Reviews of LAVO Nightclub (Night Club)

Edgar Almonte

Not worth it

Matt Pokrzywa

This Las Vegas transplant is a little too much about the hype and not enough about the food. You are really paying for the chic surrounding and sexy leather-clad DJ spinning deafening house beats and not for the good but forgettable Italian fare. A good place to impress an out-of-towner, but if your goal is to use dinner to gain entry to their club, don't bet on it, you get no privilege.

Norbe Jesus

Music, alcohol and good atmosphere

Giuseppe

Very nice ambiente; very good food - and you gotta try the Kobe-Meatball; best Meatball i ever had!! ;-)

Priydarshan Panchal

Amazing music

Lenny Li

Not my favorite place to go clubbing but there are often some decent DJs that play with their ticketed events. Tickets are usually $30 for guys and $20 for girls if you purchase online, but make sure you get there well in advance of 1230 or they might not let you in. It can get really crowded inside on the dance floor when there's a popular artist, so be ready for a lot of pushing and shoving.

Yolei Supreme

Great club definitely recommend this place

Marcello Leao

Sal at the front has horrible people skills. Never going back, no class.

Mo Chater

Location is great, Intern design is not that bad, but absolutely not coming back, the express line was full of promoters who are affiliates with the club, bringing bunch of girls to make the club looks like it's full and make normal customers pay the cover ($50 the day I visited) absolutely didn't worth the time and the money, there is much better places and clubs in the area than this nightclub

T Rosen

I got there at 11:15 for an event that had started at 11:00. Upon arrival at the door, I was told that tickets to the event (breathe Carolina) were now $150. They said if I had ordered the tickets before 11:00, they would have been $20. Honestly disgusting of them. Will never go there again

Mark Portnoy

Went to Lavo for my wife's birthday, food and decor was great. Yes it is on the expensive side, but quality of the food is impeccable.

Rumiel Bitmansour

If I could give zero stars I would. This club along with everyone who works there is a complete joke. Horrible customer service, rude and aggressive bouncers, astronomically expensive cover and drinks, packed in there like sardines, and to top off the music/ DJ is awful. Their sad attempt at running an exclusive/ upper class establishment is laughable at best. Don't waste your time and save your money.

Ayhan Sebin

I paid for my tickets showed up and then waited in the line for 2 hours to get in. Line didn't even move a bit. All bouncers let anyone who are not dressed properly, not good looking, not have tickets..... all of them except people with tickets. Shame on you!

Simon Schwörer

They stop taking your jackets at one point, although they still let people in. Have to be in the club in your winter clothes! So ridiculous! Hate it Such a shity club will never come again

Sebastian Velez

I was here for my birthday with a group of about 15 and I can honestly say it was probably the best time I have had at an NYC club since I started going out. It was expensive, but worth it. We made sure to get to Lavo at around 11:30PM and left around 4:00AM and that was more than enough time to have one of the best nights of my life. The bottle service was on point and extremely attentive, although intimate there was more than enough room for everyone to have a comfortable and enjoyable time. Best of all even the crowd surrounding the table we had reserved respected our space. If you are going to go anywhere and drop some cash I would suggest Lavo as the place to do it. In the end its all about the memories we make and the friends we celebrate with. Tip: save this for a special night, such as your birthday, then you can at least say: "I had to go all out, it was my birthday" - just in case anyone call you #bougie.

nick kougioumtzakis

Doormen not friendly...Try to make a video away from vip tables but he screams to me that i have to back off... 35$ 2 bottles of water and a drink way too expensive...

Neeraj Kumar singh

How much you

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David Miller

One of my favorite places to go out!great music and fun!

mariabenz07

Went one Friday night with friends who heard good things about Lavo. The place was packed with 2 separate lines just to get in. A good tip, talk with the bouncers and staff at the door and make them aware you're there because with the many faces at the door and the arriving vips, you might be forgotten. As for inside, it can get a bit tight but the music was great and the bartenders were on their A game. Did not have to wait long for my drink that were a bit pricey but good. Would definitely recommend

peter aziz

Wouldn't recommend this club to anyone. They make up different prices for everyone getting in.

yujin Chatarina Kim

(Translated) cash cash I went to the show. The facilities and the atmosphere of our country's old night ... a small scale DJ performance or a chance to see up close Book in advance (Original) cash cash 공연보러 다녀왔어요. 시설이랑은 우리나라 옛날 나이트같은 느낌...작은규모라 DJ공연있거나 하면 가까이서 볼수있는 절호의 찬스 미리 예약하고가세요

Jacqueline Giraldo

Lavo is my favorite place to go clubbing but there is one male server though who is always touching girls. He needs to be fired. He pinched my waist, rubbed my arm, and when he had to get something from under the table, he touched my legs all the way down and I was wearing a dress. I elbowed him and he didn't like it. I thought he was only doing it to me but I found out other girls have told me they have been groped by him as well when he walks past them. He needs to be fired. It's sexual harassment.

Zekeriya Besli

Horrible place. Nobody should go there.

Khasan Aripov

Very good experience. I told them im staying at hotel next street showed them a card got me in no cover. Drinks were good lots of fun

Liliia Rauzetdinova

Bad service and security is very mean

Alex Nalivaika

Nice

Barbara Piermont

Lavo was not as fabulous as I had hoped. It had such promise as a family style, Italian/Mediterranean/Steakhouse with a large menu. Unfortunately, the food just didn't live up to its potential. They had way too much pepper to everything, even the caesar salad. We got a few pizzas to share- the margherita was fine, the spinach and artichoke you should pass on. Skip all the veggies sides as well and just go for the good stuff- the truffle parm fries. Most of the entrees seemed plain, bland, and like I could make it better on my own. The one saving grace was the Rigatoni Melenzana, although the marinara sauce was too spicy as well. Did like our nice round table which made it easy to chat with our whole large party, but I doubt I would go back. It was expensive and the food wasn't even worth half the price. Our waiter forgot a few dishes, brought a few wrong ones, and was never able to be found when we needed him- and it wasn't even busy.

