This place is like five vanues in one. Theres a stage for live performances thats usually a separate ticket. Theres a smaller bar that does comedy and jazz. Theres an open bar with standing room and dart boards. Theres a pool hall. Theres a poke stand. Theres even a speakeasy that is tucked away for special samurai/ninja/ronin themed cocktails called Wild Orange. Theres a lot to do here and everyone can find something to do.
One place that Does Not watered-down their drinks 👍🤗🍸 with pool tables 🎱 and Darts 🎯 galore‼️We have Thursday Therapy Sessions, weekly so peoples lives can be saved 🤣🤣🤣Parking can be a challenge 😬 Stalls are compact-friendly, but they have a few larger stalls on the top area.From Kapiolani Blvd, take the parking ramp next to 24-hour Fitness, just two blocks east of Ala Moana Shopping Center
Pool tables are cool, music not so much. The few times I have gone EDM music, the he music isn’t bad but if that’s all that plays 24/7 it’s really annoying. Parking is cash only so huge inconvenience if you don’t have any. Lastly bartenders are slow and rude and don’t seem to care if they have you waiting. Plenty of pool tables though 😂
Went for daft punk show, arrived an hour early. Texted wild orange (their upscale speakeasy reachable only by text) earlier in the day with no reply. WO was basically empty but refused to serve us a single round. Went to the darts/billiards bar, 6 of us sat at the bar. Bartender told us if we wanted a drink we needed to get up and get in line to order. Only bar in the world to ever not serve patrons sitting at the bar. Finally after 45 minutes the other bartender offered us drinks, but since the show was starting it was too late. Then turns out despite the tickets being 9pm-12am, the headliner didnt even show up until 12am. Hardly any crowd in the event hall untill at least 1130pm. Horrible service all the way around. Guess they assumed we were just more haole tourists. Plenty other places to go, and if you are a tourist find anywhere else!
Hawaiian Brians is one of the best pool halls in Honolulu. If youre here on vacation stop by and try out either their 7ft or 9 ft tables. This is the original home of Rodney Morris the Rocket. They also have comedy and concerts on various nights of the week.I highly recommend for an entertaining evening.
This local spot has a vibe all its own; InI enjoyed the pool hall an other amenities offered and love that they feature reggae artists both touring from around the world, as well as featuring the up and coming local names in the genre. All irie in all aspects as well as friendly security and snacks fr when the time come to nosh. Will definetly be returning always great names playing!
Good little bar for playing pool & darts. We went for the Shipwreck Saloon show which is a whole different rating, but the bar itself seemed chill.
Good game area, different rooms for different music.. always bringing new and also known artists. We are also always very close to the artist on the stage, i like it
Great place to shoot pool and have some drinks. Sometimes theres a long line to wait in at the bar to get drinks, a pool table, etc. I like the music they play. The parking is tight and if you dont like to walk up or down stairs, ask a friend to drop you off at the door, lol! Bring cash to pay for parking. Pool tables are decent, but some are old and not exactly level, but its more about having fun with friends! Bring your own cue stick if you got one, or you can use the house sticks.
My first experience there was the worst. The two bar tenders there both help a small group then ignore me and 15min later give dirty looks while asking what I want for last call a hour before closing. I didnt even order or stay after that, all I wanted was to play a game of pool. But I will not give my money to someone like that.
This place always has weird energy. Not a single person I’ve ever encountered who works here is friendly by any means 🤷🏻♀️ I only ever hang around HB when I’m going to Wild Orange with a group and they wanna play pool afterwards but the vibes have never been very Aloha and there are definitely better spots where you can experience the welcoming vibe that is so special & unique to Hawaii. Also they don’t even have limes or any fruit at the bar so the drinks were pretty gross lol.
That dumby at the front door couldn’t tell the difference between a real ID and a fake ID. He took two of our IDs and refused to give them back until the police were called. Then, when he saw I was calling the police he ran out the door to give the IDs back. It was a waste of time for the police to come back. He was patronizing all of us. Do not recommend. (Had to stand in the rain while the police were on the way)
Worst Bartender service on the planet and that goes from giving you the wrong drinks to actually giving your Government issued military ID to a complete stranger. There is a short white (older looking in the face) bartender who me and countless others have had a problem with everytime, and her first solution is I can get you kicked out smh. As well as that I watched her pour a guy 5 shots and he walked off juggling the drinks to his party.. when I ordered 2 shots she said I couldnt leave the bar with two drinks.. save your money or find another place to go because the whole expirence was a rip off... not to mention they randomly started towing peoples cars in the garage because security claimed they were double parked.
I REALLY SUGGEST TO NOT WASTE MONEY AT THIS VENUE. Staff rude was extremely rude, specifically the poke vendor, doorwoman at one of the rooms inside the social club, and the security that was screaming at people to leave and not be in certain areas that had ZERO indication whether people were allowed to be there. COMPLETELY opposite behavior of what I’ve experienced with most people on Hawaii. And the venue is super small and shares building space with a billiards room randomly? I feel bad for Hawaii because the nightlife here is just not it compared to other parts of the US, and it shows with venues like Hawaiian Brian’s. For sure will never come back here again.
