Very nice theater with great acoustics. Getting in and out is very easy. Beer, wine and hard liquor are available. Seats are squeezed together like an airplane but I dont think there are any bad places to sit.
Always a great venue to see a show. Not a bad seat in the house. An army of ushers, and other staff means no lines to get in and to your seat. Well kept and clean. Always a pleasure to come here.
Outstanding long list of stellar performers in really good sized halls, with terrific acoustics. All seats are good seats. Check out their seasonal calendar.
The organization is good with seating. I was able to sit in a comfortable place. The program is special
Nice and comfortable. All seats have a great view of stage. Sound was off on some instruments. Would of given 5
Beautiful performing arts center. Many great musicians and orchestras perform here.
Beautiful place, I dont think there is a bad seat in the house, & clean bathrooms too.
In my college days, I was fortunate to perform in some of the finest venues in the country, including Carnegie, Severance, and Disney halls, and Im here to tell you: Mondavi is their acoustical equal in every way. Coupled with a raft of eclectic high-quality programming, Im incredibly happy to live near enough to enjoy this world-class venue. The artists are always interesting, and true to its namesake in the wine world, a classy selection of beverages are encouraged in the auditorium. It doesnt get any better than that.
Went and saw the Indigo Girls here. I showed up way over dressed thinking it would require a more formal attire.When doing research for parking on their website it says they accept card however after showing up they did not take card and we had to park elsewhere searching for permit machines. I would recommend calling for any question possibly, maybe to get a more accurate result. But comfy seats, great audio set up and super nice staff!
Amazing infrastructure, comfortable seating/visibility, and clean facilities.Go see a show!!
Loved this theater. Nice seats and have good view.
Great venue. They just need to make tickets more understandable so you get what you oay for. Beautiful venue incredible sound.
The performance space is beautiful, and the acts that they bring in are amazing! Ushers are helpful and friendly. We always have a great time.
We went here to watch the Davis symphony. It is situated near the Davis arboretum, which is nice. The seating is comfortable. The staff is polite. The center is clean and it is easy to find parking. Overall, I was pleased with out experience at the Mondavi center and would and will go back.
Excellent acoustics, but the frequenters are mostly pearl-clad 65 year olds. The high prices keep young people away.
Great night of blues in a fantastic and fan friendly venue.
Is not possible to find acoustically better venue. The events brought in are very well know names, national, international. Classical, modern, dance... anything you might wish to see. Parking is very good. A wonderful place. There are two theaters... Jackson Hall is the large auditorium, the other one is a small intimate stage and events.
Great venue? Easy parking. Easy to get in and out.
I always enjoy when I go here. There have been some great shows, and the little coffee shop/bar inside is great too.
All the seats orchestra to 2nd level seemed excellent. We sat in f row, great seats. Saw bela fleck!! You can take your drink in also. Would definitely come back for another show.
Attended orchestra concert. Very nice venue; comfortable seating. The ushers were very attentive and helpful. They were very helpful to my 90 yo mom with mobility issues.
Great hall, wonderful people who volunteer there, great programs. You must attend a musical program there.
Beautiful venue. Good seats and sound system.
The body donor program was OUTSTANDING. Very moving, sensitive, caring. Onsite locale is beautiful.
The show and performance were memorable. But the ushers deserve to be recognized for the understanding of a wheelchair bound person. An usher helped take the wheelchair out of the car and transfer the person without putting weight on a wounded leg. Then reserved seats were exchanged allowing easy wheelchair access. It all made the night perfect.
Great acoustics. Good sight lines.
Very nice acoustics and a pleasant place to listen to music.
One of the most amazing venues Ive ever been to! Excellent sound, lighting and programming.
Beautiful and new performing arts center. The ushers can be incredibly nice and helpful. The whole experience is great. Drinks can be a bit on the pricey side (I payed $3 for an orange juice) but the performances make up for it.
Seating is very comfy, the mic and speaker systems work beautifully
Great acoustics and center with friendly staff
Perfect audio and very kind staff. You must visit once at least if you visit it or live in Davis!
Was walking the arboretum trail, lots of cute little critters running around, tons of ducks, squirrels, turtles, rabbits. I thought I saw a fish, but it might have just been another turtle.
