Reviews

I used to visit the Squire about once a week. That’s now down to about once a decade. From the appearance of the parking lot, a lot of people have made the same…

2 wks ago3

Foxy Lady

Providence, RI

Ideal for first trip to SC. Skip the second.

★★★★★★★★6.0/10

If you reverse engineered the ideas that have made Desire one of the highest rated clubs in the US, and then did the exact opposite, you would have something close to Foxy Lady. I…

10 mos ago2

Golden Banana

Peabody, MA

All the excitement of a mayonnaise sandwich

Golden Banana is on US 1, but you may miss it because they hid it behind a Gulf station. There's plenty of parking. When I got there around 6:30 on a Tuesday night,…

11 mos ago3

Boardroom Cabaret

Brockton, MA

Some good, some "eh", none bad

★★★★★★★★★8.0/10

It's probably been ten years since I last went to the Boardroom, but yesterday I saw only minor changes in that decade: the lighting seems a little more garish, the seating is a bit more…

1 yr ago2

Centerfolds

Worcester, MA

Win some, lose some

★★★★★★★★6.0/10

Centerfolds is one of the few clubs in the area that is open on Monday afternoon. Consequently I arrived about 4 PM Monday to find a surprisingly full parking lot. The club is open…

1 yr ago3

Mickey's Gentlemen's Lounge

Cumberland, RI

Same, but with more and hotter dancers

Today was my first trip to Mickey's since the change of ownership. I arrived on a Tuesday at 3:30. With seven cars in the lot, there was plenty of space. There is also…

1 yr ago2

Mario's Showplace

Webster, MA

Nothing wrong here except the prices

It's been more than a year since I last visited Mario's. That time there were two customers, including me, and mine was the only money being spent. In comparison, the place was hopping when…

1 yr ago1

Mickey's Gentlemen's Lounge

Cumberland, RI

Clock is ticking

★★★★★★★★6.0/10

For a long time I've been wondering how Mickey's stays in business. Now it appears their accountant has been asking them the same question. I learned today that the club is for sale.…

1 yr ago4

Centerfolds

Worcester, MA

Same old place, now with hotter dancers

Several reviews of Centerfolds, including mine, mention the momentary blindness we feel when we step from full sun outdoors to almost complete black inside. I'm happy to report that the club has taken note…

1 yr ago1

Mickey's Gentlemen's Lounge

Cumberland, RI

Always a bargain, sometimes a surprise

I see by their Facebook page that the “new” Mickey's building opened exactly twenty years ago. Mickey was a retired firefighter. When the “old” building succumbed to age and dirt, it mysteriously burned…

2 yrs ago4

Centerfolds

Worcester, MA

Reliable staff of regular dancers plus a few new faces

I visited Centerfolds on a Tuesday afternoon around 4:00. It's easily accessible on US 20, about an hour west of Boston. The parking is ample, although on this visit I saw a lot…

2 yrs ago1

Club Fantasies

Providence, RI

Unpredictable, but often better than you expect

★★★★★★★★★7.0/10

My first sight as I entered Fantasies Wednesday afternoon was a tall, radiant brunette who gave me a dazzling smile. Unfortunately, I was going in as she was going out. That foreshadowed how…

2 yrs ago2

Mickey's Gentlemen's Lounge

Cumberland, RI

Sometimes you find a diamond, sometimes it's all rough

★★★★★★★★★7.0/10

It's been a long time since I've been to Mickey's, so when I got a text from one of their dancers, I decided it was time for another trip. The back door is 150 feet…

2 yrs ago4

Centerfolds

Worcester, MA

Something for (almost) everyone

★★★★★★★★★7.3/10

Getting there is easy: it's right on a major US highway (20). Getting there can be a bit scary;:you have to make a left turn across a major US highway. (Or, if you made a…

2 yrs ago3

Club Fantasies

Providence, RI

Best visit in recent memory

★★★★★★★★★7.7/10

I was wrong, and I couldn't be happier. For more than a year, I've been thinking that the good old days of clubbing were gone and never coming back. My last visit to Fantasies…

2 yrs ago1

Mickey's Gentlemen's Lounge

Cumberland, RI

Low key neighborhood dive

★★★★★★★★★7.0/10

This review is going to sound mean, but I actually kind of like this place. It has two significant advantages. (1) It's about 100 yards from the Massachusetts state line, so if you're coming…

3 yrs ago1

Lamplighter II

Millbury, MA

What business are they in?

This club is usually mentioned in comparison to its neighbor Centerfolds. After my last couple of visits, I'm starting to doubt the validity of that comparison, because I no longer think they're in the same…

3 yrs ago

Centerfolds

Worcester, MA

A diva with benefits

In any other neighborhood, Centerfolds would be the neighborhood dive. Last time I was there, they had a Hell's Angels poster on the door to prove it. It still loses the title because…

3 yrs ago2

Mario's Showplace

Webster, MA

Lackluster afternoon

★★★★★★★★5.3/10

(Full disclosure: this used to be my favorite club, so Scrubby should have his "shill review" rubber stamp ready.) Inflation, I used to think, was a problem for other people. I'm on a diet; my…

3 yrs ago

Lamplighter II

Millbury, MA

Same as ever, only different

★★★★★★★★★7.3/10

It would take a better philosopher than me to decide whether Lamplighter is still a strip club. It certainly used to be a strip club. It has a stage with poles and a…

3 yrs ago1

Centerfolds

Worcester, MA

All's well that ends well

Centerfolds is on U.S. Route 20, the longest highway in the country (3,365 miles) and one of the oldest (1645). On that timescale, Centerfolds is relatively new. I couldn't find an actual date,…

3 yrs ago2

Club Fantasies

Providence, RI

A Mixed Review

★★★★★★★★5.3/10

I visited Fantasies a few months ago and decided not to write a review because of the Thumper Rabbit rule. (If you can't say something nice, don't say nuthin' at all.). I went back…

4 yrs ago3

Centerfolds

Worcester, MA

Could have been worse. (See review below)

The first thing you see when you walk in to Centerfolds is nothing. Tuesday afternoon was a bright, sunny day. By the time I crossed the parking lot, my pupils were fully contracted.…

4 yrs ago1

Lamplighter II

Millbury, MA

I have no idea how they stay in business