1st timers review of Q Bar by Canadian Boy
Posted by Canadianboy | Blog, Reader Submissions | Posted on May 3rd, 2009
Seven hundred and fifty baht, please. I turn to my brother and say, fuck it.
That’s the cover charge for Q Bar and you get two drinks with it. We’ve seen this place on the net and heard it talked about with rave reviews. Talk about a let down. We got there around 11:20 and the place was pretty empty. Sparce pickings. We strolled around for a bit from top to bottom and there was only a handful of girls in the place.
We passed a group of gazelle’s, about 5 of them and they kinda gave a playful scream and clinking our drinks with there’s on pass. Okay, save those options for later. An hour later and the water hole is
packed. The crowd gets a little more diverse.
Leaning at the bar I ask for two Singas. 340 Bath please. Wtf? Wow. Steep.
We decide to camp out at the back near the bathrooms. To me the bathroom is the best spot to setup shop. Even a hot girls gotta a hang a shit. No matter what – standing by the bathroom will give you a
complete take of the stock in the bar.
This being our first time in Q Bar and getting a feel for the crowd is pretty interesting. With my back against the support pole I’m also elevated slightly – getting a clear view of the Serengeti. As midnight
approaches its easy to witness herds of girl’s migrating through the doors. Scoping out the action is a little like watching an episode of National Geographic with David Attenborough narrating every thing in
my head.
A group of Freedom 55’ers have swarmed together and are enjoying they’re evening. All dressed in the latest fashion and hip tweaks to they’re attire by flipping up they’re collar’s or untucking they’re
shirts slightly around the buckle they’ve managed to blend in with the younger crowd, except they forgot to dye they’re hair but still they manage to have fun. They look fairly new at the game and have a group of kittens ranging from 22-25 at they’re helm. Its actually reminiscent of of kitty’s wrestling each other to suck on mommies tit… except the tit is the wallet… ‒You buy me ‘nother drink.” The
Freedom 55’ers are loving the the play and excitement rests on they’re faces.
Then there is a group of young/ middle aged Donald Trump Apprentice wannabes who seem to know everyone in the bar an glow with inspired smiles that, life is based on a God called ‒The Market”. Over hearing fragments of they’re conversation its all about the current speculation that the global economy is coming out of the recession in a couple months. They got the lingo down pat and throw words around the room like Gordon Gekko. Greed is good. Over powering laughs and machismo handshakes with high-fives are dispersed as they agree with absoluteness there is a light at the end of the tunnel and the stock options that they have will soon rise to the occasion.
Directly in front of us two little gazelle’s with bang-on body’s dance with little effort to the music but every move is fluid and seductive. Some girls dance with a sharp snap of their hips, to the beat… not
this girl… its was more along the lines of an upright, slight subdued slithering effect and like i said… very fluid. Fucking impressive. With hair pulled back it gave you a taste of her gorgeous face, with dominating cheek bones. A hint of dark skin, plump an’ pouty lips, plunging neckline with a silicone rack that would fucking knock you back. Her glare is as quiet as a snake but her venom is secreted by her aura. You can smell it emanating off her. Her fake tits looked like they wanted to be righteously abused. Light glistened softly off the perfect amount of glitter applied around her cleavage and rounding the top of her breasts. Tight blue jeans gave the feeling of strong legs and an ass you could double dribble a basket ball on with no problem. Her friend, lets say…
… she wasn’t that attractive. Besides, I used my best describing the bitch above.
I’m tempted to talk to her but I take note that she’s nursing her drink. Same level as 10 minutes ago. If she was smart, she’d wrap a napkin around it. I mention it to my brother and notices the ice cubes have melted. Yup, she’s waiting for someone to dig deep and dish out. Some guy walks up to her, starts some small talk and within seconds he’s buying her a drink. We’ll see if he keeps with her for the night.
Moving on some goon like hockey player whose back of the neck looked like a package of vacuum sealed, Jimmy Dean sausages breaks the view. Trailing behind him is natures finest hour of creation. She’s as if always daintily walking on her toes with no care in the world. Her smile was genuine, with fluttering eyes like she was lost in her own world of happiness. Head bobbing to the music, one hand in the air weaving in and around people with ease. That’s when she hit me with eye contact. For a moment her fluttering eyes paused and her stare lingered at me then searing right through me with a crooked smile and delicate wink… Long brown hair with lose curls flowing past her shoulder’s, complemented by light mochachino colored skin. That genuine smile utterly makes you silly. Shoulder’s tiny, legs like
caramel candy. Chocolate Champagne as my brother says, and she is bubbly. With that she unexpectedly gives a cheers to us both and follows meat head to the bar.
Now picture this… i turn to watch her pass and — BOOM — right in my face, nose-to-nose is my brother… eyes bulging like a crack head, ‒DID YOU SEE HER!!” I killed myself laughing.
The Thai Version of Thelma and Louise walk in. Average… they look like they’re having a good time but seriously I get the initial feeling in they’re eyes that they got a lot on they’re mind. Troubles and day to day bullshit. Bodies are bang-on… but if the eyes aren’t lit up like a disco ball then I’m not wanting the emotional baggage behind them.
Now this was the high light of the evening…
Hovering stealthy in the background near the couches along the wall are several looking Nile Crocodiles. These guys have seen it all and they got the scars to prove it. Wrinkled, leathery faces. What used to
be skin can now be considered amour plating. Eyes deep set, drooping heavy with redness. They’re eyes had that empty/ vacant cognizance of where they are… no care or understanding of the current surrounding, nothing but waiting for a meal. That is its soul purpose… ‒The Kill”.