Went in on a Wednesday night and it was a pretty cool vibe. As a traveling musician getting the chance to meet new musicians and hear the talent. I was afforded the opportunity to play also and that made it all the more enjoyable. The bar area was pretty active Im not a drinker so I have no reviews on the drinks. However, it is a nice location to sit in and network.
This place has some pool and darts for non-concert goers. what the minus stars get you is that there is only ONE LINE for both the drinks and the pool table reservations. Oh and also $7 for a domestic beer? crazy talk lol
It was interesting to get into the place. The security guards were so kind and the venue was huge. All the workers were so sweet!
I attended an event at HB Social Club. The event area was good. The staff was friendly. The pool hall and snack/food area were fine. The restroom was kind of wrecked, and two stalls were out of order. I was not a fan of the parking garage at all. The spaces were really small, the driving lanes are only small enough for two small cars to drive by each other (any bigger, and they dont fit), and the lot was packed. If you go, I advise getting there early and looking for street parking or parking elsewhere.
This venue does not allow moshing. Given no warning security grabbed me by the neck and kicked me out. DO NOT WASTE MONEY GOING HERE.
The staff exhibited inappropriate behavior with a rude and demeaning tone. The bartender aggressively yelled at people without provocation, showing a lack of emotional control. As there was no management present, its suggested to investigate her for potential harassment and bullying due to her unstable behavior.
Havent been here in years. It looks so different compared to my 20s. With the new layout you still get the pool tables, plus other activities such as a dart room, bar, mini food cafe, and hosting for special events (live music and acts). All in all they are catering to the public with multi-functional spaces. Its a nice place to chill and shoot some pool. Food and bar are limited but is good enough for pupus.
Great entertainment! Always a great lineup of bands at the Slack Key Lounge.
Been coming here for years and a bartender I have yet to meet on a Saturday is one of the rudest inconsiderate people I’ve met in the service industry to date. If you’re lucky enough to have your order taken after waiting for 3 minutes of her and her bar mate discussing their daily life’s challenges while you stand there just staring at them then consider yourself lucky. After playing pool then darts we as a group of 8 decided to play pool again which she rudely says there’s a wait list. I have managed night clubs for years before I started my own business’s and know that sometimes days are just tougher than other so didn’t take this rudeness to heart. It wasn’t until we asked if we could play on a empty table she said “does it look like we are letting people play on that table” then I said “well that was a bit rude, you could have just said that we couldn’t play there for whatever reason”. And then she said we couldn’t go onto the waitlist because I was having a bad time. When I asked for her name and manger she said her name was Megan and she was the manager. So I asked for her manager and she said she was the general manager. So I have run multi million dollar operations and I’m sure a early 20 year old with these standards will not be running a established business of this size so I’m pretty skeptical that she was the GM, possibly her name wasn’t even Megan, who knows. Shift manager possibly but definitely not the GM. I left so that the rest of my party would be allowed on the wait list. I’ve spent thousands of dollars here and bring employees here on numerous occasions but this is by far the worst service I’ve been given. Normally I promote this as a place to have staff night outs and special occasions, but I was embarrassed that I even brought my group here as they had the same issues with rudeness and waiting until they finished chatting before they served us. I really hope this doesn’t become the norm of such a great place.
Walked across town to play pool and enjoy the atmosphere was was turned away at the door because our ID’s were not hawaiian and did not have our passports on hand. visiting friends who live in town and have been multiple times. Definitely never trying to spend my money here. 👎🏼 zero stars
Worst club I never seen in my entire life I paid for 2 parties 50$ and I’ve been ficked off every time for no reasons, they are so rude they pushed me out without no reasons. Never come here save your money.
A pool hall, a performance hall, and a club all packed into one! Definitely a great place to hang with your buds! They even have darts and ping pong!
Absolutely the worst service time and time again. Been here 15 times and the servers are ignorant and rude. I reccomend going because the vibe is great, but be prepared for the all time worst service ever.
Tell your friends not to bring their vapes. Our friend who was our sober driver was kicked out by this security guard for vaping. The man lied to his staff telling them he had told her 4x, when the reality was he walked up and kicked her out on the first time speaking to her. She’s new to town and didn’t know the law, but she offered to throw the vape away to stay in the show and be there for her friends. Most of the staff was reasonable saying if it was up to them they would have let her stay, but this man had it out for her, for whatever reason. Then, because I was associated with her, the man kicked me out of the show, too, even though I had nothing to do with the situation. Then our other diabetic friend came outside to test her blood sugar and sat with us, and they kicked her out because they saw she was with us. Ashamed in Hawaiian Brian’s in the handling of this situation.
They wont give you a cup of water only sell you bottles. scummiest of the scum. shame on this establishment!
Chill fun affordable cool staff comfy sofas
It was fun they just cared too much if I leaned on the pool tables
Saw Josh Tatofi for my Bday and Mothers Day. One of the best concerts Ive been to in Hawaii. Thank you Josh for singing Youre the Best Thing for my 51st b-day. The next day I got ran over.Thanks to Paradise Rental Car they still wont assist me or return my phone calls....Thanks Faith one of the owners, I will be back there in person soon to speak to you and call the Better Business Bureau.Aloha
Solid place to play pool. Wish there was more of a variety of drink selections and a jukebox to play music from. Awesome place to unwind with your other half or a group of friends.
