Space Karaoke Bar & Lounge Koreatown NYC

Title: Extremely Disappointing Experience at Space Karaoke Bar and Lounge

Rating: ️

I recently visited Space Karaoke Bar and Lounge on Sunday, December 17th, 2023, after attending a fantastic Mariah Carey concert with my two daughters and another mom and daughter we met at the show. Unfortunately, our experience at this establishment was far from enjoyable.

Upon arrival, we were greeted by an unwelcoming atmosphere and a seemingly closed bar. To our surprise, we were the only customers there. The bartender, who also served as the attendant, appeared miserable and annoyed by our presence. When we asked about his demeanor, he bluntly stated that he wasn't supposed to be working that evening. This immediately set a negative tone for the night and ruined our celebratory vibe.

Throughout our time at the bar, we had to continually shout to get the bartender's attention, as he would hide in the office. It was frustrating to have to go through such lengths just to order drinks. The lack of attentiveness and poor service made us feel like an inconvenience rather than valued customers.

To add insult to injury, as our allotted time for karaoke came to an end, the bartender escorted us out and swiftly locked the door behind us, as if to signal that we were not welcomed. This blatant display of disrespect left a sour taste in our mouths.

As we were leaving, we encountered another group of people heading towards the bar, and we warned them about our terrible experience and advised them to avoid this location at all costs. No one deserves to be treated unwelcome and have their vibe deflated.

In conclusion, I strongly advise against visiting Space Karaoke Bar and Lounge on 34 W 32nd Street in New York City. The unwelcoming atmosphere, terrible service, and disrespectful behavior of the bartender ruined what should have been a fun and memorable night. Save yourself the disappointment and find a different karaoke spot that values its customers.

My family and friends had a great time here! Highly recommend and can't wait to return and sign again. The service was great.

WE WERE ALMOST ASSUALTED BY THEIR SECURITY GUARD AND THE STAFF DID NOTHING.

My friends and I were enjoying a great night out. We spent over $500 dollars in this establishment. We had bottle service (bottle provided was Jose quavo$35 bottle) but was charged over $500. As we were leaving we all went to the bathroom to USE it when suddenly we heard a loud banging on the door. Once we opened the door a security guard WALKED in the bathroom and Starting YELLING at the top of his lung to get the F&$& out. He was so enraged that his eyes were bulging out of his eyes and he was fuming at his mouth. I immediately got scared that this person was going to assault myself or one of the patrons in the bathroom. The security guard (who's black) started to go off stating that it be his own people to act up as if WE just stormed in the bathroom with rage. To make matters worse the STAFF DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to make us feel safe as they wanted us to walk to the elevator lobby with the SAME security that almost assaulted us. The staff didn't rectify they situation. They didn't offer a partial refund or any type of refund. DO NOT GO HERE as we are planning legal actions against the bar and the security company they hire to "patrol" their grounds. We are not ghetto we are all educated women with masters or better so the "assumption" that we were ghetto and deserved that type of tre5 after money was spent is appalling and I've also contacted BBB

I have been here twice and the karaoke rooms are a lot of fun. Sadly, the bartenders tend to have an attitude and come off rude. I also feel that they take advantage of the pricing and just make up their own prices. I ordered food and the bartender told me it was $22.50. When my friend ordered the exact same thing she told her it was $25.00.

This place is a DUMP AVOID! They canceled our reservation for no reason and no explanation. Look elsewhere. Korea town at its worst. Don’t visit if coming to NYC!

Zero star if I could!

The took my name for the reservation at 8.34 pm
And told me to come back in 1 hour. So my friends and I came back at 9.30 pm.and they said no room until after 12.00 am. This is ridiculous. We were waiting outside for so long in cold.

P. S.they did not even take our phone number.
Just said come back in 1 hour that’s all.

And this what they did to us.

Don’t come to this place.

They mistreated you.

Wth!

They say they open at 4: 30 on Sundays, when they actually open at 5! The elevator doesn’t work when we try to go up, they don’t answer the phone. It’s really annoying.

You’ll be met with Bad attitude and horrible service the whole time.

Even tho we made a reservation days in advance, honoring the allotted time to start On time doesn’t mean anything.

They were super rude when we showed up and wasted 30’min of our allotted time trying to find the reservation. No room for extension even tho it was their fault.

The mics or Karaoke machine don’t work properly and they’ll kick you out before time.

Total mess

Very unhappy to be writing this, but my party and I had a very negative experience here. The karaoke machine was not working, and the staff was unable to fix the problem for nearly ~50% of our allotted time (Note: we did the BYOB package, so we had to pay for karaoke). The manager was also extremely rude, refusing to listen to our frustrations or even make eye contact with us to address us while we asked for a discount on our karaoke time. He tried to make things better by giving us additional karaoke time, but the machine quite literally did not work, so we just sat in the room and had to beatbox on the microphone for fun. At the end, he told us to “find another karaoke place” for the next time, clearly showing a lack of commitment to customer service. Overall, very disappointed, and I’m sure there’s better karaoke bars out there, so save your time and money. Also - the elevator was super scary and seemed like it was out of a horror movie. Save yourself from the jumpscare.

My first time at a karaoke bar! My friends and I had a great time. Servers were quick when you rang for them. I don’t know what they put in their French fries, but they were very flavorful. I’m curious to see how this place compares to other karaoke bars.

I came here for my birthday and I reserved a space for 11 people a week in advance and when I got there I received the smallest room ever. Plus during the first hour I ordered 5 bottles of soju and two pitchers of beers. I asked to extend for a second hour and they made up a ridiculous rule that in order for me to stay I had to order the same amount of alcohol. They settled with me and “only” made me order 3 bottles of soju and another pitcher of beer. But imagine if I order a total of 10 sojus and 4 pitchers of beer? Me and the group of friend consisted a lot of small petite women, if something happened from over drinking that would have been horrible.

Legit worse place rip people off let her friends get a room while we had been waiting. Charged us more than $40 for two non alcoholic drinks which were basically water and added a gratuity and tried to kick us out early. Been to much better on the same block

Bartender Jenny is excellent friendly engaging cheerful and responsive. Met the owner Jay a true gentleman.

Toto was the best server ever she was amazing and always checked up on us. 10/10 would recommend

It's always a pleasure meeting such amazing people here in Ktown. Best bartenders ever shown me so much love and respect. I hope everyone gets to experience "Space" just like I did. I know there's racism but I surround myself with people who aren't racist and with good vibes every weekend. ️️