There's definitely no food here this is more of a live band and DJ kind of drinking spot for dancing. Service is decent it's very difficult as most of the time no one can hear what you're saying and sometimes the drinks come out completely wrong. Security here is pretty heavy there's a person at each door way not to mention in the stairwell and upstairs at the pool tables there are four separate bar areas that you can grab a Beverage. DJ upstairs is more useful please EDM club type mixes wrap etc. downstairs you never know what you're going to get sometimes it's mix of 80s a hard rock on last night it was more of a calypso, reggae band. There is a $10 cash cover charge. read more

Always very good music and bar service. Better seating needed inside lower level. Parking isn't always the best. Great bourbon/whiskey bar 2nd level. read more

The Gator Club is so much fun! The music and vibes are wonderful and everyone os there to have a good time. Lots of space and a variety of drinks. read more

Gator Club - Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Come for Tuesday night porn bingo and come back since it wasa fun and welcoming bar! Stopped in to play pirn bingo and would highly recommend as it was upbeat (1 free card for each round with a drink, extras only $1!). The guy running it was personable and great entertainment! Plus you can win free drinks or s$x toys! read more

Gator Club - Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE LIKE THIS. DJ on 5/29/26 told us that if we wanted music to be played we had to pay for it. Absolutely unprofessional. This bar has so much potential and this employee ruined it for our group of 6. He was rude to all of us as we just asked for basic songs. Won't be coming back. read more

05/24/24. After a great steak dinner at a very popular restaurant at St Armands Circle, we wanted to check out some live music at a club because it was still early (10 pm). Some of the night spots were closing down already. A local told us to try the Gator Club. We drove over there but hesitated to go in because there were several police cars with lights on in front of the club and 8 police officers standing in front of the place with a big crowd outside of the club. We decided that maybe it was better to skip this place with that type of action going on. We headed back to our hotel. read more

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The staff is incredible, they are attentive, fun & the music is incredible! DJ upstairs music down, a lively crowd and a memorable time every time! read more

This place was interesting. There was a $10 cover for females. There were several different rooms and areas between the two floors. A bar was in each room, so it made getting a drink fairly easy. There was a sign on the stairs that said "Historic Building. Use Stairs At Your Own Risk." The second floor stability was questionable. Each room offered a different vibe and genre. I liked the decor. Music between all of the rooms was just okay. read more

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Great little club downtown. It gets pretty tight in there but they had some great live music, the bar was fast and kept up with the large crowd. read more

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Only went once when I visited Sarasota but this was a great spot. They had a dance floor upstairs and a really cool band downstairs, and a nice bar area. Met some really interesting people here and overall had a great time. read more

Had a fun time here. Everyone should check it out at least a few times when it's crowded. It's a lot of fun when they have 2 different types of music playing one upstairs & another type downstairs depending on what your feeling like when you go. read more

I couldn't be more disappointed in the way we were treated tonight. After years of coming here I'll never return. We come to Gator Club every Tuesday I'm in town for the the bingo, we have brought so much business in. Today, we were treated beyond horrifically. The downstairs bartender Michelle, is not only so discriminating she also is the most unwelcoming, worst customer service I've ever experienced in Sarasota. I really loved Gator Club, but unfortunately they're valuing their horrible employees more than their regular customers. read more

Take it from a local who's been to this club quite literally over 100 times. This is the best spot to be in downtown Sarasota! The bouncers are amazing and I'm close with most of them, especially my boys Chris and Brett . And I can't forgot the best bartender Mike Brown! Friday and Saturday nights are the time to be here. You have a live band downstairs and a DJ upstairs for best of both worlds. Old and young people alike will have a great time here. 4 bars make getting a drink very easy whether your upstairs or downstairs. If you like clubbing, you'll love gator club! Don't listen to other people that tell you this place is bad, they either got too drunk, broke the rules, or just like to complain. Take your squad and pull up to gator club if you're ever downtown, you won't regret it! read more

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I loved this place. The bartender Johnny was absolutely lovely. He was so helpful and funny and really made our experience wonderful! Talking this morning about our night and said we would 100% go back just because Johnny was so wonderful! read more

Do not host an event of any kind at The Gator Club. We booked the upstairs bar for our wedding after party and during the first hour after arrival, the music dropped out many, many times. This was obviously really disappointing and put a huge damper on the party. Management was slow to respond and did not quickly determine a solution because they expressed not knowing what was going on. The buy out was a significant cost. Afterwards, we expressed how unhappy we were with services not provided by The Gator Club. Management's response was to blame other parties and subsequently stop responding to emails. There was no offer to make amends for services clearly not provided. This prompted me to write this review as a warning to others. I wouldn't want anyone to experience the same major issues with music that we did, especially on a once-in-a-lifetime night that we were looking forward to for years. read more

