One of Melbourne's best known gay-friendly establishments, the Peel doesn't really hit its stride until the early hours.
A horseshoe-shaped bar sits in the centre of this renovated pub, but the real focus of the Peel is the dance floor.
Generously sized, for a pub, it never wants for dancers among its podiums, multitude of lights and smoke machine haze.
Around the bar, television screens play digital images while an assortment of neon and fluorescent lights decorate the ceiling and walls.
The back area has stools and ledges for the patrons in need of time out, while the uncluttered area around the bar allows patrons to have a bit of a boogie wherever they feel like it.
A separate room houses a pool table.
Happy hours go through the night on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
redstone - 13/04/11 I have never met someone more rude and unhelpful then the manager at this place. I took a gay friend there to try and meet some people in a new city, it was empty at midnight on friday. its also filthy. 0/5 dan - 19/07/08 After the last time I went there I decided I was never going back! I left feeling like I needed to shower for the next week - it's filthy! 0/5 Phil - 12/05/08 The day you change the manager I will come back and spend my money there. 0/5 Sam - 12/05/08 Yeah if you want all STI at the same time the peel is the place to go. 0/5 Peter - 28/04/08 The worst place in melb. If your after rubbish go for it. 0/5 t - 30/03/08 best place for a good dance!!!!!!!! 5/5 shygirl - 04/03/08 i love a girl with tatts...and i aint talking about tattersalls!!!!! 0/5 AJ Yanni - 05/12/07 This is the biggest and the best gay club ever!!!!!! 5/5 jess - 11/08/07 was great fun, some good music, great dancing. 3/5 Freddie - 15/06/07 I bent over to pick up some money I dropped and now my ass hurts. What's with that! 3/5 john - 07/11/06 the best gay club in melb 5/5 ash.. - 07/04/06 just go honest!! just go!! 2/5 Ball Bags - 14/10/05 Heaps of big boys! Check it out. 5/5 darrem - 30/08/05 after a recent visit - aug 05 - we discovered a fab non smoking room that was done up like a french bordello - camp as hell! and the boys were too! 5/5 cain22 - 06/07/05 hot hot hot boys and gals....woohoo..da peel da place 2b ;o) 5/5