SHOTS Hilversum in Centrum

Very bad experience !!! We were about to leave the club when I realized that one of my friends was not with us. I approached the security staff and politely asked if I could go back inside to find her, so that we could leave together. I was allowed to enter, found my friend, and we then headed towards the exit. However, as we were leaving, one of the security guards grabbed us by the neck and physically escorted us outside. We were shocked and completely confused by this reaction. Afterwards, one of the security guards tried to explain that this was “the rules.” But what kind of rule allows security staff to use physical force against guests who are simply trying to leave the club? I also noticed a very aggressive attitude towards foreigners. Unfortunately, the whole situation left us with a strong impression that foreigners are not welcome there. There are many ways to handle a situation professionally without grabbing people by the neck. Security staff should make people feel safe, not intimidated. Based on our experience, I would not recommend this club.

Overall, I had a pleasant evening, but there was also a downside… What I personally found very unprofessional and uncomfortable was the behavior of one of the security guards, Mark. I saw him approach various female visitors multiple times and engage in unwanted physical contact, including touching their buttocks. I also noticed that he regularly handed out shots to female visitors. Incidentally, I had a shot myself as well, which is not entirely unimportant to mention. Additionally, I have heard stories from several people about his behavior towards female visitors and that he allegedly took women home with him more often. Since I did not witness the latter myself, I do not want to draw any firm conclusions from it. However, I do find the behavior I observed to be absolutely unprofessional for someone working as a security guard in a club. In my opinion, a security guard should interact with visitors in a professional, respectful manner, and with sufficient distance. This behavior therefore made me feel very uncomfortable and has negatively influenced my perception of the club.

Rotten security that refuses me because I am a different race, making this inhumane. Coincidentally, someone else walked up who happened to get in, purely because he is Dutch. It is very scandalous that this happens in 2026.

Be careful, if you don't pay close attention, they overcharge you. Always check the prices of what you ordererd

Guys, based on my own experience and as can also be seen from many reviews, this venue engages in a significant amount of discrimination and racism when admitting people to the club. Despite dozens of people raising the same complaint, no action has been taken to address the issue. Please report such incidents to the police or the relevant local authorities whenever they occur.

Very bad experience. I have been living in Hilversum for three years and working here as an engineer. During this time, I have never experienced treatment like this. We were denied entry without any reasonable explanation, and the security guard’s attitude was extremely rude and disrespectful. What we experienced left a clear impression of discrimination and racism. After reading the reviews later, I realized that many others had very similar experiences. Looking back, I wish I had read the reviews first. My advice is simple: if you do not want your night to be unnecessarily ruined, avoid this place. Fortunately, Hilversum is a lovely and welcoming town with many other venues where people are treated with respect. Because of this experience, I will also be filing a report with the police tomorrow. Very bad experience. I have been living in Hilversum for three years and working here as an engineer. In all that time, I have never experienced treatment like this. We were denied entry without any reasonable explanation, and the security guard’s attitude was extremely rude and disrespectful. What we experienced left a clear impression of discrimination and racism. When I read the reviews later, I saw that many others have had similar experiences. In hindsight, I should have read the reviews first. My advice: if you don't want your evening unnecessarily ruined, avoid this place. Fortunately, Hilversum is a beautiful and welcoming city with plenty of other venues where people are treated with respect. Because of this experience, I will also file a report with the police tomorrow.

Even though my friend lives here, we were denied entry. When I tried to speak English to understand the situation, a slightly overweight security guard with a white beard aggressively shouted “Dutch only!”. His behavior was extremely rude and disrespectful. This is the only serious negative experience we have had during our time living in the Netherlands. Do not let this place ruin your day or your night ,stay away.

Cozy traditional pub on the first floor with professional service. Also suitable for private parties, available for hire for up to 75 people.

I used to go there in my youth, and now for a hardcore party. Wide selection of the most bizarre shots, each one better than the last🤭 Good sound, very nice bar staff, and friendly bouncers.

