Unsafe -- owner became aggressive and tried to hit us with a microphone We visited Galchae karaoke on Feb 7th, 2026. When the owner (older man) realized we had outside drinks, he became extremely aggressive. He grabbed a microphone and swung it at us, tried to hit us with it. We felt unsafe and called the police. This goes beyond "rude service" -- it was threatening behavior. I'm writing this to warn others: if you care about safety, avoid this place. read more

Amazing vibe and affordable karaoke. It's 50% off on weekdays during 5-7 pm hours. Definitely would visit again when we're craving karaoke

Drinks are only served, service was great. Karaoke fun atmosphere was on high. Did a two hour karaoke with just the four of us and I'd say I had sang my hearts out with these experience. read more

Galchae Karaoke - Having fun singing!!! - Karaoke Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Would come back again for sure! Good pricing, they also accept debit! The good: - reasonable price -good service -updated song track -unlimites popcorn -let you stay a bit longer without charging extra The bad: -old equipment -language barrier I love this place overall! read more

Galchae Karaoke - a video game machine - Karaoke Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

I love the owner and vibe. Private rooms mean you can let it rip without judgment ! Enjoy!

Been going here for years. If you're an English speaker (or Korean) and want private room karaoke, this is hands down the place to go in Burnaby. A bit dated, but it's far and above better than any of the recently opened Chinese karaoke joints nearby. Would recommend. read more

Not much new songs to choose from so we ended up with a bunch of 90s. Also the menu is in Korean or vietnamese so it hard to use. There's also no control over vocals n some lyrics are obviously pirated. I'm not sure if it's worth it at all. read more

Had a good time here with my friends for a birthday party. They were accommodating and well run establishment . Easy to locate and find parking read more

Came here with four buddies a month or so ago, and had an absolute BLAST! We keep talking about going back, and plan to this weekend! The staff is very nice, and once you understand how to use the remote (unless you can read korean) then prepare yourself for an unexpected journey into pure karaoke euphoria, laughs and some good tunes. Can't sing? NO PROBLEM! You get your own private room, with disco lights, complementary stale popcorn, which I might add is WELL worth it ;) I'll definitely be coming back here for a long time. read more

Finally tried this place out today! I'm a regular at plus kareoke but I really didn't wanna go there today so we decided to come here. It's definitely not the most modern, high tech kareoke place out there but I liked it. Song bank was fine, and they gave us bottled water and a ton of popcorn for free. Most importantly, they gave us a lot of service!! We started at 6:45 and were in there till 8:30ish, so almost 40 minutes of service. Tldr; this place is better than plus except the location. Will be coming back. read more

Not a bad karaoke place, some of my friends prefer coming here than heading downtown. Its setup with private rooms here and they only have beer or water. Its not the cleanest place either, a lot of people here on weekends get pretty wasted. Its pretty fun here only because they will open into the wee hours of the morning and everyone doesn't want to go home. The karaoke system here is okay, English song selection isn't great but its sufficient, they have songs here other places don't and vice versa. I don't think the sound system is as good as some other places though, sometimes the mic is really off or gets feedback. PRICE: Cheaper than other karaoke places. SERVICE: Really friendly owners. Very accommodating considering the clientele they have to deal with. SUGGEST: Come here with people who've been here before. Karaoke's always fun with friends. read more

I love karaoke, and damn does this place deliver. Before 7 they have 40% of their regular prices. They have a great song selection and gave us free popcorn and water. They don't allow outside food or drink (just so you know). They gave us lots of extra time more than I've gotten at any other karaoke place! Get a bunch of friends and share a room singing your favorite songs in english, korean, chinese, japanese, and I think they even have a few philipino songs. Sing the day away! It's a lot of fun! read more

My girlfriend and I spent a Friday night at this establishment after reading the less than favorable reviews about the option(s) downtown. The trip to Burnaby was definitely worth it. They charged us $50 for two hours in a room that came with two karaoke machines (touch panel & old remote). The price included two bottles of water and Styrofoam cups. Unfortunately, we weren't given any free popcorn... The elderly couple didn't speak much English, but they had younger staff who gave us a full explanation on how to use everything. Karaoke in Vancouver pales in comparison to Tokyo, but we'll definitely go back to this place when the singing mood strikes us. Oh yeah, and if the disco ball is making you dizzy, there's a white switch on the right side of the TV stand that you can use to turn it off. read more