The club was really nice! Lines werent too long to get in at around 10pm. Sound system flexxed and visuals are super on point. I would happily go see another show here! They also have multiple bar areas, pool, and darts in other nearby rooms. The sound bleed between the music venues was surprising not bad at all.
Cool place and lots of pool tables but my car was broken into while at a show down on the street. Decent venue though
Great music, good drinks, decent pool tables.
The HB Social Club is a facility that features live music and other forms of entertainment. Concerts by national and international artists, as well as the most talented performers from the local scene. Live music concerts and comedy shows may both be hosted in the Showroom thanks to its accommodating layout. An arcade and 27 full-size billiard pool tables may be found in the area around the Showroom. Full-Service Bar with an extensive selection of alcoholic beverages. In addition, there is a kitchen that provides food service. The general public is welcome to attend concerts, fundraisers, and other types of activities. In addition, we are happy to accommodate private parties.
Hune was super helpful and helped informative. Big shout out to him.Loved the umeshu highball.
We had a flipping awesome night. Thanks for hosting our party.
Absolute garbage. The waitress who claimed to be a manager and seemed to be hyped up on some drugs had zero comprehension of what the customers ask her about. That was on July 24th around 9pm. Please fire this junky if you wish your business to grow. Several customers walked out because of this absolute trash service
Great place for billiards and a chill vibe. They do monthly events as well like a local monthly wresting show. They feature local artists as well to do live shows!
The place is good. playground is ready for fun. but the guards are real creatures. I was pushed by a security guard just because I took a step out of line. I explained to him that I didnt like standing close to people. my friends were ok in the queue. in general, he promised me problems and I just left the queue without getting my drink. pathetic guard.
Cool place to hang out, great to bring friends. They have pool, darts, pin pong, lots of dancing, events every weekend. I get my tickets on Eventbrite. My major take away is that the bartenders are the absolute worst. Not once have I come to HB and had a pleasant experience at the bar top. Bartenders are so mean and I don’t even know why. There’s a new 10$ minimum that wasn’t in place a week ago. Really BS. But if You can handle snake eyes, they you should be good. They also validate parking. No customer service from the bar.
Small but great atmosphere. You can play pool, dance and watch wrestling. The food could use some work. I think chili nachos were not the best.
Not tran safe or cis female safe. Be careful. They put hands on me and my friends.
HB. You have to drive up a parking ramp up to second floor or find stairs to second floor parking garage. From there, you’ll see the signs. The club is partitioned into different ‘sections’ or rooms. The night we went there were two artists playing. One in the cafe front area, one in a room down the hall. At the end of the club there is a pool hall with a free other things like darts, shuffle board, ping pong, 🤫 . It’s a cool space abs interesting to see all these different folks coming together. Some in EDC attire, some in rock attire, some laid back.
Had fun playing darts and pool here! Bathroom was pretty scuffed not gonna lie though!! Two stalls didnt have toilet cover and only 1/6 stalls had toilet paper!!! Cool vibe though
Had a ticket for an event that said ended at 1:15. Got there at 12:40 and was told that the doors closed at 12:30 and I wasnt able to enter. Not planning to attend any event there in the future. The person at the door wasnt all that apologetic or nice about it either.
No idea why google have me rated this,since I never been there I rates 1star.
As far as raves go this place is one of my all time favorites.perfect place to head bang, mosh pit the while 9 yards. However, the place that holds the BILLARDS not only one but both of the FEMALE bartenders were completely unprofessional and aggressive without and provocation. Because solely based on attitude -10/10 would not recommend.
Cool venue for an intimate concert. We saw Citizen Cope on Sunday December 15th. They had a good little cafe out front and two bars inside the concert hall. I was able to run a tab on my credit card because they have a $10 minimum charge per order. Bar prices were very cheap and the drinks were strong. The sound inside the hall was really good. There were only a few tables and chairs so only the early birds got those. With only 200 tickets sold, we all had an intimate evening with the artist.
Its Brians. Drinks okay priced. Vending machine with small snacks. No food. Bring your own. Nice place to rent for a party (concert area)They did have an update on the place, so you gotta check them out.Parking is shared with 24 hr fitness, and remember to... Park within the lines or you WILL be towed. There is parking on 2nd 3rd, 4th, and 5th floor, so you know... you have been warned.
Very unique venue, I can honestly say that I havent seen another place like it. It a two music rooms that bands play in, one enormous and one smaller.A billiards room that has to be the biggest I have ever seen. I am pretty sure there are over 30 tables and they are really tables, regulation size. Not those small bar pool tables. A dart area and a small restaurant. Also, most importantly, bars in every room!! I never had to wait to get a drink the A/C is outstanding. Overall, every time I came here I had a blast, and everyone was nice and looked like they were having a lot of fun.
Me and my wife had a horrible experience with Danielle at HB in the pool hall. The bartender was extremely rude taking our drink orders and when we asked if they served food, she said, “we don’t serve food at HB.” There was a sign right before you entered the pool hall showing the food that was available to order. So we then asked the security and they helped us order food. When we went back and told her we ordered food in the other area she rolled her eyes at us. When we asked for a manager, she said she was the manager. Very disappointed in her poor attitude and unprofessionalism, this was the first time we’ve been back to HB since covid and it will be the last.