Andrew Davis

Real pretentious.

valentina perrin

I'll never come back to this place, the worst dj, the worst security and bad organization, Maybe if you paid a buck, you could have a good party.

Gary Hurtz

Excellent choice for a Sunday afternoon lunch. I wouldn't have guessed this is also a nightclub, the food and service were terrific.

George Dallas

Awesome venue!

Akmaral Mussayeva

Always full and never boring!

Dan Medisanu

Very stylish and good music!

Ivan Gombau

(Translated) I've been twice and I could say it's the worst club in NYC. Excessive prices, the waiters are drunk and you have to ask them more than once what you want because they are wrong, the security staff is not qualified and they are disrespectful. I won't be back, of course not. (Original) He estado dos veces y podría decir que es el peor club de NYC. Precios excesivos, los camareros van borrachos y tienes que pedirles más de una vez lo que quieres porque se equivocan, el personal de seguridad no está cualificado y son unos irrespetuosos. No volveré, por supuesto que no.

Andre Perim

(Translated) Good nightclub! But expensive drinks prices! Lot of fun. (Original) Boate boa! Porém preços caros de drinks! Muita diversão.

Amy Banet

great ..if someone else is paying

Chris Bejan

Absolutely the worst club experience of my entire life across the entire globe. No, I didn't get kicked out. This is as objective as I can possibly be. Staff, service, experience are the lowest tier possible. Stay far, far away. Much better places to spend your time and money in NYC.

Evan Rapoport

Some of the best Italian food I've had outside of Italy. The (very large) meatball appetizer is pretty famous and worth sharing. The carne pizza was very good, and worth doing as an appetizer shared with a few other people. I had the veal parmesan for my main course and it was incredible. Thinly pounded, the way it should be. Our waitress was very friendly, the food came out pretty quickly, and the atmosphere is fun and energetic. We went on Saturday night, and it was packed the moment it opened for dinner at 7:30.

Basma Elmogy

They requested bootle service or 150 dollars to let us in for each person we were just 3 people. Meanwhile the bouncer (the boss) who was working on that day (July 21st, 2019) allowed at least 20 people right in front of me in with complementary tickets (they didn’t have a reservation or anything, just like us!) without charge. My friend was visiting from Canada and I felt so embarrassed as I was his host in the States and this place reflected a BAD image about the country as it seemed so racist which is not how this country is! PLEASE AVOID THIS PLACE, WE SHOULD NOT ENCOURAGE SUCH BEHAVIOR. PS. We were following the dress code!

Autumn O.

VIP is worth it here!

Ekta Patel (Hakunamaekta)

Fun place!!

Nancy Morgan

Nice location and well crowed.just amazing!!

Joel emanuel giammarini

Bad place...

Diana S

Went to LAVO nightclub for my 21st birthday yesterday... thought It was going to be big and look like an actual club... but it definitely was terrible!! Very very small!! Did not expect it to be that small at all!! We had to leave and decided to go to Marquee instead and it was WAYYY better! LAVO was a waste of money, not worth it!! I do NOT recommend this place at all!

Zevi Mayer

Great place and vibe if you want to go out in NYC

Ane Caroline Sabel Gamba

Cool club.

Marie-Julie Isakwa

(Translated) Box with rude bouncers and judging girls who can go back according to their accoutrement (the shorter it is, the better it is) their skin color (no people of color) and if you are foreigners, remember to bring back a lot more money because you will pay a lot more than people in the area. In short to advise against (Original) Boîte avec des videurs impolis et jugeant les filles qui peuvent y rentrer selon leur accoutrement (plus c’est court, mieux c’est) leur couleur de peau (pas de personnes de couleur) et si vous êtes des étrangers, pensez à ramener beaucoup plus d’argent parce que vous paierez beaucoup plus cher que les personnes qui sont du coin. Bref à déconseiller

Ben Vimont

The staff inside harrased my friends and the bouncers outside physically assaulted two women I was with. They are getting reported tomorrow.

Paul Gumbinner

Noisy, noisy, noisy sums it up. Good drinks - which contribute to the noise. Lots of big groups. Food was hummm-drum.

MasterMindMuzic

Cool party environment!!

Aura Mombassa

(Translated) Best club ever! Excellent place for fun at the highest level (Original) Best club ever! Excellent lugar para diversão ao mais alto nível

Gregorius Henz

Great Club..

Георгий Уриницкий

almost good

Steph C

What other reviews say about their reputation for hospitality is SPOT-ON. The owners and managers personally greet diners and remember them when they return! The food is incredible and they have the best DJs and live entertainers at their brunch parties and Riviera Sundays. For a weekday happy hour, birthday, special occasion, or coffee, this is the place to be! For a more subdued experience, you can enjoy their food at lunchtime if house and electronica music are not your thing.

Walter Whitt

Terrible club. I was brutally beaten and robbed out front and the manager and staff did nothing to help me both during and after the assault. They failed to comply with any investigation and didn't provide me with any assistance despite having bouncers witness the entire event. Terrible group of people to deal with. I live nearby on West 57th Street and will never go back.

Omar

We bought tickets online for $40 each, and waited for one hour and 15 mins to get in... only to find out that we could've just paid $65 each at the premises and got in without waiting! This place must be making a mockery of online ticket buyers. At the end, the place was below average and I wouldn't recommend wasting your money there.

