My Banff clubbing days are long over, but I'm always up for a night in Banff still. It was my cousins 30th and wanted to go dancing. So we picked here. Easy to get into, surprisingly no line, but I guess when you ram a place as full as they do, it makes sense. I always find place in Banff interesting as you have to go up or down or both to get around. We got here around 10:30 which I wouldn't say is too late. And you couldn't move. Constantly being bumped into, walked over and trying to get a drink was impossible. Goo music though, and lively, but we didn't stay long. read more

Was a very fun night! Music was great and the dance floor was busy all night long. I will certainly go back with a few girlfriends to have some fun in the summer! read more

Hey girls, if you're looking for a place to get demeaned and verbally abused by staff here's the place to go! Let's talk about the bouncer who witnessed a (bottle service patron) make extremely disgusting derogatory comment to a girl on the street. Bouncer wasn't happy when I confronted the patron about it and said he'd have his eye on me. Kept reiterating that this was a bottle service patron so ooooobviously he held rank over a lowly female customer. Now here's my mistake. Once inside I decided to use the bathroom. Since the lady's room was full I walked into the stall in the men's room. Knock on the door. It's my friend the bouncer accusing me of doing drugs and telling me to leave the bar. Side note: I don't do drugs and I showed him my purse. Righty-o pal. Much better places to be in banff anyways read more

Crowded dancing bar with okay music, but unresponsive and rude management that actually threw is out for informing them that several of us went to the bathroom and didn't have any toilet paper even though we paid a $15 cover. A bad establishment that I wish I would have listened to reviews about read more

Enjoyed my time in the club. I predrinked which us probably a reason why. The music was ok, a lot of people were dancing. The drinks were a little bit expensive like everywhere in Canada. The club is nothing special, but has a lot of potential fun to offer! Only the DJ had a skit with his name he played every 30 seconds which was annoying... read more

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I'm only giving this place a 4 because I am waaaaay too old for the club scene but you know what I still had a good time despite that I was lucky enough to befriend someone in line because if I had not of done that we would of been waiting in line for 3hrs. The dj was actually really good I was actually there until 30mins before closing which is insane. read more

I was wearing zebra print and the rest of the clientele was wearing plaid. Perhaps I would have had a better time had I gone home and changed into some buffalo check. This is a regular bar that plays REALLY terrible music most of the night and charges a $15 cover charge. The staff is cute and mostly Australian (as to be expected in this neck of the woods!) and there was some seating, but there was nothing that made this club fabulous, super fun or exciting to be at. The next time I'm in Banff and I want a really fun night out I might stop in at the McDonald's next door because people seemed to be having a way better time in there. read more

I'll start by saying that I hate clubs. A lot. I don't think the young kids on the dance floor know what dancing is. Shaking your hips and waving your arms in the arm does not a dance make. However, I end up here because my friend loves the place. She does her "dancing" while I stand at the bar and do some surveying. "But Mighty Blake, why do you give it a 3 star rating if you hate clubs?" you may ask. Well, young padawan, that is because I still typically have fun there. The people that frequent this place are usually really friendly. I've had some good laughs with random people, have never seen a fight, and when the Sasquatch shows up, you can't help but smile. Yeah, you read that right. They have their own freaking Sasquatch. And he has an Australian accent. And he dances. Wanna have a delicious drink? Try the Time Machine. 9 bucks for a schooner of this particular concoction. Yummy. Be sure to tip the bartenders well. Very good service and very friendly. read more

I absolutely love this place! Definitely in my top favourites. Raven is the DJ thats usually there on Thursdays and he is definitely worth going for. Also, time machines are one of their signature drinks there and they go for 9$ on Thursdays and they get you going let me tell you. No complaints. Always a good time. read more