Great pool tables and the bartender was awesome. However the menu only had three things on it and all were pork things. I cant eat pork and asked if we could have food delivered. That was a hard no for them. We were hungry so we left.
Apparently this establishment believes that you must be over 21 to wield a wooden stick and smack around a few ceramic balls. All we wanted to do was play some pool at one of the only real spots on island to play, and get turned around because one person in our group was 14 days away from being 21. Don’t most real establishments just draw a big ol X, or give you a weird colored wristband if they’re that worried about an under 21 adult in a place that serves alcohol? Absolutely ridiculous. Huge waste of time and gas.
Friends and I was kicked out for no reason, only 10 mins of arriving. We were well behaved and abided to every rule. Even bought drinks but didn’t have a chance to take 1 sip. Disappointed of the hospitality we were shown.
A very fun, hidden bar. Lots of pool tables and many spaces to hang out! I came here for a local comedy show with my roommates and had a blast. Great drinks, atmosphere, and comedians! Will definitely be back
Quiet place to tuck away and enjoy darts or pool. Place can get kinda full in the evenings. There the two venues inside too that host some good entertainment. Bands, comedians. They also have a tasty kitchen and decent bar.
Had a blast this weekend! Staff was polite and responsive. Main area was open with seating. Music was live and loud, but was well sound-proofed while we were outside.
Its odd that they charge per person per hour. House cues were broken. Other than that, it would be a great place to hang out with friends. There was even a concert going on in another part of the venue.
First I must preface: we went to play pool with a couple friends. We didnt go to the speak easy, our the concert. Our experience was purely a dining/pool playing experience. Bare in mind as well that social distancing a very minor role in my experience tonight.First, there was very little clear signage to differentiate between the different rooms so you have to ask around, very minor and the front staff were very kind if not busy directing people.Where the issues really began was pool area we were at. 3 of the stool were a fabric sort and our friend has fun slapp the cushion with the pool cues to which the cushion responded with multiple cloud of brown dust that lingered on the seats. It was filthy and disgusting. The group of 4 had to share two seats of the remaining seats that were leather or vinyl instead.The bar staff wasnt exceptionally kind which would be okay if the food was any good. We orders a rum and coke, bottle of water and gyoza to start. My wife was already really hungry. At least we got a our drinks. After 30 minutes rolled by I asked about the gyoza and the bar tender said that they were waiting on the restaurant to finish. Okay, No Problem but another 15 or 20 minutes went by and so I asked for fries and another round of drink. 10 minutes later the fries came out. Okay for about an hour of cooking, the gyoza must be good right? Made from scratch, maybe with all local ingredients? No they came out after the sad fries we got and they were only warm, not hot, rubbery and basically tasted like once frozen store-bought microwave gyoza. The fries though, must be somewhat good right? Wrong again. I got a mixed batch of burned and lame soft fries, obviously frozen fries. If we werent so hungry, we wouldve taken more pictures of the food. We ate, we played a few games and drank the pretty alright drinks and we paid they less than kind bank staff. All in all, I will never go backTL:DRFood was terrible. Drinks were alright for the price. The bar staff has poor customer service. I do not recommend going for what I went for.
I give it 2 and half stars because the food was awful! Huge disappointment! Another let down they had no options for any kind of non alcoholic beer.👎🏽 They charge roughly $10-12 dollars per plate for microwaved food! We ordered the nachos, quesadillas, and a chicken sandwich that was not edible. The food was worse than elementary cafeteria food. 🤢🤮7-11 has better grinds than this place. The bartender defended the microwave food with an attitude, and resisted a refund for the disgusting inedible BBQ chicken sliders without a dispute and were eventually refunded the money, she rudely turned her back and took her sweet time to refund the sliders with no care or regard to the customers reasonable complaint. The venue stage for performances was great. The lighting on the ceiling is a little shifty shady, and seems unsafe electrically. Be warned and prepared to eat out somewhere else in advance before attending a table reserved 3 hr show. In order to receive a 5 star review, Hawaiian Brians lacks in the department of feeding happy Hawaiians-Tavana was lit as usual. Minus the Ono grindz🤙🏾
A large facility with many folks in attendance..I shoot my best billiard games or practice here @hawaiian Brians HB SOCIAL CLUB..FYI. USE GOOD SENSE, MAKE GOOD CHOICES, BE KIND, RESPECT AND KNOW THE CLUB RULES NO DRUGS NO SMOKING NO OUTSIDE Contraband IN Including WEAPONS OF ANY SORT..IF YOU Dont KNOWASK SECURITY OR AN EMPLOYEELASTLY. CHK Yourself BEFORE YOU GO IN....NOW RELAX TAKE IT ALL INHAVE FUN & KEEP COMING BACK..PATRICK JOHN DOLAN SEMIPRO POOL PLAYER.
Great space for those intimate gatherings. And large enough to enjoy a bigger crowd, was pleasantly surprised and amazing staff to boot. Curtis in the slack key lounge was exceptional with his welcoming and knowledge in this venue.
Dont know. Thanks to Covid-19, I got there at 9:30 only for it to close at 10pm. This is no fault of the venues. Pool room was clean, and they had a good live band playing rock tunes in another room. Id be interested in seeing what its like post pandemic. Will visit again.