Nicholas Rhodes

We recently worked a private event as a vendor at Lavo and the team was wonderful to work with!

Vjeko Radimir

Was good , lot if young people , friendly

John Vu

Fun club

Official327 Music

THIS IS THE MOST RACIST CLUB EVER! THE IGNORANT UNPROFESSIONAL MEN AT THE FRONT DOOR ARE VERY SELECTIVE IN WHO THEY WISH TO INVITE IN. EVEN WITH A RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE AND WARDROBE THAT MET THE REQUIREMENTS, MY FRIENDS AND I WERE STILL TURNED DOWN AT THE DOOR WHILE OTHER WOMEN WHO WERE NOT OF COLOR WALKED RIGHT IN. I WILL NEVER COME HERE AGAIN. TELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND.

Psychic Chevy Chase

Blast. Sunday it’s the only place to go eat and drink

Kelle Coleman

Really enjoyed the food everything I had was amazing!

Danicel Baez

Horrible experience. Crowded, expensive and bad service.

Chris Gerbino

Really fun club in midtown. Always beautiful people and great drinks. Super expensive, go with someone who has a table.

Joshua Spigel

Extremely aggressive bouncer. Was trying to take a picture with my friend and guy comes out of nowhere, got all up in my face and started cussing me out trying to start a fight. Place is fine other than this completely uncalled for behavior.

Anmar Al Shammari

If there was zero stars, I would have given to this place. We went there and they said if you don''t have a ticket, we will charge you $200 minimum for drinks. I was shock! However, I still accepted as it was a special occasion and I didn't want to ruin our night. We walked in, and the host handed me a paper (receipt upfront being charged $200) PLUS 20% TIP and I haven't even started or settled down. This place will take every single advantage of you. I inquired about why I was being charged upfront while and I don't even have a table or a server. The host had the worst attitude and called security right away to take us out. It was horrible and I would never recommend neither come to this place again.

Cesar Cardenas

Excelent vibes

Clayton McGratty

Fun for group dinners, especially if you're headed down to the nightclub afterwards. Brunch is completely insane, but wildly fun - that is if you're in to dancing on your table and watching men and women on chariots deliver bottles to tables throughout the dining room.

Patrick Daniel

A little bit crazy but a really cool club.

Greg

Loud, not my kind of place, beer selection was limited and uninspired. If I appreciated mixed drinks, and a club atmosphere, I would have liked it more.

Matt Reudi

Now this place is something! You gotta know what you're getting yourself into when you come here, and need to have a very open mind. There is a lot of wildness going on here, and a lot of great people to be met!

Daniel Romero

Amazing!!!!

Aldo Zecca

The people told me it was open until 2 am and it was close.

B & C Dias

Its a very nice place, perfect for date night or a night out with friends. The food is excellent I've tried something different on the menu every time I've gone and loved it every time. You wont be disappointed with the food. Like every other restaurant in the city space is limited and the wait could be long even if you made reservations.

Francisco Sala

Sunday night. Loads of people waiting outside. Approached a security guy who just introduced himself to the people in front of me as Mohamed. Told him "hey, Mohamed" and his reply was "why do you use my name? Who told you my name?". And I was like "you just said it to the guys in front of me". And he goes "don't use my name. Why do you say Mohamed and not Donald Trump?". Stupidest guy ever. Didn't even try a second time. Left back to my hotel with big disappointment and the hopes of a great night shattered to pieces. Hopefully they will look into this and stop losing customers.

Natraj Srinivasan

Awesome place to party

Hsu Andy

one of the best club in NYC. love it

Richard Korte

Maybe the best salad I've ever had in the city. Young and beautiful crowd that lifted the heart of this old man spending an great evening with his children and their friends...yes, I picked up the check.

Nita Wainwright

Came dancing here with friends bachelorette party. It was wild and fun, but drinks are expensive.

Matthew Alexander

Lavo is great, both the restaurant and the nightclub. I come here all the time and love the Saturday brunch where the party rages on from day to night! The Alfredo pasta is amazing but I prefer the champagne. It's a bit on the pricey side but aren't all really nice places? Having said that though, I'd certainly say that it's worth it.

Sam

I went here with my cousins. I had a good time except for when I was almost not allowed in because the bouncer said he thought my drivers license was fake, because he had never seen an enhanced drivers license before. The bouncers in all NYC Clubs should be educated about enhanced drivers licenses and how they aren’t fake. They are issued by the department of motor vehicles. So it is a state-level government agency.

habib masri

Too Crowded they don’t need to let that much people in. Extremely expensive. But the sound system is always phenomenal, combined with fine music puts you in perfect mood.

Bala Nambiar

Great club with stunning dance floor. Smaller back bar area with booths and appreciate the storage for bags and purses so we could dance! Drinks were ok. Music mix was good. Definitely a fun club to hit up if you know a promoter.

Fidel Vega

This place was Great! Nice classy place great atmosphere. Service when I was here was great and they were very polite. The price is reasonably expensive not over the top but the food and drinks are worth it! A must go to spot if you have never been.

Axel Schäfer

Good Food!

Briana Sanchez

Crazy packed and fun every time I go with my friends. I never stop having a good time and the hosts there make sure you have a good time. Very diverse crowd.

Prince John Lloyd Newberry

Sinve 2014 At some point in your life you know you're going to want it. Looking for that awesome experience, this night club set the bar for the New York scene. Very friendly hostess, that I hope to see again.

Aaron V. (Saito)

Regular DJ'S and ridiculously overpriced, for the performance in sound and live presentations, just talking about the night club

Alex Eshaghian

BOUNCER TRIED TO STEAL $100. The guy said $400 for two girls and a guy. When we were going in, they said $100 a person for a bar tab. When we asked the other guy why he said $400, he tried to act dumb and ended up not letting us in cuz he got caught and was embarrassed. His name is MATT, and he’s a fraud. Stay away.

