The Rodeo Lounge

Decided to give this place a shot for a night out with a friend for her birthday, it was fairly close by and said that on Friday & Saturday nights they play top 40. I’d say we got there about 10:30ish on Friday night and there was maybe twenty people in there and yet we were still charged a $ 7 cover charge, which I personally found quite steep for a ‘club’ in the Burnside Industrial Park which barely hit 50 people all night. When we walked in there was about 10 girls on the dance floor in a circle which I found out were almost all bar staff, apparently this is a tactic they use to try and get people on the dance floor, you know getting hot & thirsty ;-) but there wasn’t enough people to get out there. In fact all night the dance floor never got full, which I would attribute to the music. It’s advertised as top 40, but they don’t say which year these songs were top 40. In 3.5 hours I only heard a handful of today’s hits. I heard Shoop — Salt n’ Pepa, Mambo Number 5, Sexual Healing, and others from about 15 years ago. When the majority of your clientele is 19 – 25 you need to cater to those people, update the playlist a bit.
Another issue that irked me was the fact that security kept straightening out the chair beside me which I was using for my crap. It was really annoying especially since the interior of their washrooms were disgusting, paper towel bunched up on the floor, in the sinks, soap dispensers out and altogether filthy. I wasn’t expecting pristine washrooms in a night club, don’t get me wrong, but a little consistency would have been nice.
It’s not an atmosphere I enjoyed, too ‘loose’ (if you catch my drift), for my liking.
But the staff were all wonderful. Pleasant, prompt and there’s quite a few of them around at all times so you don’t have to search long. Drinks are pricey though, expect to pay $ 6 for a tiny shooter and for a cooler I paid $ 6.25 or $ 6.50, can’t remember. That’s pushing it in comparison to other places I’ve been in this city.
Now this is how it was for me on an ordinary night, they put on quite a few events including male strippers and I have no idea how things are for those nights.
I noticed someone else’s review said that there is a mechanical bull somewhere but I didn’t see that anywhere because I definitely would have tried that, always wanted to. Then again with the lack of clothing on so many of the girls, maybe not.

I’ve only gone to The Rodeo a couple of times, but each time I was appauled by the manner of the owner.
The last time I was there I was snapped at, snarled at and treated like a piece of dirt by her so I asked her for my money back and told her I would not be back. After she realized who I was, she tried to back peddle and apologize but I was already disgusted at that point and walked out.
She is abrasive, arrogant and by the way that she barks at people, I’m shocked that anyone still goes there.

Rodeo is located in the Burnside Park in Dartmouth and is the home of some good nights of partying. You will find a hopping crowd on many Friday and Saturday nights here as often Carla will have Karaōke night with some prizes or some great entertainment.
I have attended some great functions at the Rodeo and they have always turned out great and one was a New Years Party there which we had a fantastic time.
Not only will this place be hopping on the weekends but Thursday night on wing night you can find some hungry people here. Wings are nice and big and always hot and fresh which is something that I like. Range of heat to the sauce but for those who know me I like it hot.
Come check out the Rodeo oh and I forgot to add that there is a mechanical bull in the back and let me tell you if anything you have to come and see who thinks they are a cowboy.