I thought this place was accepting of everybody turns out they hate women. My friend group of 4 women came in for Karaoke night. When we walked in we were the ONLY women in the bar. We’ve been to Anvil before for Karaoke and have always had a great time. This last time we went we were discriminated against due to being women. Apparently cheering on other fellow karaoke goers is against the rules and you will be scolded. We were yelled at by the bar tender stating we were too loud and “everybody” was complaining. When we went to the bar tender to rectify the situation as we had no malice intended, we were scolded even more. This came to a surprise to us as we had had so many other Anvil goers come up to us and advise they appreciated our support. We will NEVER be coming back to Anvil as clearly it is a sexist...
Read moreMy friend CJ told me to meet him there and I have never been there before, not knowing what type of gay bar it is, trusting my friend to pick a somewhat casual place to hang out, oh hell no. The anvil might be a bar that people enjoy visiting but I am definitely not, without question, one of those people. Not my scene, not even close, if anybody knows me, then they would know that I would not be comfortable in an environment like that. As soon as I stepped out onto the back patio I could feel that people were definitely staring at me and not in a friendly, hi how you doing kind of way, more like, I wonder what he tastes like. I lasted all of 5mins. Then I left. I was very happy to see the inside of my camaro and left in such a hurry that I actually did a burnout and didn't mean...
Read morea spectacular place, one of the best here in Phoenix Arizona, except that last Sunday, January 7, 2024, I went at night with a friend to have some beers, the bartenders who are there daily who offer magnificent service were not there, there was a man Fat man who used to work at the Newton bar and just because my friend didn't order the beer in English, he discriminated against him with a racist gesture and he didn't sell him the beer, something that happens for the first time. I hope it doesn't happen again because everyone there pays and tips well. It is for us gays that there should not be those inconveniences, thank you and I hope you take action on the matter, happy start...
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