I created a Yelp account just to post this review. I went here last New Years 2015. My brother and I had paid $99 each over 2 months in advance for entrance into the Dancing Sasquatch. We brought our friend with us, who was prepared to fork out $99 as well for the night, however when we got to the door, they were only charging $29. So we had paid $140 more than what was needed to get in. Then when we got inside they took scans of our IDs and made us pay for coat check-in after blowing $99 each on the tickets. For $99 cover fee I would expect the place to be filled to the brim with a known DJ. I've paid $15 in Amsterdam to see A-Trak perform in a club for god sake. As previous reviews have pointed out, the bouncers are very aggressive, standing on podiums overlooking the crowd with their arms crossed. I had seen more people kicked out that night than I've ever seen at any club. The coolest thing that happened that night was getting a picture with the Sasquatch mascot that was walking around the dance floor. Overall this place is way overpriced, the bouncers are total brutes, and there are much better options down the street. read more

Adam the bouncer was extremely aggressive and physical. Could not walk around the place without him questioning you and trying to grab you. The place would be really welcoming but too much physical contact from a worker is of putting. I understand you are doing your job but you should not be touching the girls we came with like that. In the U.S. it would honestly be considered sexual harassment... read more

Agree with all the negative reviews. Could be a fun place if the management wasn't terrible and the bathrooms weren't absolutely disgusting. You'd think that since everyone pays a hefty cover charge and the place was packed they'd be able to afford toilet paper, but that's definitely not a case. Save your money and go somewhere else in Banff! read more

Crowded and the line took forever even though so many people bypassed the line and were let in right away. The bouncers clearly just let in people they know. We suggest going to any other bar in bAnff. read more

Our small Calgary business holds a weekend Xmas party in Banff every year. We arrived at Sasquatch at about 10:30 on saturday night and there was a line-up. One woman on our party who is about 50 years old only had on a sweater, no coat and it was -18 degrees. She politely asked if she could stand closer to the building out of the wind while she waited to get in and the bouncer said no. She told him he was acting like and ass and he then told her she wasn't going to be allowed in at all. So we left and headed over to 2 other places but we were denied entry because the bouncer at Sasquatch had radioed them to not let us in. We were in shock about the whole situation. The bouncers are arrogant thugs on minimum wage power trips. We will never go here again and we've decided to hold our annual party in Canmore from now on. read more

came here for sunday dancing. apparently there is no cover charge on friday nights, $10 on sat nights and $5 on sunday nights. coat check is $1 (or $2... can't remember now) the crowd (at least when we were there) is in their early twenties also some rare human species in there mid twenties. line ups seem to be pretty long every night. the place was packed. it would be an ok place for dancing BUT the DJ was horrible... the music mix was destructively bad. every climax wasn't finished, every song was cut off 20seconds in... bad bad bad. but cheap drinks and cheap cover might make you feel not that bad about going to this place. read more

The Dancing Sasquatch was pretty mediocre. Most of the seating is reserved for bottle service, so it is basically impossible to have a "home base" if you are with a large group. The DJ playing sure knew how to get people to stop dancing by doing transitions without a beat at all. There were three bachelorette parties and one stag the night we were there, plus some kids who graduated high school the day before, and some guy's weekenders. All in all the standard mixed crowd you expected in a small tourist town. Drinks were okay prices. It was a bit unnerving that there were several bouncers standing on stools to watch over the dance floor the whole night, though I guess with a rotating tourist crowd you never know what you're going to get. Not directly related to the Dancing Sasquatch, but there was a guy there who clearly needs lessons in appropriate behaviour, trying to get a girl's attention by repeatedly punching her in the backside. The bouncers missed that one and I had to have words with this jerk (I use a stronger word in real life). If you know this loser, tell him to smarten up and send him home if he's acting like that. Ridiculous. read more

