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Nest is a gay bar and club located on College Street in Toronto, Ontario, representing a contemporary addition to the city's LGBTQ+ nightlife scene. The venue positions itself around quality sound experience and modern nightlife, making it a destination for those seeking an updated take on gay entertainment in Canada's largest city. Toronto's gay bars and clubs offer diverse atmospheres and experiences, from intimate cocktail spaces to high-energy dance venues. As an LGBTQ+-focused establishment, Nest welcomes queer travellers and locals looking for a welcoming space to socialize, dance, and connect with the community. The venue's emphasis on sound quality suggests attention to the music and audio experience, which typically indicates a focus on dance floors and DJ sets as central to the venue experience. Visitors to this part of Toronto will find Nest situated in the vibrant College Street area, easily accessible and embedded within the city's established queer cultural neighbourhood. Whether you're visiting Toronto for Pride celebrations, a weekend getaway, or simply exploring the local gay scene, this venue represents the contemporary options available in the city's LGBTQ+ nightlife landscape. Check ahead for current hours, entry policies, and any special programming to ensure it fits your evening plans.
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🪹 Is a lively, awesome, warmly-energetic and laid back place to party. Come bring in your fake ID or your real one if you're over 19 and party like it's 2099. 🎉🪩 The most important thing, the people. As you can clearly see from the pictures that are not in bad quality but very misty, we are all having fun and dancing. 😆That is what nightclubbing is about. It's like a town of 100 to 1,000 people, celebrating life. Then we all go home and hope we didn't catch anything. 😬 🎵🎧 The music was awesome! Loved every song played. The bass pumped the floor like a volcanic reaction and the light show was way too amazing. 🔥 ❤️ Besides getting rejected by every female, I enjoyed every second where a girl didn't turn me down. Thank you to the employees at Nest for making my time here worth while! I specifically liked the extremely huge muscular bouncer guy, he seemed cool. And thank you to the people I partied with. You are all good people. 🪹🪩❤️
$30-40 Ticketed event that was clearly and intentionally oversold. Even with valid tickets, people waited over an hour outside in the cold, (-18) blocking sidewalk, and many left without ever getting inside. Seems like an overselling tactic.
Phone was stolen. DJ refused to make an announcement even at the point of begging them. They don't want to scare the audience, but I believe it's better to let people know so they can keep their belongings safe. Who knows how many thefts could have been prevented with proper precaution. People will still come, this should be a PSA so people can be safe with their belongings. My phone was over 1k in value, mint condition and pickpocketed out of my bag, which was a magnetic, long shoulder bag, while I had it on me on the dance floor. Easy to open the bag, but I thought it was enough to have my bag physically on me with my phone; clearly not, they know how to pickpocket. Recommend having your phone directly in your hand, or in a secure purse with a zipper right under your arm with a short strap. A pocket is probably not that safe either, as other friends thought they felt someone try to reach for their pocket but didn't see anyone. They will not help other than collect your contact and phone information in case someone returns it (obviously not, it was stolen!). Ruined my whole night, 30 minutes in. Not only are you losing your phone, but at risk for identity theft, credit card fraud, personal information leaked (photos, messages), etc. There should be more warning about this, but there is none at all, they are essentially complicit to this theft. The security guard told me this happens at least once weekly (as well as many reviews claiming the same), yet there is no PSA? Disgusting imo. Try to prepare in advance and be safe.
The dance floor and the music were pretty good, but if you want your hearing damaged due to incessant blasting loud music and not be able to talk to or hear any human next to you, then this is the place to be. The crowd and the vibe of this place were decent too. But the music volume, oh lord - unbearably loud. I mean I couldn’t even communicate with the bartender to buy a drink in that loud music.
The vibes in this club are just weird. No one seems to be having a good time and the $30 minimum order at the bar is just plain strange. Especially if you’re a woman, you feel on edge, it’s full of 19 year old boys who have split a bottle 10 ways and only straight-faced girls on the dance floor. Avoid, much better clubs and bars around college. No idea why this place is popular.
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