Great atmosphere!I came for the New Years Day dance party Black Mass. This place was AMAZING! Everyone was so friendly...the door guy, the security, the coat check, the bartenders.....all of them where friendly and kind. Im so impressed by that. The venue itself was also great....all the cozy couches! The bathrooms where dirty....but I guess what do you expect from a 16 hour dance party?

I was assaulted & put in hospital by the bouncers. I have been doing physical therapy for a year now. Stay away from this establishment.

Last night was my Birthday and I Payed my cover charge with a twenty dollar bill. It costed fifteen to get in for the DJ battle. The girl working the door was CLEARLY under the influence of drugs because she can’t remember one second from the next and couldn’t do basic math. She consulted with the security guard because she wasn’t capable of making a decision for herself from the visible intoxication. I will never come back. I will tell people this place is terrible and dirty and full of riff raft. This girl should be fired and sent to mandatory drug counseling

Clean and good service, good drinks and bathroom attendants. Just a tad bit crowded for nearly half the space is used for VIP.

They know me here my name. Im the mayor

I don’t know why this place has so many bad reviews! My first time this past weekend and was treated fairly by the bouncer and was prompt drink service even when it became very busy. Amazing set up and bathroom has full service which is rare to find anymore. Both DJ’s had the floor packed he was great! Didn’t sound like the radio was playing. Will definitely tell more people to come here on a Saturday night! Was one of the best and I’ve been to many even Vegas.

This is one of my favorite places to go on a Saturday night. The sound system is one of the best in the metro area. The crowd depends on the night and who is DJing. Most nights I have been here, people are on the dance floor having a good time. Bathrooms are clean and it is so awesome when they have bathroom attendants. It never smells weird and for the most part, other people there are crazy drunk most nights. So if you want a fun place to dance to EDM/top 40/hip hop then this is the place to be!!

I dont believe I have ever been treated so unjustly by any person or place in my life as I was here. For background, I am a female physician that has always followed all of the rules.It was near the end of the night. I was standing against an open wall waiting for my girlfriend to come back and closed my eyes for a minute as I was listening to the music and thinking about the night. All of a sudden a random guy came up into my personal space without an introduction, startling me, and gave me the impression that he was trying to hit on me. I said to back away. He began to put his arms on me and I pushed them off, telling him dont touch me. Turns out he was a bouncer, but dressed in clothes like any other patron. He then spoke into his hidden mouth piece to say he had a girl that was sleeping. I was in disbelief of what was going on. I kept saying Im waiting for my friend. He said Im getting kicked out for hitting a security guard (I had pushed his arms off me?). All I did was defend myself. He then aggressively lifted me straight up in the air with my arms restrained at my sides and dramatically hurried me to the front stairs to push me off to another bouncer. Nothing I said could turn any of it around. The other bouncer said I was tagged to get out and continued to push me up the stairs out the door. Mind you it was about 20 degrees outside and windy; my friend had checked our coats. I said at least let me have my coat to go outside with. Since I wasnt the one with the coat ticket, he just pushed me out the front door. What happened at this club was insane, surreal and by far the most traumatic event I have ever experienced.I cant really picture what a girl could ever do to deserve being thrown out of an establishment, and into the cold without her coat. I was minding my own business, not bothering anyone.My impression of what occurred is that this bouncer was upset that I wasnt interested in him and wanted to teach me a lesson by having me tossed out. His position as part of security should have been announced immediately when he came up to me.My friend had one of the club heads come out, but in my eyes, he did not seem to care about what had happened. I will never be returning to this bar. I dont feel that it is a safe place to have a good time. I would never have imagined something like this happening to me.

Worst venue downtown. 0/2 for a great time. Never again. Security here is always on a power trip.

Someone who works there steals coats and other items from the coat check/rack. Keep your coat and other items with you if their of any value or they will mysteriously disappear Also the management and employees have no interest in helping you recover your lost items. They will actually completely ignore any further inquiries and phone calls. Not recommended.

