Elysium Lounge

Neil Christian Garver, also known as Gaslamps most hateful bouncer can be easily found in the Harris County District Clerk public records for criminal charges regarding aggravated assault, and retaliation. Have fun here though, your safety is obviously in good hands.

I have a friend who works here and she told me to come visit her. When I arrived I approached the door guy and said hello, right off he said if you don’t have bottle service you can’t come in. «Knowing that is not the case to enter» Very disappointed, I have never been in this position where having to walk away from any place .
My friend apologized the next day, but this place has left a bad taste in my mouth.
But again, disappointed in this establishment. The city of Houston is a great place but this place is questionable, well at least for me. There are many other great places to visit.

0 stars! This is basically another section of the Gaslamp. I think they used another name because their reviews are so bad. I went to this entrance and the bouncers pretended that they didn’t have the name for the party we were attending & sent us to the other door where I was yelled at by the bouncer and refused entry for no reason. The bouncers are all on a power trip and this club treats their patrons like they are doing them a favor. It’s ridiculous!

I had to give them a star to make the review complete, but if it was up to me this place would get no stars at all. From the door, the staff is poo. Before my party and I made it to the door, I could see one of their unhappy customers arguing with an employee. Then when we made it to the door, (clearly the wrong one) one of the door guys strong armed my sister and nearly knocked her over. Not acceptable.

Its a rather smallish dance floor. VIP sections on 3 sides. These are the more high end of the 3 floors.
Come on out check it out and get a table and ball out!

HORRIBLE SERVICE!
My party and I paid for bottle service. A bouncer by the name of Neil was a rude jerk! He wouldn’t let one of my female friends (who was alone — not with a giant group), who was at our table, enter, because he was too busy getting money from people paying to go inside. He told her he didn’t have a reservation under that name when the rest of our party was inside.
When I went down and asked him to please let her in, he yelled at me very rudely. I told him to speak to me with respect, as I am a female and a paying customer and do not need to be spoken to in such a rude manner. (For the record — I was not intoxicated and had only had one drink that night). He then kicked me out of the club and told me he would let me back in when I learned how to speak to him.
A total loser on a power trip. And I heard several other people inside complaining about how all the bouncers were extremely rude.
This place needs to learn to value their customers. I will never return again.

What was supposed to be a great night out turned into a joke. The door guy, Neil, was a rude, classless, chauvinistic jerk on a power trip. As he let the scum of the earth walk into the club without reservations, those who had reservations were denied and degraded. He let a group of scummy males in who were paying him off, but denied clearly well dressed, polite females access. Even the police officer who worked there was disgusted by his display.
Once in the club, the service was horrible, and not a single waitress cracked a smile or had manners. The club was full of creepy men standing around and NOT drinking. If I were the owner, I would realize that Neil and his other bouncer douche friend are likely pocketing more money at the door than he is making at his bar.
Anyone who writes a good review for this establishment is likely an employee there.

I had my birthday here (Saturday August 16, 2014). I was with a very large group which all got separated amongst the midtown parking and traffic; however, the Elysium security and doormen (especially Neil Garver) were more than patient and understanding about being late and allowing multiple groups in at separate times. Once upstairs at our table, we could not have been taken care of any better. Two gorgeous women tended our table all night — constantly resupplying chasers, mixers, bottles, shot glasses, and glasses throughout the whole night. I would not want to celebrate my birthday anywhere else — great atmosphere, crowded in a good way, awesome dance floor, music, and lights. There is also a third floor lounge overlooking downtown Houston. This is definitely the place to be for a night out with beautiful people. Special shout out to Neil Garver, Eric Ramirez, and Meshkat Moradi

$ 20 parking plus $ 20 cover??? really? the doorman was a fat asshole clearly on a power trip. our party was already inside and reserved a table and they were still trying to charge us cover. i left because i’ll never pay to be treated badly. ever. go fuck yourself, elysium. u’ll go out of business by the end of the quarter with this kind of bullshit.

Gorgeous new upscale venue above Gaslamp midtown. Beautiful couches surround the large dance floor. It’s a perfect place for dancing, a date, or just hanging out with friends. The décor includes some mysterious trees on the walls with branches surrounding tv screens. Love this place!