Now, i know…. i’ve seen some menacing looking humans in my travels but i didn’t expect to see the Rick Flair and Tony Montana of the P4P scene at Q Bar. Maybe Patts but here… c’mon. These guys lingered with the calm demur but could instantly explode with rage in a moments notice. They carry that attitude they’ve tasted everything possible with the theory of, ‘If it bleeds, you can kill it’ mentality. Just watching them out of my peripheral was dangerous. Making eye contact was risky but i couldn’t burry my fascination with watching them sit back and wait for a gazelle with its innocent, big, black eyes to approach and cautiously dip its nose downward for a sip at the lapping, waters, clam edge.
… then with lightening speed strike with unforgiving, brute force and drag them down under for the death roll. This is how ‘these guy’s roll.’ Respect to’em.
Because watching every one else was simply child’s play. The stock standard conversation and question’s, where you from? What you do here? You have girlfriend? Inject the bullshitting inspired smiles and faux laughs because you really don’t know what the fuck she’s saying cause when it comes down to it her english is jiberesh. Buying the drinks and hoping deep down that, hey maybe… just maybe she might actually like me and have something in common and i’ll get either a freebie or a discount rate. We’ve all been there. All the while you are actually dreading the negotiation process. Like Harvey Kitel said in Mean Streets, ‒ You can’t fuck with the inevitable.”
Nope, not these Nile Croc’s. They go in right for the mother fucking kill. Ain’t wasting time on small talk and that I respect. Gladiators of P4P. Watching them, I know we’ll learn something.
One thing we like about Bangkok is the free ticket to front row seats at the freak show. Its something your not gonna see back home. Yes its a bit intimidating but so are white chicks when they say, they’re off the pill.
Several East Indians, with plaid shirts tucked in, manicured mustaches, wire rimmed glasses and stiff postures that looked like they’re still auditioning for the role of Steve Urkel from the tv show ‒Family Matters” park next to us. It was as if the I.T department got out early. Instead of Slum dog Millionaires these guys were Q Bar Millionaires sporting gold watches and bracelets. My brother looks at me, lets go for a smoke. They’re cramping our style.
Out side the temperature is perfect. Not too hot and not too warm considering verging on summer approaching. Seated, we watch the migration of more girls in skirts, and heels. About 5 girl’s walk up.
Right behind them a Bill Gates circa 90’s; wrinkled dockers pants, ruffled collared shirt and shaggy hair with — no word of a lie — a few pens sticking out his chest pocket and actually carrying a book walks in with them. What’s he doing with them…. i have no clue???? I notice the book in his hand and comment to my brother, look Bill Gates and he actually brought his Windows Vista manual. He shares small talk
with the doorman and I dub the conversation…
Bill Gates: Hello, how much is cover?
Doorman: 750. Each.
Bill Gates: 750, huh? I’ll just buy the place.
He splashes out a thick, tightly rolled deck of Kings and the nerdiest version of Bill Gates with the tenacity of Hugh Hefner strolls in with his girls. Good on’ya. My brother and I turn cheers’ing to each other — That’s how its done.
Back inside every thing is in full swing. Music is thumping loud enough to cause ring like ripples on the surface of my drink. I can almost hear the ice cubes dancing off each other. I look up and notice
at the other end of the L shaped bar a little cutesy is got her ‘shy act’ on but makes sure her eye contact is felt. My brother stepped out for a smoke again so I was flying solo at the bar. Gazing around I notice the Nile Croc’s and Freedom 55’ers and Donald Trump Apprentices are all enjoying themselves. Everything for them seems to be going as planned for them and good’on em. Tired of standing at the bar with my dick in my hand and the fact the I.T department is doing better than me, I got outside and find my brother sitting with a 8.5 named Yo-Yo.
A simple introduction and let him know I’ll wait for him back inside holding my dick at the bar. Im on my own for now. Might as well hang with the I.T Department.
Not really getting a good vide for going home with something. The clock is winding down and the window of opportunity is fast approaching. I get a text from my brother, ‒She lives up to her name… she wants 3,000 LT.”
I text back, ‒Listen to the song.”
‒Let Me Think About It” by Idda Corr is playing.
There’s no response. Instead a minute later I see my brother cutting through the crowd laughing at the song… talk about perfect timing.
My brother and I we’re disappointed at the pricing… 3,000 baht. Come on sweat heart. If Im in a recession your in a recession. Fucking work with me. Nothing but hi-so whores who think they are too good to swing on a pole. Q Bar is in my opinion a Go-Go bar without the bikinis and mamasans. I did take notice to see if the hot girls we’re getting in for free but nope, they had to pay the 750 baht. I’m sure they’d make it back at the end of the night.
We haven’t really made an effort to talk to any girls. Its our first night out and first time venturing to Q Bar and we just really want to take it easy. So we let the punishment continue. Before venturing to Q
Bar we had visiting Soi Cow Boy. Now that seemed like a better place to indulge in. The first bar we went to was Tilac, recommended by Stickman. I have to say, it was what he described. A really cool vibe.
We contemplated swinging back but i was already 2:40 am and fuck me we’re we tired. Just got off a 17 hour flight and haven’t taken a shit in 36 hrs.
After looking around to see how everyone was doing it all seemed to be working out for them all. The Nile Croc’s we’re floating down stream with they’re kills, the I.T Department was on they’re way to with some girls and well we went home with pretty much a shitty ending as the ending is to this write up.
What were you expecting?
Don’t fuck with the inevitable, i guess.
