This is very difficult for me ... I've been coming here since the mid 90's and actually worked here for a spell During college at Canisius in the late 90's. I adore Joe Marcella, and despite(me) being almost 50 now, he remembered me, and made me feel like a VIP, and put me at the front of the line. I love the youth and diversity, and had a wonderful night, felt totally my at home, but then felt sudden and bewildering betrayal. I'm just going to say I got taken advantage of by some of the unofficial staff. Please take into account I went without my partner, but came ready to dance and bleed $$$. I tipped minimum $11.00 per $9.00 drink, tried to give the bouncer an Extra $20, but I think he was legit police and denied taking it out of duty. I tipped the girl who charges the cover, double the cover, and was quick to buy random people drinks with no motive aside from friendliness. ANYHOW, I will not elaborate deeply in a public forum, but I was essentially robbed, went to staff for help, and the help sided with the perpetrators, and I was told to exit the premise immediately. It was beyond comprehension how the nefarious group actually seemed to believe their own lies. Albeit it comes with practice, they really "ACTED," as though they believed what they were telling Me. As I was essentially sober, I was meek and compliant, with the exception of spouting to one of the doorman, "Someone is going to regret this. Prior to getting into the medical profession I was in hospitality for over Two decades, and am very sensitive to a clients needs or mood, as well as the stress the staff feels. However, perhaps due to my professional capacity, I felt like I was trying harder to be polite and engage the staff, than they cared to try with me(granted they are sooo darn young). Perhaps, going from being a somewhat attractive dancer, to a barely noticed old man of 49, I might just not be worth chatting up anymore, or perhaps, the younger generation is more socially aloof in general. Anyhow, For many straight or Gay patrons Marcella always symbolized inclusive, unconditional acceptance and safety. Partly, it's difficult to go from being especially adored in my youth, to something of a non entity(at least in my mind) due to being older. My sensitivities aside, what had been yet another Magical Marcella evening, became an almost insurmountable emotional nightmare...... A bizarre almost twilight zone scenario.....that at the very least appeared to illuminate a cohesive union between the official security staff and a select group of hustlers angling their nefarious ends. Long story short, I got fleeced for almost $80.00, and was then told to leave, by the "Official," staff. So robbed, ignored cries for help from staff,and the guilty parties really seemed to revel in successfully conning me, and to add insult To injury, the perpetrators got To enjoy me being kicked out of the bar....while they enjoyed my property. More than anything I felt hurt....the irony is the thieves screwed themselves? I can be a fearsome enemy, but an even more intense friend.... For mere scraps they lost a potential ally/friend.... ironically, what they took was only about a tenth of what they could have yielded as my friend... It's so appallingly the apparent pleasure people get from a well executed con.....even if it's a fraction of what they could have received honestly My take away is that forgiveness, after the anger, if it can't be stopped, is crucial toward healing. G read more

Came here while enjoying a night out in Buffalo, I haven't been here since years before the remodel & it's definitely grown a lot! It's such a spacious venue and they padded everyone down and had metal detectors with security everywhere! It definitely felt safer then probably every other club I've ever been too! The vibe was so alive we decided to get a section and we were quickly taken to our spacious corner with couches and a table, the bottle service/servers need some work but it wasn't too bad! It was a great time and we had our own security guard also! I brought my sister here after her wedding (in her dress) and they brought her on stage, gave her a special shout-out & made it such a special time for her to enjoy. read more

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It is a nice building pretty big and open. security was great and very thorough with inspections. the music was great and the drag show was awesome. it was very loud we ended up texting to talk while we were there. the bar was big but was hard to order with how loud is was and not having a set list of drinks they offer. read more

It's still a great place to dance, but call me old fashion for liking Club Marcella before their remodel. I came here on May 20th; only a few days into their reopening and this place is definitely fancier. What used to be a $3 cover charge was now $10 (maybe it was just for opening weekend and to be fair, that did include a ticket for a free shot) and there were two DJs in adjacent areas. The outside was polished up and turned into a pretty nice loung-y area to chat on a nice day. The dance floor now had booths. Gone were the dingy couches that people would do unspeakable acts on in the dark corners. Couldn't see the cages anywhere (don't ask). It's a fancier place and for me, it's a little less fun this way. I definitely preferred the grunginess of Club Marcella and liked that it didn't try to be a more upscale night club. It was a fun place to come, dance and let loose with friends. Either way, I'll be back sometime and maybe it was just the few days after opening weekend when it was a little more chaotic. read more

