The Lookout Bar

As a part of my Sperm Donation World Tour of Canada, as part of a pub crawl with the Saintlo hostel this was the 3rd of the 3 stops. Was a Wednesday and karaoke was happening, we all gave it a shot and did bohemian rhapsody. Gotta say the staff who performed Olivia Rodrigo Drivers Licence was sensational.

I have visited close to a dozen dance bars in the National Capital region since I started visiting dance bars two years ago and Lookout ranks as number 1 and qualifies as the best dance bar in my list for the following reasons. Lookout is a popular, dynamic and inclusive dance bar and welcomes a diverse crowd regardless of orientation, race or age though it is known as LGBTQ bar. Located in the heart of the downtown is the bar where I go almost every Saturday night to relax and dance. Dance floor is open to patrons in the late night, and this bar is almost always busy on Saturday nights. The cover charge is $15 on Saturdays, and $12 on Fridays which is less than competitors. Drink prices are same as competitors. Unlike most neighboring bars which are closed most weekdays, Lookout is open every day and night except Monday. Staff are very friendly, hardworking and possess excellent customer-relations skills. Sue the co-owner but unfortunately is on duty less often these days. Meghan who is beautiful inside out and she is loved by everyone with her angelic personality and has been the night manager for the past 2 years and is the soul of Lookout. Award-winning DJ Roxy voted Ottawa's best DJ multiple times is great at keeping the dance floor packed. Roxy who is the cutest D.J. I have ever seen anywhere, and she is the life of Lookout with the best songs she is choosing every night she gives life to the party. When she is on duty, it is a guaranteed good night. Mike the other D.J. is equally good. He played great songs during the Halloween party last night. And of course, Mat the security who is welcoming at the door. The security guard Mat is welcoming at the door with smiles most of the time. Please support the only viable LGBTQ bar in the NCR as much as you can. Even though I am 100% straight I come to this LGBTQ bar every Saturday night to celebrate diversity and of course dance with and hug and kiss all those beautiful girls who choose to come over and dance with me. Though I am frequently complimented on my outfit, but it is my rave green laser glasses which gets most attention, and I share them with the ladies to galvanize the party-like environment in the club and help them enjoy the party more. As a strong feminist myself I respect ladies' choices and therefore I only dance if the ladies make the first move and come over to me for dance as I have to be sure I am their choice and luckily for me there are plenty some Saturday nights especially in neighboring dance bars where I visit during the two half-hour dance breaks in this bar. Some patrons asked me if I work in this bar and on a few occasions, I was given $5 bills which I refused politely or on one occasion asked to sign autographs on two female's arms! Last May it was Meghan's birthday party and on the top of being a chief bartender and a night manager, Meghan is also a performer herself, and she was performing in front of loudly cheering crowd on her birthday as they gathered early to participate in Lookout's birthday celebration party. The first three photos are photos of this beauty while performing on her birthday. She hosts Karaoke every Sundays and Tuesdays while she is a night manager other nights of the week. More recently, last night there was a Halloween party at Lookout. By looking at the pictures you will see why I nominated this bar as number 1 and most dynamic bar and friendliest in Ottawa if not the whole country.

My first time being here & it was an incredible experience! Your staff is so cheerful, and inviting. The performances are just WOW 1000/10!💖💫 Atmosphere makes you feel right at home, absolutely coming back, and recommending to EVERYONE!

A local gay bar that has performance of drag art. I went to Friday and the entrance fee was 12$ dollars. There was poster or sign that says drag performance on Thursday night. however, I went on the Friday and there were three or four drag queen performing that night. it was my first time to the bar and my friend and I went to a less crowded area with the blue light table. That seems to be the VIP area. The staff were very flexible and let us use it for the evening since it wasn't so busy. thankfully the stuff were so flexible. The table wasn't closed by the performance; however, it was a nice view of it at the same time it is possible to chat since it's far from the speakers and the crowd

I genuinely used to be a regular at this bar but it’s become so unbelievably disappointing to me. The ONLY nights they are open they force drag down our throats and limit the dancefloor to the bare minimum. I see SO MANY comments and complaints from people who want a drag free night without cover or pressure to tip drag performers every 10 minutes, especially during a recession… but clearly this bar doesn’t care about its patrons as it NEVER takes any feedback seriously or makes any changes to the venue all the while hiding any comments that seem to call them out for any of this…. Unbelievably disappointing especially since Ottawa has very limited safe spaces for queer folk. I haven’t been in a long time and have zero desire to go these days. Finding a happier outcome lately to take my money anywhere else these days, and my queer friends feel the same. Not one to leave a bad review unless truly necessary but this NEEDS to be said louder.