The Loft

Had a great time out there tonight. The music was great and the bar staff was excellent. Great mix of music from the 90s and today. DJ kept tje crowd energized and dancing. Really enjoyed myself. The crowd was a mix of people. Great time!

Had a lot of fun here last Saturday. Bartenders made great drinks. Only thing i can say is it gets quite hot if theres a lot of people in there at once.

If you’ve been here enough (twice or thrice) you’ll start to realize the repetitive Saturdays’ playlist. The upstairs lounge is the best to sit/​dance with the convenient bar on the same floor, but they started closing that area off. This is a good place to go with a group of friends to let loose, but know that it gets very crowded on Saturdays! The back bar is the best place to get quick service.
It would be nice if they opened up the back patio to patrons so they don’t crowd the front. They make you get back in line if you leave for a smoke/​fresh air break.

I’m compromising and giving this place a 3 stars because it is the worst and best place to go out in jacksonville. Worst because you have to be black out drunk to have fun and the moment you walk in, you are very aware how sober you are and need to catch up– quick. It gets pretty packed some nights and I’ve gotten my wallet and phone stolen on two different occasions (probably cause I was black out drunk). So basically, this place is a s*** show.
It’s also the best because everyone is so inebriated that it’s a hot mess in a fun way. It forces everyone to be their worst self, which leads to the best times. The crowd is a mixed bag, but mostly hipster types. I do not recommend going here alone. It’s more of a get into trouble with friends kind of place. Trust me, you are going to need a responsible buddy at the end of the night to get you home.

It’s a really fun place but MAN does it get packed! But that’s the thing right? Who want’s to go someplace where nobody goes? Go see for yourself, if you love it you will go back if you don’t you won’t!

Always a great time, good music and drinks, one of my favorite places to go in Jacksonville. The place is a little small and can get really packed sometimes but overall its a great time.

I’ve been here a couple of times and I always have fun! The Loft has that classic, chill vibe the area is known for. They play a good mix of music, so there’s something for everyone.
A weird side note though: I once walked into this place and it was humid and it smelled like mouth… haha, I don’t know if they were having A/​C problems or what but that was.interesting. aside from that one time, this place is pretty solid and I’ll definitely be back. unless it smells like mouth again. :)

Always have a good time when I come here. Sometimes the music is a little weird and it does tend to get crowded but overall it’s a great time! The line may be long at the door but it moves really fast

I am new to Jacksonville Florida, via a job relocation. As a Single working professional in the Financial Services Industry, my weekends are free and I have disposable income to spend. I was first bored with some bars near my place, and was told to check out bars near JAX beach. So after work on Friday, I made the spontaneous decision to call up a UBER BLACK driving service to take me down to a bar /​club called The Loft. The online posting for it sounded like it was near JAX beach. I arrived at the Loft Club, there was a long line, so I thought this club may be worth the wait. I thought correctly, when I got in, the girl to guy ratio was for every guy there were 4 girls. So this place got a big thumbs up from me. I enjoyed the music, the crowd, and made some new JAX buddies and hung out with some guys from Philly, where I am originally born and raised. Had a blast ! The only glitch was that the guys from Philly who live in Jax told me that this bar is not in JAX BEACH, and is located on the other side of JAX beach, lol. Oh well, I always am bad with directions, but still had a great time for a non-​jax beach bar/​club.

It’s a bar with some good music. Don’t expect too much but it will definitely satisfy your thirst for some cocktails and music. The crowd turned up a little past midnight and it was crowded for a Thursday night.

This bar has a great mix of music and a good DJ. There seemed to be no-​dress code, and I felt a little over-​dressed with slacks and a fitted dark v-​neck shirt. Many people had on shorts, and I saw a few flip flops and/​or tank-​tops in the crowd. Our first bartender sucked, but I think we just happened to get the crappy one of the bunch. We went to the other bartenders for the rest of the night and got AWESOME service. The average age of the crowd seemed early to mid 20s, and the environment was a college-​y feel. I’m 30 and my friend is 33, so we felt a little out of place, but our main focus was to go dancing so it was fine. But if you’re looking for a younger environment that’s safe, good drinks, dancing, and a good range of music, I highly recommend this place. We went on a Friday night.

My favorite place in Jacksonville for dancing! Best on Friday and Saturday nights after midnight!

