The coat check at this place lose my $200 jacket. After talking to Frank Recupero, think hes the owner or manger, he assured me he would take care of reimbursting me. Â This guy gave me the biggest runaround. Â Every time i would call looking for him i was told that he had just stepped out. I drove all the way to the club several times looking for him but nobody knew where he was or when he would be back. Â Needless to say i never got my jacket or reimburstment. Â I'm so glad this place closed. Â HaHa thats karma Frank!
Review Source:Due to a three weekend string of shootouts during the summer Orchid has closed before the town of Saugus was forced to close them(I'm not making this up - it's all on <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fboston.com&s=c3aaf7dc99d547a34892a83ac741c8bd5890fcd369c480cd4a5ebe81a72077c7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://boston.com</a>).
But due to the juice the club owner/promoter has with the town there will be another sleazy club opening in it's place in a few weeks. So keep the body armor and Mac 10's handy.
I have to say this place is alright. I used to be a big clubber, now not so much. When I do go out I tend to overdo it, and Orchid is the place for that. I agree with much of what has already been said - huge parking lot, enough orange to make you feel like you are in the Willy Wonka factory, and the reggae/hip hop room gets to crowded and has a funky smell to it. And it is certainly amusing to people watch.
I disagree however on the comments about the bartenders. I was actually impressed with them. Every time I went up the girl knew what I wanted, she got to me quick and the drinks were strong. Maybe I lucked out, but I can't complain.
Orchidz waaaaazz....kinda wack. Gorgeous place, but filled with the trash of boston, lynn and revere. Â I'm hugely disappointed...
WHY?
-The reggae room waz like the BO room..it was so sweaty and funky from the smell of people grinding on each other..i mean I was making fun and trying to push my sister to get close to the dance floor but the smell of men sweat and cocoa butter and pussy was reeking! I honestly say PORNO and I DID NOT LIKE IT. One girl was bent straight over dancing while this guy was slamming her azz...it was crazy! haha
-I'm LOVE to dance..will anywhere..ON STAGES..BARS..jk..I'm a showoff.....i have moves ;) ..but I simply could not  UGH!! because right behind me staring right at my azz would be like 5 guys, not dancing..with their eyes beelined straight to my crotch and waiting to see my booty shake...um...ok...HAHA
-I hardly saw 1 awesomely attractive classy guy! There were TONS of almost hot bodied girls in booty shorts but with butterfaces=SKANK CITY and well taken care of stylish but SHORT guys=DOUCHBAGS and whispering discussing girls rite in front of them......but really Ugh.. the trash of boston..
-Poor club layout..I mean, it eas the most well set up Glamourous place  WOW but HUGE TRAFFIC jamz and over stuffed crowd past capacity..It's funny cuz they put the reggae and therefore more fun musik in the SMALL "vip section"  n NO SEATING AVALIABLE.., but the spanish room was massive with free seating..but empty cuz the musik sucked! SWITCH ROOMS ORCHIDS DUH!
-Did I almost get into several fights? People were ghetto like crazy, Huge heavy guys even bumping to get past me hard without a word. One Drunk bitch stepped on my foot with her heel and walked off and my sis had to pull me away before I got mad..A TRUCK of a guy blocking the traffic on purpose..I waz shocked to see like 5 people I knew from like high school. Hip spot...I understand! Â But my eye waz roving in case I see any X's, enemies, or haters...TOO MUCH PRESSURE!
-.Ladies FREE before 10:30 but guys pay $25 AT THE DOOR! Are they crazy? I give it a C-.
Orchid is one of the places you love to hate, I would say. Â It's on par with Kowloon for the people watching, and drinks aren't too pricey. Â It is HILARIOUS to people watch at this joint (at least on a Friday night). Â I didn't have to pay a cover (not sure why, maybe I got there early enough to beat a cover?) and the music was good. Â There's lots of the typical North Shore guido/d-bag crowd, but it's Saugus, what do you expect?
I saw a short shorts parade (and seriously, these girls did NOT need to be wearing short shorts), a girl who was abandoned by her date trying to pick up the bartender, Â and two guys with matching Ruff Ryders motorcycle vests. Â And that's just the beginning of the night! Â
To the girl who was abandoned by her date, I say good riddance--if he's going to take you to Orchid on your first date it's just as well it didn't work out. Â To the two motorcycle dudes--correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't Ruff Ryders a late 90s rap group, not actually a motorcycle gang? Â Hey, maybe I'm wrong.
Anyways, I digress. Â This club is not a destination, but more some place you end up. Â I adore the people watching though. Â So much so that I think my roommate, another friend, and I are going to go next weekend to sit in a corner and laugh at people :)
I can only speak for Friday nights at Orchid .The place was jumping
The door wasnt stuck up like some downtow Boston clubs ( not saying any names Rumor!) and the crowd is definitely a sexy one. Â ! The spanish room plays hot spanish Bachata , salsa, merenque and all that good stuff all night.
The Hip Hop room DJ plays all the bangaz and music that makes EVERYONE wanna get upand dance.
The only thing is that at one point it got  TOO crowded in the hip hop room and it was hard to dance in there...but other than that....
A FRIDAY NIGHT AT ORCHIDS IS A GOING TO BE A REALLY FUN NIGHT ...
CHECK IT OUT !...
OH YEA... LMAO @ other Yelpers talking about the "Orange Guidos" !! Â lol....sooo trueee .. Â its a North Shore crowd thing i guess
Oh..My..God. Where do I begin?
Let's keep it simple. Â The drinks were watered down,sucky and super overpriced..and served in what looked like dixie cups. Â The bartender I had wasn't retarded as other reviewers mentioned, but he did look like he had just escaped prison (scary tattoos,uber pale, and in a wifebeater!)
