Amazing venue! Convenient location. Great staff. Intimate venue. Such a cool experience. Lacking a star because we paid for premium tickets that allowed us to sit in an area with tables and wait staff. The reserved area is in the back left of the venue. However, the area is not raised enough that when you are sitting you can see over the people standing in general admission. This was our first time visiting so we did not know what to expect but it was disappointing that we had a very hard time seeing the artist that we went to see. Mixed drinks were very expensive and mediocre. Tater tots were basic. We would definitely return to this venue but would decide whether in the future we just want to hear the music or actually be able to see the artist in order to select which ticket we would purchase. The only other small, less enjoyable note was the owner or someone of importance of us sitting at the table next to us with friends that he brought. They were talking a lot during the performances which took away from being able to enjoy the show, and their guest kept knocking into me with their chair.

What a great little venue! My kid and I went to see Cybertronic Spree in November. The sound system was perfect for the setting. I didn't feel crowded, the bartenders were excellent. I would definitely go back! Being in the southern outskirts of DC is nice for me because I'm coming in from the south.

Really great staff. Whether it’s the door, the bar, or the stage. Sound is good, whether it’s garage rock, blues, or jazz guitar. The food is great. We had the pepperoni, and balsamic something (?) pizza, tater tots (pretty basic), and a giant pretzel. Seated shows can be challenging if you don’t get there early. Photos are from Black Lips and Bloodshot Bill.

Small intimate venue with great sound and lineups. Can get pretty crowded but still a fun place to see a show. The VIP area is a little weird, I wouldn't pay extra for it, as it's just a few tables roped off behind General Admisson. I doubt you would be able to see if it was a packed show. Easy to Uber or Lyft to, and is located in a super cute part of the Wharf District. If I lived in DC I would definitely come here often.

We enjoyed this venue. We had some beers and a pretzel upstairs while waiting for doors to open for the show. Bar is a few steps away from the stage. Fast and friendly service. Smaller venue but can hold a lot of people.

Great little joint to hear some live music. Easy to get to, just a short walk from the L’Enfant Plaza Metro stop. Saw Will Hoge, and was right up next to the stage. Looking forward to seeing more shows here soon.

Great venue for any artist to perform at. The staff is super nice & very helpful. Great sound system and lighting 🎧💨 I invite everyone to check out Ryan Celsius Sounds on all streaming platforms 🫡

Nice venue! Not too crowded. It has two levels one a standard tavern type place and below a medium sized venue great for cozy music acts! The down stairs houses the main bar and kitchen. Fare is light, pizzas and bar type food. Service was excellent! I'd recommend it. Lots of events ahead. Check out their website.

A most excellent venue if standing (as in NO seating for regular ticket holders) amid a sea of mostly unmasked bipeds on a concrete floor in dark, windowless dungeons excites you. Featured music acts are one or two steps above what is offered at local suburban coffee houses. Meh. Most of the staff were polite.

Cool basement bar for live music right in the Wharf with a decent selection of liquor, rotating drafts, and bottles. Small bar food menu and limited seating. I'd recommend parking a few blocks away and walking if it's the weekend.

I saw the other favorites live on Union stage, and it was great! Great! The audio, the servers, the food, the seating, they were all lovely

Attended a show at Union Stage this weekend with my child & we had a great time! The venue is very intimate so the band can really feed off the crowd's energy and vice versa. I thought it was cool how to venue is basically under the restaurant. The only thing I thought was weird was the "premier plus seating" was only 4 seats roped off to the side... other than that it was great!

We had a great time here. We saw Niko Moon. It was an excellent show and the bar is a decent venue to watch a show. The bar staff was very nice. Overall, we had a great time.

Always a good show at Union Stage, great small venue. I’ve seen some of my most favorite artists here. The drinks can be a little pricey but it’s DC so it’s normal for the area.

I went for Dev Lemons live show over the weekend. I didn't get a chance to experience the food or actual service of the place. But the show was fantastic. I loved the setting. Very hole in the wall like atmosphere that was just the perfect setting for the kind of show and type of music we were going to see. Dev Lemons put on one hell of a first show. She is very matter of fact. She does not plan, everything is from the top of her head. She is professional and personable. Very down to earth and was she made each of her fans feel special and individual instead of part of a larger group of that makes sense.

I saw Vola, Wheel and Bent Knee last night. Great venue, I had hot and sweet pizza. I really enjoyed it. I will be going back to see another show. Parking is the worst part. Nothing to with Union Stage, something to be aware of.