Marcos Roma

Cool place, just watch the way they made your Drink.

Andrew Mendolia

Best intimate venue I’ve ever been to

Javier Fernández Quiroga

(Translated) The best brunch in town! (Original) El mejor Brunch de la ciudad!

Mohamed Sallam

A friend and I booked tickets to see DubVision on 9/17/21. Was very much looking forward to the show, and was our first time at Lavo. 1:00AM rolls by and DubVision are nowhere to be seen. The staff don’t seem to care, but when asked what time they would be on their answer was “soon”. This went on as late as 1:45 until we asked the manager outside, who said “they couldn’t make it, and they cancelled. So we have Matty Winter playing instead” Truthfully, this really ruined our nights as we were probably the minority of people who were there mainly for the music. No prior announcements on social media or even early in the night. Either the staff were misinformed or they were straight up lying when they said “they’ll be on soon”. It’s really misleading to sell tickets using an artist’s name, only for them to not show up without keeping anybody informed. The staff look at you as if you’re wasting their precious time for simply asking when the main act would be on. At least if they had said something we could have gone somewhere else which suits us better.

Angela S

My date and I were quoted an illegal minimum $100 per person bar tab as a condition for entry by a rude woman at the door (Natasha or something)

Anya Babar

Going in was easy. But inside it took me forever to get a drink until a guy got one for me. I saw a huge fight break down and the bouncer vip dude pretty much pushed me to get out the way not in a nice way. The dance floor is small and I kept getting bumped into. If you come here do not bring your drink to the dance floor on a busy crowded night. It will get spilled because people don't care. It's ok... nothing special. I'm from NC and their clubs are not like this.

Jonathan Nammour

Very disorganized when it came to the line

원유리

fancy and great atmosphere in there! it's very close to go from 5 ave. I♥LAVO

Syed Mesum Raza

Love that! Such an great electronic music !

Lisa Standke

KICKED OUT FOR BEING GAY. I had two drinks. My group paid for bottle service. No one would tell me or my group why I was kicked out.

Cara Dunn

It had the potential to be fun. I waited for about 30 minutes in the rain to be let in but my husband and friend were not allowed in because they were males. Never officially said that but these undercover bouncers were pushing only girls through. When it came time for my husband to be let in he was given trouble. I was then told to go in and I said I was waiting for my husband and friend to be let in and they questioned why they weren't let in with me?! I left after this because I wasn't going in alone and I was not going to leave my husband and friend in the rain. We were ready to spend money and you lost our business today and our future trips.

Michael Nemirovsky

Best upscale nightclub north of 50th street.

Boris Bencic

A great place to have a nice time

Amanda Mitzian

Love that! Such an great electronic music !

James Cox

Great service

Castro Law Frim

Drinks were fab

DOMENICO LODATO

(Translated) Very beautifull (Original) Bellissimo

Lloyd DUFOUR

Cool club, will have great time but not the best you will find in town

Amelia J

The worst bar experience I have ever had. The bartender (female with an Asian symbol tattoo in the crease of her elbow) was extremely rude to my friends. Not only we waited for a really long time to even see a menu and see our drinks, she also insulted my friends and made them feel awful. The things she said to my friends and her attitude towards all of us ruined our night. We each had one drink and could not wait to leave. I will never go back there.

Lovelife

Never been before.. Looks fun! $50 is a bit extreme to get in, I hope they give you drinks all night for free..? LOL

Daniela Lesmez

The doormen and people that work on this place are way too rude, they don’t let you talk, and some of the waitresses do inappropriate things to the girls in there, one of them where telling my friend to stay over and go with him after the party, what kind of people is working in there? Some of the Dj’s are good.

Sara Rehart

Love this club! Fun music, good crowd, expensive drinks, but if you have a promoter, even better????

Chrissy Cox

Best Sunday night parties In New York City. Rivera Sunday’s are soooo fun! Best way to start the week if you ask me ;)

Olga Buzova

Too many bad people

Isaac Ash

I payed for entrance I payed for drinks for me and my whole group . I got out to go back home and I pulled the string down to go out and back home in a nice way where out of nowhere I got a string hit to my chest that made my breath stop for at least 10 second I didn’t know where it came from and I didn’t know what to do at that moment this would t end just with a review it will get worse and I’ll do all I can to stop this violent . Maybe the place was a nice lace and all but this is not I ever expected to get there

FXZMAN V

Had a great time great vibes and definetly nice and trendy

Jacqueline G

Came here with a promoter and bouncer was nice, coat check was good as well. The atmosphere was a lot of fun. The DJ that was there the night I went, played really great house music. There were amazing go go dancers every 20 minutes. My table was paid for. The bathrooms are nice as well. There is plenty of space for people to dance. The crowd is mostly young people as well. People dress pretty well. I am definitely going back on a different night. All in all, I had a really fun time.

Cristina Conciatori

You haven't dined until you've been to Lavo. Everything I have ever had there is the best. It's a busy place so you'll want to make a reservation. You'll see a lot of business professionals there at lunch. The menu is diverse enough without being excessive. The prices are on the higher side, but it's worth it. Check it out during Restaurant Week too.

jorge eguez

I’m not going with all this bad reviews F that

Keren M

I love it! Good vibes, good music. A bit pucked but thats fine .

Ashfak Ahmed

It's was fast wish I wan to work lavo club but I can't it's luck but bcz of it's one of best club in New York City ,,,,

Kara Goldberg

We had the night of our livesss!!! My friend knows a promoter and got my entire group of girls in ahead of the line that was literally wrapped around the other block. He hooked up is with drinks all night long , the DJ was absolutely amazinggg! His ig is @whereisadamcohen

Jean-Manuel Pourquet

Horrible place. We were VIP guests of the EC Twins and were turned down. So rude.

