Barracuda

02/24/09

SMELLY, DIRTY, RUDE!

by chelseaman99 at Citysearch

I went to this shady bar last night for drinks with my friends. The music was so lame, the drinks were strong but the bartender was rude! and the shady old cruisy men were HORRIFIC! There was at least 10 men above 50 and crusie and gross! Id rather hang out at splash and it doesnt get more tragic than that! I will stick to the Ritz!

• Pros: the door was close enough to the bar for a quick escape
• Cons: the crowd, the scene and the music!

02/19/09

WORST KARAOKE BAR EVER

by Juicy66 at Citysearch

This place is so weird. Its old, dirty and the bartendar was hideous... We went for karaoke last week and some dude got picked up off the stage and thrown into a couch! I mean how shady does a bar have to be to get physically assaulted on stage and nothing even happened to the "thrower". We stayed because my friend was dying to sing and it was kinda dead so we sucked it up to make him happy! But then we went to B BAR where the party was HOT! HOT guys!!!

I wouldnt go to barracuda again unless I wanted hepatitis or a black eye!!!!!!!!!!!

• Cons: Dirty and SMELLY, Ugly staff, DARK AND SHADY

06/12/08

BEST KARAOKE EVER!!!!

by karaokemaster at Citysearch

i went there last tuesday and they have karaoke... it was so much fun!!!

as a (i must confess...) big karaoke fan (understatement.) i must say that the place is fun, the drag queen was brilliant and they had every song i could think of...

had lots of fun!!!

will be there next tuesday....

Z

• Pros: Best Gay Karaoke and singing competition with real talent...
• Cons: cant think of any...

10/13/07

Never no what to expect

by trip23 at Citysearch

This place confuses me. Sometimes it's really cool and crowded, sometimes it's dead and/or full of fugs. It seems to be standing the test of time though so they must be doing something right.

• Pros: Had some good times there
• Cons: Should knock a dollar off the drinks

10/19/06

Always great shows.

by jjaylong1 at Citysearch

You can't beat this intimate friendly bar for the best drag shows every night of the week ! You will find the best drag talent in NYC with the longest running shows in town. Friendly staff ...very cute bartenders.

• Pros: drag shows
• Cons: none

03/07/06

not what it used to be

by poopoohead at Citysearch

i loved hanging out here for years. something is different there now though. its just not fun like it used to be. its a bummer.

• Cons: boring, bad music, weak drinks

12/10/05

My first stop whenever back in town

by bernienyc at Citysearch

I started going here, dare I say when I was still a sophomore at NYU, and although I am doing grad school in North Carolina, I still return to this bar whenever I am in the city. Friendly bartenders, friendly patrons, great background music (one night it went from Alicia Keys, to Love Hangover, to Everything She Wants), and decent prices (for the neighborhood) make this place an all around winner. My favorite bar in Chelsea hands down!

• Pros: Friendly, Consistent
• Cons: Crowded on weekends

08/10/04

A Chelsea bar in location only.

by Contributor at Citysearch

The Scene
This is one of the few gay watering holes that doesn't demand constant preening. It's neither pretentious nor overly styled and has fairly normal looking men as patrons. Broken up into two sections, it offers the best of both worlds: The front bar is dark and caters to the groping set. The vaguely retro rear lounge sports comfy chairs and a decent pool table.

10/01/03

Still the Best

by rwp05 at Citysearch

It was heartening to see Barracuda named "Best Gay Bar 2003" by NY Mag this year. It's still the best in town for cute boys, whacky entertainment (that you never have to pay for) and a hip but attitude free scene. It's cool, cheap and the easiest place to meet boys in Chelsea. Hands down the grooviest in town.

• Pros: hip scene, great acts, cheap drinks
• Cons: none

08/22/03

excellent

by mpslack at Citysearch

This is a great place. I thought I walked into the twilight zone, my straight hometown bar with cosmos and better music. The wait staff was so awesome, very nice and made the rounds often. Very diverse crowd, all ages and types.

• Pros: Great service, Great atmospher, Pool table
• Cons: None