Tango Del Rey

I’ve been searching for a new dance to pick up, and fell in love with Tango Del Rey. A great building with a great mix of people, always a solid salsa DJ, and the most friendly, funny, and genuinely helpful instruction from Majesty in Motion’s David Stein. Even if you’re starting salsa at square one (and I am), you learn enough to have fun from the get-​go and meet great people who are willing to teach you more.
BTW, don’t forget to bring cash for covers. The bar does take cards though.

The salsa dance teacher here is excellent he’s one of the best I’ve ever been to, I learn to dance in Los Angeles with the best dancers in the world the dancers in Orange County are pretty good… the dancers in San Diego or are mostly beginners but the dance teacher at this place would be on the level of the Los Angeles dancers, this place here is really cute, it’s pretty small though, but the decorations fantastic, the parking is not very bad, and I definitely recommend this place
and I wish San Diego would evolve, and people would put more time into their dancing and pull out of the beginning level and get to a higher level… I’ve wanted that for San Diego dancers for the last 10 years, I keep hoping that people become more advanced wishing and hoping wishing and hoping!
By the way they play a little bit of salsa a lot of bachata and no merengue.

Gets very hot very quickly, especially the 2^nd floor. If you’re dancing, bring a change of clothing.
They bring great teachers and bands in all the time.
Been here for Sunday Hep Spot and WCS.

Amazing venue. Highly recommended checking out one of the belly dance nights. Drink prices are very reasonable and wine selection is good.

Went here for a Tuesday night, WCS dance. The local dancers are great: friendly, gracious and talented all rolled in to one. My only observations are that the dance floor seems a bit small compared to many other venues I’ve visited, also the speakers were not working for a few of the songs and I couldn’t tell from my perspective what kind of technical difficulty it was. Can’t complain with adequate water pitchers, clean bathrooms, and a great floor for dancing!

This is the place to be at on a tuesday night where West Coast Swing dancer are dancing up a storm in here. Great environment and friendly folks.

Salsa night review: This is the best place for salsa dancing! I love going here. There’s always plenty of room to dance (upper and lower dance floors) and the DJ is phenomenal. He plays the best salsa y bachata hands down. I never want to leave the floor with his music selections. A dance lesson is given beforehand by the affable crew from Majesty in Motion Dance Co. Parking is decent — their small lot fills up fast, but there is an empty lot nearby. $ 10 cover and you’re set to go for hours!

I perfomed in a Burlesque show at this venue on 2/14/14…great staff and the dance floor works really well with the audience members there for a more intimate show.

What a great wedding venue! My husband and I got married at Tango Del Rey on Nov 2, 2013. It was a big costume themed event with several musical numbers as well as choreographed dances. A lot of work! However, the owners and staff at Tango made it so easy for us and were so gracious about all of our specific needs. We had lots of logistical challenges and questions but they took care of everything beautifully for us. The décor is over the top yet fun and makes you want to party. The food was good, parking is plentiful, and they really helped us have the night of our lives.

The building and décor is amazing! Love the dance floor and Tuesday night west coast swing dancing!

No red bull but a nice dance floor and cozy furniture

The Michael Briar Hypnosis show was fantastic. I was there on Thursday 9÷27÷12 it started with standup comedy from a local artist. I have seen several shows in the past and this by far is one of the best ever seen. They had appetizers and drinks, it was a great time I highly recomend this show.

Fun free salsa lessons!

I came here for my birthday celebration and ordered something to eat while I watched a burlesque show. It was very hard to concentrate since I was busy taking photos and they also took a long time to bring my order. I didn’t eat much of it since it had pinto beans. There was no description of beans in it… :(

Drove by this place a couple times a month the last couple years, a big warehouse building with a Tango banner, it piqued my curiosity. Coco wanted to go here for her a chance at a failed birthday night redemption and I was down. We get lost via GPS and eventually get there, the neon sign glowing Tango, a large intimidating arched door.
Upon entrance you are bedazzled with every square centimeter of the walls & ceiling with some decoration. We bought our dinner tickets, stumbled throgh the process as newbies, headed to the bar & killed ourselves with 2 long island ice teas. Mine tasted like something I would have thrown together after raiding the parents liquor bar as a teenager, and I liked it. Had a nice malbec off the decent wine list & then a tall Arrogant Bastard so I felt right at home. The hostess kept insisting over the PA everyone drink more and the show will be better. ;)
So ended up walking around upstairs & there is a cool lookout tower table with a beaded entrance and curious looking bull fighting paintings around the balconies. No one was up there, just the audio mixboard, and some reserved tables.
Turns out there was a surprise birthday party for someone that evening and we were allowed in the party. It was pretty funny when everyone yelled surprised & then we awkwardly found a table.
They announced dinner was served and Coco was first in line and brought back a huge plate of random bites. I eventually went up there, gave a nice man my ticket, he told me to grab a big plate, and I looked everywhere but couldn’t find one. They told me to grab one of the big plates with food on it, I thought it was a buffet so I was looking for an empty plate.
Looking at the assortment of goods in front of me as I sat back down at the table I found 1 room temp bbq rib, 1 spanish mussle, a couple of ceviche crackers, pieces of fruit, a piece of something that ended up being chicken, tasty meatballs, and some other items I can’t recall. It looked like there was some love put into it, super casual presentation, and amusing spread. Wasn’t bad, tasted pretty good, but I wondered if they were a restaurant.
The entertainment was fron and center staage, we sat on the dance floor at a temporary table set up for the event. The guitar player was amazing. I was stoked on his flamenco style talent. The percussionist was equally as amazing with his understated rhythmns and attention to tone & timbre. The singer /​dancer /​hostess was too, quite talented at sing, dance, & mc. They had an ensemble of characters appear from the crowd and bust out some flamenco, all talented and engaging.
Overall the hospitality was appreciated and we had fun at the party. Maybe we’ll even go back & try to tango. Coco wants to…

