My college friends and I were meeting up in Asheville for the weekend, one of the main things we were excited about was going to scandals for the night as it’s usually one of our favorite clubs. We’re walking down the path to the bar and the bouncer asks to search our bags. We have no problem with this and comply, in my bag I had a tiny bottle of water. He says no outside drinks are allowed, totally reasonable, so I proceed to just chug it as he gave no further instructions or indication that was not what I should do. The bouncer then repeatedly stated “have a good night” as if he’s turning us away. We’re genuinely confused and think he’s joking at first. We asked him what happened and he just says we were rude. We did nothing else and that was our only interaction with him. All we were trying to do was have a good time and dance. This guy was obviously on a power trip and wanted to ruin a fun night for some girls. I don’t believe that this bouncer is a good representation of the club itself as I’ve always had a great time in there.

There was unfortunately a shooting on the street outside of this place last night which involved multiple people being injured (unsure if this place was targeted or just close by), some drunk folks inside started acting a fool and being violent trying to get outside. The staff handled the situation wonderfully. Restraining the aggressive people, keeping everyone else calm and informed. They were giving waters out to people to keep them hydrated and safe and calm. Even before the chaos and tragedy, everyone here was so friendly and the atmosphere was great. My friend and I went to multiple bars before this one which were very cishet and predatory, we weren’t able to just dance and enjoy ourselves unlike here. I’ll definitely be returning and recommending to other people. The drag show was a lot of fun as well!

We were in Asheville for the weekend and trying to find a place to go that didn’t close super early like all the other places, when we stumbled upon this place. The reviews were absolutely glowing. We thought there was no way that this place could be that great. It absolutely was! Best night of my life! Great drag show, great atmosphere, great club!

We went to Scandals for a drag show to celebrate a bachelorette party! We had a BLAST! The DJ had us dancing beforehand with some amazing tunes, the bartenders were awesome and made such delicious drinks but the Queens were freaking amazing! We had a blast cheering them on, singing with them and of course throwing them some money for those kicks, spits and overall talent! Will definitely be back next time we're in Asheville!

Music was outdated, definitely not what younger queer people are listening to. The tattoo and face paint guy was so sweet however, the merch in the back was very outdated and giving straight white mom and older millennial energy. I'd get some younger queer voices on the staff team/DJ area to revamp the place. Overall not a bad experience just not what current and new college students want and would stick around for. The bathrooms don't need to be gendered, especially at a place meant to be queer inclusive. As it can make trans and nonbinary individuals uncomfortable and unsafe. All the older people sitting around outside smoking will also make younger folks feel like it isn't the type of place for them, its uncomfortable and intimidating to walk by. With love, hope to see improvements and be back soon for a great experience.

Had a really great time here!! Night clubs aren't normally my style, but I had a really great time here. The staff/owners were great and really helped me out when I had left my wallet there the night before. Would definitely recommend this place if you're looking for fun while on vacation!

The staff is unprofessional and has racist undertones. My friends and I wanted waters. We went to a female bartender who was on her phone at the bar, as it was not busy. My friend asked for some water and the bartender cussed him out. We made a complaint to the manager and he poorly handled the situation by defending her actions. He said “that’s just the way she is and I can’t fire her”. If you’re a visitor in Asheville, just skip this bar.

Terrible service. Came here with a group a friends for a 21st birthday and they came after our trans friend and kicked out our entire group out after attempting to keep the wrong debit card of our DD (simple mistake but they chose violence) they pushed him to the ground and 2 bouncers laid their hands on a group of 6 girls who were protecting 1 male. All we wanted was a cell phone dropped at the entrance- not even IN the bar. Overall u professional, rude, sexist, and unfriendly. Do not recommend.

Overall good experience! Had some nice interactions with the locals there and felt very welcomed. Only complaint lies with the music.. felt like I was in middle school again at a school dance from the music selection that was being played. I think there would be a lot more people dancing if some modern music was incorporated as well.

Staff is rude and unprofessional preferably the bouncers aren’t the nicest, they accused my 26 year old boyfriend of being underage after inquiring about renting out the place for a party, they refused to let my 21 year old friend inside the club because he got sick the last time he was there, it’s overall just not the nicest place and shouldn’t be so uptight for what it is. Also the music is outdated and overrated they really need to hire new staff and a new DJ.

I was at the club this weekend Saturday night and I did not like the DJ at all. The music was horrible, I would have liked to hear more up to date upbeat music, not something I heard in middle school and high school, everything else at the club was great, but the dj , drew I think, was awful..

