My company chose TAO Downtown Nightclub for our annual holiday party and it did not disappoint! The venue is large enough to have areas devoted to different stations--food, dancing, photos, and drinking. The staff was very accommodating and were prompt in service. The decor is also so beautiful and I cant wait to try this place with friends for a night out.

One of our friends guaranteed us all (group of 8 friends meeting after 20years) that this place is something we will all like for sure. We were skeptical but boy he was right. The Thai temple based theme for the restaurant simply floored us all with its beauty. The elevated multi level restaurant architecture kinda brought memories of James Bond meeting a villain in a very elite place. The waitress was very cute and kind. She explained any and all questions about their menu of drinks. She also taught us how to drink a certain Redbull based cocktail. Wish we had reservation for the night club. Little pricey for getting last minute table at 1500$. I’d suggest booking one day in advance would be great to take your girl or friends there. Tao is the best restaurant I’ve been to so far. Just for their theme, it is awesome. Note: we sat right below the statue on the pic. So we might have come up in a lot of other people’s pics inadvertently lol.

Service is extremely poor. The waitstaff think they’re better than you and treat you as if you you’re not good enough to eat at Tao. The food is alright, but $17 for fried rice??!? I don’t think so. Head to china town for far better and more authentic food that’s less than a quarter of the price. You’re paying for the atmosphere and aesthetic of the restaurant, which really is outstanding. Service or taste of food—not so much. Complete tourist trap don’t waste your money here.

I always love dinner and the ambience!

I had a horrible time at TAO night club, I went there to meet a friend of mine that was already inside celebrating his best friends birthday who’s a producer and they had me waiting outside for longer than an hour. The bouncers take their jobs a little too serious, one was very rude and grabbed my cousin and I for no reason because he thought “that another bouncer or someone superior to him said that we weren’t allowed to go in”, after another bouncer told him that, that wasn’t directed towards us he let us go and did not even apologize. I thought that he was joking until I looked him in his eyes, I honestly did not even want to go in after that but I didn’t want to ruin the night more than the damage that was already done. I suggest you guys stay away from this place, I don’t want to make this about race but maybe because we’re black they gave us a really hard time.

Good place, music was not bad prices are good for Las Vegas.

Definitely a below average club, avoid. Crowd was mostly men, space was fairly small, music was mostly outdated, and worst of all, barman tried the usual scam of putting random drinks on tab (which is not uncommon in New York, be ware). When I argued I never had some of the drinks that appeared in my tab, they immediately removed some (see photos) but not all and I still ended up paying for more than what I had. On top, in addition to the 18% tip you agree to pay at entry when the doorman says you need to open a $150 minimum-spend bar tab for yourself and your girldfriend, they charge another 8% “admin” fee, so you really end up paying 26% on top of your actual bill, keep that in mind. It is also worth noting a small bottle of water (20cl) costs $9 (see receipts) and they don’t offer any tap water. Cloak room also costs another $5 per piece which you might think is ok, but it unfortunately also means that a lot of people will be dancing with their coats on.

It’s a really good place to be. The drink are good. It’s pricey but it’s NYC to regular. The crowd is good and the music is great. It’s one of my favorites.

The bouncer wad very rude and unprofessional. There were a lot of people complaining at the entrance.

Bad place. The racism still exists at this place. No receipts are issue for money taken by this club.

I recently had a reservation with friends from Australia. The Seating time was about an hour after our requested reservation time. Everybody was at the prescribed venue on time. That was my biggest complaint; the staff told us we could wait by the night bar and grab a drink while we wait. Our server was very hospitable and knowledgeable of the menu. Didn’t get any orders wrong and all food came out within 25 minutes of ordering. The food was absolutely amazing and so were the drinks. Overall a great food experience. We stepped into the night club shortly after dining and had a great time as well although the staff might’ve not been as attentive as we would’ve liked. Regardless great atmosphere to have a night out

Very vibrant place. And very big. Cool interior.

Terrible night club. Horrible music. Super tiny so it gets uncomfortably crowded very fast. Not a fun place.

Great vibe. Great atmosphere. Great food. Pretty noisy tho so if youre looking for a quiet dinner.... not here. But I loved it.

Not tourist friendly. Random admission system. Bouncers power trip and think their lives are worth something. Complete waste of time. Don’t bother going, you have to commit to at least $200

Attractive people and trendy.

My fav Asian restaurant in NY , the vibes are so good , the place design will blow your mind ! Huge place , Thai inspired , thr food is so good ! Everything was delicious! Highly recommended !

Don’t waste your time or money. Bouncers on a power trip, trying to make people think it’s exclusive enough to pay $2,000 for a table but when you get inside it’s empty except for desperate old guys who were dumb enough to hand over their credit card

Thought I was in a movie after the experience I had with the hostess. Never in real life experienced such a Rude and entitled little... (you get the gist) Complete disrespect. I’m talking to you, adidas. 12/27/18. Would have only been one star but the bartenders and music were fire.

Been to plenty of clubs. This was ok, nothing made it stand out. The actual club is a bit on the small side its only one room and the door man only let us in after committing to spending $300 on drinks. I came to spend so I wasnt tripping. But still this is shady, they pick out ppl and try to make them spend. The crowd was aight, diverse in ethnicity and age. Wont be coming back. Cant recommend. Save your money and go somewhere else.

