Cryptatropa Bar

421 4th Ave E, Olympia
(360) 754-3867

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Tori Twine

Great place for gothic vibes, affordable snacks and drinks, and live music. The decor is cool and the music always adds to the atmosphere. I always stop by when I’m in Olympia. This bar is cash-only, and while there is an ATM onsite, it’s a lot easier to withdraw cash before you get there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Richard KuehneGutierrez

This place is awesome. The employees were great. Worth an hour drive to go hang out with friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

ryan p2

Cash only. ATM available.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Quentin Mathey

Good place to chill, bartender was super nice, ending talking to her for 2 hours, she is fluent in spanish very smart, beers and cocktails were super good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jared S

A divey goth bar with cozy moody lighting, fantastic cocktails, fun events and amaro flights??! Are you kidding me? It's perfect. I never thought I'd be able to sip nicely curated Italian liquors in a graffiti covered booth while looking at taxidermy and horror movies. If it was closer, I'd live here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shawn Gorey

Cool Venue, great bands, and affordable drinks. Didn't try and of the food but it smelt good. They even sold ear plugs behind the counter which saved my ears from ringing the next day.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

Steph Hunt

I went for drag show night and off the bat was a little uncomfortable. Its definitely not accessible or friendly to those who are disabled firstly. Second, the bouncer was rude, belligerently yelled at people for very little reasons and was called once on it by other staff. The bartender was nice, until he started talking about me in front of me to his coworker (legit just here trying to have a good night). The bar side was playing their music too loud and you couldnt hear the drag performances for the begining. Later on the bouncer was seen again terrorizing a group for drinking outside? They apologized and were leaving and he continued to insult and yell at them which was very inappropriate. They arent wecloming from my experience and from what i saw. I absolutely loved the show and my drink was very good so in that aspect it was great. The bouncer however definitely needs to work through his anger issues. Will not be going in if he's there, he makes it very uncomfortable to be outside or anywhere near the front.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Rape EatFuKill

They have absinthe!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kayla Leu

Fun events and theme nights. Good vibes. Gayest bar in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 4

Mo W

If the service weren't so dismissive, rude, and unfriendly, this would be a cool bar.

Marcia Brown

Horrible HORRIBLE bar!! We had a good group of us out and about last night and this bar ruined the evening for everyone!! I personally had walked to a table to save it for our group while a few other went inside to get a drink. While the ID guy checking ID’s cut off a couple of people which is fine but my nephew came back out and said they took his ID and wouldn’t give it back. WOW so I proceeded to go in with my nephew and politely just ask for it back and we would all leave. The guy working the front went ballistic screaming at the top of his lungs for us to just leave he wouldn’t hear a word we were asking… I kept looking at my nephew as I couldn’t believe this guy could treat us this way !!! Omg !! Another guy that worked there came over to ask us to leave again we weren’t trying to cause a scene we just asked for my nephews ID back …. They proceeded to keep it under no good reason and refused to give it back … Miserable bar horrible experience…They suck and all it looks like is a gothic hell whole!! Never ever going back there EVER !! The guy in the front should be fired !

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Zachary MacDonald

Very cool little metal club. If I lived near Olympia I would visit much more often. Thanks for playing Pure Holocaust for me.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amber Ceballos

Their events are fantastic, the vibe is top tier, the drinks are good, and the staff is always friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Tia Miclette

A Group of about 10 of us were out celebrating my sons 21st bday. We decided to check this bar out and immediately upon entering we were discriminated against. The Bar keeper was extremely rude. When we walked up to the bar I had gestured to him saying he was so tall and he immediately went to the extreme yelling and saying he wasn't going to serve me because I put my finger in his face. When I say extreme I mean being erratic and walking back and forth behind the bar and raising his voice for the whole bar to hear. Which was really embarrassing. I walked out and went with the rest of my group who were waiting by a table we had picked. This is where another situation started to escalate between another member of our group and the front door guy who was checking ID'S. The guy was yelling at my friend and kicking him out of the bar. I tried to deescalate the situation by calmly asking the guy what had happened and he screamed at me and kicked me out as well. They also had taken my friends nephews ID and wouldn't give it back. Another member of our party decided to go in and ask for it and they lied and said they didn't have it. I wouldn't recommend this bar to anyone. No one deserves to be treated the way we were treated.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Marcia Gosser

Horrible HORRIBLE bar!! We had a good group of us out and about last night and this bar ruined the evening for everyone!! I personally had walked to a table to save it for our group while a few other went inside to get a drink. While the ID guy checking ID’s cut off a couple of people which is fine but my nephew came back out and said they took his ID and wouldn’t give it back. WOW so I proceeded to go in with my nephew and politely just ask for it back and we would all leave. The guy working the front went ballistic screaming at the top of his lungs for us to just leave he wouldn’t hear a word we were asking… I kept looking at my nephew as I couldn’t believe this guy could treat us this way !!! Omg !! Another guy that worked there came over to ask us to leave again we weren’t trying to cause a scene we just asked for my nephews ID back …. They proceeded to keep it under no good reason and refused to give it back … Miserable bar horrible experience…They suck and all it looks like is a gothic hell whole!! Never ever going back there EVER !! The guy in the front should be fired !

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

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