Five O’clock Club

Great place!
Now even better with Karaōke on Tuesday nights!!!

Love the girls behind the bar here. If they go, I’d go too. They make this place happen! Great beer selection and all the mixed drinks are great. Awesome happy hour prices.

Fun bar with a good mixture of people. Live music is pretty good. Shame about the cigarette smoking inside.

I thought non smoking meant non smoking… rude staff. Asked for a Bloody Mary and they looked at me like I was nuts. Rude when they responded that they d I don’t serve that type of drink. Pretty much a dive, not surprised at all.

It’s a fun bar. I enjoy the crowd which is mostly a great mix of Sarasotans of all ages and visitors. The bands are great and there are many wonderful surprises like «Come Back Sally» one of my favorites. Service is always friendly. It’s fun to dance there when its rocking. If you are looking for elegance or a classy place this is not it, if you are looking for a fun hangout, casual bar it’s perfect.

Great bartenders is why I give this a 3. Dumpy looking place inside, band plays right by door. Heard an awesome Jamaican band here though. Very small dance area.
Decent smoking area out back. Bathrooms gross. Drink prices were not bad, but the drinks were weak. The crowd is older here and with the lack of lights and 80’s furniture you sit on its understandable. lol. Definitely not my favorite nightlife club in Sarasota.

It would be a cool place if it wasn’t for the «doorman» who acts like its his bar, bartenders are great but due to the doorman I will never go back, and the drinks are overpriced and not to strong, my advise go downtown to the Gator or Smoking Joe’s, better crowd and less attitude.

Killer blues, but a little small. Still, better blues than you’ll find in most towns.

Outstanding! We ended up coming here two nights in a row after wandering in on a Tuesday night. Really friendly bar and fantastic music.

The music here is fantastic! The waitress was very helpful and took excellent care of us. The drinks were cheap and the wine was fine. A nice mix of people.

This is the BEST place in the area to hear live music. The bands start at 10pm and play until 2:00a.m. and the drinks are very good too. It’s an old place with the feel of a dive bar, yet the atmosphere is warm and friendly and the music and the dancing doesn’t get any better. If you’re looking to dance, or just enjoy some great music, this is the place!

What a dive… expensive drinks. old old crowd 3 stars for the band 0 stars for the place

Good place to come & chill out or relieve some stress on any night… Great live bands!!!

This venerable watering hole has been marinating here for decades. Have not been there lately but recent reviews confirm continuity of atmosphere. Sorta small for live music and dancing, but seemingly still popular. Proximity to Sarasota Memorial suggest patronage by medical staff… hotties, coldies and in between. Also it has long been a dark quiet cave for regulars to sip through the afternoon. They just need to move along or dig in as happy hours erupts and the music lovers take over.

We went here on Thursday night after a lovely dinner at Pacific Rim and Ladies Night at Libbys and we topped it off with dancing and more drinks at this club. Best night of our mini vacation. The reggae band was awesome.

Club in the name of this place kinda throws you off since it’s the exact opposite of a club. Very divey, no frills bar. I was here on a Friday night around 12:30 and it was pretty empty. There was a band playing that wasn’t bad. They have a nice outdoor area with a decent amount of seating. $ 3.50 beers is a plus. The crowd is what you would expect at a dive bar with live bands, kinda older and laid back. If you’re looking for that kind of scene then this is your place.

Love this club. Great live music venue. High energy night spot that I have supported for years. Great bar full of local regulars every afternoon and then as the night unfolds and the music cranks up this place kicks! Great food near by so you can make a night of it by just parking on Hillview Street.

I would even venture to say 4.5 stars!
I was randomly in Sarasota last weekend for the bf’s racket ball tournament. As I said, random. So I break out the trusty laptop and sign into dear old Unilocal.Alas we find that this place is down the street from the hotel we were staying at, so it became a high choice, and I liked the review below.
The 5 O’clock Club is a neat little place! I was super surprised and had a really great time here. They alternated between a live band and a DJ that was playing some good music. Now, I did not see the «Sarasota Hotties» (lol) as promised, but we did meet some interesting characters that I will post some pictures of. I would say the crowd was a bit older, but everyone seemed to be having a great time, dancing, and carrying on.
The venue also has a nice little outdoor patio area and bar, and with the perfect and cool weather, we had to sit outside for a bit to experience. Overall, I really enjoyed this place. It was a nice break from the typical Miami club scenes… A fresh experience!

This place reminds me of a typical Saturday Night — in a live Blues bar on Division Street Chicago, but with much less room to dance or move to the other-​side.
What this unique «The Five-​0 Club» offers however, is at least a bus load of Sarasota hotties who are professionals in the medical field. Perhaps that maybe because Sarasota Memorial Hospital is just across the street. I met many professionals in this club who came in to re-​wind sort-​of speak after a long day in surgery. The combination of the smooth music by a live Blues band or their amazing drinks. But be prepared to be bumped or touched by passer-​byes with drinks in hand… I give the Music (bands) 4 Stars — The Club services, a 3+ Star. Atmosphere 4+ Stars (if you like mingling with a crowd)