Cloud9 Speed Dating

The event ad popped up on my Facebook feed. It had been 10 years since I’d last dragged my friend to one of these so, since we were both single again, I decided why not?!
The event was on the rooftop bar of the Renaissance downtown, a great venue. The event itself was organized well, although the age range of 24 – 44 was kind of strange I felt. A lot of personal growth is done between those ages, but the crowd seemed to be more toward the middle and high end of the range.
I enjoyed the less formal Lock and Key style of the night that added a little ice breaker. I wasn’t forced to talk to anyone I didn’t feel a «click» with for any set amount of time. Although I’m generally pretty introverted, I actually felt comfortable in the event setting and mingled quite a bit. I found myself interested in a couple men, gave out my number to a few, and got one number (from a surprise participant) thanks to my friend who was a little tipsy and wanted to make sure I didn’t shy away from asking.
Even if nothing comes out of it, my friend and I had fun, MUCH more than we’d had 10 years ago at the table-​style speed dating! I’d recommend it for anyone like me who is single and interested in seeing what’s out there without a forced face-​to-​face approach.
The only thing I didn’t enjoy was that it was a white party, meaning you had to wear white. I abided reluctantly, but many people didn’t. GEESH, I wish I knew that was an option! I hate wearing white! I had one guy trip and shatter his glass on the table in front of me, spilling his drink all over my leg. That was «fun.» Hahaha! Oh, and one guy seemed to show up drunk and ready to frisk every woman who walked in, as though we were going to welcome his handsy advances. That was annoying. I really wish he would’ve been asked to leave as he clearly was making women feel uncomfortable, even trying to plant a kiss on me just because our lock and key matched.

So I was dragged to a Cloud 9 Speed dating event by an eager friend. Just like another reviewer here we were late but Tommy was awesome about it. It was way more cool and fun and relaxing than I would have expected. Every single guy was genuinely interesting in conversation and the vibe was relaxed, silly (for me at least) and fun. We had five minutes or so to chat with each guy so come with a couple of conversation quick starters prepared and we were supposed to take notes on each guy in between. Remember «Rotate» in 5^th grade volleyball? In a similar manner the men rotated thru. I did not take notes and I should’ve because it was hard to remember who was who. Overall it was fun and way better than I expected and I give Tommy and Cloud 9 Speed Dating SIX Stars!

Event started 30 minutes late. It’s frustrating when they sent emails reminding you to be there at 7 or earlier and it doesn’t start to 7:30… I just wish they were honest about the start time of these things so I’m not just killing time at the bar for 30 minutes.
They seem to always hold the events at Seville in Gaslamp so prepared to spend money on parking. There are no special prices on drinks for people at this event. I spent $ 10 on 1 crappy drink.
IMO they shouldn’t have you be at a venue where you aren’t sitting directly from someone. You were sitting sort of on couches which was awkward.
I met maybe 10 guys. They ones I said yes to (2 or 3 guys) were clearly a lot younger than me. Ended up getting no matches. They do give you a promo code for half off the next one but I’m done.
I don’t recommend, not at all due to no matches but because of the venue and time.
I’m not a newbie to speed dating. On 1 hand it’s great to see at least 8 guys at once but in general I’ve never said yes to a single guy. I bought a Groupon to a different SD speed dating group which I will try next month. Even though online dating may take longer to actually have a sit down date with someone, I think that’s the better way to go.

I made the mistake of not reading the fine line that the event I signed up for was a Mixer, not the old fashion sit at a table and a few minutes later, DING… next! So this mixer was at La Jolla Brewery, which was cool but the low down of «mixing» with people was that girls were given a small lock and guys a key. Then, you walk around (socially awkward for most) and ask if the key would unlock the lock. It was cute at first… but after a while… guys just would just walk around to unlock it… in order to get another key and Raffle ticket. It became annoying. The small talk with each other was superficial as the goal became getting raffle tickets rather than getting to know one another. Then… there were SEVERAL guys at the bar… who looked a bit scared to interact with the women or the rest of the people involved. It was quite sad to watch, really. Also… once someone was interested in one person… that’s it… they remained talking to them, and them alone for the rest of the night. No other mingling was done.
Also…there were more women then men… about 5:1 ratio. Kinda was lame.
Overall…it was meh. I recommend doing the old fashion sit down speed dating… I haven’t tried it but the other reviews seem cool. Don’t do the mixers

Super fun. Great to meet people and so much more fun than just an online site or something. Great hosts. Great people.

I HAD SO MUCH FUN!
I came here with a girlfriend and my older sister.
I felt reallllyy bad that we were at least 30mins late. Parking was really hard to find, So Come early: P
But everyone was super friendly. The Host even let us grab drinks before starting (I thought they we’re going to rush us into it)
btw there was a drink special for the event
$ 3 cocktails and $ 1 BEER (HELL YAY!!!)
Once we got everything settled in;
The Host showed us to our table/​station (which had Jolly-​ranchers all across the table!) and then the SPEED DATING STARTS!
I thought the whole experience was going to be AWKWARD, BUT I WAS WRONG!
even the shy guys were trying, which was cute.
and if you think they’re all weird and ugly… DON’T
there were some HOT GUYS!
and what’s great is that; This is a speed dating event for professional Ladies and Gentlemen
The Event was at McFadden’s Downtown (we went on a Friday, so we girls went Clubbing after)

This was my first time every experiencing anything of this nature, but I have to say, the host (Tommy) made it so comfortable. He was just such an easy-​going person to talk to and a great host for this event. The event was A LOT of fun. For those who have never tried it before, I HIGHLY recommend you give this a try. It’s a GREAT way to meet people, not only as a relationship, but as friends if it doesnt workout. Thanks Tommy for making a wonderful experience!