No bad sight lines to the stage and good audio as well, this theater is as beautiful as it is functional. Where it falls short is the VIP style amenities, but its a great place to see a show.

Saw RENT, the musical here last night and the space was beautiful - the bathrooms clean, and the ushers friendly and helpful. Great experience overall.

This place was great. Very intimate and the sound system was great. We saw Madonna there so it made it much better. The ushers were very helpful and nice and made the whole experience much better. I would gladly come back to see other artists and plays as it is a beautiful venue.

Its the best theatre experience I ever had. The night was epic! I was serving row, I could feel the spit as they recalled great stories. After it was over, I looked up to the balcony to see a friend that had bragged about getting seats from his friend, Earlonne Woods. I guess it really is who you know that runs the theater.

Nice remodeling and comfortable seats. Expensive drinks. The Last Ship was excellent.

I love this theatre so much. Every seat has a great view. Ive sat up in the balcony and down in the orchestra and both have been great. It also great that you can bring wine inside the theatre with their souvenir cups. It makes each experience even more enjoyable.

Beautiful theatre, great shows there, easily accessible by public transit as well - support them - performing arts enhances our quality of life and this theater brings it! (Drinks at the bar are way too expensive tho so watch out for that - $50 bucks for 2 drinks, really?! I dont care if you do let us take the cup home, that cost is stupid insane)... otherwise, go and enjoy a show!

Great theatre down in the Tenderloin area of San Francisco. Easy to get to as it’s almost on Market st with buses and BART right there. Good restaurants very close by with some being inexpensive yet still good food.

First time visiting Golden Gate Theatre to see Anastasia. Beautiful theatre, very clean. Comfortable chairs and great view and sound quality. Lobby seems like it could be a little bit of a tight fit but ushers got us in, very organized and timely. One thing I did not like however, was feeling rushed getting our drinks. Bartender could have waited just a few minutes longer. Overall, enjoyable night and experience

The staff is super attentive and friendly. They get 5 stars. The 4 stars is for the location and they can’t help that, sorry. Otherwise it’s a beautiful theatre and the staff were very attentive to my mother’s needs—she had knee surgery and cannot go up and down stairs so they steered her to the same level restroom instead of the lower level one. We saw Anastasia which in itself is absolutely fantastic and so well done and ginormously enjoyable. Thanks to everyone for a lovely time!

Lovely theatre and well priced rush tickets. Leaving the theaters back doors was frightening seeing the amount of homeless people on the street. They didn’t bother anybody but stayed with the crowd and Uber out. Recommend the front doors to exit.

Lovely architecture inside! Not enough bathrooms and one ladys room is poorly located creating a line that is indistinguishable from the entering line to be seated. Had a lovely time.

Celebrated my daughters 18th birthday! Theatre is beautiful and perfectly designed for people with disabilities. We had a very pleasant experience. Thank you!

Millions of dollars pour in through your venue, I assume from the able bodied only? Your venue does not disclose that the property has no ELEVATOR! Do better for those who are disabled and can’t climb stairs. Offer ground floor tickets, change seats whatever it takes, but don’t shrug your shoulders and have your event staff say, “too bad “

For a matinee it was a good experience, but the abundant number of homeless in the area broke my heart. Im not sure of the safety after dark, and would advise investigation. The classic theater was beautiful.

Awesome venue in a rundown Tenderloin district. The show was spectacular and the seats comfortable. Parking is convenient on Turk street in a secured garage.

Wonderful renovation of the theater and I highly recommend going and watching a performance when in San Francisco.

What a wonderful experience to see Sting and the Last Ship there. Beautiful small theatre which I adore. Friendly people

Ladies day out Saw the Donna summer show December 2019

The theater is gorgeous! I sat in a partial view orchestra area, so I was not surprised I couldnt see all of the play! However, overall I really enjoyed our seats and the theater in general. They had water bottle refilling stations which was useful!

Watched my first touring Broadway company here today for “Anastasia” and was blown away. The theatre is gorgeous, and very accommodating! Men’s restrooms were clean and modern. A little hefty on the concessions ($28 for two coffee cups and a treat- but the coffees came with refills!). Will be coming to see more touring musicals here from now on!