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View all comments by Prufrock
Funny shit, but can someone please change all the incorrect instances “they’re” and spell them “their” as they should be when its used as as a possessive? Damn annoyuing to read the worng word 12 times.
View all comments by Banglamung
bang – i hear u but this is not a paid position and frankly I can’t be bothered when there is a big fight on
kisses
View all comments by sideshowBOB
lol… guys sorry. My apologies.
I was raised by a crack whore. My grammar is not the best. That’s why im remaining anonymous.
Bare with it. There’s worse things in the world.
View all comments by CanadianBoy
SideshowBob,
Thanks.
Banglamung
– Ill hit you up with a drink and hope it grants me forgiveness.
View all comments by CanadianBoy
Was not much of a fight! 2 rounds of terror for Lil Ricky, He didn’t know what hit him. = Pretty boy Floyd best watch out. That Pac Man would K.O. him too.
View all comments by radicalron
rr-I think floyd wont take a piece of it cause he will get killed but maybe he is greedy enough.
View all comments by sideshowBOB
Nicely written piece misspellings and all – felt like I was in the film noir land of The Big Sleep. I’ve always made it a point to avoid going to Q Bar and the other upscale freelancer hangouts. These places have killed the Bangkok freelancer scene for guys like me who used to be able to get a vast assortment of cuties for 1000 baht. Most of the hot ones have migrated to the discos where guys with bigger pockets than I do feel happy slipping them a fistful of baht. Yoyo’s 3000 baht LT offer was actually not a bad one – have heard many tales of some of these girls getting that for ST and 5,000 for LT. The world is going nuts.
View all comments by Drronin
” Before venturing to Q
Bar we had visiting Soi Cow Boy. Now that seemed like a better place to indulge in.”
ya think ?
View all comments by jack dawson
jd – nice one
I think one has to decide what one is looking for when going clubbing.
q bar is for the I want to be seen and overpay for my drinks while thinking I am talking to normal girls who are really hookers.
Bed club is for the I want to overpay but I appreciate good music and I dont give a shit about the girls unless one falls in my lap who either has her own car or who is not asking for more than 2k.
Twisted is for the – wait I don’t even know if it is open anymore and I dont care.
Diva is for the I want to overpay to get in and overpay for normal drinks that they label as premium. Since when is Jack a premium drink? Back to the I want to overpay and pretend I am in a g club with semi coyote dancers who will go with you but are more expensive and look the same as girls in cowboy.
Narz is for the I want to party and I dont give a fuck about anyone and there is no cover and the bottle prices are okay. Helps also if one is “under the influence”.
Glow is for the people who are too cool to go to the big clubs and need to see a photo of themselves online so they can link to facebook to prove to the FB crowd they are one of the cool kids.
I will see u all down at Or Tor Kor checking out the tattooed and pierced Thai girls looking some white meat.
View all comments by sideshowBOB
Be fair guys. The girls pay to get in also, so their costs need to be taken into consideration. YoYo was really only going to nett 2250.. In your case, 100 Canadian Dollars outlaid for a 8.5/10 for all night, multiple pops in multiple holes, isn’t that bad a deal IMHO.
If you want cheap p4p, don’t hang out at high end venues. Pretty simple.
Well written post by the way.
View all comments by Livin' the Dream
ldream – fair point but please – labeling q bar high end just cause they ban shorts and sandals? If they banned bad taste in fashion I think half the crowd would barred at the door.
and the girls? pick them up in tunnel later for less since they discount as the night goes on. I know some guys love to think they are on the game or getting the cream but they cream does not flow to q bar – not like it use to.
take the 3000 k and hit a sideliner at caesars for better quality and service to boot. same the 750 for something more interesting.
q bar tired but listed in lonely planet…
View all comments by sideshowBOB
CB -Nice Write Up, and good details. What you are describing reminds me exactly of the Grand Hyatt. 750 baht -2 Drink Cover, and a bunch of Hi-End Hookers looking to make a killing. Definitely not my thing, as I am more of a Cowboy fan, but I was dragged in by a friend last week.
These types of write-ups are great, as it allows us to make better, more well-informed decisions.
I have a feeling not all of these Hookers are paying that 750 cover.
View all comments by I Phukit
hey guys , give the guy a break, i think he has been reading this blog for a long time before writing his piece, and has made an effort to go one better , though i think the mix of sophistication and the hunger for P4P dont always match up well. Personally , anytime i go out in BKK , wether to Qbar, Bed or Spasso or the other end of the Tunnel, to get Lucky in a SPicy environ, the idea is to get laid and bang for your buck. Well this time here is a lil advice for our writer friend. Stay in a citadine property , entrance to bed bar is free, walk in find your 8.5 , bring her down to 2k LT , pick up ur drinks from the 7/11 and go back to your nice citadines suite, bang her drink up and have a ball for under 3K a night. Wat say u highrollers.
View all comments by maximus_don
i – true stuff
max don – when we write the budget conscious guide to drinking at high end places and banging high end girls in bangkok we will have to mention the cdine. however I live here so I don’t see myself spending a night in the cdine just to gain free cover to q bar.
I think my point is to try and distill the MYTH that q bar is high end or that the hookers there are something special.
they are not.
if u are staying in the cdine why not try your chops on real high end girls drinking at minibar?
http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/french/sukhumvit/asok_soi_cowboy/minibar-royale/
View all comments by sideshowBOB
Interesting how that bar has changed. When it first opened it had no cover charge, was open all night and often was busy from 6pm. It used to be a decent after-work-drink bar you could take your mother into.
