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    FIVE Nightclub

    3.4 (36 reviews)
    InexpensiveDance Clubs, Gay Bars
    Closed 4:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    Alisha G.

    I have been coming here since I turned 18 for their 18+ nights.... Back when it was Club 5 (I still call it that to this day - haha). I was so sad when I heard they may be closing down and was elated to hear they had raised enough money to remain open. The venue itself is clean and very open. They have a dance floor, a stage area for drag shows, and a back bar area for separate fun themed nights. We especially love it here because it is welcoming and we always meet really great people. Karaoke on Tuesdays is a BLAST! They do it in a fair manner, as a rotation, but if a new person who hasn't sung yet puts in their name, they get bumped up and have an opportunity to sing in a reasonable amount of time. People have a really great time singing and it's a relaxed atmosphere with support and encouragement rather than harsh judgment. Even the bartenders participate! Speaking of bartenders: Five has some great ones! We really love Steve in particular. He is one of the many reasons we keep coming back. He is friendly, funny, and genuinely cares about his guests. Tyler was extremely helpful on karaoke night, as well. Whenever we're not sure what to do, Five is always on our list of options. What feels like it will be a boring day always turns into loads of fun when we make it part of our plans!

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    Mercury S.

    FIVE is a historic gay bar that has set a standard in the community of Madison. The community out reach to LGBTQ organizations, as well as growing the burlesque & drag communities has established FIVE as a hot spot for creativity and support.

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    Ron was so much fun....from out of town and he treated us like regulars.....we love this place

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    Happen to be in Madison for business and I wanted to see a drag show so I came across five, nice gay bar friendly staff I guess

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    Wonderful staff, fantastic atmosphere, and always quality drag and burlesque shows at this venue.

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    Sotto

    Sotto

    2.7(29 reviews)
    3.1 miCapitol
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    Absolutely love Wednesday dancing and socials with Luis Armacanqui…read more Wednesday beginner Latin dance lessons and intermediate dance lessons now run simultaneously at 7:30 pm typically alternating salsa & bachata. Wednesday March 20, 2024 was Bachata, Wednesday March 27, 2024 will be Salsa Sometimes Luis will mix it up but it's always posted on his capitol social Facebook page There are three dance floors to choose from. Near the bar, in front of the DJ booth which has a great location, and a little behind the DJ booth. The bar floor is typically sticky & often has tiny pieces of glass that drag on the shoe so don't wear your favorite shoes. There tile and wooden floors usually aren't sticky and usually do not have glass on them but anything can happen. The front door men are great. The bartenders are great. The ladies room has been in good shape each time I've gone. We appreciate them greatly for helping Capitol Social host their weekly dance lessons.

    The manager "Sean" (name given by employee) was very unprofessional and terrible to us . We waited…read morein line at the FRONT for 1hr in a thunder/lightning storm. I understand being at capacity but there was no communication. After we were finally let in after 1hr, my boyfriend expressed to ME in our OWN PERSONAL conversation that this was not done well and management should've dome better. Sean, the manager, stated "if you don't like our management, leave.". This is absolutely unacceptable for a manager. If you hear your guests having a bad experience, the managerial and professional thing to do is make it right. We love sottos but this response was so unprofessional. After my boyfriend spoke to her and let her know it's nothing personal, it was just disappointing, Sean FLICKED her MIDDLE FINGER at him. I've never experienced something so unprofessional. I voiced my concerns to a female employee (Hispanic with frizzy hair) and asked to speak with the manager and was met with a laugh. We will not be back after this experience and we will spread awareness on your treatment to paying customers.

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    Shamrock Bar & Grille - Holiday Hours - 2022

    Shamrock Bar & Grille

    4.1(38 reviews)
    3.0 miCapitol
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    I am an elder queer and have been around the block a time or two. I almost chuckled reading the bad…read morereviews here because sweetie, if you are having a bad time at this bar, it's because of you. IYKYK. I'm not saying this bar is for elders, in fact I suspect just the opposite. It's just that if you are at a HISTORIC LGBTQIA establishment...in ALL the grand stand up letters...and you don't know the "procedure" or you don't respect the time of your elders, then yeah...a bit of snark comes with the place honey. It's called respect. There is a great song with that name, look it up! Anyway...back to me and my experience. This place is a GEM. I am from SF and have traveled to queer bars all over this grand nation of ours...(and I say grand as in queer) this particular one has been here since the 1970s they said. At least. Always out. Always proud. Let that out and proud history sink in next time you are here...I suspect that if you aren't brain-rotted, you will get stellar service. Noone has time for someone who calls them slurs and uses their bodies as a weapon. That's not cute in Beyonce's internet sweetie. We don't use the work fat as a slur these days dont-cha-know? I had a wonderful few late afternoon hours here between appointments. Everyone was super friendly and engaging. The bartender even bought me a shot. That is the ultimate in gay-bar respect! They were setting up for mahjong when I left. This is a lovely spot. They even have bar bites! Sad I didn't get a pic of the inside with the lovely bartender, and I am too old to remember his name!!! Lol. All-in-all this is a steller locally owned and operated establishment that I pray never changes. Thank you for a fabulous time! If I am ever in the neighborhood again, I will be stopping by and bringing my friends.

    Stopped into Shamrock on what happened to be Customer Appreciation Night, so my review might be…read morebiased, but it was amazing! The fact that there is such a night is so cool - everyone got a free drink ticket, there were free snacks, and raffles (I won!). Very fun vibes and reasonably priced drinks!

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    4.1(68 reviews)
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    So good and such great service we came back a second night!! Popped in on a super busy Sunday and…read morewere greeted by Alex with an acknowledgment that I see you and I will be with you in a minute or two. Dropped menus right away and let us know the wait on food. We were committed so we stuck it out and so glad we did!!! (Wait time was way less than anticipated!!) Lydia rocked the grill and I had one of the best shrimp salads and the husband is still raving about the grilled hotdog sandwich!! They were both getting their asses handed to them but they greeted every customer immediately, never complained and smiling. Being from the service industry to see those two work together was awesome and so was the food. Not your classic bar food but elevated and delicious. Highly recommend for the service, atmosphere, hospitality and delicious food!!!

    I picked this dive bar thinking we'd have a really nice burger…read more Heard it won burger of the week last year. I hate to say it but we were totally disappointed. Sat outside and it took awhile to be waited on. The waiter said to another table it was his first day on job. Well I'm very okay with new people learning but this took it to another level. Very very inexperienced to say the least or they gave him no training. Said it would be 30 minutes for food if we ordered; okay fine! Over 1 hour later we still had no food. He was very forgetful, brought wrong drinks, was told to turn umbrellas down. He didn't know how to turn the handle to lose it, I helped him with that. Said he'd put brewer game on tv - not. Burger of the week was special 65rrr. So t thought I'd try it; finally when we were served our food by the cook herself ( who god bless her ) tired her best to make up for the mess. The burger had fried onions, bacon ( lots of bacon ) good bacon I must say. The burger was huge 1/3 lb they say but all the flavors blended into one so so burger. My wife's cheeseburger was better. They wanted you to vote for the 65rr for burger of the week. I just couldn't. I'm pretty forgiving but this was probably the worst diner/pub I've been to and I've been at a lot!

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