool. But then they lead into the back end of the place, and there are rows and rows of chairs and tables that would shame even a regular soup kitchen. Just cheap, long rows of tables. The chairs are practically stuck together and so you and all the 'new friends' you'll be forced to make have to call shots on who can have their elbows and eat.
Then comes the next blow - a rude and overworked waitress. She says "We only serve bottled water.." Where do these people think they are? Paris?
Blow 3 - We waited forever for our appetizer. Everything we order shows up at once. Which in itself is a terrible way to serve, but combined with the fact that, there's no room at the table (remember, you only have your chair's width of area on the table) forces us to put our wine and glasses underneath our chair!!!
I've never had to suffer a more undignified way of eating, where I was initially starved, and then my appetizer and main course brought in at the same time, Â and all I did all evening was apologize for hogging other people's dinner space.
The show was awful. It was Bobby Lee and for some reason, he didn't quiet understand the difference between comedy and stripping. He stripped down to his underwear, grabbed a guy from the audience, gave that bloke a lap dance, had women stick dollar bills in his underwear, all the while I'm sitting there holding my dinner plate wondering when the heck would this act get funny!
Needless to say I wont be spending my $200 here again! :(
Came here on a Friday night...Colin Kane...damn crude jokes...This place is pretty standard Comedy Club with standard food and drinks with the standard minimum of 2 items per person.
Unlike some of the comedy clubs I go to in LA...they don't give you this little dinky ass drink that is watered down...Also, got the Nachos and it was a huge portion fed 2 people..Thought it would be an appetizer size...
Overall for a comedy club it's pretty cool and well-priced unlike what I'm used to...
Do you love being treated like a walking stack of money and not like the human you are? Do you enjoy eating overpriced, mediocre food? Do you enjoy having rules stuffed down your throat like "you must buy bottled water", "you must sit in this exact seat on uncomfortable chairs where you can barely see the stage", and "you must buy a minimum of two items and no, we won't bring you your bill until the end of the show"?
Awesome, you came to the right place. Now pull down your pants and bend over because you're gonna get screwed where it hurts.
My experience was consistent with the myriad others who rated this place one star:
-I'm pretty sure it's illegal to deny someone tap water. I could've played the medical condition card (because I do have a medical condition), but I decided to not make a fuss. Someday they will get someone with a medical condition where it will be a big problem.
-You have to buy a minimum of two items (food or beverage). I can understand if the show is free or really cheap, but our tickets were $20.
-The Parlor epitomizes the negative image associated with Bellevue: douchy, fake, snobby. I'm from the Eastside and would take someone to the mat over these negative associations, but I really can't argue them when it comes to The Parlor. It's true.
-The food sucks.
-The whole place feels like it's putting on airs with its decor. (It feels like a frat/sorority bro bar for rich kids). But peel back the veneer and you'll see cynical service and an awful experience.
I bought tickets for another show before visiting The Parlor Live but I think I'm going to give them away so I'm not subjected to more of the same. (Too bad, because the show looks like it's going to be great.) Or better yet, I'll still go and buy the two cheapest menu items, which may sadly be the $5 bottle of water.
They get some good comedians; this review is for only the venue itself.
This room is not made for comedy, or any kind of performance.  It is a long, skinny room, and consequently a minority of seats are actually facing the  front of the stage.  Most are to the side, and you have a view of the side of the performer's face.  If the show is sparsely attended, then maybe you have a decent shot of facing straight on.  For anything that will be close to full (and they seem to hustly on Goldstar, etc., to fill the room), the chances are that you will have crappy seats.
There are other problems, as other reviewers have touched on.  There seems to be  simply a backbeat of removing as much money as they can from customers, without offering value or customer service.  I tried to cash out before the headlining performer (not because I wanted to leave); I had filled my quota of 2-drink minimum, we weren't going to drink anymore.  But I was informed that the policy was that no bill would be delivered until after the show was over.  They had my credit card and it was being held hostage!
So pay cash as you go, unless you want to stay after the show cooling your heels as the waitstaff deliver the bills all at once. Â Or don't go to this place at all.
Welcome to The Parlor Live where you're charged an exorbitant amount of cash but are still treated like a poor scumbag off the streets. It's appropriate that they're located at soulless Lincoln Square. Â
The Parlor Live is set in an area previously set up for large snooker tables, but from the layout you'd think it used to be a broom closet. I'm surprised they don't put in lunchroom tables to squeeze in a few more unsuspecting souls.
