Archibald's Gentlemen's Club — Restaurant in Washington

Terribly disappointing for a place that talks so highly about itself.

It advertised stage dancing until 2am, no lap dances, but some extremely experience “packages” ($300/3min).

Being aroubd the corner for the Capitol Hilton, I checked it oit. By the time I arrived at 11.30, not one of the four girls there was was dancing.

One of the four approached me and kept trying to me to drop money in that “package”. Cute, but not my type. I was wnjoying juat chatting until ahe started really pushing me, and when i said “no thank you”, she kepg trying to get to get drunk, instead, or insisting o should tip her just for existing.

Is this the new normal for Gentlemen’s clubs? Had the same issue back in Chicago at the Admiral Theater last time i went.

When did dancers start expecting cash for nothing?

I used to love tjese places as much for the friendly ambiance and the overall atmosphere, but if being “shaken down” for a couple hundreds dollars, when they advertising simple stage dancing and sucj is just an absolute grift.

Trith? Zero out if five. Literally the most disappointing experience i’ve EVER had at a Gentleman’s club.

Worse yet, my wallet “disappeared” there, and i didn’t notice until i got back to my hotel.

The listed phone number doesn’t go through. They have an option to request a call back…nothing. I filed a police report, and i’m going back tonight to ask for mysepf…

If they “found” it and nothing is missing, i’ll edit my...

I visited this club with friends on a Tuesday night, 09:30pm, and there were already some other guests. Admission was $ 10 without a drink. A beer cost $ 11.

The club is a bit smaller and not as highly modern as others, but still fine. The room is elongated with a smaller stage centered on the wall. As a result, there are seats with better and less good visibility. Sitting right at the stage or across gives you a very good view of the performances of the dancers and you can also tip them very comfortably. Due to lack of space, there are no poles on the stage, but a suspended ring in which the ladies can present themselves artistically. I found that a really nice and a special alternative.

The dancers completely undressed in their performances and did not shy away from showing their bodies. Compared to the club from the previous evening, the women were a little younger and I also liked them more - but that's a matter of taste and probably depends on the evening.

Unfortunately, the ladies were a bit pushy looking for more tips or a drink or while selling a private dance. Overall, we had a nice evening in this club.

Private dances started at $ 150 for a duration of 3 songs. Way more expensive than in other compareable cities/countries. In the other club they at least had a nice $ 40 offer for a personal (not...

(I'm a male using a friends email in order to post) I stopped by Archibald's recently only to find out that I was on a banned list. I figured it had to be a mistake so I waited for the tall, bald guy with the beard to arrive because I knew that in the four (4) times I'd been there he'd been the only person at the door each visit. I've since figured out why he placed my name on that list ... he tried to say that "somebody" must have banned me. My last visit was 11/5/18 and on that day I stopped by but soon left after seeing the lack dancing talent. Strange thing is that I didn't mind being turned-away on yesterday either because what they had on-stage was ... well, let's not be rude. In addition, parking is horrible. So, to be clear one gets placed on a banned list not for NOT leaving, but for doing just that ... the tall guy at the door had his feelings hurt because my facial expression likely showed my dissatisfaction.

Very Petty ... I'll try to make sure to avoid Archibalds...