After a great dinner with friends, we stumbled upon this hip dance club when invited by an older gentleman we met at dinner. While we don't know how to salsa dance, we had a blast anyway. The bar was well stocked and the staff was eager to help the crowded patrons get whatever they needed.

We will certainly be back next time we are in Toronto.

My boyfriend and I had a date night at this place Saturday night. We got there well in advance of our reservation but the hostess was kind enough to seat us early anyway (it wasn't that busy at 830pm).

We ordered a delicious bottle of Argentinian wine and some apps. We shared the chips and dip plus the firecracker pastries. The chips were fabulous (Yuca, plantain and tortilla) and dips were... more

Lets start with what was good:

decor, comfy seats, neat dancing

The Bad:

Food, just awful..

- My GF and I shared the empanadas and 3 chip dip to start. The empanadas were cold and looked/tasted like they came from the freezer an were store bought. The dips: guacamole was bland, spiceless and very plain, The salsa was half-way decent and the chickpea dip was far to garlicky
- We both had the... more

I don't quite get the negative reviews. So i went here last night to redeem a groupon meal and get some salsa lessons in - in efforts to make date night's a little different

When we arrived at 730pm the place was empty! I suppose not a lot of ppl come here for dinner. I came with zero expectations because that's what I do for groupon meals. Howeverrrr I was pleasantly surprised! We had... more

I walked into here with my gf after watching the movie Chef at the Varsity. We wanted to have some Latin food and this seems to be the only Latin restaurant in the Yorkville area. I was a little hesitant in going here as the place seemed rather bare with people, especially on a Friday night, but later I found out that there were more people towards the back but they were there for their nightly... more

In terms of salsa, this place is worth visiting. There is a free class going on most of the days of the week. ifreestyle teaches on wednesday and a cuban lady teaches on the remaining days. The class is suitable for beginners.

The dancefloor is small and to be honest the distribution is quite odd, the bar takes a good portion of the place. The floor itself is quite good, maybe the best one in... more

Went there spontaneously with friends when I realized that I need some more Salsa in my life. Went on a Friday, and music was mainly salsa and bachata.Even though I really loved the music, the venue was crowded beyond belief, and we ended up sweating like mad and stepping on feet of fellow strangers.
Other than that, I had my fun. If you're planning on dancing your night away, it might be a... more

If you're looking for dance space.....like Toronto's real estate. ...its premium.
In other words don't be surprised if you're bumping into people...stepping on someone's foot..getting someone's sweat all over your arm, etc. Don't get me wrong the music and crowd is mature, and courteous in the event they bump into you lol. With Salsa, merengue and bachata playing you can dance here nonstop. Oh... more

Last Thursday I decided to check out Bachata Thursdays at Babaluu's. I have heard great things and wanted to see for myself. First off the line took forever, it didn't help that it was raining and cold so that killed my mood a bit. I happened to make it just in time for free Ladies and the gentleman had to pay $7 to get in. Once inside it was difficult to move. It took a while to get a drink... more

Went to this restaurant for the first time with my boyfriend to try the food and a chance to learn salsa but wow...were we in for a terrible experience. First of all, servers are not organized and it didn't appear as though they had their own section...we had 3 different servers approach us! Once we decided on our 3 course meal we proceeded to wait 30 mins for our appetizers, our server, Luis... more

Was here last night (Friday) and was pleasantly surprised that cover for women is free before 11pm. So men, know where the party is at! A mix of older (50+) and younger crowd, and not packed where you're bumping into other dancers. A mix of Latin music with some hip-hop/reggaeton near the end of the night. Will be back for another Friday fix for sure!!

We only went there for the dancing part on Saturday night. The crowd got a bit younger since the last time I've been there over a year ago, mostly people in their 25-30s. Overall it is very fun BUT for a small venue like this they should do smth about the air conditioning/fan system. Gets super hot, everyone is sweating and we had to go outside to the smoking patio after every dance to cool... more

Been here countless times. Granted not recently however this place never changes.

Also, how you view this place will depend whether you are a Spanish, dancing person or not. No offense but it is the truth.

