Shout out Simon. He didn't complain a single time when we asked him to chill our shots. Give him a raise asap.

I had my phone stolen out of my purse on the dance floor last night, which seems to be a common occurrence based on many other reviews. None of the security or other staff would help me, I ended up just taking a small slip for their lost and found number. I am beyond heartbroken, I have lost years of irreplaceable photos and videos. I will never come to Rich's again, they have allowed this club to be a place where thievery is a common occurrence and I don't think anyone should accept this. People deserve to have a night out without having to worry if someone will pickpocket them and people deserve to be safe when they are drinking and vulnerable. Rich's is infested with experienced and organized pickpockets. At best, Rich's is incompetent, complicit and turning a blind eye but it is likely that someone is involved and allows this to continue. read more

WARNING -- YOU WILL GET ROOFIED HERE I dropped my girlfriend and her best friend off completely sober around 11 PM thinking they'd be safe. Less than ONE HOUR later I got a panicked call to pick them up because they suddenly could barely stand, lost feeling in their bodies, were disoriented, and had almost no awareness of what was happening around them. This was NOT normal drunk behavior. They did not arrive intoxicated, and there is no way the condition they were in happened naturally that fast. What terrified me most was when we got home, they were literally foaming at the mouth. That is NOT a normal reaction to casually drinking at a club. I can't say with certainty what was put in their drinks, but something was seriously wrong. Please watch your drinks, stay with trusted friends, and do not let your guard down. STAY SAFE YALL read more

Someone is here stealing phones from people, my phone got stolen here and the staff genuinely doesn't seem to care, I felt like they were sending me in circles to go talk to people. I feel like they should at least try to stop these reoccurring thefts. ( three people had their phones stolen last night that I know of) My phone was stolen from me at the bar so stay safe while paying. My phone went from San Diego to LA, over night I'm gonna show the LA location just in case anyone else is going through the same thing. It's probably in one of these studios :/ 937 S Broadway LA ca 90015, again just wanted to catalog this address, my phones definitely chilling in one of these artist studios, maybe one day the thieves will get caught :/ read more

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The staff here was very rude. The cover is way too much and drinks are mid. I will not be going back.

COVER YOUR DRINKS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET ROOFIED I have attempted to contact Rich's multiple times via phone and email regarding a terrifying incident that occurred this past weekend. Upon arrival, my friend and I were entirely coherent. Less than an hour later, we were unable to walk and have zero recollection of what occurred after the fact. Thankfully, our friend was able to find us and get us home. He spent half the night caring for us as we vomited/passed out/foamed at the mouth. We have ZERO memory of this. This is NOT a normal reaction to alcohol consumption, and we were not intoxicated enough to exhibit this kind of behavior. Though I am not accusing the staff or Rich's for being responsible for this, I am extremely disappointed at their lack of communication regarding this experience. All I'm asking is that they make themselves aware of this situation and take the precautions necessary to protect our community. It has taken a great physical, mental, and emotional toll on us. Safe to say we will never be back as we've since reached out to friends and heard/read about others' experiences of being roofied here. This is NOT A SAFE PLACE. Predatory people are lurking and banking on you assuming you are safe in this environment. Please be careful. read more

Had so much fun! Great dj! Couldn't stop dancing everybody was so nice. There had so much fun. All mixed ages makes people great time Last night Saturday 2 dance floors can't wait to go bk read more

