The Backlot
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just my cup of tea
great quiet bar with cheap drinks. started the evening here. then headed out. cute bartender named jeff too
The Best Bar in Calgary
As far as Calgary Goes for Gay bars this place is very small, the only thing missing is a dancefloor and I like how its ''not'' sexual, its a normal bar with a bit of an urban modern feel to it. You can sit with friends chat and have a good time, I like it. If I want a Gay friendly place a prefer this then go to a straight bar because twisted element is one big orgy.
Back Lot
Great place to hang and have a good time with friends. Marc is great.
Where's the eye candy gone?!
Backlot could use some updating. Investing some money into the interior would be a good idea. I'm really missing being able to glance up every now and then and see the eye candy on the tv screens.
Less and Less Appealing
This bar is going down hill over time, with more street people wandering in and straight women. The bar seems to have stopped putting gay men on their TVs to please the street people and women sitting at the bar.