Barcodes Orlando — Restaurant in Maitland

So throughout the years I've had friends who have told me they were barred from this bar, which was hard for me to believe, as I had never been barred from any bar. To be honest, Barcodes has never been my favorite bars, other than for me to stop in, have a beer, and move to another bar to meet friends. My opinion of this place got worse back in 2018 when they had a gentlemen overdose and die in the back area by the picnic tables. I helped the bartender with CPR and instructed someone to wait out front to direct the Orange County Fire Department in to our exact location. After the fire department had escorted the decedent from the scene, the owner had showed up. I took the time to let the owner know what a good job I thought the bartender had done that was working, only to get a snarky comment and told to quit talking about it. Fast forward to 2018/2019 I was there and was pushed from behind into the bar and then pushed from behind again into the jukebox and as I turned around to defend myself the bartender jumped between me and the guy who had pushed me. I remained calm while the other guy was screaming at me and I never called 9-1-1 to report the battery and never contacted an attorney regarding the bar. In hind sight, maybe I should have done both. I then found out one of the employees who works in the store escorted the aggressor to his car and informed him where I worked and what I did for a living. I waited about four years and my friends wanted to go to Barcodes for one of their special events, so I reached out to the owner to see if I was welcome to return, which he said that I was. In February 2025 I had stopped in the bar and had one drink and when I went to get another drink from the bartender, there was a line on the pool table side of the bar. I then walked around to the far side of the bar where there was an opening to get my second beer. As I approached the vacant spot, an intoxicated off duty bartender, Christian, jumped up off his stool, started yelling at me to the point where he made a scene for the whole bar to see. Then the on duty bartender, Tom, started yelling at me to go to the other side of the bar, despite the puzzled and confused look on my face, as I never spoke to the intoxicated bartender when I went to get my second beer. I like to give business to gay establishes, however, I've discovered their customer service is usually horrible, as was in this case. I closed my tab and left. A couple weeks later a friend wanted me to meet him at Barcodes and when I showed up, I was informed by Tom that I was barred again. I have no idea what story Tom and Christian had concocted to tell the owner or if they had barred me on their own, however, if the owner really wanted to know the truth of what happened that night, there is video he could have watched. I would even suggest he pull my tab of only having one beer and pull Christian's tab to see who the intoxicate one was. I haven't figured out if it's the owner, the bartenders, or all of them who get off on barring people from the bar. Regardless, if the owner doesn't want people causing problems in his bar, his staff should be setting the example, whether on or off duty. Finally in closing, you don't have to take my word for it, there are plenty of other reviews on FB, Yelp, Google etc., that make it clear the staff is part of...

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My boyfriend and I were on vacation and just checking out the local gay bars around Orlando. My BF went to the bar to order a drink. Unfortunately, they don't sell alcohol, just beer. We went to the back just to check it out and then leave. This man approached us I'm not sure if the person is an employee or the owner of the place but he was VERY RUDE!. He told us we need to order a drink or leave. Usually, I would react differently in these types of situations, but I decided to walk away as me and my boyfriend were walking out he was following us just to make sure we leave. Then he made a comment at the door telling us not to come back if we don't order any drinks when we were exiting. Once we got in my car, my boyfriend noticed that the guy was watching us to see if we left. Dont know his name, but he was a big guy who wears glasses. It's was very disturbing. Bad experience wouldn't recommend anybody to go there. Especially if they're visiting for...

I wish there was a better description than a “easy going gay bar”. I thought this would be an inclusive bar to the LGBTQ+ community, but I felt unwelcomed the moment I walked in. Ive been to plenty of gay bars that did not make me feel uncomfortable. There were large tvs all around the bar with a slide show of very nude, gay men only p**n. leaving nothing to imagination. There was a sex shop and a pool table, then a door that lead out back and I dont want to know what was going on out there😅. It was a hookup bar for men. I’m sure if I could be a male that was gay, I’d feel more at place there, but just disappointing that it was not inclusive or welcoming at all. I wish I knew before I went because I felt so anxious afterwards. Other than that, it seems nice for men that are sick of Grindr and want to actually meet...