View all comments by MSB
“give the guy a break”
ur right.
i just noticed he’s canadian .
View all comments by jack dawson
Went to Q-Bar once a year or so ago, and haven’t been back. The cover was 300-400 if I remember right, and all the whores….. i mean GIRLS, were walking round like their shit didn’t stink. Also the posing white dudes and usual knobheads made me want to eat my own sick, sick it back up and eat it again. I had my free drink and fucked off quicksharp.
The notion of ‘hi-so’ hookers makes me laugh. Especially these jap-style hostess bars you see around. Stick an issan barwhore in a 300baht cocktail dress and trebling the prices.
View all comments by Young Penfold
Canboy – nice report but after reading reviews of Q it’s your first night here and where are you heading for? Q? I don’t quite get it…
View all comments by mart
So what’s with the Citadines? Saw the short description on DS but no comments. It’s the first time I hear about it.
Just curious what is high end in BKK, price-wise and quality-wise. Was at Brix at Hyatt (in Singapore) the other night and was quoted the princely sum of SG$300 by a Mongolian with an impressive, well displayed rack, but who wouldn’t otherwise have rocked the house anywhere on Soi Cowboy. And, I heard that SG$400 isn’t all that uncommon there for some of the really pretty totty. I’d say these girls look just a little bit more polished than the average Nana whore, but in the darkness of your room, who cares?
View all comments by Julian
msb – I am sure q is a shade of its former self but I am stunned that it is always busy
yp – save the visuals
j – citadines is a hotel chain but the minibar place I linked to is getting quite the crowd of his so thais on the the weekends and for brunch. th-sun it gets quite packed at night time. been the talk of the town in the thai circles.
View all comments by sideshowBOB
Thanks for the support guys…
If it was too annoying i’ll leave the write up’s to the professionals. Just tryin’ to blend in.
Yes… being Canadian has its draw backs, such as being too nice.
View all comments by CanadianBoy
Canboy – oh come on, the comments are not too harsh, some are quite nice actually. And your report was not annoying. Actually judging by its title I had not thought I would read it to the end but I did! Please blend in!
View all comments by mart
Canboy – just choose a better venue to review next time maybe… There is nothing to do at and for Q bar, it’s over.
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I know 2 girls who fly into Sing and work at brix 3 weeks out of 4, then spend the other week back home here in BKK. About 200US is what they are charging down there (so she tells me), but you can pick the same girl up on her week home for 3000 baht. No one should really complain about the p4p pricing in BKK!
View all comments by Livin' the Dream
“being Canadian has its draw backs, such as being too nice . . .” and occasionally being mistaken for an American.
View all comments by Prufrock
lol… alright.
After reading blogs from Penfold, BBB, P Ghost just to name a few it is intimidating to try stand in those shadows.
My brother and I actually popped into the Mango today for the 1st time. Have to admit that it’s a really sweet place. Personally, the best pool table i’ve shot stick on, while in Thailand. I actually saw the ball roll straight…
… not like other tables where it rolls straight, decides to curve left… then tire out after a few seconds only to edge up to the hole… where it teeters on the edge… then for some unknown reason due to breaking the law of physics it pauses for a moment… then rooooooollllllssss BACK with full force to the point it started its journey.
Well, its Sunday night… where you guys think we should go for the next few nights?
Tonight, i think were going back to Soi Cowboy.
Any advice for 2 Canadians that are sometimes mistaken as Americans would be helpful.
View all comments by CanadianBoy
@CB: A promising debut, don’t be too hard on yourself. I liked the style – okay, a few spellings were off, but that never stopped PY.
On the piece, there are two angles really:
Firstly, is Q Bar a decent place to hang out? All depends on what you’re into. I’m not a fan of Bangkok nightclubs, since none of them play music that I like. If they did, they’d probably close down due to only having one customer, so I understand why they don’t – just don’t particularly like it.
If you’re into whatever brand of music Q Bar is playing these days (Happy House? Deep Garage? Lackadaiscal Shed? I have no idea), and have deep pockets, you might like it. It’s not somewhere I’d go specifically for the women, but if you’re there anyway for the DJ and the music, then I guess having available women around is a nice bonus.
The other thread would be on the whole pricing thing. Yes, you can find a shag for less money than the Q Bar girls ask for. Perhaps they’re over-priced, I dunno. But a decent steak at a 5-star hotel restaurant costs more than a Big Mac for a reason.
It’s rare that I pay for it at all these days, but I was in Tilac on Monday night, and there was just one girl there who I found sufficiently atractive to consider. She came over, had a drink, and didn’t impress me – so I sent her back to the pole.
At Q Bar, or Caesars, or Shark, or the cosmetics section at Paragon, or in any number of other places, I could have found more (or fewer) attractive women. Mix it up, I think is the solution.
Some cost more than others, some cost nothing at all. Figure out which ones are worth it for you, and enjoy.
View all comments by Bangkok Bad Boy
For me, Shark and Baccara have the best and biggest selection of bitches. Go to Dollhouse if you like them with comically huge busters. Most of the bars are hit or miss, but I haven’t stepped foot in a gogo for a few weeks so dont quote me on that
The lesbian shows in the other bars (Shebas/Suzies etc) bores me to shit fairly quickly, as its all a bit mechanical. Who wants to see a chick preening in the mirror, stoney-faced as shes getting her snatch and shit-hole eaten out?
Theres a really good bar in Patpong, called KingsCorner. You should try it. Take your poppers, vaseline and some Tena-man.