An old downtown landmark building with a great bourbon and tequila selection to go with all the history. What's not to like! Bartender Tessa is the real deal. This lady knows her way around great cocktails and what started out a a one drink and go ended up in a 3 hour adventure in mixology! Highly recommended and will return again soon. read more

Was having a great time at an private event tonight. ( not gonna mention for what due to embarrassing family member) went outside for a minute and went back in only to get thrown out for not being aloud in ??? !!! Really??? I was just inside all night at a PRIVATE EVENT Never EVER have I been embarrassed by something like this EVER ! I'll never come back here . So unprofessional. Thanks for the embarrassment. After reading other reviews, glad to know it's not just me! read more

Was in town with a bunch of folks for a funeral and we ended up here a couple of nights. Fun live entertainment and friendly staff. Seems like a good place even for some 40 yr olds haha. read more

The bar is awkward for watching music. Their are 2 bars with the state sandwiches in between with a narrow walkway not giving much room for viewing or dancing. However with that said, the band Twinkle, was there the night we walked in and they were amazing. A total Janis Joplin take off! This made the bar memorable and I would come back!! Their is an upstairs I didn't see and I was intrigued by the boars head snack frig a couple of the servers were dressed in bordello costumes read more

Gator Club - Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Honestly was excited to try this place out but very disappointed in how poorly behaved the staff is. The bartender threw a drink at me and called me a homophobic slur because I asked for a new water. I then went to the front and explained to security what happened and asked to speak to a manager (understanding that this was a busy night but given the circumstances i feel it would be acceptable to speak to a manager) but the bouncers just blew me off and refused to ask for a manager. Shame on you Gator Club staff, do better. read more

Horrible experience here! If I could rate it negative 5 stars I would! Went here with a couple of friends to get some drinks and listen to music. We ended up only staying for about 30 minutes to meet up with some other friends and a different bar down the road. I realized that I had forgot my wallet in the upstairs area as I walked out. I went back in the bouncers at the front let me back in but when I tried to walk back up stairs some other bouncers stopped me saying they were closing and know one was allowed up there when at the same moment I literally saw to people walk up. I thought they were playing a prank on me or something so I continued to walk forward while I politely told them my wallets up there it'll be quick I know where it is. They then proceeded to lunge at me and then 3 grabbed me and threw me out the bar to the curb. I hit my head and it split open. They laughed in my face. I proceeded to talk to the cops across the street. All they were concerned about was getting me to the hospital which is understandable but not anything about the situation that just took place. It kind of gave me the vibe they didn't care at all. Super disappointed with the whole atmosphere and how sketchy it was. Anyways I ended going to the hospital and getting 7 stitches. Don't know what I did to deserve that but I think the bouncers were intimidated by my height and who I am. Anyways if your seeing this don't make the mistake I made. This was so shitty and I wish I never stepped foot into this trashy place. read more

Divey goodness with three separate bars, pool tables, several seating areas and great bartenders! read more

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This bar was a blast! We went while we were in Sarasota for my sister in laws bachelorette party. As soon as we, a group of 9 women, all came in WILLIAM the security guard told us if we had any issues with anyone he would take care of it and he sure as hell did!! He made us feel safe and comfortable the whole night while dancing and living our best lives! William needs to be recognized for how awesome he is! read more

Walked in on a random Tuesday and was introduced to Mike Brown during bingo. I've played a lot of games of bingo but this was easily the most fun/funniest games of bingo I played. Prizes were fun and he never let the crowd lose interest. I'll definitely be back for more and will bring my family/friends to play bingo there here. Definitely a great time on a Tuesday night! read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. My friends and I are visiting from Philadelphia and are all 26 and 27. The bouncers here were psycho and bent the heck out of my friends ID and disrespected the hell out of her. After she showed credit cards and a vaccine card with her name on it, they said it meant nothing. They bent her ID to the point where she basically needs a new one. They showed it to the manager and other bouncers and even though the other three of us were from PA, he insisted hers was fake. They were beyond dicks when we tried to show everyone was from PA. But.... The bartender was amazing and gave us the fattest pours ever. Go for the drinks put pray they don't think you're 6 years younger than you are :) read more

I went this past saturday and it was an okay experience. Going to the ladies room on the first floor was a nightmare. Placement of the bathroom was horrible so you had to fight through the crowd in front of the stage and around the bar to finally get down the tiny hallway to the bathroom. You had to wait an obnoxiously long time to get drinks but the music was good. The drinks were good (when you finally got them). The second floor feels unstable like you're about to fall through any second. Would I go again? Maybe. But definitely not a go to place. read more

The bartender when you walk in was an absolute a**hole. So unfriendly right off the bat and was so rude. Good music but the staff sucks.

