by Kelvin Fortgang on Came here on a random, cold Wednesday night with some friends. It was not poppin, but I guess that's a good thing bc we didn't want to wait. We had some Coors along with kimchi fried rice and this hamburger meat thing - forget what it's called. Both were good but also overpriced. I like the interior and atmosphere. Seems like a cool place to hang, and I have yet to check out the happy hour. Other than that service was whatever. Waitress actually seemed kind of rude. Honestly just a "whatever" type of experience.
by Arnoldo Shult on So I went here on October 30th for my birthday / Halloween. I was visiting from Chicago with a bunch of my friends. I spent about 2 weeks trying to find a good venue to go to, and finally settled on Gold Room (Choices were Tongue & Groove & Opera). We reserved a table downstairs and got 2 bottles of Goose. Francisco, the VIP Managers there, told me he would comp a bottle of champagne as well. We get to the door around 11:20PM, and the line was pretty empty. We get seated right away, and told the server to bring us two bottles of Goose. The decor inside was pretty nice. Although it was small, it's not really the size of the venue that I care about..it's the vibe and energy! I knew I was supposed to get comped a bottle of champagne, but they never brought it out. I didn't want to make a big deal about it (I could care less about a cheap bottle of house champagne), but it's the organization and principle that mattered. The Music SUCKED. The DJ was horrible, switching from Hip Hop, to Top 40, to a little bit of House music. The transition was god awful. I'm a big audiophile, I've partied in Miami, LA, New York, and everywhere in Europe. I know the difference between a good DJ, and a horrible DJ. This DJ was definitely sub-par. The crowd was filled with ugly dudes and girls. The energy was lacking, and it was pretty the worst out of town experience I've ever had. The waitresses are ugly, and the dancers have no rhythm. Perfect combination for a fail club. I didn't have much expectations of Atlanta clubs (maybe it's because I'm spoiled by NY, LA, Chicago, Miami, and Europe), but Gold Room wasn't a "decent" club. I tried to make the most of the night, so I chugged 4 drinks and took 2 shots all within an hour. Of course, this didn't do the trick.... Overall, Gold Room is a club where they try to have a classy atmosphere, but fail miserably. Will never go here again. The only reason this place gets 2 stars is because valet is pretty cheap, only $5.
by anthony c. on Thursday nights at Hiro play host to the Cheeky Bastard parties, which are always a great time. I've seen DJ sets from members of Ladytron, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Bloc Party to Courtney Love perform LIVE here over the summer in 2007. Great decor, fashionable, okay crowd, celeb spottings, outrageous drink prices, but the music is GREAT.