This is a great place to get deaf all. I just love clubs with super loud speakers yelling in my ear. The club is located upstairs with the washrooms and coat checks on the main floor. It's pretty small up there and you are constantly bumping into people. Sweaty and raunchy people being all grabby and making out with each other. I mean that's ok, but when people decides to switch partners.... and then switch again with someone else........ ewwwwwwwww This ain't no swingers club, or did I walk through the wrong doors? The DJ played some new, old, top 40s, rock, and then real old, dubstep, tetris, dubstep, and then I think it was just only dubstep for 45 mins...... I'm no DJ, but I've been to many shows and clubs to know a thing or two about it. It really wasn't that good. Jumping from track to track all over the place like an on/off switch without good beat matching. It could be the fact that the speakers were so crappy and loud that he has gone deaf from them. I really just couldn't get the grove, hence my dancing started looking like a Sasquatch. I do however love the interesting decor of the place, but that's about it. When you come to Banff there's pretty much this place or the one next door, come here on a second choice of two choices....... read more

Typical Banff Club, The inside is really awesome though. Pop in even just to check that out.

bad bad news, after hearing lots of good things about this spot as a place for late night fun myself and a group of friends decided to hit it up after a day of riding. Now the bar/club itself is completely mediocre to begin with, Dj's that dont know how to mix to drinks that cost 20$ and overly aggressive staff members. music selection is nothing special and neither is the atmosphere. However I do have to say that after being aggressively pulled out of the club for no apparent reason and told not to come back I dont think I'll be spending any money on this place. Also I wasn't the only person in my group to get thrown out figuring it had mostly to do with appearances, the thing that kills it for me is I had a my clothing in coat check and banff isn't exactly a beach. the bouncers refused to take my coat check ticket or even bother to find my possessions I'd paid them to keep safe, not to mention hearing nothing back when trying to contact management about some form of lost and found. I'd say save your money, wait till this goes out of business and support something thats a little more geared to the well being of its guests read more

Can you give a place negative stars?? First of all this place has a $15 cover, but if you don't want to wait in line the bouncer will let you in for $25 (once hell freezes over I'll consider that) So when your finally done waiting in line you get to the dance floor and you're starting to forget that you practically sacrificed your fist born child to get in the MUSIC STARTS SKIPPING!!!!! At first I thought it was a one off but it definitely happened consistently throughout the night. Also I'm predicting it now, that place becomes an actual sink hole. All night I was convinced the floor would cave in at any moment it was freaky. read more

Fun place to go in Banff. Lots of young people there to drink and party. The dance floor is really cool, although I don't think it's big enough. If you're in Banff I would check it out, although I wouldn't plan your trip around it. Bar tenders are friendly, however the DJ's generally don't take a whole lot of requests. The bar is also really empty till about 10 or 11, don't go early... it's really lame. read more

I wish I could leave 0 stars. The bouncers were very rude. With no provacaton they were confrontational and tried to put us on the bar watch. I would never recommend this place to anyone. read more

The coat check girl made us want to turn around and walk right back out. We were there celebrating a bday and I had arranged g list. The VIP line was long so by the time we actually got in it was past the cut off. She was so stuck up about it and unfriendly. We only went in because we had others meeting us there. We won't go back again though. It's a shame because the music and Dj were great. It's just unfortunate that the start to our night out started the way it did. read more

I was here last weekend for a girlfriend's bachelorette party and the evening started out great when we initially got there and then got progressively worse due to the music. When my friend who's bachelorette party we were celebrating went up to the DJ to request a song the DJ completely brushed her off and wouldn't acknowledge her request. It is safe to say that after that happened our party left pretty quick disappointed and rather pissed off. I would recommend this place to friends but only if they got rid of the rude DJ who was playing there on Saturday nights. read more

I have had some pretty good nights at the Sasquatch! I dont particularly enjoy the music or waiting in the line to get in but it is always a fun time and good atmosphere inside! read more

Terrible place and overpriced.. My friend got punched in the face by some random guy for no reason and when we reported it to security they refused to do anything about it! Disgraceful. We will never go back there read more

Bouncers are assholes. Was hanging out with my girlfriend at a table away from the dance floor, I closed my eyes as she gave me a massage for 30 seconds (I get sore from working in construction) and the bouncer decided I was too intoxicated to carry on and kicked the two of us out. Both of us had full, untouched drinks we weren't allowed to finish. Would not recommend until they change their policies to not kick out people that need a break from dancing on a Saturday. read more