Playhouse

I came to this club/bar because it was recommended by an employee from a different club. The vibes is good but the service from the bartenders is horrible. The owner also has horrible customer service. I had a horrible experience with the bartender, and rather than listen to what I had to say he told me “ they have been having issues with me all night” I wasn’t even in the club for more than 30 minutes. Before me and my friends left the bartender went and apologized to my friend and said it was a misunderstanding. The bartenders are not friendly or welcoming, the same goes for the owner.

$5 cash cover, $10 card cover. music was a 6.5/10 and fun drag show but i don’t like how they charge you to put your coat and bag away—and they can get super strict about it if you try to consolidate items.

This was one of the most uncomfortable bar experiences I’ve had. When I attempted to order a drink, the bartender told me I was required to purchase two drinks. This policy was not posted anywhere or communicated beforehand. When I questioned it because I genuinely couldn’t hear him clearly over the noise, he became aggressive and started cursing at me. The interaction escalated to the point where I felt pressured to hand over my card just to leave the situation. Being spoken to that way by staff was completely unacceptable. If this is actually a policy, it should be clearly posted so customers know before ordering. More importantly, no customer should be cursed at or pressured into making a purchase. I hope management looks into this because that kind of behavior reflects very poorly on the establishment.

I’m visiting from Boston and came here trying to explore the gay bars, my experience here was not positive. While some of the staff was very nice, I had a bad experience with particularly the dj and other staff members who were rude despite me and my friends being the ONLY people there. We bought drinks, danced, when there was literally not a single other person. I was with two gay woman and they were made to feel singled out because they weren’t gay men, on my way out the dj said “goodnight to the two beautiful women…and the twink” it wasn’t said with a nice tone and frankly I felt disrespected by this, especially considering him previously being rude already on top of this. While I fit that definition, the tone was derogatory to me especially juxtaposed to complimenting my friends and purposefully singling me out in a derogatory way.I felt discouraged as a younger gay man to be exploring gay nightlife and encountering staff actively trying to put me down and making fun of me in a place where I should feel the most comfortable. We should be uplifting one another and creating environments that are safe, and just fun! This was the opposite of that for me. Some of the staff were so pleasant and if you are reading this I do appreciate you, it was mostly this one individual (the dj). However because of that, I would never come back here again to be honest. We bought drinks, were the only guests, and were nothing but kind and respectful. Me and my two other girl friends, who are gay, should never feel judged and disrespected in a GAY BAR. We left upset, and extremely disappointed. I hope you reconsider certain staff members that make a gay bar feel a judgmental space, when it is the LAST place I should be judged. We’re all gay, why are judging one another and creating separation in our own community. I came to support my community and for a drag show. Instead I was met with people in my own community creating division and being rude when we’re all supposed to be on the same team. Do better.

I’ve had a few fine experiences here, but the past few times I’ve gone, it’s just not been the vibe! The DJs are playing all current music, most of which is mid tempo and not fun to dance to. They pack people in like sardines on the weekend. I understand you want to make money, but not having any room to move/breathe isn’t really a fun experience. They should at least moderate the amount of people in at a time, especially if you’re charging a cover fee. And to top it off, most of the clientele the past few times have just been straight people, which is really off putting for a queer person trying to go to a queer bar hoping to be amongst their kind. Yes, you can’t help being in a highly populated tourist area, but at the same time, the setup/music is kind of appealing to them…