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    The Heretic

    3.6 (38 reviews)
    Wed 7:00 pm - 3:00 am (Next day)
    Thu 8:00 pm - 3:00 am (Next day)

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    This bartender was the absolute WORST!!! NEVER AGAIN!
    Larry W.

    After paying $75 admission, I had the worse experience with a racist bartender on Saturday at this establishment. After waiting 30 minutes in line and watching this horrible person serve others in front of me and who would just walk to the bar, he yells at myself and those behind me that if we were to move to another side of the bar that we would be served. Yet when we moved, he went to where we once were and began to make drinks. When I asked why he was treating us this way he rolled his eyes and ignored me. At this point, other customers are offering their apologies, inquiring about his attitude and saying that they "will never come back to the venue." Eventually, this monster would begrudgingly acknowledge me, and when I ask off this mistreatment he was glib and dismissive. I immediately asked that my tab be closed and went to find the person hosting the party. Unbeknownst to the bartender, I'm familiar with the promoters and have attended previous events AND have experienced his horrible customer service. I immediately found the host and brought it to his attention, but that isn't enough. If you are a Black Queer kinky person and are looking to have fun AVOID THIS ESTABLISHMENT AT ALL COST. Here he is serving folx, who had just walked up, in the spot he instructed us to move from! The worst experience EVER!!

    Another Fun night at the Heretic!
    Jose B.

    The Heretic has become my favorite bar to go to here in Atlanta, the special guest DJ's they bring in for events are always amazing! The monthly DILF parties are always fun to attend. The staff is friendly and make you feel like a part of the family. Overall I highly recommend, this has turned into our go to bar for me and all of my friends

    Lots of pretty lights if you're into that sorta thing.

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    Great staff and great drinks and DJ's!! Never had a bad time there! Been going there since 1991 and is the best gay club in Atlanta.

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    5 years ago

    Went with friends to drink and dance. The dj was great and all of the patrons were really nice.

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    10 years ago

    Expereniced such terrible service there. When I got home I called to express this to the manager and was cursed at and hung up on.

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    My Sister's Room

    3.4(95 reviews)
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    A lively place of mainly 20s and 30's. Great music and the food was okay. Your usual wings and…read morefries type fares. You have to go up to the bar for all food and drink orders but the sales persons wee friendly and the drinks wee tasty and well balanced. It's dark inside but not too. The DJ knows what to play and her MC was lively and kept the crowd going! There is a $10 cover charge and $10 parking in the AC hotel lot.....see the MSR website. The walk from the garage to MSR is about 6 or 7 blocks if that many.

    I wish I could love MSR, I really do. But sadly no matter how hard I try, they just mess up so…read morebadly it's impossible. I can't help but think the owners here just want suck money out of the LGBTQ community, not provide an actually decent experience. Let's start with the basics. When I was here around Halloween last year, I had to use the bathroom. That was a big mistake. There was a drag show that night... MSR's response? To close the women's restroom and make it a drag prep room and then force people of all identities to use ONE restroom with ONE stall and a urinal. There was easily over 100 people in the building. You mean to tell me a LESBIAN BAR is providing ONE TOILET TO A TON OF WOMEN? Be fr. I had to wait in line with the door to the bathroom open just to use a gross toilet while men are walking in and out freely to use the urinal. Why am I being subjected to that??? Another major gripe that I have with MSR- they (illegally?) deny free water here. Maybe that has changed, the last time I was here was over the summer. But out of the like 5-6 times I have been at MSR, they've denied me cups of water every single time and the bartender insisted I have to buy bottled water. Isn't it against state law to do that in Georgia? What a truly terrible way to treat your patrons. They don't care about you. At all lol. I'm sure if they didn't have to live up to health department guidelines that conditions would be even worse. My sisters room gets business and attention because it's the only lesbian bar in this area. If (hopefully WHEN) another lesbian bar shows up on the Atlanta scene, MSR better count it's days. It's really sad and frustrating to me because I want to come here and have a good time but I just can't. As a patron I've had a bad or neutral experience every single time I went. The only reason last time was neutral was because I held my pee the whole time. I shouldn't have to do that. Please do better. This bar has no right being recognized as one of the last standing lesbian bars. If you're an entrepreneur and you're reading this, please start another lesbian bar here.

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