Whether it be shooting pool, darts, watching a live band, just hanging with friends and or drinking socially - Hawaiian Brians has several choices to offer for entertainment . There are two rooms dedicated to hosting live music. One named Crossroads and the other The Studio. Based on size one focused on fitting a headlining group, and the other a more intimate setting with a stage on pretty much the same level as the audience. There is also another room that provides electronic dance music. The staff is down to earth and friendly. There is a decent amount of paid parking available - unless you choose to park at the very top - beware of the poles within the parking structure. They will require a paint job that you didnt know you needed if youre careless. Will recommend to visitors.
Its a pretty good venue. Always something going on. Spacious. Good variety of bands. Sound quality is hit or miss, and experienced some technical issues at several of the shows Ive attended. But it wouldnt deter me from going back.
Great place for wrestling and other entertainment.
Great place to join Oahu Pool League play. Make friends, pick up new pool skills. Bar service is friendly. People watch football and basketball on their big screen TVs. Only downside is that their diner is inconsistently.open.They also have a great venue for parties and celebrations.
Bartenders cut off my other half from drinking before he even started and kicked him out saying they felt threatened when he didnt even say a word!!!! Were locals yet they racially profiled him and ruined our time at a family party!!
Small and dated but atmosphere is cozy.
Hawaiian Brians Billiards has changed a lot over the past few years. They changed the layout, have less pool tables, less arcade games and parking isnt cheap now. That being said, they now have more options to choose from. They now have a bar, a huge venue area, a lounge area for smaller shows (with its own bar) and the cafe is great! I understand the complaints about the parking fees now, but that is run by a separate company. That being said, I love the pool tables that they have, the atmosphere that they makes the place feel alive (even though sometimes the song choices they have isnt to my liking, but what can I do?..lol) and the customer service that they provide is good! I plan on always coming back here to play pool either by myself or my friends!
Its a fun place to hang out. With pool darts and ping-pong and live events going on there is a little something for everyone. Family Friendly until 8pm as well. Im glad its opened back up.
Really cool bar with plenty of space and things to do, cool area for small concerts too.Mostly writing this review because there’s a lady bartender that’s a real miserable witch. If you hate your job so much get a new one. Me asking what kinds of tequila you have when you only have 3 to list shouldn’t exasperate you.
Nice atmosphere, great drinks. They comedy show was ok, Im sure it will get better.
Ive only been here a few times for events. I never actually played pool or anything. But otherwise, it has been a nice venue for a few comedy shows and concerts Ive attended. Not much choices for food, but what they have is pretty good.
Love jammin here with Clay and the Friends Of Adam!
If you love old school blues this is the spot. Tuesday is an open jam run by J.P. Smoke train. they are all levels of players and everyone gets a chance to sit in if you like or just listen. no cover and the drink prices are also good. pool tables and darts are also available.
Probably the best venue one the island to hold edm music! Hands down! Very spaced out, good vibes with friends, a lot of good artists go there too!
Went to Charlesthefirst show on 7/17/21. Paid $50 per ticket. 1st I should state I’ve seen tavana and Ron artis multiple times here and it was great. However this was my first edm show in this venue. Let it be know the staff was great, the visual production great, but the sound system was absolutely pathetic. There was no bass at all. We could hear other groups of people talking on the dance floor. It should be known that bass music artists make their music… for proper sound systems , and currently hb social does not have one good enough to be booking any sort of bass music. It’s sad for the artist and even more for the fans. Hopefully they take these reviews to heart and just add some subwoofers and proper speakers to accommodate those acts, if they did I assure you they would be able to book some incredible edm talent. Until then I wouldn’t go to a edm show their if you car at all about the sound.
Very cozy. Saw Richard Thompson, only 200 or so seats.Felt intimate.Meanwhile, regular patrons outside concert area, shooting pool.I paid $50.They heard it go free.!!My only gripe is the humorless lady bartender.There was reception, starting 5:30 pm. Thompson came on 8pm, prompltly. Played 2 solid hours.Afterwards, until 2 am, there was after show party.Thompson loves that, meeting everybody, signing albums. He hangs out like that.I liked how the stage area and seating was set up.I didnt feel any bad vibes.It was nice evening.Hawaiian Brians is an awesome place to see and hear great musicians and speakers.
If youre an edm fan and coming here for a show dont. This venue is terrible, the security is so awful and mean they will kick you out or not let you back in if you go to your car even though they say they will. Very strict. Not plur vibes at all. Check out any other venue. DO NOT GO HERE
I want on a Tuesday night for open mic night I play drums didnt get a chance to play but I will go back and hopefully sign up earlier. They had I got lot of good Blues players there unfortunately I got there a little late. I have not been there for the rest of their venues.
Lots of pool Tables, friendly employees. Bathrooms clean and other areas are also. Tables in good condition and different sizes. Prices are fair and times opened are good also. Other pool players are easy to talk with about pool informations. Ill keep on going to Hawaiian Brians. Thanks...
Foods good, drink prices are a bit high ($5 for a bud light), pool prices are reasonable, better if youre APA. They have a ton of tables to play on but avoid league nights, as it gets crowded quickly. Sure beats bars here with 1-2 tables. More of a pool hall that also sells beer, not the other way around. Cant speak for the bands, bars, or events.
