Calm when I came in, but it was pretty nice and a good place to sit and have some time to relax
Kodie Dansby
My group and I were kicked out due to a simple misunderstanding that could have been fixed by a clarification. Instead we were screamed at and degraded by the older gentlemen working the door. One small mistake, and you can expect to be kicked out and treated like actual garbage? What type of environment is that? Unsafe/unwelcoming. Especially for a âsocialâ district
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Gin Mae
The door man gave my friend and I panic attacks for his miss communication and screaming âBYE, bye!â Iâm autistic and dyslexic and have difficulty reading things and need direct communication to understand someone. Instead of a fun night we were traumatized. We just wanted to hang out with likeminded queer people.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Elly Hendrick
Stopped by Esquire late at night when it was pretty quiet. The vibe was calm, but the bartender seemed a bit tense, which made the atmosphere feel a little less welcoming than I hoped. Itâs a place with good potential, but it could use a warmer touch to match the crowd.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Nicholas Travelbee
They make a nice screwdriver. Definitely an old bar but they keep it clean, drinks are cheap.
Wayne C
Just a question Does this Establishment welcome people who cross dress.
Donald Albrets
Sounds like you have a grumpy old man working the door there. That's ok, next time I'm in Jackson I won't spend my money there.
Service: 1
Patrick Henderson
Great place !
I wish they were open earlier.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Abdul Alsh
The old man who only could never achieve further than a bartender for no reason when I walked into the door look at me with hate and anger in his eyes he just because by mistake had my bottle of water and he asked me to throw it outside of the bar rather just through it in the trash literally yelled at me than I left immediately because I felt very disrespected and looked down to just because Iâm an international student who looks different I think he should replaced with hi uncle generation that are open to others
I went there for the first time and David made the experience so worth it. Best cocktails Iâve had downtown by far!
Listo Logistics
Never new this existed thought it was a party store stopped in on Jazz night very cool!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brooke Fugate
Iâve been coming here at least once a month since I moved to Lansing, and Iâve never had a bad experience. Itâs always made me happy that they offer low-quality frozen pizzas and microwave popcorn, and theyâre accommodating to me as someone who doesnât drink but goes out with my queer friends who do.
The vibe of the bar definitely feels centered around older, cis-gendered gay men, which is fine, but I donât feel quite as welcome as a younger, femme-presenting nonbinary person. But hey, at least itâs felt a bit more welcoming than your average straight bar.
Unfortunately, I was floored at how I was treated upon my most recent visit. I made the mistake of bringing in my reusable water bottle. To preface, I understand that I made the mistake of not reading the sign out front that said no outside drinks are allowed. Totally on me.
However, the older man with glasses who is always checking IDs didnât have to absolutely berate me and treat me like garbage over it. He could have just said âhey, you canât have that in here. Can you take that to your car?â Instead, after I simply apologized to him and told him it wouldnât happen again, he became increasingly angry and wouldnât stop going off on me. I did not once argue with him, so I see no reason why he couldnât have stopped after my apology. He decided to rant at me, do his best to dress me down, and told me he âdidnât want to have to start yelling.â It felt like there was no way to escape from him acting like this, because no matter how many times I apologized, he wouldnât stop berating me and getting angrier.
Me and my group decided to leave at that point. Not because I couldnât accept my mistake, but being chastised by an older man who was becoming increasingly furious with me when I was only trying to profusely apologize and repeat that it wouldnât happen again was a horrible experience. Especially as someone who frequents this bar. Iâm still completely taken aback at the way I was treated.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Kristin Worgess
The bouncer was NOT nice, who may also be the owner? Iâm not sure. My neice had my ID and he yelled at us because she passed me my ID. We both are clearly of age. I went ahead and spent money in the bar, but should not have been treated that way trying to enter.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 2
Jac Allen
Tried to go here with my friend last night during Pride. Older guy with glasses working the door checking idâs was so unbelievably rude and disrespectful towards us. He IMMEDIATELY kicked us out and told us we couldnât come back bc my friend had a BOTTLE OF WATER in her hand. She doesnât even drink alcohol. So she tried to drink the rest of the water before entering. He then told us we were BANNED and couldnât come back bc he could get his liquor license revoked?! I am so disappointed and disgusted with how we were treated so poorly, and have NEVER experienced such terrible customer service in my entire life. I used to love coming to this bar, but will never be back due to this incident. Iâm just floored that a business can treat customers this way.
