Beachland Ballroom and Tavern

Atmosphere left a bit to be desired – there are divey places, and then there are places that replace ceiling tiles with cookie sheets.
Food (brunch) was just fine – fried chicken and waffles were good, but the chicken isn’t chick fil a. Staff was very friendly and courteous. Value was decent. A little disappointed they didn’t have a jazz band or musician given that they’ve got a stage.

My favorite music venue. You can hear great music for very reasonable price. The bar is a more quaint setting. Many different genres represented as well. My only improvement would be to make sure chairs are available in the ballroom for those of us who have difficulty standing for 4 – 5 hours.

Spectacular venue – arguably the best place to see a concert in the city. Intimate without being cramped, acoustically marvelous without being too cavernous, and suitably grimy without being sticky-​floor gross, the Beachland is a Cleveland mainstay for a reason.
There are two bars, the eponymous Tavern and a smaller bar in the back of the ballroom for quick drinks between songs. Both sport a superb beer list and liquor selection, so long as you aren’t looking for anything too snooty (there is no dedicated cocktail menu, for instance). The Tavern fills up fast before a show so get there early. The food is tasty and they have a more than adequate vegetarian menu (try the house-​made veggie burger with Swiss – melt in your mouth amazing). When I was there last, the service was a little slow – it took upwards of an hour for our appetizer to arrive. The bartender was accommodating, however, and gave us two free drinks for recompense.
If you need a respite from the bar or the ballroom, venture downstairs to the in-​house thrift store. Well-​curated and typically affordable, there are some interesting treasures to be found there. Don’t expect modern records, but their selection of vintage vinyl is great.
In sum, the Beachland has it all. Definitely worth checking out for fans of live music.

I’ve been an ardent supporter of the Beachland Brunch for a few years and think it’s genuinely one of the best in the city, but I had such a bad experience there last weekend (2÷21÷16) that I had to post something. The staff was working hard, but it was so clear that they were not being managed or organized in any useful way. I’m used to waiting for a brunch table on a busy Sunday, but my party of four waited from 11:00 until 12:40 for a table. Inexplicably, we were on a list of «big parties,» despite the fact that most tables at the Beachland are four tops, or could easily be four tops. We witnessed a few groups of four or five put their names in as parties of two and then combine tables when they were seated to get a table faster for their party. The staff simply allowed this to happen. The hostess mentioned to us that our wait was so long because a table who had paid simply wouldn’t get up. When we were finally seated, our waitress was distracted and absent most of the time. I had to get silverware for the table myself from the open service station, where I noticed many of the «clean» utensils were actually still dirty. Our food was fine to good, but it took almost an hour to arrive. One of my party’s order of chicken and waffles, while tasty, was cold. We were never brought some of the items we requested, like cream for coffee, and our waitress apologized profusely for the stress at the end of the meal, even though we never made a fuss about the slow and sporadic service. It was clear she was unhappy with the way the service was going. I feel sympathy for the clearly frazzled staff, but have to wonder whether some changes need to be made in the management of the kitchen and dining room to better support their efforts. The Beachland Brunch is not an amateur operation, but is rather a revered breakfast spot going on 4+ years. It’s time for the service staff to be treated and managed professionally, not like this is a brand new endeavor. I’ll be steering clear until the operations are cleaned up, if that ever happens.

Went here for Sunday brunch and we were all blown away by the food. I ordered the house made veggie burger on a biscuit with a side of their mushroom gravy. It came with a side of home fries. It’s not an exaggeration to say that it was one of my favorite brunch items that I’ve ordered anywhere. The husband had the chile quilles which he loved. Someone else had the biscuits and gravy and I can’t remember what the fourth person had. Honestly, this would be a 5 star review if the service was better. I’m fairly ambivalent about service. I enjoy it when it’s good, but don’t really care much if it’s not. As long as the food is good and there is booze at my table, I’m happy. However, our server was not very heads up and barely ever looked at our table to see if we needed anything. I understand being in the weeds, but we tried on several occasions to get our servers attention, to no avail. The water not being filled was irritating, but not that big of a deal. The big problem was the booze. It’s brunch and my family tends to drink like fish when we are together. We had to get our booze from the bar after the first round due to the fact that our server ignored us. We still tipped well (20+%) because the server was so in the weeds. We will definitely be back.

Great show, dive bar, reasonable priced beers, good beers, no table service, but nice staff that worked their butts off during intermission to provide drinks for the crowd. Could have used more hired help, but how do you bring in people for a 20 minutes span between shows?

Best Sunday brunch in Cleveland hands down. The food here is really good. The Beachland has a nice setting for bands to come in and Jam out at night with an attached lounge area. By day on the weekends the lounge turns into a little restaurant that features local farm food. My wife and I always stop in when we’re on the area and have never been disappointed.

I am not rating the food as we have not tried it. We have been here a couple of times because our grandson plays in rock n’ roll bands here as part of a program sponsored by School of Rock. It is a great venue for kids to perform in a professional setting and really develop their skills. This place is perfect for performances of this type.

