World Cafe Live Reviews

Omar's Hat brought me out to World Cafe for the first time. Great vibe.

Small intimate venue where an get up close and personal should you like. The staff here are always pleasent as pie an always willing to help.

Food ok. The John Byrne Band was awesome!
The sound was awful for the opening act, No Irish Need Apply. The drums and base were way too loud. Either the sound guy asleep at the board, or he wasn't strong enough to tell the band that they were making poor choices during sound check.

Fantastic venue with stunning acoustics and great food.

Go. Then go again. Then go every chance you get.

Friendly staff, great acoustics downstairs, and yummy food!

I saw Sasha Sloan here, she was incredible!!! What a great venue.

Best place to go for entertainment small comfortable good food

Great service, fair prices. Food was fresh and nice and hot. I would definitely recommend World Live you can usually hear great shows and mingle with an array of people from different cultures. They feature local artists as well as well known people. I saw a fabulous Bass player, singer songwriter there names Tony TNT Jones local phenomenal musician who played for Nina Simone for years. What A Show! Please support this venue.

I always have a great time here! I seen Moonchild, Robert Glasper, DJ Oluwafemi and so many other dope artists!! And the prices are never expensive. The vibes!

Been to this place several times..Wonderful performances, great intimate setting like the cabaret styles of yore..Etc Latin Casino New Jersey..Great food, drinks & atmosphere!

Have only ever dined here when attending a concert, but who would think they'd have really good food? Ordered a filet mignon here once and it was one of the best I've ever had. Go figure.

My grandson has a new band called the off switch and they performed there

Great place to see a show. Nice people great music.

My first time and I really enjoyed myself. Friends were performing and they both were awesome.

I saw Boy and Bear there last night. They were really great. TWCL is a great venue to see a band live...and the food was very good for a quick bite to eat.

Very rarely has any relatively well known artists playing but still a great venue

Go to place in Philly to see independent artists and well known also. Always friendly staff and excellent food. Subscribe to their email list to see the concerts. Parking is now convenient with the Penn parking lot around the corner.

I won tickets to the Tasha Cobbs Leonard concert. While I thoroughly enjoyed her music, it would have been nice to see her. This isn't a great venue for shows at all.

Amazing place to go if you want to catch live concerts lot of local talented bands as well as bands that travel to come there

Great food upstairs and great music downstairs. Cool venue.

Awesome place, great sound. Nothing beats a club run by true music lovers! Extremely varied schedule too, I've seen JD McPherson, Nicole Atkins, Helmet, Stan Ridgeway, etc... One of the best clubs in Philly!

Son and daughters wedding. Beautiful venue food was delicious. Attention to detail. Ceremony and reception were magical

Beware... This place has no air conditioning!!!! Me and the hubby came here on 6/1 for the Christine and the Queens show. We were told there would be no place to sit and eat downstairs so we made sure to arrive early and eat by the upstairs stage area. Let me just say I would rather stand downstairs and eat somewhere else beforehand, had I known I was going to be sweating into my plate of food! Apparently they didn't think 88 degrees in philadelphia was worth turning the air conditioning on. That being said, we really did enjoy the show once we went downstairs. Drinks were overpriced but the bathrooms were surprisingly clean for a music venue. Shame we won't be returning to eat. How Absurd!!!!

What a great venue. Just the right size for an intimate show. Well stocked bar on the middle level.

Great venue. There s always street parking, food is great. They book wonderful artists.

Food is good everyday but their special events are what I love about this place. Plus a great place to grab something to eat and drink before going to the XPN concerts!

Helen Light and the 10th annual Christmas concert...Thank youuuuuuuuu for bringing the talent of this city to the members of this community! I keep listening to it over and over!

The World Cafe Live is a great place to see singers, musicians, artists perform live. We had the pleasure of seeing and meeting Valerie June. After her most entertaining performance, she did a meet and greet. Truly a remarkable time.

Awesome venue, weekly free shows, awesome performers

I love this venue. Easy to get to, nice sound, good space.

RACIST BARTENDERS!!! I would come TO this cafe every monday for happy hour and jazz night. the staff was always nice and helpful. I even invited my mother, fiance and aunt telling them how great this place was. im not sure who these women were the night me and my fiance went which was 12/28/15 but they were extremely rude (seemingly to the black patrons). i witnessed the way she would greet other patrons compared the ones of color. she would hound people for ID's as soon as you sat down with jackets still on and purses still in hand and even after asking her to give us a minute, she insisted to argue with us and go back and forth stating that we could not even sit at the bar unless we were 21 which we are waaayyy over 21. i had to tell her 5 times that we just got there and needed a moment. we didnt even have napkins or menus! which are the two first things a bartender gives you upon sitting down. she then continued to argue with me and closed my tab slamming my credit card on the counter. when i asked for a manager the other server stated " oh she'll get him for you. im sure he'll be glad to speak to you" in a very sarcastic tone. the manager did comp the 1 wine i had to a chance to order however i will NEVER return. four white women sat at the bar directly after us in which she gave them napkins, menus, asked if they were eating or drinking and only asked for id after they ordered a drink. but EVERY black person that sat at the bar had to immediately show ID before receiving ANYTHING! she told one black woman that she could not sit at the bar becuase her ID was expired and told her to sit somewhere else. DO NOT GIVE YOUR MONEY TO THIS PLACE!!

