Bounce is one of the most entertaining places in Cleveland. The drink selection is ridiculously extensive and the prices are honestly fair. Throw in an amazing staff and you've got one hell of a place. This is all coming from a straight man. So man up and get your ass down there. Say wuddup to Jeff. That dude busts his ass for his customers and makes some mean drinks.
Review Source:A lot of great changes since the new owner and new management took over. Â Expanded beer, wine and cocktail lists and outstanding discounted bartender specialty cocktails every Saturday. Â Drag shows every Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat and a new Ru Paul's Drag Race star the last Saturday of every month.
Review Source:This place has taken a continual downturn in the past years. Â I used to love it, but now I only go if some of my friends insist. Â The bathrooms smell foul (that's an understatement), and there are no doors on the men's stalls. Â Sadly, the place is completely run down. Â It only packs a crowd on Saturday night's anymore, and it's a huge lesbo fest. Â Nothing against the ladies, but I remember the days gorgeous men flocked to this place years ago and had jam packed drag shows Thursday-Sunday nights. Â Now the place has closed a couple nights a week, looks dirty, and lacks great entertainment aside from the few regular queens who have stuck around over the years. Â The drinks are still cheap and big, but my amount of attendance has declined dramatically over the last year, and I always end up leaving by 1am because in all honesty, I get bored and disgusted. Â Not to mention, it is filled with people 18-20 year olds who, (in my valley girl voice), "think it's so fetch to be at a gay bar"....please...
p.s. you can count on seeing many of the tired and clichéd groups of straight women there for a bachelorette party, really?!?
If you want to see every stereotype of gay men displayed in front of you, go to Bounce. I guess some so called 'fag hags' enjoy these public displays of obnoxiousness, but as a grown man, I feel I've endured more than enough of them. The crowd is usually a combination of twinky club kidz and lesbians. Allegedly drugs are a problem here, although I have never seen any. The stalls in the men's room have no doors (get the picture?). If this is your kinda place, have a blast.
Review Source:been here a few times now. it's always been crowded. there's always a bunch of lesbians. the music was never very good because they are trying to cater to such a diverse crowd, techno then hip hop, etc. The dancefloor is kind of awkward and I guess it's two clubs in one. I will say it's the place to be on Friday and Sat night.
Review Source:I've been here a million times, so I'm surprised that I haven't reviewed it.
As a fag hag, I enjoy that there's a diverse crowd of people at Bounce/Union Station. Whether you're gay, straight, or anything in-between, there's a place for you at Bounce.
I particularly enjoy the drag shows on the weekends. Saturday night is lesbian night and features a couple drag kings, too (and nearly naked female go go dancers, if you're into that sort of thing).
Maybe I'm getting to be an old lady, but the crowd seems to be getting younger and younger at Bounce. Maybe because it's more of a dance club? So if you're looking for a place to watch an amazing show or to shake it, this is the place for you. If you want a nice chill place to spend the evening, look elsewhere.
Good job Cleveland, I was impressed with your gay bar. Bounce is connected to the Union Cafe, essentially they're one. We entered in through the Union Cafe- very nice set up. Clean, spacious, video screens and seating. Large bar which made it easy to find a spot to stand to make eye contact with the bartender and get a drink. The other part of the establishment, Bounce, is connected at the back of the cafe. They have a large dance area with two levels; the lower level is a circular stage and the upper is a wrap around stage that looks down on the circular one. If you're into top 40 dance songs, this is definitely the place for you. We had a great time going between the two spaces- and not to mention our drinks were strong, we were please to say the least! If you're in Cleveland and looking for a gay club, I'd recommend this one. Not amazing, but definitely had everything that you'd look for in a club that is meant to cater to both gay men and lesbians. I'll go back if I am ever in Cleveland again.
Review Source:I've been to Bounce twice now, and enjoyed myself thoroughly both times (at least I think so...I don't exactly remember the first time very well).
They have good music and a decent crowd on Friday nights. Â Thursday nights are amateur drag nights, and while the crowd is smaller the night is really fun.
Drinks are fairly priced when they have specials ($4 long island Thursdays? Â Yes, please!). Â Non-specials are a bit steeper.
I like the setup for the most part. Â The bar is huge, giving plenty of room to snag a spot and wait on a bartender. Â There are a good amount of tables to congregate around as well.
Sadly this is pretty much the only option we've got if we want to dance with another guy in the city of Cleveland. Â
The setup in this bar is frustrating, the round dance floor stage that takes up more space than needed kills me. Â The tables on the floor near the stage make it impossible to dance in that area, so you've gotta get up on the stage and hope you don't fall. Â
The music is pretty good, drinks are made very strong. Â
The biggest negatives for this club are how long the drag show.. well drags on for, and the crowd that is slowly becoming more and more lesbian and underage kids. Â
Thursday nights are a great night in terms of special drink's, Long Island for 3 bucks or flavored for 4 bucks.
This unfortunetly is the best gay bar in Cleveland. If you enjoy being around a lot of people, then Bounce is a good bet. They have the best music, and the bar is always getting remodeled and kept up.
The staff is disgustingly rude. You wait forever for a drink, and then the bartenders take all of 10 seconds to make it. Handing you a glass that quickly becomes sticky from having half of it slide down the outside. I've also had drinks here that were barely mixed, or the alcohol content varied greatly because attention was not paid to what they were doing.
I would reccomend tipping, but only if you plan on ordering from that bartender again. If you don't, he will suddenly not notice you, or your drink will be weak.
The people who go to Bounce are generally on the younger side. There are also a great deal of lesbians and older men as well.
The club itself is always busy during the drag shows, but people file out almost the second that's over and out into "Union Station."
All in all I always have fun there, but if your going to go to a bar to drink then I wouldn't reccomend Bounce.
Sorry guys - one of the big gay destinations in Cleveland is not world-class. If the world were Cleveland then, yeah... it's maybe a 4 1/2 star joint, but since the world is New York City... well, you get my drift. The set-up is nice, however. Two sections: an outer "bar" for mingling and/or watching really gay music videos (if you have no interest in speaking with the crowd) and a room to the side where you can dance - on a stage, on the floor, on the bar... whatever.
So what's wrong with this place? It's the vibe. It has that often sinister teenaged gay boy vibe, except everyone has it, especially the older guys. Also, I almost got raped by this disgusting older guy who was too muscular to consider human...
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