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Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Calm when I came in, but it was pretty nice and a good place to sit and have some time to relax
My group and I were kicked out due to a simple misunderstanding that could have been fixed by a clarification. Instead we were screamed at and degraded by the older gentlemen working the door. One small mistake, and you can expect to be kicked out and treated like actual garbage? What type of environment is that? Unsafe/unwelcoming. Especially for a âsocialâ district
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The door man gave my friend and I panic attacks for his miss communication and screaming âBYE, bye!â Iâm autistic and dyslexic and have difficulty reading things and need direct communication to understand someone. Instead of a fun night we were traumatized. We just wanted to hang out with likeminded queer people.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Stopped by Esquire late at night when it was pretty quiet. The vibe was calm, but the bartender seemed a bit tense, which made the atmosphere feel a little less welcoming than I hoped. Itâs a place with good potential, but it could use a warmer touch to match the crowd.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
They make a nice screwdriver. Definitely an old bar but they keep it clean, drinks are cheap.
Just a question
Does this Establishment welcome people who cross dress.
Sounds like you have a grumpy old man working the door there. That's ok, next time I'm in Jackson I won't spend my money there.
Service: 1
Great place !
I wish they were open earlier.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
The old man who only could never achieve further than a bartender for no reason when I walked into the door look at me with hate and anger in his eyes he just because by mistake had my bottle of water and he asked me to throw it outside of the bar rather just through it in the trash literally yelled at me than I left immediately because I felt very disrespected and looked down to just because Iâm an international student who looks different I think he should replaced with hi uncle generation that are open to others
Restaurantji Recommends
I went there for the first time and David made the experience so worth it. Best cocktails Iâve had downtown by far!
Never new this existed thought it was a party store stopped in on Jazz night very cool!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Iâve been coming here at least once a month since I moved to Lansing, and Iâve never had a bad experience. Itâs always made me happy that they offer low-quality frozen pizzas and microwave popcorn, and theyâre accommodating to me as someone who doesnât drink but goes out with my queer friends who do.
The vibe of the bar definitely feels centered around older, cis-gendered gay men, which is fine, but I donât feel quite as welcome as a younger, femme-presenting nonbinary person. But hey, at least itâs felt a bit more welcoming than your average straight bar.
Unfortunately, I was floored at how I was treated upon my most recent visit. I made the mistake of bringing in my reusable water bottle. To preface, I understand that I made the mistake of not reading the sign out front that said no outside drinks are allowed. Totally on me.
However, the older man with glasses who is always checking IDs didnât have to absolutely berate me and treat me like garbage over it. He could have just said âhey, you canât have that in here. Can you take that to your car?â Instead, after I simply apologized to him and told him it wouldnât happen again, he became increasingly angry and wouldnât stop going off on me. I did not once argue with him, so I see no reason why he couldnât have stopped after my apology. He decided to rant at me, do his best to dress me down, and told me he âdidnât want to have to start yelling.â It felt like there was no way to escape from him acting like this, because no matter how many times I apologized, he wouldnât stop berating me and getting angrier.
Me and my group decided to leave at that point. Not because I couldnât accept my mistake, but being chastised by an older man who was becoming increasingly furious with me when I was only trying to profusely apologize and repeat that it wouldnât happen again was a horrible experience. Especially as someone who frequents this bar. Iâm still completely taken aback at the way I was treated.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
The bouncer was NOT nice, who may also be the owner? Iâm not sure. My neice had my ID and he yelled at us because she passed me my ID. We both are clearly of age. I went ahead and spent money in the bar, but should not have been treated that way trying to enter.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 2
Tried to go here with my friend last night during Pride. Older guy with glasses working the door checking idâs was so unbelievably rude and disrespectful towards us. He IMMEDIATELY kicked us out and told us we couldnât come back bc my friend had a BOTTLE OF WATER in her hand. She doesnât even drink alcohol. So she tried to drink the rest of the water before entering. He then told us we were BANNED and couldnât come back bc he could get his liquor license revoked?! I am so disappointed and disgusted with how we were treated so poorly, and have NEVER experienced such terrible customer service in my entire life. I used to love coming to this bar, but will never be back due to this incident. Iâm just floored that a business can treat customers this way.
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