It was as good as my usual order so I wasn't complaining. I was supposed to get a whiskey sour but the helpful staff informed me that they didn't have it and offered me to try the amaretto sour. It was the first time I tried some of their cocktails as well. One Friday night at Nectar gave me a whole different experience. Overall, I'd go to Nectar again for sure with my friends for a good time. Instead of having signs on the doors saying "Men" or "Women" and the like, theirs had signs that say "Doesn't Matter." It was my first time encountering such. Of note also were their restrooms, which were unisex. I guess they saw how much our feet were hurting from our sky high heels.
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They even gave us a couch free of charge. The staff were helpful and accommodating. It was also a night of love as we met an engaged pair soon to marry in Belgium. But soon after, we started to loosen up and met a group of interesting people who were dancing the night away. We had cocktail drinks and kept to ourselves at first. It was a typical nightclub scene inside, with couches, tall tables, strobe lights and a bar. Majority of the guests were male out to have fun on a Friday night. We went in at 11PM and saw that the place was only half full, but by the minute, the crowd started to thicken. The huge pink door and the pounding music was a warm welcome to us. I remember how much fun I had the last time I went to a club five years ago, so I had high expectations of what I'll get in Nectar Nightclub. This time, I am wondering if a LBGTQ inclusive club can be more interesting than regular clubs in the ways that the patrons engage their potential admirers. What remains the same is that clubs and discos are noisy places where people mainly go to flaunt their physical attractiveness. They just jab their arms up in the air repetitively. Not much, it turned out, except that they do not dance that much in clubs any more.
I went to a regular club near Nectar two years ago, because I was wondering whether a club nowadays is different from a disco in the 80's. I'm expecting to be surrounded by fun and lively people who are engaging and just want to have a great night.Īs a 54 years old married female, I do not usually go to any night club.
And because I heard Nectar is very inclusive, I am even more excited to meet a more diverse group of people. I'm really interested in seeing how different the scene is now compared to how it was before. I haven't been to a club in months and I know how fast everything changes. I'm also looking forward to meeting club goers with colorful personalities and making conversations with them. I've only been to one club my whole life (and it's the regular club), so it's interesting and exciting to have a gay night club as a second time for comparison.
Why we went to Nectar and what we expected to seeĬuriosity, basically. And with new ideas and events happening at Nectar everyday, we can only get excited with what's in store for this club. The move to open an inclusive club that does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation was an idea not only from David, but also his partners from the previous clubs he was a consultant to and some other partners. David mentioned how they wanted to take the gay bar out of Malate and give it a twist so that everyone would be welcome. He's a veteran when it comes to the clubbing scene. David Dennis, one of the owners, talked to us about the journey they took in bringing Nectar at the heart of The Fort Strip.ĭavid is originally from New York, and when he moved to the Philippines, he initially was a consultant to some of the well-known clubs around the Metro like Opus, Privé and Imperial Ice Bar. This new gem of a nightclub opened its doors for patrons last November 2016.