Bonham Exchange, San Antonio TX

Absolutely love this place. The environment is always friendly, music selection is the best. If I want to dance and have a good time this place is always my first choice.

Unfortunately last night we went to see a show on the third floor and the experience was pretty terrible. After waiting over 30 min in line to pay and get in, which is totally understandable. We were met with little to no view of the stage. Not only were there pillars in the way, the general admission area is not viewer friendly. To put this in perspective I am 5’7 and I was wearing 3 inch heels and there were points where I could see glimpses but for the majority of the show I couldn’t see a thing. There was one performer that I could genuinely tell you I didn’t see at all throughout their whole number. My partner is 5’4 and couldn’t see a thing, I was completely disappointed. There were plenty of individuals standing in the back with absolutely no view. It’s unfortunate going in super excited and being disappointed. I hope they find a solution to this issue because it’s not okay to have people pay to watch a show they literally cannot see.

Never ever come here! You’ll waste your money on rude service and get kicked out for absolutely no reason at all.this place is dusty and old af! The bathrooms looked like a scary insane asylum.old dusty place with rude racist workers.

As other have mentioned the service here is eh, they just don’t seem interested. Also on another note I was only charged $5 to get in and my sister who’s also my age was charged $20 which make NO SENSE to me? Why are they charging different prices I guess anything to make money. I went on a Friday night it was DEAD & beer here is about $6 each.

What an amazing experience at the Bonham Exchange, the only reason I went was because Anetra from Rupauls Drag Race season 15 was there! She did such an amazing job! Bonham was very nice, has an antique and unique character, the only negative I have to say is the stage, I think the speakers and the podium they are in the way of being able to see the performance, if you ever go get in the middle that would be your best view. Host was very funny and I loved the great chemistry she had with the audience. If you do not pay for tables or seating be prepared to be standing for a long time. It might not be important to anybody but I will always remember meeting my favorite drag queen Anetra there.

Security will kick you out for any slight discrepancy, the club was dead on a Friday night and I saw roaches in the restroom.

Fun place, great music and good vibes. I’m giving it one star because a bartender stole from me. I ordered a 6 dollar beer and I seen a 50$ charge on my account. Keep an eye on your money if you come here

This place sucks, forget about requesting a song because the DJ will automatically call you a “karen” LMAO.
We’re here to have a good time not to bully people. You pay cover and don’t even get good music. Shame. Go elsewhere, promise you, you’ll have a better time.

Honestly this place was pretty fun!
I gave it one star because the DJ last night on the top level decided to call a lady who went onto the stage and make a song request a Karen! For this to be such a welcoming community to ALL for him to make a statement such as “Get Karen Off the Stage”on the mic to EVERYONE was completely unacceptable and many others in the crowd took offense let alone the lady who walked onto the stage! Nothing about this was funny and made most of the crowd leave and feel uncomfortable! After this statement I did not feel comfortable being here and decided to leave! It was extremely rude and disrespectful to everyone!
We need to do better in this world and not make statements like this!

Great wonderful customer service and a amazing place to have fun and partys we loved thank you so very much for having us.

Security is unbelievably rude. Got kicked out for getting a water thinking we were drunk and didn’t even breathalyze us.

Honestly the place is nice inside it great place to meet up with friends and family. Just enjoy yourself have a good time, especially if you’re the type of person who works so much and goes to school, having a little small outing with friends or family. But on the other hand the people that work there not including the dancers, the dancers are the most sweetest and friendly workers there, I’m talking about the lady that wear glasses in the front that checks the IDs, she overly stern with her words and she needs to get a new eye prescription, bc I’ve been here plenty of times. I understand they’re strict and I respect their rules. But the old lady with the glasses accused me and my cuzin of holding alcohol in our hands. They were watching us walk from where I park my car which was like down the street from the club. She denied us entrance because supposedly we were holding alcohol and threw it away infront of them on the way to there long line, mind you it like 12 something at night I'm wearing white and my cuzin wearing black and the lady said she saw us drink it then my cuzin in the black top went right in-front of them and threw the alcohol away and then got in line. Which we literally never went close to the trash can. Honestly I was upset, bc first we are minors, we were only there to see friends for a birthday party. Secondly we work essential types of jobs so we busy most of our time, third I wasted 2 gallons of gas on a 35min drive from where I lived to there. Lastly there was a lesbian couple in black and white in front of us while we were in line in the freezing cold that looked like they were drinking. We try to convince the lady she was mistaken us for someone else, we been here plenty of times why all of sudden, anyways she kept refusing saying she knows it was us bc she saw it with her own eyes. Honestly the people that were behind us in line even vouch for us saying they were behind us we never threw anything away but the lady still refused rudely. Then another problem happen with someone who was actually drunk and holding a bottle of liquor and so there owner or boss man came out to talk to the drunken lady why she isn’t allowed in. I was able to stop him respectfully explain the situation of there assumption of us and if they can pull up the camera footage that points at the trash can and the area around it and will prove us innocent they mistaken us for someone else. Then the owner or boss told us he can’t do anything he can’t rewind the footage until the end of the night and said if she said no then it no. He excused himself and walk away. We were left baffled how un etiquette, low manner, and unprofessional they handle our situation. Honestly we stopped trying bc we both already tired from working all day, and we have work tmr as well. Also extra info unrelated. They don’t let you in if your ID is expired, cut or anything off about it they do scan them to check age. It 15$ for 18-20 yrs olds and adult adults are free or 5$. Honestly, I’m very displeased with the management of this place. That’s because I have experience in running and building operation, knowing how to handle situations. So if your looking for someone to accused you and not let you in bc of the way you look instead, honestly go down to 1902 or burn house instead, you will enjoy and have fun with friends and family not to get accused or criticized.