Very commercial approach. €2.50 for a locker to put my coat in, but I forgot to add something, but if you open your locker in between, it costs another €2.50! And if you have to go outside for a bit, it's another €2.50 to avoid catching a cold. Absurd. I'd already spent €12.50 on the cloakroom this evening. And yet you'd already bought a ticket to get in. (As an old hand, you used to have a cloakroom and had to pay because the staff was a volunteer, and this was their contribution they could keep.) Now it's a profit model. Why not have lockers like those at a swimming pool? With a coin or code for the entire evening. You then reset it the next day. €0.50 for toilet use. Even though you've already paid for the entrance and drinks. We're not at McDonald's Amsterdam, where you want to keep junkies out. And if you do get service, you're just standing in a big puddle of urine, and the toilets aren't cleaned all evening. So what are you paying extra for? Although the evening was very enjoyable with friends. The staff inside was friendly. Nevertheless, this negative experience dampened the overall enjoyment.

I come here every weekend with my girlfriend. The atmosphere is always good. The staff is quick and hilarious.

This cocktail bar is simply fantastic. The menus are a true journey of discovery for your taste buds, with a strong focus on local and seasonal ingredients. The mixology here is top-notch; you can taste the passion in every sip. The atmosphere is chill, with a perfect balance between cozy and hip. You feel at ease here immediately. Definitely a place to return to regularly!

Horrible place. I had to FORCEFULLY leave the club because DJ "Rahim" shoved me hard across the club by the neck because I was apparently in the wrong spot. DO NOT GO AS A WOMAN!

The people working there are great! Thay realy know how to make it a fun night out. There is a upstairs what feels more like a late night bar. Downstairs feels like a living room party. The music can have some improvements, depending on your taste

TL/DR wrote with a sharpie on a glass at the venue while drunk and got physically assaulted by the manager because of it. I have visited the venue for the first time last night with a couple of friends. I honestly have no problem with the venue, I think is a fine place and you should go there, but unfortunately I've had a mild altercation with the manager, which doesn't make me feel like I want to walk into this place ever again. We had a sharpie and made the unfortunate drunk decision of writing on the shots menu that is displayed on one of the walls of the venue. During closing time, we've been approached by security, which was, for good reason, upset about the matter. Since we were in the wrong, I apologized and asked some of the staff for a bucket and a sponge so I could clean the mess. I want to make clear that during all of this the security was professional, and even though they were upset about the situation, they did not put hands on us, nor me and my friends did escalate the situation physically. We did something stupid while drunk and we wanted to fix the matter in an amicable way. Unfortunately the venue manager was livid about the situation, and thought he had the right to physically assault me and my friends (I got kicked in the back while cleaning the sharpie, and my friend got choked and slapped). The security actually had to step in and push the manager away from us cause he literally assaulted us. The rest of the staff was actually in shock about the situation. After a few minutes they asked me to stop cleaning since they had to close the bar, and charged us 1000€ for the damage. On my way out of the venue I've been also hollered with some racial slurs from a staff member (you can see more reviews on here talking about the same issue) Overall it was a very humiliating night, there is no shadow of a doubt that the venue had the right to charge us and ask us to clean the sharpie. They were right to be angry, and we apologized and tried to fix it verbally. I do not believe that such situation gives somebody the right to physically assault someone else though.

Besides exorbitant prices for drinks and cloakroom, you have to pay for the toilet. How sad

Last Saturday, my sister and I celebrated our birthday together at Shots (above). Everyone had a blast, and everything was perfectly organized! The owner was super sweet and the people behind the bar were friendly! Definitely recommended for parties.

Never go there, the security, bartenders and owner are seriously rude

Service poor and closes way too early

Very nice place with lots of different shots!!

I had an extremely disappointing experience at Shots Hilversum that I feel compelled to share. I visited the pub last night to enjoy the evening on my own. I wasn’t interacting with anyone or participating in the dancing; I was simply enjoying my drinks and the music. However, when I attempted to order my final drink, the bartender refused, claiming that I’d had enough. I’m an adult in my late 30s, fully capable of knowing my own limits, and I found it highly inappropriate for the bartender to make that decision for me. When I tried to discuss this, the situation escalated unnecessarily. The bartender called the bouncer, who proceeded to push me out of the pub by locking my hands as if I had committed a serious offense. This was not only rude but completely unethical. Being treated with respect is crucial, and what happened was far from it. If I were the owner of this pub, I would seriously fire such security staff who try to manhandle customers even without taking an effort to discuss or handle it politely. I strongly urge you to review the footage of the incident. If there was any wrongdoing on my part, I am more than willing to apologize. However, if the footage supports my account, I expect a formal apology from your security team. If this issue is not addressed, I will not be returning again. I’m more than happy to come if you’re ready to discuss. I’ve spent as a single person about 56 Euros. So I really demand an explanation for this.

