Reviews of Effex NightClub (Night Club)

Marissa Ramirez

I would give this zero stars if I could. We went on a Thursday night and they charged a $15 cover for this bar. There was nothing going on. This was the first establishment we entered on this evening. I went to the bathroom first thing while my brother and girlfriend went to the bar to order drinks from Nester (the security guard told us his name). I walked up slightly delayed from their drink order and was slightly indecisive. He motioned his hand towards his crowd and said that he had a whole bar to attend to soooo... I have been a server/bartender for almost a decade and have never given nor received such rude service from ANY server. The door guy, Richard, was completely not understanding and stated there was no available manager on shift. How does one handle a grave situation with no one in charge? The security guard totally brushed us off. I would NEVER EVER recommend going here. We paid $45 to get in for horribly rude service and no enjoyment. Go support another business that cares about you. The front door guy, Richard, tried to start a confrontation with my brother as we left.

Jess L.

My girlfriend and I drove down from Colorado to see Keys n Krates and we both were not disappointed in the slightest. This club blew our minds with how big it was and how many dance floors were scattered around. Also we had no idea it was a "gay" club until we arrived, and we felt right at home. We'll definitely be coming back for another show soon!!

eric marin

Wow! This place sucks! can we be civilized educated people for once ? Worst working “security “ at this place. I don’t recommend this place because of the worst “security “ they have

Trevor Donaldson

Person with shots on floor double charges people. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE.

Matt Martinez

Egh, not really impressed.

Michelle G

Three solid dance floors, rooftop dj, very welcoming atmosphere

Diana Eckhardt

My grand daughter was assaulted in your bar last night!!!!!!!!!!

Mike Nichols

Had a good time until a security/bouncer started to tell me, yelling to be honest, where I can and can’t stand. At first I thought he was a patron messing with me. I’ve never been to this bar before because I’m from out of state. He had no identification on or even a shirt that would inentify him. I thought he was a street person to be honest. Then he tells me I have to tip the dancer. Well I’m no where near the dancer. Then he tells me if I look at the dancer I have to tip. If their are rules to a bar you should have them in plain site when you walk into the establishment. Long story short, he’s eyeballing me for five minutes plus, then yells “your out of here!”, slaps the glass out of my hand, drink flies out of my hand, and down my back. Out I go needless to say with the help of his ass. I don’t even know how to get out of the place and he’s yelling at me the whole time. First time and last time in that bar. Worst experience I’ve ever had in a bar. I would give it a negative star if I could.

Mike Barreras

Fun place to dance. Great music and good drinks.

Dhrubo Saha

Terrible place. They let to many to go into there so the place is too crowded. We did not have place to dance even. Horrible experience.

Arturo De Avila

Came down to see DJ Angelz play last night 10/26/18. The club was so much fun. It has 5 diffrent rooms each with its own style of music. The staff was very professional and the bartenders fun and active. All but one. She was very short, rude, made smerks, and acted as if she hated what she was doing. Those in my group and many others felt the same way. I asked her if there where any drink specials or any house specialty drinks and she rudely said "No.. What is that you want" but in a very rude mono tone. She helped another couple and my friends. Everyone seemed to have the same experience with this bartender to the point people were avoiding her and going to the other side.The entire night she just frowned and poured drinks. Other than that Effex night club is amazingly fun. I hope Club Effex reads this and provides her feedback in the sense that as staff, she is a representation of the club.

JoAnn Bell

Great music.. Lots of fun!!

Maria Sanchez

The best club to go on Thirst-days.

andrew turner

Sorry, gay friendly doesn't cut it, especially when you cater to straights and couples and drunk girls. The events are super straight, the crowd is straight. Oh, and the owners are straight, right winged republicans, that went to Christian College.... Really? The only gay things they do are during gay pride (shady much?)

Michelle Jimenez

I love effex. Go on Thursday when is free

Mitto M

wonder ful one.... loved it

Eric Heaslet

best in town sexy guys and rockin house music !!!! shake your booty all night!!!

Shannon Corder

This is a dance club for young drunk people. It’s listed as a gay bar but lots of people go. I refuse to pay a $10-20 cover for any bar, especially if it also requires standing in line for 20 minutes. So if you want to get drunk and hook up with random people then this is probably your place.

Ashley Baca

Went for the first time I absolutely loved it! It's so fun!

Vanessa Barela

We often go to Effex for our ClubWaka parties as our spot to host a large group. When we have the club to ourselves, this place is fantastic, we get great service, there's always a DJ and a ton of space. What is always awkward is once the place opens up to the rest of the public and the cover charge starts. Overall, this is one of the best places to go for drinks and dancing in downtown ABQ, but there aren't too many places to go in ABQ.

