Congo Bar — Restaurant in Oaxaca

Absolutely unacceptable staff behaviour! They didn't let me because they were insulted...

Let me explain. I wanted to go in with friends. I had a big tote bag, my (male) friend a tiny backpack. They wanted to let me in but my friend not. So I tried to prove a point bu putting the tiny backpack in my bag. That apparently offended them so much that after they didn't want to let me in even just with my tote bag (which apparently was acceptable before!!). My friend with backpack had already left. Another friend had already paid and they didn't give her back the money either.

Out of principle, I would never set a foot in this place again. I was trying to prove a point, and the staff knew I was...

We went here after reading it was the place to go for salsa on Wednesday nights. Arrived at 11pm to a huuuuge line down the street that took over an hour. $150 pesos entry. By the time we got inside at 12am the salsa band had stopped and the music was trash mainstream. The jam packed crowd were chewing their faces off and yelling more than they were dancing. People seemed to be enjoying themselves but definitely not for us / not the salsa, Cumbia or Mexican nightlife experience we had expected when reading about it. Not much space to actually dance other than at the entrance area. Really gritty, and stinky because they really jam you in there. Maybe it’s different earlier...

Great for those who enjoy listening to over 130bpm salsa music. Not good for salsa dancing considering there is no dance “floor”. Can try to dance on the uneven adoquined concrete or the rustic wood, best to dance at the tile space as you enter, before the crowd arrives at 11p. The band was ok. The singer didn’t know the lyrics of a popular old Marc Anthony song so had to read off of her phone. They played a combination of good...