We booked a table service for New Years Eve and paid for it in advance but when we reached there we were Charged again (mixers and bottle of champagne etc)that was promised along with the table service .The plastic glasses were used and scratched .The club was half empty and it was a sad new year. The bottles were already opened including champagne and tasted bad.We later contacted the club multiple times to know why we had been charged more etc to which till date the manager hasn’t bothered to reply back.This pub is going down very quickly and I wont be surprised if it closes permanently.Bad management and can’t be bothered if their customers are happy or not.People beware if you go to this place I advise strongly against goi g to this bar and pls their are other places which look after you much much better

Review from a los angeles DJ- awesome underground london feel with good lighting, strong drinks, and hard bass to get you dancing. recommend A++

I would warn anybody that goes here. I had gone there the weekend after new years for my friends birthday. I paid a entrance fee for me and the birthday girl and was charged 30 dollars extra. The entrance fee was only 10 dollars but i was charged 50 dollars. I have try contacting this facility but have not receive anything from them. Be warn to always get a receipt since this place likes to charge you extra....

I have been going to Exchange since they opened & all of my experiences have always been great. The VIP staff, bouncers & bartenders were so polite even though the club was super packed. I’d recommend going to Exchange if you are in from out of town or looking for a fun night out.

I went and got a bottle last night and the VIP host Hilary was the best ever! She took care of everything we needed right away and we got to sit in our own area as soon as We walked in.If you’re going to go out in Minneapolis, go here and ask for Hilary! She’s amazing!

AMAZING venue! The space is huge and decorated so nicely! $5 cover is an awesome price for a club this good. Lots of lounge space, special booth areas, even two cell style seats with glass doors you can sit in to talk when the music is too loud. They even have free digital lockers for your things in the back. The VIP areas are nice, but tucked off to the side so theyre not in the way. The dance floor is a good space and they play good house-mix style music (we heard Shakira to Blink 182). I loved my time here.

This is a cool little spot thats a little hidden! You have to go into a basement and around a corner to get there but once you do, its probably the coolest dancing/lounge bar in Minneapolis. There are a bunch of different areas with different...themes and furniture. We had a lot of fun trying all the new couches and chairs.They were doing an event so the drinks were free with a suggested donation. We had no problem meeting that. RIP Sam. Head on up to Pourhouse when youre done down here!

We had Table Service on New Years Eve. The bottles came to our table opened and tasted off-kilter and the glasses were dirty and scratched. This was my first visit there and the last and a wonderful outing with my friends was marred.

A girl grabbed my arm very tightly because I said she couldn’t dance with my fiancé. She left two bruises on my arm. I pushed her off of me and then I got bounced. The bouncer refused to look at the marks that she made or even look at my arm or even hear my side of the story even though I had even paid for bottle service and had multiple witnesses. Apparently if you know the bouncer at this bar it doesn’t matter if you assault someone they will still take the side of the person who knows the bouncer, without even hearing about what happened.

We got ripped off by exchange and alibi lounge on New years eve. They charged us money for bottle service and then $360 for gratuity without telling us. The service was horrible and sadly, alcohol was some cheap liquor and definitely not what we asked or paid for. We have been trying to call them and they dont return our calls.We will never go to this place and ensure none of our friends go there ever either.Dont go here guys they are big rip off!

I would prefer to go to uptown bars anytime over this place. Well, it depends on your taste as well so here are some facts about this place:Good for college students (in 20s)Super packed, no you cant dance without someone else bumping, falling or stepping into you.Nasty smell on the dance floorSuper loud

I celebrated my birthday there last night. When we arrived they didnt even have our VIP tables for us, they had to move another party out of our spot. We ended up in a place that was already trashed with spilled drinks. The party that was at our table yelled at us and made us very uncomfortable when we arrived at our table we reserved. It was so unorganized and embarrassing. Dont waste your time here. Go somewhere else for your birthday.

Staff person shoved me and my husband on separate occasions and used the word Move instead of Excuse me. We happened to be watching the show nearby the end of a barrier that was an access point for the stage. In order to get trashcans into the backstage area, the barrier was repeatedly jammed into our bodies (and other people as well) by staff people. If we had been asked, we would have stepped back. There is a difference between being rude and being assertive. She was just rude. Bathroom attendant informed me that I was required to tip her for a single squirt of hand lotion. Bathroom attendants are supposed to be helpful and make me feel like I am being catered to because Im a valued patron of a club. Instead it felt like a shakedown. I am unimpressed.

