Harbor Room

Like be this bar. Karaōke is always fun. Wonderful staff. Friendly patrons. Yes it is a gay bar but it can be fun for all people. The owner is fun and full of great Milwaukee history.

My husband played live music here for a few months, so I would tag along sometimes. It is an old building with some old world charm and a touch of your parent’s basement. The patrons and bar tenders are super friendly. Love the free pizza and half priced drinks during happy hour. Men drink for half price if they take their shirts off. It should be men drink half price if they stay dressed. The drinks are cheap and strong anyway. The crowd here is 40s-​50s men and some women. There were a couple people in their 20s, but they were literally strung out on street drugs. One of them would not leave my husband or me alone. It was entertaining. Luckily someone picked him up. It is a pretty fun place overall. But this is not the place for clubbing.

Small neighborhood gay bar in the Walker Point area. I went in for a couple of beers on a Sunday afternoon and enjoyed some conversation with the locals who frequent the place.
This bar is for older gay men — 40-​somethings and up, from what I could gather and from what I experienced on my short visit here. Very comfortable feel and vibe with a friendly bartender. Full bar with stiff, cheap well drinks and the local brews on tap.

Love this joint! I’ve lived in New York and San Francisco, so I know a thing or two about gay bars. This one is perfect – nice old building in a rustic industrial location, outdoor patio shaded by a big tree, cheap drinks, hard-​working, friendly bartenders and sincere, good-​hearted customers. I’ll be back to Milwaukee if only to hit the Harbor Room again!

Here’s an interesting Gay bar located on the south side of Milwaukee.
At first sight, it looks like a throw back to the 1950’s with a vintage neon sign that beckons those to stop inside, only to discover it’s a Gay Club, I wonder how many str8 blue collar guys get fooled? I’m sure some stop in here on a Friday night looking for a fish fry! … but all in all it’s a fun place…
Homey interior with a unique trait of having the bathroom sink and mirror just outside of the bathroom and in the bar area itself. Is that how it was in the Old West?
The bartender on deck was friendly and made some potent drinks to be sure.
There is an outside patio that runs adjacent to the buildings long western exterior with nice lighting, plants, and music. The patio setting is desolate urban surrounded by vacant lots, a large commercial bldg. down on the corner and the Milwaukee skyline off in the northern view. It’s quiet, private and surely has a nice feel of being so open in the middle of the city.
While the bar wasn’t very crowded as it was a Tuesday nght… I am sure this place rocks on the weekends.
A great friendly place to meet that perfect stranger.

The bartender certainly was nice and could tell we were out of towners by how we ordered our drinks. But none the less the prices were good and the music was fun not to mention a nice outdoor patio to just hang out and enjoy our drinks. I don’t know if I would frequent this place alone how ever with a group of 6 it was perfect!

Woo hoo! Half priced drinks if you take your shirt off!!!
I think a more profitable policy would be to either get half off the price of your drink or get charged double for your drinks if you take your shirt off… depending on what is underneath that clothing.
What do you get if you take your shirt and pants off? I wasnt brave enough to discover or ask about it…

There were some seriously overserved people at this bar. Pretty dead on a Saturday night. Not worth going to if you are not a local, doesn’t really have any fun distinguishing features and for how dumpy it was (which is fine in my opinion for a bar– I’m not eating) the prices did not reflect the décor. Just another Milwaukee bar that looks like your parents basement. The only good thing I can say is that people were friendly and the beer selection was good, but that should be the norm not the exception.