 o stay competitive with the Toronto club scene, Devil's Martini throws down a fun vibe even the hardest drinkster could appreciate. While not the most exhilarating spot, you’ll be amazed by the size of the Adelaide Street bar. The club is huge; a nicely divided 10,000 square-foot space of thirsty clubbers who have come to meet and greet more of the same.
Somehow, Devil's Martini has its finger on the pulse of the scene, luring them in with a diverse set of nights. Friday nights, for example, reel in a fun, young crowd of Torontonians, while Saturday night brings a dramatically different selection. It may be worth noting that Devil's Martini opens its doors to the masses at 5:00pm on weekdays.
The dance floor of the club moves to a round of beats, mostly a mix of house covers you may never have heard; resident DJs host a jarring atmosphere and meat-market attitude. Top 40 hits, hip-hop, house, funk, disco and '80s classics fans can also find their beat on the different levels depending on the night.
The club has an open feel while still maintaining two separate, distinct areas- often filled with a crowd of people that schmooze and network amongst themselves and more often than not, sway to the music. The crowd is a bizarre mixture of young and older, trendy and what-the-fuck. Your standard barely legal frat guys and trendy, blow-dried young girls. - B.J. |
473 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON
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52 Reader Reviews
Wish there was a Zero Star!
Sent in a guest list request 2 weeks ahead for 8 people.
got a conformation within 24hrs - pretty good I said for a TO club!
This are the rules in the confirmation
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from "toronto@devilsmartini.com" hide details Jun 11
to 1goodcatch@gmail.com
date Jun 11, 2008 12:56 PM
subject Re: Toronto PARTY INFORMATION
Hello,
You have been added to guestlist for SATURDAY JUNE 21, 2008 under the following name MURALI
(Party of _8_)
**Everyone must arrive as a group before 11:00 PM and have proper ID.**
**Guestlist privileges include line by-pass only, cover is $5 per person after 10 PM.**
Guestlist confirmation does not guarantee entry into the Devil's Martini as entry is based upon space availability. Please arrive by or before the specified time to avoid delays or difficulties entering the premise.
Devils Martini caters to a 25+ clientele and hosts a fashionably casual dress code (no athletic wear, no running shoes, no ripped or tattered jeans and no headgear).
Thank You! We look forward to seeing you at The Devil's Martini Toronto.
Devil's Martini reserves the right to refuse entry to any individual who does not meet entrance requirements
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Friends and I arrived at the club at 10:20, asked for the guest list line and was told there was only one line and we did not mind as the line was moving.
get to the front and was asked for ID, we all produced Ontario DL and we were asked to step out of the line because we are be refused admission. Asked why and the bouncers would not give a reason. I was truly blown away...
The shits were looking for a hand out to let us in. We refused and walked out to Brant house.
Is there any governance for our "Entertainment District"?
Murali's Rating: 1 Stars |
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This place does not deserve a star at all. I got a roughed by the bouncers and came home with a bloody lip. I am a woman and half the size of those bozos. I did not even struggle and they shook me. I lost a charm of my tiffany bracelet, a blackberry and the idiot bartender said that she didn't have my credit card. Well news flash, I sent the cops in and they had my Visa! Of all the places I've gone too, this is the worse place for service. The bouncers are power trippers with a lack of professionalism.
It wouldn't even compare with the level of staff at brant house, tattoo, or the drake.
Never Going Back To Devil's Martini's Rating: 1 Stars |
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HORRIBLE!
Bad music, expensive drinks, OVERCROWDED, TOO MUCH ATTITUDE!!
There were at least 4 FIGHTS there! The decor and layout is the worst that I've ever seen in a club. You would think with the expensive drink prices they would make the place look good and clean it up!
Upscale pricing for an outright DIVE OF A BAR
AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!
Ppppppppp's Rating: 1 Stars |
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I was there last week, but I probably wouldn't go back anytime soon. I went up to the side of the entrance by mistake. A guy was trying to get his group in, the bouncer said, "ok, give me $100 for the group and I'll let you in". He gave the $100 and the group went in. Seriously, I've never seen bouncers being so brazen!
The regular entrance (even for the guest list) is through a parking lot. 4 days after the snowstorm, and it was still unplowed, wet and slippery, piles of snow everywhere.
My friends and I waited from 10:30 to just after 11 to get in. Only 15 people were ahead of us. About 50 people walked in from greasing the bouncer (side entrance) or from the guest list. Girls, if you're in a group another bouncer will pull you out of the lineup and let you in. If you're with guys, you're out of luck, you have to wait! I also saw some guys going in wearing white sneakers, which I know is forbidden (the only way to do it is bribe the side doorman and skip the lineup).
After waiting all that time, the club was less than half full when we got in... holding the lineup is a clever way to shake down the patrons.
Once inside, the bartenders were average, music was top 40ish but decent. Crowd was average 20's ish to 30's ish. Bachelorette/stag kind of a place. Average girls, lots of drinking, not hard to meet them. It filled up by 12.