10 dollar cover Saturday night. 7 dollar ipas. Small place. Decent looking crowd. Good music.

DJ is the worst. Staff is surly. The venue could be much better than it is, because it looks nice, but its not living up to potential. Dont recommend you spend your money to get in here.

The club itself is fun and has a good atmosphere if youre looking to get wild but dont leave your coat in their coat check. Management does not respond to phone calls or emails when inquiring how to claim your possesions. On more than one occasion coats have conveniently gone missing.

Come for the world class sound, put up with the $3 bottled water when the bartenders refuse to serve tap water.

Super fun place! Had bottle service by Hilary who was prompt and served us well!! Definitely will be back again.

Okay the club itself was really nice and I liked the staff a lot. And I dont mean to be that person but their jellyfish tanks could definitely use a cleaning. It was really cool to look at until I got up close.

I was told get out of my booth by a guy in a salmon colored polo. I didnt want to get out of the booth. Much less to appease the guy in the salmon polo. He went and got a bouncer. Turns out it was his booth, but what kind of club reserves booths for that guy? Two stars.

Bouncers always trying to get into fights.

ONE bartender, Kirk, was fantastic. Otherwise a terrible place. A friend of mine was hanging out with someone in a VIP area and I was hanging close. The VIP people didnt want me there and I was told I could stand at the bar. I asked exactly how close I could stand, to make sure my friends wasnt harmed, and I was subsequently kicked out. I have it on recording where the security guard said that we were kicked out because we had the potential to get raped, and we didnt pay for VIP. NOT OKAY when the men who had the potential to rape us were still inside. I guess if you want to rape someone just give the bar extra money and theyll let you. Definitely not okay.I will never go back.

The website hyped this place up a lot making it seem like an upscale place. Soooo not worth it. -1 Convoluted cover system. $5 or sign up with their app horribly designed app to get in for free. -1 male to female ratio out of control. -1 poorly illuminated steps throughout the club. Witnessed numerous people falling not noticing them. Very surprised the fire/building inspector department hasnt dinged them for that. -1 very poor DJs. The transitioning​ between songs was embarrassing. -1 overpriced drinks. Just because you charge more for a drink doesnt make you upscale. Seriously lots of places with better atmosphere in the Twin Cities. Dont waste your time coming here.

VIP service was great and bathrooms were very clean. I thought that the music was way too loud and it felt like I was in a dingy basement. Good place to dance but not much to look at.

Good music, extremely crowded in a fratty kind of way, not clean--might have just gone on an off night?

If you want to deal with abusive bouncers and encounter potentially deadly situations, this is your place! One of the bouncers forcefully removed the victim of an unwarranted attack, but not the attacker. Another bouncer asked me what happened since I was a witness, but when I respectfully told him, he proceeded to push me down the road and threatened to beat me up. He pushed me down the block towards a shooting outside of Gay 90s club. I do not feel safe here and would not recommend this place to anybody. Worst experience Ive ever had. This place needs to get it together

Dress code inconsistently enforced, which is fairly typical in Midwestern nightclubs.If youre dark-skinned, make sure youre pretty formal.If you pass the brown bag test, you can wear t shirt, jeans and sneakers if everything is crispy.If youre really pale, theyll let you in with flipflops, cargo shorts, and a beer-stained Twins t-shirt.Music and sound system was good. Dancefloor was sticky.

Best new club in the metro. Great music, good drinks and great place to dance and blow steam.

My friend loves iron butterflys, but when she ordered the bartender told her this isnt an Applebees. She tried to tell him the ingredients he was so rude. We spent our Friday night elsewhere.

This place has been so fun every time Ive gone. The aesthetic is pleasing and the staff is great!

The nightclub is beautiful and boasts the only Funktion One Evo system of its kind. I am always taken back by how beautiful this place is from the art to the people . Would highly recommend if you are looking for a high end more adult themed night club.

Probably the only good nightclub in the Twin Cities these days. It has a an upscale feel with VIP areas, well thought out lounges, multiple bars, a daily step and repeat, and great service. The music is mostly EDM with a few tops 40s and throwbacks but the free entry makes it worth it. Download load the Bueno app to get in free and get free drinks.