Multiple times we've bought tickets and were seated uncomfortably close to people who got them for free. One time we watched the waitress scold an older couple for bringing their half-eaten pizza from the bar area and meanly told them it did NOT count towards their 2 item minimum. Basically it feels like your waitress estimates the tip they're going to get and treats the customer accordingly.
Management is quite lax when it comes to large (and obnoxious) groups of non-comedy fans. I've watched an entire show without being able to hear a word because of a party group behind us. I guess the money they were spending was more important that the enjoyment of the rest of the room. The only time I've seen someone ejected for being loud was during a taping of a comedy album which had more to do with the professionalism of the comedian--not the sneaky management.
I'd rather go to a competing comedy club to see a lesser-known comic if I was treated just a little better
Here's how you know that Parlor Live is terrible:
The majority of the reviews for this club are one star.
Yes, that's right, most people who leave this place rate it one star. Â Sure, the *average* is currently three stars, but the most common score for Parlor Live is a paltry ONE star.
Here's some reasons to avoid this place:
1) Â Parlor Live consistently gets the best comedians in the Pacific Northwest.
Wait, you ask, 'why is that a BAD thing?'
Because they're not prepared to deal with the crowds. Â For instance, we bought our tickets online, paid extra for preferred seating, and then were crammed into a spot *around the corner* from the stage.
How silly would you feel if you spent a decent chunk of change on comedy tickets, only to spend the night staring at the side of a curtain, unable to see the comedian?
On top of this, the room is packed so tight, you're practically sitting on your neighbors lap.
Oh, it took an hour to get into the venue.
When I asked to speak to a manager, and said that I'd like to get the seats that I PAID FOR, the manager threatened to eject our entire party, with no refund. Â (What service!)
2) Â Reason number two to skip Parlor Live is that they engage in shady tactics. Â For instance, on the night that we went, it appeared that the reason we had to wait an hour for our seats was that they squeezed in another show. Â IE, the comedian was popular, and instead of saying they were 'sold out', it appeared that they oversold the place, then shoehorned in a third slot.
This type of tactic really takes the fun out of comedy; by the time you get to see the comedian they're burned out, the crowd is tired and cranky, the whole 'vibe' of the place is negative.
I am a HUGE fan of comedy. Â It's such a drag to see Parlor consistently book the best acts, because good comedy really depends on a rapport between the comedian and the audience. Â I've been to dozens of great rooms all over the country and the best clubs have a way of helping the comedian 'connect' with the audience. Â The layout of the club really plays a big part in this.
The only way that Parlor Live could work is if the room was bigger, or the comedians were less popular. Â But as long as they keep packing it to the gills and treating the customers as if they're cattle, it just won't work.
5 star for the comedy shows, 2 stars for the overpriced food.
Eating here is a overpriced, as is playing pool here. Â I played less than an hour of pool and got charged $30! Â Outrageous!
The comedy shows are excellent though, and a great thing to do on Thursday, Friday, or Sat/Sun evenings. Â You have to buy 2 items from their overpriced menu, which includes $4 for water (no free water) and $12 burgers and sandwiches.
I wish the management of Parlor would read this - I don't mind getting overcharged for food if it was any good, but besides the pizza and katsu burger everything here is very bland. Â Please update the menu and add some interesting items! Â Also, for $10-12, portions size could use an upgrade!
I have to give this one star solely on the terrible layout and awful seating. Â There are literally seats with their back to the stage and no room to even turn your seats part way around to see the stage. Â If you have one if these seats--or one of the seats with no backs you are hosed for the night. Â Plus you are sitting next to complete strangers (this part is ok) and they will invade the little space you might have to turn a few degrees to the stage. Â Â That said the food was pretty good (service good) and they get super talented main acts. Â Why o why don't they have a better seating configuration? Â Imagine going to a movie theater and sitting in a seat facing the back wall :)
Review Source:So I think when the designers started talking about how they wanted the layout to be they thought, "let's cram as many people into this place as possible and then make it so only half the people face the stage". When coming here, be prepared to rub elbows with the people next to you and sit back to back with the person behind you. The seating is sooooo awful! It brings down the whole experience and I want to be able to fully enjoy the comedians.
They have a 2 item minimum, per person! This seems ridiculous to me. Luckily, the food is actually pretty good. I don't think I've had anything that I really disliked. Oh, and if you want water, you'll have to shell out $4 for VOSS water because they don't provide glasses of water. Therefore, before you head into the comedy club, grab a glass of water at the bar and bring it in.
