The Depot

Every single time we try to come here there is an issue: they kick people out @ 12:30 and are completely closed by 1:30. Even gettin IN before closing is a struggle as the security spend a lot of time searching your bags/person like you’re strapped. Seems invasive like they enjoy it. WOULDNT LET US IN WITH A VAPE. & cigarettes. Every single time we’ve come here it’s a competition to get in weather or not the bar is closing: worst case scenario go here. Worst experience for a gay bar I’ve ever had & were from MODESTO!!!

As soon as we stepped inside it was very dark so we didn’t see the person at the door. So that person had a bad attitude and did not greet us whatsoever. They were white…not sure what they identified as but they had piercings with a short buzz cut. Like this isn’t even luxury to be acting like that. Very bad for business.

I have never been kicked out of a bar until today, me and my friend were getting our day started at 5pm. Pulled up to the depot, we order an adios and the bartender (Diane or Diana) starts telling me that she knows when someone is drunk because they order that drink, and she starts arguing with me about my ability to handle the drink at first I thought she was playing with me but she was serious. I asked her if she was serious and she said she was which I was so confused because i had just arrived. I told her that i had been drinking those since i was 21 and she said she knew i was drunk as an adios to her meant like kicked out. I said i was not drunk and i was just getting my day started and maybe i should get another bar tender, which she replied with you can leave , so she asked the security guard to take us out. I looked at the security guard to let him know that we literary just order a drink and we are not drunk. So we are asked to leave. Anyways to anyone reading this review come to the merc they are way nicer and won’t turn you away from ordering a certain drink. This whole experience was wild I love the depot and I have never seen these person bartender before. losing business over someone who has an issue with the type of drink I order is crazy.

Literally the worst experience of my life. Some friends and I got buzzed last night and we went into the same stall because we’re women and two of us were on our period. Male Securities LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE STALL and tried to force us out in the middle of me peeing. After my roommate kept saying we would get out after I was done using the restroom and to please stop looking under, they continued arguing and got in her face. We’re barely 21, they were older and taller and laughing in our face. They disrespected her by cursing at her and calling her names when all she was trying to do was explain why we were in the same stall. They hadn’t wanted to let us grab the rest of our friends and kicked us out.

Night manager is horrible, as a manager downtown who comes in with other managers/bartenders trying to have good time but he consistently blocks us off at the door saying their not accepting new patrons on a Friday night, at 12:42pm. At this point we're sure it's personal. It's degrading to the business and hope it changes soon

We had a Great time at The Depot. Bartenders are nice. People are Friendly Drinks are good.. Reminds me of My Old Bar. Gay bar Silverado on Stark st. In Portland Oregon. When we move this will be my Regular. 🙂 good job guys. Hugz.

Um, ive been out for 24 years, never kicked out of a bar before. I've been a bartender, a go-go dancer decades ago, guess things have gottenso sanitezed you can't even be buzzed. I used to kick people out for narcotics- thanks weird straight boys that made me stand in the rain for 30 minutes to get a lyft. Gentrification strikes again- another dead space.

Im a tourist from the Middle East. They didnt let me in because i dont have a California ID. I showed them my driving license. But they didn’t care. SHAME