One of the best dance clubs in the buffalo area because its the only dance club in buffalo. I practically grew up going to this bar all the time with friends when Canada got boring. We always had a good time and never had any issues. The bartenders were always amazing (Steve was the best!) and the drag queens were always nice and willing to talk to you for the most part if they were out and about. It does suck that they don't do all the drag shows anymore and the drag queens have definitely changed drastically over the years. I would like to see them do more on the weekends to get more people to come back. Also if you are over the age of 30 and a reasonably sensible person you would avoid going there as it is for more of a younger crowd. The are other gay bars to go to for adults. read more

I would give this place absolutely no stars, ever since they've changed locations me and my friends had issues. We went to Marcella's twice for Halloween, last year and this year, and have yet been able to get in. We've waited over 2 damn hours to get in the club, and the security was bullshitting around not letting anyone in. This is absolutely ridiculous. I have yet seen the inside of the building, and was never able to get in because security wasn't letting anybody in. Plus security watched people skip other customers as we were waiting to enter. I used to love them, but now they suck probably will never visit again. read more

They don't have enough violins, violas, or cellos in the music they play here. They need More Cello! Hence the name, Club More-Cello. I love coming to Club Marcella! If I want to date girls, I go on Yelp (obviously). But if I want to date boys (and I use the word "date" very liberally) I come to Club Marcella. My (straight) friend won the "Halloween Fancy Dress" contest here and I've probably been here a dozen times over the years and loved every single visit. Yes it's a gay club, but all kinds of people come here, from hot straight girls, to cute straight foreign long-haired guys that like to flirt with other guys just for fun (ahem), and also older rich people (if you're looking for a Sugar Daddy and such). Most importantly the music is amazing, and often European. I don't drink so I can't say much about that, but most of my friends do, and they've never complained about the drinks here. read more

Finally somewhere I can get my nail polish to glow on the dance floor! Saw a drag show, it was okay. The drag queens were very nice to chit chat with afterwards. It wasn't very long. Maybe buffalo doesn't have enough people to go drag for a show. My drink was made with dragonberry vodka. It was good, but way too sweet. Very small. I asked another bartender if they could water it down to lessen the sweetness which greatly improved the taste. I thought the electronic music was good the whole time. It kept me pumped. The bathrooms were big and clean, so what more could a person ask for. read more

RuPaul once said, "you are born naked. The rest is drag." I think that kind of sums up Marcella's. There's not a lot of places where you can get shitfaced and watch a drag show, but Marcella's is one of them. This weekend, I finally popped my Marcella's cherry. We arrived at 11:55, so most of the people in our party entered for $5, which isn't horrible. I came for the atmosphere, and boy, did I get it. If you're gay, you'll have a great time. If you're straight, you'll have a great time. Everyone there is very accepting and it was very fun to set up my bicurious friends with other girls. It was also nice to be able to kiss my girlfriend in public, which I am sometimes self-conscious about. The place is pretty big, especially when the weather is nice. They had a DJ outside as well as a bunch of tables for people to sit at, as well as two rooms inside with DJs. We went back and forth between the 3 rooms to see different people and hear different music. The bathrooms were clean and it wasn't too upscale nor too divey. The drinks were average priced-- my gin and tonics were each $4.75. Just eh on the price. However, I cannot wait to come back for drag shows or their free burlesque show on Thursday nights. I know I have more fun Marcella nights in my future. read more

This club is not worth a visit. Why? Parking isn't safe. You get a ticket fine for parking in their lot. Drinks are watered down. Bartenders have an unfriendly snobby attitude toward paying patrons. Including the owner. The night I went the ugly drag queen host mentioned it was the owner's birthday. So after the show I wished the owner a happy birthday. His reply.."It's not my birthday and walked away with a look of disgust on his face. The drag shows lack talent. The majority of the patrons that I saw spent more time on the outdoor patio smoking cigarettes. Who wants to be around people that smell like a dirty cigarette ash tray? The dancefloor is almost empty when there isn't a show. This club fails to attract people or talent. No thanks! read more

Rude bartender. Overlly aggressive bouncer. Guy threw a a fit when my girlfriend and her sister went out side and briefly placed her purse on what happened to be his car when she was fixing her shoe. Then refused to allow her back in to close her tab. I guess he wanted so excitement so he decided to take it out on a 90lb young woman. Other than that great place. read more

I went on a Saturday night it was a great mixed crowd directly across the street from the casino and the music was good too. There were two large dance floors on the inside and another huge area by the deck. Whatever your scene Is your most likely find it there. I had a blast read more

Great place great staff good energy place no complaints I always have fun here and I have good memories of bartenders Jake that worked here

