I truly hope that the owners and management of Sortie reads this. For the regular viewer, please…read moretake caution. This was my first time in Istanbul. I'm from Washington DC and I just came from an amazing family reunion in Antalya. This was the one and only nightclub I chose to visit recommended by my hotel four seasons. As soon as I got there, the bouncers would not let me in because they said ""couples only", My wife passed away last year, so I went solo. Nowhere on their web site did it say couples!!! I'm not someone to beat my own horn, but I am probably one most well mannered, most well dressed most cultured man around and I know this because I was raised correct. The bouncers would only let me in if I would pay them US$100 cash, my Uber ride had already left, so I decided to bite the bullet and pay $100 just because I did not have a companion with me but I wanted to enjoy some good music in Istanbul so I took a chance. The ambience was wonderful I was probably the only one tipping staff members with high tips as I crossed them, but it was so unfortunate that I had such a horrible start. What was supposed to be a high end dance club... the DJ was subpar. I was not there to flirt with anyone. I was there to listen to some good music. Enjoy the ambience, and enjoy a couple of drinks.
So to the owner and management please know that this was highly disappointing. I never ever give negative reviews but this warrants it. I'm incredibly saddened and disappointed by what happened by the bouncers
Maybe it was because I was impeccably dressed, and they thought that I was gay. I don't know what the problem was, but it was incredibly sad and this is why this warrants the worst review I've ever given. Best of luck clients.