209 Geary Ave, Toronto, ON M6H 2C1, Canada
A one-of-a-kind warehouse space recently renovated with upgraded sound, lighting and a full-service kitchen. Host your Private Event or DJ event, with us. Drop by any Friday or Saturday for drinks, food and some dancing.
Absolutely the worst venue I’ve ever been to. I came here alone and got my wallet stolen within 20 mins. Crowd was boring w a lot of ppl standing on the floor not dancing just taking up space. At least when I called the guy who answered the phone tried to help me find my wallet back.
awesome party, really fun vibe and the music was really great! the bartender was incredible too — Ira, i love you!!!! overall super fun time!!!!!
Great experience. The bartender was excellent, the one bigger black security guard with glasses was on a weird wave. He was trying to go for girls and he was touching them as they walk by, I sat there and he watched him do this for 25 mins. He thinks he’s above everyone else. Never seen that attitude, if he’s removed this would probably be a 5 star club.
This is a seriously hidden gem. The music and atmosphere is amazing! Just what me and my friends were looking for. Can’t wait to go back!
The party was a complete disappointment. I feel bad for the DJ who traveled to Canada only to end up at such a lousy club. I've been to several Essence parties before, and they've always been fantastic. I really hope they don't hold another event at this venue—it needs a lot of improvement!
yea that party was complete garbage...feel sorry for the Dj who came to Canada and was met with such a dump of a club. I've gone to several essence parties and they have alwasy been great, i hope they DO NOT have another event at this place...this club needs a lot of work!
With great disappointment we want to share this information with all of you so we stay trasperant and truthful. On July 20th we had booked Geary warehouse for an event for a talent we brought from Europe by the name of andrewboy. we were promised a working sound system that is tweaked for our production as was written by the contract provided for us by Geary warehouse. We were under the impression that everything was set up and ready to go as soon as we came to the venue. Upon arrival not only nothing was connected but everything was ripped out of the dj equipment and speakers. We contacted the owner of the venue who goes by the name of Gerry. And we voiced out our concerns. At the same time this was happening the bar tender who assured me she has a background in sound and equipment set up, and said she will take care of everything. she connected everything back which was nice of her to do but also obviously a part of the contract we had signed with the venue. Upon completion of the connection of the sound is where our nightmare started, everything was off in terms of sound, the sound was weak and very high pitched, there was no bass sound present which is the main point of any sound system. As Gerry arrived to the venue both us(essence) and the crowd that came and paid to see andrewboy started complaining about the sound. a few minutes later the sound was turned on the right side of the club completely stopped working, Gerry, instead of trying to resolve the issue, just stood there and did nothing. Further more got into a bad argument with us over the sound when he clearly was in breech of contract! As a result nothing was done and we lost a lot of the crowd the kept coming in due to the sound. We want to start of by thanking every single person who came out to see andrewboy and we appreciate your business. As an event company it is our duty to make sure this kind of issues don’t happen. So for that we are deeply sorry and apologize for how the event went down Therefore we want to say this, we have never worked with someone as stubborn and unprofessional as Geary warehouse. We reached out to the venue asking for compensation due to the lack of support of the sound system and the loss that we took. All we got back was ignorance and avoidance. Our message to all the promoters of the city, please keep in mind that what happened to us it can happen to you too if you work with this venue and this individual. Be aware that if you do work with them you need to make sure everything is done a day or two prior and be ready for a difficult time with the sound system. Thank you for the continuous support from our family and fans! We look forward to hosting more events with better sound and light from here on. Best regards Essence event team
209 geary ave great night out... Psy trance: ritmo and artifex
Had a blast at the Geary Art Crawl
Had a great time here great atmosphere great music can t wait to come back!
Ira is amazing, best bartender ever.
Omg yes I was at that event and the sound system was horrible , this is really bad for this venue , was complaining to the owner I think and he didn t even care about it
I just saw the review for the essence party for andrewboy, i will not be back at this place again. That night had such bad sound and i remember everyone complaining about it and nothing ended up changing
Worst sound ever!
Was in that video shoot at this venue. Very nice people
Fantastic crew, great venue highly recommend
Great club, amazing staff.
Rad
Great place, had a nice time
Amazing place for a dnb rave, I preformed there for my homie Sicknote s b day bash and was hype !!!!
Nice place , good quality audio , fun night !
Best club in Toronto but the sound system could use an upgrade!
Holy Freaks Yall!! Twas literally the coldest night that ever existed..... omgaaaddd and super freakin weird was that I brought plural Exes to this even that is should have attended alone ....its been awhile since I been out fur a good dance and Ya....the Music was amazing...thank you Taurus...(the DJ. Who put this shindig 2getger)
Great venue.
A tad small and upstairs too crowded with couches in the middle. Otherwise fun place.
Abundant plounge space upstairs and plenty of washrooms. Solid party spot!
Banging spot!
Pretty good venue, not that big, not that flashy. Not the biggest place, and it doesnt have many lights, but it sounds pretty good. Washrooms on the left behind the stage area, so a lot of people traffic to get to the front if wanted. Overall I would say this place is not the best, but not bad in any way. My biggest problem with Geary is the parking. Theres no public parking lots really close, and the street parking is... lets just say a lot of them say no parking without permit past midnight. Always have problems finding parking here.
Was my first time attending warehouse music in Canada, and it was here! Great place
Cool place!
This venue is causing really bad noise disruptions for neighbours who live close by. The pounding boom of noise from the back door is really bad. Can you start being better neighbours? I am asking nicely.
First time at this venue last Sat night, I thought the sound system was fantastic and the bathrooms are awesome!! Single rooms with little sinks and nicely done. Love the super high ceilings. I stayed untill the lights came on!!
Great venue with cool vibes inside, funky decor, good sound, free earplugs and smoking patio in the back. Owner doesn t give a hoot
went there for a lovely lgbt focused rave event, great atmosphere, lovely bartenders and a second floor with colouring and free earplugs and OD kits if you need to relax or have an emergency. i lost my glasses that night and someone found and returned them and the owner was great with getting them back to me the next day!
Staff are good ppl ! Upstairs is cool! Security guard SAL is awesome. Drinks are served quickly. Music sounds good lol yasss
These people like to double book events and mess up my plans. Please never book with these people because they will mess up
We had an art booth here once! Great music and everyone there was super nice
Bartenders were really nice, fair prices for drinks. I really liked the tip options were in 1,2,4 &4$options. Individual washrooms and the speaker setup was really loud. Good venue
Awesome venue!
Been raving for 13 years and hands down this is the worst spot in terms of sound system and Crowd. The promoters will be up blocking the DJ having fun like it s their living room and everyone else crammed in a 5 by 5 space. Absolute trash place. This place won t last more than a year mark This. If u like being pushed by people that don t know techno . All men. This is ur spot for sure