the 5 stories of music on saturday 6/4/22 was amazing.Look, if youre broke dont go out. $20 charge is bcz they have 5 djs! the drinks are average priced qaround $13. please tip your bartenders!!The Dj's played good music on each floor. The decor was great as well. The drinks were consistently priced! each rum and coke was 13.20 on different levels. The consistency means alot in this business where alot of bars charge bartender descretion prices. Decades was awesome! I had to leave a review because the reviews dont do this club justice. It was by far the most fun i've been to in DC. The 90's music floor was awesome and the rooftop had cool lights.
We were a little nervous to visit decades after reading the reviews, but we ended up going for a bit to celebrate a friend’s birthday and actually had a great time!The line to enter was long, but moved quickly. They did a thorough check point where they pat you down, check bags and check jacket pockets. You get carded at the door and have to pay a $20 cover if you don’t have a VIP pass. We all got the free VIP pass off their website and, so we didn’t have to pay the cover fee.Once inside, you can visit each floor of the club to get a different music experience. The top floor was the most crowded, and it was very hot, but our group still had a good time dancing. One of the middle floors (I think it was the 90’s floor) was less crowded, and you could feel the air conditioning, so we stayed there most of the time. Our friends said the bartenders were nice, and we didn’t have any negative experiences with bouncers either.We had a ton of fun at Decades and would love to visit again sometime! If you haven’t been, I’d stop by and give it a try!
I would definitely recommend, me and my sisters celebrated our birthday here and it was on point!! Music was amazing drinks were decent priced. I’d definitely suggest getting there early so you don’t get caught in the rush of people tryna get to the “good”floors. It was definitely the vibe 10/10 totally going back.
Overpriced and crowded. Rude staff. Was being charged $14 for Coronas and other cheap beer pre covid, can only imagine what it’s like now. Paying that much for drinks youd atleast expect to be treated with some respect
If you’re an LGBTQ person do NOT come here. First of all, aside from the fact that this bar is not lgbt friendly it’s absolutely disgusting. The first floor of decades smells like a portopotty. The drinks are ridiculously overpriced compared to any other comparable “club” in DC. The cover is $20 which would be fine if it had any redeemable qualities worth the cover. As far as it being not LGBTQ friendly, the staff is not trained on how to handle LGBTQ people, the bathrooms are labeled All Gender but they have staff guarding them(even though they are single stall) allowing only females into one and “men”(those they deem visible men) into the room with only urinals available(on the rooftop)My personal experience on the rooftop after entering the “all gender” restroom was I was pulled out by the staff and then told I was not allowed to use that facility and I could enter the mens room because that room was for women only. I politely informed them I did not want to use the room with the urinals and the straight men and was then yelled at by security and told that I had no choice. IF YOU ADVERTISE ALL GENDER RESTROOMS THEN YOU STAND BY THAT STATEMENT.Will not return after this. I’ve visited numerous times and had multiple bad experiences but returned because I have so many straight friends who visit and want to experience different decades of music. If you want to experience the cliche of every decade and it be absolutely horrible then by all means please visit Decades DC but I’d spend my money at other establishments that cater to their clients much better; lgbtq or not.
You’ll have a good time, but be prepared to spend a lot of money! $20 cover charge and pricey drinks. But it’s spacious and clean, it doesn’t get too crowded, and they play some GREAT throwback music. Pick your battles!
I was really shocked by the lack of customer service and racism my friends and I experienced at this venue. We were looking to join some friends for a celebration and when we arrived at Decades, it was everything but a pleasant experience. When First letting the “door girl” Mariah know that we were joining friends inside- she became rude, dismissive and treated us as if we were lying. I witnessed her interact with other non black customers and the interaction was completely different- she was polite, provided them with payment options or literally immediately let them in. When we verbalized how we felt about her behavior she immediately acted as if someone was trying to harm her and that’s when the security guard Ben- played into her actions and said he would call the police. The police happened to be nearby on the sidewalk and didn’t even look bothered. We spoke to the door girl- Mariah with uplifting words hoping she would fix her attitude towards black customers. She didn’t unfortunately and played as if she was a victim to make us seem as if we were a problem. I wouldn’t recommend this establishment to anyone of my fellow colleagues or anyone reading this review. There are other bars/venues that are far more inclusive and appreciate Black patrons.
I have the worst experience in this club. First we almost spend over 1500 on Thursday night on my friend birthday. Towards the end of it I wanted to use the bathroom and this one security guy did not let me use the bathroom. After I insist I really need to use it badly than he told me that if I give him 100 dollar and the other security guy 100 then he will let me use the bathroom. What a worst service is that. I ask him who is the owner of this place let me speak to him and he refuses me and told me get out of here. Is this how you treat with the customer. It was so terrible. There many other people standing and watching this incident.
After purchasing bottle service and being told we could move up a floor, the security team proceeded to be condescending and sexist to the member of our group who bought the bottle. Had he been respectful and not just grab the bottle from our group, he could have redeemed himself, yet he decided to belittle our group and not own up to his behavior.
Me and my friends used to love to come to decades but each time we get some sort of mistreatment. The guards are rude and RACIST. One time one of the guard told us ‘this ain’t your s**t, when we try to get to our VIP table. Ever time we go there it feels like they assume just because we’re black we can’t afford VIP. I’m tired of this racist treatment, I will take my money somewhere where it’s appreciated.