The patrons were a disaster..but also my favorite part in a way. Â Tons of cougers (one with a heavily hairsprayed mullet..short shorts and glitter on her chest) and the rest were freakishly short and/or bright orange guidos. Â One guido almost punched me in the head with all of those crazy arm movements they do on the dance floor. Â The DJ didn't know what he was doing.. the songs were odd and didn't transition smoothly from one to the next. Â I could have done a better job with my friggen IPOD. Â
I will say that the space was nice enough and FELT upscale, but of course it was not. Â I went before 11, so there was not a cover charge (thank GOD because I would have been pissed). Â The bathrooms were descent with pretty good lighting, but it was hard to compete for the sinks with the Northshore trash gawking at themselves in the mirrors..and discussing fun topics like thier latest yeast infection and the guy du jour who screwed them over and made out with one of their friends. Â OBNOXIOUS.
In sum, do not go here unless you can't talk your friends out of it like what happened to me..or you'd like a self esteem boost because unless you look like the elephant man you will be more attractive then almost everyone there. Â The only saving grace was being with a group of people I liked including my man. Â Otherwise I would have just walked right out. Â In 10 minutes you could be in Boston anyway. SKIP IT.
So I go here after a my last trip around November when I had my birthday bash. Â I go with my wife and yes it is nineties techno/house, but damn the music from those times were the best. Â Yes you get the remnants of the Italian/Irish from this area mixed in with some Brazilian/Latinos, but hey this is Saugus after the tsunami of immigration from the south and hey accept the demographic changes this means... Â I had a good time and my wife had a good time even after some drunk dude tried to dance with her when I stepped back to take a breath. Â But I don't carry any chips anymore, and can handle drunken mistakes without taking anyone out for silly things. Â I'm a retired clubber who still likes my techno and I thought the bartenders were fine. Â
It is a bit small, the cover charge did seem a bit steep for the area, but if you go out only once every three months, it does'nt make that much of a difference. Â For the single guys out there, I recommend just giving up on this part of the country, you are'nt going to find the nice women in the clubs, they are all hiding from that scene, and frankly I have a feeling that you might have to just go out of state for what you are really looking for...
I honestly thought I was at a casting call for tall(er) Oompa-Loompas. I have never, EVER seen that much orange skin in my life.
How dare this place charge a cover? For what? Why exactly did I pay money to enter such a disgraceful establishment? Was it because of the ciche music? Or possibly to get a chance to sip on the most overpriced drinks in Massachusetts? I know! It was for the cleaning bill to mop up all the orange sweat at the end of every night oozing from the pores of Mario Blowoutio and his gang of tangerine friends.
One last thing: never again!
After spending some part of my New Years here and going there a handful of times before hand I'm not impressed at all. The bartenders are a disgrace, they change the drink prices whenever they want. You could play 8 for a mixed drink and then 9 next round ordered. The cover has constantly gone up and I think it's at 15 now. On New Years you had to pay 20 or 30 to valet depending upon which valet person you spoke to and 15 dollars just to self park. The parking lot is enormous and is usually free. One night it was 10 dollars to check your coat. On New years it was 3.Constant inconsistencies arise with every aspect of this place. Even what rooms are open when. Sometimes there are two sometimes one. All in all I wouldn't recommend making this joint your regular place but if you grab a bunch of friends and don't want to drive to boston then once in a blue moon this place is fine.
Review Source:Holy shit these people really are partying like its 1999......
OK so after you pay the $15 cover.....in Saugus, I expected more then Ed Hardy shirts and techno music. But alas that is all Orchid offers, please note that the two star rating is solely based on its amazingly awesome people watching possibilities.
So we had nothing to do after the De La Hoya ass kicking, so we strolled down to Orchid just to see if all the rumors were true, and I am proud to report they were. Once you head up the escalator into what appears to be a respectable club, you are automatically hit with the douche chills as you check out a scene, that I truly though died in 2002....I mean really techno music???? There is a reason it went away, and these people missed the memo. I actually saw people rave dancing...partying like it was 1999...litaraly!
The guy to girl ratio was probably 6:1 and those couple of women who did show up were greeted with some massive crotch thrusting gentleman who may have missed all the after school specials on steroids.
Overall I had a pretty good time, but that's only cause I'm a judgmental jerk who likes to make fun of people.....otherwise you might want to skip this place.
Oh Orchid, I hate you. Let me count the ways:
1) You are part of the slimy nightclubs on Rt. 1;
2) The complex in which you are located is going through some sort of identity crisis ("Hey, lets book a reception, a dance club and a Spanish dance club all in one night" "OMG, Friday would be perfect");
3) You fill yourself beyond capacity by like 300 people ("Pack em' in like sardines. They like that.");
4) You like attracting blowouts, roid heads, barely-legal chicks (for lack of a better word), balding old men and a haggy staff (tan much?);
5) You have no class;
6) Your one bar is absolutely huge but patrons outnumber your BTs 200 to 3...resulting in an hour wait for one drink;
7) Â You have so much potential but if nothing is done to change, I give you a month before someone gets stabbed or shot and 1 year of existence. Thats being generous;
8) You were a complete waste of my Friday night and my $10 for your cover. I could of been playing Wii tennis and drinking the best quality of wine that 10 bucks could buy me, you know!
Love always (not!),
Me
Any who, the music was decent, I liked the girlie pink decor and there is plenty of parking. That's why I give you...2 Stars.
I was secretly hoping that this would be different from the other clubs in the area, good even, but I was disappointed yet again.
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