Came here to see Dat Phan.. he was pretty funny but unfortunately the crowd was lost on many of his jokes and punch lines...
The venue is nice, clean and every seat ih the house gives a great view of the stage/performer. The menus is prettty decent offering your bar/lounge staples (nachos, burgers, pizza, tacos.) We had the house roast club was ok. The sweet chutney carried a sweet touch through each bite but the bacon was a little too hard for my liking. The fries were seasoned with chili salt and though tasty, a little too salty for me as well.
The only downfall to this night was the service. There is a 2-order minimum but th service is very slow. Our server was polite but it literally took 15-minutes for our server to greet us and take our drink order, then another 20-minutes to get our drinks.... but I guess you come for laughs and not the service.
Okay, so I realize it's only been a month since I first reviewed this place but I've been twice since then and I wanted to update about the service.
With a "two minimum purchase per person," I would think you'd step up the service and 1) give us a chance to order (ie. don't make us wait ridiculous amounts of time) and 2) give us a friendly and pleasant experience, or we're less likely to come to a show because of it. Can the servers PLEASE get there acts together?? I swear, every time I go there are inconsistencies. Â
- If you don't get your order in before the show starts (let alone get another order of beer, etc.), be ready to wait.
- No refills on iced tea? Â Really??
- Water sold only by the bottle? Since when?! I'm pretty sure I've gotten a glass of water before.
Ugh...if it wasn't for some of the comedians that come through here...
Just went to a Thursday night comedy club and the acts were the best ever. Â Seemed like they got the best out of CA. Â Tickets were cheap from groupon type of services, but the two item service maintained a healthy bill with tip. Â Maybe on a Thursday with less of a crowd, the service was attentive. Â Just that the food was not. Â Overheated chicken wings and you can't ruin hummus and veggies.
Still was a great evening with raunchy humor.
This place is absolutely awful. Just 100% awful, even with free tickets, its awful. I don't even know where to start. If I could give this place zero stars, I would.  (skip to the end if you want the  tl;dr version)
There is absolutely nothing good about this place except for the comedians they get. Thats it.
The place is always overcrowded because of a lack of options in King County comedy clubs. If there were any place else to go to in the Seattle/Bellevue area, I strongly believe the Parlor would get stomped out of the market in a hurry.
There's a reason they book the same acts at least twice a year. I'm amazed people haven't tired of them yet.
As has been mentioned and as its worth repeating, the seating is awful. AT LEAST half the seats don't face the stage. Imagine the seating in your living room with the TV recessed into the wall. Now picture about 25% of the chairs in your living room having little-to-no view of the TV because they're right up against the wall, and that doesn't even include the seats with their backs to the TV. Thats what the set-up at the Parlor Live is like.
So the next obvious thing is the 2-item minimum. Which is standard at pretty much any comedy club I've been to. Thats where unscrupulousness of this place really comes out. The food and drinks are overpriced and the portions are ridiculously small. Just incredibly small. Â 12 dollars for coconut prawns and "kickin' slaw". Â Plate comes out, $2 dollars per prawn and a baby food jar sized serving of slaw. No joke. $11 dollars for Calamari and "kickin slaw". Â Broke it down to about 50 cents per "ringlet" of squid and the same baby food jar sized serving of slaw. I wasn't expecting a full on platter of seafood like I'd get at Ivar's downtown Seattle, but I'm also quite certain I didn't order off the kiddie menu. Â The portions here for the price were unfathomably small.
"Oh, thanks Richard for the tip.. maybe i'll get a drink instead!"
Like you'd be better off there. $4 dollars for sodas and juices. $5 dollars for bottled water. Their "drink special" is a shot of Fireball and Bud Light Platinum for $9. If you want anything else, be prepared to pay more than you would at a trendy club in Vegas, and for it to be no different than the virgin equivalent of what you ordered.
"Ok... maybe I should just get food and tap water?"
Good luck getting tap water. If you're in the "comedy" portion of the club, they will not bring you tap water. It doesn't matter if you stepped out of the comedy room, went to the bar, ordered a tap water there, and brought it into the room.
NO TAP WATER ALLOWED.
It WILL get confiscated by security within 25 seconds of you sitting down. If you want water, you MUST buy their $5 bottles. There is no other option. Or you can be a true "bro" and pound your water before walking back into the comedy area. If your beverage at your seat does not have HFCS and/or alcohol it in and it is not in a plastic bottle they gave you, it will get taken away, even if you got it at the bar.
