The Monster, New York NY

The Monster bar is across Sheridan Square from the Stonewall Inn. Monster has an oval bar (complete with beefy bartenders!) and open lounge area with a piano bar upstairs. Downstairs is a big dance floor area with a long bar along one wall. A stage for the go-go boys and a DJ booth are at one end of the room. Monster has all kinds- bears, drag queens, women (real ones), queer punks, and muscle guys but mostly men. When I was there in the wee hours of 5/18/14 I paid $7.00 for a rum and coke, and the cover charge was ~$9. Two buff dancer guys were on the go-go stage. The only real problem with this bar is it only has one (unisex) bathroom. I think Monster would be a good substitute for the now-closed Splash Bar. Yes, I would go back. Aaaand. I revisited on 6/21/22. I paid a $10 cover charge and $10-$12 for a _dinky_ rum and coke. Monster was crowded, especially downstairs where the stage, plinths, and dance floor are (and the lap dance area.) The piano player for karaoke was novel and enjoyable. The "Spunk" go-go boys were a diverse group of buff guys. I got a lap dance from the short but amazingly solidly built Latino musculoso ($70 but well worth it.) He was awesome! I will definitely go back next time I am in NYC.

What's going on with the person at the door? She/he/they didn't say hi and didn't even stop looking at their phone. I just walked away. The first person from a establishment to welcome people can't receive people like that.

I only changed my review because the GM called me after having a poor experience with one of the dancers.

Keep your phones to yourself. Pay in cash. It’s not a bad bar. The guests and bartenders are awesome.

On Thursday night, there are so many powerful GoGo shows, and usually there will be a very powerful Drag queen show! Is a great place

They was very rude.the air don't circulate they don't have nothing for handicapp or disable people.was there and my family got treated bad. I even saw when they snatches a stool of a old guy with a cane.never again.

The monster team should fire this bouncer on sunday night he is letting everyone in the bar doesn’t matter which id card and by me i showed him a id card he didn’t let me in the bar all those guys are much more younger then me and they all got in to the bar and i had to leave because he wanted another id when people in the bar know me for a long time monster find sumone who is can actually be a real bouncer not a fake bouncer i guess everyone has sumthing against this bouncer get rid of him asap i know alot of people have always issues with bouncers those bouncers should treat people with dignity and stop hating other people its enough of hating other people i am alot older then who was let in he is choosing who to let in and who to not to let in this has to stop at the monster nyc you need to get all the members and hire sumone who is older then 40 or 50 don’t hire young dumb stupid kids to be at the front door.

I used to go to this bar when I'm in NYC (since 2008), but now this bar is pretty "has been", sorry. He remained frozen in time, but for the wrong reasons. I'm actually quite disappointed with the Village now. Hell's Kitchen or even Williamburg is much nicer.

Very friendly service and security guards charming. Affordable prices. Nice bartenders. I really enjoyed the piano performances. Basement average but again, people are very nice and that scores.

No issues as place songs and others

I'm got issues with drink prices

Tuesday Normal Thursday 8 buck for drink

But. Saturday 12 bucks tip not included

So Who try ripping off who place or bardenders. Hmm

I love monster. I have been here though the years and have never had an issue. The bartenders could use a change in attitude in general. Most of them at least. But the entertainment is on point. I loved the gogo dancers and the piano on top.

Went on on a Friday night and it was terrible. Drinks were overpriced and felt rushed as soon as we entered.

Very nice nightclub, bar with theme evenings and always super nice music. Friendly staff, I recommand to everybody. Very gay friendly

Ok of a place, not like the Glory times of the last decades, for some reason feelt out of place in time, …. Better of in our Memories.