Ballroom in Fremont - (206) 569-5013

• Pool Lounge, Patio & Bar
• Delicious Pizza & Appetizers
• Available For Private Parties

I've been to the Ballroom a few times since moving to Fremont. It's a big space with a dining area, pool tables, dance floor and a spacious patio with a fire pit. So far my visits have only been on the weekends where the dance floor seems to be primarily a place to hook up. The clientele differ slightly from Friday to Saturday night but the goal seems to be the same at the end of the night. Expect some touchy-feely guys and a soccer mom or two losing their inhibitions on the stripper pole. I'm not sure if the DJ's are on a permanent rotation or if they have guest DJ's filtering through, but my preference was for the Friday night mix which was heavier on the Hip Hop side and less sing-a-long Top 40 choices. While the weekend crowd seems to be a bit of a meat market, which I'm not ruling out purely for it's "OMG is this really happening" factor, I've heard that the Ballroom is a completely different place on the weekdays and have a popular Trivia Night on Wednesdays.

A big group of us attended the NYE celebration at The Ballroom thinking it would be a great time. My brother is married to a Colombian woman and some of her family and friends were here visiting. They speak a tiny bit of English but not enough to know what someone is saying to them. One of the Colombian women had been feeling homesick and sad all day. Late in the evening she was sitting in a booth resting her head on her boyfriend's shoulder. She was not drunk, not sleeping and not belligerent. They were sitting at our booth, keeping to themselves when a "manager" came up and accosted her. He threatened to kick her out because she looked like she was "sleeping." Because she and her boyfriend do not speak English, I calmly told the "manager" that she doesn't understand him and that she is just sad, not drunk. He then got in my face and told me the next person to talk besides her would be escorted out. Again, he threatened to kick her out and again she did not understand him. I repeated that she doesn't speak English and that she is not drunk. He then escorted me out. I requested to talk to a manager and several minutes later the same man came outside. We talked on the street in front of the bar where I again calmly explained the situation. He did not listen to a word I said, accused me of saying obscenities which was not true and then lied to me telling me he speaks Spanish. I did not hear him speak a word of Spanish to my friend and highly doubt he knows the language. Anyway, he dismissed my story, stormed inside and told the bouncer that if I tried to come in to call the cops! Please understand that I was completely calm throughout this situation. If this man was indeed a manager he needs some lessons in people skills. He proceeded to infuriate my entire group by coming back outside and yelling at us and basically made us look like the bad guys in the situation. None of my family or I have ever been treated like that before. For a $25 cover charge, I expect to be treated better. We will never go back. I am going to spread the word about what a horrible place this is.

Also....I dropped my cell phone here in a BIG Saturday Valentines Day crowd and I thought id never see it again. A worker found it and made sure to answer when I called from my friends phone and returned it immediately. Thanks guys!