Manila Review: Makati Bars

Makati Bars offer inhouse BJ .... and a lot of SCAM
Whenever I went to the clubs of Makati's Burgos street in the past, I only ventured out there as a barhopper with no carnal intention. The reputation of the clubs as being clip joints is well known and my first imagination verified this instantly.
Last Sunday I wanted to see a girl in Jools, that only works there for 2 weeks and is a real find. She does not have that negative bargirl behaviour and maybe a potential girlfriend. However, she was absent because of her mens. It was about 2 am and I was probably one of the last customers in the clubs. I said, ok one more club to see and I go home. I entered Montana. I was the only customer and was instantly surrounded by ten girls offering several services from servicing drinks, giving massage, sitting beside me or simply begging, begging and begging more for whatever tip they could possibly get. I instantly sent them off, but 2 remained. As they put no pressure on me, I let them sit and chat with me. After denying them ladies drinks, one of them proposed, to go into one of the small booths with a curtain. You can still look inside, but it is quite dark. She would give me a blowjob there. Aha .... 5 ladies drinks for 1500 pesos only. I kindly refused. Then her friend said, ok you buy each of us 2 ladies drinks and we both give you a blowjob and enjoy semi-privacy in the booth for 1 hour. 1200 pesos for blowjob with 2 girls, 69, kissing, etc. Not bad for a Makati Nightclub. We went to the booth and the waitress brought 2 ladies drinks instead of 4. After I signed the slip (in Makati you have to sign a paper with the amount of drinks and prices) one of the girls complained to the waitress, that it should be 4 ladydrinks alltogether. The waitress took off, brought another 2 ladydrinks, I signed a new slip for 4 drinks after the waitress assured me, she would destroy the first slip.
Ok. we proceeded to the deed. One girl was really good at her job, the other just tried to finish me off as soon as possible, so I kicked her out. Unfortunately she always came back and ruined my mood completely. After some harsh words she ceased to interfere. The first girl was really good, we changed to 69 and she wanted to have sex as well. Asked for a condom and we were about to start a session when the second girl interfered again by stating this would cost 2500 piso tip extra. HA, I laughed out loud! OK lang - no problem for me, bj only is much more work for you and cheaper for me .... The 2 girls started argueing as the first girl wanted to fuck because she was horny, but the other reminded her of some club policy or whatever. OK. Blowjob only. By this time the girl had to start all over again, because my errection was history. After quite a good time of a real good bbbj, I exploded. She did not swallow as previously agreed, but pulled out and my shirt was a big mess. Politely, I was upset, but as it was my last stop on the way home, I did not object.
OK. I wanted to pay. Suddenly it was 6 instead of 4 ladydrinks. They did not destroy the mistakenly issued slip, but added it to the bill. As I signed it, I guess I could not argue with police or a court afterwards, so I told them, I would accept (after long arguments), but the waitress who caused this dilemma would get no tip and they would get bad reviews. Silence - obviously, they thought I was just kidding or making a joke. When I payed with 4 x 500 piso bills, they asked me, if I would like to pay with my VISA card, because they had no change available (60 piso) . HA - I am sure this was the next SCAM. Of course she brought the change after awhile. When I was about to leave, the 2 girls asked me for 1500 piso tip each. HAHAHA ..... if I would not pay, they would write bad about me in the internet. Ok lang, write whatever you like. No tip and no more visit in Montana, that is for sure.
Another observation from P. Burgos Street is the increasing number of cherry girls. Almost every second decent looking gal is a cherry. Still a lot of dogs working in the clubs that are no cherries though.
My resume: P. Burgos bars are clip joints. They will try to cheat you the same way like in many other countries. It is still dirt cheap in comparison to countries like Switzerland, Italy, USA, etc. For merely 40 $ I got a great bbbj, had 2 drinks for myself and 2 ladies. However, the bad taste of being victim of a scam IS a very negative experience that is the same no matter how much money you lost. It just bugs!
Another word of caution about the girls in Burgos is the abuse of drugs. Inside the clubs you might not be aware of it, but once you meet several girls outside of the club, you will realize that a high number of them are drug addicts. Be carefull, fake documents and dubios health checks are common in Makati as in other places! The upscale look is only a fasade. If you just barhop cautiously and make arrangements with the girls outside of the clubs you will avoid the scams by the bars. I think the only scamfree club on Burgos is Jools, almost - they try to make you sign for watching a short dance show for 300 piso as I remember right from previous visits. Just tell them you are going to leave before the show starts and you save some cash. However, the show is pretty nice, so you might enjoy it for the surcharge. Other than that they seem to be more honest than other clubs - but they are more expensive ....
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[develish]

Looks like the whole place is totally avoidable. Thanks for the heads-up.

Are there other places in the Philipines you would recommend ?

I have read the thread by Venom on heading north of Manila.

Regards

There are many other spots just in Manila that are worth a visit. I think the town has about 8 rlds. I will write more about the other spots in a few days. ...

[develish]

Originally posted by usasexguide
There are many other spots just in Manila that are worth a visit. I think the town has about 8 rlds. I will write more about the other spots in a few days. ...

Waiting with baited anticipation.

[phenom]

The 8 establishments in the Edsa International Entertainment Complex, Pasay City, 10 minutes' stroll from the MRT Taft station is less of a ripoff than the P. Burgos joints. In terms of overall fun, friendlyness and less hustling from the chix/mamasans, I would rank them as follows:- 1) Cotton Club, 2) Firehouse, 3) Pitstop, 4) My Fair, 5) Casino, 6) Samba -- all on the ground floor. The last is the upstairs dinghy one whose name I can't recall.
Still, in my opinion, they all pale in comparison to the Balibago bars.

Since I spend more time in Manila I am going to the Burgos bars again. Nothing has much changed. Prices for non-alcoholic drinks were risen by some of the bars. A mango juice or mineral water will cost you 180 piso in some of the bars (i.e. Billboard) while next door the same drink is 60 Piso only.
Rip offs stil occur. lately I found myself in Ivory with drinks on my bill that I did not order. A GRO just sat down beside me and ordered a drink. The waitress wrote it on my check that I have previously signed. When I wanted to pay and complained she said, that I agreed on it before. Needless to say I did neither pay nor plan to return to the bar (even if they have the nicest VIP rooms on Burgos).

If you are in this area and look for decent girls for takeout, ask a taxi driver to show you the "casas" on Bautista Street. These casas are brothels with about 50 girls each that are presented to you in a showroom. You can look at the girls and talk to them. The price is 2000 Piso for overnight (until 8 or 9 am next day) plus 1000 Piso commission for the cabbie summing up to 3000 Piso. You can haggle the price down to 2500 Piso easily. It is impossible to find the casas without a taxi driver or a local guide as there is absolutely no indication on the street about where to find the casas. The quality of girls is similar to the clubs.

[nsnb]

Hello there,

Been to Makati Ave quite frequently. I have quite a good experience in Montana about 2 years ago ( 2003). Brought a gal back to hotel and she stayed till the next afternoon for a total price of about 2500peso. To avoid being ripped off you have to insist on not buying any drinks for the gals at all to begin with. Reject all the gals at the starts and only order drink for yourself. Adopt a ' survey ' attitude when you are in the club. If you don't like what you see just leave. However, if you stay long enough in the club, the people in the club will approach you again, this time around you may be able to set your terms with them. Quite like jools too but the show starts too late.

Originally Posted by nsnb

To avoid being ripped off you have to insist on not buying any drinks for the gals at all to begin with. Reject all the gals at the starts and only order drink for yourself.

Yes, this helps. You will soon see who is freindly and who not.