My mother in law Janet Strimel worked here .... I know she couldn t wait to go to work that was her second family ! I never been here but would I I would like to check this place out ! Thanks for everything that you ve ever done for her we really appreciate it a lot!

I had never been to this venue before but came to see Lori McKenna with friends and we all had a great time. The tables were a little tight and the menu was typical cafe food,(burgers, wings, fritters) with decent service, but the real attraction was the music. There really wasn't a bad seat on the floor and both the sight lines and sound was excellent. Lori McKenna can really write a song! Overall, It was a great venue for an intimate night of music. I'd definitely come again if another of my favorite artists was playing. Recommended.

I loved it here. The food was amazingly good and I just loved the vibe from this place.

Went to a Moth event. Aside from the standing room only, had a great time!

I've been here a few times. The first time was for a free Afro Puerto Rican beats concert. I had a blast. They gave great good and an extensive drink menu with creative fun drinks that are a spin on the traditional. My second and third time I went with my husband to see Dessa in concert. The whole experience is great. Good music. Great food. Awesome drinks. And depending on the type of music and band, there is dancing so go have fun and work up a sweat. I would definitely go back. I want to go to their Havana Nights events.

Our waiter, Chase, was an absolute delight from the time we walked in. The food was good enough for my companions to devour and there was a wide selection of drinks.

First time here for the free Friday noon concert. GREAT place. Sound system is outstanding. Place is very clean and parking is easy.

I loved it come on there food is good there drinkes are the...entertainment is out of this love it Love it.

It made me feel nostalgic being here for Cuban night. The music and atmosphere was so good and authentic (mojitos included) that I pictured myself as my mother when she would sit at a club, listening to them 1920s Cuban classics. I really enjoyed that feeling and myself that night! Can't wait to return next month!! @createnescape

One of my favorite places to play and listen to music and just be! Lots of wonderful people work there.

I had my 50th birthday party here to staff was great the food was wonderful drinks was a little water down other than that the prices reasonably had a wonderful time3

First off I wanted to come here for a concert and I was on my way to buy a ticket but it said on the website to make a reservation to reserve seating. I called the place twice to double check that I just needed a reservation to go to the concert. But I was talking to someone about VIP packages and they said that you needed a ticket with the reservation. I am angry that I checked twice to make sure and I was really looking forward to going to the concert. This was very unprofessional.

Great experience, celebrated 10 year relationship with Live Connection. Enjoyed a live, interactive performance.

Possibly the best acoustics of any venue in the city.

Great spot for live music and a bite to eat. Metered parking outside the venue and parking garages around. Excellent sound in the venue.

Standing room only allows you to be close to the performance and dance

I will be performing here Michael Jackson is reincarnated ..... He will be entering the building

Love this place. Noon shows are really good, so many talented musicians.

Good time there last eve. Great entertainment and food. It was crowded so they could have used a few more servers but overall a great venue.

Great venue! Band sounded fine and the dance floor was hopping!
Was delighted to see vegetarian choices on the menu.

Did not like sound system. Comes off as wall of sound. Could not hear individual instruments. Fish is hard working, very talented musician. Vocals okay. Cracking voice technique wears thin by end of night. Opening number killed! Worth the trip by itself.

I really loved this place! Had an amazing time at the Kimbra Concert and the VIP meet and greet was so amazing. Definitely a nice small venue to see good music and not be overly smooshed

I'm hear for the first Heineken Party. The beer is gratis. The hip-hop is profuse.

Oh what a night! 2 awesome shows upstairs and down.

Very Friendly Staff and Great Music, had a very good time. Food was also very good. Would definitely recommend a night here!

Got seating up on the balcony band it was amazingggg! Cozy seats, waiters asking drink orders, a great view. The only downside was that it's not a great angle for taking a picture, but who cares about that when you're watching an amazing band play!

So fun! Great music, great atmosphere.... just great!

Great place for music, food was good. However, our waitress was not very good. I showed up to hear the band and and it was a listening party, of there new CD, with the band. ??

Great venue with excellent sound. A real Philly treasure. Support local radio! WXPN is one of the best stations out there for variety minus the fluff of modern top40 chart crud. Not cheap but who cares, it's original music at its finest.