Masquerade Bar

Name: Masquerade Bar
Address: Masquerade Bar, Cumberland Street, Liverpool, UK, Liverpool
Telephone: +44 151 345 0202
Rating: 4.2

Liverpool's one and only Masquerade Bar

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About

For over 25 years, Masquerade Bar, has been a LGBTQ+ landmark in Liverpool's gay quarter. We are proud to be an inclusive bar for all our patrons and staff, as every week we welcome thousands of party goers through the door, providing a safe place for the LGBTQI+ community and their allies.

Affectionately known for many years as Liverpool's friendliest Gay Bar, we've been a stalwart entertaining Liverpools scene. Whether it's a quiet catch up with your mates, the start or end to a special night, or somewhere to meet new friends, the Mazzie never fails!

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4.2

Based on 140 reviews

Jay Hornsby

15:50 17 Feb 25

What can I say this bar is one of best in town staff are all amazing people the Djs and drag artists are all fabulous we always have a great night never want to leave drink prices are amazing and they even have free cabaret on a Sunday evening .

Mark

17:53 21 Nov 24

Best gay venue in Liverpool. The staff are really friendly and helpful. The atmosphere is always spot on. Me and my partner have been drinking in here for years and never had and a bad experience. Highly recommended

John Kennedy

06:59 22 Oct 24

This bar took me back to my early days of bar hopping, staff where friendly and the service was great, big applause to the djs and the selection of music. The door staff, very nice guys. Yes we will be back, cheers

J K

10:28 11 Aug 24

This bar took me back to my early days of bar hopping, staff where friend and the service was great, big applause to the djs and the selection of music. The door staff, very nice guys. Yes we will be back, cheers

Pande Monki

11:46 29 Jul 24

Your advertising of the cheeky girls was highly misleading.In response to the owner:1. the poster implied the Cheeky Girls were the headline act, yet they only seemed to have performed one song2. you ignored / failed to respond to any enquiry as to when the Cheeky Girls would be on stageI would call this at best careless, at worst dishonest to drum up custom. That's all.

Dawson Charles-Holland

21:54 27 Jul 24

Urgent Complaint Regarding Negligent Response to Medical Emergency at Maskerade Gay Bar During Gay PrideDear Maskerade Management,I am writing to express my deep concern and disappointment with the way a serious medical emergency was handled at your establishment during the Gay Pride event. On the evening of the celebration, a person in your outdoor area nearly died and an ambulance had to be called.While I acknowledge that your staff did respond quickly to the individual in distress, the manner in which the situation was managed was wholly inappropriate. Despite the urgency and severity of the medical emergency, your staff did not take the necessary steps to ensure a safe and respectful environment for the person in need. The music was not stopped, nor were attendees informed of the situation or asked to take it seriously. Even as the ambulance arrived, the music continued to pump out loudly, demonstrating a shocking disregard for the gravity of the situation.An immediate and coordinated response, including halting the music and informing attendees to ensure a safe and calm environment for emergency services, should have been the priority. Instead, your actions conveyed a message that the continuation of the event was more important than a person’s life.This incident raises significant concerns about your emergency protocols and the training of your staff to handle such situations. It is imperative that you review and improve your procedures to ensure that the safety of your patrons is never again compromised in this manner.I trust you will take this matter seriously and implement the necessary changes to prevent a recurrence. A public acknowledgment of the incident and an assurance of steps being taken to improve safety measures would go a long way in restoring confidence in your establishment.Yours sincerely

David Gibbs

08:44 02 May 24

I went to the masquerade bar in Liverpool I and had a great time there was a incident but it was dealt with quite and efficiently with the bar staff which where great. Joanne and Jacob where amazing they made you feel welcome and dealt with any problem people quickly. There also was a drag queen there and she was so much fun knew how to make people feel like they where not new there but had been there for years. The drag queen name was Caren sutra and she was fabulous. I can't wait to come again and have even more fun

Neil Waclawek

23:55 01 May 24

Lovely place made to feel welcome was here to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday Carmen Sutra the fabulous drag queen made us feel welcome as soon as we entered the interaction was funny and engaging everyone behind the bar was friendly really enjoyed the night

David Williams

14:27 18 Mar 24

The Masqurade as a bar is excellent. It is just the street outside which let's it down as it is squalid with overflowing wheelie bins from different Venus in the street. It must have a reflection on people who want to visit the various bars in the street.

Richard Carrington

11:01 26 Nov 23

I can't comment on food as I didn't eat. But WOW finally left that horrible Lisbon bar, only to be presented with the complete opposite. The bar is quite small but the service is 1000% better than the Lisbon bar. The barlady was attentive friendly and professional. I asked for a single gin and tonic and she said for a little extra I can get a double (£3.50 for doubles). There was a good drag DJ who also included me probably because I was dancing to the good vibes. Other patrons were friendly also. Highly recommend a visit. Don't waste your time and money anywhere else.

