Vision Bar

There is a ton of room in the place, but no one really dances. The drinks are decently priced and the atmosphere is chill and non-​divey, which is a breathe of fresh air in Bethlehem. If more people came this place could be lit. We went on a Friday, perhaps next time a Saturday would be more wild.

For an experience that you can’t find anywhere else in the valley… Vision Bar is where it’s at!!!

I enjoy this place as my weekend destination, very highly recommended that you check this place out! From my most recent experience my girlfriend and I were greeted by outgoing and professional bouncers. I came in with casual vans and a button up and had no issue making it through the door. The energy began to grow rapidly as the DJ was dropping some hot hits. Beautiful dancers all around were definitely setting a tone. We glanced around we noticed that the place was jumping! It didn’t take long to get a drink from one of the friendly, personable bartenders. They also let you stay in the club til 230 which is great when I have half of my drink left from last call. We will continue to take the extra 2 minute trip away from Southside just to spend our nights here.

Vision is a fun place. Good DJs, great drink specials (probably some of the best in the valley on Fridays) good looking dancers, and they stay open later than most bars.

I usually don’t leave reviews but I went to Vision for the first time to celebrate my friend’s bachelorette party & we had an amazing time! The VIP servers were very attentive & really made the night memorable.

Now for those who know me you’d think I’d avoid a place like this because I’m an alcoholic but you’re wrong because even when I went to clubs mostly I went for the music & dancing & the liquor was just a slight fuel additive for me to go on the floor. Place is well set with the design & lighting & the sound is pumping very good. Even a couple of the block tables had lights in them which was a nice touch. Now the hours of the spot is 10P-​2A but man this is good & according to a person I was with if I thought Friday was hot Saturday was even wilder. To the person who said this & maybe sees this remark of this place via Unilocal thanks for the tip.

I was here for a birthday party recently. I understand as a private business they can set whatever rules they like about entry however, to be refused entry for wearing a button down, nice jeans, and dark blue sneakers while allowing people in with t-​shirts and DC skate shoes is beyond asinine. I’ve heard rumors they are going out of business, and with business practices such as this, I’m not surprised. If they don’t want my money I will gladly spend it elsewhere and encourage my friends to do the same.

Saturday February 14^th visit
Expensive drink prices
$ 26 for 3 drinks
one Sam Adams Boston Lager
one Jameson on the rocks
one vodka drink that was supposedly $ 4.
There’s also another charge on my card for $ 8 but it’s still pending. My friend who went to Coil, the bar within the casino, also has an extra pending charge. Hopefully those don’t go through. (Update: It did not go through)
The space isn’t bad but nothing great. Typical LOUD «dance» music. Not many people dancing. Smaller crowd of mixed ages, yet bar service was still rather slow.
Coat check is $ 2
I’d only go again if a lot of friends were going and I couldn’t talk them out of it. Makes me miss Pig Pen (who says that!?!”

I’m not a fan at all. They say NO athletic gear but they let you in with asics and not new jordans! If you ask me that’s racist. And the DJ sucked did not know how to mix. I’m glad there’s no cover. I had one drink and left. Enjoy the casino but don’t waste your time here. I will NEVER recommend this place. They should let everyone in. The club was so empty on a Saturday.

