Tiffany's

09/17/10

The new Diamond Club

by grunt81

I wish CitySearch would get this right. This is not Swinging Richards, it is not a gay club; this is a strip club with female dancers.

Having said that, I really enjoy Diamond Club. Its one of the smaller clubs size wise, but I like that. DC has the ability to be both a bar and a strip club wrapped up into one. The music is great, the drinks are strong, and the women, well lets just say there is something for most everyone's taste. The girls range from a 5 to some solid 9's in my opinion.

I am more of a late afternoon, early evening guy so I see more day and mid shift girls than night girls. My absolute favorite is Gabriella. She is a solid 9, has the best personality, no high pressure, mature, and sexy. When I want a great drink and great company, this is the place and she is the girl I want to go see.

03/08/10

Swinging Richards is a blight on the gay community

by Barvos333

I have NEVER had such a bad experience in a gay bar in Atlanta! We, 4 females, were going out to celebrate our gay male friend’s birthday and decided to go to Swinging Richards. I was very excited since I have had many positive experiences at other gay bars in the area. We went around 9pm on a Saturday. The place was fairly empty so we saddled up close to the stage preparing for a fun night. We had not even gotten drinks yet, been there MAYBE 10 minutes, when the DJ/manager began heckling us. I can take a playful joke and roll with the best of them. This man was outright hateful over the sound system. He began with the “women don’t tip” singling us out by our location near the stage. He moved on to “you must be single” to “get off your asses” and “pull out the tampon”. I was absolutely appalled. Our friend, who’s birthday it was, was mortified that his friends, who were taking him out, were being publicly flogged just for being women. A female “regular” came over and tried to explain that he wasn’t going to let up until he “saw us tipping”. We had just tipped 3 dancers on the floor (not on stage yet)! It quickly became more apparent he was being antagonizing because of our gender not the tipping. We asked the “regular” to point him out so we could tell him to lay off for the sake of our friend. She was so afraid of his taunting that she would not nod or look in his direction and just pointed under the table. Then he set in on her! We sat for another 5 minutes trying to figure out what to do. We really wanted our friend to have a good time, but the DJ/manager was making it impossible. I had had enough and wanting to congratulate the jerk for ruining our friend’s birthday. The conversation that ensued was absolutely ridiculous. He said, verbatim, women are not welcome in his club, but he is glad to take our money. He made no attempts to cool the situation or end the discussion. Contrary to common sense he continued being antagonizing. I could see that he was unwilling or unable to act intelligent so we started to walk away. Instead of letting a dead dog lie, he followed us out to the parking lot yelling insults about how much money we make and our clothing being from TJ-Max. I would think a real gay man could identify a shirt from The Limited, jeans by Citizens, and shoes from Nine West.

Here is the point. I understand that a gay man would like to have a place where he can go to be away from women and straight men (which some of the dancers are).... I get it. But that is not reason for me, a paying customer, to be berated and harassed! If you do not want women in your club, turn them away at the door for whatever reason you want to make up. I would think alienating the predominate gender and #1 supporter of gay men would be a bad business decision, but that is yours to make. This type of leadership is the embodiment of what the gay community has been fighting. He was intolerant, ignorant, prejudice, narrow-minded, and openly malicious. As a gay man or woman why would you support what you have spent your whole life fighting?

• Cons: Every single iota of it

12/14/09

Fun for the whole (adult) family

by HughMungus

Took the wife there at her request. Even got her a back room dance while I watched. Everything was cool. Spent too much money but that was our choice. There's nothing overpriced about this club given that it's a strip club. It's prices are in line with every "straight" club I've been in.

Plus, there are plenty of women in there too so it could be good for guys on the prowl

• Pros: Lively, fun
• Cons: they don't cater to ladies enough

02/09/09

A few clarifications

by fes80

I'm a regular customer of Swinging Richard's, and after reading some of the reviews, I felt some things needed clarification. The club caters to gay men, not women, and certainly not to bachelorettes. The women's restroom is one stall, and the men's has five urinals, two stalls, and an attendant. It should be apparent what clientelle the management want in there. There's a male strip club dedicated to women, and several of the dancers have moved from that club to dance at Richard's because they weren't making any money. There are times that I go in and the place is overflowing with women, and the DJ is insulting them, accusing them of not tipping. The point is to get the women to tip, or get out, but yet they still sit there.

I wouldn't go into a restaurant, or anywhere for that matter, without enough money to tip. The people that complain about the prices are ridiculous. News flash: every strip club charges for entry and parking fees (or valet). Generally speaking every club charges a high rate for a drink. That's how a club stays in business. Only difference being the Richard's drinks are strong as jet fuel, for the price of a watered down drink at a restaurant. The dancers and staff both work for tips, that is how they make a living. The dancers pay the club to work there, not the other way around. I often have a great night there for around $50, and that's including entry, parking, a couple of drinks, and tipping the dancers. It's not a concert; you don't pay at the door and expect a free show. If you go there with realistic expectations, you will not be disappointed. If you go in there thinking it'll be like a strip club you'd see on TV, then you're better off staying at home and watching it there.

01/11/09

Awesome Club - Definately Go if you want to see some hot dancers and have a great night

by atldude32

I read the 2 bad reviews, but I have been several times and each and everytime, I had a blast. The dancers are very friendly and the bartenders, well they make awesome drinks. While there are some straight women that do go, the club is always a majority of gay men. And did I mention the dancers are hot. It is definately worth the trip. KIck back and go to one of the best gay male strip clubs not only in GA, but the US!!!

As for the review about how much the dancer asked for in VIP, it is up to the Dancer not Richards. Always ask the dancer up front what he charges for VIP.

• Pros: Very Friendly and hot dancers
• Cons: none