Heather Vandagriff

Thursday nights at Alchemy are the best! Nicole and crew are super sweet! They just got a new remodel, check it out

Riza Dogan

It has multiple rooms quick service but the entrance fee is too expensive.

Wraydell King

This place has gone down a lot! Bartenders didn't know how to make any drinks I requested! For a Gay Club it should be decent, they use plastic cups to make your drink, I asked if I could get a beer from the tap, the bartender said in a snotty voice "We don't have that!" Very young immature crowd there! For a Gay club I only saw a few gay people the rest were cocky straight guys! This place needs Jon Taffer ASAP!!!!!!

Bobby Stearns

Rude stuck up staff there. Drinks watered down most times.

Tristan Lenzo

I can’t believe the cover price. It’s comparable to real clubs in big cities. The whole facility needs a remodel. Although the mid floor and roof area are nice, it’s just awkward! Trying to get around on a crowded night is impossible with standard size doors between the patio and the inside, i don’t understand the wasted space of the hallway after the stairs, the hallway to the patio, or the metal landing to get up to the patio. Totally wasted space. And what on earth is behind the french doors upstairs?The downstairs is totally grungy and unappealing, leaving the other two spaces packed. Pro tip: none of the bar tenders charge the same price for the same drink! It can be different based on which bar or which bartender you go to. I feel like the building should be redesigned to be open, utilizing more space and creating more functional areas or bigger dance spaces.

Aaron Sanchez

Poor effex they were a gay bar but now they are a straight bar that the twinks Adore haha haha haha haha haha haha haha Hahaha

David Castle

Would like to be here on a Saturday night to really feel the energy. But still had fun.

Courtney Drake

The music is great

Robert Stearns

Horrible. Horrible service. Stuck up people. Go to Sidewinders. Never been treated so bad in my life. Expensive.

Brooke Gabbert

My husband and I attended goth night last Thursday and enjoyed ourselves and the vibe. The crowd was interesting and mixed. This staff was friendly and cordial and we enjoyed the variety of music played. My husband lost his cell phone there and it was there the next day. Kudos to the staff as he called his number the next day and it was returned to him by a very nice fellow named Jason. I recommend this club to anyone who wants to dance and people watch. We will be back.

Samantha Williams

I went to Effex last night and it was a lot of fun except that I only got 3 drinks and I was completely wasted because they were over poured 2-3x. I should not have been as drunk as I got. That is extremely dangerous.

Alice Anderson

Good music, good drinks, fair prices. Security is always very on top of things. The only thing I don't like is that if you come before the cover kicks in, you can't leave and come back in - they will not give you a stamp unless you pay the $10. If I purposely get there before the cover charge, I should be allowed back in without paying the cover charge. :/ That irritated me enough last night to leave earlier than planned.

Milton Baca

They have a great staff, have some dope musical shows and it's lit

Jaelynn Pema-la Scott

The music was amazing but the staff is beyond rude. (Update, I had a very pleasant follow up from the management via email. I am adding a couple of stars.)

Tom Sittler

Went there last night with some friends, the atmosphere was great, the music was phenomenal (love that the dance floor is outside, it's not as ungodly hot as some of the bars here) and if you go there after 1am, there's no cover. You only get an hour before they close, but hey. Cute people, great atmosphere, fun dancing. Would go again.

BIxI dj

Early night out let's see where it takes us... lots of dance floors and choice of music so move it

Nicole Albrecht

Great atmosphere and patrons

Sara Trujillo

Insanely overpriced for drinks and was not clean at all.

Johnny Garcia

Greatest nightclub in the entire city. Strobe light would be something awesome to have. See u again soon!

Santhan Kommanaboina

Great Music, Good Crowd.

Gene Howland

The place to go for nightlife in Albuquerque New Mexico

Scott B

Always a good time if you're looking to party! Fyi this club welcomes straight AND gay customers. If you have a problem with either, please don't show up. Everyone gets along and I have never had an issue with any customer there. Three different stages and settings depending on different style preference.

Joe Sayre

Loads of fun...

Marina Sharp

I appreciate that they play fun music to dance to, but the place needs some kind of ventilation, it smells terrible when people start piling in. Security and door guy were kind of rude, hence the 3 stars. I get that you may deal with drunk, difficult people all the time, but that doesn't mean you have to just be rude by default.

Jacob Moya

The bartender on Saturday night (Aug 3rd. 2019) that was working downstairs by the dance floor added $5 to my tip. WTF, he didn't think I'd check my bank account. Beware. By the way I gave a $3 tip on a $12 bill, so not that bad of a tip to begin with. No Way he mistook the tip line of $3 for an $8 and the total line of $15 for a $20.

Eddie James

Love

Alyssa Garcia

Came here for the first time for an event and had a great time, bartenders were friendly and drinks were strong. Love the rooftop.