When singing in the shower or car dancing isn't enough for you, Galchae will accept you and your friends with open arms. They'll even shower you with popcorn and bottled water (not literally though) Place is cheaper than most places DT Vancouver. I think there was 6 of us, and for an hour we paid around $30. You pay before you go into the room. They don't do split payments, so either bring cash or have one person pay and pay them back. I've been here a few times before, and they've even given us free time when it wasn't busy! Great selection of songs, new and old. They seem to update their list regularly. read more

Kinda scary from the outside but this place is pretty great. Came here one night after dinner with co-workers. Way cheaper than most places downtown. Good song selection. Nice people. They kept trying to give us free time, which was weird, but gladly accepted until we were all sung out. Will definitely be going back again. read more

We visited from out of town. And were recommended this spot, and it didn't disappoint. Good service, great song selection, and an all around fun time. Definitely recommend. We paid $35/hr for a 5 person room. It was roomy and comfortable. You pay for the amount of time you want to stay up front. They accept cash or card, very convenient. read more

- shady area, ring doorbell to get the door opened - 25$ for 1 hour and some extra time before 7PM - between the 2 of us, we were given 1 bottled water - try to download the songs you want immediately so that you'll get to sing them before time runs out read more

This was my first experience at this type of private room Karaoke lounge. We went here in the late afternoon and there were very few others there at that time. I went with a 9 year old who loves to sing, and she was very happy with their selection of up to date and older songs. The entrance requires you to be buzzed in, which I found strange - but hey I'm not familiar with this neighborhood so maybe it's necessary? The young man working was helpful and kind. We were served one water and one popcorn, and as I wasn't singing we were charged the youth rate of $20 per hour. I asked about the 40% off special before 7 pm but apparently they no longer offer that. The entire place was dimly lit, our room was no exception. There was a larger older couch, a coffee table, a fan and an older TV with the associated karaoke remote control. With a quick briefing from the staff member we were easily able to figure out how to work the remote. I'm a clean freak so the older couch and darkness were a little less than desirable for me, but I survived and the nine year old loved it. There is a button on the remote that says "change video" be careful with this one - it changes the back ground video of the karaoke songs - and one was very risque and not appropriate for kids.... just press the button again to change videos. Overall our experience was good, and we would probably try it again. read more

Went on a weekend so it was $40/hr, which isn't bad when you're going with a few friends. Song selection is good but smaller than most karaoke places. Free water. The manager, an older Korean man was so kind - continually checked up on us and he gave us an extra 30 mins to sing for free. We weren't expecting that but it was such a nice gesture !!! Definitely recommend read more

Galchae Karaoke - a parking lot at night - Karaoke Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Went with a group of 7 and had a lot of fun. Place is a little odd when you walk in (old and dark, like a laser tag place). Some issues communicating with Korean staff but they did help with how to work the machine, which was easy once you know how to use it. Lots of English songs to choose from, and reasonable cost (cost us $6.50pp per hour). Let us stay past our time (we lost track) with no extra charge. Note no food (other than bags of chips) and no liquor (pop and water only). So eat/drink before you come. read more

I 've been coming here for more than 2 years and never got disappointed about the place. The owner is very friendly and we always get popcorn refilled and bottled water as well as extra singing time. The last time we sang for 3 hours straight and got almost 1 hour more for free. Lots of new English and Vietnamese songs updated (since i am Vietnamese). Definitely wont go anywhere else for Karaoke but here. read more

Galchae Karoake is amazing! Not only do they have great service with free popcorn and water, but the song bank was very updated! And like Jenna B. said, if you go before 7PM, it's 40% off!! Although the remote was in Korean, I went with Korean friends so it was alright. But if you and your friends can't speak Korean, I'm sure the employees would definitely help you. Not to mention, right across from Galchae is a really good Korean restaurant called Hanwoori. My friends and I always go there before karaoking. Galchae is totally worth it! read more

Had a great experience here. 2 friends and I came here during their early bird hours and got a deal. Our room had plenty of sitting space (2 couches) and had a disco and coloured lights that could be turned on/off depending on our mood. The song selection is fairly good and organized. We had a blast singing and dancing to throwback songs. As our 2 hours was nearing an end, we were pleased to find out that we were given an additional half hour, which is much appreciated. This will be my go-to place for karaoke nights. read more

