Reviews of Machine Nightclub (Night Club)

Jazmin Morales

Ok. Don’t bother using their ATM or anything in that general vicinity. They will literally take your money and not care... it’s ridiculous. If you go there, either go there with cash or just don’t go there at all. The staff are the farthest from helpful and literally take joy in taking your money.

Dan Ouellette

They kicked international guests out because they were uncomfortable with their actions. They were not drunk just having a good time. No discussion and outcome was poor. Never will take friends their again. Very poor management

ReikoGaga .

A security guard assaulted me and it was over me saying hi to an old friend. Seemed like he couldn't manage his basic job. I never plan on coming back here unless he's fired.

Cathleen Townsend

I enjoy.the.monthly sin-o-matic event. I love.having.thw.opportunity.to dress up and.dance.in a judgment free.environment. I just.wish the songs didbg all seem to have the same beat.

Thomas Bullock

Wow..... enjoying a fun time on the dance floor when what I can only describe as some skinny, off her head on drugs little skank went crazy... It seems she's a regular because her bouncer friends came running and removed us! All very shocking and quite scary. DO NOT GO HERE!!

Marcos Chaves

Totally understandable when you pay the door when you're not allowed to go to both floors. Your money is totally worthless to come to this club. I am definitely not coming back since I am not allowed to enjoy the place as I paid for.

Jacobo Montemayor

Pretty rude!

Chevy Chala

Very friendly atmosphere

Alejandra Venus

Terrible place. Nasty restrooms. Garbage music. $20 to get in...and all you see is a really ugly atmosphere. Seriously horrible!!!

John Kenney

Hated it. to many searched . they pour you a half bottle of beer then sell the other half to the next customer, music is OK but not many people for a Saturday night. two floors with separate club got to pay for the dance club downstairs. that's fine but when you go back security searches again does not remember it customers and are rude like the bar tender found the place to be unfriendly . Will never go back.

Frank Zhou

Just go to Club Cafe.

Alyssa Ostoyic

Machine night club. What can I say? It had a good amount of clientele. But at the end of the day, all but 3 of the staff members were rude. I had called earlier in the day, and instead of letting me speak to ask a question, I got cut off and told "21 and up". Twice I was cut off. I didn't let one person ruin my day, and decided to give it a second chance. It was overpriced for the event. I don't think it was worth the money I spent. For either floor. One of the bartenders was very nice and the people at the door were very informative and sweet. If it had better staff, was alittle cleaner, and had more of a customer service understanding, it would be a very successful business.

Nam Dang

good for thir$ty bois like me

su lee

인종차별 아시안출입금지 racism. they don’t want to enter the asian people. they just say to us ‘ you are drunk, even i didn’t drunk’ 가지마요

Loki's Lair

DJ Noirtron!

Jonathan Clyburn

My partner and I came to the bar with expectations of body shaking music on a vacation. I read other reviews and they are correct. You pay to get into three rooms up to $25-30 but you have to pay $5-$10 for each room featuring deep house, r and b hip hop 80s Saturdays. Why not just charge a flat ten dollar fee and call it good. It's confusing and dumb especially on a local dj in a small.bar. Secondly we paid $18.00 for a little drink in a plastic cup and martini. The cocktail in the small.glass got me. Like really put it in tall glass and call it good. My partner said we just went to a very nice high end restaurant and paid the same.price for a.better martini. Most importantly apparently boston has three night clubs left that's saying something for us all. Frankly the reason why Colorado where we live has a night life is because they have music people want to hear. Circuit music is what gays want to hear and congregate to experience. From my perspective Judy turn it into a straight bar you'll have more success.

Angelo Gabriel

very cool place...nice people

David Day

A nice place to go after the ballgame

Aaron Stanley

I love it

Sophisticated Schizophrenic

Ramrod is no longer a true gay bar, though they have retained certain bartenders who can be condescending douchebags. It is now just a generic club with djs and karaoke for fat people and hipsters. The paid models that you see in their ads are not part of the regular crowd. They have alienated the crowd that put them on the map because of a bunch of whiny twinks who call out "creep" and then stagger drunk over to the Fens to hide in the dark while they cruise Manhunt on their cell phone. Just another casualty of compromise from the gay community's public relations campaign, and it smells like fish from all the hags that now hang out there with their straight boyfriends.

