Bar Fly Minneapolis

Went here two weekends ago! But I've been here before. It's a pretty small venue, more for dancing and standing around drinking. There's not many tables or even bar high tables. More of a club.I came here for the final destination of a night of barhopping around downtown Minneapolis and had been invited by a friend to come to the party they were throwing here. It was an organized party and they're a local DJ, BUF (Bottle Up Funk). Good sets, good music, the vibe was great and everyone was into it. There's two bar areas, a small area as part of the walkway with a short seating area extending away from the bar with an 8-seater couch along one wall. (This area also included a real small DJ booth and really tight dancing area (4 people abreast).The other area is expansive and wide open about 25x20 dancing area. Pretty nice with the stage in the front corner of it and a bar on the far wall. The acoustics are pretty good, but the service by the bartenders was just mediocre; it seemed a little understaffed. An okay place, but could use some more service.

Worst music choices and crowd. Go there if you want to be a part of a tacky crowd and dance to the worst old songs possible.

Oiy. A friend was DJing here and begged me to come. I'd only ever walked by, and the marquee looks classic, so I figured it'd be fun - we were on the list after all.Well, it was an 18 plus night, maybe a Wednesday, which meant lots of girls from the suburbs doing pole dances. It was also a Ladies Night, which meant lots of oddball guys, many of whom didn't seem to have come with anyone, standing around the edges, leering.The cocktail waitresses may be an everyday thing - I've never been back to check - but the night I went they were wearing black lacy thongs, garter belts, skin tight black boots, bras adorned with feathers, etc. They were all bleach-blondes of a certain height. It was not awesome, in part because I wasn't much interested in girls parading around in their underwear, but also because they looked sort of uncomfortable and I felt bad for them.But the special was $1 you-call-its, something I may never again experience. We got to sit in the VIP area, drinking and watching the mayhem, so the evening itself was pretty amusing. The venue, however, was not

This review is about the Loft at Barfly (the second floor) and not Barfly - the Top 40 Dance hits club on the main floor. First off the staff at the Loft at Barfly is about as pleasant as a pregnant lady in the middle of giving birth, the place is dirty and overall I have had only negative experiences every time I have been there. I am not into the whole Dubstep scene, but I have gone to the Loft to support friends who are local DJ's and artists. Each time I go there I dread it! Not so much because of the people who go to the concerts there but because of how awful the staff is. From the moment you enter Barfly and head up the elevator to the second level where the loft is located, nothing but bad vibes is all one feels!Once you get off the elevator, a generally rude group of hostesses who clearly hate their job and hate working there rudely asks you for your ID and huff and puff their way along as if you are inconveniencing them for doing their job! My friend had a large group of people on a list to get into the Loft for her birthday and the hostesses literally went postal and freaked out because we were trying to explain to her that a friend waiting to get in was on the list, she somehow dropped the pass/guest list -yelled and said to back away and said we were too close, when I was literally about a foot away. Once everyone got in about 10 out of 25 people left the loft and went to another place because of the awful experience and how rudely we were treated just at the entrance.From a business / DUH standpoint, if your customers have a bad experience from moment they walk in the door, clearly the negative first impression with effect the entire experience from arriving to departure! I like the people who attend the venue; they all seem to be pretty cool and chill and are there to dance and have a good time! If you aren't into the dance/ rave/dub step, glow stick scene it is not the place for you. I guess my main problem is with the bouncers, hostesses and bartenders. But the Go Go Dancers, local artists and Dj's are great people!

Well, I'm definitely not 21 anymore. We came here for my bachlorette party and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Being as we are "old" we arrived earlier than the party people, but within an hour the place was packed. Good: DJ was good and played a lot of great dance songsWe had own our booth/section complete with stripper poleBad:The 8 of us sat at in an empty bar for 10 minutes before our pre-ordered drinks arrived, no excuse for thatIt was a fund night. i must say I don't recommend putting vodka in your champagne like we did :)

Only two reviews? Time to do this place some justice! Went out to BarFly last night and had a great time. Upon arriving the guy at the door carding was friendly, and we proceeded to enter the club. However, the $8 cover is cash only, and the ATM inside is broken. After crossing the street to "Seven" and using their ATM, we returned to BarFly and went inside. The place had plenty of people, but wasn't packed. The bartender was friendly and knew her drink specials, although the drinks were a bit overpriced. The music was pretty generic club music, but fit the scene well. They've got some stripper-poles to dance on if that's your thing, a larger floor than I expected, and a seating area in the corner.Guys, there's a lot of cute ladies here! Talked to a good dozen of them and they were very friendly, met a few cool guys too. I rarely stay at a place until close, but I actually had so much fun here I stayed. Will return, but probably will do my drinking somewhere else. Either way, thanks BarFly for the good times!

Dubsteper's unite! Friday May 7th Vaski, Bogtrotter and Smilodon at the Loft. See you on the dance floor, its gonna be a ripper!!!

Good time! Simply put I had a lot of fun. Music was crazy loud, but on a Saturday it was pretty packed. More girls than guys and that's ok. Penny drinks 9-11 was awesome, just make sure to bring enough change.They seem to have a lot of events and Saturday was GO-GO dancers. Bartenders could seem to care less, probably cause it was 18+....The waitresses were very nice tho. I will definitely go back, great Friday/Saturday night place!

Me as a female, had my girlfriend whispering in my ear to talk to me. Security came and tapped us on the shoulder to keep the PDA to a minimum. I should mention it's also PRIDE and the bar is dead as fuck.

Not worth 25 dollars. Please save your money and go to other club. The people that work here are clueless