If I could sum it up and leave it at that, I would say that it was a decent experience. But we all that there is more to an experience than just a blanket statement. Let's begin here. We showed up at a decent hour, wasn't too early, wasn't too late. We were here to celebrate a friend's birthday. Got to the door and asked what was going on for the night. We were informed that it was DJs and a drag show. Told what the cover was, I want to say it was around $15 but if we wanted to we could do a VIP section. Usually when I hear this at the door, I'm a bit skeptically that they are about to price gouge me. But after listening to what we got, bottle service, mixers, our own spot to enjoy the night, and ample space to just enjoy ourselves. I was still on the edge but the group of people I came here with decided that it was a go for the VIP section. The doorman did kind of sum it up best, after paying the cover and two or three drinks, for the amount of people we had, we would be saving money. However, by the time that my group had made this decision I had already paid my cover. Then it was a comical scene of them trying to figure out what to do. I was literally tailing a drag queen who was holding my card hostage. They kept telling me to go inside and I was demanding to get my card back. Like I was going to let my card just be out there and have no way of getting it back. I did get it back, but only after getting the attention of a distracted drag queen. Before going in and after paying for VIP, we were arm-banded and guided to the VIP section. Our bottle and mixers showed up shortly there after and we starting to have a good time listening to the DJ and what not. Our group grew and shrunk as the night went on as our friends came and went. But let's talk about the show. We were led to believe that it was going to be a decent sized run...however, all it was was two songs by two different queens and that was that. They went back to playing music. I doubt I would pay a cover for two songs if we weren't in the VIP section. As the night drew on and the drinks kept flowing the music was amazing and this place got more and more crowded. It didn't hurt that this was the night of the start of Pride Month. The one thing I appreciated was the outdoor area because it can get hot in there. Also, it was a nice escape to take in a cigarette and people watch. Honestly, I think I'd rather prefer sitting out here for a night if I were to come back. read more

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Rich's Pros: -Gay club -We love having lgbt spaces -Fun Cons: -Phones stolen often here -I once saw a man sucking another man's you-know-what literally on the dance floor surrounded by people dancing....that was gross because no one consented to seeing that. Please don't be disgusting like that. -I have heard of drinks being spiked here...be careful and never ever leave your drink unattended or around strangers. -too many straight people coming into our lgbt space...honestly I want to believe it's them stealing phones from us read more

Never left a review but I have to shout out the bottle service experience at Richs! Not only competitively the best priced in San Diego, Downtown could never! Best part tho THE VIP HOSTESS!!! HOLY SHHH!! Not only is she stunning but Jazmine is beyond professional. From start to finish she has everything in order. She made my whole party laugh, checked in before, during, and thanked us the day after. We all wanted to invite her over for a bbq that's how much she made us feel welcome! Best bottle experience ever. We will be back and we can't wait to see Jazmine! 10 stars!!!! read more

10/10 Music It's a crowded club at the end of the day Great time, cheap and well made drinks Not everyone has a great experience here but I've never had a bad one so I still recommend to folks in their early to mid 20's read more

A friend of mine was having a going away party and reserved the VIP section with bottle service. I thought I was a bit extra, but after that night I got some ideas. The VIP area sat above the main dance floor so I got to ppl watch all night. The music on this side was very EDM, so not really my vibe but I was ok with it. All in all not a bad spot, but not my scene. Came out to support a friend and had a good time. My only complaint would be more ac, but for the ppl on the dance floor, they didn't seem to mind. read more

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Turns out this is the best place to get your phone stolen. I was stone cold sober and my phone still got stolen. Seems to be a theme here since other people have reviewed the same issue. read more

Went to Rich's to celebrate the Pride Kick-Off Party. Tonight featured performances by Kandy Muse and Jessica Wild from RuPaul's Allstars Season 8 as well as music from DJ John Joseph. The place was decorated beautifully for Pride and the music was booming and definitely kept people on the dance floor. Drinks here were somewhat expensive but that's what you have to expect at a club. Both bartenders we went to poured heavy and honestly we didn't have the same experience with watered down alcohol that other reviews have noted. Both were extremely friendly and efficient despite the number of people they had to serve. We were a little disappointed that Kandy and Jessica only performed one song each. It was a long wait for a somewhat short show. While we were happy to be there to see them it was a blink of the eye and they were finished. Rich's also had a large outdoor area which has different music and is more of a place to have conversations instead of dance. Overall it was a fun night. I only take them down a star due to the short show and a desire that they had mixed in some Reggaeton with the other music to give everyone some variety. read more

