Memories Dinner & Dancing

I booked this venue for my mother's 70th birthday celebration. I cannot say enough good things. John was easy to work with, and always responded to my calls. The staff was friendly and the bartender was awesome. The process of booking and making payments was easy. Considering how expensive venues can be, this was perfect and very affordable. The venue on the first floor is quaint with such a beautiful old vintage feel. The room already looks "dressed up" so your decor can be minimal. The set-up was perfect for 100 guest, mariachi, and a DJ.

This place is amazing! Had my wedding reception here in March.Loved the vintage look especially the way it was set up Perfect for the amount of quests I had,Large dance floor I would highly recommend this place!Thank you John for all your help and your staff.

Honestly I can't say enough about this place and the staff. I just had my daughters sweet 16 there. Due to COVID I needed to find a smaller venue to accommodate only family and extremely close staff (no more than 60-70) where they could spread out. All other venues wanted over 6k for that alone. I found this little gem and they beat everyone's price. There are many rules though, you can't bring in alcohol and you can't take the left over food home (there was tons left since I booked for 100) and you can't bring in certain things that may dirty up their rugs, like chocolate fountains or fruit tables. I could understand that. You also can't set up the night before or the morning of. You can only set up 2 hours before your party or event is due to start. This was very stressful for me out of the whole experience. If you book here, make sure you bring an army to set up fast. Just letting you know in case you don't like that many rules. For the price ... I could easily be a law abiding citizen lol. The day of the event that staff working it were FANTASTIC. Let me tell you again FANTASTIC. They were extremely friendly, easy going and made my guests and myself feel like family. John made a great decision getting these folks to work there. My daughter loved her party and the staff added to that fun. Michele, Jen, Trixie, Robert ... all of them (I can't believe I forgot the beautiful bartenders name she was my bff all night) she was fabulous. Trixi the manager was extremely accommodating and attentive as well. They were all fabulous. I'd definitely book here again (even with the rules) lol ... thank you Memories

Cassandra was the best. We will ask for her when scheduling events. The only downfall was the wait staff did not serve the champagne for the toast

Awesome experience for my wedding at memories. John is great to work with. Everything looked amazing and the staff was so efficient and friendly. Best pricing in town. Can honestly not be happier with our experience

We went DANNNNCING yesterday night! Cover is $3 .. cheap compared to $7-$10 charge at other dance studios. We were here for their open dance floor .. which runs from 9P-12A --MONDAY NIGHTS ONLY!!! They have classes upstairs and open dance downstairs. Their website says doors open at 8:30P, but it doesn't get crowded 'till 9:30P. The place reminds me of a slightly run down saloon .. large bar with medium sized dance floor, up turned chairs, stained glass, and vinyl plush booths. There's even a little stage with a velvet covering on it. Music comes in loud & clear. They have a bar area... and charge for water. UH HUH. 1 cup --- $1. =( Dance floor does get slightly crowded.. but with enough room for everyoneto move about. Some people were obvious pros... some were beginners, some were teaching others to dance. There was even a row of young guys approaching girls to dance. It was kinda cute actually... none of that awkwardness in high school dances. =PDespite the dim lit setting ... everyone had a smile on their face -- even me who didn't know how to swing. =) Husband led and made me do some spins to help me loosen up hehe =P We used to go dancing before we started dating.. well I guess he danced.. I tried not to trip over him. He mentioned this was one of the places to go dancing (the other being Lindy Groove in Pasadena)...but it's scaled down in open dance floor offerings. Free beginner swing classes 6-7P on Tuesdays! :) Note to the wise -- please wear deodorant.. don't want to smell your b.o... *ahem...

Monday NightFinding parking to go swing dancing at Memories: $0.Paying to get in: $3.Felt thirsty and decided you needed some water and you go the the bar: $1.Turn around and see a beautiful lady/ handsome gentlemen (or friend) and you buy them a drink: $1-5.Asking them to dance and you both walk towards the dance floor: Priceless.There is some things money can buy at Memories. But on the dance floor, there is swing dancing.A nice cheap place to go swing dancing. The place is not the best place in facility wise, however the bartender, and the DJs are friendly and between them and a couple of friends you bring, the place can provide hours of fun for people at a cheap price.

Memories is where I started dancing, almost six years ago now, on Labor Day of my sophomore year of college. I stuck here for four years before I tried any other serious venues, and I still definitely have some nostalgic memories here.Back in the day, when I first started coming here, this place was really hopping. I remember most nights you could barely fit on the dance floor because it was so full, but you could also barely fit anywhere else because there were just as many people on the sides during any given song. I made a lot of friends there, some of whom are still good friends of mine today, and I learned a lot of my foundational swing dancing skills here.After about four years, I added a new place to my weekly excursions: Atomic Ballroom down in Irvine. Around the same time, Memories started dropping off, falling to as few as maybe a dozen people the whole night over the summer of '14, as opposed to the 100+ who used to show up. To this day, I'm not sure what caused that, but it eventually caused me to leave and look for other places to dance.In recent months, it has picked back up again. It still costs only $5 for admission (with water included, as opposed to when it was $3 but an extra dollar for water), and that's a big plus. They've also brought in some live musicians, which spices things up. It's definitely worth checking out if you haven't been and are looking for places to dance. Personally, I didn't feel connected anymore when I went back recently, and would rather stay more invested in the other places I dance now, which is why I can only give it 4 stars.

Celebrated my daughter's Sweet 16 here last Friday. My friends and family had a great time. The staff were very professional and helpful with my requests. We had the pasta buffet which was really good. The linens for the table were were very nice (pink/black). We had party on first floor which had a good size dance floor. The lighting was perfect. Several guest told me how much they like the dance hall. Pricing was affordable, food tasty, and the ambiance perfect.

I do NOT recommend calling this place. I was really planning on booking my grandmothers party here and I had many questions for the old man but it seemed like he was very annoyed about my questions. He wasn't professional at all!!! Very rude and talked to me as if I'm a 12year old explaining why we can't bring soda to his venue. Simple questions my family and I wanted to confirm. No sense of humor or no type of welcoming vibe from him. It was just a "do you want to rent my venue or not" . I was really excited and thought we found a venue but I was wrong!!! I could already sense our party would be a disaster if we went through with having it here... good luck to others. And I recommend the man have better customer service!!!!!!