Best music venue in the city for the size, and well everything else. The set up with the ballroom and tavern next door is perfect. No frills, but some of the best bookings that come into Cleveland come through this venue. Easy to get to and park. Cool vibe. Do I have to drag you from your warm houses to see the greatest small club bands of our era!?! Well do I? They have great food for a good value at the tavern.
«Let’s face it. Rock and Roll is bigger than all of us.» — Freed
«Come on out ya cheap bastards.» — me

Visiting from philly and this place made me feel #hometownclevelandpride. The diviest dive bar ive ever been to. Had mayor mimosa and biscuits and gravy! Delicious! Loved the vibe, the back to the present future vibe. Either take it or leave it vibe. Love it. Will definitely be back!

Beachland is awesome for a concert or a burlesque show! I’ve been here several times and I’ve always enjoyed my experience especially so now that the road out front is finished! I’ve never had a problem finding close by parking on the street and staff has always been pleasant when I call in to order tickets for a show (cheaper than buying online). I have not been here for brunch, so I can’t really speak too much on the bar food, but the bartenders are great! Last night my friends and I chatted with Mike and he introduced up to this delicious beer called Shiner Holiday Cheer mmm.
Anyways, even though this place isn’t sparkly brand new, it has tons of character and history! I definitely suggest checking out a show here!

Pretty cool place. When I first heard that I would be attending a concert here I was a little uninterested. However, after getting there and seeing the vibe of the place I fell in love. We stopped in to see Cities & Coasts on a Saturday and it was a great time. We didn’t get anything to eat, just a few beers. The venue is great, pretty clean, big space. The crowd was really awesome. We will definitely return to this place.

We went to the ballroom to see Yob on Halloween. This is a great place to see a band!!! The bar was cool with some older saloon related décor.

5 stars for it being a music menu and for the awesome vintage shop downstairs. I’ve been to several shows and it’s always great music and cheap drinks.
2.5 stars for brunch. I like the concept (brunch and music) and staff is nice but the food was meh. We tried the salmon and latkes and the chilaquiles. The lakes were like a salty undercooked pancake and just ruined the rest of it. The other dish was fine but nothing spectacular.
So… In conclusion, Just come here for the music.

ok the breakfast, i forget what i got, but it was good, pretty delish.
why did i forget what i got you might ask? well because…
the kicker here really was the drink. i got something off the coffee drink list, and about five sips in, was like woah, i am really feeling it here. i ask the waitress, what’s in this?! she says, oh, it’s just baileys and vodka.
what the $%!@??? you could have warned me i’m just drinking straight up liquor for breakfast!
no complaints, it was fantastic. i did have to drive home though so i asked her to add some actual COFFEE into my COFFEE DRINK.
hahaha :D will be back soon. so amazing.

The 1^st time we went to the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern was to see Bobby Keys, saxophonist, sometimes for the Rolling Stones. He was amazing. The burgers at the Beachland Ballroom are good. There didn’t seem to be enough seating to watch concerts/​live music and mostly standing room. There doesn’t seem to be working air-​conditioning. The restroom is small and not enough stalls. The Vintage store in the basement is interesting. We had brunch next door we had sandwiches and shared gourmet mac-​n-​cheese.

Went to see a friend’s band play Sunday night. Wasn’t thrilled with the location (or the female junkie who almost accosted me and another car as we were trying to pull away, for money!) It is not in the downtown area, but in the seedier but soon to be up and coming outskirts.
Surprisingly-​this little dive has GREAT bar food! I order the fish tacos and they were fresh, hot, and awesome! Very friendly attentive bar service (then again, I AM a chick, LOL) Nice size venue, standing room with a few tables off to the side. Good acoustics. Plenty of parking. Yeah, I’d go back!

First time I went to beachland ballroom was for a concert. It kind of reminded me of a high school gym. No douche bags, cheap beer, has its own parking lot. Today I went for brunch which was in the tavern portion. No wait, lots of seating, service was accommodating. You can order a variety of Bloody Mary’s and of course some mimosa style drinks. You can buy a pitcher for cheap and get like 5 – 6 drinks out of for like $ 20! Food was good not stellar. I had the turkey sandwich which had an egg, avocado and bacon along with some home style fries. Wasn’t greasy I was pretty full. All the while a DJ is spinning vinyl in the background but no too loud so you can still hold a conversation

This place is a neat venue, but is run by poor management. It was –10 degrees and we had to wait hours until we got in. They only have one person taking tickets. I will never return to this venue. Would not recommend!

The Beachland is still a great go-​to for live music. I can’t say I’ve ever had a bad experience here. The shows are personal and they consistently bring in fantastic and affordable acts.
My update, though, has to do with food. The Beachland has scored itself a fantastic kitchen staff and a wonderful menu. I’ve had the pealafel bites (falafel made with peas), which are super spicy and delicious. The texture is crunchy and creamy on the inside and they’re SO good. The seasoned popcorn is also a great treat, since popcorn is pretty much my favorite food. I always have room for popcorn.
The brunch is another fantastic story. I had the fried chicken and waffles and a bloody mary. So. Tasty. We had a large group gather here and the staff was incredibly accommodating and prepared for us. We’re not generally a difficult group, but can be a little… let’s just say some of us are a bit easily distracted, so wrangling everyone is a challenge that our waitress accepted with grace.
Overall, I can’t stop singing the praises of this place and I can’t wait for the next opportunity to return.