Ji Young Son

Fun place for clubbing

Will Mead

The absolute worst club I've ever been to. Security escorted us out after paying $50+ for cover. Apparently a woman falling in heels is evidence enough of insobriety to disqualify a whole group and steal their cover charge. Shameful!

Diamond Cutter

Look.. it's Albuquerque. It's the best thing happening downtown as far a a club goes. They have a kick ass sound system, good DJs (not playing Lil Jon- Get low). lots of vibe options. They play loud music.Sigh.. I fell like if you are trying to compare Effex to some sick ass club in SF or NYC.. it's going to be a bad rating. Just compare it to the rest of your Albuquerque experience. 5 stars for trying to +1 Albuquerque Effex, good job.

Anita Bong

probably the best spot in town if you like 2 dance , rooftop dance floor is mostly straight. popular with the college crowd. they have edm events here. lounge is chill. mostly gay on bottom floor. drag shows, house music, gogos, cocktails, good sound system. The club is filthy & floors are sticky not good for shufflers. but lots of fun. no point wsisting your time going 2 other clubs.

Sean Dobbins

Good vibe, good music, happy crowd, drama free. Wonderful security staff, best I've seen. :-)

Vickie Sandoval

The bar tender was awesome and the nachos were fantastic. MY PROBLEM WAS WITH A PERSON IN THE BACK. I had gone to the restroom and decided to look around. The doors were open so I went to the back. I was just exploring when I was approached and told I was being rude to be back there. And that the owners didn't appreciate me being there. That individual made me feel extremely offended. I hope others that go there are not treated as RUDE as I was. Will NOT RETURN.

Frank Farinaro

Great music! Nuclear drinks!

Tj King

This place has really gone down a lot. I was excited to be back dress up and go out like I did when I lived there. This time it wasn't the same at all. Bartenders didn't know how to make some drinks and the drinks they made weren't as great as before. Music was ok. Roof top music was in and out. Before I use to catch myself dancing the night away this time it was more like dance here walk away for 10 mins dance and so on and so forth. Not really a gay looking bar anymore filled with straight people and sloppy drunk girls. But it was a fun place about a year or two ago but now I'll stick with the clubs in Vegas and the valley. Thanks for the memories.

Junior Tejeda

In line for over an hour to get inn, but it was worth it!

Jeffery Tafoya

Great atmosphere

Alyssa Winters

Neater is an amazing bartender please give him a raise.

Edwardo Bustillos

This club has changed over the years and I came out tonight first time in a very long time first I had to wait in a long line in the cold there are no outdoor heaters for customers waiting to get in it was 12:30am and charging $15 to get in and there was nobody special playing and the main dance hall wasent playing music like DJ Chris De Jesus a few years ago and i guess there's the main dance hall and the 2 lounges upstairs I just wasent going to pay $15 at 12:30 so i left and didn't get to hear the dance music I wanted to I guess this club has evolved and that's why there a long line to get in maybe im just old school when Pulse and Blu and AMC and Exhale where around and they dont exist Anymore and the club seen has changed for the younger crowd

Hernan Jr Navarrete

I mainly wanted to give this place a second chance. But to be honest, I thought this place was gay friendly and it is not. When I first arrive in Albuquerque last year, I wanted to go out and party in New Mexico nightlife and I went to the effex that a local told me about. At first everything was fine and people we're going in but when I was next the door man who had a ridiculous attitude that day. I showed my ID which in that time, last year had my Californian drivers license, he looked at it and said I couldnt go in. Ok so first I thought it was expired and it wasn't he did mention the reason I couldnt go in is because of my weight. This was a total discrimination and harassment, I laughed about it but seems this place does have a strict rule of over weight people. I will never set foot into your doorway ever again. But thank you for giving me this horrible experience for the first time in my life.

Sarah Boudrika

Awesome ! Thank you

desiree vidal-montoya

15$ is worth it had alot of fun i loved it met so many cool people i dont get out much me and my home girl had so much fun the drink are the best part u get ur moneys worth

Stephanie vontz

Bartenders security even the patrons are great people.... Awesome history of the building it self

Daniel Castro

This was my girlfriend and I first time being here, and were treated poorly since the minute we got there. The door man should be a corrections officer. The bartender upstairs, needs costumer service training and probably some chill pills. Bouncer like to rip you off to use the restroom. Makes the local LGBT community looked very bad. First and last time here.

T. N. L.

First time visiting this club -- and it did not disappoint. There is plenty of chic decor and sitting, for that city lounge feel. The music on all three levels were different, but amazing, so there's something for, just about, everyone. I danced in every floor. (I attended on a Friday night) The crowd is mixed, as far is sexual orientation. I wouldn't consider this a gay bar/club--- but, a place for liberal people. (Sidebar: mostly heterosexual chicks)

Nicole Martinez

The staff is rude. The music was good but the cocer is over priced. Sace your money