I've probably said before , but just as a reminder this is one of my favorite spots to visit in the Castro. The service is always superb bartenders treat everyone with good detail to attention! read more

They don't take tap pay but will accept Venmo. Make it make sense?! A cover charge if $12 on Wednesday and Venmo or cash only?! I can't imagine Saturday read more

You only get one chance to make a good first impression. I hadn't been out to a club in five years - literally. First vacation in five years and I stopped a t four clubs in the vicinity of yours. I went to the DJ, tipped her as I was asking for a couple of songs. Shde said she would see what she had. I did this four times averaging $1.50/tip per request. I missed teo of my four songs but that was on me for going outside to find something to eat. I went to the booth and asked for the status of what I requested. A quite sure of himself ass from the danc efloor walked over and said, "Do you DJ for a living?" Mistakenly thinking I was talking to someone of adult intelligence and competence, I responded by saying, "No, I do not, but I had tipped her for every request." Receiving the response he had hoped for, he responded, "well, don't tell her how to do hers." He was quite peacock plumed at this point. I waited for someone on your staff to say anything and heard nothing. I left your club having sufficiently been addressed by a person with no skin in the game taking it upon themselves to make sure that someone who had been compensated for four requests was thoroughly and utterly protected from my invasive inquiries to their professional integrity. I walked outside and was asked by a black gentlemen if I had a good time - I explained that I had until the above occurred. He looked at the sidewalk in response - LITERALLY looked at the sidewalk. I had forgotten something at coat check and returned inside. Upon leaving, a tall Caucasian guy asked me about my experience and I recounted what I ad said to the back gentleman, adding the black security guard's forlorn stare to the sidewalk being the initial response. The young caucasian gentleman (not Missy) apologized profusely and asked me to not judge the club on this one instance of behavior. I responded by saying that I had given multiple people including the black security guard a chance to respond by remaining discreet and mature. I left and now that I have the phone numbers of the patrons I met, should they want to get together again, we can discuss the prospect of establishments to revisit together. Signed, one completely dissatisfied service worker in private chef catering and fine dining, bar and club table service who happened along your club being told that it was the destination in the neighborhood only to learn the majority of your staff is too damned concerned about feeling uncomfortable. As you contemplate your response - should you have the initiative to do so - please note the tenet of customer service" "No one ever won an argument with a customer. Signed, Richard read more

Hottest go-go boys in town. Super fun night out for straight girls or gay boys. Just remember if you get in under free before 9 no ins and outs privileges. read more

This is my happy place. A lot of my celebrations and great memories happened there. I've been going to Beaux since 2014, ivalso witnessed a lot of changes. But regardless, I still feel safe and at home. From their bouncers. to their bartenders, to their pick of music contributes to their unique atmosphere. It's also a great place to people watch, you'll find a lot of good looking people there (or maybe the alcohol talking ?!) Either way, you'll have an amazing time. Oh... and you might even run into Lance Bass if you're lucky. read more

Beaux - Gay Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Specifically speaking for the drag brunch. Girlllllll it's a chop. There are two girls I did like but it was giving hamburger Mary's on a half step up. Not everyone needs to be a dancing queen but it deff Kat walker and hara was the two at least giving something more than a kitten heel.........anyway the food cool. Prob will check out look out or high top next time tho just saying read more

Obviously good vibes, that's what you came for. Brian was a stand out, not often you meet someone so genuine, this place is lucky to have him. Made everyone feel so welcome THANK YOU. Felt like royalty, thank you!! ^.^ read more

Beaux is undoubtedly one for the memory books - even if those memories might get a little hazy! If you're looking for an electrifying Thursday night, you might find what you're looking for. It is a hotspot for the young and attractive crowd and a fantastic venue to catch RuPaul's Drag Race or indulge in their infamous drag brunches (with decent food from the taco joint next door). Whether you're looking for a wild night out or some quality drag entertainment, Beaux has you covered. The service is friendly, but maybe a bit slow, but what do you expect? It's a gay bar. While the specifics of my time here might elude me, the warm feeling of a night well spent lingers on. read more

Prob one of the few bars in Castro that have top shelf liquor. I'm talking 1942 and champagne. Always a good time here even when it's empty read more

I don't like complaining but when you see worker (bartenders) drinking shots multiple times and drunk . It's not a good business. Customer Wanna have fun and service was so slow and workers are not doing theirs jobs. I'm a local San Francisco but I don't tolerate this kind of behavior. I'm not coming back to this place ever and I won't recommend to my gay friends this place, it's horrible. Please Do not come to this Bar it's disgrace for San Francisco gay community. read more