Yeah It was fun!!! ;) I liked the service . The Korean man was so nice and funny he explained how to use the remote control I think no less than 10 times. He gave us free popcorn , which was sweet from him ^^. I will definitely go again some time, but is SO FAR from Vancouver.... read more

We had a blast (yesterday evening) - Our family of 4 (including our 2 teenagers) tried the Karaoke at Galchae. As mentioned in other posts water and popcorn was provided free of charge (greatly appreciated by all) and the staff were very friendly and helpful. We got more than our paid for time - not a problem when it's not busy. The décor is fair and the equipment good - all in all a very enjoyable and affordable evening. We would highly recommend it and it's great fun for all ages. Probably best for families early evening. We will definitely be back (our daughter didn't want to leave). There are plenty of food options close by. read more

Galchae (or Gal Chae) is the regular karaoke spot for my group of friends. We are not 'karaoke stars' by any stretch of the imagination but we come here everytime we want to go butcher some songs. The place may be a bit intimidating from the outside with the neon and having to be buzzed in - but if you hear muffled wailing from the outside, you're in the right place. If you're not familiar with Asian karaokes, this is not a karaoke bar setup with one system where you get to sing/annoy other strangers in the bar. The place has about 10-12 room of various sizes for groups to rent, so you can sing out your Idol urges in relative privacy. I think their biggest room can fit about 20 people. It starts at $25/hr for up to 3 people and additional $5/hr per person in your group (prepay in advance - they accept debit). So this place is pretty cheap compared to other karaoke joints and it's even cheaper if you come before 6PM (I think the base price drops to $15/hr). Also, it's open until the wee hours of the morning. With every room, you get freebie bottled waters and popcorn and/or chips. As I'm not sure if sure this place is licensed, I believe other BEvERages are available and this place is smoker-friendly. Despite the ratty looking interior, they run a slick operation. First off, this place has a huge English song collection (along with Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese songs) - all the classic songs you expect to find at any karaoke place (which require actual singing ability) but they add about 20-30 songs every month. Many of them are recent hits (i.e. Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, etc.) or stuff you never expect to find at a karaoke (Eminem, Flo Rida, Linkin Park, etc.). All the songs are listed in their frequently updated song list by artist or by title. All rooms have good sound systems, fancy light setups and wonderfully cheesy blacklight spaced-themed ceilings. The most impressive part is the karaoke machines themselves - punch in your song code in the remote control that looks like a laptop and your songs come up instantly (no laserdiscs involved here!). You can queue up to about 15 songs, enter a song for instant playback, change the video mode (check out the cheesy Euro soft porn for a laugh), skip songs, view the most popular tracks, change pitch/tempo/volume - my friends and I have been coming here for years and we are still learning all the features (of course, none of us being able to read the Korean menus may have a part too). The best part is the random machine scoring they give you after each song. Obviously nerfed to stroke patron's ego (me getting 100? HAH!) but seriously hilarious to see my butchering of 'Bohemian Rhasophy' get higher rated by the machine than a pitch-perfect rendition of 'How Do I Live' by a trained vocalist. If the place isn't busy and there's no one waiting for your room, they will add free-time beyond what you paid for - great to finish off those last few songs in queue (please tip if you stay for a long time). My group once paid for a 2 hour session and ended up staying closer to 4 hours after they keep adding time. We sang until our throats were sore and the old Korean proprietor told us to stay and keep going. The owner, an old Korean man and his wife, speak very little English - but are warm. The younger staff come in to the rooms frequently to clear off empties and refill popcorn - however, it seems to be always in the middle of your wailing to some embarassly sappy song. Overall, probably the best place to karaoke in the GVRD with huge (and growing) collection of English songs. Prices are cheap, tons of freebies, and nice owners that seem to genuinely want to see their patrons have a good time. I was originally going to give Galchae 4 stars, but reading my review over it deserves a full 5 stars. read more