Awesome bar with a second level in the riverside area of Jacksonville. Really really enjoyed the vibes there and the variety of music they played. There was also a diverse crowd and I went with a big group of friends which made it all the more fun.
Jacksonville is my hometown and I was visiting from Vegas. Now after living in Vegas, it gets hard to rate and compare the club experience but I have to say… Loft was really enjoyable. It wasn’t too crowded but lots of people that the place didn’t look dead or empty.
There also had been a Nigeria verses USA team in Jax that day so it was slammed with althetes. I had a blast

Ah… the Loft. Let me start by saying that this is a place mainly for the single and/​or already smashed out of your gourd crowd. I wish I could give this cool bar in the King Street district more stars (consider it 2.5 stars). Here is why I can’t:
1) It is always extremely crowded and almost impossible to order a drink unless you want to piss off a drunk guy or girl clinging to the bar, even if you try to go to the other bar that’s stuffed away in a hole in the wall at the back of the club.
2) It’s almost impossible to navigate through the crowd without being violated or unintentionally violating someone else.
3) This is not a place for conversation. Just… don’t even try.
4) The bathroom situation will turn hostile at any moment. Beware the angry drunk girls who are about to piss all over their slutty dresses.
Positives:
1) Great music from awesome DJs. Definitely a place to let loose after a long work week or exams.
2) Quirky videos of vintage commercials playing on the tvs and projected on the wall.
3) Interesting décor in general. Exposed brick walls, cool light fixtures, suspended liquor bottles around the bar. Little loft area with couches upstairs, hence the name.
The Loft is cool, but it’s not my first, or second, or even third choice in nightlife in Riverside. Good place to laugh at the inebriated.

I’d give it 3.5 stars, if possible.
All right. Not my go to unless someone else wants to go and I’m not driving.
The music is on point! This bar shows movies on the walls, which is great when I need 10 minutes of down time. LOFT is EXTREMELY casual. I feel so dressy when I wear my leopard pants, haha.
Cons:
— smells like a dirty mop
— drinks are so-​so
— cover is usually cheap or free (maybe because I use my face card, haha).
Pros:
— MUSIC. Lots of trendy indie hits (a bit of a contradiction)
— Okay crowd. Mainly college-​aged kids and older hipsters, but nothing too bad.

Fun place to hang out. A lot of cool music and dancing. Best time to come is on Saturday night around eleven. Cool atmosphere.

This is probably my favorite bar in the area. Plenty of space, great music, decent crowd, and amazingly great staff. Bartenders are quick, attentive, and make some of the best drinks I’ve had in Jax.
Awesome environment, large spacious dance area, upstairs provides cozy seating, and the «back bar» is a great place to go for chill conversation with friends. A variety of night club environments wrapped up into one.
An absolute must if you’re new to the area.

I was just in Jacksonville for Girls Weekend, when our host for the weekend brought us here. Let me tell you, I had a lot of fun! When I first walked in, I was pleased by the size of it. (Trying my best to stay mature).
There are a couple of rooms. The first room, the main room, is very spacious with a bar in the center. The bartender I had even let me try a small amount of a drink to see if I liked it before serving me one. The main room also has an upstairs where there are comfy couches and a small bar. The DJ is also up there.
We got there early so, it was a little quiet for a while. Once the drinks started flowing, the dancing started happening. I’m not a huge club person, but every once in a while I like to shake my tailfeather and I had a lot of fun doing it here. Whenever I got too hot or just wanted to sit down for a while, I left the main room, down a hallway and there was another smaller bar. I called it the «air conditioning bar». It was low key with people just looking to have a nice chat and a beer.
I would definitely come back to this place!

My girlfriends and I like to have girls’ weekends. This entails ditching our men and eating and drinking way too much. My sister was in charge of organizing our Jacksonville girls’ weekend. When she was trying to explain the LOFT, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Here is what I loved about this place:
1) It is huge, with lots of options for places to hang out.
2) Although the DJ didn’t take requests (LAME), they played a lot of great music.
3) The décor was super fun and I enjoyed getting to see the old movies on the projector screen.
We had a blast at this dance club. It makes me wish that Tampa had a spot like this for those rare occasions that I feel like going out and shakin’ it!

Hands down, more people told me to come here while I was in Jacksonville than anywhere else. I had high expectations, but it really wasn’t all that. I mean, I guess it’s kind of pretty to look at (and so was our bartender). This seems like more of a locals-​only hangout than anything else. Everyone here looked like they were dressed by the same person. Wall-​to-​wall hipsters. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Just not my thing.
I was told to get a martini here and that recommendation was right on the money. Delicious. Speaking of money, they’re not cheap, but less than $ 10 is still better than most places in Atlanta.