Whoever runs this place must not be Italian because for as strict as they are about food and drink and  where you sit, the trains NEVER run on time. This place is a complete joke. Is the show supposed to start at 730? more like 815. 800 start time? How about 835? Does that work for you?
Oh and if you "luck" into a friday or saturday show, be prepared for their obnoxious club music to partially drown out the acts on stage.
This place will try to squeeze every penny they can out of every customer, and they will not give you full value for it. If they could charge an exit fee, I'm sure they would.
tl;dr version. DO NOT GO HERE. Only if you're absolutely desperate to see your favorite comedian live, and odds are your favorite comedian wouldn't dream of doing a show here in the first place so please save yourself the trouble. Support any other comedy club in the Puget Sound region. ANY OF THEM. Not this one.
Monkey scored $6 tickets to the Comedy Club. Â Wow what a deal! Â Until you purchase your 2 item minimum, which range from $10 - $50. Â
KATSU BURGER - Tasty, chicken katsu sandwich on pretzel bun with slaw and fries. Â
MacMurray PINOT NOIR -( If you consume more than 2 glasses of wine, the bottle is always the better buy) - besides, alcohol always makes the comedian funnier. Â
Service is prompt until you order your 2 items. Â Afterward, server disappears. Â Good luck if you need anything else, such as napkins, utensils, water... Â Oh and the only water served in Parlor Live is the fanciest bottle of water, ever. Â Gah! Â When asked for water, everyone said to "Ask your server for that." Â Thanks F*CKO! Â Near the end of show, our server learned more money may be coming and brought us the water. Â
Monkey a fan of the lineup of famous comedians they have booked there and will return for the shows. Â ...with cash in denominations down to the dollar. Â Having worked as a barback in past life, Monkey do tip well as long as it is deserved. Â Service was a rip! Â
5 Stars for the Comedy and intimate venue. Â Deducted 2 stars for downhill service.
This was my first time at the venue. I went to see Cash Cab's Ben Bailey here recently (purchased tickets, didn't get them free). Unfortunately I have to echo the same complaints here:
- The seating chart listed doesn't match the actual layout. What appears to be general seating turned out to be VIP seating.
- We got there early so while we didn't have VIP seating what we had was OK--my wife and I sat across from each other on the aisle so it was no problem for me (whose seat had its back to the stage) to turn my chair around so I could see the stage. The people next to me weren't so lucky--I too am surprised this venue meets fire codes, and fear a real disaster will have to occur where there are casualties before anything changes.
- The downside of the above is that in getting there early to get a decent seat we had to endure the ear-splitting heavy beat oriented music which eventually wore us down--especially since the show started over half an hour late, meaning we sat there for 90 minutes listening to that crap. All they have to do is turn down the volume regardless of whatever they play--it's not like anyone is getting up to dance. If we hadn't invested so much money for this show (tickets and drinks) we would have walked out.
- I can tolerate a two-drink minimum but refusing to offer free ice water BESIDES those two drinks is downright stupid (oh, but I can BUY bottled water and spend even more money, though).
- On top of all this I would strongly recommend that you DON'T BUY TICKETS THROUGH LAUGHSTUB. Upon entering the Parlor someone asked if I had tickets, and I said I did, though it was the printout of that purchase. I was directed to the Parlor Live door where they turned me away because they couldn't scan the bar code on the printout. When I went to the box office to sort this out the woman there seemed confused (as if she never saw anything from Laughstub before), and it took a while for her to find my order online, where I was issued actual tickets. Hey Parlor Live, if you can't handle tickets purchased through Laughstub DON'T USE THEM.
Bottom line is I won't be back here unless there is someone I DESPERATELY have to see, and chances of that happening are now slimmer than ever.
This is a great place to go to for stand up comedy. It's probably one of the best places around for its kind, it certainly claims to be in its advertisements.
This place brings in big names and great acts from time to time. Make sure to buy tickets well in advance if you want good seats for great shows. You could even get free tickets by signing up for their emails!
The food here is good and the prices are reasonable. The service is pretty good unless you get a server with a bad attitude on a busy night haha.
This place is a sexy venue. I love the lay out and the lounge area. I'm used to comedy clubs that are just "Comedy Clubs". They host the shows, serve drinks/food and that's about it. This place had a lounge, pool tables, a dance floor, TVs AND a bar outside of where the show was at! Â It's a pretty cool spot and I was very impressed.