The Exchange looks like a WWII grain bunker with fancy lighting.About 1/6 of the club is set up as private bottle service. In front of these private areas are bouncers wearing white button ups and satin vests. They looked depressed. Wouldnt you be if this was your job?The bathroom has a bathroom attendant. The bouncers and staff are friendly. But about 60% of patrons are douche bags. One girl in a black maxi dress with glam make up was pocketing so many suckers and mints in the bathroom that the bathroom attendant had to go up and stop her. On the dance floor, my friends and I placed our jackets on the raised pillar base. Some girl got onto the pillar base and started dancing on our jackets! I said, you are dancing on our jackets. She rolled her eyes at me and continued to crush them with her high heels. I repeated myself and she replied, get coat check.Lastly, the DJ is terrible. She did not mix songs. She simply lowered the volume of the current song and raised the volume of the incoming song. She did not beat match or to make smooth transitions. Also, the whole clubs speaker system would randomly go out, leaving the club silent.

Was my first time going on Thursday night and I thought the crowd and the energy was on point definitely will come back!

Love this place! Great specialty cocktails and happy hour menu... The dollar oysters is a must try!

Great feel and atmosphere, sociable bartenders, decent security, fairly priced drinks for the most part, and this business attracts a good crowd. DJ was quality and kept good lounge + dance-ish style tunes of a more mild vibe going. It was appreciated. As was there being plenty of staff. They have a neat little area for taking branded selfies.Overall volume however was too loud at times and in places and robs this place of the truly astounding magic it could have otherwise. Especially, as the layout is otherwise designed for more intimate socializing. It is what it is!Will certainly return. The individual bathrooms with good interiors was a huge plus.Friendly to large groups. Nothing in the area is currently competitive to this for a classy-style experience and being a little more dressed up. Arrive early to meet the classiest individuals and avoid the line. Currently a free/discount cover charge is available for downloading their app. This might be temporary however.Note: given high construction on the nearby streets this month it can take an adjustment to get in, or get dropped off 1-2 blocks away and walk.

Fun time, cool layout! Would be awesome if they could host events or shows here for bigger DJs

The total sensory experience (tasty drinks, a new definition of sound quality, experimental lighting effects)! the staff is not only attentive, they have great knowledge; they anticipate and satisfy your needs!

A perennial for generations, with each new crowd making it their own and all enjoying an intimate space, killer sound system and plenty of nooks and crannies to smooch with your better half

The dual environment makes this place spectacular. I enjoy the fact that I can sip on an Old Fashion Pistolero in a swanky, chic up scale lounge while having access to a high energy, edm based nightclub all in one building.

If you dont want to get MACED FOR NO REASON dont go to this establishment. A friend of mine was waiting in the bathroom line and was grabed, dragged out of the building and then maced for no reason. No unruly conduct, no reason what so ever. Was it because he was gay? Maybe because he was black? Guess well never know because no one had the decency to tell him why he deserved this treatment. Its a dangerous place to go clearly. You arent safe there.

Great spot for an evening out. Great music and fun atmosphere.

Good to see a club trying to cater to the young professionals whether 21 or 38+. Went with a crew within this age range (Im 25 myself) and we all had a good time. Positives: venue, additional lounge area, music, older professional/working crowd 23 - 40+, dress-to-impress code, private VIP area. Negatives: needs a slightly bigger dance floor, some VIP areas are placed weirdly, some bartenders were more interested in the girls I was with then getting my order first (I guess), when entering the club, a guy with a hat and t-shirt was told hes not in dress code, but as the night went on we saw 2people with hats, another with a plain non-premium t-shirt...basically should have let that guy in if you arent going to fully enforce the dress code, DJ needs to get transitions on-point its annoying to have music stop abruptly when everyone is vibing to it. Long story short: This is a mix between Aqua & Spades for music ( Pop+ house/electronic + HipHop) & the classiness of Seven & The W. When I travel to New York, Scottsdale, and San Diego they always have great clubs for young professionals and older to get together so hopefully this place will keep that up, but again its MN so we shall see.

Elevating nightlife in Minneapolis. Amazing and unlike any other space downtown. Take a trip downstairs and getcho picture taken!

5 stars for tyler kmits comment, screw the guy in the polo lmao!

