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Hermanators? Thinking so!
I try to not come here a lot, mainly because paying $10 cover is just insane to me for a night out, especially for a dive bar and even more so when I can just pay that much more in drinks. But when they lower it to only $5 and someone else pays, then hey, I'm down!
I'm thinking this is going to be a new Friday hotspot before the usual RokRoom & EyeSpy ventures, and all to see the bartender Herman.
He has his signature shot, which is dubbed the glorious "Hermanator," and it of course is a shot of liquid gold aka Patron, chased with a shot of Malibu & Pineapple. Now don't get me wrong you will want to die shortly after, but Ooooh my friend it will be a triumphant death. Goes down smooth, especially after knocking back a few of their (albeit limey) Kamikaze Shots and following up with a few more drinks, it was a wonderful start of the night.
Best part is that it's on top of Big Belly & Chillers, which means you are open to the outdoors on top of the building and it's perfect on a cool night just leading into the fall season in muggy Florida! It's definitely a nice retreat away from the overly crowded and over-rated lower joints.
Good music, decent crowd, and even better drinks. $10 cover? Hell no pass it up but $5..I say hit that shit!
Good Cocktails on a Rooftop Bar.
Perfect place for a drink on a beautiful night.
The winter time is perfect...go try it.
Located in a great nightlife district. The downtown is so much more enjoyable than downtown Disney or Universal.
I try to not come here that often, however, watching the sunset over downtown combined with the nickel beers downstairs at Big Belly, make it an undeniable one-two punch.
Latitudes, for those that don't know, is a rooftop bar in your obvious Tiki setup. Gas torches line the perimeter and the music is crappy and loud. Like I said, I try to not come here too often, because even during the week, the crowds can be too much.
One cool thing, when you can get them, are the four-top tables which are perfect for bringing a small group.
Cutting to the chase on Latitudes...
I love that this bar slash club is outdoors and on the top of a building. The atmosphere is so laid back with everyone simply doing their own thing unlike other clubs where I feel like everyone is all up in your business and you have to yell in order to conversate with anyone.
Their drinks are quite tasty. With a full service bar, you can find just about anything your heart desires and the bartender is usually pretty generous with the alcohol portion. Plus, there are different drink specials here various nights of the week.
This place doesn't seem to be filled with girls wearing basically nothing and guys who trying to pick those girls up. Depending on the time of day of course, most people are with friends simply enjoy the drinks and the company.
What I don't like about this place...it's not very big, so it can crowded if there are too many people. Many companies host private parties up here making it off limits for everyone else. If you're not found of heights, just don't look down.
If you're looking for a nice view of the nightsky and want to enjoy the evening weather, you can socialize and chill out at this club. It's located on the roof above several other bars.
It reminds me of Eddie Bahamas in Jacksonville with its laid back atmosphere and wooden deck surroundings. The DJ was really good on this night (Thursday) playing mashup mixes. (KRS-One beats with Katy Perry vocals, for example.)
FINALLY
After braving the skanks and Chester Molester types at Mako's and the cougars at Antigua, I happened upon Latitudes. I was a little skeptical of paying a $5 cover, but it turned out to be well worth it.
The clubs has multiple levels each with a different vibe, but the highlight is definitely the rooftop. The crowd was mostly mid-20's to early 30's which suited me just fine. They also had a 2 for 1 drink promotion going on which seemed like a great thing at the time...
Overall this was the best bar of the evening.
This is a fun place! It was one of the first bars I visited after moving to "The City Beautiful." It seemed cool to me for many reasons:
#1 It sits on top of a roof in the heart of downtown on Church Street
#2 It's lined with tiki torches and heaters for the cooler nights
#3 The music is great
#4 The other patrons are young and usually fun (and there's many of them!)
#5 There is a stage area for contests and live music
#6 Great drink specials
So if any of the above tickle your fancy too, I would highly recommend visiting this gin joint.
Probably had one of the best nights of my life at this rooftop bar in Orlando, FL. I was in town for a Badger Bowl game (beat #7 Auburn, woo hoo!) and heard Church St was the place to go for the bar scene. Went there for New Years Eve and a couple of other nights before the holiday and had nothing but a blast every time. The crowd on New Years was amazingly cool and the price to get in wasnt completely outrageous.
This is the top deck of 3 bars stacked on each other in the same building. Chillers in on the lower level and is more of a dance club that has slushy drinks with alcohol that will turn your mouth colors if you get a dark colored drink. Big Belly Brewery is more of a pubby atmosphere with dart boards and a pool table, then chillers is an open air bar (its basically a wood deck on a rooftop) that has tiki torches around the border where you can look down onto Church Street.
The Kentucky Reserve whiskey set the night off. I fell head over heels with "Your Love" by The Outfield here and my life hasnt been the same since. My next visit to Orlando, my criteria for finding a hotel will be which one is the closest to Latitudes.
great sky bar with 3 levels. They tend to have the best frozen drink specials in town. Hot girls with jello shots make their way through a SLAMMED dance floor. This is a UCF night tradition. I cant remember if it was Tue or Thur...but it was $1.00 drinks....with 20 flavors of frozen margaritas and slides. My favorite is the PINK PANTIES and PURPLE PASSION...