We had a great time at this event. But i do have a complaint.The collage kids behind us started to kick my Mothers seat and blow in her hair. She is 70 yr. Young. Also kicked my seat and pulled my hair from putting there feet on the back of my Seat. I would expect this from 5 yr. Old but not people that are 18 and older. They should be ashamed. But this had nothing to do with the Mondavi Center. My mother loved seeing William Shatner.
4 year subscriber. Great venue to experience amazing artists.
Great place for a performance. Not a bad seat. Concessions are not over the top with a decent variety of options for the munchies.
Beautiful theatre with amazing sound. Seats were comfortable and spacious.
Beautiful venue with great parking and easy access.
A fantastic concert hall. Must go.
I went to the 7 Fingers Cirque conducted in Jackson Hall. The performance was staged excellently and the visual/audio effects were dramatically perfect. It was a thrilling experience.
I’ll give it five stars even though the guy next to me was snoring HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT ANDREW BIRD LIKE THAT ON THIS THE DAY OF MY DAUGHTER’S WEDDING
Okay, so heres the thing. I love the Mondavi Center. The venue is amazing for all of the different types of shows, but theres just one thing that really really frustrates me: the start times. Ive been to about 4-5 shows at the Mondavi now, and ALL OF THEM have started EXACTLY when it says they start, like right to the minute. This has been extremely problematic for me because many times I will get there on time, but the ticket line will be long enough that I have to wait a couple of minutes. Then when I get inside, even though its 7:01, and the show started at 7:00, they wont let me in. This is so utterly annoying because so many other places start a couple minutes after the selected start time so that people can still come in. If the Mondavi Center did this one thing, I would rate it 5 stars, but because it doesnt, Im rating it 3 stars. Its a really big dapper to your show experience when, even though you arrive on time, they still wont let you in.
Mondavi center is beautiful inside and out. The floorplan was easy to navigate, facilities well maintained and staff were efficient and helpful. Outside the UC Davis campus is a joy to walk around with the gardens and archetecture. Parking was close and plentiful.
The acoustics are excellent. The seats...a tad small.
Great performance by Pink Martini.
Very nice building and very well kept
Beautiful venue and well run performances
Bathrooms are out of the way, depending on where you enter, but otherwise beautiful and easy to navigate .
Great place. Would like to visit again.
This is a great place nice sound system seating comfortable staff attentive and polite, would love to sit through a concert here
Absolutely beautiful architecture. The acoustics in this theater are out of this world. Seats are comfortable. The ushers and staff were all so very nice and greeted everyone with a smile.
Love this venue. Beautiful building and friendly staff.No bad seats.
A beautiful venue for concerts.
Great acoustic sound quality
Pretty great venue. Acoustics are wonderful. Not the easiest to navigate, especially for disabled people but has relatively comfortable seating.
Its a really lovely theater, and the parking is simple, right across the road. The prices are reasonable and the shows are top notch.
I was there for the final performance of the season of the Auburn Symphony. It was spectacular.
Very good and nice sound system.
The opera was great. I appreciated the narrator who introduced each piece.
Great acoustics, comfortable seating. Concert was excellent.
Playing Respighis Pini di Roma Buccina parts with the Auburn Symphony. Amazing place to play!!!!
Very nice and large performance venue. Always a pleasure to rehearse and perform in for UCDSO. Also for all UC Davis students, the first concert is free! What a great opportunity to experience live music! So many great artists every season.
Great staff. Amazing shows. Sound is amazing in the theater. Love this place.
Acoustics are superb and visuals are amoung the best in the area
Friendly staff, comfortable seating. A clean and comfortable venue.
Best concert venue in the Sacramento/Davis area. Great view from every seat, and amazing sound quality. Truly an amazing experience.
Mrs Mondavi i met her when i was 7 years old at her winery. My father was an artist from the beat generation and they were great friends. My father had a show on oct 1, 2001. During that time was very hard my father was single taking care of me and my sister and he basically risked it all to get to napa and show his art. She was wonderful and sweet and so humble. She treated us to dinner. Gave me white chocolate every time i saw her. And most importantly believed in my father....she really saved us in my eyes. My father denney hemens has passed away now..along with mrs.mondavi but ill be forever greatful for having experienced meeting her kinda soul. She is the type of woman we all should strive to be! Rest in heaven robert and margit mondavi !
