MenzBar

Closed For Move

Menz Bar is closed from 2008-01-19 until late February / Early March for the move up to 2182 Gottingen Street. Read the article in the Jan-Feb 2008 Wayves for all the info. Management and staff look forward to your business there.

Menz Bar

 :: 446-6969 :: http://www.menzbar.ca

"I'm part of this community, and we deserve places we can go to and be proud of." - DougMelanson, on the opening of MenzBar.

The first thing one sees is the new colour scheme. The stairwell is painted red, and the rickety handrail has been replaced with one made of steel. At the top of the stairs, the wooden door has been replaced with a steel cage door, with jail-cell style bars immediately to the right.

Looking east from the back entrance. The pool table has since been relocated upstairs.

The bar has been relocated across the room to the space between the fireplaces, and is roughly 20 feet long. There's a steel stand-up bar along the front windows and north wall, a bench has been installed along the back windows, and the area where the bar used to be is becoming a mirrored wall. Also, the washrooms have been completely refurbished with new fixtures, and large bulletin boards are located in each washroom. The broken and missing ceiling tiles have been replaced (and remain black) with the walls in red/blue and the floor in blue and white. The VLTs remain in place, and a high-speed Internet terminal and ATM have been added.

Looking west through the rebar mesh.

The pool table has been relocated to the third floor of the building, known as the Partz Dept. There's also a small patio up there.

Southwest wall with mirrors and car tire tables.

Butch art on the wall

Mr Menz Bar

2005

MacLeather Candidates: Winner: BoydGauvin, Runner Up: RyanAuld, 2nd Runner Up: GlennDeGeer

History

2005-02-01

MenzBar opened at 2104 Gottingen. For a full history of this space, see the page GayBars which is part of the HistoryProject. By March, he'll be taking over the ground floor and operate it as "diner by day, dance bar by night." To be called MollyzDiner, he says the space will be geared towards MenzBar's ever-growing female clentele. The kitchen will operate with regular hours and will see a return to wing night upstairs - something that's been missing for some time now. Plans are also in the work to expand into the adjacent building - stay tuned!

2005-12-31

Launched MenzPaleAle - Atlantic Canada's only queer beer!

2006-03-15

MenzBar has wireless!! Bring your laptops! Free wireless access for visitors.

2007-07-27 Fire

closes the bar for a few days

2008-01-19

Closed 2104 Gottingen to prepare for the move up the street to 2182 Gottingen. Full article in the Jan-Feb 2008 Wayves

Positive comments can be posted at MenzBarRocks, brickbats at MenzBarSucks.