Went on a Friday with a friend. Admission is random; you might get in, you might not. On what basis? No one knows. Can be your looks, the bouncers mood, the weather etc... eventually we did get in but unlike others, we did not get a stamp. Which basically means we had to pay a charge. We didnt mind, but again, its nice to know on what basis we were chosen to pay 20$ each. Once inside, we were surprised to see how small the place actually is. You can BARELY move. Dance? You cannot. 1st cause, well theres no space. People are just pushing you around and spilling drinks all over you. 2nd cause the DJ or the random guy next to him kept interrupting the song and shouting random things. LET US DANCE for Gods sake. On top of all, there are 10 security guards on the dance floor asking you to move away from the tables (where are we supposed to go?) Then another guy comes to wipe the floor (really? In that chaos?) Its just a big mess. Most importantly the drinks: 23$ for a vodka and cranberry which was basically just cranberry. Absolutely no alcohol in it and this is coming from someone with a very low alcohol tolerance. Sorry TAO you were just a big disappointment.

Spent $300+ @Tao downtown for dinner with the expectation i would be eligible for entry to the nightclub only to told only if you spend $200 min. At the bar. Pathetic customer service

Nice looking place, I preferred the restaurant to the club, bouncers wanted to charge me 125 extra for entrance to annoverrated vip area. No very exciting crowd. I recommend only eating there.

Lit! If you can get in you will have a great time.

It’s a very New Yorker place, beautiful, with a great atmosphere, good drinks and good food.

Would do 0 stars if I could. Very rude and disrespectful service. Would recommend other locations just not this one.

Sorry Id rate this place better if the coat check kid didnt steal my Gant aviator sunglasses after the Spectrum event.

Came to the city to have a good time and thought Tao would be the perfect place the spend the evening dancing. Lined up outside for over 30 minutes with no movement. Bouncer ignored us for the whole time and finally bothered to ask if we either knew a promoter or wanted to drop 1200 bucks on a table. How would tourists to the city know a promoter? Why isnt that information readily available? Never been shutout of a bar with 4 girls in tow, mindblowing. Looking at the other google reviews, Im not surprised we left with the sour taste we did. Would not recommend.

Its definitely a place that you have to visit at least once. Food is amazing every time I go. You can make a reservation for a main dining table or take your chances at the bar/lounge area

Hottest nightclub in the city...but the drinks felt watered-down or maybe it was just me

-5 stars! I was in TAO in Vegas and thought will have the same experience in NYC - NOOOOOOOOOOpe - terrible, simply terrible nightclub, starting with music (which I would expect smwhere in Harlem), overpriced drinks (which are expected), a small dancefloor, incredibly rude staff.

Actually bouncers there are rude. We got party there for 8ppl, spend couple grams, and when we decided go smoke, bouncers tell that we supposed to go in line and wait. What a hell? They didn’t know what customer service is. When you give a lot of tips to bartender, for every round of drinks and after 5 times she told you, you give me a tips. So my opinion, ugly place better to go in budhakan bar

Typical NYC. Rubbish

You can keep this place. The restaurant side is great but the club, not so much. Starting with their haphazard admitting system, which is basically just a free for all of multiple lines zig zagging around the ropes and the promoter or whomever randomly stamping and letting people in. A cover charge is expected in manhattan but who does and doesnt pay should have some resemblance of criteria.Once you do get inside though its much smaller than youd think with a narrow dance floor of people standing around. The DJ didnt let one song play for more than 40 seconds before wildly swapping and mashing together numerous genres.But to boot and why I wrote this is, while my friends and I stood off to the side of the bar a men in black extra wanders over and tells everyone we have to move a VIP wants the area. Move? Where? With a packed out club and literally no more standing room where do you suggest I move to? Ill tell you where, outside, because we left. 21$ for ONE mostly ice cocktail and 20$ to get it later, I can safely say, pick another night life spot.

This place is sucks the bouncers kicked me out just because i hooked up with some girl and they were jealous that was too rude if you want to have a good night just don’t go there

Myself and two friends had dinner at Tao this week to restaurant week and to celebrate a friends birthday.The ambiance was amazing and the host staff was very nice.Our reservation was at 6:30pm and they knew we were there to celebrate a birthday. It was early so there were still many available tables. They my party was sat next to the waitstaff section. Where the waitstaff rings up bulls, gets water and utensils and hover around watching the room and their tables. Onet of the waiters slamed a pitcher of water down so hard at the the waitstaff section, water literally came out of the water pitcher and onto my friend who sat closest to the station.The food was delicious. But when I asked for the rest of my appetizer to go, when the waiter came back with it, he put my food on the floor. I really didnt like that. Why would you put someones food on the floor???For desert we all ordered the same thing, warm chocolate cake it was a small molten cack with Carmel ice cream. They even put a candle and a chocolate happy birthday plack on my friends serving. My serving on the other hand, the cake was already broken and the center of my molten cake w a oozing out. I asked for another order and the waiter had an attitude about it.Lastly when we received the bill, the waiter said let me know when youre ready. She literally returned 2 mins later, opened the bill to see if we had paid yet and walked off. SmhAmbiance is beautifulHost staff was greatFood was deliciousWaitstaff on the other had sucked.And the service was meh. We felt rushed and as if there was an attitude when something was pointed out.

Very rude staff

Happy New Year

Nice

My favourite club

Best

Get the table by the bathrooms. leave through the back door.

Hanging out with Ne-Yo & Shaggy.

Pretentious, crowded, terrible music and some kind of unspoken rule for no dancing...