R Place (Closed Permanently)

Oh come on, it's not that bad!

After finally getting past the Seattle freeze I've discovered the boys here just wanna know that you know someone. Not the place I like wandering into alone but once inside there's so many people, hot guys and strong drinks. The bartenders aren't all that outgoing especially downstairs but on the top floor that girl is super nice. A stickler for the rules so look sober when you order because she's pouring strong! :) good for some mild dancing it's too crowded to be wild. Stand and Model. Sure. Swing on the pole on stage? Why not. Sit on those nasty cheap couches on the second floor hoping someone comes and talks to you-- not gonna happen but you can try!

Good New Year's club

I was here for New Year's Eve 2011/12. Won over $20 in the cash balloon drop which was fun, but I don't know if I'd come here on a regular basis - not my type of crowd or music.

Mostly Straight

No fun... afraid of Seattle City Codes against gay bars

rokjoy

its been to long

Beware the Gay "Wolf Packs"

Sometimes we treat bars as we would an old comfortable pair of shoes; we slip into them frequently, we know what to expect as we walk around in them and we know how they feel when we start to move our bodies to the music. With that being said the more we frequent these comfortable shoes the quicker we wear the bottom out of the heel to where we no longer want to slip into them. R Place is one such bar that I believe has wore me out. There is a lot of fun to be had at R Place when you first start going to the bar; current top 40 hits are played on the dance floor, strong drinks that would equal two or possibly three at other bars are being thrown at patrons and their are a lot of attractive people to be seen. As time goes on and you frequent the bar more you start to realize that you have the sudden feeling of familiarity with every person you come in contact with. This isnt because you had some wild night with numerous people throughout the bar, which is out of the question as R Place is the perfect bar to experience the legendary Seattle Freeze. This familiarity comes because the same exact people and groups of people are ALWAYS at R Place. These wolf packs of gay men roam through out the bar hungry to make their presence known by always barking the loudest. Each group generally has an alpha wolf which the others of the group follow like hungry pups behind. This alpha is the nucleus of the group; he dictates where the group stands, where the group gets a drink and when the group makes their way to the dance floor. This alpha also usually has a bloated ego and sense of importance which his young pups are drawn to because of the wide spectrum of insecurities that they all possess.