Worst experience ever. Frustrated guards thinking they have too much power over the customers. i will never enter this club. Arrogant bunch of employees

Went here on saturday. Was having a good time with my friend. Then was walking through the dance floor and get punched in the face multiple times. I did not know the people, didnt talk to them or even look at them. I go to the bar to tell them what happened while 5 guys are chasing after me at this point. Multiple patrons seen what happened and asked me why they did that and honestly i have no clue. These guys after doing this tell them that i swung at them 1st which is not true i was by myself just trying to find my friend and not trying to fight 5 guys. I do not fight ever. They chipped my front tooth. The staff decided that i was the one that started it which is not true and walked me out and let the hoodlums who just punched someone in the face multiple times at there bar stay. What a joke do not go to this bar go to sneaky petes. Better inviorment, cheaper drinks and the staff there is much more friendly over there. Never again will i go to this bar who allows someone to punch someone in the face and stick around and keep drinking.

Great place never had been there before and was impressed immediately when I walked in.

The worker Adam said he didnt have my wallet after me telling him I had to catch a plane, he decided that he would give it back to me with no money in it. He stole every dollar I had.

Cool interior design, mix of music, reasonable drinks, be sure to check what the music theme is for the night

Free cover with app. The sound system is amazing, but it is expensive and crowded. The lady working in the womens bathroom is a nut case and grabbed my girlfriend. If you arent going to tip the bathroom attendants be careful about taking the stuff.

6.50 Jim beam rail whiskey. Plus FUNKTION ones. This place needs more cred because they are doing it right.

The Exchange is yet another haven for the not yet mature DT crowd of 20s nothings. I expect to maybe find a real Mpls. Night Club that would cater to a mature clientele but its not the case. While watching the crowd roll in last Sat. night of young boys in their t-shirts, shorts, and tennis shoes & one with light-up tennis shoes, it became tooo much! I do feel sorry for all the beautiful girls dressed appropriately to have to deal with their choices. But have it what it may, this is NOT an adult night club so dont expect it.

Best new venue In mplsAmazing staffBest sound system

Nice club, can use change in music genres for certain nights

For a Friday night, this place was so dead that there were more staff than people. Pretty sad for place with this many reviews. This place is huge. There was more people standing out side the Gay 90s to fill this place up.

Can be hit or miss, Saturday seems to be the best night to go. It attracts a good crowd, a few good bars, nice atmosphere, good dancing, intimate spaces.

I had a VIP table, each of us got a coat check, at the end of the night my coat went missing and noone took responsibility for it. Moreover, the security told us to wait outside for a cab while it was freezing, even though they lost my coat. They never responded to my emails and ignored phone calls referring me to someone else on and on. Outrageous. Never going there again

Security guards think they are police, beating people up. The security lacks competence, and shows no signs of knowledge in the security field at all. They rough house the guests, making them never coming back again.

If you like EDM, this club is super fun!

One of the worst experience. The Bartender was rude and The securities were using excessive force to kick people out for no reason. I am never going to recommend this place to anyone.

Its pretty neat, nothing else like it in Minneapolis.

The atmosphere and sound system is A+. Drinks are quite pricey, and there was a bathroom attendant who was quite drunk and aggressively requesting tips. He literally put his hand in my coat pocket to look for cash.

Good spot for shows or just chilling

One of their allowed my coat to be stolen from coat check somehow and my car keys and ID were in them staff hasn’t been helpful just rude blaming me when it’s their problem.

Best club in Minneapolis. Classy and Swanky.

WAAAAAY OVERPRICED! WILL NOT BE BACK

Always fun

Bouncer was extremely rude.

Nightclubs are just not my scene

A lot of older people 50s+.

Very nice

This place is lit

Exclusive and fun place!

Good crowd and atmosphere

Late night wild place...

Best place for EDM in town.

Good

Their app is a joke. Drinks are way overpriced. Keep walking down the street.

Nice venue/lounge

Bartenders here on the nightclub side are awful. They talk trash about people right in front of them. Wont be going back.

Great staff

Classy venue with a great soundsystem.

Interesting atmosphere.

Really good atmosphere

My favorite lounge in Minneapolis!

Happening place with a great vibe!