Came for the Karaoke. Won a bottle of spirits. Had a great time. Staff is always cool with me. Restrooms need some serious work. Always seems wet, poorly lit, smells funky, and is visibly unclean when you use a phone light. Karaoke library could be expanded, options are a bit limited compared to other karaoke gigs. See you next week Charlie's. I'll be looking forward to winning more! Oh and props to the bouncer last night for laying down the law. read more

The place has rude bartenders.with attitude problems. You can get splinters from the furnishings. And drinking beer from plastic mini pitchers is so ghetto. read more

Charlie's has really gone downhill in the last few years. This is my bulleted list of why 1 star (which I almost never give): * Parking is total crap, they WILL tow your car even if you walk to 7-11 before going into the bar * It is geared almost 100% toward white gay men - just look at the staff * They charge a COVER, in DENVER * The bathrooms could NOT be more disgusting * Terrible, terrible service on all fronts read more

Went with a group of friends. Spent 4 hours there & hundreds of dollars & they towed my friends car. The manager offered zero compensation to get car back which was almost $400. Offered nothing near an apology, Even though they were in the wrong for towing the car.. horrible management. read more

What a terrible place with bad business practices. We came here for a bachelorette party, and all 11 of us had paid $5 cover. After we all paid, they told us "you can't bring your purse in". We said, fine, give us a refund, and their response was "no, you already paid." What were we going to do with our purses? Just leave it outside? Of course not. They couldn't tell us BEFORE we ALL paid? I asked to speak to the manager and he was rude and told us "no refunds, please leave". Definitely not coming back here. I also just received some hateful comments from party-goers of Charlie's that I wanted to share. His comment was offensive so I'll leave an abbreviated version. Essentially, if you not specifically a gay man, you are not welcomed to Charlie's. Just wanted to share, as I'm sure Charlie's wants to limit their customers. Interesting business! Definitely not for everyone. Clearly noted. read more

DRINK PRICES HAVE NOW DOUBLED! I asked for a simple vodka soda and the price was $8.25!!! It was given to me in a flimsy plastic cup with no lime. When the bartender told me it was $8.25 i said "oh, i just wanted a simple vodka soda" and he said "well, you have to ask for well vodka if you want the well, and then it's only $6". So, take that info for what it's worth. They are marking up drinks even if you don't ask for it. read more

The have cheap mini pitchers of beer..... WARM beer. I told the bartender it was warm. He asked what I wanted to do. I asked if he had any other beer that was cold. He said "only in the bottles. Drafts are all warm." Also, the ladies bathroom is disgusting. The stall doors don't stay closed and there's always guys in there. The karaoke used to super good but now the new DJ can't tune people in. This used to be a regular stop for me but there's no good to put up with the bad anymore. I miss Anthony and Richard. They were the draw. read more

I wish wish wish I could give Charlie's a better rating. 10yrs ago Charlie's was a great place to go and dance. Unfortunately, it is not that way now. If you like country, it is only played until 10:30pm and that is if there is not a drag show happening. I do not understand it at all. Charlie's has 2 spaces for dancing. Yet the lower level dance floor is rarely used. Why not have it used for country and the main floor used for whatever else or vice versa? After all they are called the little piss ant country bar.. yet they hardly play country! Also, the air flow in Charlie's is almost nonexistent. When Charlie's has large amount of people in it, having adequate ventilation is necessary. read more

I thought it was pretty fun but the drinks were a scam, I know my tolerance very well and after three drinks I was still pretty much sober. I honestly think they fill up the vodka bottles w water. Also the music was mainly EDM like remixes of good songs that are better on their own. Waste of $ and a scam. read more

I came here for the first time last night and thought it was a really cool place, until the very end..on the way out someone approached my group asking us to take a survey about their new soap box. As we were answering their questions another employee comes by and starts rudely telling us to get moving out of the bar, mind you it is only about 1:45 at this point and the place closes at 2. So I'm like why are we being rushed out while we're taking a survey? And the employee was like "they don't work here" so we were like "oh ok" and start walking towards the door, it's not like we can walk right out the door is pretty backed up. It's still before 2 at this point and as we're walking out I'm finishing my little beer pitcher that my friend bought me because I just moved to Denver a few days prior. While I'm finishing the pitcher another employee comes up behind me like "sweetie give me your beer give me your beer" actually SNATCHES it out of my hand and goes "don't talk down to our staff next time." Nobody else has their drinks taken away, no one in our group was messed up or belligerent, I'm like wowww this is how I get treated for asking a simple question? What kind of business treats their customers that way? We all paid $5 to get in too on top of buying drinks. This kind of behavior sets a really bad example for the gay community and they should be ashamed. Will not return. read more

