With more levels than you can keep your eye on, The Met is a club where you can lose yourself and…read morehave a night of carefree fun. In saying that however, I rather now see it as a venue for 18 year olds who want to get really drunk and find someone semi-attractive to grind on for a night. I used to enjoy coming here with friends for a dance, and honestly, The Met does have an amazing dance floor with music that resonates in your ears for hours afterwards. Unfortunately, at $20 for an entry fee, I don't really see the point. I'd rather invest my $20 in a few beers or ciders than waste it in one transaction. For $20, I'd have to really love the place. And the juice isn't really worth the squeeze for me when it comes to The Met. I used to love getting lost in the multi-level layout of this place back when I was a fresh-faced 18 year old. Sigh, nostalgia. But now when I want a dance, I just habitually mosey to Rics. I feel like a night at The Met requires more investment than I'm willing to give: high cover charge, excessively tight dress and excessively high heels, an open mind about music, and the acceptance that at least three people will want to grind on myself or my friends. Forgive me, but I'm not keen enough. It's not The Met's fault, we've just grown apart and want different things now. It's not The Met, it's me.

The Met - expensive, but an experience so incredible you won't believe what's happening. It has…read morefive levels - VIP, middle eastern style lounge, two dance floors, and a smokers deck, and a normal bar area. Bars are everywhere so there's never a line. It's so awesome. You'll never wait more than three minutes for a drink, and the bartenders are really nice. I don't believe it serves food but it is a nightclub, so that's normal. It's got great security so it's a very safe club with nice college age students who are the normal clientele, so it isn't super sketchy. That being said, it's good for all ages!

This place is great. Diverse nightlife suited to a variety of different scenes. 6 bars with 5…read moredifferent dance floors. You can get into everything from house, pop, rave to RnB and back. They're also one of the few nightclubs that still stay open until 5am. They have shows games and a variety of competitions almost every night. Cover charge is reasonable and you can get in for free until 1030 most nights. They also have a free bbq on Sunday's around 630-7 which is great. If you've never been, you should give it consideration. You'll be in for a good night out.

So I've read some pretty bad reviews about The Beat but I've gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised!…read more Being open to new things, I was stoked that my three friends who attend the beat on the regular asked if I'd want to come to "the best gay club". Arriving before 11pm on a Friday night meant half price drinks and of course we couldn't pass that up. The line was fast moving and we got in with no cover charge (about 10.45 pm). Music was great, but very loud. PSA there are stairs upon stairs inside this night club. I made the mistake of wearing platform heels which later in the night lead me to "gracefully" tripping over one of the smaller staircases and falling down completely, made a pretty sweet recovery though. The bartenders on both the top level and the bottom level were great! There was some great energy going around. The drink prices were the best part. We all ordered vodka lime and bitters which didn't exceed $4.50 each. The bathrooms were decently tidy and the lines weren't obnoxious. I loved that the photographer made it a point to take multiple photos of almost everyone in the club and also showed them to us for approval (a girls best friend). After leaving and then coming back around 2 am, there was a cover charge. I think about $5? But don't quote me because I don't remember. I do remember though, the drink prices stayed consistently low even into the wee hours. Overall, I had a blast at The Beat. Great energy and awesome staff and fellow club-goers. I won't hesitate to make another fun night out of this place.

found this place awful. Super trashy with pretty bad music and vibe. We had some drinks and a…read morelittle dance then got the hell out. Wouldn't recommend to anyone.

What a great club! We went here for New Years Eve, so this review may not be relevant to how things…read morealways are. We spent $150ish per person on a drinks package. It was all you can drink for five hours. And it wasn't crappy drinks. It was wine, beer, and premium spirits. The package also included food. We were a bit skeptical, but were shocked when we saw the spread of food. It was full on barbecue with sausages, chicken, beef, bread, and salads. It was amazing! The club itself is very cool. There are different rooms with really cool retro furniture, the lighting over the dance floor creates an awesome atmosphere, and the bartenders were all great. My only reason for four stars versus five is there were men in the women's bathroom. There were bouncers outside of the bathroom, so I'm not sure why men were being allowed in. It was really uncomfortable and alarming.

Family was the only negative experience that I had in Brisbane…read more It's a lot of hype, and full of a bunch of blokes. You have to wait in line 30-40 minutes. While I was waiting in line I'm like, "why am I doing this?"... waiting in line to go into a place sucks... Hype. Blokes. Pretentions people that are full of themselves including the bouncer. There are way cooler places to go to in Brisbane than this one.