First, Im so appreciative of the variety/styles of performances offered here...from Itzhak Perlman to Arlo Guthrie to Vijay Iyer. The folks who volunteer (door, seating, etc) are slways so friendly & helpful. The 2 of 5 stars missing? 1. Too often, the sound quality is poor...& theres been so many years to address that. Im not alone on this issue. Check out Sofia in Sacramento...outstanding sound...they got it right! 2. $9 to park? After the cost of tickets & fees (unless youre a member, I think) & really no other option except bike or walk, parking should be included...like the wonderful Harris Center in Folsom.Thanks for the opportunity to see quality talent in Davis, tho Mondavi will draw less of that talent if they dont address the sound quality. Time to catch up with Sofia & Harris...not to mention other venues coming in the future. Heck, there have been times Ive driven to the bay area for a better concert experience when that option is available. I was a member early on, but will not support Mondavi in that way without improvements. Thanks for asking!
Always great entertainment.
Sorry, but the ridiculous wifi here has me lowering my rating. Its basically worthless, and Im currently relying on it to look up materials being referenced in lecture. Its inhibiting my ability to participate in class.As a theater its pretty cool. For me, its a classroom and Im not satisfied.Edit 1: its been a handful of days, wifi seems to be better...? If it stays better Ill give you back that fourth star :)Edit 2: its most days honestly. I just spent 3-4 minutes waiting for professor mski to fix his wifi mid-lecture. He was forced to log into the guest wifi, because the normal wifi here is so poor in the building that even the professor trying to load his slides cant always log in.Edit 3: Ive been trying to open the attached file, used in lecture, for 10-15 minutes now. Its only an 11.2mb file
Fun to perform in, great sounds. Cool sound system.
Expensive and parking is way too far away, but it looks nice.
Beautiful center and has great views from all seats.
Beautiful performance hall, great place to study for finals
Fantastic concert tonight! The sound quality was excellent, there is a huge parking structure right across the street ( you can reserve a parking spot when you buy your tickets online), and the theatre itself is fabulous.
This was such a wonderful place! So glad I was able to enjoy it. I highly recommend it.
Saw Sammy Miller and the Congregation, fantastic show. Great venue for this kind of show
Great concert venue!
Easy parking, and a Fabulous Theater ! Love the come early @ enjoy music and a glass until your show begins :-)
Fantastic structure. Great shows, the Mondavi center is a very unique theater. I love the fact that this is part of the University of California Davis and it is very accessible since it is right of HW 80. It is a gorgeous place to go with a girlfriend or wife. Right next to it, there is a brand new museum that you should take a look too. Maria Manetti Shrem Museum.
Really nice venue for music and entertainment. Beautiful big room and really nice, versatile smaller theater space.
Saw the Trocks perform here. Beautiful venue! We were in a box, and it was a little less comfortable than I would have thought, because of the angle and quality of the chairs, but an amazing view. There are several bar areas outside the main hall, but theyre socially stratified -- you have to be this big of a donor to use... easier to wait until after the show and go elsewhere.
Comfortable seats.Great acoustics.Freindly staff.
Let me count the ways: great sound, site line to the stage, beautiful design, amazing programs (just for example, going to see Vince Gilligan, producer/creator of Breaking Bad tonight. But saw the Pat Metheny Group there a year ago - and for like $25!, And it was one of the best shows Ive ever seen or heard). Its worth going just to be in the place, let alone whatever the great program is.
Beautiful! I attended the royal Scottish orchestra!
Beautiful stage with amazing performances year round. Staff was very friendly.
Easy access to and from the freeway parking close great venue have seen multiple shows there when return gladly
The theatre is gorgeous and has incredible acoustics. The staff is excellent and very helpful. If I could see all of my shows in this venue, I would.
Such a amazing place ️
We have been here several times, always a pleasure. The venue has great amenities - plentiful toilets, pretty good concessions - the rice crispie bar is to die for! - decent wine.....Very complicated seating plans, not well sign posted but they do have a lot of ushers which makes things a little better.House manager was recently extremely helpful when I was sold a ticket by a guy outside..... Cant fault them on customer service.Generally, for events that you travel by car to, youll have to pay $9 for parking, but with the museum and the grounds, its no hardship.comfortable seats and great acoustics - Shames the Sacramento Community Center, I can tell you, in a lot of ways.
Great acoustics.
Great place for concert events.
This is such a beautiful venue, and the bring in some great acts. I saw the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain play here in 2014 and it was a magical show. We seated in the lower box seating, stage right, and our view was amazing. Afterwards, the Center hosted a brief meet-and-greet with the musicians for box seat holders and that was super fun, a highlight of that year.