by Tiesha Borras on I had a good time here on 10/30/09, The best floor was the lower level, with 80's music and lots of MJ. I liked the mummy dancers, they helped me get my groove on, and even though I danced with myself all night, i still had a great time. Cocky girls that get harrassed need to realize I'm back on the scene. What!
by Karena Hupy on We've been coming here for a couple of years now, and I feel like El Rio really has a great location going for it. I like the outside area a lot and the barbecue is very nice. The thing that stops me from rating it higher is the bartenders. I'll break them down (note that these are my made-up names): The Russian (I think she's actually Italian, but that's how I billed her) - Very erratic in her drink mixing. What she comes up with might be great, it might be crap, you never know. When I'm served by her I order something straight with a back. I've even had her fuck up a 7&7, and for some reason she won't give decent drinks to my girlfriend, ever. The Dude - Cool guy, but seems a bit harassed and hard to get his attention. Not easily plied by large tips, but if you catch him he makes a damn good bloody mary. I think he knows he's the best bartender here. Helga - Makes inconsistent drinks, somewhat better than the Russian but not by a whole lot. The Hottie - Rarely at the bar, friendly and makes good drinks. Unfortunately she's never on duty, and likewise I see The Dude very infrequently as well. The motley crew here makes getting drinks a bit frustrating. While I appreciate the atmosphere and the locale I'm always flustered by the bar service. What good is a bar if you can't enjoy getting drunk at it? I still like coming here regardless, and I've learned to deal with the bar situation, but newcomers be forewarned.
by Black K. on Its difficult to write a review for the Temple Nightclub. On the one hand, its a beautiful dancing establishment with 3 rooms for dancing and just chilling. On the other hand, this place is a prime example of what's wrong the SF "Industrial" night club scene. For instance, if you and your party would like to grab a table on the first floor of the club, be aware that the tables require a two bottle minimum... Uh... Did we mention that Temple will charge your party $300 a bottle? Yup, $600 for a table. Yikes! Another problem with Temple is that its a magnet for the tourist crowd and snobbish Marin/San Ramon/Walnut Creek Valley Girl crowd. Not good. On the flip side, if you're lucky, enough to the local B Boy crowd will invade the club and put on a massive dance explosion that will keep you entertain as you figure out why in the world you paid $600 for a table. Let me save my last gripe for last...and its a MAJOR one. The Temple Hip Hop DJ sucks! Like many DJ's in SF, he has not learned the art of maintaining a constant dance beat for the crowd to boogie too! Instead you get a hodgepodge of different songs and tempos that will make you want to jump behind the turntables and teach the man how to spin. Unless there was a particular guest DJ, or social event, happening at Temple, I would not go back.
