Havana Club

If you get there before 9:00, you have room to dance, after that you can't even walk in the crowd. The VIP section is a joke, the bathrooms are too small, no seating areas really, a few tables here and there, unless you pay $$$ for the pseudo VIP section. Drinks are $ but $5 for a bottle of water is ridiculous. When you leave the place your coat, clothes and hair will smell like CIGARS! Yuk!

Pros: Variety of music

Cons: Smoky & Crowded

Hard to imagine, but this New Havana Club has surpassed even the previous one which was such a fun and lively place for me and my friends. Enjoyed New Year's Eve Party.
I must say, THIS is the place to 'See and Be Seen'. The crowd was really stylish and good-looking.
Music was awesome and ambience was magical and held me breathless. The energy was palpable.
Drinks were good and strong, staff and service was excellent even on such a busy night.
We'll definitely be back.

Pros: Music, Energy, Ambience, Drinks, Service, Crowd, Location

Cons: None

Had a great time with our group........good crowd, good drinks, good music, awesome chill ambiance. New location is great.

Pros: Trendy sophisticated crowd, upscale, great ambiance

Cons: Valet wait

Hard to imagine, but this New Havana Club has surpassed even the previous one which was such a fun and lively place for me and my friends. Enjoyed New Year's Eve Party.
I must say, THIS is the place to 'See and Be Seen'. The crowd was really stylish and good-looking.
Music was awesome and ambience was magical and held me breathless. The energy was palpable.
Drinks were good and strong, staff and service was excellent even on such a busy night.
We'll definitely be back.

Pros: Music, Energy, Ambience, Drinks, Service, Crowd, Location

Cons: None

I got invited for privet Christmas Party at the new location of Piedmont rd. I fall in love in this place!!! Design, service and music... I dont have words to explain how good is. This place is huge! They have three rooms with three different kind of music. Each room got completely different design!!! VIP? when you inside- everyone is VIP. Great place!

Pros: just perfect place!

Cons: so far any... zero

They are opening new one in Buckhead!!! New address is 3112 Piedmont rd, GA 30305 . You have to go over there. This is a place where word "awesome" is getting new dimension. I got invited for a private Christmas Party. This place is amazing!!! Three different rooms with three different kind of music. This is a place where design, music, service and heaven meets together :) . I heard they are really opening in January 2010 but they are going to have few parties before like awesome New Years Eve etc.
THX!

Pros: Big venue, humidor, parking on site

Cons: not any

Visited for the BMI holiday party...by far the best venue in Buckhead for variety. Rock, salsa, and dance all in one place. Sophisticated, not pretentious.

Pros: Big venue, humidor, parking on site

08/18/07

Parking:
If you find parking on the street is free, but if you are unlucky in life like myself is $10.00.

The Service:
Ay, Ay, Ay?Outrageously Dreadful!

?May I have a Cuban Mojito, Please??
?3 minutes later
Bartender: ?I can?t find the sugar.?
?Okay, let me have a hypnotic?

Okay so, no Cuban mojito in the Havana Club was not the demoralizing part, this girl was gone for two minutes and we were the only ones at the bar, she made no effort to find the essential ingredient for this concoction and did not even apologize. Stupid me gave her a tip anyway. I noticed there were no chairs at the bar. I thought that it may be just another irrational city law, but poor me decided to ask the same enthusiastic, eager to work bartender. She replied: ?No chairs are allowed at the bar, because is the bar, so no chairs are allowed.? I asked Einstein, where we could sit, since the tables were reserved. She pointed out in front of the bar by the piece of wood sticking out of the wall. ??But there are no chairs there either?. Bartender: ?Well, what do you want me to do??

Other Turn Offs:
The seat cover of my toilet is more spacious than the dance floor.

Ambiance: This establishment truly captures the essence of Havana, specially the elongated stairs that lead to the balcony and the entrance. The live band sounded pretty good, unfortunately I only heard their practice because due to the mojito incident we were morally forced to leave early.

Warning:
This club will change locations in September. Hopefully they?ll change their staff as well.

Final Thoughts:
On a final note, based on what I observed, the location and comments from my colleagues, Havana Club is for the non-Latino, Dancing with the Stars viewer audience that does not know any better.

Pros: atmosphere, live music

Cons: horrible, unfriendly customer service

Love the drinks, and the people... oh, good times! Every Monday, without failure! It's a no miss occasion, big shout out to MBE (metro boyz entertainment) !!!