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amazing!! ..before we met the male security guard at the restroom. claimed to be doing his job then said "but i'm being a d*ck, right?" because a group of girls was trying to make sure our friend was okay.. he brought a guard that was a woman but made passive comments after she escorted us out. we work at a venue and have NEVER been so rude toward people who deserve empathy. Rich's should hire kinder individuals, truly :( read more

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Every time I go to this place, I feel like they suck the blood out of me in terms of money. I'm sure they got high overhead, but $10 beers plus 25% tips is outrageous! Come on!!! read more

Pretty ok bar with a lot of people. Halloween they definitely charged way too much, but the vibes were pretty good so it was worth it. The drinks are ok too. read more

There needs to be a training conducted with everyone. The topic should be not to over serve a customer. Serving a customer when they can barely stand up is dangerous, irresponsible and illegal. The California Business and Professions Code section 25602 (a) . Other than this issue. The music the vibe is great. read more

This is my favorite gay club/bar in Hillcrest. It really is more of a club than a bar. You get two rooms to dance in- a hip hop room and an EDM room. There is also a huge outdoor patio with some seating. You can get VIP tables in the EDM room and the outdoor patio. There's a coat check for a small 3$ charge and an entrance fee of about 15. The only reason for not giving it 5 stars is the bathrooms. They are always pretty wet on the ground and dirty. I don't think they get cleaned until the end of the night. The ambiance is great and 95% gay boys. So if you're looking for a lesbian bar there's one across the street.. but still a way bigger dance floor here! read more

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i love the music and the events they host here, always very cool and the mood is pretty consistently fun. i will say the crowd has gotten really weird, and have had a lot of weird interactions and unsafe experiences. stay very aware in the space. drinks can vary, usually strong. most things ive gotten are fine though (except the vodka cran. do not recommend lol) read more

My forever favorite club to hang out! Love the VIP service except for last night. They basically dropped off one bottle and never really checked up or made any of our drinks unless we asked. Terrible service! I've had bottle service several times and have never experienced this type of lack of personal service. Disappointed. read more

Wouldn't recommend at all, my phone ID and debit card were stolen. None of the staff did a single thing and all the manager said was "this happens all the time what do you want me to do" and I literally lost my mind. Granted my behavior was over it top but I was livid at the way they handled everything. They don't care all since it's a club and I get that. Very disappointing and felt very uncomfortable considering it was pride. Never recommend ever. read more

First time here and I loved that they have 2 separate dance floors. The night I went, they had hip hop/top pop on one side and EDM on the other. I gravitate towards the EDM side, but my friends and I explored both and had fun on either. Would love to go back if I'm ever in town again! read more

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Great job at safely staying open near the tail end of covid! The staff was straight forward with rules in regards to safety -- stay at your tables, staff wearing masks & a lot of hand sanitizer everywhere. Our group ordered drinks & food. The food was pretty good bar food. No complaints there! I wonder how wild this place gets in non-covid times? read more

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Tonight two of my friends and I had decided to go to Rich's, our favorite place to have fun together. A friend had a little too much to drink and was struggling to take care of herself in the bathroom, so our other friend and I rushed in to help. But this was proven difficult as the woman at the counter selling her services for hand soap and what not was actively pushing in the door and disrupting my friend's fight to privacy, as well as committing an act of sexual harassment and battery. The man in charge of guarding the bathroom also took his turn pushing in the door as my drunk friend was half naked. We explicitly told them she was not dressed and we were pushing against the door as this man and woman were both trying to push it in, threatening to call the cops? We told them to call the cops since obviously we were doing nothing illegal, but in fact THEY were. We (me and my other sober-minded friend) threatened to talk to our lawyers about the matter and then a female guard was brought in to escort us out. My sober friend and I had to actively push against the force of two of your employees to guard our fiend's body from being exposed without her consent. This was an immense invasion of privacy. As the counter lady was pushing the door in, she cited 'one person per stall' as her reason. This is not adequate reasoning considering the lack of signage indicating such, as well the physical force used. The physical force constitutes as battery on its own, and considering the circumstances, sexual harassment has its own case. I have endured bruises from trying to keep my friend's dignity that night by pushing against the stall door to keep it closed. This was frankly a traumatizing experience for everyone involved. I have reached out to both managers and have received no word back. So I'm here. read more

