Spanish Moon

Reviews

• Adam L.

  star star star star star 21 September 2026

  Down the street I heard a sorrowful time.. coming from a place they call Spanish moon
  
  When I came inside I stood by the door, while a dark eyed girl sang and played guitar.
  
  Hookers and hustlers filled up the room I heard about this place they call Spanish moon.
  
  There's whisky and bad cocaine.  Poison gets you just the same. If the doesn't kill you soon. The woman will down at the Spanish moon

• Bobby G.

  star star star star_border star_border 21 September 2026

  Spanish moon is the type of place that looks like you'd get mugged outside or someone would cast a spell on you once you get inside, real creepy, but it's actually an artsy type of place with a really cool vibe. You can feel the spirit of some of the greatest bands who have played there once as you Venture off into the facility. There's a big bar that's never too crowded where one has to wait to get a drink. The restroom is an interesting sight to see, it looks like a place to where you'd get gang banged and sold drugs during a homicide, it reeks of urine and cigarettes yet you can't help but to take a selfie with graffiti filled background. I recommend Spanish moon for a group of friends who lives for adventure.

• Kelsey W.

  star star star star star_border 12 September 2026

  I love this divey Baton Rouge music venue staple.  It's always a good intimate experience!  The only qualm I have is that the shows are sooo late that I almost cannot go to see bands I want, because I have to get up 5 hours later and go to work, and that just makes me feel old and sad.  Last band we saw was Paper Route for the beginning of their Real(ly) Emotion(al) Tour a week ago, and the sound is so good!  Love the balcony inside, too!  The bathrooms are kind of grimy (I can see over the doors, ugh) and the area outside of Spanish Moon is sort of sketch, but I take it as par for the course and never go alone or without my husband.

• Sonia S.

  star star star star_border star_border 7 September 2026

  I've been to Spanish moon a few times for various events (music and drag shows) and always have a good time with my friends! Unfortunately, the venue is so smokey-- it's by far the smokiest place I've ever been. My eyes water and my nose itches every time I'm there, which is is a shame because it's a pretty cool place. Be prepared to shower when you get home and launder your clothes immediately. I also think the sound system isn't set up correctly or there is a problem with the acoustics. Each time I've been there, the band also seems displeased with the sound quality and spends a lot of time adjusting things, stopping and starting, and having the sound people tinker around with levels. Even then, the sound just seems "off." It's worse upstairs, but thankfully the venue is never so crowded that I don't have room to be downstairs.
  Those are my two major complaints. Other than those, I love the cheap drinks and variety of bands that comes through. It would be nice if the bathrooms weren't filthy, but I don't really expect anything different at a place like this so I'm not factoring it into the review. To end on a positive note, the bartenders are really nice and pay attention to you when you're waiting for service! There's also always a great mix of people there, and no matter the event, I feel that I always fit right in.

• Sara H.

  star star star star_border star_border 27 August 2026

  Spanish Moon was the first bar in Baton Rouge that I could actually enjoy myself in.  I usually went either on Thursday nights, for 80's Night, or on Friday or Saturday nights if my friend's band was playing.
  
  The crowd is generally 18 - 25 year old artsy hipster types, but there is actually a decent mix of people most nights.  The atmosphere is pretty cool, especially once you know all the stories of supposed hauntings - it has a bit of a New Orleans feel to it.  
  
  The downsides are:
  -First and foremost, it's SO FREAKING SMOKY.  Even when nobody is actually smoking at any given moment, there's so much smoke and nicotine stink in there that you're going to come out reeking, even after just a few minutes.  I guess it's not an issue if you smoke, but as a non-smoker, this is a MAJOR turnoff for me.
  -It gets incredibly crowded sometimes.  Like, can't-make-your-way-to-the-bathroom, bar or exit, can-hardly-turn-to-talk-to-a-friend kind of crowded.
  -Although some pretty great acts have played here, including a lot of awesome local talent, the acoustics are pretty poor.  Not sure if it's the acoustics of the building itself, or if it's just bad sound equipment.
  
  I've read a lot of reviews saying how nice the bartenders are.  However, I've never been particularly struck by the bartenders here one way or the other - except once, when a bartender threatened (after two or three beers) to stop serving my husband if he didn't start tipping her.  He usually tips at the end of the night when he closes out the debit tab.  She didn't have any way of knowing this, I suppose, but that's still not exactly quality customer service in my opinion.  Out of spite, he did start tipping cash-per-drink...to the other bartender.  That was certainly an exceptional occurrence...but even on the best nights, the barstaff never seemed anything but harried to me.