Super disappointed with the experience I had here as a non-binary trans person. I was heading to the women’s SINGLE STALL bathroom because that’s where I feel more comfortable (I didn’t know at the time that there was a gender neutral bathroom upstairs) and a male security officer stopped me and told me to go to the men’s room. I told him I’m non-binary and he kept telling me I had to use the men’s room. Finally I literally yelled at him “I have a v*gina, this is the bathroom I want to use” and still he wouldn’t let me go in. More security came and some woman who acted confused and said “yeah I don’t know what to do in this situation” and when I got upset and said “this is a queer bar - y’all need to have better training” she responded “it’s not a queer bar, it’s a queer-friendly bar.” Well it wasn’t being very friendly. It caused a huge scene and myself and my friends were super upset. Finally I caved and went to the other restroom. The one silver lining was that the manager found me later and said I could use whatever bathroom I wanted, which was super nice of him. But still - the staff here need better training, period. That was so unacceptable. Especially because literally all the bathrooms are single stalls… there shouldn’t even be genders on them at all.

Scandals claims to be a gay friendly club and yet they thought it was appropriate to harass my non-binary friend when they went to use the *SINGLE STALL* women’s restroom. The drag show was fun and the queens were great but I can’t in good faith recommend this establishment as a safe place for queer folks. Scandals, do better and make sure your team is appropriately trained to make sure everyone feels safe and accepted.

Best gay-friendly nightclub in Asheville. If dancing isn't your thing go chill in the back bar with a different music scene. Get your Glo-gear in their little store! Cool vibes always!

Came for the NYE balloon drop night. Alright experience. The place was jam packed with people and they only had two people working the main bar, so it could take up to 20 min of standing there just to get a drink. I'm very patient and don't mind waiting but I feel if they had known how many people would be there since they did pre order tickets they could have accommodated their staffing better, and the bartenders seemed very overwhelmed too. The drinks themselves were not very good I think because of that rush, to the point where I was just sipping on them because I really didn't like them but still wanted to drink. Kind of killed the vibe. Other than that the music was good and the drag show was fun. Maybe on a different night it would have been better.

The bald headed bartender is the rudest person I have ever met. I was tipping very well and buying drinks for the performers. Not sure why he got so mad but he slap a beer out of my hand. Very unprofessional. If you have that much anger find a new job. We will see if we ever go back.

DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR ID. They WILL lose them. This place acts professional with all the Security but to take IDs to just give them to the wrong people is hella unprofessional!

What a night! For our small bachelorette party of 4 it was perfect. The performers were flawless and the music was incredible. Drinks take a while to get but the TVs have shows to watch to keep your mind off of waiting. Definitely worth going to. You won't be disappointed!

So I just came from the Halloween costume contest and I did the scariest and I won but they didn't tell you that even though you won the scariest you didn't win anything else they didn't even call my name that's what's terrible about it. Even some of the staff said that I should have won but it's rigged and it's all about how much skin you show. They don't care about scary or the most creative it's all about sex with this club that's all. And as a patron of this place just to let you know I will never ever be back and I will let other people know that if they want to go up there you better off going somewhere else that's just my thing

We were only in Asheville for one night, and got the recommendation to come here from a local. Highly recommended! I was not drinking, but still enjoyed the multiple vibes in the different areas, never saw anyone get rowdy, and the staff was honestly the best I've ever experienced. You guys did an amazing job of showing us what Asheville has to offer, and I can't wait to come back!

The lady taking the cover and checking ids is Rude. If you’re standing inline before 11 to get in you should only have to pay the 5.00 cover. We waited for her to check ids and take cover from 6 people in front of us. It was 11:03 when we got to the window. Nice first impression Asheville. So far not impressed. Explains the 3.5

Watch where you park. Homeless people slash tires right outside of the club. Other than that, security at the door and dance floor makes it easy to feel safe. Music was pretty good.

DJ Eric Scott literally killed it that other night! Best DJ in town…I have been to scandals before but the other night was definitely the best vibes I have felt in a long time!!!

I uses to come here a lot when I was younger. I came last night for the studs of steel show. I can see this place hasn't updated a lot. They only a few bathroom stalls and they should add more. There were a few people in line waiting for the bathroom. This place needs a lot renovation and updating. It hasn't changed when I used to come here. So hopefully they make some changes.

If you're looking for a funfill spot this is definitely where you need to be just don't go too early, we're visiting N.C and my friends and i went there, heeey I have no regrets. First the security team at the entrance was professional but friendly, the bartenders and other staff's are nice no need to mention the music and hot girls. No fuss, No worries everyone was like family both customers and staff. My experience was a (10 STARS).

Really cool spot but main dj was not the vibe, unfortunately. Lots of sad music remixed vibes. Had a good time overall but was disappointed by the dj, outdated payment system and very weird thirst trap tik tok compilation of underaged boys playing on their tv 😳