Norman Pegden

Pretty Cool

Xiali Shi

Music was good but the bouncers inside were very rude and the people weren’t the best crowd.

Juan Castaneda

Very good Italian. Very quaint and conveniently, close to South Central Park

Khora Khalikova

My favor night club in NYC

Girly Mindy

The bouncers are absolutely a disgrace to humanity. Hitting people. Using violent force for stuff that don’t even make sense. My friend got punched in the gut just for opening the gate to leave. I witnessed a random person getting pushed by a guard for nothing. Just because he didn’t like the way she looked. Since it’s a horrible experience I don’t even find the club appealing. There’s way better out there then lavo. I would strongly encourage not to go there.

Maria A Sorenson

I was dancing with my friends and some security guy was so rude and he was pushing me and I Said to him In the best way don’t push me so he called security and said to me” I can do what ever I want because I work here” so the bold security girl threw me out of the nightclub just because I was sayings that is no the way to try customers (I work in a restaurant) respect before everything I don’t care who works there but I’ll tell my experience everyone Maria Betancur

Amy Peregoy

Worst experience ever…scam…do not go here. They tell you $200 minimum to run tab. Ok fine…going to be a fun night. Until you get your third drink and they tell you your tab is at max. How can that be? Three drinks? They don’t care, charge you tip (freakin hysterical) and do not care or will show you proof of what was charged on your tab. Reporting them to BBB for actually stealing from peoples credit cards. Total Scam

Natalie Flores

Atmosphere was fun, but food was okay. I thought it was worth checking out since it was packed and the crowd was good. But the pasta was okay nothing to write home about. I had the Penne with Seafood, and my friends had the meatballs with spaghetti. I loved the garlic bread, and the salad with lobster was okay. The tuna tarter was good. Again not terrible, good just not great. I may go back for restaurant week or to try their pizza but might pass on the pasta.

Ninoshka Betancourt

I dont like the reviews like this but its necessary. Don't spend money in this place.. I bought tickets for Lavo for last Saturday. However, when I arrived to Lavo, the security men told me that my ID (driver’s license of Puerto Rico) was not valid. They were only accepting US States IDs. The passport it was required to access and not my license. I got US passport but I left it at the hotel. When I bought the tickets via nightout.com never was stated that the official ID should be US State ID. The only requirement was +21yrs. Also, the security man told me that the tickets has refund but he lied me because there is no refund for this tickets. I lost my money, I paid for a uber, I bought clothes for that night… for nothing. Really I was very exited with the party but I had a bad experience in this club. Puerto Rico is a US territory with US Citizenship! They still outlied me because I live in a US territory totally unfair…

Gabrielle Milfort

Don’t ever go there I repeat don’t ever I was there Sunday night there were so many different lines and mind you it was so cold my friends and I stood there for 2 hours the bouncer kept letting other people they know to get in and it was frustrating so we decided to leave .do not go there I repeat bad bouncers

karen

Hands down the rudest, most aggressive doorman I have ever come across. Was meeting my friends((10-26)) who were already inside with a table, yet the doorman didn’t seem to believe me or care. After each attempt to try and get him to understand my friends were all inside he would literally shove me out of the way and let other people pass right through. Doesn’t help downstairs has no service to try and contact my friends either. Finally the manager sent someone up to get me, but I will never step foot inside this poorly run establishment again. Dudes at the door are a joke. The owner should reevaluate who he has working for him. Based upon the rest of the reviews this doorman seems to have bit of a problem keeping his hands to himself.

Rachel Flanders

Ok i realyl like Lavo the resturant, the night club not so much. The food at lavo resturant is amazing, the meatball with ricotta is amazing and the cesar salad is fantastic. What I really like is the energy of the wait staff, they are great. the nightclub however is just a place to "see and be seen"

Ryan Wilbanks

drinks were strong. food was good. pricey

Lora Kelberg

Crowded and loud.Attended private party that was not as advised.

Christian Alexander

The restaurant is ok, food is good, club is a nightmare. Do yourself a favor and read the other reviews that explain the process of getting into the club after dinner. The bouncers are self-appointed guardians of the upper-class. Yes, its NYC and this is a so-called "hot spot" but that doesn't give bouncers the right to coerce or to discriminate. If you call the restaurant ahead of time and ask how you can get into the club after dinner, they will tell you all you have to do is exit the restaurant and go next door. What they don't tell you is that you have to stand in line for a while (which is ok since its NYC and its expected) and then get to the front of the line only to have the bouncers coerce you into buying bottle service or turn you away. We had a group of 13 people (9 girls, 4 guys) and we were rudely told to either get the service or "peace out". All I have to say is "false advertisement", "discrimination", "coercion" and "litigation".

Lash Club

They don’t know where they put the jackets... we were waiting for 1 hour for 1 jacket guys.. and the manager said wait til closing time... i’m never coming back here ever again... it’s crazy how they talk to me...

Max Goddard

...DJ Hardway killin it..... the place was so rockin I could feel the bass shaking my hair

Sal Mas

One of the worst spots in Manhattan, though downthere it feels like Singapore. Bartenders pretend to be so tough it makes me laugh.

Karen Leung

Omgg disappointing clubbing experience :( the DJ was ridiculous ????

Candice Williams

What a joke of a place! Ur good if ur super skinny, Caucasian and have money. Otherwise, choose another club!