The effects at the entrance are very racist and ill-mannered towards foreigners especially the one who is bald, he wanted to check my ID and I have a Turkish identity so when I showed him, he just didn't wanna let me in for no reason he was also quite rude as I was not speaking Dutch. I would like to say that it's a shame we are in 2024 and we still have to face racism even just to entertain ourselves in a simple club. Shame on you people!! The effects at the entrance are very racist and ill-mannered towards foreigners especially those who are bold, he wanted to check my ID and I have a Turkish identity so when I showed him he just didn't want to let me in without a reason he was quite too rude because I didn't speak. I would like to say that it is a shame that we are in 2024 and we still have to deal with rasicm even just to enjoy ourselves in a simple club. Shame on you people!!

I was grabbed for no reason and thrown out, a new drink of 8 euros was taken, I was asked if I could at least drink it, but no, I was pushed towards the exit and called 'knker leijer'. Very sporty and customer-friendly business, definitely recommend this😁😘

Unfortunately there is quite rude and racist security at entrance. Many people live here in the 21st century. It's ridiculous to expect everyone to speak Dutch. This was the first time I encountered similar treatment in the Netherlands. If you don't want to deal with nonsense, don't come here.

Well everything was really great, nice drinks too. But the DJ, I don't know what he/she used, but a different song every 10 seconds. Shame

In terms of security, this is an example of how unprofessional it can become. They look for ways to escalate situations, rather than de-escalate and ensure the safety of their guests. For example, they do not hesitate to attack someone in the back or spit on people without any evaluation of the situation and without any form of professionalism or sense of decency. They have no problem challenging people to fight outside the camera images if there are 5 of them.

Worst club in the history of clubs, we were there at new years, people there are so weird, shots doesn’t have alcohol or they manipulated it somehow, also i paid twice for an event at new years because there was spme kind of mistake in the system and stayed there for 1 hour, i had no idea this is an LGBT club only. Worst dj ever!!!!

Wij hebben afgelopen donderdag ons bruiloftsfeest mogen vieren in SHOTS Hilversum. Wat een fantastisch leuke plek om met een mooi gezelschap te kunnen praten en dansen. Personeel, aankleding, muziek en de rest....allemaal een tien met een griffel! Thanks allemaal! Ook op de vrijdagen en zaterdagen een leuke stap-plek trouwens (ik spreek uit ervaring)!

Ik was voor vandaag nog nooit in Hilversum geweest. Aan het einde van de avond had ik het idee dat ik er al jaren kwam. Top sfeer, top personeel

Gisteravond een fantastisch bruiloftsfeest hier mogen meemaken. Barpersoneel weet al snel wat ze voor je moeten inschenken. Een knikje was al genoeg 😉 Heerlijke muziek die zelfs mij in beweging bracht.

Ik kan het alleen bij shots naar me zin hebben als die kale dj niet draait

I hired out the upper floor and threw my birthday party here and the service was amazing, the crew is insanely welcoming and fun. They were very easygoing and did genuinely everything in their power to make it a fun party for me and my friends. All of my friends had a very good time as well as myself. Definitely recommend going here and/or renting out the club for a private party!

Gezellige club met leuk personeel, persoonlijk mijn favoriete uitgaans locatie in Hilversum. 18 - 35 qua leeftijd.