Shun No

The place is amazing however they have a transphobe named Ryan Cheyney working for them, if they booted him maybe I would want to go there more often.

Daniel Goicochea Paredes

Really bad environment. Pretty much empty. Wasted 10 bucks. They only take cash. The most activity you'll see will be the bouncers and friends OUTSIDE because inside it's pretty much dead. 10/10 won't come back again.

Aunnakalia Boyce

Machine is Amazing! Its my go to place to have a great time. Staff can have their attitudes but its not a big deal. Just think about the kind of people they deal with on a regular basis lol but ultimately they're really nice

Johnny Saurus

Awesome place with great people.

Tre Dudley

The music was on point and the drinks where decent but the crowd that it attracts is not a lively one for some odd reason. I got there around 11:35p and there was not many people there so I figured it would pick up around midnight. Around 12:46 more people came but it was probably like 20 of us in the whole top floor of the club which is the 21+ crowd. The 18+ crowd downstairs was a little more live but still not as many people as I thought. He drag show was mediocre and queens were amateurs but it was a cute effort they provided. Would recommend this place only to underage teens looking for a good time in LQBT community but otherwise not impressed.

Eric Letourneau-Rivera

Funtime out

George O'Connor

Easily the most friendly club of its kind in the Boston Area. I've had only one experience that was wholly objectionable and inexcusable and although it was with a bartender it was never repeated nor had it any precedent. I was entirely outraged by the behavior of this staff member but I was with a friend who wanted to stay. Under other circumstances I would have made my disgust known. But that was one, isolated occasion and presented no reason to hold it against the club itself overall.

Jonathan Reed

Great friendly staff! Good drinks! Reasonably priced.

Brad Bantz

great place for drinks, had a BLAST!!!!!!!!!

alper koker

Fantastic, esp Saturday night Limitless entertainment and fun

Guix Anthony

This is my favorite place to get down. I like to come here after a long work week to just let loose and unwind. Always has the best club tunes in Boston.

Curtis Thayer

Friendly people, good shows. Always have a great time when I'm there.

joshtoth83

Better than the last 2 clubs I visited tonight but then again those clubs sucked. It's basically the equivalent of being the best by comparison.

Andres Osorno

I can't believe they even charge u to get in the place sucks, horrible music and it was empty.

peter sieben

I wanted to go to the Halloween-party tonight. They didn't let me in with my German ID! I asked why? They need the passport to be sure! I was shocked!.. So, for all foreigners and tourist: don't forget your passport, if it's really worth it...

Michelle Jordan

I dated one of the bouncers here, Stephen Rothwell. We broke up without a fight and wished each other the best.. Unfortunately I made the mistake of hanging out with an owner of a security company who has two of his volunteers come in, twice a week. After that, the security guard, Stephen Rothwell would refuse to check my ID or stamp my hand. The guy at the door would just roll his eyes and tell me to go ahead. I went to a event downstairs Saturday night. I had trouble getting in because Stephen Rothwell would not check my ID, and he handed the wand to his new girlfriend, a fellow employee, Karen Gallagher. She walked into a corner outside, and would not check my ID, use the wand on my, and refused to give me a wrist band,, Luckily, there was third man out there, who had no idea what was going on, he kept telling Karen to check my ID and used the wand, she wouldn't even look in our direction, nor respond to him. I asked, "...What is going on?" At this time, I did not know Stephen Rothwell and Karen Gallagher just started dating in July. The security guard that was actually acknowledging me finally said in a whisper, "I don't know, just go in." Stephen Rothwell tried to get me banned many times because he claimed my presence made him uncomfortable. I wonder what is going to happen when Karen Gallagher and him break up? Will he try to get her fired, because her presence will then make him uncomfortable? Such high school like drama coming from the security guards who are supposed to be in charge of our safety, not acting like grown babies.

