09/29/09

I HAD FUN!!!

by crobinson

Went to see Venice last weekend and had a great time. We made dinner reservations and got great seats. Our server was Geneva and she was very sweet and attentive to us the entire evening. The band was amazing but could have been mixed a little softer my wife thinks :) ... We both had a great dinner, I had the NY stake and my wife had the chicken. I will definitely be returning to the galaxy for more shows. I was surprised to see the bad reviews so i though i would post my experiences.

• Pros: Really trippy place to see a show. Very cool stage setup
• Cons: Parking could be better

06/19/09

The Galaxy SUX

by GalavySUX

The Galaxy SUX

Advice first....review second....

If you really must attend a show at the Galaxy....first, eat dinner elsewhere. Also, make sure to have a few drinks before your arrival. Plan on arriving late (after the horribly pathetic excuses for openers the Galaxy dredges from the bowels of rock-n-roll). Arrive already well-fed and well-drank. Go directly to the "dance-floor" and get as close as possible to your favorite band....and don't order or pay for a single item (food or beverage). Just enjoy the show, and hope for decent sound.

Now...on to the review:

It used to be that Mr. Folgner had a clue how to run an intimate and compelling show venue. Unfortunately, the newly re-opened Galaxy is none of that...and WORSE.

One would think revenue to be a driving force behind business decisions. How then does one explain an almost non-existenet beer selection, priced northward of $5 per bottle....served WARM? It's bad enough there is no decent drinkable beer offered....but...served WARM?? Also, how might an even modestly managed bar "run out" of major brand liqour, for example Jack Daniels or Jose Cuervo...and only offer up cheap well-brand garbage?

Bottom line...the drinks SUCK...the food SUX worse (you're better off at drive-thru fast food, than the shoe leather substitutes they serve up under the guise of steak or chicken)...the service is non-existent...over 40 minutes before one can even place a dinner order)...the sound is pathetic (grossly incapable and negligent FOH and monitor engineers)....the seating is worse than a multi-purpose room at an elementary school (if Folgner paid over $3 per chair, he was robbed)....the staff is arrogant and apathetic (and did I mention SLLOOOWW)...the management could absolutely care less....

Need I continue??

Skip this garbage pit and go see a decent local band at the Dubliner in Tustin (GREAT food, beer, booze, service and management), or the Grove (similarly spectacular on every level) or even head up to Club Nokia in L.A. for a real and well-managed intimate concert venue (again, GREAT service, booze and food).

Folgner needs to fold his hand and concentrate on only the Coach House....which, one might expect or assume has headed in a similar direction since the re-opening of the Galaxy??!!

Somehow Folgner has lost the talent, ability, passion, concentration, and / or the fortitude to manage 2 venues at once. Did I mention: The Galaxy SUX.

• Pros: Nice stage. Intimate venue. Up close to your favorite Artist
• Cons: Everything else. Drinks & food SUX. Service is WORSE.

05/21/02

Good Theater with dinner

by mphillips_citysearch

As dinner theaters go, this is a good one. The accoustics are good, and you can wander onto the dance floor -- to dance or just to press against the stage. It's a better place to hear music than eat, but the tables are arranged around the stage for good site lines, and the quality of the entrees doesn't distract from the show.