Amazing bar, with amazing shots

Het schenken van een drankje is een delicate kunst die vaak wordt onderschat, maar Shots weet deze kunst tot in de finesse te beheersen. Met hun vakkundigheid in het schenken van een verfrissend en voortreffelijk bier, laten ze geen enkele wens onvervuld. De smaakpapillen worden geprikkeld door het kenmerkende aroma en de subtiele nuances die het bier kenmerken, wat een ware traktatie is voor de ware fijnproever. Naast het verleidelijke bier, schitteren de shotjes als stralende sterren aan de hemel van de culinaire kunst. De intensiteit van de smaak en de unieke combinaties van ingrediënten zijn een lust voor het oog en een zegen voor de smaakpapillen. Shots weet als geen ander de ware essentie van de drank te verheffen tot een kunstwerk. Om de algehele ervaring naar nieuwe hoogten te tillen, is er de meesterlijke DJ die de sfeer naar een nieuw niveau brengt. Met zijn ongeëvenaarde vaardigheid en feilloze keuzes in muziek, weet hij het publiek te betoveren en de avond onvergetelijk te maken. Zijn unieke vaardigheden vormen de perfecte aanvulling op de smaakvolle en verrukkelijke drankjes die Shots te bieden heeft. Kortom, Shots is de ultieme bestemming voor de veeleisende fijnproever die zoekt naar verfijning en smaakvolle drankjes. Een echte aanrader voor iedereen die op zoek is naar een ongeëvenaarde ervaring in het uitgaansleven.

Goede sfeer music ambiance doelgroep en tot 4.00 open

Voel je weer even 18... behalve de dag erna.

Gelachen daar. maar wel heel veel kinderen

Prima plek om even te vergeten dat je in Hilversum uitgaat. Shotjes worden snel geserveerd en de muziek is OK. Er ligt soms wel wat glas op de vloer maar als je schoenen aan hebt met zolen valt dit bijna niet op

Shots is op zich een leuke club. Over het algemeen prima muziek met een DJ die een beetje questionable draait. Echter gebeurde er voor het eerst in tijden een situatie waarbij ik 3 shotjes vroeg en ik er 4 moest afrekenen. Mijn fout waarbij ik er van uit ging dat het pin apparaat wel goed stond en ik een shotje te veel afrekende. Ik heb hierbij de barvrouw aangesproken, waarbij ze zij dat ik niet bijdehand moest doen en dat ik echt om 4 shotjes vroeg. Hele jammere ervaring, maar aangezien ik twee keer met mevrouw wilde praten, ik dit wel wilde delen. Accepteer de uitkomst, want ik heb ook fout gezeten, maar wil gewoon kunnen praten over zoiets. Verder oprecht leuke club. Gezellige mensen en prima sfeer. Ik geef nu een matige rating vanwege mijn afgelopen ervaring.

Echt super, helemaal naar de getver gegaan daar dus dan is het een goeie zaak haha

Leuke tent leuke dj's en lekkere shotjes

Music is not that good. But the vibe is very good. Pricing of the drinks is average.

Was heel prachtige en heel vriendelijke barmevrouw 🎉

Leuk voor jongeren. De verdieping boven kan je zitten. Veel mensen gaan hier heen als de andere kroegen sluiten.

Topavond meemaken....dan moet je naar SHOTS. Goede muziek, leuke sfeer.

Zojuist voor het eerst bij de shots geweest. Tussen de rondjes bier door werd het toch wel tijd voor ook een paar shotjes. De barman(Volgens mij heetehij aaiken), wist na mijn vage aanwijzingen goede shotjes klaar te maken die voor de hele groep naar smaak waren. Topbarman!!! Wel jammer dat de heren wc dichtgetimmert is.

I was too drunk i don't remember anything.

Beste plek in Hilversum! Jammer van de kater de volgende ochtend

Ik heb een top avond gehad met goeie barmedewerkers en een hele gezellige sfeer!

Leuke tent, gezellige non-macho mensen, bereid je wel voor op cliche klassiekers🤣

Ik heb onlangs mijn verjaardag hier gevierd! Ontzettend gezellig personeel die ons super hebben verzorgd met drinken en hapjes, daarnaast prettig in het contact! Allen bedankt!! :D

Prima shooter bar in het centrum . Goede setup voor feest en partii

Top tent. Vriendelijk personeel.

Leuke bar met leuk personeel, over de muziek ben ik niet echt heel enthosiat maar er komen vaak genoeg leuke nummers voorbij om nog te kunnen dansen

Niet te druk, veel aardigere mensen en prima muziek