Ruby Skye
420 Mason St
San Francisco, California 94102
United States
(415) 655-1589
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"Explore your rhythm at Ruby Skye."

Ruby Skye is San Francisco's premiere nightclub and special event venue, conveniently located just off Union Square in the famed theater district. Ruby Skye is available for all your entertaining needs, whether it be corporate or private events.

  • Beautiful Decor
  • Great for Private Events
  • The Top Acts in Bay Area
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A polished crowd flocks to this downtown palace for its fusion of clubby and loungey atmospheres.
April 20, 2004
(4.0 / 5 stars)

The Scene
Ruby Skye owner George Karpaty has opened a see-and-be-seen club for those who are, in his words, "grown-up, make money and dress nice." Like the clientele, every aspect of the club is detailed and maxed-out plush. Stained-glass portraits circa-1814 highlight the club's decor while maintaining an old-school flavor. (The place once housed the historic Stagecoach Theatre.) The lighting system casts an oceanic effect on the dance floor--very Cirque du Soleil.

The Draw
The real allure for much of the clientele is away from the dance action. Upstairs, a private smoking lounge houses pool tables, leather couches and cigar bar. It's the perfect place for patrons to get away from the noise and engage in getting-to-know-you conversation while puffing on a stogie.

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One of the best places to have fun
June 26, 2009
(5.0 / 5 stars)

Ruby Skye in San Francisco is an incredible nightclub in the bay area. Located in downtown San Francisco and I had one of the best club experience of my life here.

There may be some negative reviews about the bouncers below, but they must have changed it. Because I didn't have to wait in line too long for will call and the bouncers were friendly and didn't mind answering any questions I had. They do get a little tough, but that's because people are stupid when they are drunk.

Inside, the club is beautiful with a big dance floor on the main floor. The music and djs are terrific and the people are beautiful and everybody is having fun.

Ruby Skye is a definite place to check out in the Bay Area.

Pros: Awesome music, decor, location, bartenders
Cons: can get a loud
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Gorgeous nightclub with top international DJ talent
January 16, 2009
(5.0 / 5 stars)

Ruby Skye is San Francisco's #1 nightclub. This is the best place to go to see the world's top 100 DJs spinning on any given weekend. The music format is house/electronic in the main room, and hip-hop in the upstairs smoking lounge. The decor and lighting in this converted historic theater are top notch and very impressive. It is a big club, and has the best sound system in the city, so it is loud and hard to talk in here. But come to dance until 4am and enjoy the stiff drinks, go-go dancers and performance artists. Bottle service makes your night extra special and helps you avoid the crowds and give you a little more space of your own.

Pros: music, ambience, decor, djs, afterhours, location
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December 18, 2008
(3.0 / 5 stars)

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The WORST door etiquette EVER!
November 29, 2008
(1.0 / 5 stars)

Absolutely the WORST!!! I've been to all the hot clubs in London, NYC, Miami and LA, but Ruby Skye is by far the WORST club to deal with..Rule # 1: DO NOT BUY TICKETS. If you buy tickets, be prepared to wait for 1+ hours in the Will Call/Guestlist line. Watch the GA people roll on in hours before you. By the way, when is there a line for ticketholders and guestlist?!?! (UPDATE: we found out that if you can't get in by the time the DJ plays- call TICKETWEB, They will REFUND your tickets because of Ruby Skye's greediness.) Rule #2: Do NOT do Guestlist. This is a joke. Sometimes Ruby Skye sends you an email that says you are on the guestlist, but you are really not. The joke is on you. Oh and wait, it gets better, the bouncer will yell at you because he is not smart enough to offer you the option to pay to get in - instead he yells at you to "Get the F**k out and leave". What kind of place doesn't want to take your money when there was a mistake on the guestlist?!? Oh wait, they must be making it all by taking ticket sales AND by taking in GA $$ at the same time. GENIUS! Wish I could run a SCAM like this.

Pros: Great Djs/Music
Cons: HORRIBLE DOOR MEN and TICKET SERVICE
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Pleased with every aspect.
August 21, 2008
(5.0 / 5 stars)

Okay, first of all, this is my first review on a club/lounge. Ruby Skie was awsome from the speed of the lines, to the friendly bouncers, to the hostes, the music, drinks,etc. This was our first time coming to this place. We walked up to the line thinking we're going to be here forever...not the case. Line moved along quickly and when we got to the bouncers he greated us, very friendly and he allowed our group to go in together! How many clubs do you go to and they only let a number of people thru the door, sometimes seperating your group. The hostes was very friendly as well. The music was AMAZING! The sound quality impecable! I perposley stoud infront of the subwoofer to get a feel....i could actually stand infront of the speaker and still be able to have a conversation with my friend. In other words, the music was load enough and you could feel the base from the beats, yet so perfectly adjusted that i could still converse with my friend infront of the speaker....wow! The interior of the place was very nice...hard to describe...you have to see it. The bartenders very friendly, but i think the absolute best part of this club is the fact that there are all kinds of people, different ages, couples, punk rockers, tourists, and everyone went to enjoy the show from the DJ and minded their own business!!!!!! Some places you go to and you cant walk around without having someone staring you down...much more mature atmosphere.