Like most others I got free tickets to the show which I thought was pretty awesome considering they were selling them online for $25 & up. So yes we had to wait in line, which isn't a big deal to me. Seems pretty normal, every late comedy show I've ever gone to I've had to wait in line because the first show usually runs late and they give the "entertainment" time in between shows. So I have NO complaints about that. Plus the waitress takes drink orders while in line. That's a bonus.
We were seated on the side of the venue, on bar stools. Yep not the most comfortable seats....but again WE HAD FREE TICKETS, so I'm not complaining. The food was better than expected and the drinks were made great. The prices were pretty standard.
All in all I had a great experience here! I will def be coming back for more.
Saw Sklar Brothers here and they were awesome. Â We arrived early and ate outside in the bar area. Â There we had horrendous service by a waitress who seemed to hate her job and hate us (we are always polite, tip 20%, and don't complain). Â
Once seated for the show we had an incredible waitress and enjoyed the show. Â The seating is pretty odd. Â I was seated with my back to the stage, but turned my chair around once the show started. Â Drinks are definitely overpriced, but the tickets are affordable and it comes out as pretty even to me. Â
I'll definitely return for comics I want to see, but I doubt I'll eat in the bar area again.
Where do I start?
Amazing food? Check!
Great wait staff? Check!
Great atmosphere? Check!
Most importantly; funny comics? Check, Check, check, check, check!
If you need something to do on a Thursday night from 7:30 or Friday and Saturday from 7:30 and 10:30, then I would highly suggest you check out a show at Parlor Live. Â I am a comedy buff and have gone to various comedy clubs in the area and I must admit that this is top notch! There is a reason I gave it 5 stars!
"Big Irish" Jay Hollingsworth is the Parlor's current host and mc and he is a giant, huggable, funny guy... he'll make you feel welcome and like you're part of the 'gang -- always greeting you with a hug/high five.
ALSO -- check out the FREE Parlor Live's Open Mic most Wednesdays from 7:30! :)
Had no idea there was a comedy club in the mall.
Tucked away next to a club I tried once and vowed never to come back to is a comedy club. The staff was very nice and they seemed to have plenty of women at the door and to serve you at the table. My friend won free tickets so we had to get two food/drink items. I don't recommend the food and the drinks were expensive. The show as okay and since it was free it made it even better. It was nice to meet the comedian afterward.
Watch out for the marketing plan of the Parlor. They will send you text message marketing promotions indicating you have won tickets to a show. This has happend twiced. When you get there the tickets are not available. The show is sold out and you are no longer welcome. Oh...of course they will get you into the next show while you wait in their bar, lounge or billiards room to spend 3 hours waiting for the next show.
This is deceptive and misleading advertising. It has now happend twice! Don't believe them!
FAIL!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY GO ELSEWHERE!
Let me just say that my experience with the Parlor Live was so horrible that it has spurred my first review. Â Way to go Parlor.
Please keep in mind while reading this review, Â we were sat in the "VIP" section:
First off, they overseat this venue by probably 20%. The seating chart on the website is missing at least 8-10 tables. The maximim capacity listed is 270...um yeah it was so crowded that our server couldn't even get to the people in front of us.
The server kept tapping me on the shoulder then she would ask me to  tap the people sitting in front of us on the shoulder so she could get them their drinks!!
Seriously...all night I was tapping someone one the shoulder alerting them their drinks had arrived. I should've been put on the payroll.
On top of this, we had to pay $4 for a bottle water, even after requesting just regular ol' tap water. We were told by our server that they don't serve tap water, you have to buy water.( Keep in mind, we had spent over $40.00 on drinks by this time.) Â A few days later I called Shawn, the manager, and when asked why this was a policy. He told me "its how we make our money." Â Wow Shawn. So the tickets, overpriced mediocre food, and watered down drinks don't bring in enough revenue?
Save yourself the time and hassel and visit a real comedy club.
The extra star is because of the good comics who are unfortunate enough to get booked to play here. It's not like I can go and see them somewhere else, so if the comic is good enough, I will just suck it up and deal with it. But this place sucks. Hardcore.
There is a 2 item minimum. Which makes sense, I guess. But it's not stated on the tickets, so we totally weren't prepared for it. We had already ate and drank before hand, and with the $30 VIP tickets, it ended up being a very expensive night.
They charge $4 for a bottle of water. What is this a seahawks game? The food is outrageously priced. The guy sitting next to me paid $14 for a steak sandwich with fries. Those fries? Frozen crinkle fries, the kind you get at lunch in elementary school.