Visiting Denver for Spring Break and stumbled upon Charlie's...what a great space. It's Sunday and the bartender is a cutie pie, and very kind and sweet. The music, early on, was decent...and then it took a turn...for the worse! Goodness, what IS this crap your spinning?!?!? There is son much great music out there...happy, trance, dance, disco music and the music being spun SUCKS. How about some Purple Disco Machine? How about some Rüfus Du Sol? How about some Nora Van Elken? How about some Tenanake? Some Gareth Emery? It's too bad that a gay bar plays such crappy music. Again, great space, great customer service, horrendous music. read more

The gay night life in Denver is fantastic! Friendly staff and a lively environment on the dance floor made this a fun night out for our visit. There were go go dancers, a shower show, body painting earlier in the night, and a secondary stage with a drag show! The bartenders are friendly and pour the drinks strong which only adds to the excitement of everything else going on. Highly recommended and will definitely go back if only to check out the bar backs in their cowboy hats. Yee haw! read more

I love a good gay bar, but have to say over the years Charlies's has remained fairly mysoginistic. I'm a trans masc non binary person and during my transition I was kicked out, without friends, my jacket or phone, for using the "men's room." Definitely a gay bar, but for those looking for a queer vibe, not the best. read more

Horrible experience from the door staffs! I am aware of not taking alcoholic drinks out of the establishment; however, I walked out with a sealed bottled water fresh from the bar. To my surprise, the staff yanked the bottle so hard from my hand without explanation. You don't surprise people like that without getting a bad response. I'm an educated person and this is not how you treat paying customers. I don't care about the water but you people should care about your customers. No star rating! read more

Does anyone know if they accept digital ids for colorado? Also great place to go haven't had one time where I didn't enjoy myself. Especially Monday. Undie night read more

Great bar. Good drinks. A popular bar. Turn. The. Heat. Down. It's may 25. You have hundreds of bodies in here, congrats! Not fair to make us all sweat in order to buy more drinks from your bar. This isn't how you run a business. This is Colorado. We have extreme weather. You have clients to take care of. Proper ventilation, aka Air Conditioning can fix this. Also, neither of the soap dispensers in the men's restroom work. Nor one of the air dryers (the same one that hasn't worked since winter...) read more

Such a fun time! DJ played good music and was amazing when we asked for a birthday shout out. Josh the manager was great! Super nice and helpful! Overall a fun fun fun time! read more

Charlie's is a bit pretentious, so I don't frequent this place too often. Why do I come? Because I am a sucker for gay bars, and cute gay boys tell me I'm pretty. Sold. Plus cheap strong drinks. Double sold. There's no free water though. Call me a spoiled American, but when I am trying not to get too drunk and I need some water to balance out all of the alcohol in my system, I need some water. Responsible right? So give me some water. All they have is bottled water. For $2 each. What a ripoff. Hence the pretentiousness. I don't know why I try to line dance, but I don't care who sees me try to make a fool out of myself. The only way to learn is to get out there and do it. So I try. But people here know their stuff. So eventually when I get tired of pretending to line dance, I head over to the hip hop side and strut my stuff. Bring cash, because although you can pay with a credit or debit card, there is a service charge that comes along with it. And there is a $10 minimum. Gross. Ladies: no doors on the stalls. Pee quickly. You have been warned. read more

I have no idea whether or not I want to give this place one star, or five stars. There is no spot in my brain for this to settle, my thoughts on this place just bounce around from corner to corner in my skull, trying frantically to make any sense of what I've just experienced. As a person who's only been to gay bars in San Francisco and Vancouver, I was entirely unprepared for this strange Denver cowboy take on a gay bar. With one room of top 40 dancing, one room of topless cowboy hat wearing bartenders, one room of line-dancing, and one outdoor deck. . . well there's a lot to take in. You can imagine the strange mix of people this place draws in. There were 80 year old gothic fairies, 40 year old housewife linedancers and young socialites. Aside from the utterly bizarre, the service and drinks were pretty bad. This made me sad because I so wanted to love this place. When it comes down to it, I would TOTALLY F***KING GO BACK. read more