If you are looking for a fun, club experience with different styles of music, give The Bonham a visit. Fridays and Saturdays the entire club is accessible for drinking and dancing. Want to win some cash…? Alayna Marquez hosts a Hot Chest Contest on the main dance floor at midnight. You can even catch a variety drag show on a Sunday night or a Rey Lopez Entertainment event on a Thursday. Be mindful, you will have your purses/bags checked and EVERYONE must be wanded (no pat down) no matter gender.
It is for the safety of patrons and employees with the caution of repeating Pulse in Florida and most recent Club Q in Colorado. No mace, pepper spray, knives of any size, guns or weapons.
Please have your VALID ID out so door staff can scan it before entry.
No photo copies, no picture on phone, or expired WILL NOT be accepted. ALL AGES are REQUIRED to have identification upon entry -Texas State Law.
It’s FREE before 10pm for 21 & Up and a $5 cover after 10 Fridays And Saturdays. Follow us on IG (The Bonham Exchange) and get in FREE on Fridays with Password til midnight.
Under 21 is $15 with NO IN AND OUT. You will be recharged if you leave and come back.
This is an ALL INCLUSIVE club, EVERYONE IS WELCOME. Allow The Bonham to be a safe haven for your clubbing experience.
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Good priced drinks, really enjoyed the dj that played on Thursday dec 29th (dj cobweb?) Fun upbeat atmosphere, interesting layout

I come here a lot and I really do usually enjoy myself and feel safe as a lesbian, but lately there have been some disgusting men that have made me uncomfortable and been annoyed/angry when I turned them down or told them I was gay. I feel like it’s less of a gay bar than it should be because of the large number of straight people. I don’t think straight people shouldn’t be allowed in these spaces but they should have some awareness of where they are. Other than that, I love the bartenders and the dancers. The lady bartender that works at the bar right by the door to the back patio is great and so is the bearded guy in the room with the pool table. The music gets kind of repetitive if you go a lot but it’s not necessarily bad music. The building is super cool and the bathrooms are pretty clean.

Edit: I used to love this place, as you can see by my old review. But the security guard up front is out of line and extremely rude, so is the woman who sits out front. At this point, I don't feel safe and laid back. I feel paranoid that these armed guards are going to get angry and aggressive and kick people out or not allow anyone in for whatever reason.
Original review: A super fun and safe environment! As a woman I had the most fun here and felt the most safe. I appreciate that there is security that checks everyone's bags and pockets. I also appreciate that there are security guards/officers within the club. It makes a night out more for fun and carefree for women.

This place was fun with good music and 2 levels for different dance floors! The people were fun but my night out with my girls took a turn for the worse when I was kicked out of the club. The security in the front was very rude to my friend and I when we were just trying to find a way to get to my friend. When offered solutions we were rudely turned away and told to get off the property. The front security guard needs to be taken down a couple of notches we were being so respectful and complying!

The place itself is cool. Unfortunately, the staff were the rudest staff I have ever experienced at any club in the United States. And they have the audacity to tag #everyonewelcome and #comeasyouare on their instagram posts. Allow me to elaborate:

The doorman was yelling at us to wait outside in the rain as we were waiting for a friend to get her wallet to pay the cover fee so “other people could get through” when there was literally nobody behind us. There was nobody in the section between the club and the outside. There was nobody around the doorman or cashier. Nobody. He just felt like being rude. Then, the DJ on the third floor singled out another friend we were with for requesting a song through her phone screen cause the music was loud and we had not noticed the song request poster yet. I believe he specifically said “you with the phone, we don’t do that childish **** here” on the microphone, as if she were doing something like writing the song across her chest and flashing the DJ. A simple gesture “no” would have been all he needed to do. Or maybe point to the poster to let us know that we were requesting it incorrectly. But he chose to publicly humiliate her. Need to put the staff in check.