After leaving a nice meal in Portsmouth, 8 of us headed to the Gaslight to dance and have some fun (usual at Bachelorette parties). At the door, the grumpy bouncer instructed the bride to remove her veil. He said that they do not like the atmosphere bachelorette parties create? Confused, we paid our cover charge to get upstairs after trying to get an answer to why that was so. Bachelorette parties not welcome? Our mood went downhill, so we ask for shots. No shots. Not after 11pm. Fine. The bartender spills a drink on one of us, the bouncer instructs the bride to remove her veil again after she sneaks it back on with a smile on her face, and lots of nice people congratulating her. The bouncers get nasty, and after asking again why we can't a group of women celebrate her big day with a veil, the bouncer leaves us and returns with 6 policement to kick us out. This all happened in the span of about 15 minutes. Portsmouth has recently started cracking down on rowdy crowds (I can see their point), and binge drinking. I'm all for cutting sloppy drunks off. However, they are going off the deep end with ridiculous tactics, sexist attitudes, with no explanation to customers. The Gaslight is a joke, and do NOT go here for anything but harrassment and a miserable time. Go to the ""Red Door""- not too far away. Stellar martinis, great DJ, and a welcoming atmosphere.
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Everything
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