When the men's door doesn't close all the way, you know you are in a prime spot. Sometimes that's ok. Lots of local flavor and great times in this spot. Second floor DJ was great and reggae band downstairs was fun. Not very busy but was a good time and wasn't as weird/unsafe as reviews said. read more

$5 cover for an ok time and getting insulted by the DJ. We came here on a Friday night. There is a live band downstairs and a dj upstairs. There was an older crowd downstairs and a younger crowd upstairs. I enjoyed the live band, but my friends wanted to go upstairs so after listening to a couple of songs we headed on up. My friend was drinking champagne. The bartender couldn't find his champagne glasses, so he put it in a wine glass. Nothing wrong with this, just pointing out you shouldn't expect complete class. The DJ played very mainstream songs. My friends like old school hip hop better and got him to play some songs. When he switched back, one of my friends went to request another song and he told her something along the lines of be happy with what I played and get your old ass back on the dance floor. Seriously?! My friend is in her mid-30s. And even if she was older, nobody should be that rude to customers. We left right after that. People like that ruin nights. I hope that DJ learns some manners. read more

Gross place. A lot of people told me the security guards are CREEPY and the service is TERRIBLE and it's true! Stay AWAY

Girl bartender was dressed in skanky PJs, made my friends & I some nasty green tea shots. I'm a bartender & I know what goes in that shot. I could barely swallow it. When I told her the shots that she made tasted funky/wierd, she basically said she didn't care and there was nothing she could do. Disappointing... for how busy I see gator club get, yall should at least have bartenders that know how to make simple shots & dress like professional people. Makes me not want to return read more

Okay place..... nice pool tables upstairs and a full service bar plus a DJ. Downstairs usually a live band. Plus 2 full service bars. Younger crowd in my opinion. Scale from 1 to 10. Solid 8. Better nights Friday and Saturday. read more

I really like the décor and atmosphere here, minus the patrons. We were here with a large group just to drink a couple of drinks after dinner and before going clubbing somewhere else. This bar is for exactly that, a short stop to grab some drinks. Come earlier and starve trying to avoid the buffet or come late and deal with the live band that makes conversation with friends impossible. The mixed drinks here are good, tasty and strong. But, expect to pay an average price of $8.00 per drink. Happy hour ends at 7pm, and I have yet to make it so I don't know what their happy hour actually involves. Sure, there are better bars on Main St, but this one is the closest to the places I frequent for dinner. read more

Rude bar tenders! Normally a very generous tipper but not here. Just awful ...both at the front bar and the back one

If you are a women, please never give this place business, If you are a man that respects women, also please never give this place business. The issues started before we even stepped in the building. The bouncer made passive racist comments to my friend, accused us all of having fake ID's (we are 24 year old nurses), told a girl in our group to get longer shorts and that they were "so far up her ass" as we walked in the door. The only redeeming quality was a nice bartender, wish I got his name, but the bouncer made the environment terribly toxic and we didn't even feel comfortable enough to finish our drinks. The Uber count NOT have come fast enough read more

If I could give this place a ZERO I would. This club kicked me out for no reason but because I was the ONLY person of color in my group even though I was way above 21 years old. Whoever the old bouncer is, he is RASICT towards people of color; everyone else was extremely nice besides him, I was unable to get his name unfortunately read more

Friends and I are in town visiting and a great experience! The live band was so fun and friendly with great music. The drinks were relatively cheap and good service overall read more

The place seems super sketchy. We came here for a drink while we were on vacation. The bartender and some of customers at the bar were very sketchy. We left before we finished our drink and we got sick later on. never coming back read more

I didn't get a chance to check it out we came too early, it's doesn't get popping until after 10 or. 11 pm, a little too late for this Senior citizen. read more

I ordered a drink (a Vegas bomb) which I believed to be a shot of crown dropped in a red bull. Like any other "bomb"... think car BOMB, jager BOMB. What I received, was in the form of a shot, which tasted like cough syrup. When I told the bartender that I was expecting something else, she rolled her eyes at me and told me that if I wanted, she could charge me for a full Red Bull. I decided to try another bar, and went upstairs. Unbelievably, the upstairs bartender was an even bigger jerk. When I told him that I was accustomed to a different type of drink, he was rude to me and told me I was not "from around here" and that I should be "more humble." He also insulted where I was from, and told me that I was "not polite" for asking for what I wanted. This place is full of terrible people and I would never EVER recommend it to anyone. For those interested, this is the first result on google for "Vegas bomb" and details the APPROPRIATE WAY TO MAKE A VEGAS BOMB http://cocktails.foodviva.com/whisky-recipes/vegas-bomb-shot-drink/ read more