One word: Tragic. No, wait, TWO words: COMPLETELY TRAGIC. The bartender was nice, at least, though she smoked like a freight train. It was dingy, dank, and absent any kind of vibe that didn't make you want to run screaming from the building. People always think gay bars west of Dallas suck and places like this only prove them right.
Review Source:Ill keep it simple had an amazing time and met some amazing people. I took my mom and it was her first time at a bar like this and she loved it. Great mix of current and old dance music!! The drinks were strong and reasonably priced. Altogether five star experience because of the people.
Review Source:Not much more to say then whats already been said. This is a GAY BAR/CLUB so if that makes you uncomfortable then don't come here. It's a small club kinda like a hole in the wall type place that's really really casual nothing fancy its a mixed crowed and the drink specials were pretty good. They also have $1 jello shots all day everyday! Drag show was very entertaining :) really the only thing I didn't like was that there wasn't enough air circulation to kinda clear out all the smoke from all the cigarettes, it made my eyes burn.
Review Source:Before two days ago, I had never been to a gay bar. Â I will take you on my journey.
I like dive bars, so when I heard that 1851 was right down the street from my (previous) favorite bar, Sunshine, I was expecting somewhere comfortable where I could chill, drink, and do a little bit of karaoke when I got jazzed enough. Â
My best friends are regulars and it was our friend's birthday, so maybe I was expecting the wrong thing.
I walked in and was greeted immediately. Â The bar staff was friendly, as were all the patrons. Â I'd heard horror stories from people who went to other gay bars and had to deal with a lot of cattiness, bitchiness, and general assholery. Â None of that here. Â The birthday girl got promptly wasted and much chaos ensued, and no one yelled at us! Â A couple of amaretto sours, kamikazes, and $1 schnapps shots later and I was on stage singing Men In Black wondering where my life had gone so right and what had happened to my chill night. Â
Then I went there again yesterday to catch the drag show. Â The girls were phenomenal and we got to hang out and take pictures with the lovely Kiana and Miss Anastasia Daniels. Â Oh God. Â The night is a blur. Â There was a lot of dancing on their teeny dance floor with the silly star-shaped lights.
This is going to be my new favorite haunt. Â Forever.
When I heard my friends say that wanted to go to 1851 the time machine jokes started. Â Yeah, I'm easily amused.
I wasn't at this bar for very long because it was 1:30am and girlfriend had to get back to Dallas. Â From what I could tell this would be a fun hang out. Â The small dance floor and all the dancing people were fun to watch.
Not sure if I'd find myself in this part of town again any time soon, but I'd want to go back to 1851 fo sho! Â Who doesn't love a fun gay bar?!
This bar is definitely on the list of dives on Division Street, but wait, this dive has Pabst on tap and some amazing drink specials. Â 50 cent PBRs on Wednesday and dollar PBRs on Sunday. Â Yay! Â On Saturdays there is a drag show at 9 and 11, if I remember the times correctly. Â The staff is friendly and the show was very entertaining. Â Oh yeah, and it's a gay bar, so don't go if you're uptight.
Review Source:Let's go to gay town! No, no one yelled this at me, it was just my inner monologue whispering softly inside my head on a Saturday night around 10:30pm. I had no idea what this place was or what to expect. But thank you, friend from A-town, for dragging me here. (Yes, friend is gay.)
This is the kind of gay club I prefer. Not that glossy, Eurotrash, three-story S4 crap on Cedar Springs. Not that there's anything wrong with that! There is no body glitter here, no façade. Actually, I take the body glitter part back. Apparently there are two drag shows on Saturday! One at 10:30 and one at midnight. The queens were tall, fierce, and packing some serious wig-power. I envied their strappy stilettos, glittery minidresses, and ability to lip-sync effortlessly to Kelly Clarkson, Britney, and En Vogue.
All colors and types of the rainbow (no pun intended) were here, and it felt like one big ethically diverse family. A pool table and darts were in the back, but I couldn't tear my eyes away from the big ladies.
Most importantly: $1 Jello Shots! And a not-too-shabby selection of draft beers, including Blue Moon, for $2.75. Say wha??? It looked like they had some pretty good happy hour specials for Wednesdays and Sundays as well. I don't know when I'll ever be back in Arlington, but my goodness, I really enjoyed my drive up and down Division Street. The old roadside motels (and neon signs) were spectacular! Never change, Division Street, never change...
I feel the quote from their website really sums it up best:
"The 1851 CLUB Arlington is located in Arlington, the Entertainment Capitol of Texas."
You heard right. Entertainment Capitol of Texas, and, perhaps...THE WORLD?!!!
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