Small subterranean bar which charges entry fee (even on Sunday). We went around 9:30-10p and we're the only ones there. Had a drink and left with the empty bar remaining. Would have thought they'd offer to refund the entry free as we only stayed 30 minutes at the most. Perhaps other days/times are much better than when we went. read more

So. As a foreigner. I was stopped by the coat check and told i had to pay (although small) fee to check my coat. . Locals are all wearing their coats. That's annoying. The atmosphere is cute. It's the week after New Years. So It's not busy anywhere. Id try again my next time back read more

Small town gay smoke-filled club vibe in Prague, which is just fine with me, except for the 'scam' that happened to be there by the staff. On the plus, bartenders were pretty cute and it's open till 6am. Why 1 star? The bar promotes "free entry" every night on their signs. Aka, no cover or payment to get in. But as my husband and I came in a woman at the coat check said "there is a required coat check fee of 30CZK each". The odd thing was, only one of us had any type of jacket on! But, she explained we both had to pay the coat check fee.... even if we didn't check any coats! We rolled our eyes and paid, not wanting to get into an argument. The place was totally empty when we went in (9pm on a Friday, I think it gets busy later), we had a couple drinks and then left. As we left, there were people coming in, none who paid anything to the woman. Also, suspiciously, she made the change out of her wallet that she took from her purse. Either she is running a side business ripping off tourists during her normal job, or the bar actually has the policy of forced-coat-check-entry-fee-even-with-no-coats and the "free entry" is a scam itself. Either way, it's pretty scummy of the place. I emailed the club when I got home, just to make sure that they were aware, since if I were the bar owner, I'd want my chance to stop it. It's been 4 days with no response, so I'm assuming that its either sanctioned or they just don't care that much about the employees taking a little extra on the side. Either way, there are a ton of great gay and gay-friendly bars in town where the staff have been awesome. In our 4 weeks so far living in Prague, this was the only incidence of anything dishonest happening to us. read more

Had a really fun time grabbing drinks. Fun bar, nice ambiance and clientele from any and every where

Mostly gay and lesbians, no problem for straight people though! Not such a nice place, old and always had the feeling it is dirty. The later the worse it becomes. It's ok to have a drink with friends, but that would be it. read more

Charges cover for women that is redeemable for drinks. Fine, I paid because I didn't want to make a big fuss, even if it made me feel like a lower class customer. But since I didn't tell the bartender upfront that I was using the cover for my drink, they wouldn't redeem it. When I asked why, the bartender (after much whispering discussion behind the bar) had the audacity to say to my face, "Because dykes!" He admitted this was a dumb rule but continued saying that "the dykes" would come here and drink one beer amongst five of their friends and that at straight clubs men always pay for drinks anyways. I'm sorry, but as a gay woman I'm not sure how that applies here. Don't come here if you're looking for the LGBT scene in old town Prague - this is an embarrassment to the LGBT community. read more

Friends is not the friends that I remember from years back. Don't get me wrong, the place is different but still a lot of fun. The staff was nice and fast. My whole group had a great time. read more

I hope this review reaches a manager or owner as I would like to make a formal complaint about the security and staff at Friends. It turns out that this place was not so friendly to me. Last night, I went to your bar with a good friend of mine. We don't recall anyone being at the door or if there was someone at the door, we were not asked to pay anything as we entered. My friend and I went straight to the bar and ordered drinks. We realized it was karaoke night and really enjoyed the vibe, so my friend invited other friends to join us via Facebook. His invite was posted at 10:53PM, so we probably arrived between 10-10:30PM. Again we don't recall anyone being at the door when we arrived or if there was anyone at the door, we were not asked to pay anything. Our other friends (a mixed group of girls and guys) arrived shortly and we started picking songs to sing for karaoke. My friend is a huge Nicki Minaj fan and we were able to find his favorite song "Super Bass" to sing. While waiting for his turn, we danced, had drinks, and enjoyed the night. When his song came up, we both went up to sing the song-killed it! After the song, I decided to go outside to get fresh air. No one at the door said anything to me as I walked outside. I was outside maybe 3 minutes and walked back in. When I walked back in, I was met very aggressively first by a woman at the door about paying. She said all women have to pay and get a card. I told her I didn't understand what she meant because I was just in the bar and didn't have to pay when I arrived. She started rudely accusing me of not wanting to pay, and again I told her I didn't understand what she meant. Next, the security guy came and was very rude to me. I told both of them I would be right back, that I wanted to speak with my friend who I came in with and my other friends who arrived later about paying. I went back downstairs to ask my friends about paying and the security guy ran after me as if I was trying to sneak into the bar!? I had managed to ask one of my friends if the girls paid before getting in and right after he told me they had to pay, the security guy got into my face and was really rude. Once I saw how aggressive he was being as well as the woman at the door yelling at me, I started recording the situation on my phone because I became very uncomfortable and scared. Your security guy put on what appeared to be gloves as if he was about to fight me. He actually knocked my phone out of my hands. He even shoved one of my friends really hard!! Is this how you treat your customers? I wasn't picking a fight with anyone, I was just trying to get an understanding of the payment situation as I was not asked to pay anything when I first arrived. As one of my friends was trying to help resolve the situation by asking questions, your security guy started yelling at me and so did the woman from the door saying I must "go away." They wouldn't even let me get my coat! I'm very surprised that a gay bar where everyone should be accepted, let alone a bar called Friends would have staff who are not so friendly. Staff that are very rude...dare I say racist! I've never been treated this way in my life! I would have been happy to pay had I not been met with such friction...and kicked out of a bar that is supposed to be a "friendly" place. When in Prague, I cannot recommend Friends as a safe, fun, or friendly place for anyone to go to, gay or straight! read more