I had an ok time. I am used to getting stronger drinks at gay bars, a gay bar drink should basically have double the booze and tends to be around $6. At Marchella's the drink was $6 and was not double strength, to add insult to injury the wait staff measured the shot using not a jigger but a plastic thimble. The Drag show was pretty good but seeing adults dance around to Miley Cyrus was kinda off putting. Anyway after learning that the booze was not worth the money the club was fun the music was good until about 2:30am when the DJ kept repeating songs and saying rude things. read more

Went here last year on a random trip to Buffalo. LOVED IT. Huge patio. Huge dancefloor (bigger than a lot of gay clubs here in TO) CHEAP DRINKS OMG SO CHEAP. Def going back. read more

Marcella's has never been as good of a time to me as a lot of the other gay bars/clubs in Buffalo. The scene tends to be much younger, more meat-markety, catty and hipsterish. Drinks are also weaker and more expensive than other places, served by less friendly bartenders. The current incarnation is definitely very swank - a big change over back in the day when this was known as a scummy, bring a friend with you to the bathroom kind of place. It is still a great place to catch events, like the Black Party and the occasional drag show. Beware for large events - the club is VERY small in its current space. We were in line for 1.5 hours to get in for the Black Party and the dance floor was so crowded there was literally a point where I thougt the surging crowd would crush me - I've never ever had that fear in ten years of partying, even at raves. Sadly, whilst improving their appearance they have lost their musical edge. They used to be a big name in electronic music but now they mostly play pop and diva remixes and their former black light parties (hardcore rave style music with only black lights lighting the floor - super awesome time) have been watered down to "glow" parties with different lighting and the same music they play most nights of the week. *sigh* read more

AMAZING nightclub Better than any gay nightclub in Toronto... I've been to them all... I would know. OMG such a blast!!! I go 4 times a year at leaste. read more

Club Marcella was the rudest and most unprofessional club I have ever been to in Buffalo. The blonde bartender who happened to be the "owners" daughter called me racial slurs and proceeded to kick me out of the club for an incident that didn't not happen. This was super unfortunate, especially because that was my first time there. I would never recommend this bar to any of my friends and will be seeking legal precautions after this. read more

I would have to say that i love Club Marcella! I never get judged for being me!! I can dance like I am crazy and no one bats an eye! This has became my favorite night life destination. Great bartenders & excellent priced drinks!!! The Drag show is very good, The entertainers work their ass of to put on a good show! Very happy to call Club Marcella my home :) If you are looking for a place to enjoy yourself this is the place! read more

I love the large dance floor. I love the stage and the two stripper poles. I love that its free cover on Fridays and Saturdays before Midnight. The music is okay sometimes, terrible occasionally, and usually dancable. I do not like that the drag show mic is so loud it hurts the ears immediately. I do not like that sometimes it smells like cigarette smoke inside. I do not like that the dance floor is often 95% unhealthy-looking people who clearly don't have much energy to dance. But this may be a common problem in general these days with more and more people suffering from chronic health problems. read more

Not bad but charged $10 before midnight in addition to being stinky and wet

Worst club ever. With the employees they have in surprised they haven't been sued yet or shut down. Not to mention their stage sucks and underage drinking is all the rage there. Overall I've been a few times and I just always regret handing them even a dime of my hard earned money. read more

Fun no matter who you are. Nice that there are three (3) DJs separating age groups and style.

The club does not even deserve a single star. I will admit the music was good. However, a club security threw four drinks down my back. Then, proceeded by saying that it wasn't his fault. Yes, it was his fault and it was on purpose. I was not even on his way. After this, he went into the back room or whatever it was without even apologizing for spilling drinks down my back. He comes back after through that same door and asks if we slammed the door. I said we did not. He still did not apologize for spilling four drinks on me and continued to get even more irritated for absolutely no reason because he was the one causing this entire issue. So, he leaves and warns us to not do that again, although we said we did not do anything. We just stand there and he comes back through the stage to attempt to remove us from the club and brings another security guy because he clearly cannot do things on his own. At this point, I start to ask where the exit was because we did not want to have any issues. He just kept screaming at us, then pointed where the exit was. Those two security officers deserve to be fired for treating people, who have spent money to provide for the business they get paid from, with disrespect. read more

I have Ben going to this club since 1997 it has Ben one of the best clubs I have felt safe and can be myself at . But when I visited this club on sat it has changed I felt tense and some of the patrons had looked at me like what ru doing here I will never step foot back in this club I feel like it has gotten ghetto and to see police in the club made me feel like what the hell it was never like this I hope this club can work out whatever it is .. mayb change the choice of music . read more