Ah, there's nothing like a good Sunday Session. Especially one involving copious amounts of…read moreglitter, bright lights and even brighter spandex. The Family on Sunday nights transforms into an all-singing, all-dancing powerhouse of all things joyfully gay. Live acts and guest DJ's often frequent the place (such as the UK's Luciana) which always pulls a crowd. Though, to be honest, I'm fairly sure the mainstay drag queens (Kitty Glitter and Decoda Secret) pull the largest crowds, putting on several shows throughout the night. None of those old washed-up has-been drag queens here - these gentleladies have phenomenal hair that would put Patsy from Ab Fab to shame, and seamlessly choreographed dance moves. Definitely a sight that must be seen, at least once! If you're one of those lucky (or not so lucky, take your pick) soles who works in the hospitality industry, entry is just $10 ($20 for general admission). Drink prices are a tad expensive, as they usually are on a Friday and Saturday night at Family. But it's well worth it for the gay old time you'll have - straight or gay!

Alhambra Lounge used to be huge a few years ago. I swear, there was a time when everyone I had ever…read moremet would converge on a Thursday night for Lambda (as it was known). Things seemed to have diminished with the passing of time, but I must admit that I still consider Alhambra Lounge to be a fantastic venue. I'll be honest from the beginning; I have only ever been to Alhambra on a Thursday night. This being said, I've been there a lot on a Thursday night. It really is one of the best places to go in Brisbane on this night of the week if you feel like relatively cheap beverages and a great atmosphere. I have heard of people heading to the Alhambra Lounge during the weekend, however this is something I am yet to subscribe to. The venue itself has a great look. It seems to combine some sort of university with grunge with something more indefinably glamorous. Ultimately the effect is that everyone is comfortable and the lights are so dark it's hard to gauge what your surroundings actually are. Bands are known to play here and they sometimes charge you a bit more at the door if they are particularly well known. As I have stated before I am not really into live music, but I tend to come to Alhambra for the atmosphere more then the bands. The drinks are great value. I did shame myself there last week. They seemed to introduce this new drink card deal, in which you get three basics for $10. Unfortunately, they don't consider gin a basic so I had to switch back to vodka. Big mistake. I may have voided my stomach in the bathroom after having some enthusiastic chats with strangers in the awesome smoking area. I have had some of my best nights out at Alhambra Lounge. A lot of them aren't that pretty but they were a lot of fun. This being said, Alhambra Lounge caters to a lot of different taste and anyone can find something they enjoy here. Secretly I wish everyone would come back to Alhambra Lounge on a Thursday night. They were great times. Check it out.

Alhambra is home to (among many other things) club night Lambda every Thursday night, where you are…read moreguaranteed some live music, a stiff drink, and a longing look from some cute indie kid. You can get up to some pretty crazy antics here, but don't act out too much or you WILL get kicked out, that I can assure you. There's always a crowd of young people here looking for a good night out, and this particularly rings true come Thursday night. At Lambda you'll find slushies and secluded corners, and upon going there, I have always run into someone I know. That's the beauty of Brisbane; if there's an indie venue, everyone you know will visit it as least once. Depending on the week, lining up after 11 can get really hectic, and during winter it's colder than your girlfriend's heart. So if you want to avoid waiting, mosey on in before then and chill to some music while you and your friends grab a drink. Stand around awkwardly like I do or swoop in on one of the cushy lounges. But settle in for a wild ride because there's always fun to be had at Alhambra when it's Lambda.

I saw a photo of Greaser online of its creepy back area, a concrete and fluroescent light dungeon…read morecovered in menacing graffiti, and made plans with friends to go there immediately. Greaser's shtick is, well, a 50s American greaser bar. Think of the kind of place James Dean and the Fonz would have a beverage. It also serves greasy (hehe) American food like fried chicken, burgers, fries and hot dogs. Greaser's front bar area is not a creepy dungeon at all, and quite elegant and cosy under the dim lighting. Between all of us, my group of friends ordered everything off the menu. I ordered the fried chicken. The coating was KFC-like but with interesting spices in it - I think it may have been dukkah. Unlike KFC, I didn't feel sadness and regrets afterwards - it was really delicious. Our meals came with onion-y "red eye" gravy and smoked chipotle mayonnaise, which I quickly became addicted to and mopped up with chips. There's a few interesting beers on tap but I had the special that night - whisky with freshly-made apple juice, straight from the juicer. PLUS the bar played some fun rockabilly and 80s tunes that got us chair-dancing over our burgers. Greaser is pretty cool. I hope they hold events and gigs in the future because it's a rad little space.