Mark Chrisley

Terrible don’t waste your time

Mark P

(Translated) Here you can have fun (Original) Hier kann man Spaß haben

Ari Markuse

Ok so I know my friends wrote a review about what happened but I had to add to this The bar tender was very rude about waiting on hearing what we want to order and then there was a 20 min wait time for just getting our coats in Other then that seeing my friend at the exit trying to help us get out and then the bouncer giving him a strong hit to his chest and he couldn’t breath for some time we tried helping him and calming him down but it took time till he got back to himself it was his birthday and we all felt so bad we tried calming him down but he went back home hurt and very sad . I wish I could’ve done more for him to feel good at that time but I couldn’t do I promise to go ahead and do all I can to get this place closed and the least people to go party there please if you guys care about going to places that are respectful and so You shouldn’t get near this place please help us help you

Kerri-Jo Patterson

This is why I don’t party in nyc hard to find a good urban spot with experienced security! These are all ex cons at the door!!! Smh go to another club

Jing Chen

(Translated) Afrojack！YYDS (Original) Afrojack！YYDS

Iris Hu

Very racist

JASMINE DENNIS

On June 2nd,2018 a group of college students, graduates and businesswomen looked forward to an eventful night at the LAVO Nightclub located at 39 E 58th St, New York, NY 10022. Prior to the opening of the club we came together for dinner at the restaurant where we spent a substantial amount of money for our meals. Excited to celebrate our friends 21st birthday we waited to get in contact with the promoter who secured her a section that was prepaid prior to our arrival. The promoter was able to get a few of our party into the club but we noticed that security was giving few other members of our party a harder time to get in. We were informed that the club typically doesn't tend to let women of color and plus sized women into the nightclub. To say that we were embarrassed would be an understatement. That night we expected to have the time of our lives but instead we were reminded and told that weren’t good enough to patronize at the night club. Once we looked deeper into the situation we began to realize that we were the only women of color in line to get into the club. In addition we noticed that plus sized women were also having a hard time getting in.We are women of esteem and that night the bouncers and staff at the club made us feel less than such. We didn’t break any dress codes nor did we make any sort of commotion even when the reasons why didn’t get into the club were revealed. In fact we were over dressed for the night club and our presence would have only exemplified what we thought the club stood for. We hope that sharing our experience may potentially help avoid this sort of blatant discrimination for women of all shapes and sizes and people of all hues. It is imperative that nightclubs remain inclusive especially in this grand city of NY which is said to embody the phrase of being a huge “melting pot”. We may never forget how we felt that night however it is our hope that our experience at LAVO doesn’t diminish the self esteems of all the women in our party.

Luca Salvi

Embarrassing club, if this is NYC...

Amanda

I usually don’t write negative reviews but honestly the only good thing about this place is the music. The bouncers here are so rude. My friend and I were at a VIP table and had to go to the bathroom. When we came back, the bouncer refused to let us back to our table and said “once you leave, you can’t come back.” I guess it’s abnormal for people at a club to have to go to the bathroom?? Eventually someone we knew at our table got us back in. Anyway I don’t think I’ll be back after how rude all of the employees were .

pbernard1216

Went to Lavo with my girlfriend and her friends for our first time in NYC on my birthday. When we got there, there was 2 separate lines to get in. We asked the bouncer if we were in the right line and he told us that the line we were in is for both GA and if you had a ticket and for us to stay put so we did. An hour later, we're still standing there because they kept letting the other line in and not ours because the people in front of us didn't have passports to go with their IDs which held up the line for everyone else. When we finally get to the front, the bouncer there tells us we needed tickets to get it and that they are sold out so we couldn't buy any. Needless to say we will never, ever try and go back and we will tell everyone to avoid that place. Funny thing is, the uber driver who picked us up told us this wasn't the first time he's heard that about this place. Apparently they like to keep their lines long to make the place look more appealing that what it is.

Endrit Dragusha

I've had the worst experience for New Years Eve! We got tickets for New Years Eve and the staff was super rude and the place was chaotic. The staff waiters pushed people out the way, the security was threataning to throw ppl out for any minimal thing and the bartenders would not make you a drink unless u paid them even though we paid $200 in premium open bar! We never got anything premium it was all middle shelf! Dont go there; its a total scamm!!!!

Jessica R

If I could give zero stars I would! Came here last night (Saturday) to enjoy some good music like many times before. My friend knows one of the door men and he gave my friend and me passes to go in after checking our IDs. Then we proceeded to have our purses checked by another man at the door. The man checking our purses reaches into my bag and takes out my prescription medication (that has my name on it and was prescribed to me by my doctor) and tries to usher me inside. Stunned, I asked for it back and he would not give it back to me! This is absolutely ridiculous!! I asked why he was withholding it from me and he said to go inside. I persisted for him to give it back to me and he wouldn’t. What on earth!?! They have no right to STEAL my prescription medication and I did nothing wrong. I reached for his hand and grabbed my prescription bottle. He would not let go! I had to pry it out of his fist with both of my hands, yelling at him to let it go. Finally I did and ran away!!! The other 2 door men who were there did not help whatsoever! So is this something that regularly happens?? Stealing guests belongings?? Who knows, but I will never return to this horrible establishment! Search purses for weapons and keep it moving. Absolutely wrong to treat paying customers this way!

Tara

I went to Lavo Saturday night for my sisters bachlorette and had terrible experience. After spending quite a lot of money for two bottles, the promoters as well as the bouncers were extremely rude. I spent most weekends in my 20s at clubs like this in the city and I never receieved this type of service. I will never go back and niether should you. I even called to try and talk to the manager about our night and no one has called back!

Kaya

Amazing experience, definitely recommend trying Brunch on Saturday's it's absolutely crazy.

MIke Harrison

It was great to be at this place.