If you come here for the food or the overpriced bottled beer then you are coming for the wrong reasons. There is nothing this place --even with the nice decour, that other dance clubs will... more

Overall, it was great. We came for the vibe/salsa lesson and dancing. But we also had dinner before dancing. They have a current special until May- 2 for one dinner ($49 plus tax), which is great considering their normal menu prices. Since we don't know how to dance salsa very well, we didn't dance much. The people that come here (young and older) are pros! It's fun and sexy and its awesome to... more

It hasn't changed in 10 years. This is one place that people (most times) come to dance, like actually dance. Salsa I'm talking about.

What I cannot understand, is that a lot of people come here to have dinner (which I've tried once and wasn't amazing) but seem to be flabergasted when the dancing starts and they just sit and watch. Come to dance!!!

The crowd is really mixed. Younger folks... more

I'd heard about Thursdays at Babaluu and recently received word about a free Bachata lesson at 9 pm, so Abby and I decided to check it out. We got there a few minutes before 9 pm, as recommended by some friends, and checked our coats ($2/person) but the guy at the coat check waived the fee thinking that we had a dinner reservation. The place was very quiet and it didn't seem like the lesson was... more

My friend had her birthday hosted here on a Friday night, and it was empty during dinner time, but very packed after 9PM!

The waiters were such gentlemans - from coat check to the server - they were all smiles and very polite. Service was prompt and the food arrived at our table at a reasonable amount of time. I ordered the seafood platter for two, which was $49 before tax, and the mussels... more

I came here with my family for my dad's birthday. Never been to this type of place before, so we thought it would be a change of pace. Our reservations were for 7:00pm. The place was completely empty....ghost town. It didn't start getting more and more customers until after 9:00pm when it got packed. What was surprising is that there were lots of younger people here (20-30 years old). It seemed... more

I should have reviewed this place when I first was invited there for a friends leaving do back in February.

Okay for starters I totally have no interest in Salsa so I was already disappointed I had to come here but since the crowd was good I thought okay this will be fun.

So salsa clubs for me has always represented the one place dudes can go and have a chance to dance with a hot chick that... more

If you like salsa dancing and live in the downtown area... you've probably already heard of this place. In fact, you probably told me about this place! If you show up around 9pm, they have a introduction to salsa class for free that will help teach you the basics of how to have sex with your clothes on, on the dance floor. Once the classes are over, all the hardcore salsa dancers appear out of... more

This is an interesting venue for sure. I have only been here twice; once when I was in 2nd year of university and I was captain of the school's exchange committee (so I brought exchange students from all around the world for salsa-ing...sigh...) and just recently for a bachelorette. As per other reviews, this is a popular destination for bachelorette's and I can see why. It is a fun and lively... more

I've heard about this place for the salsa dancing, but didn't expect the food to be good too! There's a minimum spend of $45 per person if you don't want to pay the $10 cover for the salsa lesson that starts at 9:30pm on a Friday.

It was pretty empty when we came for our dinner reservations at 8pm, though it quickly started getting packed just after 9pm. We came here for a bachelorette. The... more

Who knew a place famous for salsa dancing can serve such excellent food?! I really enjoyed the quality and presentation of the dishes. Delicious, authentic, and with a modern twist is always a plus in my book. The ceviche was delectable, as a professed sushi addict, this was a new way to explore "raw" fish, in a nice citrusy dressing with cilantro oozing out of every morsel. The guacamole also... more

My friend, the salsa addict, wanted to go to hit his second salsa spot of the night. It was Thursday night and I was struggling on 4 hours of sleep and just stepping off the plane from the CA but somehow I managed to go out at past midnight. The spot was pretty dead but my friend wanted to dance so I was game and it helped me wake up. We were the only ones of the dance floor for the longest... more

Salsa...Merengue...Bachata...Cumbia...un muy buen club, con afectuoso trato personal

Ola Chicca!

So went here last night for my friends Bachlorette party and we had a blast!
It's a Spanish Lounge where you have dinner and then you can have a lovely salsa lesson from a pregnant lady - she is so sweet!
She's very good and she watches you so if you're doing it wrong be ready to stand out in the crowd :)

The food is great we had a variety of things to share from spinach bread... more

Ba-ba-luu's

We were purposing to call it an evening on Friday night, when to my surprise, June (our tour guide for the evening) mentioned that the most popular salsa club, Ba-ba-luu's, was right behind our hotel! It was late, but she and Tereska offered to wait in the car while I took a peak inside.

After being tired only seconds before, well, you can imagine what happened if you know me. No trip is... more