Rumor Bar & Lounge

DIRTY DIRTY. Stopped by Sunday before the Browns game. Rumor takes first place for the dirtiest bathrooms I have ever seen. I’m not sure how OSHA allows an establishment to open without cleaning the bathrooms from the night before. Urine and poop all over the toilets. I can’t even explain how bad it was. We walked right out.

I also was refused entrance for having flats on… then later saw other girls coming in and out in flats. I wasnt going to fight the dress code, but then was kinda pissed. Even in heels, Ill now take my money elsewhere…

Hey this club has a dress code. And most of the athletes and professionals in the city love the atmosphere. Reservations are needed to get a table. You only have to meet the bottle minimum on nights where there are special events. Please understand that if you have a bad experience the club will try to correct it, thanks for the feed back. please keep it coming.

I came here on a Friday night around midnight, and this nightclub was pretty much empty. I don’t know what it was that made this club seem so unattractive. Was it the ridiculously smokey room that makes everyone feel like they have COPD? I guess we’ll never know.
I give Rumor three stars for its music. I don’t think there was a DJ that night, but they still played Top 40s, so props for that :) There is also a cool stairway that leads up to an elevated dance area for those of you who feel bold enough to perform in front of everyone!

Worst bar in Cleveland. This is the type of place that makes me not want to go downtown again. The service was horrible. The staff was rude.

Rumor was the worst nightclub ‘experience’ EVER. My friends and I were out and about yesterday. We all had on flats but our clothing was still club appropriate so on short notice we decided to meet up with some friends who were in Rumor. When we got to the door of Rumor, the bouncer said we couldn’t get in because we didn’t have on heels. That wasn’t a big deal we just said okay and texted our friends who were already inside and said we were gonna go somewhere else. While we were waiting for our friends to come outside we saw the bouncer let a group of caucasian women inside. Not one of those women had on heels at all; they had on nike free run sneakers, sandals, and shower shoes. I never play the ‘race card’ but at that point it was clear that the bouncer was just being racist. My friends and I are african american. The blatant disrespect from the bouncer really upset me, because no one deserves to be treated unfairly. For this reason I will never go to Rumor again or recommend this nightclub to ANYONE else.

Looks like Fun from the outside. Not so much once you’re in there. Not only was I super intimidated going I there, but felt so uncomfortable I left only after minutes.

Really disappointed because I really, really enjoy this place but was let down by the service I received this past Saturday. Seems like the owners and bouncers only cater to those in VIP or who are there for «parties» but what about the rest of the hundreds of customers who frequent your facility regularly (I myself end up here most Saturday nights) and spend their fair share on overpriced drinks and shots? Went out for my best friend’s birthday and we were told that she couldn’t get in simply because she had sandals on. Now, she didn’t have on some Old Navy flip flops but nice sandals and not to mention EVERY TIME we come here she has on sandals. We explained this to the bouncer who was very rude and uninterested in anything we had to say. After stepping out of line to figure out where we would go next we noticed that same bouncer who turned us away let in a girl with sandals and then a girl with red sneakers on. So of course we questioned the bouncer and he said the girl in the red sneakers MAY be with a party to which I asked how he would know that… He didn’t…I then replied, «Okay so if I said I was here with a party you would let us in with sandals on?» He replied, «No, you’re not with a party» Ummmm okay… just a very annoying and at the same time eye opening experience that put a damper on my love for this club. I work for a prominent hotel downtown and would often send guests to your club and rave about how wonderful it is but if this is how your staff is going to treat us «regular folks» I will no longer send any of our guests your way. I will spend my money elsewhere and advise them to do the same.

Nice job on the remodel from the old Bar Fly but this isn’t a place I would hang out regularly. VIP area was cramped and didn’t seem like anything special. I also didn’t like the fact security had to «pat me down» and search me for weapons upon entering. Made me feel like the place wasn’t safe. Also, the police came it and shut it down and told everyone to leave at 2am. I’ve heard this happens on a regular basis. Why?

This is the old Bar Fly, directly across from Barley House. Same type of music as before, but maybe better. Great dance/​house music and remodel, I like it much better now. This is a mixed crowd and I would say, 25 and up as well. Plenty of room to dance and not too crowded yet. They have a large VIP/​bottle service area and you definitely get the lounge vibe in this section of the club. Still haven’t attempted coming here during the week for happy hour and I don’t believe they serve food here, but I’m not sure. I have only been here twice. But I must say, I really like their swag.