Went to see the Donna Sumner play it was great. Room to get up and dance

Great show & music!

Its been refurbished and its beautiful! Love the remodeled bathrooms, too. Much shorter wait times.

This theatre is quite excellent, its very easy to spot and has many awesome productions. I went to go see Rent with friends and family, the mezzanine and pretty much every other spot gives you a good view of the stage. The bathrooms are nice and easily accessible.

Saw HELLO DOLLY at this beautiful majestic theater. Acoustics lighting amazing. Seating has all been renovated. Comfortable roomy. Courteous staff. Safe venue for all ages. Handicap restroom facilities available first floor. Large clean restrooms downstairs. Accessible by BART. A BLOCK away .Surrounded by many eateries for a quick bite or great meal post production.

Nice old theater. First show Ive seen there and found the place to be clean and good acoustics. I would come here again for a show.

Saw Shim Lin and Colin Cloud. Great show. Phenomenal card and mind tricks, funny and entertaining. A must see.

Such a nice venue to see theater. Seats feel up close even when they are not. Staff are very positive and helpful. Im excited to try the happy hour shows they are starting .

A magical Broadway experience! Excellent from the moment I entered the theater. Beautiful theater, amazing show, very friendly and helpful staff. Would love to visit again!

Small access area at entrance. Updated interior-carpet, restroom, and counters. Conveniently located for various tranportation options. Excellent service at check in and seating.

Great atmosphere, luckily had my phone to help with walking directions once we left bart station

Smaller than the Orpheum but just as delightful. Easy access from BART

Its a great old Theatre. Great deals up high but make sure your peepers are good for Distance. Great acoustics. Watch out for cocktail prices. Ordered 2 glasses of bubbly, asked if i wanted to double up in big keepsake plastic glasses(sic) $58.00 before tip. jaysus the tickets were $64. No wonder people smuggle

Great venue to watch a show. The inside of the building is nice.

Comfortable seats, good visability (orchestra 4th row, right). The Last Ship - entertaining.

The seats are small and dated, but I still love this charming theater with tons of history and character!

Nice place, went to see on your feet with Andrew V.

Love the new renovations. Here to see On Your Feet. Excited to have the variety as we usually do Orpheum. Thanks SHN.

Beautiful building with small seats. I loved seeing Waitress here but I like the Orpheum Theatre better.

My family and I saw the musical, Anastasia, last night. Besides being a fantastic show the SHN Golden Gate Theater have teriffic staff. Everyone was friendly and eager to assist. A special kudos to the security guard that stayed with us till our 3 different rides picked us up. He was so kind and pleasent. It was a wonderful evening all around.

Great plays. Hamilton was so wonderful. Lion King is playing now. Book of Mormon is next. Close to several public transportation routes . Bart exit leaves in front of Theatre.

The recent restoration of the theater is great. I always thought there was something more buried under layers of paint and past remodeling..One thing I we have found if you are attending a show there - even if your tickets are on the main floor, go to the bar upstairs, it is much less crowded with a lot more space to enjoy your beverage.

Still beautiful inside with good acoustics! But hard (and sad) to walk the area w/ all the homeless.

Beautiful theater with great acoustics. No bad seat in the house.

Saw production of The last Ship starring Sting. Powerful.

I love this theatre, but it is usually hot because they dont have air conditioning. Mezzanine tickets are best. Unfortunately, until San Francisco cleans up their city, I will not be back. It is located in the dirtiest, most crime and homeless place in the city. Filth on every street all the way from the Powell BART stop through the 2 block walk to the theatre. Human excrement on the sidewalk, right across the theatre. So sad. This city used to be so beautiful, but now I truly fear for my safety.

The theatre itself is great!!!! Its a nice venue and I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, its location in SF leaves much to be desired because its close to the Tenderloin and skid row. The city govt should put porta potties in that area so homeless people wont poop on the sidewalks, hire drug counselors for the addicts, and make it difficult to loiter/fight/sell drugs in the area.

Cool place to catch a performance anywhere you sit give a good view.