I think that this may possibly be the worst bar in colorado.. They supposedly have a bar but if you sit at the bar for 15 minutes and the bartender rudely ignores a patron.. Then thinks that they are doing you a favor by saying you have to stand in line to order a drink even though you are clearly sitting at a bar stool at a bar and have been for 15 solid minutes.. Horrible place. Horrible service. Lousy bar should really be closed.. How has the health department not closed them? I bet one of the obese owners sleeps with police officials and pays them off.. Oh good ol boys.. Gross read more

Ah Charlie's...when will the craziness end? There are many pluses and a few minuses for this establishment. Let's start with the bad: 1) Drinks could be stronger for the price. 2) Smoking area is too congested, especially in the winter when the patio is enclosed in a large plastic condom. 3) Bathrooms aren't the best but they have improved...if you can believe it. 4) Staff might could use some training but not even close to the worst I've encountered in Denver. Now to the good: 1) Country dance floor with hotties twirling one another through a whirling dervish of queer hotness! Mother may I? 2) Hip-hop dance floor with awesome music for shakin' your booty :-) It's not a place just for the cowboys...but they do help the ambiance. 3) Karaoke! 4) Stuff you don't get to see anywhere else but on Colfax...oh the patrons are such fun to watch! 5) Always a good time if you are open to the possibility of craziness... 6) Way better than the other Charlie's in various cities around the country. 7) Drink specials a plenty! I prefer Charlie's as a "go to" place when no where else seems like a good idea. For those of us who just wanna dance this is the best gay bar for just such an activity. No matter your flavor there's a good chance someone at Charlie's can get on board with ya! read more

This bar is on Colfax, if you have lived in Denver any length of time you know what that means. But Colfax is changing for the better and I for one would like to support more businesses on "The Fax" so that it becomes less dingy and scary. Unfortunately, Charlie's is not one of these places. They invest almost no money into the place. If you are familiar with Charlie's in Vegas, Phoenix or Sand Diego, don't expect a similar experience here. You'll find toothless men, cowboys with attitude (who have no reason to have it) and surly old men who glare at you. The place is dirty, run down and out of date, and those are its good qualities. I will give them kudos for this; they are very supportive of the community and do several charity events. I can't fault any bar for that. So they get respect from me for that. Sadly it' not a place I'll be hanging out. That's sad too, because it is very near to my house. read more

First off the good: Dance lessons are top notch. Billy is a great instructor and he's there 4 nights a week teaching line dancing and country two-step. Drinks are really cheap especially the specials. The atmosphere and environment are pretty iconic and unique in Denver's gay scene Now the bad: Drunk straight women. Period. Ever since Charlie's changed management they've stopped playing country at midnight and bring out go-go dancers. And it's attracted a new crowd of screaming drunk straight girls who wander around the dance floor running into everyone and generally ruining the atmosphere for everyone else. Most of the regulars have left and the actual gay men Charlie's is trying to attract are all going elsewhere. I love country dancing and really appreciate Charlie's for being a unique place in Denver but the last couple of months have been pretty awful. read more

I was taken here for a friend's birthday. He's a regular. I'm a virgin. I'm also a straight female in a gay bar. That being said, I had a pretty terrific time. Reasonably priced beers (But a weird credit card policy at the bar that I don't understand...something about not tipping but a surcharge? I dunno. We paid cash. So bring some.) I was already reasonably toasted when we got here, so maybe that's why I had such a great time, but let me break it down for you: I line danced. (Alone, and barefoot, but hey, NOT surrounded by tweens at the Grizzly Rose. Bonus Points!) And they have dance LESSONS!! Wahoooooo! I am SO going back. 1970s-esque bathrooms with no doors. Goodbye modesty! Patio seating, isolated from Colfax. And speaking of Colfax.... Feeling brave? Wander off after the party and try and fit in getting a burger at Good Times next door at 1am. BOY was I out of place. Since there were pretty, semi-naked people to look at, and there was line dancing... I'll give Charlie's a solid WOOT. read more

