Coglin’s Wilmington

"I had a lot of fun dancing here. The music was 80/90s but turned house music. The later it was the busier it got. The bartenders were great and the manager was also"

"This is by far one the best places to go in Wilmington! Fun atmosphere with great staff, music and drinks. If you're looking for a great time, this is the place. Never had any issues here, the security team does an amazing job. Have a blast from the past with a visit to Wilm's best 80s 90s Hotspot"

"2023 update: I no longer recommend Coglin's. I went on a Saturday night when most businesses downtown were busy but this one was not (should have been a red flag right away). On the plus side, the bouncer did notify us of the $5 cover charge before we got upstairs so there were no surprises. The main negative was that the DJ did not read the crowd at all. The music was no longer 80s/90s retro pop and instead mid/late 00s hip-hop. There were only a handful of people dancing and at least 20-30 people in the club just standing around the bar not engaged at all. There was no variety at all, and after about 45 mins of standing around waiting for better music (or at least for more than a few people to dance), we left. -- 2022 original review: Such a fun spot to dance to throwback music! On a Saturday night, it was busy, but wasn't too full that you couldn't move around. Music/DJ was kind of strange - bad transitions between songs and they didn't seem to adapt to the crowd. We were there for about an hour and a half and heard at least one song twice. Would definitely go back though."

"I booked a booth here for my best friend’s bachelorette party. The general manager, Brad Hoffman, confirmed that he would process my payment the day I sent my card information. 18 days and multiple emails asking him to confirm later, my payment was finally processed. When we arrived at the bar, I told the bouncer we had a VIP booth and he said “are you sure?” And then had to go get the GM. It turned out that he had put our reservation on the incorrect date. Then we had to ask for multiple things we pre-paid for (second bottle of champagne, Jell-O shots, etc.). They were “out” of Jell-O shots, although we were the second group of people in the bar. Brad did nothing to comp for forgetting our reservation, second champagne bottle, or for switching our shots to a premade shot without asking. There was no “preferred bar service” as no server ever came into the VIP area except when Brad gave us our first bottle of champagne. To top it all off, we didn’t receive the 11 “swag bags” we paid for. I DO NOT RECOMMEND PAYING FOR THE VIP BOOTH, there was nothing VIP about it."

"Awesome dancing retro bar in Wilmington. They had a live DJ who was very interactive with the crowd. We ordered a punch bowl that was mostly sugar but it was still fun to get up and dance like a fool. Definitely recommend to anyone in town! Loved the vibes and the neon colors. $5 charge to get in."