I love the dance floor, the two Christmas trees and the ornate tiled ceilings. The dance floor was super smooth, I can do double spins on this one. DJ «Maestro» worked the booth overlooking the dance floor.
Drinks were on the weak side, or my tolerance for alcohol is increasing. I watched the bartender pour ²⁄₃ of the cup with vodka and topped it with pineapple juice. Somehow I finished it without changing colors.
Hint major f*cking hint! If you have halitosis, pick another hobby other than salsa dancing where you have to get within arms length of another human. Boy, your breath smelled like death, rotting skunk roadkill carcass death. You breathed on me and I walked off to toss my cookies.

Lively music, beautiful women, dancing, drink specials and food. I went on a Brazilian night so they had some authentic Brazilian foods. Also some wild dancing and lively women on the large dance floor. What’s not to like!
The décor is exotic and the whole thing was a different experience. I didn’t go early enough for the dance lessons or for dinner but the night life was hopping. A great place to go if you like to dance as few spots in San Diego have a better dance floor and the place has a reputation for being a place to go to dance or to learn to dance.

It’s gettin’ there…
Went in to try something new. For their Swing Happy Hour, there was a $ 10 cover that includes one (low-​alcohol) drink and an amazing 6-​piece band (Chicago Six) that played old standards. After 8pm the place turned into a no-​cover salsa club with free lessons at the onset of the evening.
The food was sub par but there’s no shortage of impressive live music and dancing including swing, blues, flamenco, tango, salsa, jazz and a Monday night open mic night.
Talked to the owner for a long time and they have great plans for the future. These guys just need a little time to get this place off the ground and I think it’s destined to be a winner.

I came to Tango Del Rey to listen to a Latin Jazz band play some Salsa, Cumbia and Afro-​Cuban numbers. I’m a huge fan of these styles and a close friend of mine was the special guest bassist in the band.
The venue is a little difficult to find for fisrt-​time visitors and those who don’t frequent this area of San Diego often, but shouldn’t be too hard if you prepare and map out your trip here. Hint: Make your turn after the dealership and it’s under the 5 freeway.
Tango Del Rey heavily decorated and inspired by Argentina, Latin America and Euro-​Spanish culture. Very nicely done. Small tables and seats throughout the room surround the band stage in nightclub style. Intimate lighting and plenty of room for dancing between the seating and the stage. I noticed upstairs seating that looks down below as well.
A restaurant and bar also operate here. Alcohol, beer, and wine is served. I wasn’t too hungry, so I ordered the shrimp cocktail appetizer and San Pellegrino mineral water. The waiter mentioned that they might not be serving shrimp. It always irks me when restaurants can’t serve what is on their menu for whatever reason. Anyway, quite possibly the most disappointing shrimp cocktail I’ll ever have, but the mineral water served with bottle and a glass pleased me fine. At a price of $ 10, the shrimp lacked flavor, one shrimps was still frozen and the cocktail was sadly served on a dish rather than a proper cocktail glass.
While the food was disappointing, the venue and the music really make this place. I appreciate Latin and Spanish culture and enjoyed the inspired décor. Nice place.
Look forward to returning for more Latin Jazz and no more overpriced shrimp cocktails.

Came here after A Flamenco Rock show. They were just finishing up with a wedding party, so a DJ was playing.
They have a large dance floor, as well as a full bar and an upstairs lounge where you can observe the comings and goings.
Decoration…well, where do I start. How about, it looks like red AstroTurf threw up all over the joint! and than add a lot of gold accent white pillars, and you’ve got Tango Del Rey. Might say, they’ve crossed the line from over the top to gaudy.
They had a lasagna buffet out, with coffee and salad and such. Not quite Argentinian, but it was good nonetheless.
I will come by to check out the dance lessons though.
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