a bar with colorful lights
a christmas tree decorated with lights
Dance floor during a show
Stage
a shirtless man with a towel around his neck
three men posing for a picture
two women hugging each other
a group of people performing on a stage
two young men posing for the camera
interior
interior
the bar at ETC #2
Dance floor
Cage dance area
Taking a Jell-O shot
Bartender Brandon
Main dance stage w/ the 'cage'
Summer 2011, Pridefest
Interesting...
Dance floor before the Craziness!!!
Joe C.
Feb 2, 2025
Re-writing my review because some woke purple hair reported my last one for the word "hømo" and it got removed.I'm a hømo, so I can say hømo all day long. deal with it., you hømo. I can say hømo in my MKE HØMO pridefest shirt and watch my hømo shows in my hømo house while eating my hømo chips. Anyway, this place rocks.Yes they charge covers on DJ nights. These are usually an assortment of local DJs and if you are there before 10, it's free because you get a stamp. DJs are hit or miss, just like everything else. Also last time I checked DJs have bills too. Boo hoo you drove from chicago and had to pay 10 bucks because you got there after 10. Last time I checked it cost 16 bucks just to drive through illinois. This will not be a new york nightclub on some random saturday. Big weekends and holidays, it can be.By far one of the only three story bars in the areas.This place hosts literally the best Halloween party events in town. Halloween weekend I usually cut everything else short and just end up here anyway. Sound system hits hard with house music. I'm still trying to replicate the sound with midbass drivers and woofers in my car but haven't gotten it right yet. How do they do it? DSP? Bartenders are friendly but can also get preoccupied. Good thing there are like..idk.... FOUR SEPARATE BARS IN THERE that you can go to if one bartender sucks that night.Parking is almost nonexistant but either uber, walk, or park at Kruz.Only complaint is the uppity people that go here sometimes
Read MoreKristen P.
Jan 1, 2025
Cheers to a terrible club for NYE. First off, charging a cover in Milwaukee is wild. Water street bars don't even charge covers. And $15 per person?! But okay we paid it hoping for a good DJ. Nope we heard the wedding DJ special. With hits from 2010 for your whole night! What a blast on top of that the DJ missed the countdown. Everyone looked around like what? Charge a cover like that... your DJ needs to do better. Also the women's restroom was taken up by the coat rack? Would be fine if you didn't have the tiniest bathroom known to mankind for everyone else. It's literally 2 stalls packed inside a 4x6 closet. This used to be a gay bar but every time I'm here it's filled with straight couples. Couldn't keep a tab open either? If you would like to be transported to your hometown bar in 2010, come on down to La Cage
Read MoreDerek B.
Dec 2, 2022
Was in Milwaukee for my birthday over the Summer & this was just the type of club I was looking for. Walked into a nice cold temperature, dark lighting with black lights & smoke machine, playing techno & dance music. Bartenders were excellent. Great environment.
Read MoreMichael G.
Nov 5, 2018
I asked my buddy, do you think this is a gay bar/club as well as we were bar hopping in the area. The door opens and we hear Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." Hearing that song confirmed to me that we in fact, stumbled upon another gay club and proceeded to enter and dance a little bit. I don't know if it was the layout and the different levels that were oddly put together but this was my least favorite of the gay bars/clubs in the Milwaukee gayborhood. I give them props for playing good music and providing a dance floor but without it being very busy, it doesn't feel right. Too much empty space. I will probably be skipping this business during my next visit to the area.
Read MoreCélia J.
Feb 26, 2017
First time in Milwaukee for a weekend getaway. La Cage is the worst LGBTQ affiliated club I have ever been to: $10 cover charge for an empty club, overpriced drinks, bad music and a not-so-classy crowd. The whole thing was pretty tacky. We stayed no more than 30 minutes overall and left without looking back.It might seem like a nice place to go in from the outside... BUT DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE ME DID! Waste of money.
Read MoreR K.
Jul 9, 2017
This place is on life support and is just a few beats away from going belly up. It's sad because it this used to be a gay mecca in the day. Now it's over run with fights, bachelorette parties, women and straight man trying to pick up the women. If you enjoy ridiculous cover charge followed by over price drinks, rude and inattentive staff this is your place. I came here because some out of town buddies wanted to check out the place. They were equally as disappointed in the experience. In the span of being there got to observe drug use in the bathroom, and on the dance floor. My buddy had an encounter with a female who just wouldn't take no for an answer. At the end of the night, it was plenty of disappointment to go. As a friend noted about the straight women invading the place, "Fix the problems in your own bar, so we can enjoy the safe space in ours." As you read the reviews by straight females, they are the reason for the decline.
Read MoreJenn M.
Feb 15, 2017
This is actually mt 2nd time going here. I was here last year October or so and then again beginning of February, overall its a nice crowd and it has a great vibe. Everyone is dancing and having a great time, my friend loves this place, not a fan of the drinks I tried 2 different ones and just didn't like them. The jell-o shots were good overall a fun night, they closed like at 2:30 or so which was a good time and easy to get a taxi outside after
Read MoreScott H.
Jul 4, 2016
I went to La Cage after an amazing brewery tour at Milwaukee Brewing Company, and it completely ruined our night. The second part of our evening began with ever familiar disappointment that a bar charges a cover. At La Cage it was $6, and half of our group was uncertain that they even wanted to go. I convinced everyone that it would be fun after a couple of drinks, but I was proven very wrong. When we got to the dance floor, we felt awkward because there were so few people there. Though the music was great, I couldn't help but think, is this how Milwaukee parties on a Saturday? Then we tried to to cure the situation with some drinks, but the bar tenders here were also kind of the worst.I've heard that there are much better gay bars in Milwaukee, so next time I'm in town I'll definitely be trying one of them instead.
Read MoreR C.
May 28, 2023
Waited 30 mins for a drink at La Cage. Either the bartender was drunk or high but I never got a drink and went elsewhere. this is my first time visiting the bar from Illinois and was expecting a great time. I hope that I have a better experience the next time I visit.
Read MoreJamie I.
May 22, 2021
I don't understand some of these reviews; this is my FAVORITE place to hang out! Friendly staff (who remember me), decent prices (I don't drink hard liquor), GREAT music, I love the shows, and I love the dancing. I've been to Fluid, Dix, and others, but LaCage has been my favorite place for the past couple of years!Security was strict during the covid lockdown but they're as relaxed as permissible by law and city ordinances. There are two wheelchair accessible entrances to the upper level and I think a lift to the lower level. You'll probably find me drinking a cider there
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