View all comments by Young Penfold
Q Bar always seems to get bad rep on this site, but I think that’s to be expected, since Q would not be the type of place for this site’s regulars. For sure, there are better values in town and easier pickings. But Q is a westerner friendly place that works quite well for tourists and others.
When on holiday in BKK, I usually hit Q most nights. Since I am on holiday, money is not a big issue -cover charges, drinks, girl fees. I am just looking to enjoy myself and have some good memories. I won’t let $20-$50 keep me from having a memorable night. I blow much more than that in a bar back home just to get ignored and rejected by hot chicks all night.
Why do I like Q? Well, I just like the smaller, friendlier atmosphere. I hate Bed bar – don’t like the crowd, music, or layout. Never had a fun night in Bed. Q is kinda the anti-Bed bar crowd (although a lot of the crowd is the same). The staff at Q is friendly (some very friendly -wink). I just like hanging out in the bar.
But of course the thing I like best about Q is the girls. There are good and bad nights for sure. On good nights, the place is loaded with hot chicks (some stunners) and on bad nights there are still a couple cuties around. Mostly pros yes, but there also non-pros if you seek that. I like the mixture of both in Q…you can hunt for a nice girl-gf-freebie, and have the pro fall-back all in the same bar. I have picked up more freebies in Q then any other bar. Students, actresses, shop owners, etc. Pro or non-pro, makes no difference to me. Many times, I hit up a go-go bar earlier in the evening to take care of business, then roll into Q after 12 just to party and see if anything catches my eye. It’s also a great place to meet girls, that can take you to the current best or newest after-hours clubs.
As for the young, handsome, Armani dressed guys in there – I don’t worry about them. Hopefully, they attract more hot chicks to go to the bar. Yeah, maybe they get some of the hot non-pros, but most don’t think they have to p4p, which is where I have the advantage. It’s always fun to leave Q with a hot chick that I have no business picking up compared to those guys and wouldn’t have a chance back home. Yeah, she’s a free-lancer – but the operative term is “free” to choose who she wants.
Ok, Q is not as good as it was back in its hey-day, and I would love to know which bar that “crowd” goes to now? If there’s a better option, I’m open. But, of the western-friendly, somewhat upscale, bars to party and girl hunt (Bed, Spasso, CM2, etc.), I find Q to my favorite. After-hours clubs are a crap-shoot, sometimes find a gem, but also can end up with a long tiresome chase.
View all comments by Qfan
BBB, I Q was just something that we some how got dragged into. Then again the points Qfan made are solid. Its obvious that it comes down to individual preference. I can respect that.
Tilac is where im parking my ass tonight. One thing i don’t get at the bar, maybe im going overboard with the observations but why are some girls in poke-a-dot skirts and some girls are wearing red?
Are the girls dressed in red the Star Players? lol
I asked a few guys at the bar and they looked at me and said, “WTF?? Kid, enjoy the show. Fuck the colors.”
I don’t know this red dress/ poke-a-dot thing is keeping me up all night. I thought jet lag was bad.
Anyone going to Tilac tonight let me know… ill be the idiot that’s asking that question. Then you’ll know to slap me one across the face.
View all comments by CanadianBoy
if you went to a bar, didn’t talk to any girls, why didn’t you just stay home?
View all comments by christ
Q Bar? Is that in soi 4?
View all comments by Daywalker
BBB: “It’s rare that I pay for it at all these days.”
I’ve seen you waddle around in your off white figure hugging t-shirt. Are you sure? Celibate or getting freebies from YP?
View all comments by P'Bok
It’s ‘rare’ that BBB pays for anything.
View all comments by Daywalker
@DW: I guess you “lost” the photo you took with your box brownie/polaroid/iPhone of me buying your drinks in Rainbow 1?
What would you rather pay for? A round of drinks or a girlfriend?
View all comments by Bangkok Bad Boy
YP (aka BBB)
I stand corrected. You did once buy a round of drinks.
Would I rather pay for drinks or a girlfriend? Well, I am happy to pay my girl so she doesn’t have to work and can sit around on her fat lazy arse all day.
What I don’t do, is try to convince myself and others that she is whiter than the uni blouse that I tell everyone she wears.
View all comments by Daywalker
oh well canboy,i think u shud be happy that u got so many people responding to ur first effort , kewl, second , im jealous that ur there and im not. while i sit at home and plan for work day tommorow ur at tilac hitting up some nice booty … well some have it better. cant wait for the next 6 weeks to get over.
View all comments by maximus_don
On the subject of pricey beers, 340 of the kings sheets for 2 bottles isnt that bad a throw. I had my white cotton pants pulled down and 300baht extracted from my anus for 2 lowsy Federbraus at Jet Club on Ekkamai a week or so ago, and thats almost exclusively thai.
View all comments by Young Penfold
I went to Q-bar once last year around 10 on a Thursday night. It was dead. Did talk to one friendly but jaded ex-pat in there and that was the highlight. Then went to Bed which was rocking. Then Spicy.
View all comments by David
Wow. Being seen with other knob jockeys is getting expensive these days… I think I’ll pass.
View all comments by Mr Carpet
nicely written. hope to see more.
el turdo
View all comments by el turdo
it seems like it is a overpriced bar,with a few freelance ladies you want to avoid big time
View all comments by geoff
Stopped reading 1/3 thru. Yawn.
How about a ‘Readers Digest’ version?
View all comments by ATM
@CB First effort or not, I repeat, *”EXCELLENT”*
But, as you see, the, um, Talking Stick can be a two-edged thingy.
