Country Club

Im glad this place closed down! It was the worst place I have gone to. even though my review is pretty late.**10 months late** not sure when they closed down. But just wanted to add my 2 cents. Door men at this place, really? It’s not even a club, and then they wanted to charge me at the door? Are you kidding me? For this crap?! HA! I went in because my friends wanted to go, but I did not pay. First I don’t pay to party and even if I did I would not pay for this! It has. or had you can say now, 2 small floors with the weirdest people containing themselves in there. I still laugh about it till this day when I pass by that place. And according to the other reviews I don’t think anyone liked it for the least. The ignorant bouncer decided not to let me back in the night I was there because I gave my two cents about someone coming inside there place. Really? I think the best part was when he called back up to try to kick me out of there little ghetto «country club». Mind you two big fat guys trying to escort my little self out. Funny! I wanted them to try to touch me because that would have been a big fat law suit! Smile.

*WARNING: This review is postdated roughly 6 – 8 months*
Fire hydrant: Dog; Country Club: Me
Translation: I want to pee on this place because I hate rude door people/​list holders on power trips. And inside I still wanted to pee on the place in an attempt to extinguish the lameness inside. The DJ in the basement was pretty good, I’ll give it that, but the crowd asides from my friends made me leg twitch.
Anyways, you can take my word for it or tell me to go get my bladder checked?

Collared shirts required? No problem… but you should probably inform the meatheads inside of the same thing before you turn my friends away. I don’t mind that you didn’t want to let my whole crew in your club, we were a hot mess at that point in the evening… just try to be more original in your dismissal.
At any rate, I went in because we wanted to say hi to my wife’s friend who works there. Nothing too much to see here. Nice basment. A few pretty people.
I am throwing on an extra star for my wife’s gorgeous friend.

I’m pretty sure the last time I came here it was Dirty Disco, and I’m more sure that even way back then, it too was nothing more than a glorified basement. This place really redefines Klassy in every sense. Obnoxious doormen (check), tacky décor/​mirrored walls? (check, check), SVEDKA? bottle service (check-​though I do love me some Svedka) and one of the strangest crowds I’ve ever encountered in NYC (check). So more or less the entire time I was here I was thinking «how the hell did i get here?» BUT Country Club is bearable purely for its Friday night DJ – he had a pretty solid mix of elektro beats going on and that alone was enough to put me in a somewhat happy place. All in all – awful, really, don’t waste your time.

the worst place i have been to in a long long time. the people at the door are ridiculous. I got there 1am with two girls trying to get in, initially they started the bottle service routine and i was amazed because of the time, boy girl ratio, and the price tag. eventually they settled for $ 20 cover for me, girls free, how nice :) once we got in the place reeked, i mean seriously reeked, if you dont understand it yet i mean like super duper reeked of vomit. i paid $ 20 to smell nasty puke and stand on the worlds longest bathroom line (co-​ed and only two working stalls). i would say think twice and go to the other million places around, i did.

Ok, based on the staff and the price of the drinks, I don’t know if I would even give this place one star. The guys at the door were HORRIBLE. I went saturday night and we were standing in the rain for a lil bit before we got in… By then I was cranky, especially b/​c I had to watch some ducks get let in before me b/​c they were friends of the promoter.
Once we got in, I got a nice strong whiff of puke… apparently some chick couldn’t handle her liquor… the saving grace of this place (which accounts for all of its stars and would probably have me come back again) was the DJ. The mix was NICE. Hip Hop, House, Reggae, 80’s, 90’s, Alternative, Pop, and some new stuff. I was FEELING it… then another chick started throwing up in the back… and it was time to go

More club than country, and neither done well. The bar lining one side wall up front smashes people together as they try to go in and out or get a drink. Bartenders were friendly, but the pricing is pretty steep: $ 13 for a shot?
Most of all: the crowd sucks. meat market with no one making moves. Halfhearted dancing to the usual trendy tracks (yeah, I know you love M.I.A.‘s Paper Planes brah!). Oh, and a huge fight broke out while I was there. Actually saw a dude get hit in the head with a bottle. Classy. Like the girls smoking inside the bar. Never. Again.