Where have I been that I have not been here before !! As a SF native (yes baby since birth 1989) I thought I had seen all there was to see on the club/lounge scene... I was so wrong!! Two of us went on a Wednesday night which is Latin night featuring great Latin music and also amazing eye candy go go dancers ;) The music selection was perfect , a nice blend across old and new hits it was hard to take a break from the dance floor and my feet and hips are still sore from moving them all night lol I'm serious every time I tried to sit down I was like nope another good song gotta keep dancing lol As for drinks, both bartenders were very attentive and accommodating with strong drinks , we didn't ever have to wait more than a minute or two for drinks, and it was pretty crowded so that says a lot! The environment is pretty large with multiple dance floors and I appreciated the many seating areas they had to relax and catch my breath from dancing, there is an upstairs and downstairs I love the ambiance I had so much fun here and will be back!!! ** Just a heads up for ladies that ever come here, I didn't mind at all but for people who do their restrooms are all gender... meaning the urinals and stalls are all in one bathroom no women/men bathroom. But it's a gay club so.... To be expected and I didn't mind one bit! read more

Beaux - Dress code is very chill so I used a denim shirt to dress down the body con dress I was wearing with wedges :) - Gay Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

They demand you pay 2x to get in even though you have a stamp. It's a hit or miss in my opinion.

Definitely one of the best Gay Bars in SF! They have great themes through the week! Wednesday is Pan Dulce " Latin Hump Day Fiesta" with incredible Go-Go Dancers and Sundays is Big Top Sunday, with amazing Drag show at Night! Every Sunday is different Drag Queens which is great you get to see different races and body sizes!! The bartenders are all so welcoming and so nice, all staff are incredible! Love coming here Wednesday and Sundays! read more

I adore this bar and the people that run it! Always has the best drag shows and a really great vibe. Brunches, drag race viewing, and sexy gogos every night! Really the epitome of a fab gay bar/club! read more

Came here for a drag brunch scheduled at 2:30 pm. It was a rainy day and staff let us in past 3 pm already. Got seated on a decent spot and waited forever to have our order taken. And to our dismay, the food is not even brunch food!!!! It's from a nearby restaurant called Taco Boys! The only breakfast I saw on the menu was breakfast burrito! We ended up leaving at the start of the show Never again. read more

Beaux has one of the best rotating drag brunches in town (Little Beaux Brunch, every 4th Saturday is ), great food and drinks. Every single time I am here, I feel welcomed by the entire bar crew. I will definitely be back again soon! read more

WOW. WOW. WOW. PLEASE IF YOU ARE READING THIS... GO THERE NOW!!!!!! I went to my first ever drag brunch here for Pride and had a BLAST. The service was impeccable from the moment we got in line to the moment we paid our check and left. The environment was intoxicating, thrilling, and just FUN. I loved the energy from every employee and performer. The music, lights, humor, and crowd interaction was perfection. Seriously I had the best time ever here and could not have asked for a better first drag brunch experience. Every dollar I spent here was well worth it and deserved. Live Love Beaux. read more

Came here for taco tuesday last week. They serve the tacos from next door (Taco Boys). The tacos were great and they also have $2 beers from Beaux. I have also been here many times before (which SF gay hasn't) and its pretty much your standard gay night club. It is one of the largest where its not just a dive bar. $2 tacos and beers is a great deal and will see myself coming here more often on Tuesdays. When I go out on the weekends I do usually find myself stopping by here when they are not charging a cover that is. Their parklet is great with TVs. On Friday's they show Rupaul's Drag Race, which is a great way to get the community together. read more

Came during happy hour , it was a good time. Good music, drinks and staff was very friendly and professional. Definitely will come back to experience it later at night. Would recommend read more

TW: Consent violations by drag performer Recently, I met some people at Beaux for the drag brunch. During the show one the performers was dancing, and my friends and who had been sitting on a couch in the corner stood up to dance. The performing drag queen jumped on the couch behind us and we turned to face her and dance with her. The performer suddenly grabbed my head and moved it back and forth to mimic that I was giving her oral sex. I laughed it off right after it happened. However, internally I felt shocked, violated and humiliated for that to happen with a whole room of people laughing and clapping. Later, I saw the same performer grab one man, lay him on his back on the stage spread his legs and grind on him to simulate that she was penetrating him or that he was penetrating her while she lip-synched to audio of orgasming. She also did something similar with another man sitting in a chair. I can't speak to whether these men were consenting or not, but there was no system in place to communicate who was okay with what level of sexual interaction. I am aware that some sexual innuendo is expected to be part of the comedy and dancing in a drag show, but that doesn't mean you can just touch or sexualize others, much less manipulate people's bodies to mimic sex acts. read more