They put so many damn tables in here, that the waitresses can barely get through, and you end up getting to basically sit on the lap of the person next to you for 2 hours. The tickets are first come first serve too. Luckily we got there early, considering we paid $30 for VIP Seats. We were right next to the stage, luckily.
This place likes to think it's fancy. But it's not. Just because its at Lincoln Square, in Bellevue, doesn't make this place "fancy". Just to confirm their own fanciness though, they have bathroom attendants. Seriously? I am at a shitty club, paying for overpriced drinks, and you get a bathroom attendant to hand me paper towels and you expect me to tip them? No thank you.
Lastly, the Opening Comic/MC that they employ, Jay Hollingsworth, is not funny at all. I have been to 2 shows here now, and he was there both times. He annoys me so much that it's almost impossible to actually enjoy the comics. He ruins it for me. The comic we went to see, Jimmy Pardo, he gets it. He knows funny. Jay Hollingsworth? No, not at all. I didn't even smile at anything he said. He just made me want to drink more. Which maybe is the point.
Fuck this place.
Lordamercy, where do I even start? Â Parlor Live feels like the worst SW Airlines flight I've had to endure, but with more armpit, more doughy ass that has turned hostile via the punishing seat belt (minus the extender since someone HAS TO cling on to their dignity). Â
No such thing as real assigned seating. Â You can buy tix for a VIP booth OR it breaks down into these remaining sections (I'll just interpret what the website says): "Yo, where's the stage at ($20)? Â "Ok, I see the stage but only if turn my head like.. (you've just been bitch slapped followed by an uppercut $25). "The window seat, enjoy the view since there are no escape routes $30" Â The set up is so tragic, the poor servers can barely get thru the aisles, and glasses are constantly being bumped off their tray by someone's elbow or ass. Â This place is a lawsuit just waiting to happen. Â It's not even functional or safe.
It's such a shame since they often have great comedians that come through, but it's NOT WORTH IT! Â Went to Jo Koy's first show and had 2 "window seats" but clearly the venue had oversold too many tix. Â I felt bad for the bouncer/usher guy walking us back n forth and back n forth trying to find a spot for us and then gave up, Nextelled his life line/douchey manager. Â Mr. douche made an executive decision to squeeze 2 more ppl in a FULL seated VIP booth. Â Basically waving the patrons who paid for their damn VIP tix to let us in like a big ol' family brunch at a Denny's round table. Â That shit was brutal, uncomfortable as hell, and immediately pissed off everyone. Â Thanks Parlor, no comps for anything either.
Recently I went to see another show, Parlor Live has really douched it up, I mean, greezy saturated. Â Jersey Shore rejects refurbished as bouncers. Â They've also added a new nest of angry skanks which I think were caught by a butterfly net or skimmer from the last import car show. Â I'm not sure what they do exactly... Â This place blows, hard.
It's a distinct pleasure to finally be able to give this place the TERRIBLE review it so thoroughly deserves.
I haven't given you all the review of my experiences as a patron here for the evening of September 25th because I didn't want to tip off Parlor Live that I'd reported them to the Bellevue fire marshal.
Their overcrowded venue was deeply unsafe. When I requested a refund of my tickets BEFORE the show, I was told by Bob the manager (Shawn is apparently the general manager, but wasn't present) that they do not give refunds on tickets. Â I told him that the website doesn't give an accurate picture of the venue. He was very rude. He told me that I was lying.
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Does it look to you like there are two tables and twelve people at each of the three small purple dots in front of the stage?
Yeah. I was surprised too. (If they remove this picture from the website or change it to reflect a more accurate picture of the venue, don't worry. I've got a cached image.)
After I got elbowed for the fifth time, had the person behind me shove his chair into mine to reduce my space and increase his, and had the patron across the table from me push his dirty plates and used napkin into my space across the 14" table, my husband and I got the heck out of there and asked for a refund. This is BEFORE the show started. When told that they would exchange my ticket for a later show, but would not offer refunds, I got mad.
The Bellevue Fire Marshal tells me that they've done surprise inspections and made the Parlor Live Comedy club drastically reduce their occupancy since I reported them. I'm happy to forward the email chain to anyone who wants it, though I'll strip the emails of the inspectors involved.
I hope they enjoy paying the high price of a crappy review and permanently and severely reduced profits for Bob's rudeness and this club's policy of not refunding tickets to angry, bruised patrons who were fearful for their safety.
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