As we were leaving, the bartender shouted "I won't apologize for something I didn't do!" Safe to say, we won't be returning as there are many more welcoming bars in this city.
After trying to enter the bar and enjoy the performance, we let the bartender know about the mistreatment to which they responded "weird, he's our favorite bouncer so that doesn't make sense" and offered us free shots as our friend was CRYING. As two white visitors showed our IDs and vaccination cards, we were welcomed into the bar but our friend of color received hostility, hate, and aggressive mistreatment when trying to show her ID and vaccination card. Dallas, TX "After being very excited to visit this bar, we were extremely disappointed to be greeted so terribly by the bouncer. I had only been in the bar for at least 10 minutes before I walked out."įrom Yelp Rachael B. its unfortunate that that happened I hope in the future with this review you don't treat other people like this because it's very hurtful and definitely ruins your night. as much as I wanted to enjoy this night he definitely killed the fun a bit for me and my friend group. I understand how busy it was I completely understand customer service and the stress it comes with but I also understand you should never speak to a customer in this way it's rude and disrespectful. I was shocked at how they felt so okay to speak to me that way. Albatross doesn’t need renovations or craft beers to hold its place as one of Queens’ most delightful queer bars their 8, 16-ounce cock-tails prove that sometimes cheaper is better. Then proceeded to laugh at me and roll his eyes when I asked to close my tab after their rude remark and attitude.
It made me feel like I was not being served by a bartender who actually did their job and could remain professional at work but instead I had someone who was annoyed with my presence and felt perfectly fine speaking to me like that. Setauket- East Setauket, NY "I was very excited to go to my first gay bar after covid calmed down a bit, unfortunately our Halloween night I had a man with bright blonde hair that was extremely rude, they had told me this exact quote "do you know how many of us are ready to walk out right now because of how busy it is with you people, So maybe get your sh*t together yeah" after I asked if it was okay my open tab had my id with a credit card that didn't have my name it was my friends. I can’t even interpret most of them.Īnd what’s the deal with all the half ass drag shows depicted on the site? Where are the posters of hot GoGo boys? Below are some Yelp reviews: Half love it and the other half has seemingly been driven to tears by the mean, 50 year old, white gay men. I like my gay bars and dyke bars separate.rarely do their patrons have overlapping tastes, except, perhaps, getting drunk which dykes do just as well as gays men.īut, ultimately, going to a gay bar is about the promise/anticipation of hooking up.not having a conversation with a nonbinary graduate student visiting from Portland, Oregon. These three seem like they are owned and operated by older white gay men…which makes sense for financing / access to investors… but they probably need to market to a general LBTGQ crowd to get business, not just because of lack of gay tourism due to Covid but also because of the fake "kum ba ya" the overall LGBTQ community feels it must project. Then I visited the bar's site and then its Yelp reviews.
We have plenty of TVs to watch the game, plus Trivia Nights, live music and special events, too.What’s the story with these three gay bars in NYC? I saw an ad on FB for Playhouse-it was of a hot shirtless bouncer or bartender, and a real guy, not a professional ad.he looked like a good roll in the hay-and then, as trained, I clicked through and read the comments. Yes, there are still young people in this city who dress up, look great, and are. We’ve been at the forefront of Manhattan’s craft and artisanal products, from the latest NYC microbrews and whiskeys to our not-your-average-bar menu featuring locally sourced ingredients.Īnd because we consider ourselves a local bar, you’re invited to come by yourself or with a group and find that you’ll make some new friends over great conversation. In other words, the Dive Bars are for real people who want to enjoy good times over well-prepared food and cocktails.
In fact, our bars have served this neighborhood – and evolved with it – over the last 40 years with a pride that’s apparent in our unique décor, attitude and reputation. We are a family of four traditional bars on the Upper West Side. Across the country, small-batch distilleries are making craft whiskies and blends – often from organic and locally sourced. There are only some whiskeys that aren’t as good as others.” - Raymond Chandler Everyone from cocktail chemists to casual sippers can tell you that these are exciting times for American whiskey.