Don't let the initial step in to the back entrance fool you...it's a lot nicer than it looks when the backroom is open. You can get a guest pass or a weekly pass or just become a member.
Christine G.
This place was pretty mellow on a Wednesday night. My group came here for the karaoke night, so I was glad that it wasn't as busy as I had thought it could be. We entered the building from the parking lot side (which there was plenty of parking, not sure how that would be on a busier night). We had already planned on signing up for the membership - the process took maybe 5 minutes to register each person and was fairly easy. The entrance has the registration desk and a hangout area, maybe unused bar area, and I could also see into another room where other events are sometimes held. We walked past the bathrooms where another bar area was located, and the main big room. The ceiling was covered with many pride flags, almost as to cover some of the vents that were emitting a strong current of air throughout the venue. There were plenty of tables with chairs for ample seating. Karaoke was already in full swing, and there were only a few other people participating. I can't remember which program they use, but it's a fairly easy app/website where you create a singer account, look up the song list, and add yourself to the singers queue. If they don't have the song that you want in the song list, you're also able to request for the DJ to eventually add the song if they are able to. The only thing I didn't like about the karaoke set-up were the locations of the tv screens where you'd be reading the lyrics. There are 2 giant tvs on either side of the main room, and maybe because I'm only 5'2", but to me - they seemed like I was looking up quite a bit. There are also smaller tvs behind the main bar. Overall, the SOCH seems to be a fun place to hangout when there are things going on, which they have a LOT of events available for all sorts of people and interests. I'd definitely go back there sometime.
Austin Lake
Walked in not knowing that it's a membership-only bar.Must have passed a vibe check because I was offered information about joining and was given an application when asked.Was told prior to paying it would be a 7 day wait on membership status. I was fine with waiting, but it also would have been cool if I could have been offered a two-drink, 20 minute maximum to meet other members and deciding on joining.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Austin Girdner
Walked in not knowing that it's a membership-only bar.Must have passed a vibe check because I was offered information about joining and was given an application when asked.Was told prior to paying it would be a 7 day wait on membership status. I was fine with waiting, but it also would have been cool if I could have been offered a two-drink, 20 minute maximum to meet other members and deciding on joining.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Alice O.
An absolutely amazing place for queer folk. There's events that happen almost every night and the drinks are reasonably priced and generously poured.
Jaimes Baker
The atmosphere resembles a scene cut straight out of your favorite movie. Service? Impeccable. Drinks? Delightful. Company? Bad kids only. The Game chalks it up to Rock steady Social Club.
Bill Landgraf
Walked in to check it out. We were immediately told about a 7 day membership waiting period and never offered an application. Place was very uninviting.DON'T SUPPORT THIS DUMP!!!
T.J. Clever
Great place. Very comfy. Good martini (which is my metric for a bar). I'll definitely be back. Membership fees inexpensive and worth it.
Rene S.
If you are Native American, do not spend any time nor money in this establishment. They are racist, and only look at your skin color and hair style. If you are not the typical white Christian man or Catholic hypocrite, they will not serve you. The ignorant bartenders will card you, look you up and down, and decide if you are worthy. I have a compassion for the plight of capitalism, I think, but damn! To these greedy hoes. F*** you!
Noemie M.
Only good gay bar in Albuquerque and the General Manager is the best! Thank you Toni for all you do. Also was given the opportunity to try out to be a go go dancer regardless of me being fat. One of the best opportunities of my life!!!
Great place. Very comfy. Good martini (which is my metric for a bar). I'll definitely be back. Membership fees inexpensive and worth it.
Gregor V.
A great bar but not for out of town people as the bar has a $30 three year membership. Fun place but not worth what's essentially a $30 cover.
Tony M.
It is a nice private club that has gone smoke free which is so nice now. Drinks are good new bartenders.
Senslayer 505
It is a social club, members and bonafide guests only
David W.
