I hosted a private surprise birthday party at Statlers bar in the upstairs area. I had a mix of gay and straight people for this private party. I was told i could have the space upstairs privately until 2am as long as we bought $400 of booze at the bar. We definitely made the $400 target. I also spent $200 on appetizers.
Overall my experience was disappointment. Here are the reasons why:
1) The bartender changing shifts did not did not want to close his tabs for the private party.
2) After speaking with the owner, and the owner spoke to the bartender, my friends heard the bartender calling me a bitch behind the bar
3) Some of the clients said outright to me they would not leave. Other clients told my straight friends "this is their bar"
4) The next bar tender had his friends at the end of the bar all night and his service was sub-par.
5) The food was being taken away at 10 pm and distributed to people downstairs.
For the reasons above, i absolutely would not recommend Statlers.