The new door guy is so sweet and kind. Even though we had to wait forever on NYE, when we got to the ID check the guy was stylish and he was actually really friendly. He complimented my makeup and my fashion and made me feel ready for some drinks and some dancing! The drinks were good and the music was great. I think Beaux staff is the best and that's why it is everyone's favourite club in the Castro. From front door to inside everyone is cool but super helpful! read more

I really hate not giving 5 stars because I personally feel as though it can degrade businesses, but due to such circumstances it's important to highlight this. For starters, horrid food. BUT, we all know that's not why we come here, so besides that food was whatever to me. Food rule: we "have to order food before drinks can be placed", and so we did. But, our food (guac and chips) took fourty minutes and our drinks came out pretty fast. Now, hear me out, I'm not complaining about the food, although that rule is lame you should keep in mind food might not be out before your drinks, and as a result, you might end up waiting a while. So if you're trying to bar hop. This is not the place. The problem: service is really slow and that contributes to longer wait times. I wanted to keep drinks coming, but the fact that our server never showed up (because we had to call her) made it not worth the wait. We ended up asking for more drinks and they took a while, upon requesting to cancel those drinks and have our tab a busser decided to run and get us those drinks.......why could that have not been done before? Not surprised, but rather annoying. We came on a Friday night, the day you'd expect it to be busy, and yet, service is still slow. I understand that one server can't do everything and they need a break, but if you have a lot of guests and the income coming in it's important to keep those drinks coming to increase the tab. We had about a 40 minute wait for a seat. My recommendation: have a reservation, and order all your drinks the first time, because they will lag. On a positive note: their palomas were strong. The adiós' were a little sweet, but if you chug them you'll be good. read more

Beaux - Gay Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

Fun place! Good for groups. Cheap drinks. Gorgeous guys. Good music. I will definitely return.

I haven't been to a bar in ages let alone a gay bar. I'm in town for the AIDS/LifeCycle Event. After dinner my friend wanted to have a drink and dance and brought us here. Wait to get in wasn't bad even though there was a line. Music was great. Patrons were friendly. Dancers were HOT. Drinks were decently priced. We drank and danced the night away. Great end to our day in SF. read more

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Without a doubt my favorite place in San Francisco I LOVE this place always a great night, I feel safe there and the best queens around. I feel start struck when I'm there read more

Oscar and the whole crew on Christmas Eve were so great and helpful! I've been here before and they were the best! Thanks for making my holiday memorable! read more

Great service!! Come to this club best bar club in Castro .bartenders are amazing and excellent! read more

Great bar ! Recommend it to everyone, great atmosphere, strong drinks, sexy gogo. And overall just a fantastic place

Aside from being the Castro's all-around best nightclub: drinks, cost, atmosphere, employees, this posts sheds light on a post written approx. 10 days ago by a "Ricky S" Your recent post is 100% uncalled for. Vinny is a long-term employee of beaux and resident of the city and has served the Castro neighborhood for over 5 years. If you want to write a review about your iffy business experience then fine. However, you do not have no right to put an individual on blast via a Yelp review and think its okay given your isolated experience. Personally, I have known Vincent for years and he could not be more further from a "scammer" if he consciously tried. On several occasions, I have personally witnessed Vinny return cash to over- paying customers back during the pre-COVID bar-tending days. And do you really believe servers are pocketing the cost of a drink you did not order ??? Next time you have an issue I suggest either: 1) you find a solution in the moment, 2) talk to the employee in charge, or 3) let it go dude, because tomorrow is a new day. The reality is you both probably had faults given the situation but you decided to hide behind your computer and off-putting review. Your post does not propose any solution(s) to an issue, rather all you are doing is feeding internet toxicity. And if the situation was reversed, Vincent the customer and you the employee I'm sure you wouldn't want your name put on blast for the rest of the company and patrons to view. What aim does this serve ??? In the future, I suggest you be more careful about the words you write about others and decide to post online. You don't get to summarize the extent of a person given this scenario. Your posts contain false information, would be deemed by many companies as borderline hate speech, and since there is only one Vinny who works at Beaux I am sure is in direct violation of Yelp's privacy standards. For these reasons I have reported your post not Beaux. In summary, WE LOVE VINNY AND BEAUX so stop with the BS posts!! read more