Worst bar ever! Str8 or gay! Abq deserve so much better! Claimed to be closing permanently but the dregs will not let that happen! The place loses money every time it opens the owners deserve what they get . That why there's a yearly membership . Cant make a legitimate business work! Paid for 2 membership and went 3 times. Actually drove there Like 6 times after 10m and it was closed. Must have been past the children's bedtime. Lmao leave your integrity and ego at the door is unfortunate and so true but do take a knife just incase! Doesn't matter the owners will never read this. This review is for you. Just another New Mexico scam and is not what they claim. Rules that are not enforced by management. This is not a non profit org. There are no board of directors meetings nor do they vote on membership. The executive director joe gets paid a mystery salary but doesn't manage anything. In fact he avoids members . 2020 and there is no website which is usually a function of the executive director. On the second visit I was on my phone and leaving when I was verbally assaulted by another stranger to me and nameless member. The abuser threatened to call the police and followed me outside in the dark. He wore a cotton house dress, claimed I tried to run them over in the parking lot. I asked joe why they were standing behind my car. Joe said that I wasn't physically assaulted so it wasn't a big deal to him. TJ, the fat dike at the door just watched. The anti social club is more appropriate. Never before been questioned about getting a cocktail in a REAL private club. The place is a dump and typical of abq venues. Not just the gay ones.New in town? Get ready to be insulted by the stupid and corrupt yokels. I tip very well and the service was not . If I wanted to drink from a plastic cup I would go to my moms house. Really bad stage shows also...for a pissy private club.The remodel is a joke . Nasty mens room. Bar keeps wander off. No consistent closing time and the private club that closes at whim of the staff . Close at 8 and 9 pm Why bother to open!!! Different pours and charge by bar keeps!The last vist i took my friend to see just how stupid the bar is. Said we couldn't get service because joe had not approved it . Stupid always wins .I smoke so that's a plus but the crowd is not attractive enough to make an effort to return . The poor reviews are appropriate! The staff and members I have never met getting up in my personal business is a problem for me as an adult. This is not managed by professionals so don't expect much. For a cover you get to smoke . Sidewinders is worse. Neither can keep 2 bottles of southern comfort and then b**** when I order it neat. Stupid always wins. Broke and stupid. Lmao
Don't let the initial step in to the back entrance fool you...it's a lot nicer than it looks when the backroom is open. You can get a guest pass or a weekly pass or just become a member.
This place was pretty mellow on a Wednesday night. My group came here for the karaoke night, so I was glad that it wasn't as busy as I had thought it could be. We entered the building from the parking lot side (which there was plenty of parking, not sure how that would be on a busier night). We had already planned on signing up for the membership - the process took maybe 5 minutes to register each person and was fairly easy. The entrance has the registration desk and a hangout area, maybe unused bar area, and I could also see into another room where other events are sometimes held. We walked past the bathrooms where another bar area was located, and the main big room. The ceiling was covered with many pride flags, almost as to cover some of the vents that were emitting a strong current of air throughout the venue. There were plenty of tables with chairs for ample seating. Karaoke was already in full swing, and there were only a few other people participating. I can't remember which program they use, but it's a fairly easy app/website where you create a singer account, look up the song list, and add yourself to the singers queue. If they don't have the song that you want in the song list, you're also able to request for the DJ to eventually add the song if they are able to. The only thing I didn't like about the karaoke set-up were the locations of the tv screens where you'd be reading the lyrics. There are 2 giant tvs on either side of the main room, and maybe because I'm only 5'2", but to me - they seemed like I was looking up quite a bit. There are also smaller tvs behind the main bar. Overall, the SOCH seems to be a fun place to hangout when there are things going on, which they have a LOT of events available for all sorts of people and interests. I'd definitely go back there sometime.
Walked in not knowing that it's a membership-only bar.Must have passed a vibe check because I was offered information about joining and was given an application when asked.Was told prior to paying it would be a 7 day wait on membership status. I was fine with waiting, but it also would have been cool if I could have been offered a two-drink, 20 minute maximum to meet other members and deciding on joining.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Walked in not knowing that it's a membership-only bar.Must have passed a vibe check because I was offered information about joining and was given an application when asked.Was told prior to paying it would be a 7 day wait on membership status. I was fine with waiting, but it also would have been cool if I could have been offered a two-drink, 20 minute maximum to meet other members and deciding on joining.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
An absolutely amazing place for queer folk. There's events that happen almost every night and the drinks are reasonably priced and generously poured.