Went to a graduation party! It was awesome! Im impressed that it had changed! Not just darts and billiards! Other entertaining sections! The studio had live entertainment! Featuring Beatles music, ukulele style at The Studio!
Bummed to be leaving a bad review. I was enjoying dancing with my sister until James told us we were dancing too close to the fan. This was an actual complaint from the staff. DANCING TOO CLOSE TO THE FAN. James who was quick to blame the complaint on the female bartender was concerned that the single fan wasnt effective in reaching the entire room.Well, James youre right. It was hot as balls. However instead of attacking random customers for the inadequate layout.. I have a couple suggestions. Perhaps the establishment could invest in a SECOND fan... you could even move one from one of the rooms with no one in it. Maybe you could even turn on the AC. Or you could just grow some balls and learn what battles are worth fighting. 😘Would pass on this place just for the bitchy staff.
I Love this place, one of my favorite places to meet with friends or take visitors, offers alot of things to enjoy, lots of pool tables, darts, even a pingpong table lol, live music and comedy shows every week with local and out of state entertainers, the staff is amazing, I live on the island, but on the North Shore and even though its a distance to go to town youll still find me at least once a week at Hawaiian Brians enjoying everything they have to offer 😍🤙
Great sports...local type atmosphere
One of my favorite spots! Granted the pandemic has made things more difficult, Hawaiian Brians has been doing a great job working through it and keeping their customers happy! Allowing small businesses to operate out of their location like a vegan joint, littlespoonnco(vegan ice cream!) And now theyre opening the pool hall again with social distancing and social distanced dinner and music events!
Nice place to play pool, pool tables are well looked after, just make sure you have an ID or you wont be able to enter the place
Really rude barstaff, hard to see why this place gets so many visitors.
Regardless of who youre going to see there, it has the rudest staff Ive ever experienced, specifically Nelson, who kicked me and my girlfriend out because we closed our eyes to a Mike Love song while he was playing. We already paid a cover, and we traveled 9hrs+ from the Carolinas to see Mike Love, and the staff treated us like scum after paid to get in, and kicked us out because we looked tired. They also refused to let us speak to a manager at all about the discrepancy. Bad business, especially when it comes to the generally welcoming Hawaii vibe. I highly recommend NOT supporting this shady business when there are definitely other spots who treat their patrons with respect.
The place used to be amazing as a huge pool hall and gaming area. Theyve slowly added a bar (great), got rid of some pool tables for music venues (understandable), stripped the carpeting (bad for cues), left the roof unfixed so theres water dripping (pretty bad), and left the a/c for the pool area unfixed for weeks (horrible).The only real reason to shoot pool here is for the alcohol. Otherwise, there are few alternatives. Bad thing is, the pool Halls are going the way of bowling alleys in Hawaii. Just disappearing
Theres always something going on at this venue. The night I went was the homecoming show for Crimson Apple. Great performance, loved the group so much, they deserve and 5/5 review. The 4 stars is not a critique of them, but rather the quality of food and service received at the venue. There was only one person at the counter, so I was in line for over 30minutes. I ordered 2 order of musubis, for $10 (its $5 for 2). After waiting for 30 minutes, I waited another 30 minutes for the food to come out. I wasnt expecting anything great, but musubis were worse than that at foodland or a gastation. The rice was a little hard and unseasoned, and the seaweed was chewy and pretty hard to bite through. If you want to eat to sober up or before you drink, you have better luck eating before you get there or wandering around for a latenight food truck.
Absolute worst bartenders at the pool area. So rude every single time
The venue is just ok, Deorra concert was great. Parking was very expensive and the process to get out of the garage is ridiculous but at least they have parking so theres that
Wanna play pool with friends and enjoy live music? Hawaiian Bryans is it. Younger crowd. Well priced beer. Check/call before hand. The tables may be full and the music genre changes.
Great gathering place for large parties events, or duo/solo nights out. Besides a pool hall, theres venue space for concerts, comedy, artist events, and more. Food and drink available. Park in the same structure for 24 hour fitness and dont forget to validate!
Suzanne is fantastic and always helped me. I can’t imagine a better bartender. Definitely come see her. She deserves A raise!
Fun for playing pool, but the staff was rude. As I walked away with the drinks I’d ordered tonight, the bartender yelled at me, “excuse me that’s $8,” despite me having already given her my card for the tab. I walked back and asked, “Ok, so you just hold onto the card till the tab closes, right?” and she said “yeah” without even looking up from the counter. So what did I do wrong? Did she want verbal confirmation? I hate to get elitist but you’re a bartender- what more do you want from me besides my $$? A compliment? Just get my drink.So I love Hawaiian Brian’s, but that blonde bartendress has gotta go.
Great place to hang out at and play darts/ shuffle board and pool. The entire establishment is layed out to maximize experience and space for guests. Definitely will be returning.
Had a great time here! The only downfall would be the side restaurant inside, takes forever even when there is no line at all. But so far the place is nice, very relaxing, cool place to chill and got lots of different rooms for your pleasure lol
Still one of my favorite spots to go to on the island. Been going here since high school days in the arcade. Things changed over the years and theres no arcade but now theres now multille venues within the establishment. Right when you enter theres a venue on the right. Go deeper and on the left theres a concert hall/area for bigger events, then after that on the right is an EDM area, then all the way at the end theres a billiards area for pool players. Oh I also forgot theres also a dart section. If you need a place to hangout, Hawaiian Brians is the place to go.