Drink prices are worse than sports arena prices. Nearly $12 for a 16 oz soda?! MUCH MORE for alcoholic beverages. Get real! They only wand you when you enter, so might be worth bringing a boda bag and done snacks with you. Seats in balcony dont leave much leg room for tall people. Fortunately, the theater was only at about 60% capacity so I could move freely. Sound system, lighting, and backdrops were good. Saw Summer. Decent show overall, but one of the 3 Donnas went way off key almost every time she attempted high notes. 3 stars for being unimpressed with theater overall. Rating doesnt include the show. Show would rate about the same though. Ok, but not great. Had more fun on the BART ride with friends than at the theater.

The theater was nice. The staff were cool and professional, especially with all the craziness from the fans. Next time Im in the city by the bay Ill check out what is playing. 5

Watched Annie & Beautiful, Carol King Story at The Golden Gate Theater. Easy to find, easy parking... Kinda rough Street Tenants. Most of the ushers and employees were courteous, doing their job, I guess. 1 lady was pretty rough around the edges for working in a strictly public service setting. For some reason she was just a bit more biased towards the older Eurasian folks.Watch the type of drinks you order, bought a Capt Morgan w Coke for my brother, not sure if $22 is justifiable for a 1.25oz pour(Im a retired bartender)Other than her the usher w the short boy cut hair, the rest of the experience was very enjoyable. Also, I love all things theater...

Nice theater, in a neighborhood that looks third world shanty town.

I found the acoustics to be lacking. However Madonna brings a “big” sound that fills arenas so it was a mismatch in my opinion. The seating is not wonderful but mostly we all stood and danced so hardly mattered. The handicap restrooms(2) are not meant to have the masses. There’reperfectly new & large ones on upper & lower but there was no staff to point that out. Being challenged I didn’t appreciate to have to do stairs. All in all I had a great time because I saw Madonna for once in San Francisco where I live!️

Beautiful theatre. First time there. Enjoyed Come From Away immensely!!!

We had a great time!

I got an awesome view of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live show from the 4th row! The lobbys a bit cramped, making waiting in lines for snacks and merch tricky.

Beautiful theater. Quick concessions. Clean restrooms.

5 stars simply because Madonna performed here. Didn’t pay much attention to the facility though.

Love seeing the SHN season here and really happy this theater was renovated! The restrooms are much bigger and the space is beautiful. My only complaint are the seats in the Mezzanine and Balcony. Im 58 and my knees are jammed into the back of the seat of the person in front of me and youre often touching arms with the person next to you. If they had given their patrons a bit more room in the rows and seats it would be a 5 star review!!

A wonderful theatre! I got seats in the back of the orchestra and still had a wonderful view of the entire set. Since its on the smaller side of theatres, there arent any bad seats. Waitress, as of 11/12/18, is the only show Ive seen in this theatre but I would gladly see any other show here. The stage door was also relatively easy to locate.

Ded spacious, went for the Madonna Madame X tour and enjoyed it. The seats are a little uncomfortable as far as knee space is concerned, but still a spacious theatre

This theater is simply gorgeous. The classical elegance has been restored fully! You feel like youre in for a truly special experience walking up the carpeted steps. Of course that hasnt been true with SHNs current season, since its garbage BUT, its still a beautiful theater! My only complaint (after the current content, which is NOT the theaters fault), is the parking! If youre seeing a show on the weekend, you may be looking at a $30+ parking fee. Ugh. Thats SF though.

You wouldnt know its in the heart of the Tenderloin. Old, clean, great view from almost all seats, roomy. Saw Hello Dolly, didnt expect much because I didnt really remember the movie, lol, but oh.my.gosh what an awesome freaking show. I loved it! You would want to take a rideshare there and order your rideshare before you come out. Takes a lonnnnng time for the cars to get there because the one way streets. Parking is sparse and expensive. Its not really a safe place to walk around or even park for that matter.

Very nice place and lots of fun. Lots of culture and great pace to visit.

Nice inside, lobby not so much, new very clean bathrooms

Great venue. Good sound system. Only drawback was $5 for a bottle of water!

Excellent theater. Nice sight lines, clean, staff was nice and helpful. The concessions are a bit limited and with all venues the.bathrooms are always way way way too small for the size of the place. We would for sure go here again.

Awesome little theater in the Tenderloin, located between The Orpheum and The Warfield theaters. There are plenty of nearby bars and restaurants.

Order than the area, one of my favorite larger theaters in the city.

