My last visit to this club was in 2011 and I resolved never to re-visit the joint. I had a funky, enjoyable time at this club in 2011 but I witnessed some bouncer behaviour that I didn't care for; hence my resolution never to visit this club ever again. Funny how resolutions can be easily abandoned.

My Ottawa trips always involve meetings with bureaucrats in the federal government departments that regulate my industry. These meetings invariably make my brain hurt and the best remedy (for me) for brain hurt is booze and hot strippers. Le Pigale, or Pig Alley as the local anglophones call the joint, covers these needs in spades. I was sloppy in taking note of prices the night of my visit. I can't remember the cover charge or the mandatory coat check charge. I just slapped down a double sawbuck and walked away. I suspect that I left a generous tip. Same with booze prices. I stuck to beer all night and gave the bartender or waitress a sawbuck for each beer and waved away any change. The waitress who served me for most of the evening gave me a peck on my cheek at the end of my stay so I suspect that she was happy with my level of tipping.

As to the number of dancers on station the night of my visit? It is impossible to give an accurate count. This is a multi-level club with several dance stages. The dancers enter the public area of the club from dressing rooms in the basement via several stairways and doors. Every time I looked up from my beer a new girl was strolling through my area of the club in sexy attire to attract my attention. If a PL sits on his hands waiting to see the entire dancer rotation before making a selection for lap dances he will be sitting all night with no lap dance action. You must pull the trigger quickly in this club. The hottest girl that I saw during my visit was the second girl who walked by me. I was just starting to sip on my first beer so my plan was to grab her for dances the next time she walked by. Never saw her again for the rest of the four hours that I was in the club. Sheesh!

Dancer quality was lower than three years ago.....distressingly lower. Average dancer rating for me would be a 6. The hot girl that I saw early in the evening was a 9 for me. No other girl approached her in attractiveness. Dancers were friendly and willing to chat, in either English or French. Every dancer that I spoke with could chat in either of Canada's two languages, with varying degrees of fluency. Unilingual English speakers will have no difficulties in this club.

I spent $400 on lap dances with three different girls. Lap dances were not as 'hands on' as three years ago, no matter how hard I tried. One dancer threatened to call a bouncer if my hands wouldn't stop wandering. I had seen the bouncers in action three years ago and I wanted no part of their ministrations so my hands and I behaved ourselves. The aggressive pitching of after hours OTC was also non-existent, again different from my experiences here three years ago.

The dancers generally do a good job with their stage shows. The occasional dancer will give a spectacular stage show; I saw two of those during my visit. I enjoyed the stage shows. The lap dances were just OK; I have had better, I have had worse. The beer was all that I ever expect from beer. Brain hurt was gone when I left Le Pigale.

From my limited experience with Le Pigale you take your chances when you visit this club. You can have a blast. You can be bored. You can be annoyed..........can't make any more solid recommendation than that.

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2011	17	61	2
2012	7	54	2
2013	6	43	2
2014	1	33	0
2015	1	6	1
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