Numbers Cabaret

Great place to go for a good time, although way too strict at the door which deters me from going most the time, it slows down the line and also is just annoying. But always good music and really friendly staff and I really like the karaōke room upstairs. I wish they had kept the arcade machine upstairs too though.

Numbers, you guys are totally cool in my books, but not good enough for me to come to you every time. You are always plan B, and a place where I would say to go to when it is my last stop of the night. Can I say, that you are my speed dial #8 and still be not offended? :P I still value you though, so please don’t hate me.
This is a place where I feel safe, at home, or a place where I just like hang out and not see people I know. I love hanging upstairs with a beer with my friends and just chatting up instead of the dance floor, and the «basement» area.
I love the karaōke area too, it is a fun place to be with a couple friends, meet new people, and just have a great time with drinks. Numbers, you are cool sometimes, but in the end of it all, I won’t go to you first if anything happens. You are my rock in the end of the night.

This gay club has been in Vancouver, BC forever. Good place for ok cocktails, pool game, lots of tvs to watch sports or music vids and do some dancing if you feel like, which you probably will after you throw back couple of heavy drinks. Occasional shady characters might approach you, but that is how it rolls sometimes in these venues. No tea, no shade… enjoy!

I went to the bar ordered 4 drinks for me and my friends. Bar tender says $ 26 I give him $ 40 he gives me $ 3 back I say how much was it? He says $ 26 I say I gave you $ 40 he rolls his eyes and gives me $ 10 back… go f yourselves!!! never go here. He even went to the other bar tender and whispered to him while they both starred at me. It was clearly a scam they both participate in and it’s awful I’ve informed the establishment as well and I hope they are fired.

Truth is, I did not enter Numbers so this review is about their weird admission procedure. Several decades ago when I visited Vancouver for the first time, I went to Numbers. I recall is was a large no-​attitude bar that attracted a diverse gay male clientele. Relaxed and casual, I had a good time there and was looking forward to going back recently. As others have reported, they now have an entry procedure more severe and unwelcoming than border crossing immigration in third world countries. No only did they want to scan my ID, record my name in their data base and take a photo with a camera mounted at the door. If I agreed to that, which I didn’t, I might have had to undergo fingerprinting, a retina scan and even a polygraph exam before ordering a beer! It’s true that gay people are less closeted nowadays but that still doesn’t justify the gratuitous collection of personal information from customers entering a public establishment. I refused, and went up the street to Pumpjack where I just walked in the door, ordered a drink, and had a relaxing enjoyable evening. I’ll spend my money where I am welcome and Numbers isn’t such a play anymore.

Tons of fun at this Queer Nightclub. Good vibes all around. Bartender was silly, down to earth, and happy to assist us in selecting the best drinks. Colorful lights and rainbow flag decors inside. Karaōke on the top floor and the main dance floor. Cute disco ball and a pole for pole dancing for the wild ones. Sweet place to dance the night away!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve paid the $ 5 cover to get in and walked right back out… sad honestly…

I came here on a date last week.
Probably not the best place to go on a date on a Saturday night but you know what? I had A LOT of fun.
They take your photo as you enter whilst the check your ID. I found this weird. Does this place have a history of bad things happening?
The beer was not great and expensive. Not a surprise for this type of bar on Davie.
The music was trashy cheesy pop and it was amazing. When I go to a gay club to dance I want to dance to trashy pop. I want to feel like Ke$ha just vomited glitter on me.
The crowd was fairly mixed but there was most certainly more of an older mix compared to the likes of Junction or 1181.
Fun atmosphere? — Yes
Cattle Market? — Yes
Will I return? — Yes
It’s a pretty small bar/​club and the dancefloor is very very busy. So the biggest issue is how claustrophobic this can make you feel but ya know what when you’re drunk you aint gonna care honey!

This place is dead and boring. Do not recommend on Saturday nights. The owner (s) of this place needs to be more innovative otherwise, I can see this bar closing. I have no idea why Numbers Cabaret is charging a $ 5.00 cover??? Not worth the value of charging cover.

well its not any different after the so called «renos» and they make you feel like a criminal the way they scan your id and take a picture of you, maybe why this place sits so empty and most the staff are unfriendly except for may three people oops Mitch is gone so now only two.

Came for a birthday. Dark, grungy little joint, but I quite like the decently priced beer on tap served in a frosted mug. oh oh! and did I mention? Cheap coat check too! :)
There is a pool table and kareoke room upstairs. Small place, but it’s possible to entertain a larger group on 2 floors.