If you are looking for a chill place to hang with friends and enjoy some drinks....KEEP LOOKING! This place is SLAMMED with college kids and packed beyond compacity. Only good thing is it is 21 and up. But I wouldnt recommend it to anyone not attending UCF or VCC.
My favorite spot to go on a Wednesday night. Granted the drink specials are downstairs at chillers no one stops you from bringing your $1 beers to the roof to enjoy the night sky and chillaxed atmosphere. Tiki torches everywhere, wooden seating, and 2 big bars make this place feel like your in a tropical paradise somewhere, and then you look up and see the towering Orlando skyline and remember that your downtown having some drinks with some friends and enjoying every second of it.
Awesome music, great crowd and a very, but very long happy hour! Good to go with a group of friends. Watch out for the stairs, if you drink too much!!
Three numbers sum up how I feel about latitudes:
3-4-1
Genius!
Also - the music kicks ass. And it's Florida - it's amazing we don't have more rooftop bars. This is leaps and bounds better than Sky 60.
Latitudes was one of the classier clubs I've been to downtown. I love the rooftop setting with all the tiki torches, it really lends to a great atmosphere. It's packed, like the rest, but not as much. The music is better than in Mako's and isn't nearly as loud so you can actually socialize with people. I've only been there once with a friend visiting but I'd like to try it again one day when I'm feeling the masochistic urge to go downtown with the masses of people.
Rooftop, tikibar, loud top-40 music.
I usually tend to have a good time here although you occasionally get the "i can chug a beer faster that you "college crowds. It's mostly young professionals, laid-back, 20's crowd, which I like. It's a great place to chill and have some drinks on a spring/fall (if such thing exists in florida) nights with a group of friends.
It's also one of those 3-in-1 clubs, so you can go to the other floors (chillers, bigbelly) for different atmosphere/crowd if you get bored.
lounging open rooftop bar.. with nice view of the skyscrapers..
the good thing about it is that you can't smell the ciggs/cigars unlike at all the other places.. (if you're a nonsmoker like me.. and wanna save yourself from secondhand cancer)..
and if you're buzzed....find an elevator to get up.. (i came up from chillers.. half buzzed with 4 inch heels.. up 3 levels of stairs.. ..and yes i was holding on the rail as if my life depended on it.... it was a really slow process getting up there)
the bartenders seem pretty nice and friendly, and so does the people who lounge around there.. seems more like a place to go chill and have a drink and converse w/ friends instead of trying to pick up random strangers..
Dancefloor downstairs, lounge on the second level and beer garden on the roof = Latitudes. The place has a great atmosphere and the music is upbeat. No dancing, and the bartending can be sluggish, but still a nice place to hang out and have drinks.
Latitudes lies on top of two other bars, Chillers and Big Belly's, which provides for a great view and atmosphere. The setting is a beachy feel, and its great to go to Latitudes on a nice warm clear night. I usually only go during Wednesday's happy hour, in which I can go downstairs and grab a dollar drink. The drinks at Latitudes can be a little pricey, but they are usually well made. Since it is located on a roof, there is only an outdoor area. It can get pretty crowded at night which can be fun, and is mainly a college crowd.
A fun, sometimes chill, sometimes crazy, rooftop bar with solid tunes blaring on the speaker systems and a generic college crowd. My favorite bar in downtown. :)
latitudes should be called attitudes cause that is all I received during my visit attitude. The fire and rooftop idea is very cool though.
Latitudes is a roof top bar downtown Orlando. On Friday nights they have 2 for 1s till 11PM (I think). It's a really cool spot to hang with a group of friends.
as has been stated by other reviewers, this is a college bar filled with young people socializing and getting slammed on three for one drinks. happy hour seems to last all night and most people are intoxicated. conversations are carried on loudly and you tend to get bumped into a bit, sometimes there is bonus drink spillage on you. the sound system is blaring classic party hits like brick house, etc. you have to quickly get in the pary spirit if your here. sort of reminds me of a frat party from my college days. i can usually only last for one otr two rounds before i have to move on to somewhere more laid back.
Latitudes is the third level rooftop bar on top of the 4 story complex that is Church Street's main hub. Below it you will find Big Belly Brewery and Chillers balcony with the first floor being Chillers. Latitudes is mostly popular because of the rooftop aspect. People in Florida want to feel like they are in Florida and what better way to do it than to hang out on a roof top in November staring at the city while surrounded in palm trees. Its got a tropical vibe and tiki feel being an all wood deck. They have 2 bars making it typically easy to grab a drink and even an observation deck another story up with a few tables for checking out the scene below. Latitudes isn't a big dance spot, you'll want to go downstairs to Chillers for that, but don't be afraid to make your own dance floor here while listening to favorite sing along alternative tunes. This is a relaxed atmosphere, anything goes wardrobe wise, and is a great place to climb up and get some air after being on a lower floor or just head here first and kick back Florida style.
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