Tabu's Nightclub

Tabu is located at 14 Margaret St. in Plattsburgh

Tabu's club opened its door August 7, 2003, and has been successful through and through. The club, located on 14 Margaret St., includes an upstairs balcony area, an extended bar, a dance floor, and back room to relax and drink in. The place is indeed roomy and classy and although the atmosphere is very upbeat, so are the prices.

Anyone of age to drink pays a reasonable $2 at the door, however, if it's cold outside be prepared to pay extra for the coat charge. The drinks are priced reasonably, just a tad higher than other local bars like Peabody's.

But if you like "shaking your tail feather", Tabu is the place to be.

The club appeals to anyone 18 and older, but if you're not 21, expect to pull $10 and your ID out of your pocket at the door. Don't even think about trying fake ID's or stealing gulps of a drink if your underage because the place is covered with cameras and watchful bouncers. Underage hands are also double marked with black and fluorescent marker so it shows in even black lights.

Entering Tabu

The bouncers not only watch out for underage kids trying to sneakily booze, they also stand upstairs with laser pointers, watching for anyone that steps onto the dance floor with a drink. It's not unlikely to see people being thrown out for a drunken mistake of stepping on the wrong tiles with their drink.

The dance floor isn't the only place drinks are restricted either. Though the bathrooms are enormous, clean, and equipped with plenty of mirrors to check yourself out, bouncers stand guard, instructing people to leave their drinks at a table until they come out. This is to ensure anyone without a proper bracelet can't sneak a drink from a friend.

Though $10 seems like a lot if your underage, owner Shamus Parker insists it's a reasonable price for what you're getting.

"It costs a lot of money to provide a nice facility, plus they're not drinking. There's also staff, security, coat checkers, bartenders, and waitresses to pay, so it's a fair price for the deal your getting."

The club's intentions are to offer a clean, respectable place where people can let loose and have a good time, without feeling like they need alcohol to do it. The music is upbeat as well as the employees. People of all ages pile into Tabu every week to dance and mingle.

Tabu also just opened it’s tattoo parlor and is close to opening its three-type restaurant that will offer different foods in each section. It also has plans of a sports bar, second nightclub, another bar, comedy acts, live acts, and live DJ's playing anything from today's latest hits for the younger crowd and jazz/blues for the older crowd. Every night has a different theme at Tabu, from ladies night to mixed dance night. They also have special nights that offer cash prizes for bikini contests and mud wrestling.

Tabu is attempting to please everyone at once. It feels like Canada without the drive or being able to drink if you're not 21. However, if you like variety of ages, music, and spending all night on the dance floor, then this is place you want to be on the weekend. However, if you're the laid back type that enjoys chatting in a pub, don't expect to hear yourself think at Tabu.

To put prices in perspective, if you think Tabu is overpriced, think about how much you spend to see a two-hour movie. You're getting more for your money and an exciting atmosphere if you step into Tabu. So if you're itching to get your groove on, and don't mind the prison-like, paranoid bouncers, take a chance at Tabu and judge for yourself.

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