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| - When it comes to the clubbing experience, I've come to expect that being treated rudely and getting ripped off is the norm. Pay an outrageous cover fee, stand in line forever, make your way past rude bouncers, and pay $8-10 for drinks mixed with only a smidgen of actual alcohol. Our experience at Bar 244 on a Saturday club night was completely absent of these typical negative experiences, and the bar serves as a model for how every bar or club should operate.
Being the cheap guy that I am, half the thrill of this night was how cheap it was. It's Saturday night, when Toronto nightlife is at its busiest and the clubs are ready to hose you more than ever. Not at Bar 244. Signed up on the guest list online for 4 people, we arrive before 11 and get in free. $3 drinks, $4 imports, all night long. THREE DOLLARS! So surely with prices like this, they get stingey in the drink mixing right? Nope! They mix the drinks generously right before your eyes, and my friend said she saw a server adding a bit more booze to the drink after mixing on several occasions. We could actually afford to drink all what we wanted for the night.
The staff are great. Friendliest bouncers I've ever met, fast no nonsense line, and attentive servers.
The music was AMAZING! We couldn't believe how the DJ could consistently play hit after hit and come up with some of the most ingenious mixes. It was definitely a major highlight of the night.
I'd say the crowd was primarily early to mid 20s. It felt young, but it didn't feel immature. A lot of polite and friendly people, a lack of creepers, and tons of party people ready to have an awesome time on the dance floor. Some people are dressed a bit more casually than others, but everyone looks good. If you want to get decked out, you won't look out of place. I had some nice jeans and a nice collared shirt with a vest.
The upstairs operates as a bar while the downstairs is a dance floor, and it's not a huge place, so of course, the experience is a tad different than a full fledged dance club. But Bar 244 packs the essentials: awesome music, cheap drinks, and people ready to party. You'll have so much fun that the fanciness of the place is the last thing on your mind.
Because the staff are so friendly and the drinks are so cheap, we're coming back very soon with even more friends. Quality service and high value don't seem to be the norm in this industry, but Bar 244 delivers and thus stands above the rest.
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