Frederik

Corrupt and rude doorman. They wanted at least $300 to let me and my girlfriend in (at a $30 entrance). Never again!!

Jake Pole

There’s very violent and they don’t care about there customers I don’t recommend to get close there and I’ll add a review every week to show you guys about people that don’t know how to treat there customers

Chaoyue Tan

The WORST CLUB I HAVE BEEN TO EVER!!! We waited for like 2 hours and been treated very rudely. Totally ruined my night!!! DONT GO TO THIS ONE!!!

angeles frigiola

Love it ...

Noor Khan

Horrible staff members, very unprofessional where they charge premium

Tommy McDaniel

I know the clubs in NYC are in a competition to see which can suck the worst, but telling a promoter and everyone who came with him to go stuff it, on a weeknight no less, puts this club in strong contention for the crown.

Nahomi Nola

(Translated) Racist Club badly polite bouncer, they only accept girls white and poorly dressed, the manager and his dogs must suffer from an inferiority complex seen the physique of dogs and their pygmy size, I recommend not at all this box, I 'hope they will go bankrupt !! (Original) Club raciste videur mal poli, ils acceptent uniquement des filles blanche et peu vêtu, le gérant et ses chiens doivent souffrir d’un complexe d'infériorité vu le physique de chiens et leurs taille de pygmée, je recommande pas du tout cette boîte, j’espère qu’ils vont faire faillite!!

Katya

Very rude staff, table next to us didn't respect our space at all. Overall, the worst experience I've ever had at a club.

Dzevad Muric

A m a z o n g

Sara Lucia

We had dinner reservations but our table wasn't ready so we had to wait over 30 minutes. The music was too loud to have any normal dinner conversation. We felt very much like we had put the waiters out of place by bringing our custom to Lavo. The meal was ok. We left straight away afterwards, it was too chaotic and rude.

Daemon

Horrible club. Tried to get in, securities were so rude and asked us to order a bottle for 300 to get inside. It is waste of money. Bad experience.

esther b.

It’s unfortunate that the bouncers at Lavo are so rude because the food was delicious at the restaurant. Unfortunately the bouncer left me and all my friends with a negative experience.

Jimena Pacheco

(Translated) Great but very expensive (Original) Padrisimo pero muy caro

Dream Big

So my friend invited a whole group for his bday and it was alittle weird in there on the place was nice and all but when we got out he tried helping us get out and there was this rope to disconnect to go out he helped us with that Then suddenly I see him get a big strong bang on his chest and he couldn’t breath I tried to help him but no one cared this is not the way to treat customers and I will do all I can to get this dealt with . Please if you care about human and you want to have fun in places like this and not go through this stuff before going home don’t touch this place . God will do his part and I will do mine

meicha hall

Came here Friday with a promoter for drinks. The bouncer was extremely rude and this space is not welcoming of people of color. I noticed how they were treating a girl at the door and it made me not want to go in but against my judgement, I still went in to celebrate a new job opportunity with a friend. Later on in the night that same friend got her phone stolen by one of the bouncers and he then tried to make her pay to get her phone back. The promoter had to plea with the bouncer to get her phone, imagine what would’ve went down if he wasn’t there. We should’ve just called the cops to be honest. They’re all scammers, all of the employees. There’s a reason they have horrible ratings. I will never come back here again

t.amentali D

Best Club - Manhattan

Antonio

One of the worst night club in the city. Very badly organized, most of the time too crowded, not good drinks nor music.

Thom Yaruro

Nice place

Andrii Melnyk

The required to spend $150 per person to let you in, but they pick people who they let in. You can waste hours there.

Destiny Frye

Scary rude, racist place. The bouncer totally disrespect women. Judge them make the feel awful. The bouncer was punching me in the back of the leg. Ladies this is not a place for you to go. I’m sure there are other club that have a bit more class.

Helena James

Honestly, this place was atrocious. I went in with a group of 4 friends, one of whom knew a promoter. The bouncers let us pass, but only gave 2 of us tickets, leaving the rest, all girls, to pay $30 cover charges. I suspect they differentiated between us based on our heights (...which is extremely ridiculous considering the heights of most of the VIPs!). We asked 3 bouncers about this differentiation, but none of them would give us an honest answer. My friends' egos were bruised, but I pointed out the unpleasing faces of the promoters and bouncers and they quickly recovered. The 'judges' of our attire and appearance were the least qualified to judge! After making it in, we got to the 'exclusive' promoter tables easily enough and began to enjoy ourselves. The drinks, however, left much to be desired...unless you're keen on cheap champagne, atrocious orange juice and vodka. Our promoter also kept shifting us to different locations as more people arrived and as VIPs came and went. One would think a spot near the DJs would be exclusive, but apparently promoters simply need to give the appearance of being commanding and shifting people around to maintain their positions. Towards the end of the night, a manager told our promoter that one girl wasn't wearing heels that were high enough and needed to leave. Apparently, it was unacceptable for a girl in low heels to stand near a male model. This is in spite of the fact that the girl in question was being hit on by other blokes and none of the 'models' seemed to care or notice her height! The bouncers were rude, the promoters were arbitrary in their decisions, and the music/ atmosphere itself was banal. Never again!

Lisa Lee

Still an incredibly packed club with ppl all over the place. Music was greaaaatttttt though!! Went for dubvision.

revazi koberidze

The guards behave badly. I think they were on drugs..!

Gabriel Borghetti

(Translated) Top nightclub. I paid 100 $ with five drinks the way I wanted. (Original) Boate top. Paguei 100$ com direito a cinco drinks do jeito que eu quisesse.

Cansu T

racist staff! Bad serice! DO NOT GO!

Emil Perez Custodio

(Translated) Excellent!! (Original) Excelent!!