No wonder this piece of shit bar has 2 and a half stars. Scott Smith is a complete douche bag saying he owns this bar and can yell AND swear at a young lady the way he did, like he’s some big shot! Congrats living in Bethlehem, PA!!! Snaps for you buddy! Never been more disrespected in my life for probably one of the smallest issues ever, hospitality.
I walked into the club with another person from our company we are supposed to be hosting an after party at the club. There wasn’t anyone at the podium and the security ushered us in. After walking in and looking for everyone we decided to go back up to the podium and ask where the table was, he then continued to talk to me like I lived in the venue and knew where everything was but clearly didn’t and so I told him we went to where he wanted us to go but there was carafes being used and the bottle had been touched. I work in an industry where bottles of grey goose cost 840 dollars with tax and gratuity so we didn’t enter the table but went back to the front asking for the podium person. Scott then acted like I was 5 and walked me back in the venue saying if you’d shut up for a minute I can explain. Hold up. Did he just tell a guest to shut up?! I then said don’t talk to me like that. He said I told you where to go. EXCUSE ME but usually a host walks you back and makes sure the table is right but that’s how good customer service is served not this bull shit they were trying too show. He then got in my face and wanted to yell and swear and then said you’re out! He’d kicking me out, by having a female security guard push me out like I was a convict or something, I mean I wasn’t the one that didn’t do my job right. I bet he feels really cool right now.
I doubt I’d ever have friends that would even bother with this piece of shit place but I’ll be damn sure everyone in my social media chain makes note of it! Thanks for the horrible experience, I will never be returning!

So my group of people got here around 11:45, this place looked crazy awesome in the pictures I saw before arriving. Well I hate to be the one to tell you, it is not all that.
VIP was INSANELY STUPID. I thought we were suppose to feel special if you spent all that money? There’s no way you feel special in the corner of the bar, right near the ATM machine that has it’s own little pocket on the wall, the brightest light in the place! And it was just a bunch of lousy chairs they put together, made it look like it’s really worth it. Anyone could have went up to our table, EASILY. They need to change that.
I went when DJ Spinderella was there, apparently she is Salt n’ Peppa’s old DJ. She played a lot of old school — expected — and last hour, finally some good rap & hip-​hop. I’ll give it to them though, it’s the first bar I’ve been to without creepers. It was kind of nice, actually.
You’re basically dancing in the walkways, that’s what it’s like. No dancing area, just people standing around, so you’re dancing while they walk through you and your friends.
Don’t believe the hype. YOU WILL NOT SEE ME, NOR MY FRIENDS BACK HERE!!! … EVER.

The bar itself is very nice and modern, and the drink prices are reasonable. Those are good parts.
The bad parts is that on a Friday night 9pm-​1am there the place was half-​empty. The layout isn’t great as someone else mentioned – the bar is in the center, the stage is off in the far corner, and the DJ booth is off on the 2^nd floor by itself.
Now the real down side… I was there a group of friends for my friend’s birthday. Her favorite band was playing. The girls left to go to the bathroom and when they tried to get back in they were told they were «visibly intoxicated» and were not allowed back in. Meanwhile 3 Bethlehem city cops are standing there too. They were not being loud or obnoxious and, while tipsy, they were by no means falling down drunk. The birthday girl actually stopped drinking an hour before this happened. And so, after spending some money and having a few drinks at a *bar*, we all had to leave because some of the girls showed a bit too much excitement coming back into the bar.
What the hell? Cops waiting outside a bar waiting for intoxicated people? What kind of establishment does that? It would be a different story if they were making a scene, but that was not the case.

I’m not a fan of covers. But I paid the $ 10 to get in here. It’s not that I am cheap… I just want a return on my investment… and I only make investments on things when I know the return will be worth it… and um… yeah.
So they flaunt this insane dress code, but all of us got in… some of us had on buttons ups… others a hoodie. So, don’t be scared to show up here after a paintball match or something.
The DJ was sick and the club itself looked nice… but no one really danced and there were a lot of dead spots throughout the place… the spots where people were dancing.
I really wish i could remember the DJs name.
REESE.
There we go… I googled: vision bar dj she.
And it came up… she was sick.
I wouldn’t come back here FYI… I think it’s cool that you can come across young AND old people here though… i just wish everyone would dance.
And that they wouldn’t let that spotlight roam about so freely.

Nice place. Strict dress code… Nice grown and sexy scene, I can’t comment on the drinks (I don’t drink) But as a non drinker i still had a great time. Local DJ and guest deejays keep you feeling the noise!