Santa Ana Elks Lodge

Unprofessional staff, old run down building, and clueless management. All good, caring employees were let go or forced out over the last year or so. Don’t be surprised if they are out of business soon. Once proud organization has become an embarrassment to the order. Looking to have a nice affordable event, look into the Orange, or Garden Grove Elks lodges. Both run with professionalism and integrity, unlike Santa Ana !!! Just my opinion…

Luv this place. Great people. Great food I’ve had and been to many events here. Very spacious and plenty of parking

This place is awful. I planned a Sweet 16 party for my daughter which took place in the Opal/​Emerald rooms. Wasn’t too happy with the layout, it was awkward for ¼ of the guests because they couldnt see the dance floor where the entertainment and ceremony took place but decided to book the party there anyways because it was within my budget. Big mistake, you get what you pay for! The staff was so rude to my friends and family, the place is old and dingy, the food was bland and to top it all off my brand new iphone was stolen by one of the workers. I have proof of this but could not get them to give it up. Thank goodness I threw an awesome and memorable party for my darling daughter because the experience I had here was so disappointing. I wasnt gonna write this review (the party was almost a year ago) but after making the mistake of again possibly booking them for my companys christmas dinner, I decided to write it because of the lack of service I recently received. Once again, I only considered this venue because of the pricing. After a few emails trying to get pricing, the manager stopped responding to my emails. She knew how unhappy I was with everything from the previous party I had, you’d think they’d appreciate a returning customer but they don’t care. Evelyn was nice but everything else was the worst I have ever experienced.

This place is awesome. If you are a young guy fresh out of college and are sick of paying your entire paycheck on drinks, this is your club. Just like the previous posting said $ 3.50 TOP shelf drinks (yes, bring on the Grey Goose).
Also, this is a great place to meet up with some buddies after work to grab a bite and watch the game as well. Overall, Good food, good people, GREAT drinks.

Ah, the Friday night family outings. Once you pass a certain age, you probably shouldn’t have to go through such agony requiring you to basically give up your inaugural weekend bender to satisfy the social obligations set up by your vague blood lines. This time, however, great company + cheap booze = good times at the Elks Lodge!
You need to either be a member or know a member. My suggestion: know a member. It’s so cool to get ‘hooked up’ in here. The drinks are HELLA cheap — $ 3 for well drinks and wine, up to $ 5 for the ‘top shelf’ stuff — and the bar looks like quite the place to be. My brother, our mom and I joined our uncle and his companions for a good ol’ time, complete with lovely full dinner and live band!
Alvin and I split a prime rib and Mom ordered the captain’s (catcher’s?) platter. Everything we had was tasty — hot dinner buns, fresh salad, tasty meatball soup, perfectly cooked prime rib, asparagus, twice baked potato (undoubtedly the hidden star of the show), freshly fried seafood, and a nice scoop of spumoni (my faaave) at the end. The food is pretty delicious, and our server, Chad, was really really cool about it all (they seemed to be shorthanded that evening).
The highlight of the night, however, was undoubtedly playing prime spectator to the dance floor. An awesomely wedding-​esque band played and everyone danced to their heart’s content. We’re talking octogenarians and septogenarians strutting their stuff Dancing With the Stars style. My gimpy brother and my fat ass were put to shame with the rumba-​ing, mambo-​ing, cha-​cha-​ing and tango-​ing (just to name a select few) all around us. Even mom rediscovered her ballroom groove as she hit the dance floor with our uncle. Awesome.
Anyway, all jokes about Depends, white pants, old school prom dresses, blue hair and ‘the natural sag’ aside, we had a blast at the Elks Lodge this past Friday night. As long as the drinks keep a-​flowin’ and the dancing shoes keep a-​boogeyin’, this place is always gonna have a special niche in my heart. –1 star for the A/​C, or lack thereof. Two drinks in and I was sweating like Ernest Borgnine on Mile 3 of an Ironman triathlon on a Havana summer’s afternoon.