STRUT Bar & Club

Okay, let me tell you about this place. It's unassuming from the outside, but once you go inside your world will change in an instant I came with a group of 10 for a birthday for my brother's wife with a bunch of friends, all of whom were straight to see the drag show and let me tell you we had the most fun we have ever had in one single night. Bottle service was reasonably priced. Our server was amazing, Kassandra we love you and happy Birthday 🎂, all we can talk about is when are we going back? We had a great seat. It was a great place. The cocktails were ripping. The atmosphere is over the top and afterwards, when it goes into a club, look at you better be ready again. We never had a funner time than we were here. This is a must go to place, check it off, mark it off your list and you're welcome for this one.

Ordered a tequila pineapple and the shirtless bartender with the handlebar mustache said I was gonna give myself diabetes. Not the inclusion I would expect from an LGBTQ+ bar. Let’s do better. Aside from that, the rest of the staff I interacted with was friendly and the music is great on KPop nights! Shoutout to QTNightLife

Was having a great time until I went outside the club and tried coming back in. The security guard said I had to repay the cover fee but he stated he saw me come out of the club… why would I have to repay cover if he knew I had just came out of the club?? Makes no sense and he was very rude. The other workers were very nice but the old security guard was terrible. The place should have a stamp upon entrance to avoid having to repay cover fees to come back inside. I won’t be coming back to this place or recommending it to anyone. Hope this changes.

The venue is small with low ceilings making the environment sweaty and humid. They demanded a $10 cover for a DJ playing the same song/type-beats with no change or variation. The part that upset me the most is when staff wouldn't let me go take my anti-seizure medication without having to pay the $10 to get back in. This happened within the first 10 minutes arriving. Keep in mind this is a tiny Strip Mall location my car was directly in front of the "clubs" sidewalk. I've been to huge venues where even they were cool about leaving if you let security search you again on re-entry. Basically I was told to have a seizure on the dance floor or get out and repay to walk 2 feet back in the door. The Abbey in West Hollywood is now completely worth the drive from Newport Beach if this is what coastal OC has to offer. I also spoke with a manager who basically just told me to give up and get out. I only really spent 30 minutes at this bar and I am significantly worse for wear and depressed after going. Maybe they did not want another transgender person there or maybe just too many Black people in the bar for the managements liking. Either way, I felt extremely excluded for where in the LGBT community I was and for having a disability…

Nice place for reels and videos especially for some weekends photos for social media. They have $10 cover charge they only take cards,very friendly staffs, drinks are little expensive. I went with my gay friend even this is a gay bar it’s packed with girls, nice music pretty clean bathrooms , they have a smoking area outside as well

My friend and I went in for drinks after 5:00PM. The bar is super nice! Love the decorations and vibe. Our bartender, Mason, was great! He really made our experience memorable with excellent conversation and service. He encouraged us to come back for the dancing and even told us about the Halloween theme. I felt very welcomed and comfortable. Excited for this place. Thank you, Mason!

I went for my first time with friends for a Beyoncé night and they advertised playing her hits all night long. We walked out just as fast as we walked in. The bar was empty. There was no Beyoncé playing and when we asked they said "she’s on the loop". I was warned because this place did a Shakira night and they had the same experience…barely played any Shakira. This place is a scam trying to lure people in by advertising events that are fake. Don’t trust this place. Go elsewhere.