Carl Chadd

15:37 12 Aug 23

One of the most fantastic places and extremely gay friendly club as the original owners Phil and Jeff the nephew has took over Ian making this place one of the best fantastic gay places in Liverpool always feel safe and always have a fantastic time

Claire R

15:14 19 Jul 23

We were just walking down the street when the security man decided we spat on his car - thing we did not do - and chosed violence. He slapped my friend in his face and broke his necklace. When we asked for help from the other security man, he told us he was right and that it was well deserved.Your establishment should be ashamed. Such indignity is not acceptable. Thanks though to the two men helping us afer the incident.I don't know who spat on this car, but well done mate, it was well deserved :))EDIT : thanks for your answer. It was Friday 23rd of June night. Maybe around 1pm ? Not sure though about the exact Time

Claire R

12:07 24 Jun 23

Meni Harati

14:54 11 May 23

We have been here during Eurovision Week, and we were looking for a Eurovision party and found a great place, great people and nice stuff, and a drug DJ, thank you for a great evening. 🦄 🌈

B Greenaway

00:58 09 May 23

Had a great night here after the first Eurovision semi final preview show. The DJ played all the best Eurovision music, including Loreen, Luke Black and La Zarra. Good value drinks too.

Jaxx Carter

22:20 09 Mar 23

Really lovely bar to go to! The staff are really lovely and friendly. Great atmosphere and entertainment!

Andrea Elliand

21:06 06 Mar 23

Great team behind the bar and on the decks, fab night even during the week, definitely coming back

Eve Monahan

14:17 08 Jan 23

We had a brilliant time, everyone was so welcoming and the act was hilarious. Thanks 😍

Barry Howard

13:45 04 Nov 22

One of the best places to go in Liverpool in our opinion.We've been going for decades and always have a great time.Live the place.Worst thing they ever did was give me the microphone. It took two dragqueens to get it back off me.

Andrew Clarke

15:31 23 Oct 22

Just come in for a pint lovely quiet bar, nice staff, been to some gay bars even daytime can be a bit confrontationalBut this one is lovely would recomend to anyone

Ricky Adamson

00:10 06 Aug 22

Thought it would be a right hole looking from the outside, but was actually done out nicely , cheap drinks and nice staff , would definitely go back when we come from leeds again

David Hemingway

15:04 07 Mar 22

A Great place for night life And staff are excellent excellent and friendly Decent drinks good prices and good atmosphere and they do a good drag show Awesome place for a night out in Liverpool

Rob Janssens

17:43 26 Feb 22

Friendly fantastic place .Only in Liverpool for one night decided on going here , stayed a while . Tried a few other bars only to end up back at the masquerade . Know where to go next time I’m back in Liverpool .Had a great night .

SJ C

16:15 07 Jan 22

Went in for my birthday straight away felt comfortable and had great service. The act was hilarious too. Totally recommended and I will be back x

M4KD

22:00 06 Dec 21

i went here and found woman what? not much of a man bar need more succulant gobblers

Bekka Louise

20:35 31 Oct 21

Decent prices on drinks bottles of wine were cheap as chips! Good place to sit down but not so much room inside once it’s busy.

Tanya Coney

17:15 27 Oct 21

So glad we found this gem of a place in Liverpool. We had a brilliant night out singing, dancing and laughing so much my jaw and sides were aching! The owner Ian was so accommodating and sorted us out with a table and chairs. Both the acts that were on (Soul Sisters and The Gangsters) were brilliant and Daniella Mantrapp keep us entertained through the evening. Every member we encountered were friendly and helpful from Jake the barman to Richie and Craig on the door. We will most definitely visit again when we come back to Liverpool. Thanks so much for a memorable night.

PBM Mason

10:40 27 Jul 21

Went Monday with my wife used to go quite often to see few friends there years ago, popped in to see it refurbished as friend said go see, done nice an as usual people were friendly make you welcome definitely go back in future when we're out

Andrew Quintian

21:56 28 Sep 19

This is my home pub. Some days busier than others. Maybe on day they will start using cards as it is cash only. But the music, staff,everyone is just fantastic spending time with.

E M.

08:52 18 Jun 19

The bar staff, in particular Phill, is engaging in a scheme that involves theft of personal property. This occurs EVERY night, multiple times per night....

Dave L.

09:12 01 Sep 10

Masquerade is a gay bar....a very, very gay bar. The campy chatty clientèle and basket of free lube next to my table made this really quite clear. There's...

Emma Louise M.

04:51 29 May 10

The Masquerade is known as Liverpool's Gay Quarter's friendliest bar, and it's certainly welcoming. It offers some quality drag queen entertainment as well...

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