Bahaar
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I have the most fun time at this bar! The drag shows are so fun, the music is always the best to dance to, and the people I meet on the dance floor are very friendly and make me feel comfortable, which I don’t really feel at other bars in the city (I am straight but not white).
However, I CANNOT stand the bartenders and avoid them like the plague. I always make sure I drink elsewhere if I want to end up at X. They are super mean and snarky. The first time I came with friends, I offered to buy my group’s drinks. The bartender took my card, came back with the biggest smirk and judgiest look on his face, and said my card was declined, as if to assume I didn’t have enough funds. Mind you, I have strict security set on my debit card such that some big purchases may decline, send me a text to make sure it was me, then go through on the second swipe once I’ve confirmed. I totally forgot it was going to do that or else I would have just used another card; I know the bar is busy and it’d be rude to make them try my card twice. But just his assumption, and the smirk, and embarrassing me in front of my friends was so uncalled for and rude.
I have had plenty more uncomfortable and rude experiences with the bar but that was by far and away the worst, and the tipping point for me to never buy drinks at X again.