This was my first time going out for karaoke. I'm glad to say that Galchae Karaoke met all my expectations! + reasonable pricing: we went as a group of 4, and paid $25 for 1 hour, totalling to $6.25 per person. + good setting/atmosphere: the inside is dimly lit with appropriate lighting. The room we were given was cozy, but was spacious enough to allow room for dancing. The couches were comfortable and a decorative disco ball helped set the mood. + easy-to-use system: Galchae has two systems - an old system where you punch in 5-digit codes (ex. 56789) that correspond with songs that are given to you in an alphabetized booklet, and a new system where you navigate a touch-screen that has categories like artist, song name, etc. Despite them being in Korean, neither system is difficult to use and you'll get the hang of it within the first two songs. + large selection of English songs: for a Korean establishment, there is definitely a fair share of English songs. I was surprised at some of the ones I saw. There are both old songs (Piano Man, Hey Jude) and new songs (Hotline Bling, Hello). There won't be indie, but if it's ever been on the radio, you'll probably find it. Between the two aforementioned systems, you're sure to find enough songs to last you the night. + kind service: the receptionist was easy to work with. She spoke fluent English, and explained how to use the systems briskly and straightforwardly. As other reviewers have mentioned, we were kindly given an extra ~20-25 minutes despite only staying for an hour. We were also given water free of charge. Though the location is a little obscure, the place is great. If I ever feel like karaoke again, I'll definitely come back to Galchae Karaoke for a visit! read more

Friendly service! We really enjoyed our time singing together as family. Thanks to them, we had a really great time! Thanks to the owner of this place to help us have more fun! Really good music sound and there's also strobe lights as well. The seating is very comfortable plus water and popcorn are free. I think I lost my voice from singing so many songs and plus lots of dancing. It's our first time here too plus their restroom is clean. They only serve Korean snacks, so no American style chips. Their karaoke list is organized plus there's one for English words and Korean words. Their ceiling is very entertaining like, it's like spaceship and the galaxy. Plus their door is colorful glass. The floor is wooden, easy to slide and have lots of fun dancing. 2 microphones and they have entertaining Korean music videos as backgrounds from the TV. I recommend to check this place out if you love karaoke! It's around $35 per hour. And they accept American cash, but not American debit card since it turns to American credit card, so it doesn't work that way. Debit card and cash only(: read more

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Came here a couple of weeks ago with my friends- Pricing was reasonable in my opinion, according to my friends the place looked pretty shady but I thought it was fine, just a bit dim. The staff were really nice! The guy gave us extra time and showed us there was a disco option. Good song selection too. read more

Nice private rooms, free popcorn and good selection in songs. I've had good times here.

Came here for the 1st time on Saturday. I have only been to a couple other karoake venues prior to this. My 1st impressions were that this place definitely looked much less updated in terms of furniture and decor than other places I had been to. The couches in the rooms looked older than me ( I am in my 20s). Language: This place is owned by a Korean family whose parents speak no English at all. In the beginning my friends and I were given a control pad with Korean written all over it so we had no idea how to navigate it (my friends and I are all Chinese). We spent the 1st 40 minutes trying to figure out how the control pad worked. We complained and they finally gave us an English touch pad and by request they gave us an hour free to make up for the 40 minutes we wasted. That was very generous of them to honor that. Music: 1. My biggest gripe is that every single song we chose whether old or recent did not have the option for you to sing along with the singer in the background. Having said that, you really had to know the song well or else you would've completely drawn a blank because all you had was the melody to follow. 2. Another huge gripe was that many of the songs were only about a minute long. So you would sing the first verse followed by the chorus then the song ended before it got to the rest of the song. 3. Also there was no way to review the list of songs you had picked. You only get to see how many songs were inserted. Volume control: The music was blaring really loud. There was no option on their control pad to change the volume and changing the volume on the TV did not work. I asked the owner to help me. It took him a good 10 minutes to figure out where the volume controls were. WTF?! The volume controls were on the receiver which was actually locked and covered by a board and screws. Again Wtf?! Why is there no remote for customers to change the volume themselves??!! Service: Their service was okay. The employees got frustrated because we had a hard time figuring out the control pad for reserving songs (it was our 1st time there ever). Despite all the issues, they did give us extra time for time we missed figuring the controls out and plus an additional 25 minutes afterwards. Also they normally charge 3 ppl for $25 per hour but we had a 4th person and they gave it to us for $25 anyway. :D All in all though, would not go back. read more

Not bad, it has a pretty good English song list and it's very cheap compared to karaoke places downtown. No liquor license though, which is probably a problem for most people (although I myself don't care). It's a bit out of the way by public transit, about a 10 minute walk from the Royal Oak skytrain. read more