We'll start out with 5 * and see where we end. -1 (4.0) for not turning the juke box off (or putting a sign on it) well before the dance lessons were going to begin, causing me to lose $5 in the machine. -1/2 (3.5) for poor crowd circulation near the back side bar -1/2 (3.0) for undersized bathrooms -1/2 (2.5) for having icy parking lots you could literally ice skate across as well as a beer bottle in the parking lot +1 for dance lessons (3.5) -1 (2.5) for rude door staff which literally screamed at my friend for daring to take a WATER bottle out of the club. Is a water bottle a deadly weapon? Are the police going to seize a liquor license because someone took out a plastic 1/2 L water bottle? Is this some kind of weird Denver law? +(3.5) for having a heated smoking section and friendly bartenders Overall, a 3.5. I have been in better establishments and this place could take some lessons from the CW bar in Dallas. I'm being generous here in a) rounding up (thanks Yelp) and b) not knocking them a star down when my friend got his birthday gift ripped off while he was at the bar. read more

I will miss Charlie's Denver if I decide to take a new venue in my employment. Leaving Denver has become a true regret that has not yet happened for myself. I read more

I love this club. Came here for a weekend getaway from LA and it was amazing! Drinks are super cheap and the bartenders are really friendly. If you drive here and are too drunk to go home you can leave your car overnight and they won't tow you :) Will be back here if I find myself taking another trip to Denver! read more

Oh Charlie's, you are a special place. So let me preface this with- I am not your target audience, I know that. My friends are, however, your type. This is why I find myself here, enjoying watching the line dancing (I'm way too inept to line dance), and love that you have listed on the wall what dances go with what music (I'm going home to practice in privacy). I appreciate your music, parking and your strong drinks. Here's why we aren't best friends: I don't really love paying $2 for a bottle of water when there isn't live music involved- I'm opposed to anything that makes drunk people think twice about how much water they consume. You're a little dirty aren't you Charlie, like in a shoes stuck to the ground kinda way? But mostly I'm a little creeped out that there are no doors on your bathroom stalls. Yeah, I kinda get it for some reasons but really? read more

Trashiest Gay bar in Denver. Worst drag queen I have ever seen in my life. Pink Patty or whatever the hell her name was is not funny, she is rude, and not at all pleasant to the eye. Honestly, we were having a great time until she came onto the floor and tried to steal all the attention, and then got rude and disrespected my group when we didn't want to watch her show. Oh and they added their own $4 tip even though I specifically did not tip due to terrible service. So that's always nice. GO TO X BAR OR TRACKS INSTEAD if you're looking for a fun gay bar/dancing. You won't regret it. read more

I was very impressed by this bar for being there on a Wednesday. I didn't expect it to be as fun as it was. Went there with a couple friends during our visit in Denver and really enjoyed ourselves. The drag show was cute and there were quite a few people there hanging out afterwards. Drinks were a bit pricy, but still good and worth it. Shots are expensive though...even when they are 5$ I think that's a bit too much. Regardless though had a really good time and look forward to going back. Great crowd and great atmosphere! read more

i downloaded yelp just to write this. the place seemed chill but the server was so mean. very rude and definitely straight. he brought my first drink no problem but the second he brought he had rail vodka i noticed in the taste and the price so i nicely asked for my drink to be made with tito's and he laughed at me for asking and seemed annoyed. he came back 15 min later and the drink has no cranberry. i again nicely asked if i can have a freaking tito's with club and splash of cran and he takes my glass and disappears then he never came back.. for 25 min he walked past and ignored us then finally i asked him if he was coming with the drink and he said he was done serving me because of what i said. it was ridiculous and embarrassing, sorry i don't want rail vodka? first time to denver, we left and went to xbar. definitely never will be going back read more

Charlie's, what are you? A friend of mine described this as the "Star Wars bar" because "you never know which creatures you'll find." I know he was trying to warn me, deter me if you will, but, well, he may as well have said, "You win a pot of gold just for stepping foot into this place" because that's essentially what I heard. And, friends, if you want some good stories to test friendships later on, you'll probably get them here. Let me back up just a second, though. The first time I came here was with two (straight) girls on the Friday before Christmas. I don't know if that matters, but I'm painting a picture here, so just go with it. We wander in, somewhat lost, to a mostly empty area, and within a five-minute period these things happen: 1. We are refused opening a tab because it is not a thing that they do? 2. We are charged $2 for a bottle of water.* 3. We are slack-jawed at the lack of bathroom stall doors. 4. We hate Charlie's. We were shocked - outraged, even! - to find ourselves treated in such a manner!** Who do they think they are with their strip club/country western dance floor hybrid setup? After we get drinks and watch the craziness unfold before us (the surprisingly hypnotizing fluid country dancing; the unsurprisingly hypnotizing non-fluid bump-n-grind), and especially after I get my ass grabbed at the urinal before heading home, this thing happens: 1. We love Charlie's. Listen, you guys. Charlie's isn't your fancy grandmother who shows up at Christmas and rambles about her boeuf bourgignon and regales you with her new "wild streak" of putting anti-leftist bumper stickers on her new Cadillac. It's the opposite of that. So cool down and enjoy the scenes - all of them - because that's how Charlie rolls, and she ain't apologizin' for nothin'. - - - - - * I suppose it's standard, but, you know, I was thinking about this afterwards, and, I mean, the bartender was a male and the people ordering the waters/opening a tab were females. Is there a correlation? ** Well, I wasn't, because I always want the stories, I have no self-respect, and I can't NOT like anything to some extent. Life goes down easier that way. read more