Cute, cozy and very trendy.

I don’t really see the point of this place. It’s really too small to call itself a dance club, and the area by the bar is so narrow it causes an immediate bottle neck when you walk in. It also succumbs to my personal bar-​design pet peeve of putting all the seating towards the edges which always leaves the «dance floor area» looking empty and sad.
And the «Country Club» décor is a nod at best. Mainly it just looks like an ordinary lounge. Yeah, there’s the green and white striped banquettes (an awning reference, perhaps?), but then why pair them with alligator seating? Also, putting marble tables and hardwood floors together is an amateur mistake. It looks weird.
Points for the DJ (Send me an Angel! Show me Love! Yes!) and friendly staff. I was here for an open bar event (a fashion week after party) so I can’t comment on the drinks, but something tells me they’re probably weak and overpriced. Really 2.5, but I’m feeling generous. I’d give this place another shot with a similar invite, but I doubt I’d choose to go on my own.

This place was ok. Kind of too super trendy for my taste, but some friends knew someone, so we didn’t have to wait in line, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone. It was fun because we had a table with bottle service, but every time we tried to get drinks at the bar a.) it took forever b.) it was really expensive and c.) some less than desirable guy tried to talk to me. Definitely lacking in the guy category, unless you like that popped collar, «I’m too cool for you» crowd. The DJ was good though! It was a fun night hanging out and dancing with the group of friends I went with, but was also super crowded. I probably wouldn’t go again unless we had a way to get in that didn’t require waiting in that ridiculous line and I was feeling over-​confident or slutty that day. Otherwise, not so much.

So, I hit up the opening night of Country Club Lounge and Club this lovely rainy Manhattan Wednesday evening. Don’t ask me how I got invited… I hardly know. However, after a bit of a frustrating 5 minute wait at the door, my 3 friends and I were apologetically shooed in the door and out of the wind and rain.
Once inside, it actually does resemble a typical old fashioned country club, complete with wooden panelling, striped blue and white cushions a la pool deck in the table areas and banquettes, and a long dark colored wooden bar. The wait staff, however, do not belong in a country club and would not be allowed to enter such. That being said, they were eye candy, and strong drink pourers behind the bar oh my! It was a 2 hour open bar, oh my again. 1 too many Belinis later, I shuffled my way to the dancing area. The DJ was pounding some pretty great beats, and mixing up a lot of unexpected 80s music with modern day hip hop. We never knew what song was coming next… but again, where is this Country Club theme besides in the décor?
Oh who cares! It was fabulous. The crowd wasn’t afraid to dance (see open bar tab above). Moreover, there is what tonight was a «vip» area as if I already wasn’t one at the time, sheesh, but it seems as though it will be the stage where musicians and performance artists will be playing. Interesting… more to come on that later I am sure.
Apologies to those wondering if there were celebs. I believe there were, but my weak sauce of a celeb eye had no clue (again see open bar).
Finally, the door people were nice, what?! Nice? Yes, nice. I dropped my lip gloss and one of them picked it up for me and smiled.
Oh yeah, p. s. I’m totally on the fence about whether I should drive the sh*t out of the free golf ball I got as a door gift, or whether I should be cliché and keep it. Thoughts?
Went for a 2^nd time this past Saturday night for the private Dirt Nasty Katy Perry Gym Class Heroes party. Wasn’t on the list, but the door woman remembered me from Wednesday. I was treated with the UTMOST respect, even when there were quite a handful of celebrities (Simon Rex, Katy Perry, Gym Class Heroes, Shwayze, Sisco Adler etc). This place is sooooo refreshing and if you want to have an incredible time and be treated fabulously, I could not advise any better place than Country Club. :)