I really enjoyed this theater. The staff was friendly and helpful. Its beautiful and vintage on the inside and the seats, though a little low to ground were comfortable.

I love that the Golden Gate Theatre is back after being remodeled so beautifully. Its the perfect size to see Broadway musicals and has good seats with ample legroom. Its on the edge of the Tenderloin but if you approach it from Market Street its not too bad. Its 4 blocks away but I prefer parking at the large garage on 4th and Mission for ease of leaving the city. Minus one star because no theatre has enough bathrooms for the fact that 75% of its patrons are women.

Its beautiful inside.. but all the seats are really far away from the stage, even the pit seats. The orchestra seats are at least 20 feet away to 120 feet away and the balcony seats are even farther away. Not the most ideal place to watch a small production with intricate deatails.

The be shows here are excellent, the stage has great visibility from most locations, and the sound quality is decent, but not perfect. The lobby is very small and crowded. If you arrive on the early side, be prepared to stand outside on the narrow street. If you buy an SHN branded souvenir plastic cup with a lid, you can take your drink in with you. You can bring it back time and time again. Also works at other SHN locations.

Saw A Bronx Tale - The Musical. Definitely a cross between West Side Story and Jersey Boys. The theatre is beautiful. Staff is particularly concerned about making sure phones are shut off... was in the process of shutting off while show was beginning and approached to turn off. Loge seats are more compacted... orchestra a little more roomy.

So I saw Madonna in concert (for the first time) for The Madame X tour. FABULOUS

Great history here. Over 100years of shows.

The theatre is beautiful, easy access with public transportation, surrounded by countless places to eat. Parking is available yet difficult. Overall it is a great place.

Beautiful theatre very kind staff. Madonna made them lock up my phone but I don’t hold it against them.

Such a cozy theater. Modanna said it herself: intimate

Beautiful theatre! However, the set up and flow of traffic in and out of the theatre could be improved.

Beautiful theater with a great and helpful staff. Plenty of areas for great photo opportunities.

Play we saw was great. But bartender, with much fanfare pouring what looked like a triple shot of gin--and earning a fat tip for a ridiculously expensive cocktail - - really provided next to zero alcohol. Watered down bottles arent a class act. Never again

If something is showing, Ill go here. The bartenders are friendly. The cost of the drinks are high. The sound has been just ok and the bathroom lines are long.

Awesome not a bad seat in the house I would say. Its a smaller venue. Very nice decor seating is ok comfort wise. Maybe a update to the seats themselves. I wont ding them for that because otherwise it was a delightful evening.

The Theatre is intimate and we enjoyed the performance by Madonna. DLJ/CT

Sticky floors like a cheap movie theater! Ushers had a noisy party in the lobby during the show! Distracting

The theater experience is great. But what a horrible location. The surrounding area has to be the worst in SF. If this is a tourist first impression of SF, god help this city. We ate at a nearby restaurant and had to walk through alcoholics, drug users, hookers etc to make it to the theater. Venue was great fun. But I would think twice about going to that area again.

The only reason it is not 5 stars is because of the lack of cooperation and coordinated effort to solve the street presence of the homeless, the addicted and the crime. One simply does not feel safe.The staff is awesome, the cocktails God and the shows are always fun and super well produced and directed.

Just saw Madonna. Great theater

Its a gem of a theater convenient to BART and lots of bars and cafes. Best of all, the shows weve seen there (On Your Feet & Beautiful) were terrific!

Newly refurbished with plush new carpeting new paint new air conditioning and upgraded Lighting and Sound this historical Theater built in 1922 is Grand in the best sense of the word. Treat yourself to a musical here. Be aware that there is no elevator in this building so if you cannot do stairs you need to get main floor seating.

The show was great but Golden Gate Theater needs a massive overhaul. The seats are uncomfortable and the place smells

Excellent show, nice staffs, well-maintained theater, clean seats, and the stage/lightning /sound are first class.

Disappointing Madonna concert. But the GG theater was suffocating! No air what so ever!

The seat were amazing for the Madonna Madame X concert.

One of my favorite theaters!

Love the place! Unfortunately it was too hot in the venue.

Anastasia absolutely beautiful performance set design music singing costumes must see show

Great performance on the premier night !