I was assaulted and treated like I was scum as my friend was also treated this way as well. I will never ever go to this bar and will not patronize this business as it does not reflect San Francisco at all in any way shape or form. Bad security and bad vibes from the get go. Any other bar is great but beaux is trash. Save yourself the trouble:( read more

horrible service towards lesbians. I spoke to the "manager" and he was extremely unprofessional. when i asked for the owners contact information he refused to give it to me or his name. OWNER PLEASE FIND THIS MANAGER AND HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE. "Manager" he said his name was Alexis. He doesn't know how to interact with customers and was very hostile and doesn't know how to serve. read more

Terrible service I WOULD NEVER GO HERE AGAIN!! I am a gay man myself and just wanted to attend the drag show on 2/28/2025 the police arrived for an altercation with the bouncer they have at the door on Friday nights. He allowed my boyfriend entrance and denied me service for not grabbing my ID quick enough and for not answering his harassing questions (mind you he didn't ask my boyfriend the same demeaning questions) after he validated my ID. THE MANAGER IS TERRIBLE, THERE IS NOO ACCOUNTABILITY AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT. Any other bar or club in the surrounding area will do but this place is EXTREMELY out of line and do not vent the men who work at these gay bars. The MAN THIS PLACE HIRED at this bar is not gay himself and with the attitude he has he does not respect gay men and will take any opportunity he has to assert his Authority and prejudice beliefs over someone else he only puts up with gay people for the money he gets from working there. I INSIST THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PLACE I've been going to the Castro for a long time and I've NEVER EXPERIENCED this before. no respect doesn't even listen to his supervisor when told to not talk to us!! COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! The management really needs to check him. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. Worse club in sf hate that my friends keep bringing me here. They don't take any accountability. They gave MY coat to someone and put the blame on me. Don't feel safe here, the security guard also cussed me out for standing. Definitely has anger issues I hope they get help. read more

The atmosphere was very fun.... but I genuinely wish I was kidding.... I got kicked for being too loud, in the club. When I went, it was majority men and very little women, which is expected!! Still had a lot of fun regardless. One of my friends wanted to give money to the gogo dancers but was too nervous to do it. I encouraged him to do so and afterwards we were both so happy and excited. Me being excited for him, let out a scream/laugh! I am a cis woman, so my voice is higher pitched. One of the bouncers literally came up to my face and literally told me to "cut it out." I was so confused?? because I didn't physically do anything? He told me that I was being too loud and that I was "ruining the experience for everyone else." I swear to god. I said literally okay and that he was being rude. Then he called security on me BECAUSE I said he was being rude to me, which he was. I started having a panic attack because I was having so much fun and being myself, and then this man tells me that I need to leave. Am i not allowed to be excited? Are cis women not allowed to have higher pitched voices..? All the other men around me were yelling and singing and hyping the gogo dancer up but yet.. I am the one who's too loud and needs to be escorted out with security. Anyways. Music was okay. read more

Wow! My friends and I went here for a drag brunch last weekend for Pride and we are so glad we did! So much fun! All the employees were funny, nice, and hot! Cleanly bathrooms and overall awesome atmosphere. The Queens were also incredible- Queen Curveball was our favorite read more

This place is so fun, great music, drinks, and go-go dancers! Energetic atmosphere that makes me want to come back to go dancing. They have drag shows every Sunday too! read more

Beaux - On the dancefloor - Gay Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Drag show was amazing. Food was okay, they get it from the restaurant next-door. I would recommend this place if you want a good show, and OK food. read more

We got there for drag brunch and sat down at the bar. It wasn't busy, but there was a full staff. We thus waiting for 15 minutes not one staff member asked acknowledged us except to maybe move over. So if your in the area this is not the spot to go to. read more

Lauren the bartender makes the BESTTTT margaritas in the world. So much good vibes! Good music! Cheap cover! Look for lauren!

I've been going to Beaux for weekly happy hours (and an occasional late night dancing) with my best friend for years. In that time I've gotten to know bartenders Matthew and Vinny, and have to say they are two of my faves in the Castro, and the city for that matter. Always friendly and attentive, and never an attitude. And it's like that for the whole staff- they are all great. I love that their team reflects the diversity in the queer community, and watching over the years, it's clearly important to management that it does. Beaux seems to recognize the history and relevance of bars as a gathering place for community- all community- and I think does a really great job of being friendly and welcoming to everyone. At night, the lounge area becomes a dance floor, and the place gets packed. The music is fire. the vibe is fun, and the go-go dancers are hot as hell. Whether you're looking for a happy hour spot, or a fun night dancing with friends, it's a great place, and I highly, highly recommend. read more