Decent venue/close to the stage. Bar nearby. Did hear the three other rooms next doors music, sadly. Good time tho
Parking stalls are very narrow.. used to be a lot spacious but that downsized and turned some of the spaces into clubs.. which is good if you wanna have a night out with some friends.. 👍
A couple of my friends and i wanted to play some pool after a concert and we went here. we asked the security outside nicely if it was busy today and he had a VERY rude attitude towards us and patronized us. we walked away and went somewhere else. first time experience was not good and we probably wont be going back.
I saw Richard Thompson and Peter Rowan last night at Hawaiian Briens and had a wonderful time. Nice atmosphere and good people. Parking nearby and felt secure, very cheap to park with validation.
Great music/comedy venue, multiple bars and rooms throughout the facility. Major pool hall, food, discounted validated parking but make sure you have cash when you leave.
This place should not consider themselves a venue for live music. Someone grabbed my friend (21 year old girl, 5’4”) who began crowd surfing at a PSYCH ROCK show and carried her out like a ragdoll. I ran after them and realized it was actually a security guard, who then shoved me by the neck. Yelling at him, he ejected both of us out of this $25 show. The security guard in the front refused to let us back in and denied me speaking to the security guard who kicked us out or the manager there. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PLACE, and read the other reviews that show an obvious pattern of a shady business being ran with terrible customer service and atmosphere. I believe this type of treatment is stemming from the owner, Glenn Anderson.
The Studio is THE.BEST! No cover, small venue, way close & personal, good crowd, everyone is always polite and dancing, vibing right. There are two spots near the front of the stage that gets the a/c hitting juSt right. Occassionaly there are too many Japanese tourists that wont shut up when the bands playing, but eh- thats evrywhere on Oahu.Good local crowd towards the back bar & pool tables.Door men are beyond great cuz theyre always asking & reminding ppl to get their parking validated -only 2$/4hrs!Crossroads has an awesome sound system & extremly minimal cover. Theres two bars now, but its the high ceiling and open space with a/c that makes this spot within HI Bris better. Love to come here for local vibes like Humble Soul & Mike LOVe!!!Thanks for the memories, well see u again =)
Its changed so much since Ive first started going to and honestly I dont like it. Theres so many walls and hard to play pool without hitting someone with your pool stick. They also switched the womens and mens bathrooms so there are pipes coming out of the wall where the urinals used to be and the bathrooms looked nasty. Theres a lot of dark corners and spaces and where there are lights its overly bright track lighting. I didnt like my eyes having to constantly adjust.
Bar tenders are chill af, music is bangin, someone kicked my boy out when he was chilling in line for more drinks. 1 out 5 for deciding to kick put people not causing problems.
Hawaiian Brians is always a fun time !! They have great live music every night that is often free! or very very inexpensive. Phenomenal local artists in an intimate relaxed vibe. Covering various genres, Hawaiian Brains has something to offer for anyone wether its pool, darts or dancing!
This place is gotta a dive vibe and there are people under 21 in here, but I still had a great time. Saw Mike Love with Clinton Fearon here and it was a great show!
Plenty of dart boards and pool tables. Renovating the bathrooms which was needed. Tuesday night they have live music and the one I watched was phenomenal. Great casual Tuesday night hang out
Been going here for years and it would seem that the tables, pool cues and even chairs are dusty and breaking. I literally saw a coaster under one of the tables. Also drinks were definitely over priced for quality establishment.
This place is awesome you wanna play darts or pool this is your place to come! And also if you want live music. Or party check out the events ... and just enjoy
Awesome place to hang out and find community through the events they hold but the mens restroom was pretty gross when I went there last
Rude security, rude bartender. (Except for one, didnt catch her name) Came back for my ID, that THEY forgot to return to me after I closed our tab, at 2:02 am after Id called twice to let them know I was coming (was waiting for my uber). Got there, doors are locked, they came out and tried to fight my husband for knocking on the door. Told me I could come back the next day for my ID. Ridiculous. Unnecessary. This place is awful.
Went here for a function and i dont care for it. we wanted to play pool cuz the show ended early but we decided not too cuz its 5 bucks per person to play pool. save ur money there plenty of hole in the wall bars in which its only 1.00 to play pool. never been back since
Required a $10 minimum for a tab. Beer was expensive af. And after paying extra to make a total to close the account, and later going back to get a beer of the same value, they would not allow it, even tho it was the same amount as what I payed to close the tab. Common sense is lacking here.
Decent tables, standard drinks, the bartender was friendly but the rest of the staff clearly didnt want to be there.
Cool venue with spaces for billiards, concerts, shows and events.Parking and access is weird: turn onto the ramp from Kapiolani to get to parking on the 2nd/3rd floors. Theres a stairway on the south side of the garage to get down to Hawaiian Brians (2nd floor). If youre walking from the street, go through 24hr fitness to get up to the 2nd floor parking garage and Hawaiian Brians entrance
This place was fantastic! Really appreciate all of the helpful wait staff from both bars! 🍹🍸 Had a fun time playing pool as well.