What's not to like about Club Marcella? For starters, Marcella's is 18 and up, which allows for a fun night out on the town even if you're underage. Not only that, but every Friday night there is a fantastic drag show featuring some of Buffalo's foxiest stars. These ladies certainly have stage presence and make sure that everyone in the club is being treated to a five star show. If you're feeling extra adventurous, audience members can also hop on stage and put on a show of their own! Many moons ago, I have blurry memories of my girlfriends and I jumping on stage and having the time of our lives. The music is great, the drinks are affordable, and the vibe is unlike any other in Buffalo. All people are welcome, regardless of sexual preference, as long as you're ready to dance the night away and have a great time! Low on cash? Check their Facebook page ahead of time for drink specials and promotions. Club Marcella is not only a blast to visit for a fun night out or a special event (think bachelorette party), it's also an asset to the community as they sometimes offer free anonymous HIV testing and support causes like Dining Out For Life. If you're in the mood for partial nudity, scandalous clothing, general ridiculousness and a lot of fun, be sure to head to the legendary Club Marcella. read more

I enjoyed myself tonight, but was inspired to write a review because they denied my sister free water. I thought she was making it up until I asked and they said "three dollars" which, frankly, is irresponsible even if it's not illegal and I understand why she is upset because it discourages people to sober up. Cool atmosphere though! read more

Had a ball there until i was elbowed in the eye and getting sick to avoid a fight i tryed to leave out the door and the girl scanning id jumped on my trying to prevent leaving which was very reckless of her since im twice her size i will be filing a formal complaint beside my departure this. Place is the read more

I had fun there back in 1990s on straight Thursdays , so they must be doing something right ... Most clubs in buffalo don't last 3 yrs.!

Had a great time here on Christmas vacation. The drag shows were fun, as was watching people on the pole. The drinks were good, and the staff was awesome & friendly. The renovations they're doing to the place with the fiber-optic lights will undoubtedly look fantastic when completed. Can't wait to go back next time I'm up in Buffalo. read more

Nice crowd. Great drinks. Steve, Donna, Carm & Steve Lorenzo. Some of the bartenders are straight. Eye candy for the guys and GREAT for the girls. I wouldn't say it's a gay club. It's very mixed. Be opened minded & get drunk. Say Hello to Richard while you're there. The have the best parties, Black out party, Black Party, White Party, Red & Pink Party...aww what the hell.. They always have a party going. For the brave ones... go work the pole on the corner of the club. read more

Worst club in Buffalo. The bouncers are extremely RUDE. Especially the one on the patio. Overpriced cover that wasn't worth it because there were barely people inside? Never had this bad of an experience at any other bar or club than here. Management should be more particular when it comes to hiring staff... read more

This is a place I used to visit in my early twenties-I had so much fun here that I can barely remember my early twenties. The drag performers are funny, talented, and liberating; in fact, the entire experience is liberating, which is just perfect for people who want to break free of being quantified-not just as a gay or straight person...but to any label. My last trip to this club was about 5 yrs ago; I visited the new location in the theater district; i think the business aim for moving was for expansion, as the other place was smaller. Well, I spent about 15 minutes in here before I left. What I saw was nothing fun. I have no idea if this is my mature thought process and sober mind speaking, but many of the club goers were in their underwear, grinding eachother. I was pretty sure it was a result of being on E. The place resembled a haven for prostitution for kids that were no more than 23. When I was 23, nobody was in their underwear grinding away at anyone-the underwear (on Wednesdays?) event is new-and may have been the precipitating attitude for some time. To compliment my findings Marcella's old website had photos, and videos of these kids stripping down to their underwear. Currently, the website is post renovation thanks to Nathan Strang, its develpor; it is much more professional! On the whole, drag shows are a lot of fun! My sincere respect for Joe, the owner, for opening this venue-the only one in the area! read more

It was $20 to get in, and the bartender wouldn't serve me because I didn't have my id, gave me lots of attitude ("Um how did you even get in here without an id??") and then TOOK MY MONEY AND DIDN'T GIVE ME MY DRINK. What a waste. Do not recommend. read more

my girlfriends and one gay guy friend went here for a fun night and we were happy that it turned out to just that. good music, atmosphere and people. my only issue was getting hit on gradually pulled to the bathroom by a strange man...moral of the story NEVER GO ALONE! thank god my girls were there and I realized what he was doing before it was too late. we bounced pretty fast after that. but the club was great and my guy friend had a fun time too! read more