It’s not often that you can eat really awesome food at one of your favorite music venues. I play here with my band every so often, and we’ll all order food before the show.
Vegan/​vegetarian options are plentiful, even with the smaller menu. My meat-​eating friend loves the tempeh po boy. Have yet to try the brunch, but hear awesome things about it too. I had some kind of hummus here last time that was seasonal — I think it was cumin? So good.
The staff has always been awesome, they’ll treat you nice and give you drink tickets when you play, and they have some of the best sound guys in Cleve. The lack of the last star is due to the location and crappy parking situation. Even with the Waterloo Arts Fest and boutiques/​record stores on this street now, it’s pretty shady. I hope someday this whole area gets turned into a Gordon Square Arts District kinda deal.

Great spot for a music venue. Bar food is not too bad considering how many people they cater to at one time. The bartenders are pretty good and efficient when there is a crowd. Get there just before doors open so you can get a seat at the bar while you wait for the first band to play. They have decent drink/​beer specials and a good selection of beers on tap! You need to order your food at the bar, which is not too bad considering how busy they get.

My personal experience here is that the grumpy staff sour what would otherwise be an awesome experience every time… although it’s not bad enough to keep me from coming back.
Entering one weekend night to watch a friend’s band play, and encountered a doorman that either couldn’t speak because of a disability, or refused to speak because he’s just a jerk. Either way, we tried to hand him cash for the cover fee, but he wouldn’t take it, but he also wouldn’t say why he wouldn’t take it. Then we figured out he wanted our IDs first. Which is fine, but why be silent and akward and weird about it?
Brunch is amazing, great music, great drinks, and hell yah for the vegan and vegetarian items. But the bartender wasn’t warm and friendly either. And it wasn’t just me, a witnessed another patron come up and ask to borrow a pen, and the bartender’s response so was unfriendly that the patron actually APOLOGIZED to the bartender.
The place is packed for brunch, so I’d recommend making a reservation, although couldn’t tell whether that went any quicker than it did for the people who just showed up and put their name in. Also possible to snag seats at the bar without having to wait for your name to be called.

The gf and I went here for brunch today. It was super cool. The only thing was it seemed like we needed a reservation, but it wasn’t necessary.
We sat at the bar. And were greeted by a super friendly girl.
For our first round of drinks I went for a champagne cocktail called «Neil Diamonds cuff links» and my gf got a spin on a Bloody Mary called a bloody Maria. Both were super good.
For our second round I went with a Bellini and my gf got the beachland buzz. So so good. I highly recommend getting their brunch cocktails. They are super delish and really reasonably priced.
For our brunch entrees I went with the Deep South biscuits and sausage gravy and my gf got the pinto bean chilaquiles.
All in an all it was a great experience and some great music was getting spun.

Really all I have to say is, meh. I haven’t been here in a while, but I don’t remember it being so dingy. I’ve honestly never experienced so many different smells in one place before. The lobby smelled like sewage, the thrift store smelled like musty moth balls, and the bathrooms smelled like sour milk. My nose had no idea what was going on.
Now I do think this is a nice venue for what it is. Small with a vintage feel to it. The sound was a little off but that didn’t bother me. I was also happy to see some ciders in the cooler. Not too many places carry Fox Barrel. I also like the idea of the thrift store in the basement, pretty unique. Also, ladies you better sit down for this one, they changed the toilet paper roll! It ran out halfway through the show and a woman came in to change it. I know! Unheard of!
I guess I would just like to smell some nicer things next time I see a show here. That is all!

Stopped in for brunch on a steamy Sunday afternoon. There was a really eclectic crowd noshing on delicious looking breakfast and brunch food. Hipsters. Bikers. Families. Old people. I was impressed to see so many different kinds of people hanging out.
I’d made the trek to brunch to try out one of the many vegan options. I got a vegan scramble which consisted of tofu, greens, tomatoes, and some home fries. The tofu was a little bland, but I added a little hot sauce and presto, change-​o, my meal was delicious. I also got some whole wheat toast. It was great. Not sure where they get their bread, but I could have eaten a whole loaf.
My boyfriend got the pancake of the day, a sausage biscuit, and some home fries. He enjoyed absolutely everything he got and was impressed by how good everything tastes.
Be forewarned, though. This isn’t your grandma’s foo foo brunch spot. (unless your grandma is a surly old Clevelander from Collinwood) Yes, the furniture is old. The AC doesn’t work all that well. The servers and bartenders are down to earth folk. But… the food is so good, who cares about the ambiance.
Definitely worth checking out! There’s a reason why this spot wins for best brunch in multiple city polls.