The atmosphere resembles a scene cut straight out of your favorite movie. Service? Impeccable. Drinks? Delightful. Company? Bad kids only. The Game chalks it up to Rock steady Social Club.
Walked in to check it out. We were immediately told about a 7 day membership waiting period and never offered an application. Place was very uninviting.DON'T SUPPORT THIS DUMP!!!
Great place. Very comfy. Good martini (which is my metric for a bar). I'll definitely be back. Membership fees inexpensive and worth it.
If you are Native American, do not spend any time nor money in this establishment. They are racist, and only look at your skin color and hair style. If you are not the typical white Christian man or Catholic hypocrite, they will not serve you. The ignorant bartenders will card you, look you up and down, and decide if you are worthy. I have a compassion for the plight of capitalism, I think, but damn! To these greedy hoes. F*** you!
Only good gay bar in Albuquerque and the General Manager is the best! Thank you Toni for all you do. Also was given the opportunity to try out to be a go go dancer regardless of me being fat. One of the best opportunities of my life!!!
Restaurantji Recommends
Great place. Very comfy. Good martini (which is my metric for a bar). I'll definitely be back. Membership fees inexpensive and worth it.
A great bar but not for out of town people as the bar has a $30 three year membership. Fun place but not worth what's essentially a $30 cover.
It is a nice private club that has gone smoke free which is so nice now. Drinks are good new bartenders.
It is a social club, members and bonafide guests only
Worst bar ever! Str8 or gay! Abq deserve so much better! Claimed to be closing permanently but the dregs will not let that happen! The place loses money every time it opens the owners deserve what they get . That why there's a yearly membership . Cant make a legitimate business work! Paid for 2 membership and went 3 times. Actually drove there Like 6 times after 10m and it was closed. Must have been past the children's bedtime. Lmao leave your integrity and ego at the door is unfortunate and so true but do take a knife just incase! Doesn't matter the owners will never read this. This review is for you. Just another New Mexico scam and is not what they claim. Rules that are not enforced by management. This is not a non profit org. There are no board of directors meetings nor do they vote on membership. The executive director joe gets paid a mystery salary but doesn't manage anything. In fact he avoids members . 2020 and there is no website which is usually a function of the executive director. On the second visit I was on my phone and leaving when I was verbally assaulted by another stranger to me and nameless member. The abuser threatened to call the police and followed me outside in the dark. He wore a cotton house dress, claimed I tried to run them over in the parking lot. I asked joe why they were standing behind my car. Joe said that I wasn't physically assaulted so it wasn't a big deal to him. TJ, the fat dike at the door just watched. The anti social club is more appropriate. Never before been questioned about getting a cocktail in a REAL private club. The place is a dump and typical of abq venues. Not just the gay ones.New in town? Get ready to be insulted by the stupid and corrupt yokels. I tip very well and the service was not . If I wanted to drink from a plastic cup I would go to my moms house. Really bad stage shows also...for a pissy private club.The remodel is a joke . Nasty mens room. Bar keeps wander off. No consistent closing time and the private club that closes at whim of the staff . Close at 8 and 9 pm Why bother to open!!! Different pours and charge by bar keeps!The last vist i took my friend to see just how stupid the bar is. Said we couldn't get service because joe had not approved it . Stupid always wins .I smoke so that's a plus but the crowd is not attractive enough to make an effort to return . The poor reviews are appropriate! The staff and members I have never met getting up in my personal business is a problem for me as an adult. This is not managed by professionals so don't expect much. For a cover you get to smoke . Sidewinders is worse. Neither can keep 2 bottles of southern comfort and then b**** when I order it neat. Stupid always wins. Broke and stupid. Lmao