Rockit Fridays at Amalia

I think this place deserves a little credit. The venue is gorgeous, open bar until 11pm (come on!), and packed with guys. On the other hand I can understand being upset at the experiences described in the other reviews. Not everyone I saw there was a pretty-boy, though the crowd definitely skewed towards the lookers. The people I met were all friendly--I'd go back in a heart beat were I not 3,000 miles away!

The poor manners of the doorpeople are truly staggering. I'm really surprised that whoever manages the place would allow the first experience their customers have of it to be high-handed rudeness. I've seen customers handled more pleasantly by TSA screeners at Newark Airport on a holiday weekend. One visit was more than enough, thanks.

The place was whack.Ive had better times at Cielo and Pacha.If you wanna go to a trendy gay lounge that keeps it real,go to Vlada,the Ritz or HK lounge.What a joke this place was and is.

The kind of attitude some people get at the door just isn't done. The earlier reviews are spot on. Don't know who the other guy thinks he needs to be in a room with but I'm not any less hot just because someone less attractive is dancing on the same floor. And who's type is used as the guideline anyway? Used to go all the time, but too many friends have had bad times.

I also was mocked by the doorman as I walked in, which I was shocked by. It's summer in NYC, and I had shorts and a T-Shirt on. I didn't look sloppy by any means, but he said "You don't look like that when you come to a nightclub." I was appalled, as I have never been spoken to like this at a gay club. Honestly, it is something I would expect at a straight club but I had just come from another gay bar, not knowing we would end up at this 'nightclub' and then I was so incredibly offended and made to feel like crap before even entering the bar. Once I got in, I noticed there were plenty of other people wearing the same thing I was so I'm at a loss as to why the bouncer was so rude. Maybe if I wore his huge silver sneakers that looked like they were from outer space I would have faired much better. Overall, not a very welcoming place. The crowd might be beautiful and the tunes/dance floor quite hot, but the attitude certainly is not.