I love this wine bar. I attended a fashion show here a while back and I am just posting the review. I like the wine selection and mood lighting. Perfect place for wine lovers, date night, hang out with your friends or host an event.

We stopped by here after dinner for a cocktail. Great place we ended up leaving around 10:50pm but the bar was filling up and looked like it was going to be a good time. All around great place to grab a drink and chill

Service treated us so nice. Prices that are reasonable. Menu is similar to a restaurant in Jacksonville I loved.

My friends and I rung in the New Year last night here. We had a wonderful time. The only problem was our coats were misplaced by the staff and miscommunication with coat check in. However, the new manager and security were very attentive and sympathetic to my concerns and displayed genuine interests. They made sure I was taken care of and contacted me the next day they had found my friend’s coats. I highly recommend this place to anyone that are seeking a fun and safe night out in downtown San Diego. The staff are very friendly, the music is awesome, and the drinks are well made and not overly expensive. Definitely a place worth to check out.

Really like this place. Ive been twice so far. The service is great. I love going just before it turns into a night club to lounge in their comfortable seats. The drinks are great and so is the food.

Bars are not much my scene to be in but outside of that I still feel it was a nice venue with good music and vibes. I do advise not to wear a ball cap as they change another 20 to wear inside. Beyond that $20 cover fee. Enjoy hope this was helpful.

Hands down the most elegant venue with the most professional staff! The nightclub that opens at 10 PM is an incredible experience! The new remodel they just finished brings this place to a whole new level. Definitely going to be a new regular spot for me. The bartenders are on point and the ambiance is something money cant buy!

Thomas provides the utmost genuine and thoughtful service Sidebar could have. His exquisite taste of unique well balanced drinks is further accented by his gracious and passionate nature. The Sidebar team is fortunate to have a colleague of that caliber. Absolutely smashing service. Also Zander does a splendid job of managing security at the door and goes beyond the call of duty to provide a safe environment for patrons, all with a calm and respectful presence.

Good craft cocktails and friendly staff. Not cheap but worth it. Love the cool lounge vibe.

Great place for goWith friends, date. Dance, listen musicGreat serviceAl the people are the bar are coolBottle service great security people are nicer than other placesThank you @sidebarsd

There is cover for this place. Unless you meet people outside of this place that are called “Wranglers” they walk you in or give you free drink ticket comp. This place has two sections and it’s a small place. This place is right next to Bang Bang. It gets pretty pack though for a small place. By the way, if you want to see more of my adventures! Follow me on...Instagram: Rommel TroncosoTwitter: Rommel_TroncosoTiktok: Rommel Troncoso

Yo this spot is amazing! Big big fan. Was only in town for a week and ended up here with some coworkers after a long day of training and it fits pretty much any vibe. Good drinks and a great time, cant ask for much more.

Good selection of whiskey and got a great markers mark old fashioned here.

Great place. Went here for free so no clue about the prices hut the staff are friendly and the food is pretty great! Pretty good venue for gathering professional associations.

Great place to go out with a large group of people. Great sevice!

Hands down one of the best clubs in San Diego. Go Wednesday nights to meet Locals.

A great night spot. Fun vibe excellent staff and top notch security.

We came in from out of town, but had a great time! Staff was very attentive! Met with Bard(?), who was very nice! - Oak Park lady.

Cool place to socialize and meet outher people. The drinks are decently priced and is great for table service.Security is on point and the women there are attractive for the modern male.

Had a great time here for some late night clubbing during the week!

DONT GO!! They charged me $20 to get inside they are crooks. There is plenty of other places to go dont come here!

Very chill atmosphere love coming to this place everytime I visit my brother...but plan ahead get on the guest list!!

Love this place. Small and intimate. Always beautiful people here. Drinks are pricey, but hey it is a very fun spot.

Super appetizing. Staff treated us so nice. Prices are decent for the quality.

Newly remodeled, turned out great. Cool spot good drinks.

Great location for meeting with friends and colleagues. Laid back atmosphere helps as well.

Nice place to hang out after work. Long into the wee hours of the morning.

We visited Side Bar the Friday night of Spring CRSSD 2019 for the Hood Politics Family Affair party. The music and club were quite fun with impressive lighting and club aesthetics for a smallish venue in San Diego. I would say the club felt a lot more Vegas than Berlin overall. The bottle service girls were very scantily clad to the point my female friends were questioning why such small outfits were even allowed in this day and age at a club as its pretty unnecessary. Overall kind and professional staff with decent prices, Id likely return.

Great music and a nice atmosphere. Will definitely be back again!!

Nice bar and cool drinks, we had an event over here and the DJ is amazing!!

Private reception with excellent food and service.