Yelp hasn't been nice to me so I'll summarize this amazing place! Service: - owned my a cute elderly couple, with young part-timers who speak fluent English - free popcorn and water (unlike other places that charge you $2.50 for a glass of water or otherwise charge you and extra 20% of your bill if you drink your own) - the owners of the place are nice, they let my group of friends and I sing for free while we waited for the rest of them to come (which was like 10 minutes, but still) - when it wasn't busy, they offered to give us free time Karaoke: - old-fashioned, cozy (basically what you see in the photos + clean washrooms) - timer - karaoke machine with a remote control, you add songs by inserting the appropriate song codes into the remote, codes are found in large binders - scoring system, that scores your singing after each song - songs available in Japanese, Korean, English, Chinese and Vietnamese Pricing: - for a post-secondary student, I found the pricing to be reasonable $12 for 2 hours + extra time (but I left when they offered since it was 1 am) with a group of 5-6 Overall: I love this place so much! Willing to come back here anytime. Has the best service compared to other places that I have been too. Note: Bring Cash, they ask you to pay first. read more

Found this place online. Some issues with our communication with staff (I only speak English). We got a room right away, song selection was great for English speakers (not sure how new the songs are but lots of well known songs). It was also easy to use the equipment. Overall it was fun! read more

worst service ever. owner is extremely rude do not waste your time comming here. my first review ever and had to make it due to this place read more

This place was so awesome! It's in the weirdest location, surrounded by auto body shops and other industrial type businesses. They stay open super late (3am-4am some nights). However, they don't serve alcohol if you're looking to have drinks and sing. They give you water and free popcorn, though! It's owned by the cutest old Asian couple. They're all set up like it's their home. Their dog hangs out there, too. I'm not sure how many private rooms there were, but they were decent sized and varied for different groups. Good selection of old and new English songs. Had a great experience. Would definitely go back. read more

This is a very small Asian influenced karaoke bar- not a traditional American group-style karaoke in a large room. It was single rooms for smaller groups read more

The best karaoke place in town! We had 8 people for $45/hour. That's $9 per person. Taxes are apparently included in the price. We got 4 free water bottles with extra drinking cups. There were a lot of selections from English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean songs. They have the old system where you can input the numbers/code of the song (which we thought was much easier), or you can try using the new system with the touchscreen. But we thought it was limiting... There were no popcorn like some of the reviews mentioned. We did however get like 30 minutes of extra free time! That was awesome! The only backdraw is that they Korean couple that runs the place barely speaks any English. Would definitely go back! We had tons of fun! :D read more

This was one of the best customer service and value we've ever experienced at any karaoke place hands down. Free popcorn, bottled water and updated songs! That's not even the best part: they added on 30 extra minutes free of charge. read more

To celebrate our friend's upcoming nuptials in the Philippines, we decided on dinner and Karaoke. We had made reservations at a different place called MIX2 and were planning on going there after dinner. We were turned off by MIX2s policy of giving a $200 CASH deposit before we could go enjoy ourselves. We decided to leave there and planned on going for coffee instead, when one person saw the sign for Gal Chae which happened to be just around the corner from the restaurant we just ate at and not too far from this other Karaoke place. So we headed over, not really knowing what to expect, but we were all wanting to go sing. The outside is a little run down and not much lighting and the inside wasn't that much better, but the person up front was friendly enough. He just asked how many, told us how much per hour and we pre-pay for the first hour. After our room was prepped (lights and machine turned on, etc.) all 9 of us piled into it. We wasted no time flipping through the books and just be fore we got started, we were surprised by two bowls of popcorn and bottled water carried in by the staff member. That immediately got our attention and definitely gave them major points in our book. Considering where we had just come from, this was definitely a welcome change. Another great thing is that they don't seem to care that you are loud enough to shake the rafters (pretty sure I could have busted a few eardrums with my rendition of "I would do anything For Love" by Meatloaf :P). I also like their song selection. First time ever that I have been to a Karaoke place that had "MEATLOAF" songs. Took a little while to learn the "remote's" functions, but it was a fun learning experience. I would definitely recommend this place to anybody. The service is top-notch, the song selection is quite extensive, and you get FREE popcorn! :) My friends and I have already made plans to return. read more