Middlesex

This is the best place to dance in Boston/Cambridge. Thursdays are wonderful and the crowd and staff are always welcoming and polite. Don't waste your time anywhere else.

Middlesex needs to get a clue on Thursday nights. Stop bringing in these lo-fi, slow tempo, UNINSPIRING type DJ’s. DJ’s that can’t read a room or switch up from their game plan depending on what the room looks like. If you see 1 person leaving every 2 minutes consider switching it up. Secondly, no one goes out on a Thursday night to be lulled to sleep. We have our beds. No one cares about the caliber of the DJ or how many followers they have. CAN THEY BRING THE ENERGY?? CAN THEY KEEP PEOPLE DANCING ON THE FLOOR. I stopped entertaining middlesex a while ago and tonight was a true reminder why. Sheesh.

Vibe was average. DJ doesn’t know what he’s playing. Poor track selection. Could have been better. Spoiled our night.

Decently large space that can be reserved before the prime time. Drinks are average and typical Cambridge prices. There is often a cover here. The bathrooms don’t close and lock well.

Another awesome night! Bartenders & staff were fantastic as usual! I don't know how the staff can stay so calm & collected with all the grumpy people from like 3 days ago (Saturday). I heard Harvard lost against Yale so that could explain why students were so grumpy and complaining. DJ had a killer set!

If you are looking for a place where you can have a legit good time this is it. You aren't going to get bottle girls with sparklers dancing around in almost nothing, but you will get a great place to dance and hang out. There is an escalating cover that starts at $10, and goes up to $20 as the night goes on. Its a small place so have realistic expectations. The Dj's are top notch, the bar staff friendly, and hot!! What more can I say about this place, drop in and have fun...

I've been going there for over 15 years, and have met really cool people over the years. This rating is about the totality of my experiences rather than my most recent ones. I love that it's a mature crowd. The last couple of times I've gone, the DJs have lacked feel. They cut songs off way too quickly and don't have a sense of what the audience is feeling. In general, I love that the music isn't poppy. You gotta be into old school hip hop/r&b and 70s soul to dig this spot.

If you like dancing, you'll have a great time, and if you don't like dancing, why did you go? The DJ played a solid mix that kept all my friends with a 15 year age range happy, the drinks were tasty and the vibes were solid. Getting a drink is like getting a drink at any crowded place; if you engage with the bartender, it will happen a lot faster (we never waited more than a few minutes on a busy Saturday night). The crowd was extremely diverse by Boston/Cambridge standards. When we arrived at 9:30, it was basically full inside and there was no line. The coat check was clutch. My phone tells me I danced 3 miles in about 3 hours. The perfect place to go dancing when you're looking for house party vibes if any of your friends had a house this big.

I need to ask... what happened to this place? We used to go here pre-covid as our goto dance floor to bump and grind. It was perfect... dark, sexy, anonymous... During those days, the DJs always seemed in tune with the room. You could find dance battles in the middle of the floor, break dancers off in the front corner... just good vibes from everyone there... Went last Saturday and it was truly awful. I hated it compared to what it once was. Who ruined it? AMBIENCE Middlesex used to be dark and sexy. The renovations added accent lighting that bring a bit too much visibility to the dance floor. THE MUSIC/DJ I asked the door people what they were spinning before going in and he said house/afrobeat/hiphop... alright cool. Sounds great... that was not what we got! The DJ should go pick up a Vivance prescription ASAP (and maybe learn how to read a room too). He was switching up the genres/tracks like every 45 seconds and blending backbeats that had no business being used as transitions. Almost felt like he was mixing two diff tempos at certain points... and not in a good way. Multiple times I looked around and the dance floor was just standing there bc everyone was confused... Is it so hard to ask for a solid 10-20 minute set of one genre so we can get in a groove? Why do I have to go from dancing to afrobeat, to JayZ/Kanye, to Whitney Houston... back to house music... to Ginuwine... it was awful. It was like his set was both lacking any sense of cohesiveness plus stuck in the early-2010's. He even decided to interrupt the dance floor to sing happy birthday to someone of import... which I was happy to do bc apparently that person was repsonsible for the Msex, but couldnt even tell who that was... it was just kinda awkward... THE BAR Bar was fine. Wish they still had the water station. But then again, with a DJ that keeps the dance floor from ever poppin off, you dont need to worry about your patrons needing to be too hydrated... OVERALL This place is a shadow of what it used to be. Didnt see the people cutting loose like they used to. Maybe some of that is just people these days... but the DJ wasnt helping... and the changes to the ambience, while they look kinda nice with the red border lights, make things a bit too light in the room for my taste. Its no wonder the dance floor never filled up like I remember it doing on Friday/Saturday nights of the past. You used to be able to disappear into the night at Middlesex. Now it just feels like you are exposed as a sucker for even being there...

Not too sure what to make of this place. Came with coworkers after work and it was dead for a long time. Didn't seems to pickup until 10pm. It was early and we were the only people there for a long time and the DJ still had a no requests policy even though it was only us. The charges on my CC didn't make much sense either as i had multiple charges. Order Manhattans and this is more of a 2 ingredient bar cocktail place.

My friends and I came to celebrate a birthday. We were met with some friendly bouncers that were able to get us in pretty quickly. There was no cover fee which is always appreciated. The drinks for pretty standard and the music had a decent variety. I liked that it was very open and easy to dance around. There are also a few seats available around the perimeter of the room which helps when you're wearing heels. We ended up having a good time, better than what I wasn't anticipating. Would like to come again.

This is the best vibe on a saturday night. Great music, awesome staff. Went for a guest dj from LA.

A very interesting place. I had walked by this place on a Friday and it was popping around 9:30pm. I thought it looked fun and my friends and I went the next day around 10pm. We were the only ones there. It was a $10 cover and we were told that it was the "early bird cover special" and that it is normally $25 - I would not recommend playing that much for this place. The dj was playing songs I had never heard of and was also not taking request, again there was about 10 people in this place. The drinks were relatively priced, although my friend had gotten a Long Island and it was $17. As the night went on it did get more crowded and the dj played better music. It is fun with a big group of people. I must say the bouncers were some of the nicest people. The were super friendly and chatty while we were waiting for it to become more lit.

questionable vibes, very questionable music. good staff. Jokes aside the music is just not good the rest is fine

I hosted a private event at Middlesex a few weekends back. We booked the place for two hours 8-10pm. Experience and service was top notch. Michael and team were extremely professional. Food, dancing, and DJ were fantastic. Owners were present and very welcoming. I can't recommend this location enough. We will most definitely be returning for future corporate events. Thanks for everything guys! Logan