Numbers, you’re alright in my books. You’re not the best but you are certainly not the worst.
I find the interior of this bar/​cabaret/​pool hall/​museum to be quite deceptive because at first glance it seems rather large. Once you start to explore the wonder of Numbers, you quickly realize that it is a small, dank hole among many on what I’ve taken to calling The Strip. I’m sure long term Vancouverites have a different nickname for Davie Street but that’s the one I’m sticking with. Writers are notoriously stubborn… and adorable. Just sayin’.
As far as other gay bars go in Vancouver, I would definitely say I feel the most, umm, comfortable at Numbers; as far as to say that I don’t feel I’m being judged. Anytime I can find an establishment that has pool, darts, (relatively) cheap beer, karaōke AND «dance like a skank» music, I am hard pressed to find something negative to say about it.
So why the three stars? I suppose I’m mostly docking points for the interior because it’s small and they try to pack too much excitement into one venue. You know it’s OK to just be a pool hall or a dance club. Granted I’m thankful for the distractions but on busy nights it’s kind of hard to shoot some stick when there’s a gaggle of bears behind you. Also, I’m not a fan of the «We Only Take Cash» policy Numbers enforces with a smile because that means I’m going to head down to the ABM and withdraw way more cash than I planned, buy more drinks than necessary and… oh wait… hmm…marketing bastards.
PS: I clearly get off on karaōke but what is with relegating it to a separate room? I want, nay, need to share my talent with the general public.

On a Thursday night after some drinks at The Fountainhead Pub, we were still in the mood to have a few more but didn’t want to go far. Vaguely remembering that Numbers had karaōke I dragged my boyfriend across the street. The door staff and bartenders were very friendly and the drinks priced pretty accordingly to a Davie street club.
It was a slow night. Not that I was really expecting a packed bar at 10pm on a Thursday night but still. At least the music was good! Still pretty boring though. We only stayed for about an hour and just headed on down to the beer and wine store before closing. Oh, and apparently you have to pay for karaōke? Hmm.

I’m not sure why, but I always thought Numbers was a bear bar? I guess since the Odyssey was a twink bar, I just assumed that the bears needed a bar too, not that they don’t already have Pumpjack, but where do bears go to dance? Do bears dance? I know they ride unicycles, but that’s about it…
In any case, when I went to Numbers, I was surprised that there weren’t really any bears there at all, so I was confused as to why I kept thinking it was a bear bar? Was it ever a bear bar? Where the heck did I get this crazy fantasy? The music was pretty good, mostly top 40 remixed stuff, but not mash-​up garbage where you only get to hear one minute of each song.
The drinks were decent, we went to the downstairs bar to order some drinks and hid in the shadows down there for a while people watching. It never got super busy, but it was only the first time I had been there, so who knows what its like during other days of the week.
The real question is, why is it called Numbers? Do guys play the numbers game here? Do you leave with other people’s numbers? (For the record, I didn’t.) Why not digits then? I just feel like all the other gay bars have gay names, like Celebrities, the Pumpjack, the Odyssey… with a name like Numbers, you’re not really sure who’s number you’re gonna get.

The music on a Friday night is pretty good. This dance club seems for 30+.
The coat check is $ 2 per item, when I asked why was it like this, the guy gave me my jacket back, and called me a fucking ass. Then he said he was closed right in my face; when I went away, he reopened right after.
This is not like this you treat customers.
Overall, bad experience, I will not go back…

I can’t vouch for this place on a weekend, but it was the only queer spot that seemed to offer decent music (it was Latin night) and dancing on a Monday night. The staff and clientele is very nice, but even with a very good sound system, a decent sized dancefloor, and being nearly half full it was boring as hell! The DJ was terrible and played really corney Latin music, no fun reggeaton. And pretty much no one danced. Add that to the near absence of any other women and it made for a bad time!

Numbers is super fun to chill @ if you’re not 100% in a dancing mood but feeling too active for a full on lounge. It has a ton of levels and hiding places to chat with people… a small but functional dance floor with some nice lighting… pool… a karaōke booth… lots to do!
Slightly older crowd than some of the other places, but certainly no retirement home in here! A great variety of (mostly male) customers finds its way to Numbers… I’ve had some fun nights here!

This place is simply a great place to go dancing and drink. The crowd there is amazing and all different ages. Um so not into the beach gay scene lol you know like the O or celeberties. Just a bunch of fun you should chek it out.

Well this place has been there for the longest time it always seems to bring a new crowd of patrons with their nightly happenings.
I tend to gravitate there solely for their Thursday bear night in the loft. The top floor, the loft, is a pretty chill place with it’s own bar, pool table and tables/​benches if you aren’t really in the mood to dance or people watch.
Numbers is definitely one place to visit when you come down to Davie Street.

I’m not a big fan of dancing but a friend took my husband and me to this club, and we had a great time. THey played some great 80s and 90s dance music.
The dance floor is somewhat small, but it was enough to accommodate the crowd. There’s a bar just a few steps above the dance floor. The club has five floors. Upstairs is a pool table.
There was a nice mix of guys in the club in terms of looks. Most people were 25 to 50 years old.
It’s on the Davie strip, so if you don’t like it, there are lots of other bars to check out right nearby.