PULSE (Closed Permanently) Formerly: Pulse Orlando, Pulse Bar and Grille
Once a popular nightclub, the memorial stands as a a sanctuary to remember the 49 innocent lives lost to senseless violence and hate. Now a national memorial and the site of the onePULSE Foundation, the grounds of the former club will be converted into a museum.
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Cool Building
Actually, the employees here are very friendly and the bar itself is pretty cool looking. The crowd is young and snobby or clique-y at best and the layout is claustrophobic.
It's jumped the shark
It was really great when it opened a couple years ago, but has gone downhill. It *used* to be a gay bar...now, sadly, it's more of a Chippendale bar--catering to bridal parties out to see a little man-skin.
Orlando Catches Up!
It seems like I was in NYC or LA but very friedly the place is awesome, something for everyone, from Martini to go-go boys! Oh, and you can dance. The Sound system is perfect!
You'll LOVE the ambiance.....but......
This bar is definately great the first time you visit. The first time I went was to see all the dancers, My first visit was about 2 months after opening. It was a Sunday night and had about 15 dancers, it was awesome. The bar is set into four sections, outdoor patio, white room, red room, and the black room-strippers. The white room is great, very much so a ultra lounge feeling, the red room is the dance room and never busy, and the black room is great with the dancers. I have been back about 30 times and it has getton worse and worse each time I go back, they have less dancers, the drinks are weaker, and the great crown has changed. Still great place if you want a different ambiance. Great staff for the most part. They now normally only have about 3 or 4 dancers of which one is now female, and some of the guys are not great. All in all its worth a shot....
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change of pace
Unique place, often a younger and "upscale" (actual and wanna-be) crowd, can get crowded. The location and strippers have drawn a straight female crowd that can be a buzz-kill at times. Best to plan to valet park.