Pros: Ambience, Music, Sound Quality, Show
Cons: A bit expensive, but worth every penny.
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Party,Party,Party! We love this place!
August 17, 2008
(5.0 / 5 stars)

Went to this club last weekend with my girl. Everything was amazing! Drinks, bartenders and the music! Man we were groovin! Man my head hurt the next day! All I can say is go check this place out. This is where the beautiful people get down and get funky! (although my girl didn't like when she saw me checkin out some of the other HOT chicks there!) Go catch your groove at this amazing place! You'll feel like a rock star!

Pros: Best drinks west of the Mississippi! Great DJ'S! Great Music! Parking closeby
Cons: Last call should be later, but that's a state law I think?
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Amazing CLUB!!!
July 29, 2008
(5.0 / 5 stars)

Ok, I don't know were to start, perfect sound system, the crowed is their to enjoy the DJ's and get their dance on!, The bars inside are very large (3 of them) and a friendly helpful staff. Yeah the music can be loud, but for a amazing night blowing your ears out it's worth the damage. There's a cool indoor smoking room on the 2nd floor with some hiphop beats. Buy your tickets online so you don't have to wait in line as long or just show up a little early becuase the crowd tends to pick up around 11:30ish. I've been to this club too many times to remember and i can't wait to show up again with friends.

Pros: music, crowd, drinks
Cons: line outside like most clubs
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Great Club in SF!
July 06, 2008
(5.0 / 5 stars)

Never written a review of a dance club, but as a live sound engineer, the sound system is fantastic. If only all the shows I did had a system this great. But I degress....

I am mostly writing this review to dispute the 2 most recent reviews of the club. I visited the club on July 4th (yeah I know-independence day) to see Sasha & Bad Boy Bill. Never once was the crowd rude. Plenty of people bumped into me, and nearly all apologized. Sure there were people who were drunk....but come on...this is a dance club. How the heck do you think they make money? Surely not from ticket sales...

Speaking of the bar, I never had to wait more than a minute to get my drink, and they were quite potent. Definitely should not have had the last one that night....

I never had a problem getting in. Yes I bought the tickets by Ticketweb, but had them at Will Call. I don't think I waited more 3 minutes to get into the club. I arrived around 11pm.

I really like the club overall. Never had a problem with the staff at all-none of the horror stories I have seen here on City Search. The staff appeared relaxed and generally seemed to be having a good time.

Pros: Sound System, Staff, DJ's, Dancers, Music
Cons: Last Call should be later
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DON'T BUY TICKETS EVER!!!
July 03, 2008
(1.0 / 5 stars)

DON'T BUY TICKETS TO ANY RUBY SKYE EVENT! If you print your tickets, they make you wait in the GA line. We asked if we could wait in the WILL CALL line (cause it was shorter) and they said they would refuse ticket holders and put them back in the GA line. We waited 1 1/2 hours last night in the GA Line and moved 10 feet. WILL CALL was even worse. We spoke with the owner of Ruby Sky and he said he hated working with TicketWEB because "that's not how Ruby Sky works". THEN DON"T SELL TICKETS!! Its very disappointing because a lot of great DJs come to that place. Now I know why the GA line is so long!

Pros: Great music and atmosphere
Cons: Poor service and an owner who wants to take your money via TICKETWEB and not let you in.
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WORST club in SF ....
June 13, 2008
(1.0 / 5 stars)

got invited to go to the famous White Party and had the worst night out in my 7 years of living in SF ....
(1) very rude crowd, probably drunk, on ecstasy, tourists (or all of the above) - and by very rude I mean as in having two drinks thrown off my hand by people walking around (no apologies), elbowed really hard several times by violent dancers (if you can call that dancing), being groped while walking out of the dance floor, having a couple of meat-heads following two of my buzzed friends around to see if they could get some action

(2) extremely loud sound system (playing house music), you could barely hear yourself talk, let alone other people

(3) understaffed bar, had to wait forever to get drinks (which I didn't get to enjoy thanks to the crowd)

if you enjoy any/all of the above, this is definitely the place for you...

The one star goes for the nice decoration of the venue - classical don't judge a book by it's cover .....

Pros: decoration
Cons: crowd, crowd, crowd, sound system, bar
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Look Good:

Although the attire is casual, don't wear baseball caps, tennis shoes, or any kind of sportswear.

Know Before You Go:

On special midweek events and most weekend nights, be on the lookout for cigarette gals on foot. Expect to pay approximately $7 for a pack of smokes, $2-$3 for candy.

Save Time:

There's an ATM located upstairs, next to the pay phones near the stairs.

The Extras:

Friday and Saturday nights, pay $340 for a booth reservation. Perks: $200 worth of drinks, $40 prepaid gratuity, and entry without waiting behind the velvet rope.

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THE DETAILS
Category:
Bar/Club
Features:
After Hours
Payment:
Cash
Hours:
Thu-Sat 7pm-4am
Serving 2 neighborhoods:
Tenderloin, Northeast
GEOBLOGS
By Etay on 02/08/10 12:58 AM

Disco lights and non- stopping electronic music are now no longer can be found in the movies or in Europe. Ruby Sky, located right next to Union...

By Mina K. on 01/12/10 09:13 PM

Since Ruby Skye normally hosts events for the 21 and up crowd (I'm at the middle age of 20...where you can't do anything that you could do when you...

By Alex Jacobo on 11/06/09 12:21 AM

Now, I been to this club every now and then, only to watch the best DJ talent in the genre of House and Trance. If you don't like or enjoy the...