View all comments by Prufrock
I agree with ssb,BBB, and PF, great style on your review. I’ve never been to Q but don’t read this site when I’m at home for info any more, I just miss you guys and wish I was there!…….boohooo ;(
Now break something!!!
View all comments by nurseRon
Not overly impressed with shows myself either YP, bore me, much rather be talking to the girls than watching them all night getting nowhere.
I have been thinking of visiting Q Bar but with so many bars to try you just cant get around them all in a single night, as a lone hunter i tend not to go into loads of different bars in a single night, sticking to just 2 or 3 in close proximity.
So, i was flying up to BKK one weekend and a mate suggested i take a look in Angelwitch, apparently the shows are pretty spicy in there?
Due to it being a last minute decision to spend the weekend in BKK and an evening flight i thought fuck it and told the taxi to take me to Nana hotel. Yea yea i know, but i got suite in the clouds (lol) wasn’t so bad for one night – couldnt hear the the noise down below.
Anyway, around 10pm i dropped into the Morning 2 Night bar soi 4, necked a few cold ones, shooting some pool and air guitaring to Highway To Hell (still sober at this stage lol) but enjoying the typically friendly atmosphere and low key BG’s that dont bother you too much. Like to loosen up and relax a bit there before going on “the hunt”.
I spotted potential prey making her way through the crowd passing by me she made her way to the ladies at the rear of the bar. Up close her skin was flawless, CGI couldnt have done better. Her shiny black hair cascading down the front of her shoulders ending in loose curls, her body tightly packed in, blue denims and a sleeveless fitted top that definately turned my head a second time.
Short while later she reappeared and went over to some friends, If it hadnt been so early i would have moved in for the kill immediately!! Instead i decided to take a walk around the Plaza and and look in on Angelwitch.
Took the typically broken down esculator (i have seen it working – once) up to the first floor for a walk around, pausing for a moment to admire a hottie as she disappeared through a curtain into one the bars. I spotted Angelwitch over the other side and made way around there dodging the touts, LB’s & BG’s smiling as i went. Was quite tempted by a real hunny of an LB but tonight i fancied some pussy.
I made my way inside the bar, first impression – not bad, nothing special, give it chance blah blah blah…..
Was set upon immediately to buy a drink by some overweight madam, taking a seat i watched the current show, looking around it was fairly busy, plenty of girls, nice attire but the quality was lacking, not the prettiest bunch of dancers. Kept getting bothered by the madam to pick a girl to talk to, i smiled and said i was just watching for now. Fuck me she wouldnt let up, next she was trying to chat me up and i thought if you think im gonna bar fine you, you must be fuckin’ joking!! Wanted me to buy her a drink, then when i pretended not to understand because of the loud music she takes the hand of one of the BG’s nearby and sits her down next to me, she’s all smiles and – “hallo, where you from, you handsome man” shite typical BG opener lol. Talk about a hard sell, compared with these girls – Rogue traders back home are pussies in comparison lmao.
Again i tried to say i was just looking – for now, (my thai is sadly lacking and intend to sort this out). Had only been in Angelwitch for about 10 minutes i swear and really hadnt had a chance to catch any of the so called ledgendary show before these hound dogs were spoiling my view.
Fuck this i thought,i put my virtually full glass down on the table, stuffed 150B alongside the chit and walked. I can’t stand the heavy sell shit you get in some bars, i know its part of their job – before you started telling me this, but, its just not my style, i prefer more relaxed bars.
I found what i was looking for eventually, didnt head back to my room til about 4am, too tired to fuck? was i fuck, she was slender, pretty, tiny framed and with a great rack, i plundered every hole, and again when we eventually woke up. I had had a great night only i felt a little guilty as she reminded me that i had to give her a measly 1000B, as i punched in the code to my safe and reached for my wallet i pulled out 1500B and handed it to her, she was worth every Baht, would have been happy to pay 2000B after that performance if she’d asked for it lol.
When i got back to Samui on the Monday my mate asked what i thought of Angelwitch, maybe he likes the dominant approach of BG’s, but i told him i was bearly in there 10 minutes and i wasnt impressed with the thirsty hound dogs snapping at my heels.
View all comments by Eddie T
Q Bar is a 3day/3hour bar – Fri,Sat,Wed (ladies night) from 12:00 till 3:00am. Any other time and it will be mostly empty.
Last time I went there, 2 big chested hotties took me back to their apt for an all night/afternoon round of cards and other games… All it cost me was the 1000B I had left in my wallet. I’m sure they were pros or just looking for a bf/sponser. Somehow, the subject of money never came up though.
I’d advise all readers of this site to avoid Q Bar and go to Bed or a GoGo instead. Q Bar sucks
View all comments by Night Rider
“Go to Dollhouse if you like them with comically huge busters” – oh fuck me sideways, that’s the only bar on cowboy I DIDN’T visit last night
…. I spotted CanBoy in his bright red tunic, but it was the horse that gave it away…
View all comments by doctorbond
@YP – the lez shows at Suzi’s went downhill around the time one of the girls’ favorite mamasans stopped working. A number of the bis and lesbians disappeared too, being replaced with girls who just weren’t into getting off on stage. The mamasan is apparently back – with luck he/she can get things back into shape even though the girls who gave the place a great reputation have moved on.
View all comments by Cabby
ssb – I guess it seems busy because it is effectively only open for 2 hours a night – from midnight to 2am. I think the cover charge came in when their opening hours were restricted to make up for the revenue shortfall.
View all comments by MSB
“Bed club is for the I want to overpay but I appreciate good music”
I go indeed for the music — which is usually fantastic!