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This is my first time writing a yelp review really not that kind of person. But this was by far the worst experience I've ever had at any bar or club and I go out a LOT. Getting inside was cool not a big deal the drinks were expensive but they poured it heavy. I've heard the bartenders were very rude but it wasn't like that in my case. The music wasn't too great it's like they turned on top 10 songs to shake ass too and kept it on repeat. Here's the kicker. The friend I was with had her phone stolen which I've heard happens a lot here. I went to the security guard outside and was like hey someone stole my friends phone. He gave me the dirtiest look and told me not my problem and then took my drink and threw it in the trash like forced it out of my hand because I was "outside the bar" He was a complete asshole. None of the people were helpful and just said to figure it out yourself. I wouldn't recommend this bar even if you were here for the lgbtq community. Every place has its positive reviews here and there but from a majority of the reviews two things are common here . YOUR PHONE/WALLET/PURSE WILL GET STOLEN and SECURITY WILL TELL YOU TO GO FUCK YOURSELF. read more

Decent little club with a big EDM room and a medium sized hip hop room. I like how ceilings are high and that the venue is on the bigger end with more music options. Lines for the bathroom (at least for the women) can get long. Drinks here were meh, and service from bartenders weren't the best, but I get it (on busy nights it can get stressful). There was a cover when I came here months ago, so be ready to pay to play. read more

They had the worst customer service ever. The bouncer was VERY rude and yelled at me to have my ID out when i had JUST got in line. Nobody was nice or even considerate, and i did NOT feel comfortable there whatsoever (from both customers and workers). I would not recommend going if youre even wanting to enjoy a night out with your friends for good music, because honestly, it sucks and its not worth the hassle. Just go to PB!!!!!!!! OPENBAR, HIDEAWAY, SHORECLUB, THE LOCAL are such better alternatives with a good crowd. read more

honestly the amount of people i know that have gotten their phones stolen tonight is insane. im one of those people. This is the second time ive had my phone stolen from here. Someone here has got to be in on this because no other bar in hillcrest has this issue. Alot of people i know are refusing to come back here. read more

I was waiting in line with my friend to go into Rich's and the short, bald bouncer with the glasses snatched the water bottle from my friend's hand and was being rude about it when we told him that it was sealed but yet, he aggressively snatched it from our hands without saying anything and put into the trash can. my friend said that she didn't know that sealed water wasn't allowed and she said that she wanted to leave the area and finish the water because she had been drinking, and regardless the security guard took the water bottle from her hand and threw it in the trash. once again, she said that she needed the water and would leave if she couldn't enter with it, and literally dug it out of the trash so she could drink it. but he did not care and aggressively forced us forward into the crowd. we started crying because i could not even believe that such a disgusting, disrespectful , hateful human could be representing somewhere as welcoming and inclusive as Rich's read more

I have always loved Rich's before Covid. Even during covid love this place. How they decorated it for Halloween is Super cute! They are on open table so easy to make a reservation. Rule is either you all order an appetizer or one person orders an entree. The WAP is my Favorite. All the staff here are amazing. Always a fun time read more

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Called and made a reservation for an outdoor booth? Section? Either way, it was spacious and our host, Daniel, was great. Super personable and helpful! We all ordered drinks (except those of us driving, we got a c*ck pop- $5!). Drinks seemed to go over well with everyone- good flavor and very strong. There was a $5 cover to get into the club itself, and paying at the outdoor lounge also let us go to the front of the line! We came during a pop night, and the DJ was definitely bumping! It's definitely your standard club in that it was crowded, sweaty, loud music, flashing lights. But if that's your vibe- go for it! There's also plenty of food nearby for those late night drunk munchies. read more

