LIVE — Restaurant in Ann Arbor

Mixed bag at this establishment.

Liquors: Mostly low-mid range, prices are high but not unreasonably so for a bar. I didn't see many taps, and what I did see was not impressive, but did not look at the bottle selection.

DJ: The DJ was okay, nothing special. This doesn't affect my rating TOO much as the DJs rotate, but still.

Bouncers: Great guys. One of them had to make me leave, but allowed me to get my coat from coatcheck, drink my water, and explain to my friends that it was okay and that there was no reason to visit this establishment if they want to treat customers in this way (more on this below).

Bar staff (front bar): Great! Went to them for my second drink, very friendly.

Bar staff(small bar to right of floor): Extremely poor service. I asked for light ice, he started pouring Gin into a glass packed TO THE TOP with ice. I tried to tell him to stop before he started pouring but he kept going, so I yelled a little louder (it's a club) and he got irate. Yelled at me that he heard me and to 'let him work'. He then proceeded to dump out some of the ice. Why it makes sense to dump out the ice after it's been covered with Gin is beyond me, I'd rather it stay in the glass. I'm pretty sure he was just annoyed when I asked him to correct. A few minutes later my friends joined me on the floor and they also complained he was rude to them, without prior knowledge of my experience. Some time later in the night, I was feeling parched and a little sick so I went to the bar and asked for a water. After hearing what I wanted, the bartender then asked the guy next to me what he wanted, and proceeded to make him a drink. That guy also asked for a water, so the bartender then filled two cups with ice and a splash of water. He only filled mine about 3/4 of the way, the other guy's was filled to the top. He then had to go out of his way to hand me the one with less. Was this a perceived slight? It's possible, but after his previous rudeness with not only myself but my friends as well, I sincerely doubt it. I always tip for water when the wait staff provides good service, but I'm not going to tip for rude behavior. I quickly drank the small amount of water in the cup, and knowing I was going to get ignored, grabbed the wand and started filling my cup with water. He saw and threw me out of the club, making a big scene about making me leave while I casually and calmly walked to the front, stating "no problem, I'm leaving" while he pushed me and yelled for security to take me out. I realize I was in the wrong for grabbing the drink dispenser, but I needed water and this guy was being a jerk about it. The bouncer made reference to the bartender being "his boss", so this may just be a place I don't...

We’ve seen this bouncer a bunch of times, usually during gay nights, and honestly you wouldn’t even know he was straight. He’s super chill, never judgmental, always made everyone feel welcome especially during the drag shows. So seeing him visibly upset this time really threw us off.

It started when this group of girls tried to get in without paying. He was polite from what I saw; said he didn’t recognize them and it was $5 each. They tried flirting to get around it, and when that didn’t work, the vibe shifted fast. He even made a light, playful comment nothing wild, totally in line with the energy they brought. They twisted it into something it wasn’t once they got inside which I have experience my self as being Trans.

Later, on the dance floor, those same girls were acting wild like performatively loud, bumping into people, filming others without consent. It honestly made me and my friend Toni uncomfortable enough to step off for a bit. Just felt like they weren’t there for the community vibe, just attention. And yeah, they were definitely the privileged white cis straight woman type who come through and act like they own the space.

Later we saw him outside looking really down, and overheard the owner mentioning possibly firing him. That’s why we’re speaking up. He’s one of the few people at Live who actually makes the place feel safe and fun for everyone, not just whoever thinks the party is for them. If they let him go over some entitled drama, that would be a huge mistake. We’ve...

If I could give zero Stars I would. Accidentally bumped into a lady on the way to the bathroom who grabbed me by my shirt and yelled at me and I told her don't touch me b**. Come to find out that was the owner's daughter she got physical with me I didn't touch her one time she went and lied and said I shoved her they said they would check security footage and never did. They also would not give me my debit card when I was trying to exit the place they told me they will bring it outside to me and I told him I'm not going anywhere until I get my debit card right now. Two of the bouncers got really Rowdy with me got in my face screaming at the top of their lungs and made threats towards me. So they brought me my debit card out and I was angry and I told them that I was not leaving a tip at all due to the horrible service I was given so I put $0 in the tips space. Checked my bank account today to see that they took $8 in tips out from my bank account that is illegal and I will be looking into further legal proceedings to handle this matter due to the how horrible the service I was given. I would not recommend this club to anybody there were multiple fights! I've never in my life had felt the hostility that I felt...