View all comments by Katechon
doctorbond:
“I spotted CanBoy in his bright red tunic, but it was the horse that gave it away…”
Red tunic?? Horse? huh?
BTW Eddie T:I’ll admit Samui is a fun place. I spend most of the time there.
View all comments by CanadianBoy
Bed, Q, and G-clubs are for confused people. They feel superior to the more direct and efficient P4P scenes of go-gos and massages. They want to improve their image of self worthiness by picking up more “normal” girls at touristy rip off places. They like to believe they have gaim.
They blow a wad of money in overpriced bars packed full of whores and return alone to their hotel rooms to beat off. No reason to travel 1/2 way around the world to do that.
View all comments by Brads Big Balls
I’ve said before that Qbar and Bed are utter toss.
Although I bet the majority of ferangs that go to both places, are tourists. Anyone that actually lives here that knows their arsehole from a hole-in-the ground, will know they are both total wank, and will be frequenting the countless other bars/clubs in BKK that provide way better value, better girls and a way better vibe.
The whole ‘going to G-clubs to show off’ arguement is getting tired
View all comments by Young Penfold
“countless other bars/clubs in BKK that provide way better value, better girls and a way better vibe.”
Would u care to name one or two? It’s not a rhetorical question, I really wanna discover new clubs with real good music. Thanks in advance.
View all comments by Katechon
YP – 150 bahts for a Federbrau is not that bad either. Yeah Jet is a Thai club but keep in mind that “opening” a bottle of whisky is always way cheaper than single drinks in Thai clubs. I bought a bottle of Johny Walker there once and I don’t remember how much it was but it sure was not excessive. Also, Jet definitely is sort of a hi-so Thai club, just have a look at the cars parked in front of it… I went there with a Thai friend who drives a BMW 3 and he parked it in a side soi
View all comments by mart
Yes YP, mind sharing some names? Love to check out some foreigner friendly clubs with better girls and vibe…
View all comments by Night Rider
Kat’- well, how to say it, good music is not easy to find in BKK. Culture Club is a good bet but really depends on the night. There is a dress code too on most nights which is something I really hate.
View all comments by mart
“The first bar we went to was Tilac, recommended by Stickman.” If Stickman was giving prices (he is not as he admitted that he did not barfine at Tilac recently), 3000 LT would probably be the price he would report.
No surprise that they quote you the same at Q-bar. It could even have been higher.
View all comments by SukPsycho
@ CanBoy….. Mountie…. geddit? Stereotyping is ‘where it’s at’ on this site….
View all comments by doctorbond
@Nightrider, maybe check out RCA (Royal City Avenue). Plenty of clubs there side by side, reasonable prices, and plently of friendly girls there if you’re prepared to make a little effort. Crack a bottle of Jonny Black and enjoy.
View all comments by Catman
Cat – ok but I thought we were talking about clubs with good music… The only one which would qualify on RCA is 888. Cosmic Café is not bad either but not a club.
View all comments by mart
@Mart – depends what you class as good music? Im into the hiphop and stuff at RCA so it suits me
RCA is a safe bet, with plenty of clubs with outdoor areas to chill, and move inside to throw some shapes. There is plenty of bars and clubs on Ekkamai such as Groove, Curve, Jet, Nung Len, Muse, Song Salueng and a few others written in thai script. Then you have Ratchada soi 8 which im no expert on but you have Hollywood club and SPOON restaurant which is well priced and a really funky layout. Ratchada soi4 has plenty of thai style clubs like Zaleng, Pure, Hub and Snop to name a few
Apparently theres a whole scene up in Ari, but Ive never been up there. I’ve partied up on RamIntra, Pinklao/Khaosan area and Ladprao before, but was thoroughly cuntfaced, and was taken there by a girl(s) so directions and names escape me.
Hope that helps
View all comments by Young Penfold
YP – well one cannot be too picky in Thailand when it comes to music. As long as we get to hear something else than mainstream shit I’m more than happy.
Hollywood and Spoon are on ratchada soi 6. A very good place on Ratchada you didn’t mention is Inch Bar, on the other side of the road, behind Esplanade Mall.
View all comments by mart
CanBoy – Great Piece – your character descriptions made this submission a great read for me.
A couple of years ago, my friend and I were dragged into the Q Bar by a former BM LD girl, and her younger sister. The friend, myself, and younger sister immediately hated the place, but older sister seemed to be in her preferred environment – hiso Thais and farangs, most under 30 years old.
Young sister and I escaped out to the all night karaoke place (below the disco) on Petchaburi, and proceeded to empty a bottle of JW Red at a bargain price.
There is an obvious market clientele for QBar as they had a good crowd that night, but it certainly is not for me.
View all comments by DJ
Penfold, Many thanks for the list — it’s really appreciated. I’ll act on it!
View all comments by Katechon
with all the thanks and comment guy’s…
I feel like i broke my cherry.
I pay the bar fines tonight.
View all comments by Canadianboy
Went to Khaosan last night with some mid-so girls. Hippie de Bar which I really dig and has both good tunes and a funky arty crowd and Molly Bar, a somewhat more usual Thai style club but with a fine vibe to it.
My date and her friends arrived late so I had a look at Gulliver’s Khaosan, had been there once 2 or 3 years ago. The place was not very busy but loads of working gals desperate for attention and I really mean desperate. Saw a couple of stunners too which I had not expected. Interesting to interact with them because they’re not exactly like your typical Suk ho, kind of cute and way less professional.
