Bijou is literally the worst club in the city of Boston and Boston Metro area proper. I have attended Bijou about six times within the last few years, five times for clubbing, and once for an after work drink mixer. The only positive experience that I have had with this establishment was during the after work drink mixer. I would say that the only positives are the music/DJ quality and the atmosphere. Besides that every time I have attended this establishment--it was far from packed and the male to female ratio was egregiously poor. I knew all of this prior to my experience going into the club on 5/7/2016 which annoyed me to the point of sounding the alarm and letting Boston locals and tourists, respectively know what they're dealing with should they decide to patronize this club.
For people unfamiliar with nightlife in the City of Boston, Boston is far from New York City or Miami in terms of nightlife. I grew up in the greater New York City area so I am accustomed to extreme pretentiousness and club drama. To touch more about the City Of Boston, all clubs have to be closed by 2:00 AM, all public transportation shuts down by 12:30 AM, the liquor laws are super extreme due to the Puritan history of Boston which can be seen in extreme ID rules at sporting events and liquor stores, as well as "no contact" strip clubs. My point being, Boston is anything but a top notch city for clubbing and nightlife. Bijou prides itself and try's to present itself as a club located on South Beach. Bijou is one of the more expensive clubs in Boston, charging $30 covers, $15 for mixed drinks, $5 for coat check, and $700 for bottle service. None of which is the issue with Bijou because no matter where you go, clubbing it is often times priced at a luxury for the experience. The experience one is paying for is mediocre at best and the staff who works at the club makes the experience disrespectfully poor.
So on to my experience from last night: One of my friends was celebrating his birthday and purchased a table. Me and four other friends (3 guys and 2 girls) showed up later and we found no line at the club. The first bouncer said what are we here for? I went onto explain that we were here for my friends birthday and he got a table. Next he explained to me that my friend already walked in with five other people and we would need to get him to add another bottle to the table to get us in which would run us about $150 or roughly the same thing as all five us paying cover. I said ok sounds good. The same gentlemen told me I would have to call my friend to come down which I did. He came down and they would not let him down and then the bouncer told me I would have to call him again and get him to tell one guy to let him through so he can talk to another guy who would need to talk to another guy. Moving on, over thirty minutes elapsed and we were still in the same situation with my friend having his Birthday night ruined because of all of the games and us no closer to being let into the club. Meanwhile while all of this was going on, a group of two girls rolled up and were let in immediately, a couple male friends of the bouncer were let immediately in, and an entire entourage who purchased an entire VIP section were let in. I walked to the front to see if I can see my friend through the door while more bouncers are telling me to get in line. I had it and snapped and said this if f******* ridiculous, this is not how you treat patrons to your club! It should not be a privilege to spend our money and purchase a bottle at your club! After I made a scene, they prepared to let me in and I said no F*** this club! How long does it take and how many people do we need to talk to for the privilege of spending money at your club? Additionally, how many Bijou bouncer/promoters does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Apparently like 8. Their lack of professionalism is astounding and spending one's money here is better spent elsewhere. Bijou costs way too much to spend one's money on such a poor experience due to the incompetency of the staff. That being said, I do not believe that the staff is truly incompetent, I believe their entire goal is to piss off their patrons being that when I made a scene they were finally willing to let us in. At that point I was past it and I hope my friend understands because I cannot rationalize giving my business to an establishment so unprofessional and annoying, giving that the experience inside the club on a given night is only mediocre at best. One is much better off patronizing a club that knows how to treat patrons with respect. Venue, Monroe Lounge, Candy Bar, Cure, amongst others are all much better options. read more
