SD Entertainment Reviews

This place (as with most House of Blues locations) has a crappy layout to see a show. The drinks are way overpriced and we actually had to stand in line to go out to the smoking area! What ?!?!? Oh yeah, and the parking situation sucked also.

Awesome venue, first come first serve standing area. Really intimate experience with whatever band is playing, good vibes all around.

sweet venue. great sound and comfortable living area space. many bars.

I really enjoy the ability of being close to the stage to watch the artist perform. I have gone to approximately 50 concerts thus far and never have I been so close to the stage as I have at House of Blues. Which, in my opinion, makes the show that much better. If one enjoys music as much as I do I strongly suggest one provides themselves with the opportunity.

Went here for a beer and music festival, thought they used the space great! Ticket organization was a little lacking but the venue was amazing.

Great venue to get up close and personal with the bands!

Killer venue in the heart of the Gaslamp. Sightlines from balcony are steep, but floor is where it's at!

Really neat place. Feels like you were at an underground concert

Great concert venue. Great atmosphere. I saw Testament here. Such a great show. The bar service is top shelf.

Had a great time.. brought the family
Kayla Ray was absolutely AMAZING!!!

Fun place with multiple venues. The main area downstairs is a lot of fun.

A fantastic venue with great food and three fantastic rooms for live music

excellent meal! fabulous show!... wings as an appetizer then had a wedge salad and the smokehouse for dinner with brisket and pulled pork then saw Led Zeppagain. great night!

Nice place, nice music (live), nice people. Top place in San Diego

Fun venue to see live music. Wish they had local craft beer on tap rather than just in the can.

One of my favorite venues over the last several years. Every show feels intimate.

Great bartenders, little wait for drinks, good music venue

Loved the Prince tribute band! I have a great time every time I'm there!

Great shows, lively, stiff drinks, and good times.

Never been frisked like that in my life. Felt violated. Then security couldn't control the crowd after the show and police had to be involved. Sad such a nice venue.

Nice venue, good food, and not really a bad seat in the house

Has different rooms and levels. Getting around is a little disorganized but the place is generally clean. Not exactly built for amazing sound and the crowd can sometimes be trashy. But it can be fun just to have some drinks and listen to some music.

Has hooked me up in one way or another every time I've gone there! 5+ Stars, and will be back 6/20 for Rakim. Looking to try the restaurant as well!

I had a real nice. One thing! I paid $54.00 for two double drinks and pretty much had red bull. So I would like to say, if you're going to charge like a high end. At least let the high end drinks have drink in them.

What a pleasant surprise. Loved the Cobb salad and the atmosphere. Service was wonderful.

Great venue. Small and intimate, drinks expensive but that's to be expected.

Great atmosphere awesome music that the servers and bartenders were great can't wait to go back again..

HoB not only provides 3 different venues for live music, they have a great bar and a full service Louisiana Cajun style restaurant. Prices are moderate and with a little more consistency with the dishes served they could be an awesome place to get your southern barbacue yearnings quenched.

Love the live entertainment the people serving staff and security very friendly and the venue was not overcrowded also has a nice outdoor patio good food and a nice gift shop to

Good acoustics and the size of the venue is nice. However closing the back lounge area is an odd choice on busy nights.

This venue is awesome! Drink prices are fair and you can't beat the intimate environment they've fostered here between the crowd and the live artist. As soon as we left, we bought tickets for another concert next month. Highly recommend.

Food was outstanding service was great, had a ted talk going on when i was in. Entertaining

Let me start by saying this is the first negative review I have ever written. Went to HOB on Saturday May 28, 2016 for the Totally 80's live with Missing Persons and Bow Wow Wow. For starters the sound was awful; I am not sure if they were trying to make the concert authentic by using technology from the 80's, but it sure did sound like it. Drinks were expensive but I was prepared for that, what I was not prepared for was being excorted out of the concert by lead security plus six more staff. I was not drunk acting stupid or being violent in any way. It started when I wanted to venture a little closer to the stage, so I began the squeezing my way to the front, found a spot about three rows back on the right side of the stage. About 2 minutes later I have security pulling me aside and telling me that I needed to go back where my friends were, I replied "is this an open seating venue?" Was told yes but you need to go where your friends are, while this is happening there is a little girl thanking the for removing me. I was not doing anything wrong; I was not aware that when at a concert you are not allowed to push your way to the front of the stage. So at that point I continued to dance in the security area (ok I did break the rules here). After a few minutes the head of security comes over and motions me to follow him, which I did as well as 5 additional security workers. I was not resisting I do not understand why it took a total 6 security to walk me out. I will never go to the HOB again, even I was given free tickets would not go and I suggest you don't waste your time money or energy on this money sucking over ambitious security staffed venue. If there is concert you really want to see check out nearby cities the bank may be playing ie LA, Orange County or Palm Springs.