View all comments by mart
YP, thanks for the list. I’m sure the girls are plenty hot at those clubs. The only issue I have is that I have been to some of them (Hollywood, Santika) and the layout was everyone stands at their tiny table with no mingling among the crowd and no dance floor. Also, the crowd was 90% thai, and though I wasn’t unwelcomed, I was mostly ignored. Not sure if that is how it is at all the clubs you listed.
The thing I like about Q is the 50/50 crowd mix (western guys/thai girls), with the dance floor and the opportunity to mingle. To each their own…
View all comments by Night Rider
@NR – I know what you mean about the setup with the tables, with no dancefloors as it does make networking a little difficult but it is definately doable.
The only problem is if you try your hand at 1-2 tables and get knocked back, everyone else in the place will see this, and they’ll know your obviously on the hunt, so choose your moves wisely.
On the ‘being ignored’ thing, thats a tricky one. I went to NungLen with 4 other ferangs friends who were passing through Bangkok a month or so back (Im the youngest at 24 and the oldest was 26) and we were kinda treated like rockstars. Tables of girls smiling, waving and inviting us to tables and party etc etc. Thats also happened in Hollywood and RCA many a time. I was made welcome by the bitches, but very unwelcome by the guys in Jet a weekend or so back.
However Ive also had nights in RCA where I might aswell of been fucking invisible.
Also, if your the 40year old dude I saw in Jet, wearing a fucking khaftan and creme chinos, shamelessly ogling the girls as if they were all ‘available’ your gonna get the cold shoulder.
If your in a very young trendy nightclub, and your neither young or trendy (hate that word TRENDY) you wont get a sniff and you’ll look really out of place. Kind of like me going to a gentlemens club, quaffing brandy, smoking cigars, donning quality fabrics and talking about investment bonds.
Cant win them all, every time, every night I guess
View all comments by Young Penfold
I have had the ‘superstar’ treatment at RCA too when going with other friends my age (mid twenties). The again at Santika I have had nights were you’d swear you were invisible. Big groups are the way to go in these clubs, throw in a few girls you met during the day and you’re set. Girls are the same everywhere, once they see some girls with you, they’ll assume youre someone worth talking too.
Thai girls though seem to have a deep suspicion to men who go out alone. I mean sure, all girls are a little wary of guys stalking around, but it seems in this country you are considered almost an outcast if you do things by yourself. Of course there’s way around this, the trick is to always be talking to someone from the moment you set foot in the door, then you can always point at some people and pretend theyre youre friends. If you can keep a conversation with a group of girls this is even better as there is no other guys competing for attention.
When I can’t be bothered by this and want to go out alone or with only one friend, thats were Bed is good. Bed is more like a western club, meaning girls go there with a friend or two. None of those incestous RCA 12 people groups. And they go there to get laid by white guys, no doubt about it. There’s also often hot white chicks almost begging for your attention. I cant count the number of times some american or european girl on vacation has come up to me and started rubbing her tits on my back or shoulder. Its a pretty good vibe at Bed I think generally friendly except for the competetition which can be higher than usual in Thailand. Of course the place is ridicously overpriced, but what can you do about it.
View all comments by Jack
YP is spot on with his assessment. A lot of the time the deciding factor is your table location in the Thai clubs. Get stuck in a bad location and your night is doomed, the Thai places get so crowded you can’t really walk around all night scoping things out. You really just have to pick a central location and hope you don’t get a table of Thai turds next to you. You can always slip the guy/girl doing the seating some money and ask them to put some girls next you, works some time, other times it doesn’t.
Going to very Thai places, usually means you are the only or one of the only foreigners in the place, this alone will garner you attention and most of the time you will get dragged over to a table. As much as hi-so Thai’s tend to look down on foreigners, if you’re “young and trendy” as YP puts it, you add immediate cache to that table which is similar to why Thai’s would pay 100K for a mini cooper here because they want attention. Use it to your advantage.
View all comments by bkk22
Completely agree with the last comments of YP, Jack and BKK22, very accurate! Going to such places with at least 2 or 3 girls is the only decent way to go. Go there alone and you’ll most certainly have a hard time. A big group being even better of course. The age factor is also very important, I am 30 now and I probably won’t hit such clubs in a few years any longer.
I know a low-key southern Thai pub (I love the southern Thai looks) in Bangkapi though where I used to go alone and scored twice with cuties. These were Ramkamhaeng students who probably found it so weird to see a Farang in such a place that they didn’t care about me being alone. And I always was a superstar in this place with 90% of the Thais wanting to invite me to their table and 10% wanting to kick my ass.
View all comments by mart
YP “the 40year old dude I saw in Jet, wearing a fucking khaftan and creme chinos, shamelessly ogling the girls as if they were all ‘available’ your gonna get the cold shoulder.” So the TRENDY gear made me look younger then – cool!
View all comments by riodon
Agree with BKK22 – table placement can make or break your night. I’ve slipped the service staff a few red notes before for a decent spot, but on other nights I’ve just gotten there so late, only shit spots were left.
The few times I’ve gone to a club like this with a table full of girls and just me, I’ve got nothing but shit from the thai guys, as they would just rather you fucking died on the spot. The few times I’ve been with 2-3-4 other dudes, you wont hear a peak out of them.
@Riodon – It certainly worked. You were looking mighty fly I must say. I would be grateful if you could teach me some of those dance-like-your-dad-at-a-disco style moves you were throwing there.
View all comments by Young Penfold
CB: Awesome read, thoroughly enjoyed, you could be a great Canadian novelist, an editor will clean up the grammar.
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@dogflye
Get me an editor!! lol
I’ll spilt whatever i make with you down the middle.
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