Great place for a night out with friends or to meet someone fun.

We went and saw maximono on a night out. The artist wasnt matching the vibe of the crowd very well and there were a lot of guys in the club. The cover was $15 and I wasnt that impressed. I still had a decent time but i would attribute that to a good pregame.

Nice location to meet with family. had a sister come into town and asked me to take her here again. this place has a nice design.

Came here as a tourist visiting. All I can say is tourist like me who like to have some fun in an upscale place, well don’t come here. Yes the set up is nice and upscale but that’s where it begins and ends. Think they over hype it up. Drinks were sooooo very water down. I don’t mind paying extra for a nice drink, but don’t be cheating me....thank you, next. (3 stars for the DJ).

Grear lounge and nightclub. Nice atmosphere and and decor especially after the remodeling. Most importantly the staff working there is super nice, from the pers0n working st tur front door, to the waiters, bar crew, and everybody else. Definitely a place worth recommendation.

After the Remodeling, the place looks more modern, and always has a great crowd. The thing thats makes this worth your time is the Staff. So come and enjoy and start or end your night here. You dont lose either way.

Beautiful interior! Great staff!

$10 beers served in plastic cups. Music is fun.

The best place for Industry Wed and Sunday Funday

The meat and cheese plate and the drinks are excellent!

Service is always excellent even when they have a full house. There was fast and courteous service.

Came in on a Weds. Really nothing but good experiences here. Prices are decent for the quality. They have a lot of positive reviews for a reason.

A good bar to hang out with friends

Sidebar is the place where everybody knows your name. Where everybody is glad you came. Highly recommend this venue to anyone who likes to party.

Got there near five, it wasnt very busy. looking forward to returning with my coworkers. it has an awesome feel to it. food and atmosphere reminds me of kansas city.

Monica @ side bar, has been the reason this place is still on the map. I love this girl and the establishment

Amazing food and service

Pleasantly bustling early and late on a Saturday night. Timely mixed drinks and shots, considering.

Great place to connect with friends.

It was real nice! Great atmosphere. Kind of small but definitely fun!

Small dance areas, DJs are really good. Nice place

A favorite evening place of mine. Service is consistently great.

Hey nice club. I liked the bottle service.

Fascinating place in gaslamp. - @ MARIOONASSIS

Always a fun time with great music. They recently remodeled and it looks great.

Nice atmosphere and great staff.

I love this place so much. Ive had nothing but pleasant experiences here and plan to keep coming back.

Sidebar is the best when it comes to hospitality and making your night a memorable one. Great service and vibe ! You should definitely give it a try.

Nice bar to meet people

The new layout is nice and the staff is lovely as can be!

Expensive drinksGood viewGreat VibesCausalOk musicHip crowdYoull love itElevator takes you to the top very fast

Cool spot. Just outside the heart of the Gaslamp. If you are a group of females or a dude with a bunch of females, bypass the line and you should be able to get right in.

I wanted to quickly head in & wish a friend a happy Brithday, I got to the front of the line at 11.01 ( no exaggeration) & was told there’s a $10 cover after 11. I literally wanted to go in for 1 drink to wish my fiend a happy birthday, the rest of the crew arrived 5 minutes prior. It’s not so much the cover, I don’t mind paying a cover charge but if you’re going to insist on cash only you’re going to lose customers. I was told “there’s an ATM down there” so for turning up a minute past 11 when the rest of my friends were inside I was told to walk a couple blocks to an ATM to get in when not only 5 minutes prior the rest of my group got in for free. In the end my friend came out with $10 for me & as I said I would only have 1 drink & then left. Door policy needs updating & think about accepting cards at the door it’s only 2018 I promise you’ll get more people through the door with this tiny investment. Door man, absolute muppet, as usual power gone to his head.

Worst bar, the security was disrespectful and discriminated on my friend.

The átmosphere is pleasant, but the food is not a big deal for high prices

Sidebar is always a fun time when youre with a good crowd. I prefer to go with friends as this place gets crowded as there is only standing room available on busy nights.

Good place to go party the night away a bit too packed not much room to dance. Good music.

I like this place because of the people. The staff is amazing. The decorations are fun and the cocktails are good.

On a Thursday night you want to go out to a small bar that has a big club feel.come to side bar. Not the largest dance floor but the dark atmosphere with a good lighting system will let you and your small group of friends have a great time!

Try it. Youll be won over.

So much fun! Dancing, amazing dj, and even Santa! Only con was drink pricing - a bittttt high.

They have some first drinks!

Super lit night club, love the interior, played great music, and they have a decent amount of seating when you get tired from all the dancing!

Justin Jones was our bartender and yes its crowded but he made us feel so welcomed we really had fun!

Omg, best time ever.