extremely rude staff (front of house bartender especially) maybe you should posts a sign on how you don't accept bar tabs...bartender totally ripped my straight friends a new one when they didn't know how it worked :( Bar is dirty, dank and smells of 50 y/o bar swill....the bathroom is a moldy, germ infested outhouse. read more

A couple friends and I went on Saturday. It was Pride weekend, so Im not 100% any of this was a real example of how it always is. We arrived at 10pm, and there was a short line; by the time we got inside (15 mins later) the line was around the block. $5 cover got you a drink ticket, so not a bad deal. The second you walked through the door you could feel it was hot. We traveled to the main floor, took a look inside, there are a few pool tables but few people were playing. Outside they had half their parking lot blocked off and an above-ground swimming pool, a few more bars, and tons of people. Back inside we looked for the second dance floor, found it, past the bathrooms but there was no DJ. We ended up dancing most of the night on the main floor, it was a good time but crazy crazy hot in there. The DJ is ok, its fun to hear the entire song at a club, and she played a mix of genres (country, dance, latin, top 40). At 1140 I went to the bathroom, where people were complaining about the state it was in, saying they had told employees hours ago they were out of TP. Girls had been using paper towels and they were everywhere! The toilet (which probs wouldnt flush), the floor, the tiny trashcan for feminine products. Really I felt bad for whoever had to clean it up. Speaking of clean, they were out of soap. Ew! I was gone by midnight. Pros: Fun music, lots of dancing, $5 cover includes a drink ticket Cons: Its HOT in there, the bathrooms were a mess, $2 bottled water (no free pours), no coat check (I saw a spot for it, but it wasn't open) Bottom line: It would never be my first, or second, or third choice but Im not 100% against going back. P.S. Maybe a pro, maybe a con, depending on your style but it was super casual in there, I mean shorts and flip flops casual. read more

I enjoy this place based off of its diversity and eclectic crowd of LGBTQ's. Overall, it's typically a gay dude bar, however, I always feel welcome and have a good time when I go (I'm a gender queer lesbian). They could have better drink specials and play a little bit more hip hop. Perhaps have some more lesbian geared nights, but I enjoy the patrons, bartenders and patio! Haven't had a shitty time yet! read more

By far one of my all time favourite bars. Been going for a few years now and I've never had problems! Drinks are strong, staff is friendly, and the drag shows are to die for. Sometimes service is a little slow but a dot of patience goes a long way. I park where ever I fit and never been towed, never had a problem! This is my go to bar, no matter when or why I'm drinkin'. read more

So sad what you have become!!! Moved here 5 yrs ago and the country music is gone Sad!!

I'm not one to wish an LGBTQ business to fail; especially a bar/club. However, I feel Charlie's time is over. I'm not exactly sure what the owners/operators do to make their bar experience enjoyable. Most notably: **the bathrooms are no better than indoor outhouses **the bar and front door staff are just rude and condescending **the sound system and musical choices appear to be no better than a high school cover band **the handbag policy essentially tells female patrons to not come, and finally **the temperature rarely falls below 85 inside. Yet, with all of this (and more), patrons in this city continue to pour money into this place. It's time we as a community use our money to force change. Wrangler is about to float away; it's time Charlie's does to. read more

RIP Charlie's. Let us reminisce of the times when Charlie's was a fun and friendly place to go that always had awesome drink specials followed with a heavy pour. Good dance music, and friends 'a plenty. No longer the case. Charlie's has joined the greedy, money hungry, society that has now become Denver. A cover charge? SERIOUSLY?? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Tisk tisk, Charlie's. We are all disappointed in you. =( read more

Cover charge, nobody here, awful service. Why bother when it's free at X-Bar across the street?