El Squid Roe, nightclub, dance hall and restaurant, now an Icon of Cabo San Lucas, is three stories of pulsating energy and more crowded than ever. Some nights, making your way from the entrance to the top floor restrooms can take forever. On the way, anything is bound to happen. El Squid Roe is one of the most popular dance clubs in the nightlife scene of Cabo San Lucas.
Waiters equipped with spray tanks of tequila ply their way through the throngs while table-dancing patrons get lost in the loud dance beat. The open-air dance floor, on the main level, is surrounded by hoards of onlookers three levels high. Located across from Hard Rock Cafe, this is one place where the waiters definitely deserve danger pay. A voyeur's heaven and totally outrageous, but take note, El Squid Roe is definitely not for the prudish or the faint of heart.
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El Squid Roe Review - Los Cabos Magazine - Issue #8 - Energetic. Contagious. Colorful. Friendly. Non-stop fun, fun, fun. From the moment you enter this fun-house called El Squid Roe, in downtown Cabo San Lucas, you’re bound to come out feeling more alive, more open-minded and wanting more! “Party CEO,” Pablo Recasens says that his sole job every evening is to “…make sure everything keeps moving and that the people are happy.” He is the hub of the goings-on throughout the two-story El Squid Roe bar. Standing on a custom built, industrial looking platform in the center of the main floor, he raps, he sings, he engages his crowd and coaxes all to move, groove, and otherwise let themselves go; but most of all, he never lets the party stop!
What is it about this place that makes it one of only a few local bars that has seen over a decade worth of party-seeking tourists? And what is it that keeps these tourists coming back time after time? Well, I checked it out and this is what I found.
All age groups frequent this restaurant and bar. Minors are welcome until 10:30 pm at which time the party is turned up a notch…or ten! Neon lights and humorous signs adorn the brightly painted walls and ceilings like, “The best way to a man’s heart is to saw his breast plate open” (ouch); or, “I’m so miserable without you its almost like having you here”. Bleacher-like benches line the perimeter of the bi-level establishment and the dress code is whatever you wish. Early in the evening, customers are paraded around by the staff in an effort to include everybody. Observers hang over the edges of the upstairs railings to keep their eyes on the dirty dancing, jello-shooting, fun-having crowd of ages 18 to 84!
By Karen Trepane - Los Cabos Magazine - Issue #8