Matt Hewitt

very cool and friendly staff ! :)

keke f

The bartenders were good and the music was great. My first time there after pride and I loved every second of it

Daniel Ventura

I don't know what happened to this bar, last time i was home last year and went to visit my old haunts. The Ramrod is gone, you have to pay to get in, I didn't recognize the place. I was at that bar starting in 1988, worked the coat room in '91, I was there when the walls came down in '92. It used to be a strictly mens leather bar but it's nothing I would ever go to on my trips to visit family. I'll go to the Eagle in Providence. That has not changed. It's just moved to where Yukon used to be. Boston gay nightlife is dead to me now. Too many women in mens bars also.

Skippy Zc

Fun fun fun

scott face

this place sucks wast of time and money

Denise Nalibotsky

I've been 3 times now. Fun crowd, good music (in my opinion--i love edm). However, the last time i went i was furious. Since I'm 18, i got my hands X'ed. Not a problem. But once I was inside I was really thirsty so went to the bar and asked for a cup of water. They wouldnt give me a cup of WATER and told me that water for me was over there--the bartender proceeded to point to the stand that was selling water for 3 dollars. I couldnt believe it. My 21 yr old friend then asked for a cup of water and then we walked a little bit away from the bar and i started drinking it and within a matter of seconds security came over and threatened to kick me out. I was drinking WATER. They do not treat their 18+ guests right, and also charge a fortune for 18+ entrance. Unfortunately, it's the only 18+ club in boston.

sean gura

They sent me to the "under 21 bar" to buy water.

Melissa bussone

Have been going here for years in latex and leather. Very safe excellent security and awesome music.

Anthony Shelton

Not really a fan of this nightclub, dingy, dirty, people have attitudes. Door girl seems to not know what you was doing

Chad de La Cruz

Good crowd, cheap drinks, great staff, great music

Edward Rios

Awful. Came with a friend and were both out of the country. And they only accept Passports if not from the states. Just an fyi.

santiago correa yacaman

Only edm and had to pay $10 more for a from with other type of night

foreigners c bears

Terrible music, terrible staff, exploitation to the max!

Kel Moy

we have something going on. i am going to debut my singing as heavy metal star rob halford from judas priest. then i can sing at guitar center across the street. they really need to see real rock stars who arent just out there for the money

Jyoti Shankar

I watched the Gold Dust Orphans, “A Little Orphan Tranny Christmas” here last Christmas. The show itself was pretty well-produced but the acoustics of this nightclub leave much to be desired. Floors are grimy and somewhat sticky. Not sure how you could have a good dancing experience on such floors. Staff is somewhat brusque and not very helpful.

Andre Marques

(Translated by Google) The place is very small and stopped !! I did not like it and would not recommend it. (Original) O local é muito pequeno e parado!! Não gostei e não recomendaria.

Jasper N.

Machine’s FRIDAY !!! (Close at 1:30 only downstairs) I absolutely love here! Nice people, staff and decent drink! +18 not allow to drink or order any Alcohol. Juice bar is available inside. $15 for ticket +21 feel free to order whatever drink u want!!, $10 for ticket

TK3D Printing

Machine is a great place for the 18 and over crowd ( Friday and Saturday only ) It can be a lot of fun to sing and dance all night long in a friendly environment. Beware, there is a lot of crowding, but in my opinion that’s part of the fun. There’s always another room to go to that’s less crowded though. So have fun! Oh and they only accept cash so that’s important! ($15 for 18-20, $10 for 21+)

Bill Ames

Great, high-energy bar! I come here once or twice a year with my running club, or for their dance nights. It's always high-energy, and very friendly. If you book a party there, ask for Donnald! He's the best!

Warren leyaoininja

Drinks are expensive, except for the pitchers of beer. Those work out really well. When the club isn't over there are like 5 people at the bar. Halloween was a bust as they had nothing going on. Just having the bar open and not the down stair club part even on week days I think isn't good for business. A huge portion of my friends are scared to go unless there is an event or a Saturday. Mostly male dominated. I'd love to see some woman nights at the machine even if it isn't on a weekend. A cocktail menu at the very least for when the club isn't open. I find myself spending the same about at the D-bar as I do here and that's a fine dining experience with amazing cocktails. I'm aware machine is a club, but on the days where it really doesn't act like one, I find little reason to go. A good drink would be a good start.

