Center Street Alley — Restaurant in Rutland City

I went there last night for the second time in my entire life for my friend’s Birthday. As we walked, in the smell of cigarettes inside the place was highly noticeable. The bartenders were cordial but the alcohol selection for mixed drinks was limited (cheap cheap liquor) and the bar lacked even limes for drinks which I’ve never experienced before. There’s also a literal sewage pipe that runs from floor to ceiling on the dance floor as it’s a basement venue in an old building.

The crowd was pretty big in my opinion. When I went to use the bathroom it was one of the nastiest bar bathrooms I’ve witnessed in my entire life (not the venues fault) from folks with “poor aim”. There was no paper towels.

Later in the night my friend requested the song “pink pony club” by Chapelle Roan to be played. He played it but announced that he was playing it with “great reluctance”. Some people sang and enjoyed the song, others walked off the dance floor and I overheard a woman say “what has this place become”.

I realize it’s Rutland Vermont, but as a gay man I’ve never witnessed anything so large but subtlety homophobic as Chapelle Roan is a queer icon and queer artist. This really took the cake for me especially when the DJ mentioned he was playing it reluctantly. You don’t have to like a song but as a DJ you should keep those opinions to yourself.

I would not recommend this as a place at all for queer people to go to, and would only recommend it to those who want to go to a complete dive for cheap drinks and a fun time if they’re able to make themselves have a fun time. Set your expectations lowwwwww with this place.

The games in the back were kinda fun but set up as if a middle schooler was rushing to connect a console to play a game one time to their old TV with...

Wow! What a great experience! Not sure what that other review was talking about, but the DJ loves Chappell Roan. He plays it every week. He must have been joking, I heard "he's a funny guy" haha. I doubt the DJ is homophobic... I heard him talking about doing drag the other day for something the alley hosts (Drag Karaoke) (also, see ad attached!), but oh well! Anyway, the music is always great, tons of video games, and the driving simulator is a blast! There is also pool and darts (I think they also have guitar hero and a wii!) Oh yeah! The bathroom ran out of paper towels, so I just asked... And they refilled the machine! Wow! Imagine that! I took a silly picture of the DJ too (attached). Highly recommend! The DJ WILL IN FACT PLAY BRING ME TO LIFE BY EVANESCENCE! YOU SHOULD ASK! Fun place, bring your mom on Friday nights! (It's your...

It was my first time going to a bar and the bartender was super kind and willing to explain how things worked and what was what. They have pool, darts, and video games for you to enjoy. They also have a theme for every night of the week and its really fun. The regulars are extremely welcoming and i hope to become one soon!

Edit: i have become a regular and if i could give them more than 5 stars i would. Cheyenne is amazing her drinks are phenomenal and she will take amazing care of you. Themed nights are Sun/mon: closed Tue: EDM w/DJ. EG Wed: open mic night Thurs. karaoke w/tenacious T (9:00pm-minight) Fri/Saturday:...