RuthlessDuchess's Profile

A classic in gay SOHO, a lot of stearing and showing off outside (strangely clonic men all crowded together on a narrow piece of pavement), mostly nobody inside, and -notice the quotes pls- "action" in the rest rooms: basically men trying to get a look at your piece while havin' a wee. Pfffffff would be my main reaction.

The place is a winner. Good music, nicely served drinks and friendly staff. A good choice to end up your night if in SOHO and expelled out from usual pubs @ 23.00 !! A generally good place all week 'round, it gets really busy / interesting during week-ends when the dance area in the basement opens. Rest rooms should get "serviced" more frequently though. A MUST in SOHO area (and if you are nice you get a free entrance to the Vauxhall Barcode...)

Let's be clear: compared with the European saunas... :-( But among the very poor US market I found The Crew Club a more than acceptable place. Correct in terms of hygiene, staff limit dry... although nothing a real Duchess cannot deal with. Funny the system of renting cabins... had seen it previously in Germany, but it is not widely spread. Pity there is not a bar but a couple of crappy vending machines. I'll come back when in DC.

The staff was nice and very correct, the drinks (I had dry martinis and cosmos) well prepared, generous (in size and alcohol contains) but slightly overpriced. In all a very nice place with kinna relaxed ambiance. Definitively not a cruising place, mostly couples or groups of friends. Nice music. My only regret, while there, we all learnt about the death of Jacko, and more importantly: of Farrah Fawcett.

Staff not friendly at all, they even refused to serve me a drink when I showed my 50 bucks bill on the excuse of not havin' any change. When I asked where could I get it changed I was simply told that was not their problem and was invited to basically bugger-off... very different from the NYC Eagle but as any other "leather" bar in the States... basically a place where you find a lot of "strouting one' stuff" but very little or none at all socializing / action. I regret the time I spent there.

Great place, fabulous music and friendly staff. Reasonable prices for generous drinks. Got real flattered when asked for my ID!!! A mixed crowd: gay couples (mostly men but some women too), some groups of gay friends and the usual 2 or 3 A&F model wannabe (and used2b) and some resident queens. Oh! and a number of hetero-looking couples: girls get real! the boy's a fag. Don't get dressy, it's a very casual place, I looked alien in my normally NYC & LON unnoticed "passepartout" black apparel. Definitively not a cruising place, but a dancing one (although I got hit a number of times). Gets movin' 'round midnight.