Excellent dishes and variety of beers. We were 4 people and everything we asked for was spectacular. In addition, we enjoyed first class live music and a very pleasant atmosphere. I would go back!

Its been some time since I worked HOB had a great time last night enjoyed seeing the my friends again they make my job so much easier # GOOD TIME- GOOD MUSIC & GOOD PEOPLE

Great food, excellent staff and the concert venue is awesome!!

Good food but the music was so loud we had to tell to talk!

Wonderful food, I had gumbo and an elegant tomato cucumber salad. My husband had a cobb salad with smoked chicken. Fabulous !good service and live music in a very uplifting atmosphere.

Great place to see a wide variety of bands. Unfortunate part is the homeless people all over outside.

Venue had a good atmosphere. Good performers and good vibes.

Came to celebrate with good friends on thanksgiving weekend. Good service and drinks. Will come again the dueling piano show is funny.

Good concerts but lots of people most of the time! It s a drag to want to go get a drink or the bathroom! You better hold it!!

Seeing killswitch engage was awesome! But the restaurant was a complete let down. Service was atrocious, I had to ask for a new water 3 times before I finally got one and was checked on twice during our 50minute stay. My Cajun chicken pasta was alright but my wife s brisket tacos were filled with big cubes of fat. I don t mean meet with a little fat but, cubes of nothing but fat. The prices are outrageous for such sub par food. *Update* I went and gave this place 3 starts instead of the original 2 because the concert was 5 stars in my opinion but the restaurant was a 1 star.

good venues too much security trying to stop cannabis vapes we get them in anyway.

A liitle "chaotic" for my tastes, but we saw a great show there, and will probably end up there again some day.

Its always a pleasure be attended by Roger the bartender

A little dated but a great venue. Tight quarters but fun.

I have been coming to the House of Blues for many years now for concerts and even a show called Raw. It's a small venue and it definitely affects my hearing during rock concerts, but the experience is worth it.

A message to you, Rudy (& anyone else listening). The Specials were great!

The staff at HOB's are very professional and make the experience fun.

So much fun saw marianas trench! So small and intimate. Will definitely come again! Staff was awesome. Got a little stuffy and hot so we asked if we could step outside even though it says no re-entry and they were super nice and let us stand outside by the door

Small. Sound is good but gen admission gets crowded

I have yet to go to a show here I dislike. Good venue, good prices, I have sat/stood in all sections. Always a good time!

My girlfriend got VIP seating for me and a few other people to join her for a comedy show last Friday evening. The comedian was hilarious! We had a little trouble connecting with the person who was handling our VIP package. After I found out how much the VIP tickets were and being in the VIP section, I don't think it was a such a great deal. You're sitting up above the stage and far to the side. Unless you get right up to the railing, your view is obstructed by the railing. The seats right in the front would have been a much better option for what we paid. Maybe they should rope off a section in the front on each side for VIP? Also, please offer a healthier selection of food choices. Almost everything was fried. We were able to get a salad from the restaurant downstairs. Would definitely NOT recommend the VIP package for anyone going here! Have dinner somewhere else first and purchase regular seating.

Best place to have dinner, a drink and see a show all in one place.

HUGE venue, 3 concerts on one. I highly recommend dinner reservations, followed by VIP seating, great staff, excellent service, delicious food. What an experience!

We were visiting from Florida and went to the House of Blues!! Tyler was our bartender who was great in personality however I'm a light weight and had four rum and cokes and a shot...left there without even having a buzz AT ALL...they cut their liquor too much!! So watered down that you cant even get a buzz!! & charge way too much for drinks!!! Really sad to be so greedy on liquor cost at a place so popular!! Wouldn't visit again next time!!!

So much fun! Food was good and service as well. Drinks were strong, but we needed it!

My wife and I went there for dinner. There was a lovely 2 person band that sang requests and some of their own stuff. It was very nice. Then we went downstairs to see a friend's sons band and it was a good time

beer was flat, sound was worst, nice interior design