Overall impression, get there early if you want an average night out. But getting in.. it's the type of place that gives all Toronto clubs a bad name to our visitors.
Drew's Rating: 2 Stars |
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This place is a piece of shit. Used to go here quite often, and then the bouncers decided they were hot shit. HA! Don't think so. If you want to wait in line FOREVER to get in (I'm talking like an hour or even longer), then go. But, if you actually want to have a good time, don't go. The music? It's ok, a lot of Top 40, drunken good times type music. The crowd is either good lookin' or hideous, it luck of the draw. If you get a drink at the entrance bar, don't go to the tall skinny bitch with blonde hair - she's dumb as fuck. When we asked for 2 doubles, she charged us for 4 drinks, and then claimed she didn't remember doing it. Like I said, dumb as fuck or a real bitch. So like I said, this place is now a piece of shit. It's too bad, cause it used to be good fun.
Theresa's Rating: 1 Stars |
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OMG,I don't think they are even worthy of the 1 star in my opinion, they merit a zero.
I am never seen such a large group suffering from delusions of grandeur (security).Some of them are qualified to live in France,at least the pretentious french I know are not driven only by their egos but back it up with some intelligence.Don't expect anything from the staff at devil's unless you want to witness the highest level of imbecility.Maybe if that was the attraction I could graps the logic behind it.
Anyways If you want to deal with snobs and egomaniacs then you will fell right at home.
DAVID's Rating: 1 Stars |
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I can't belive that a head bouncer would ask me for money at the door to get in, what kind of place is this? I paid him off but it was not worth it at all, the music was lame and service was too slow, the club was not even packed for god sake.
Conclusion, the door staff at this club including the head doorman is a joke.
Never going back.
George.
George's Rating: 1 Stars |
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I am never going there again period.
I am still trying to get my refund from my new year's eve and if I don't I am cancelling the charges on my credit card.
Basically me and my friends bought some tickets for the 2008 bash but never set foot inside on the account that we never came with some receipts.Never mind that they mentioned or informed us of that policy when we picked up the tickets but instead we were left to ponder why in God's name were arguing with those loser bouncers.They could have easely verified that we had indeed purchaded their "VIP" passes.
In the end,frustated,I was determined to start my new year with a positive attitude and not to have it ruined by some insignificant people on a power trip namely the bouncers.
Finally when we decided to leave they had the audacity to ask for a 20 dollar bribe for each one of us.Keep in mind, we were already mad to have wasted the 35 dollars cover per person they were still trying to make spend more money.I hope some people in the management read the reviews and fire those incompetent morons.
I wish I could have expressed my thoughts personally but the bouncers are concealing their corrupt behavior and are not letting anyone see their bosses.
I hope the owner is unaware of the situation because he is been dragged slowly to the bottom.
Anyways thanks to our resourcefulness,I was able to enjoy my new year in another club and probably maybe with better company.
My advice to future patrons if you have a nice spot stay there if you don't have one find somewhere else to go DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME going at Devil's Martini trust me on this; even the devil would want to deal with that kind of bullshit.
ALLEN's Rating: 1 Stars |
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I would hate to sound like a broken record here, but, yeeeeah, same experiences with this $hithole bar. Don't bother wasting you hard earned cash! It’s a problem with the ‘security’ and I quote it because I don’t want people to think all security staff as a power-tripped-out and thug’ed at these boys were. I’m a 30 year old professional and tend to conduct myself likewise. Be warned!
Jason's Rating: 1 Stars |
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Being in my early 30's, me and my friends have little patience for long line-ups and the other nonsense that is notorious in the Toronto club scene. But Devil's was one of the few spots I still frequented because it is usually a fun spot and it caters to an "older" crowd. However, the experience I recently had turned me off this place and clubs in this city in general. As many reviewers have mentioned, the club holds the line and the bouncers ask for $20 to get in. This isn't new, but the last time I went, the bouncers held the regular line, even after midnight when there was nobody standing in the VIP line and there were many people leaving the club. Dozens of people had lost pattence and left at this point. I would have done the same if I didn't have friends waiting inside. At midnight, after waiting in line for over 1.5 hours and with only about 20 people left in line, these loser bouncers with no life outside of their Friday and Saturday night power trip were still holding the line. I asked one bouncer if the line would be moving anytime soon and he actually asked me for $20 a head to get in. I repeat: it was midnight and there was almost no one left in line at this point and most of the crowd was a 25 and over crowd with real careers and lives. There is no way I was going to give this A-hole my hard-earned pay when there are hundreds of other bars in the city. I left and will never return to this club. I love my home town, but it really needs to grow up. There is no reason why mature paying customers should be turned away when there are so many other options in town. These pretentious club owners and bouncers are just play acting. The nightlife in New York, Miami, London, Rome, etc is NOT like this. The emphasis is on having a good time.
Devil's Martini's Rating: 1 Stars |
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Devils Martini |
473 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON
416-603-9300
Clubland
25 - 40
Bar, Club
Mon. to Fri.: 5:00pm - 2:00am
Sat.: 9:00pm - 2:00am
$$ (affordable)
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