Prive Minneapolis

315 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA

Address:	315 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA
Phone:	+1 612-444-3322
Site:	privempls.com
Rating:	2.5

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Reviews 8

Jamie Arvig

We arrived at 10pm for the Lil Wayne show, the ticket said doors open at 9pm. There was a line of people 3/4 of a block long and nobody was entering the Venue yet. We waited an hour and they finally started letting people in around 11pm (2 hours after the doors were "supposed to open"). We got in and everyone was so eager to get drinks from waiting so long that it took 10-15 minutes to get a drink. The whole time it was a mediocre DJ who was playing Lil Wayne songs to amp people up for the show and some Lil Wayne "look alikes" that made people think that they were getting ready to perform. 3 hours later we spent $100 at the bar and nobody performed live yet. The fans started getting restless and the DJ was getting booed. We saw Lil Wayne behind a glass wall in a VIP area dancing and drinking with some VIP peeps. I also heard that he had beef with the owners (probably not the person I would want to start beef with considering his history). We were told that he was pulled over and not going to make it which was an obvious lie. Everyone booed and threw some things at the stage and we bolted before something serious was gonna go down. I would never go to this "venue" ever again.....

Garrett Cummings

This place is a joke, Im a performing artist in hip-hop and was to be opening for gorilla zoe on may 15th 2015 and we promoted the show and sold out tickets to the show only to be turned away at the door because we didnt fit the dress code. The headliner was the only person without a dress code. There were no exceptions even though we drove from saint cloud. They had the nerve to tell us we could go home and change. There was no mention of a dress code either until 20 min before they were gonna open the doors. Ill do everything with in my power to see that no artist I know books through your venue. This was all after making people that were with my group stand outside for hours because doors didnt open till 10pm when the flyer said 8pm. Made us feel like we werent even there to perform for them. I could go on and on because Im beyond upset about the whole experience. If I were you reading this review Id stay as far away from this place as possible... youre probably not even up to their standards. Screw this place and their dress code.

Matt Bauler

Mandatory coat check and they force you to check everything that could even slightly be considered outerwear. Dress code is very reasonable on their website but when you get there it is a different story. No hoodies, no sweaters, no layering, no hats or caps...They basically want all guys to wear dress shirts, pants, and dress shoes. This is totally ridiculous for a VIDEO GAME bar that doesnt even have taps! Bartenders are nice but the rest of the staff is beyond rude and on a major power trip. We took our business elsewhere when everyone in our group got harassed twice about dress code before even getting in. Ive heard nothing but bad reviews from friends via word of mouth and I can see why. Happy hour is the only reason to come and even then its easy to sit at the bar and cheap but its awkwardly empty and too dark for the time of day. This place is suffering from an identity crisis in some misplaced attempt at acting a lot fancier than it actually is or should be.

K Gro

This place is a complete rip off. Worst show experience (E-40) I have ever had. Doors were supposed to open at 8 and show start at 8:30. When my group and I showed up at 8:30 we were turned away at the door being told that there wasnt enough staff yet. Paid $40 to get "VIP" tickets which ended up only being standing room only on upper floor with no view of performance stage. One staff member told us it was $400 to buy a bottle and sit at a "VIP" table and yet another told us it was $1000 when there were 0 bodies up there. Dress code requires females to wear heels but then doesnt offer anywhere for them to sit and rest their feet. At one point in the night my heels broke and luckily I had an extra pair in vehicle but staff refused to let me retrieve them and said I would have to re pay to come in the door. This was the farthest thing from a "classy" club experience that I have ever witnessed!

Aaron Arvig

Bought $110 tickets for Lil Wayne concert that was supposed to start at 9pm. Lil Wayne was actually in the building however refused to go on stage because of something between the club owner and the promoter however they acted like he never showed up even though it was evident with the cameras and bottle service constantly coming to him. The DJ finally got on the mic at 2am and told everyone that Lil Wayne never showed up because he got pulled over and that no refunds will be given as the DJ got hit in the head with a bottle and started screaming death threats to people in the crowd. The next morning I looked online and they had removed there Facebook, Twitter, Website, and disconnected the phone number. If you want a REALLY shady experience try out this ratchet bar! Id heard of several similar stories. Only a matter of time before it goes out of business when they run it like this...

Brad Johnson

Great concept, but unfortunately I wont be going back, very disappointed. When I went they had a DJ playing some good electronica and there are a lot of nice old school video game cabinets for 50 cents a play as well as PS3 and XBOX available at the bar for free. There was no cover charge when I was there. What prevents me from wanting to go back is the fact that the whole place is just booths for table service, there is nowhere to sit down and hang out other than the bar, which means you will likely be standing all night unless you want to drop a couple hundred dollars on bottle service, and the drink prices are too high, I was charged $7 for rail whiskey and coke. If you go, go early play some games and drink somewhere else. Check out Rusty Quarters in uptown if you just want to play some retro game cabinets.

Chris Frogge

Had such high hopes for this place but what a HUGE let down. Mandatory coat check but no heaters out in the smoking area, which was also completely iced over (put down some salt or sand so your paying customers dont slip and fall). Awful DJ, blocked fire exits, website says tennis shoes are OK but then doorman harasses you for not wearing dress shoes, security does not allow men to dance on the "boxes", console games are only available in bottle service areas (minimum of about $150), they use only plastic cups and for what they charge for drinks they should at least use glass, no tap beer and nowhere to sit as all the seats are for bottle service only (and over half where empty). I wont be going back.

Andy Raddatz

Cash trap (mandatory coat check?), crappy music (Tony Fly?!), best games were taken all night by people standing at the bar so they made getting a drink difficult while I got to watch them play the sick games before I go play asteroids because its all thats open, servers wrote in a $10 tip for themselves on my card... Well see how management handles my complaint. With the way everything was set up to take your $ Id be surprised if they care..