Tavernacle Social Club

201 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA

Address:	201 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
Phone:	+1 801-519-8900
Site:	tavernacle.com
Rating:	4.3

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Anthony Nichols

We arrived early (for a night out) just after 9pm. The place was about 1/2 full. By 9:45 is was packed. After being seated it took about 20 minutes to get our first set of drinks, after the first round however our waitress was very attentive. The mixed drinks were really good and they have some unique items I have not seen anywhere else. They also serve ciders which is a real plus in my book, my wife was disappointed though because they do not serve wine. My biggest complaint is about how loud the place is. They call it a "social club" but its impossible to talk to anyone unless you are yelling in their ear or if there is a break in the music. They have the volume turned up so high you cant even understand the words being sung most of the time. The music & singing was about average, enjoyable but nothing special. If someone else wanted to go back here I would not object, but I would not suggest it myself.

Frank Mansuetto

I came here for a Paint Nite class where there is easels set up all over the place and a teacher instructs 30 people how to paint some tree or starry evening sky. So obviously this isnt the experience that most people have when they come here, however, I can say the place is clean, and the staff is very kind. I however did come here a long time ago for the actual piano bar experience, and it was packed and raucous. People were having a great time. It was very loud though, but for people looking for a very active evening, this is a chill spot in a chill location where even if you dont like your situation, your a 5 minute walk from 12 other hopping locations, plus public transit that can take your drunk self home so you dont have to convince yourself that youre totally safe to drive the chick that you just met at the bar back home to your mothers house.

A Private User

Dies down around 11:30PM. Fun atmosphere that bordered on the edge of a goofy joke. Older crowd. Bartenders were friendly. Dueling pianos duo were entertaining and light-hearted. Seemed to enjoy their job. Not too impressed with management, and it is their actions that left our group with a bad memory of our evening, celebrating the last night our friend would be in town before going to Afghanistan for a deployment. Last call is at 1 AM in Utah, and so we ordered another round, and tipped generously, as we had all night. Ten minutes later, we were told to leave. When we explained wed just gotten a new round, we were told to hurry up, that we were inconveniencing the staff. So, its a pretty good social club, but dont expect to end your evening here.

A Private User

Just a great place to meet up with friends on a weekend evening to enjoy drinks and the amazing talent behind the pianos. Ivee been to this bar several times since my BF and I have moved to SLC. Service is always amazing even when youre in a small group. Our larger groups 10+ always get great service and everyone always leaves happy. Its great to have a gayfriendly bar that isntactually a gay bar. Always look forward to visiting, and reservations are such a plus when planning a a night out in advance. Love it!

kim earl

Went their with friends a few months ago and had a good time, average song request was about 5-10 bucks, leaving opportunity for others to afford to gong the song and I couldnt wait to go back with my husband and did last night but the obviously wealthy blondes at the table in front of us that were dropping 60 bucks a song stole the whole night and left no opportunity for even birthday dedications or gongs and kinda dwindled the crowd participation and excitement by about 10:30.

Mr Bob

Trying to hard to be vulgar, I dont mind swearing but when you force it because you think its cool then it becomes annoying. The pianos were over powering. Speaker cutting out. Got bored after a hour. I thought dualing pianos were 2 pianos trying to out do the other not just paying to stop a song you hate. Lastly the filthy Adam Sandler song was in real poor taste.

Austin Schutz

The musicians did a fantastic job and made sure that my friends had a wonderful time. We stayed from 11:00pm till close and jammed out to song requests the entire time. Jeff (?) the musician was super chill and put up with our awkwardness all night. Next time I come Ill bring you a new calendar ;)

A Private User

I absolutely loved this place!!! Great experience. the musicians are very talented. they can play almost any song on the piano. they were playing everything from billy joel to snoop dog. Everyone should go. I can some it up in one word funloudsingalongegetdrunkpianoparty

Dave Bute

Very fun place for a Friday/Saturday night out with friends. Lots of Billy Joel, Elton John, Phil Collins, Queen, etc played most nights. You wont see a lot of young 20s folks in here as the crowd tends to be a little older. Drinks are unpretentious and affordable.

Cory Ortiz

On their website for new years a no cover night was advertised. Instead when my party showed up we were charged a $10/person cover. Most of the available tables were reserved. Pretty shotty to advertise on the website no cover then to charge $10 a person.

Seth Monk

This place is amazing!! The pianists are fantastic players, very funny, and can deal with the chaos that accompanies dueling pianos. The drinks were great, standard pricing. And the bartenders handled my bill perfectly! This is my favorite bar in SLC.

Matthew Hammond

This bar is a pretty good time, and offers some unique and fun social exchanges. Drinks tend to come out quickly and there is generally plenty of seating. Parking is not ideal for the area, but there is a parking structure behind the building.

Bobbi Heyborne

Insanely fun atmosphere! While some may say that not all duelers are the same, I agree, but the match up we had was amazing and full of energy. Time flew. Bar staff was great and made drinks quickly. The server was on top of things as well.

Tim Allsop

Great atmosphere. Great performers. The drinks were disappointing. The mixed drinks had almost no alcohol. 11 drinks and I was still sober, and Im a lightweight. Nobody likes to pay 6 dollars for a glass of tonic water.

Lee Barnard

Ive been coming here for quite sometime. For those complaining about the price. Well apparently you havent left Utah. The staff are amazing. The Dueling pianos and karaoke are alot of fun. Highly recommended.

Russ Rosenlof

Had a great time here, the guy playing the piano was extraordinarily talented. Expect to hear a lot of oldies here as the crowd is older and a lot of newer songs get stopped. Really fun time though.

Alisha Johnson

This place is seriously so great!! My husband & I went out there last night for our Anniversary, and was such a blast!! I definitely recommend this place if you want some adult friendly fun!!

Nate Chamberlain

Went there on a Sunday evening. There were probably between 30 and 40 people at any given time. The atmosphere lacks some luster, but it did have some interesting Kareokee.

Joe Gee

I am pretty sure I used an antique photo booth here that never gave me my pictures but otherwise it was happening on a Tuesday night with chill people and cheap drinks.

Braden Thorkelson

I must have been there on a super busy night. It was taking 15+ minutes to get drinks. It has a really cool environment that made it worth the extra time there.