Marquette Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in Atlanta

Ratchet Level: High Music: Rap/Trap Cover: $10/$15 (Cash Only)

I typically don’t hit after hours spots and like to call it a night after about 2am, but the party was just getting started! This venue doesn’t open until 3am. Security at the front door and a cashier as soon as you enter. Another cash only spot which at this point in 2019 is primitive. There is an ATM inside in the back, so the staff held on to our IDs while we used it. The main room is spacious with seating around the entire edge. There is security inside. The a/c was on so we were not too hot, but the floor was a little too slippery with the shoes I was wearing. This venue has a bar with all female bartenders. The drinks were alright but most people pay $12 for a pitcher. There is also a kitchen. The wings here were trash even while I was drunk. In the back there are different rooms. In one of the rooms was a pole with a stripper performing. Two of the rooms were restrooms with little to no privacy. The other rooms I didn’t bother to look in. This place is a nice opportunity to people watch. It was so much going on with dance battles, lituations, and drama. For the most part I was the “cute out of town guy dancing”. I went here on Friday and had a great time. I also came in Saturday but did not go inside as I wasn’t feeling well. The line was extremely packed in Saturday’s and my friends said it was much better than Friday (though Friday was still a good time). Overall I would end the night here. A nice place to continue the turn up and get some food all in one. Be warned it is ratchet though. But the good kind of ratchet. Keeping the energy of a hot boy/hot girl summer your favorite international club critic;...

Very Disappointed in the Experience

I had family in town, in they wanted to experience a night out with me. So we decided to go to this establishment. At the door they sated $10.00 per person, I said "ok can I use the ATM" so I then walk up to the ATM to have my card stolen by the machine. I then advised the front door in they were careless and downright rude frankly giving the black-owned business a bad NAME.

I understood the ATM, not being owned by the club. However, you have this "ATM" in your establishment, so there should be a point of contact. At this point I'm livid. But still keeping my cool until I spoke to this rude gentlemen by the name "John" the promoter and he was a jerk to the 10th power as if it was my fault that the establishment "Failed to place an "Out of Order" sign on the device.

The entire issue could have been handled with proper professionalism; the experience is something I would have never encountered at "Blake's" the white-owned bar. With the exception for the bartenders, they at least made an effort to rectify the matter.

Being a black entrepreneur, I say do better after all your only open because we come in to spend money at your establishment.

Owner Johnny M, I hope this is not an indicator of how you run your pizza business as well because you need to check your promoter before he causes a conflict that's not required. Johnny M, your promoter and his communication will cause escalation with patrons.

Poor,...

This place rips off the LGBTQIA Community. Every way they can charge the disenfranchised they will. 80 bucks for a vip line but 20 for the same entry on the line behind the building. 20 bucks for reentry just even if you go outside to your car for a moment....no one tells you it’s 20 but once you walk back In it’s 20. The security loves it....they seemingly get off on charging people extra for things they have no set price on. Once I complained about it being 20 per person to come back In they brought it down to 10. Price gouging and more than likely stealing and pocketing untaxed money. The “guards” at the front are more focused with feeling you up and taking your money than anything else. I asked for a receipt for the extra charge as we were here promoting our business and we were laughed at and asked why. Well, because we...