Easton Moore

This place is unreal.. it’s 5:30pm on a Sunday (the day before Memorial Day) This is my 5th bar to visit today and Boston Bars holds true to there complete and utter Disassociation from its customers..... I mean WOW.. 1 out of 5 bars so far ISNT GOOD! I’m a truck driver and I have been all over the USA. I’ve never in my life been to a club that is cash only AND not a single person looked me in the eyes. They walked me in and it’s almost as if the person who tended the bar couldn’t stand the sight of me..... they wouldn’t even look at me...... I’m completely weirded out and if I wasn’t so curious as to what this place is like when it’s poppin at night they wouldn’t even get a star. I’d like to add that I’m a transgender queer man.. you guys are disturbingly outdated.

Rachel Green

I ended up at this place as it was raining heavily and I needed a drink. The first impression of this place wasnt great but it turned out to be pretty darn good. With quiet music and some really unique cocktails its a bar you would wanna keep going to..

G San

Went early so I didn't get the full experience but the bartender knew his drinks.

Robby Thompson

I like it a lot!!

Gregg Tillson

Just from reading the reviews ,u couldn't pay me to go this nightclub

DJ Evan McIntyre

Worst club ever. Bartender at the first bar by the door ugly and mean. Mean ugly girl at coat check took 20.00 for my coat check and did not give me back the change. I realized to late. Bartender (Large African American Man) working the back bar behind the dance floor was so rude to me when I asked for a lemon for my diet coke - started shouting at me because I reached in the bin for a lemon after requesting one from him 5 times.....got all ghetto on me. I am from LA visiting Boston....they are all posers at Machine...trash and the worst bar/club I have ever been to. I hope all those individuals get fired. Sincerely, Not Impressed #BostonCold

Pibby Cardozo

Went to Machine last night with a group of people, all of which were from different states. However, they took my Rhode Island driver’s license, bent it, and told me it was a fake. I’m 23 years old and couldn’t believe it. I talked to the manager, asked him to try scanning it, and he just told me to leave. My friends came to try and vouch for me and the manager was condescending and threatened one of my friends. They have an out of date ID book to check IDs. Just go to Club Cafe.

Thư Nguyễn

Can be a little ratchet with bad music taste depending on the nights, but there are some cool events here and there. Won't say no if I have to come back, but won't be on my list for a regular night out.

Ariel Sampou

I, a 22 year old woman, was refused entry because the girls across the street were too drunk and they thought we were with them

Erryca Robicheaux

I was DD and asked the bartender for water. She said the only way I could get water was to pay $3/bottle. I had already paid $15 cover. I guess Machine doesn't appreciate designated drivers.

Blues Clues

Great place :)

Nicolas Richard

AVOID this place. I had to leave after buying my second beer, because security guy decided "all of sudden" to ask for ID and would'nt accept a driver's licence that was in french. DISAPOINTED !!!

Geo Khnaizir

Awful experience. Rude staff weak drink . NOT a leather bar anymore. They charge a COVER to get in . NOT WORTH IT

Adam Caskey

This place has rotating events and evenings catering to different crowds. Be sure to check their website/Facebook to find out what's going on the night you are planning to visit. The downstairs "Machine" has spotty cell service often times so be aware of that if you're trying to meet up with friends or request Ubers, etc. They claim to have free WiFi which would help, but they rotate the password so often that most of the bartenders don't even know what the current one is. Other wise a great place, service is good, and drinks are decent as well

Katie Santiago

Love these club amazing

Zachary Allen

FRED HELLO!

Michael Kelsch

Loved it!

Pharaoh De los Santos

Security made a huge deal about a lil bottle forgotten in a bag yet a man slipped by with a huge knife and attempted to slice and stab the same guy that had issues at the door at the end of the night. Like I'm baffled that security has wands and Pat u down and he still made it in. What happens if he had a gun and shot that guy? BOSTON WAKE UP