Its ok. The pool room is dated but Im no pro so thats not a problem. The barkeep was irritated with normal questions but I guess we all cant be helpful. There are different rooms to visit with various music. Come to hang with friends and shoot pool but dont expect much else.
Good sound system for live shows, reasonable drink prices, food available. The staff was friendly. Billiard room, dart room, arcade... Great venue.
Mike love does great reggae every Wednesday, and solo sets on Mondays. Great crowd, great music. Big love.
So this is again a pretty awesome live music venue. They have multiple rooms with different genres. There’s food and 🎱! Enjoy!
Drinks are good. Staff is nice.Place could use some new paint.. And chairs. But for a relaxed night out. Its ok..
Great spot for all kinds of fun outings, pool, ping pong, darts, drinks and often live music this is the melting pot of Honolulu
It was so hard to find!!! But once your there its a great room, not a bad seat in the house
Tuesday night jazz open mic you have some tracks?? sure Pat will have something for you. Its nice really nice!!!📣🤙
They have comedy shows every week. Pool tables. Concerts. Its a great event location with different rooms. Very cool.
Great place to relax and play billards. Drinks are ready and strong! I totally recommend this as a chill place
One of the best, least pretentious music venues left on this island. The different rooms offer a great variety of music on most nights, something for everyone.
I watched the viewing of the Mayweather fight. Cool atmosphere, drinks were flowing and even enjoyed a concert (Spawnbreeze ) after the fight. I enjoyed myself.
Very relaxed and cool authentic local hang out. I love this place.
I always love going to Honolulu Dead night ! Awesome venue great vibes
Did not enjoy paying $20 for pool for just a little over an hour or customer service. Did enjoy the live band that was playing next door.
Loved it everybody was friendly the beverages were affordable and good pool shooting nice tables everything is very nice had a good time thats all they care
I Love Pool and Dart games so if you like that to then it will be the perfect place for you but you need to have a Id if you want to play
5 minutes after the place closed, I forgot to get my credit card and I tried to get it back from the bar, but security wouldn’t let me get one word in. Workers were unreasonable and belligerent, never coming back.
Fairly decent pool hall. Nonsmoking inside, which I like. Parking deck is poorly laid out, but thats most of Honolulu for you.
Its good to hang with just a couple friends and you can play pool with some friends too. You can meet new people and get a couple drinks.
Such rude and disrespectful staff . From the bartenders to the bouncers, I can not begin to understand how individuals with such nasty attitudes work in customer service.
Haole chick bar tender trying for tell me to calm down on a accidental cue ball jump. The way she said it sounded like I be did it on purpose. I like tell her to neva mind and worry about your drinks. I been going their longer then she been on the island gurans
Limited parking but get validation. Could be a really nice place if they refreshed the vibe a bit. Stronger AC needed so hot 😣
Sure its grimey but its a great place to hang out and play some pool or darts. Relatively cheap beer and music events are a draw too.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere here its like 3 or 4 clubs under one roof and the live music is great.
Entertaining for our recent venue, parking terrible, should have ramp direct to rooftop for larger vehicles, difficult to navigate to the rooftop. Otherwise, staff & facility great!
Love this venue for all the shows the drinks are a lil pricey but otherwise a nice place. Only thing that could improve is the a/c.
Great food. Great Music. Has weekly music events and performances. Has pool tables and darts too to pass the time
Wednesday night club nights all right if you get there before 10:00 its only 10 bucks to get in
Good music,pool,darts,validated parking,bar,food,drinks available, clean restrooms. Friendly people.good sound system.Fun and inexpensive spot
Incredible venue. So unique and so practical. The people who run it pick the right bands too. They know what’s up.
Not the same as back in 1990s... there was more arcade/ video games. Thats what I loved at Hawaiian Brian billiards. Missing it much now in 2018
Cool spot. Has more than billiards; I went to a poetry slam, and they have live music and darts too.
Amazing atmosphere supposed an incredible vibe! S/O to HB & Audiophile for all the effort.
Lots of stuff to do here. Pool table, darts or just sit at the bar.
Nice 9 foot Brunswicks, fun neighborhood old school pool room. Check it out. Located up the ramp and in the back.
Fun place to play pool, shuffle board and darts. Plus drinking! Cool staff
Love this spot. The place is filled with genuine, good hearted human beings. It will be a standard to measure against moving forward.
Friendly staff. Lots of secure parking. Good sounds system for live music shows of all sizes.
Great music venue the food situation needs some help during concerts
Great place for dinning dancing comedy and socializing. Dont walk, run down and have a great time!!
Awesome place for concerts and events. There are plenty of billiards tables to play pool at a cheap price.
Great place with live music. Small enough to feel welcome, big enough to get up and dance.
- Address:2nd Floor (Not in Storekeeper, 1680 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96814, United States
- Site:http://hbsocialclub.com/
- Phone:+1 808-946-1343
- Monday:7 PM–12 AM
- Tuesday:5 PM–12 AM
- Wednesday:5 PM–12 AM
- Thursday:5 PM–12 AM
- Friday:5 PM–1 AM
- Saturday:5 PM–1 AM
- Sunday:2:30 PM–12 AM
- Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
- Wheelchair-accessible seating:Yes
- Toilets:Yes
- Debit cards:Yes
- Credit cards:Yes
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