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Y'all little thieves! During pride the day entry was $15 and they were charging people minutes before they shut down until the night party and not letting anyone know and then kicking them out. The night party entry was $40 dollars which is crazyyyyy for Hillcrest. Either way we still went in, only to have 2 of our phones stolen out of our pockets. Trash place imo read more

This past weekend my girlfriend and I went down to sunny San Diego to visit some family. One stop we made was at one of their local favorites, Rich's. We weren't there long but we had a great experience. Fantastic customer service by both our server Blake & the manager named Allen. Drinks were really good and their pretzels as well. Definitely would return and highly recommend for a cool time if you're in the area. read more

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My friends and I had such a great time celebrating our gal's birthday! The birthday gift made reservations online and we were sat in front of the DJ booth, to be honest I really appreciate that there are bungalow style seating because it really makes getting drunk and having fun easier. We were a party of 12 and I appreciated that groups were spread out accordingly and that the team at Rich's were wearing masks and keeping us as safe as possible. Our first server was Daniel, he was really friendly, helped us get settled in. A group of four of us ordered the Mimosa Whore Wagon, which had 4 bottles of Mumm Champagne and a carafe of orange and pineapple juice. With tax it was around $200, $50 per person and truly worth it minus the sugar headache. For the Whore Wagons, you actually have the pay upfront instead of the end of your reservation. Which is nice because it helped separate our bills from the rest of table, you know how that can get having to split bills at the end of the night. Will, was a really nice frozen margarita vendor, he was selling Pops for $5 a piece, we got $5 and they kept us cool on this hot day. Then we had Bill, not sure if that was really his name. He sold jello shots at $2 a piece, we ended up getting around for the table, duh it was cheap and they were tasty! I wish the DJ was better but that's not Rich's fault, but we made our own fun. After Daniel took his break Madison took over, he was so so nice and really kind to us. After drinking 3 bottles, it was definitely time to order us food. I was starving, so I ordered a Nacho Daddy and a Gimme the Meat pizza. The pizza was the best pizza I had ever that sauce was so flavorful and the toppings were great! The nachos, I wish I could have saved it for my drunk self to eat at the end of the night. Overall such an amazing time to be back at Rich's. The food, drinks and ambiance was so wonderful, I cannot wait to be back! read more

Ritchie is hands-down, the best bottle service man I know I've been to so many San Diego locations and he took such great care of us. I will be back and I'm so happy. Thank you for everything boo!!! read more

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I have been to Rich's several times in the past but this visit was different in the sense that they took COVID and the restrictions so seriously and they protected their staff and guests. They had an amazing patio set up which socially distanced and enforced mask wearing and sanitization before entering. They also were very diligent about enforcing social distancing between parties and it was greatly appreciated. They have always some really great drinks and they had some great food options. I only hope they keep the patio in the future! read more

Booked a VIP room for a birthday party. The section was beautiful Eddie the organizer was nice and helpful when planning. Security is a whole scam. Allowing their friends to come into our section. Lying saying they work there. To then having their friend attack and hit the birthday boy in the chin. A purse got stolen from our upstairs vip room. The only thing they were able to do is refund one bottle. We had 6 bottles and paid over 2k for this night. If you're planning on booking this place I highly recommend that you go to a different place. Horrible experience completely unprofessional! read more

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The guy who takes your payment touched my phone to make sure I had the text for a the discount and not a screen shot , 1st of all don't touch my phone , 2nd of all yes it was a screen shot , so you can't give me a $5 discount for the entrance ? Sounds like I won't be tipping the bartenders until I make up those $5 , Ik it's not that serious but bi*** you wanna play like that I can too read more

The music's great. Love coming here on Wednesday. BUT, the bouncers that check you in? will not let you in if you don't look like your ID. 10/10 would not recommend. Hard pass on the employees. 3 ppl to check my id to determine if it was me, asked for my address 2xs, my birthday 2xs, my zip code, when the ID was issued to me, my bank cards, EVEN my Costco card, MY STAR SIGN?!?! Do better. read more

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