Brooklyn Steel Reviews Summary

Venue Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Definitely worth seeing a show here."
• "The space is made for music, and pretty well thought out."
• "Love this Venue! Lots of space, and very well ventilated!"
• "It's a really great venue."
• "A cool, spacious venue."
• "The place is a great music venue with great acoustics, sound and lights and very close to Manhattan."
• "Awesome venue, loved the aesthetic."

Cons:

• "The whole place was jammed from the stage to the back bar. Could barely move on the main floor."
• "The concrete floors make for a seriously uncomfortable four hours of standing."
• "TERRIFYING BATHROOM."
• "The venue itself is cool, but the security in the front is pretty hardcore (they threw out my bowl, which was annoying)."
• "The venue tends to get extremely overcrowded and smoky."
• "Leaving the venue after the show, you had to step on/over sooo many plastic cups that were just thrown onto the ground by the guests."
• "The place was packed. With a sold out show, if you don't get there early, you won't be able to see the stage."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Amazing staff and security. Well organized events."
• "Employees and staff are very friendly."
• "The staff was nice & I was pleased with the well organized entry."
• "Security is very smooth and efficient."
• "Thank you Brooklyn Steel for always having respectful security!!!"
• "The staff are friendly and unaggressive."
• "The staff was kind and ACTUALLY did their job, whether it was security, food, the bar, etc."

Cons:

• "Impossible to get a customer service rep if you have any question about the charges, or getting a refund."
• "Door staff were weirdly rude."
• "It seems like the staff there are hired from the ranks of the unemployable."
• "Some of the staff helping with the merch were a little rude."
• "The staff, especially the security personnel, were rude in managing access to the VIP section."
• "Overly aggressive, extremely rude, always in the way, and disrespectful to the artists on stage."
• "The staff was horrible. Very rude and unhelpful."

Sound Quality

Pros:

• "The sound is fantastic."
• "The sound system itself was good. The singers sounded fantastic, no issue there."
• "No matter where I have stood in the venue, I have had a good view, and sound was great."
• "Sound system is super, very well-balanced sound, and deep/loud without leaving the place with ringing ears."
• "The sound is wonderful in this place."
• "The sound system was phenomenal and sounded great!"
• "The acoustics were flawless, allowing every note and lyric to resonate beautifully throughout the space."

Cons:

• "The sound here was a lot worse than any other venue I've been to."
• "Sound wise, the venue is not good."
• "The sound was awful. The soundman was overloading the channels like crazy and the digital desk was clipping hard."
• "My only complaint was the sound. Had my ears ringing for days. The speakers were awful."
• "The sound here is awful."
• "Sound quality is solid, but usually too loud as if it were mixed for outdoors."
• "Legit probably the worst sound system I have ever heard."