Pros: drinks

Cons: can't think of any

If you're a serious salsa dancer, get there early - like 10:00PM. That way you can at least have enough room to dance for an hour or so. Because after 11:00pm it starts to get crazy crowded in there. The place does have a magical ambiance about it that generates a fun time. The last time I was there I got into one of those salsa "zones" where I was dancing non-stop. Then I noticed they were cutting on the lights and I said to myself, "What's going own, why are they cutting on the lights?" I asked that waitress, "What's going on?" She said the place was getting ready to close! I had danced 4 straight hours and didn't realize it! Did I have a good time or what?

As everyone has said, the cigar and cigarette smoke is BAD!!!! Havana Club owner could at least invest in a good ventilation system! Many of my friends don't come there because of the smoke. I normally leave before it gets smoky! Invest some of your profits in a decent ventilation system. Not only your customers, but think about your employees and their health!!!!

I've been going to Havana for about 8 years, and I miss the mural of a scene from Havana that was painted behind the band area. It heavily added to that "Havana" atmosphere and sent out positive vibes. Please repaint it!

Pros: friendly people, good band, good sound system

Cons: cigar smoke, bad ventilation, small dance floor

This place is great for groups. I have taken my Salsa Meetup group here several times. The music is fabulous, the crowd great, and the drinks strong.
The dance floor can get pretty crowded, but that just tells you that everyone is dancing!
The only drawbacks are that there are never enough seats for resting between bouts of Salsa and Merengue, which is a shame since they have so much unused space back in the Cigar bar area. I also wish they had a website to make contact and planning my group get togethers easier.
Overall, I love the place and plan to go back often.

Pros: Great Music, great service, strong drinks, wonderful atmosphere.

Cons: Small dance floor, not enough seats, no website.

Great Place to go Makes me feel at Home. I always dance til the place closed down!!! I recommend if your from Havna or any spanish country to come and dance. THe Band .... GRRREAT!

Pros: Keep it up

Cons: None

I have been to this place several time and it is a wonderful friendly place. I cannot give it above a 7 because of the cigar and cigarette smoke. it will make you sick. I got sick from the smoke twice - sore throat, red eyes, sneezing, etc. If they got rid of the smoking, yes this club would be a 10 on my list. The parking is also good. The door guy is very nice. The live band.. that is ALWAYS excellent!

The crowd is very friendly and diverse but watch out for the waitress. If you are not buying drinks, she is not very nice. I had a ginger ale on my table and got up to dance and while dancing the waitress had my my drink removed. She knew I was not finished with my drink but did this because I was not buying alcohol.

Havana Club - loose the cigar and cigarette smoke..... 2nd HAND SMOKE KILLS PEOPLE....BE RESPONSIBLE.

Pros: Excellent place to experience Latin dance & have fun; parking; diversed; located in a nice area; live kicking band; free to ladies; the men will ask u 2 dance all-night.

Con: Cigar & Cigarette Smoking Allowed; 2ND HAND SMOKE IS BAD THERE; Waitress not as nice to non-alcohol drinkers

Pros: Great Latin Dancing; parking; excellent live band; salsa classes; diversed group; friendly live crowd on Friday nights; free to ladies

Cons: CIGAR & CIGARETTE SMOKE; 2ND SMOKE; small dance floor; waitress & non-alcohol drinkers

This place is great. Me and my girls went last Wednesday and loved it. They have Girls Night Out Wednesdays and free drinks from 10-11. The music was jumping, the crowd was live and the guys were fine. We are definitely going back. if you want to have a great time on Wednesdays go the Havana Club

Pros: music, drinks

I've been here countless times, and always had a good time. Everyone dances with everyone. The crowd is diverse, but always dressed nicely. If you don't happen to know how to salsa/merengue, there are more than enough native teachers willing to help. Ladies are always free, and you're just as likely to see a married couple as you are a group of single women. The atmosphere is great. The live bands they bring in are top-notch & enthusiastic. You and you partner will more than likely be singing along by then end of a set or two.

Pros: atmosphere, excellent music, hot crowd

Cons: cigar smoke, crowded dance floor

As a surprise, my friends took me out for a night of salsa dancing. We ended up at the Havana Club. I had the time of my life. The staff was more then curtious, and the cigar bar was awesome. I think I have finally found a place in Atlanta that has the prefect Latin flare.

Pros: friendly staff, inexpensive, fantastic music!

they must have stuffed their ballot box!!!

Whoever thinks that Havana Club is the best buckhead club has NOT been to buckhead in many months!

The only good night they have is Monday...and that is a stretch...

Definitley the place to be on Monday nights, especially during the three day holiday weekend!

Pros: Music, Crowd, Parking