Maria Andrea Correa Guzman

Love the party here! Always a good place!

Elvira Uribe

Bouncer asked us if we want to stay in or out to wait for our Uber, we said in because is cold.. then when we tried to go in the bouncer taking the tickets just pushed my friend very aggressively making her fall and then yelling to her... We didn't do anything to deserve such treatment. This is abusive and should not happen to any woman.

Alberte Katrine Schmidt

Go for the Saturday brunch-club. However, super expensive.

Mitzi Espinoza

Does anybody know the age requirement to get in? online it says 18 plus but i am not sure.

Lucy

This is the most racist club I’ve ever been. I was not allowed at the vip table with my friend because their manager Muhammad told the bouncers, “I just don’t like her.” Then I realized that my white friends never had any trouble at the club but they always give Asians and African Americans a hard time. Stay away from here if you’re not blond or white

Nathan

Pretty Good Club in NYC

Tim Glow

Excellent place

Michael Lee

A very expensive club. Expect to wait a long time in line without knowing when you'll get in. If you want to get in faster, buy bottle service. That said, the quality of people is pretty good and you'll have a good time once in. Go early to skip lines.

Dale Jacobson

Don’t waste your time and or money!!

Albert C

This place tries a little too hard for the location that it is in. Decent food, but a bit pricy. The portions are huge, even the salad and the pasta was very difficult for me to finish. The service was nice, but super slow for NYC standard. It's hard to be able to get in and out for lunch. Dinner crowds seem like they try quite hard.

Zay Da god

Terrible place to go ! Awful service not only that but they are participating in segregation

Robert Angelo

Worst club in nyc beyond rude manager hung up on me wasted my weekend in nyc

Espérance Manuel

(Translated) Club I do not recommend to foreigners because they make us pay more than the average and requires us to drink and outdated music and the managers are big brutes. (Original) Club que je recommande pas aux étrangers car ils nous font payer plus que la moyenne et nous oblige a boire et musique dépassée et les gérants sont de grosses brutes.

Patrick Pensivy

Complete disrespect here. Paid for three tickets to the club to see a friend perform and wasn’t even allowed to go through the door. Was completely sober and “dressed to impress” and arrived at 1030 waiting for the opening at 11 then was told I had to stand off to the side in the pouring rain. The only redeeming feature was a security guard inside the front door of the restaurant, a young woman who seemed to be a manager and the restaurant bartender. The night club staff was completely disrespectful though. An hour long trip to the city and 3 unused tickets all to get disrespected in the rain.

York New

Walked in with a client during the week for a business lunch (without a reservation). The service was slow but the food was good. I had to leave abruptly and carried out my salad.

Hina Garg

An amazing nightclub in the heart of midtown, quick & inexpensive entry, was packed with good crowd, great music & close to Times Square. The drinks were expensive which was a slight drawback...

George Parley

It was the most horrible experience I've ever experienced. Regardless of the fact that you purchased tickets, they make you wait for hours and refuse to admit you for no reason. The bouncers believe they are the club's owner. They, on the other hand, do not even talk properly. It's the club where all the promoters hang out, and the girls who come with them aren't even there to dance; they're just there to show off. DO NOT GO and SPEND YOUR MONEY. One drink costs $40-50, which is disappointing, and the stage is the smallest I've ever seen. NOT GUARANTEED ENTERING even though you have tickets.

Angelo Trotta

Busy noisy expensive..... So... What do you expect!

Bruno Selimaj

Too expensive over priced noting special

Virginia Miranda

(Translated) I was with my boyfriend and another couple. Embarrassing the behavior of all staff. To enter you must be a woman, accept deception or bribe security personnel or rrpp. I'm sure NYC night has better places to offer. (Original) Estuve con mi novio y otra pareja. Vergonzoso el comportamiento de todo el personal. Para entrar hay que ser mujer, aceptar engaños o sobornar al personal de seguridad o rrpp. Estoy segura que la noche de NYC tiene mejores lugares que ofrecer.

John Rodriguez

Simple question was asked and Bouncer was rude, I responded by telling him he was rude didn’t like it and told guy who runs tickets to not let me in. Only way in for me was if I ran $150 tab. Ridiculous, rude bouncer and poor service. Bouncer was definitely not professional at all poor experience and didn’t even go in. Not worth the star at that...I tell ticket guy situation and doesn’t care instead responds by “he’s my friend sorry”.

A Google User

I'm from Europe and wanted to visit some nice clubs during my first trip to New York. Thanks to all the reviewers for your information. At least now I know which club I'm not going to visit. I would like to avoid having wannabe bouncers mess up my vacation.

Marjorie Cled

(Translated) I really recommend this club to anyone bartenders are super rude not to mention the bouncers I was enormously shocked to see he refused a group of girls who was in front of me on the pretext that was a little too "dress" and guess what? It was black girls and not white hard to believe it was under the pretext "too dressed" I would never think to see this kind of club in New York I really had a bad night with my girlfriends once inside again I recommend it to anyone (Original) Je conseille vraiment ce Club a personne les barman sont super malpolies sans parler des videurs j'étais énormément choqué de voir qu’il a refuser un groupe de fille qui était devant moi sous prétexte quel était un peu trop « habiller » et deviner quoi ? C'était des filles noires et non blanche difficile de croire que c'était sous prétexte « trop habillés » j’aurais jamais penser voir ce genre de club a New York J’ai vraiment passée une mauvaise soirée avec mes copines une fois a l’intérieur encore une fois je le recommande a personne

F S

The employees at the door are rude for no reason. The place inside is cool, I liked it.

Glenda H

I wonder if these people actually care to lose so many customers with all these bad reviews. I'm defintely not risking my birthday at this place.