This place is absolutely fantastic. Hands down the best bar in Brisbane I've been to in years…read more Greaser is bang on trend in the way that only a place opened once a trend has settled down can be. Serves generally American food and drinks? Check. Craft beer? Check. Much edgier barstaff than you are? Check? Down an alley? Check. Johnny Cash on the stereo? Check and check. I wanted to go because I wanted to try it but with some recent rock bottom experiences with other bars in this vein I kept expectations set to low. There is nothing particularly original about Greasers. American food stopped being a revelation a while ago, and frankly is starting to grate a little. Bloody Marys and Picklebacks are having a real moment right now so people are slinging them at you anywhere you go. And craft beer? You can now actually get it with breakfast some places. The fact that these are everywhere does not in any way diminish their appeal. I like burgers, I love bloody marys, and I enjoy brine more than is entirely reasonable. And these offerings are made all the more appealing by Greaser. The space itself is lovely with ample couch seating and booths, elegantly low lighting that isn't seedy and the mid-century music that is curated rather than cloying. Special mention must be made of the staff. During our visit they were uniformly incredibly polite, attentive and very very pleasant to deal with. Knowledgeable about the drinks behind them and able to mix an excellent cocktail. These are the sort of staff we should see more of and who should be clutched like rare diamonds by bar owners. Special shout to the woman with the tattoos and undercut. She mixed what is easily the best bloody mary I've had in Brisbane. Served on bourbon with plenty of hot sauce, this was living and this was living well. Greaser also has a top flight tequila selection which is really great to see. It's wonderful that more places are experimenting with tequila and incorporating it into more than shots, which is a really barbaric way to treat a drink of such complexity. One of our group hailed from Mexico City so this was a blessed relief. My ex is Mexican and nothing says 'Australians are completely clueless about soft racism' than taking someone's national drink and letting bogans punch it until they fall over Here the reposada is served in appropriate glassware and all is good. The troubles with on-trend establishments are just like the troubles of any other establishment, poor staff, wrong price point, sub-par offerings etc. The problem is when a venue is also tricked up there can be a gloss over it that keeps people coming back for no particularly great reason other than to be seen to enjoy themselves. Greaser suffers for none of this. This is a bar that is serious about being a bar. All venues need an edge. But as more and more venues in Brisbane slide from creative to kitsch it is deeply refreshing to see a venue like Greaser that maintains an interesting point but does it with a laser like focus on great service, great décor, great drinks and great food. It's a real credit to the group behind this venture. I'll be back. A lot.

I went to my first concert at the Zoo this past weekend and had a great experience. We went through…read moresecurity with no issues and they were very kind. Then our hand was stamped after getting our tickets scanned. The space was really open and we were able to find a great spot to watch TKST (The Kite String Tangle). I noticed that the water line was incredibly long because it's a water fountain and they give you little white cups. I'm not sure if that is what holds up the line or what. The venue is pretty ventilated and I didn't feel overly heated. The show was great and people around us were friendly. People could enjoy the artist and I like that you don't have to worry about a dress code. You can wear what you want and not stress about flip flops. Would definitely come back here for another show.

Once again, I am surprised to be the first person reviewing a place like this. The Zoo is an iconic…read moresymbol to the Brisbane music scene and has been the stage that many international acts have played on. When I was an underage teenager, I remember longing for the day I would finally be old enough to go to this place and see my favourite bands (most shows are 18+ which is common in Brisbane). Bands I have seen here include, The Clean, Born Ruffians, The Go Team and many more. The stage is pretty large (large enough for all the members of Broken Social Scene to fit) and there is ample room for the crowd. There is a nice sized bar that offers most drinks but don't ask them for rum as they will not serve it to you. There are also pool tables and a few tables to sit at. The place may look a little rundown but for the clientele, that is not a worry. If anything, it adds to the appeal. The Zoo has been around for as long as I can remember and is not going anywhere anytime soon. It is a great venue to see bands in Brisbane.

Such a cosy little bar! Service was friendly and accommodating. Great selection of beers, ciders,…read moreIPAs, cocktails and wine. The menu is pretty modest but delicious. The large ploughman board is perfect for four with a small array for bread, meat, cheeses and pickled vegetables. The vibe is chilled and relaxing. I'll definitely be back!

Famstastic grilled cheese with ham and sauerkraut and mustard on the side. Delicious beer, small,…read moreeasy going space, and quick friendly staff.