Great small venue underneath a bar. They serve food but I haven't had it before. Last time I went they had a 6 dollar special on rum and coke. Ordered a rum and coke and the bill was 13 I realized after I paid. Apparently I "didn't order the special rum and coke so the discount doesn't apply". Needless to say I won't be purchasing alcohol here anymore after that. Just pregame in the parking garage with nobody looking, you'll save headache and money.

Cool venue, but the bar was shut down by 9/9:30pm? And I was still charged $18 (!!!) for parking for less than 2 hours WITH validation and paying for an extra ticketed event at the venue. Down from $23. It’s DC, guys; you’re not Miami - and even that is unjust. (Whoever this applies to; uncertain if the garage is connected business wise even thought they are pretty much physically attached.) Edit: upped the rating to 4 since they at least reached out and let me know that the parking isn’t in their control.

First time at Union Stage...friendly staff..good atmosphere.. great place to get up close and personal with bands..

I can't speak for the booze or food, but as far as a standing venue goes you couldn't ask for a more intimate space to spend time with an artist/performer. Aside from the one pillar that can block your view near the entrance there's really not a bad spot in the house. We saw Jake Wesley Rogers and just felt connected with him due to the safe space he created and the intimate size of the venue. Security was kind and you could easily get your hands on water to stay hydrated. 5 stars just because where else can you see a great show with a capacity like this in a pedestrian friendly area. If I didn't give them 5 stars it would be based off of lack of AC. It's a basement and could use some moving air when your jam packed with people. An appropriate tempature keeps people from having extra medical/social anxiety. Also, the bar staff should know better than to dump ice when an artist is performing a quiet section of their set. This was disrespectful and an amateur mistake. Management should coach to this.

Great sound system, perfect size to get up close to the bands. Reasonable ticket prices also, and bar/kitchen were responsive. Good pizza!

Cool little basement venue that’s somewhat “hidden” in the bustling Wharf area. Got to see my favorite artist in an intimate venue where everyone around me was just as big of a fan as I was. I much prefer this type of experience to larger venues in the area. The staff were friendly, accommodating and competent from e-mail correspondence with management to the front of the house staff at the venue. Definitely won’t hesitate to return from 2 hours away if another artist that peaks my interest comes through.

The venue itself was nice and the bartenders/staff were very friendly and pleasant. The food looked really good, though I didn't eat anything that night. Great beer selection. The only issue I have, which is sadly a BIG one, is accessibility/parking. Union Stage's website refers to 'the Wharf' site for parking recommendations. They have three garages, all of which were full on the night I was attending a show here. After this, the Wharf recommends two backup garages which are at a minimum a 15 minute walk from the venue. The clearance on both backup garages were too low of clearance for my vehicle to fit. As a result, I lost 45 minutes driving around between the five different garages and eventually looking for street parking, which I found over a mile away from the venue which I then had to walk. I get it, it's DC and you're "encouraging people to walk" but when you're driving over an hour away for a show, that's not an option. Practically, we don't live in a society where that is an option for everyone yet. It's a great ideal, but just not our reality. Until then, I don't think it's reasonable to expect people to look for parking for 45 minutes and then still walk two miles just to visit the Wharf and this venue in particular. If nothing can be done to change the parking situation, for people unfamiliar with the area, a warning message on your website would have been welcomed so that I could have planned to spend that time on parking. Sadly, I missed the entire opening act as a result of this. There needs to be more information/better communication regarding the parking situation for those who are not from the area.

I was here last night for Genesis Owusu! This was my first time visiting union stage! Great atmosphere and everyone is so friendly! I liked that everything was so fast and easy to access! Everything went smoothly to getting in and instructions on where to go next! I hope I get the opportunity to see some more artists perform here! ♥️

Great acoustics, venue seating and the pizza is fantastic. Loved the wings as well. Big props to the sound, mixing table for not blasting everyone’s ears to early onset tinnitus and for getting it juuuuust right. One item of note: the seating section was too full and made it difficult to get a good view of the stage with so many people crammed in.

The Union Stage space is very good, but the 80s dance party on June 25 with DJ Dave Paul was disappointing for 2 reasons. First, too many of the songs were covers of the originals. Second, there was a very dominant drum machine added to all the songs. The songs completely lost their character and were blended together into a dull mass-produced soup. The message that came across was that after all the music from that decade couldn't have been that good, if we have to 'improve' it to motivate people to dance.

Personally, I didn't order any food from here so I don't know how good it is. But with that being said, I really enjoyed the concert. The stage is underground and the concert has a really chill atmosphere which can be partially attributed to the fact that it's not that big. Even with the sold out concert, there were many people but it wasn't to an inconvenient degree