One star less for overpriced wine. $32 (with tip) for two glasses of Coppola.

The discrimination of gender and ethnicity displayed by this so called business is absolutely outrageous. If there was a way that I could give this place no stars, I would. A promoter gave me a card that specifically advertised no cover for myself and a guest from 5pm-10pm. My friends and I decided to go check it out since the promoter did so well at his job. When we arrived we got in line and waited for about 15 minutes. When my group got to the front of the line, they separated us. They took my two young pretty girl friends from our group and let them go in first accepting the no cover card. When myself and my guy friend, who were right behind our two friends tried to get in using the same card, the security and the cashier denied us entrance, stating that they no longer accepted the card after 7 pm contrary to what the card clearly stated. This is a prime example of FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. So they allowed entry to two young pretty white girls free of cover but they were charging my Hispanic guy friend and myself, a lesbian Latina female $20 each for cover. Not to mention there was also a group of African American girls disputing with the security because they were being denied entry to the club when they were letting all the other pretty white girls in. I am appalled with the discrimination and racism that management allows to go on at this establishment. I have a friend who just so happens to be a business lawyer in LA county, I might just have to have him swing by this place with me sometime. Horrible customer service and very rude staff. Management should seriously consider hiring a new staff and readjust their policies, or they can expect going out of business, or having a very serious law suit on their hands. Im surprised they are still in business.If you want to have a good time, dont go here!

Really fun! Good music, cool atmosphere. Bartenders we really attentive and nice.

Good drinks

If you want to overpay for drinks in a mediocre environment with God-awful service, Sidebar might just be the place for you. I was there with friends on what should have been a pretty fun Wednesday night. After paying the outrageous $20 cover, I ordered a $16 LI iced tea (which wasnt bad, so if you ignore my review and head there anyway, try one). Then I ordered a round of well tequila, only to be surprised by bartender and presented with $12.25 shots of Patron. A sly maneuver on her part, but a terrible move from a service standpoint, so I closed the tab and left no tip. I was surprised when I got my bank statement to find that she had given herself a little token of appreciation on my credit card. Needless to say, I wont return, and I hope you save yourself a trip there as well.

Cool night spot

SideBar is a poor excuse for a night club. More like a wannabe. I gave it one star as it wont post with zero. Its so small. Looks crowded as they keep the back closed until the little front is totally cramped. Besides a huge cover at the door, one must pay more for a place to sit down. Not a table or chair unless you cough up a hefty fee. Lots of empty seating as all of it is roped off with reserved signs. And the bouncers rudely enforce.Drinks are quite expensive and watered down. I tasted no liquor in mine at all. Ive never paid so much for a glass of ice & sprite.The dance floor is actually the walkway around the bar so all you can do is stand in one spot and shake a little. They had one entertainer that was supposed to dance on the bar or in the window but she was too busy playing with her storm trooper helmet.The fog machine is in the ceiling. Not a bad touch unless you are standing under it when it goes off. I had to pick white stuff out of my hair and off of my clothes plus i got wet from just one blast.There are LOTS of nicer, less expensive clubs in the Gaslamp area. Stay away from SideBar. It should be called The Money Pit or for the owners The Cash Cow! The people that work there and the management are just plain rude. Ill NEVER go back.

Not bad, but the place is way to small to enjoy, they are much better spot downtown.

Came here to pick a friend up after they refused to give her back her real driver license because they claimed it was counterfeit. Was forced to bribe the bouncer in order to get it back because the nonemergency police line was busy and she uses her car for work. Filing a police report. There literally job is to be able to tell which IDS are real and which are fake, and confiscating an ID as a civilian or rent a cop is illegal unless they turn it directly over to the police. Which they had no plans to, as they told her she could pick it up on Monday if it was real. Idiots.

Great music, fun people and awesome bartenders and staff!

Good music

This night club was very popular and I had a good time.

Great place to drop by if you havent been to the Gaslamp

We partied at Sidebar last night.. I hadnt been here for a minute. This place was siiiick. Music killed it, service was cool and the girls serving are hotties.

Good atmosphere

Good music, nice atmosphere loved this place!

It was gud

Great atmosphere, music is ok

Great music, but small and kind of shabby.

Poor service and lack of security, not safe or fun around bar close especially. Not recommended.

Its wasnt nice place

Very small trashy bar. I was at the four with my buddies and a guy suck punched me from behind. The security came over and kicked everybody out including people that were just in the area. They manhandled to women and left them with bruises. Sidebars policy is anybody in the area gets kicked out. Its dirty its tiny its full of trash dont go.

Was here on a Friday, they get really packed, but had open bar until 11pm for women (Grey Goose). Good crowd and good music

Very nice crowd and great service.