by Sarah Y. on Harlot ruined (part of) my birthday!! :( It was so awful that we actually left and went to 5a5 instead. After an hour of frustration (despite having bought bottle service, signing up for the guestlist, and showing up well-dressed with the appropriate male/female ratio), we actually gave up and left to go elsewhere. Here are some of the reasons why we will probably never come back (and will continue telling all our friends the same): -Harlot decided to give away our pre-reserved table after making us wait outside for an hour: We had pre-reserved bottle service and a table, yet when we got there, they actually made us wait in line for an hour and then said "Oops, sorry... we're out of tables now" even though we had payment ready up front. What's the point of reserving bottle service if the club is just going to give away your table? Also, if they're going to give away your table, why not say so immediately, instead of making the birthday girl + all of her friends wait outside in the freezing code for an hour?? Finally, we gave up and went to 5a5 (a much better / more upscale venue with better drinks, better looking people, and no drama) instead, where we were well taken care of. -Harlot promised our group we were on the guestlist but then we weren't: We were promised free entry for our group of 80+ people and had emailed our list (and received confirmation that everyone was on the list). However, while still at dinner, I started getting calls from many of my friends saying they were there and apparently weren't on the list (although we had received supposed "confirmation")..... -Incredibly non-helpful /rude staff: The staff was rude, even though we arrived dressed to the nines (girls decked out in cocktail dresses, and we had some guys in suits even) with the appropriate guy/girl ratio AND had bought a table (until they gave it away). I was literally near tears and about to cry from dealing with the rude staff (who were NOT helpful nor even apologetic about their screw-ups)... seriously the worst experience I've had on a birthday or ever in SF. If not for our entire group moving to the classier 5a5 a, it would have been a complete disaster / failed birthday. (Thank you 5a5.) Even so, it was hard rounding up our rather large group to inform everyone of a last-minute venue change, since there were over 80 people in our party and not everyone arrived at the same time. I've never had to wait in line like this at a lounge (and especially not with bottle service)....I've decided that I'll probably go back to sticking with venues whose owners I know or promoters that I know will take care of me from now on. Summary: BOYCOTT Harlot (unless you want to encourage places like this). I'm telling all of my friends / fellow Rateclubers (including the 80+ of us that dealt with this awful treatment that night) to post reviews and avoid giving this place our business!
by Jacob R. on Never had so much fun watching a couple get hot and heavy in a corner booth while we tried to decide what they were saying, and if his hands where down her pants or not. Despite the very odd crowd (there were at least 3 other couples making out heavily at this place? What is this a basement for adults?) the prices where good because all day Sunday is happy hour, and happy hour always makes everything OK.
