Paco's Ranch Formerly: Club Paco Paco

the new week day place

this bar now has a nice crowd during the week, because mannana is now only opend on week ends, and sunday only if monday is a national mexican holiday.fantastic drink prices friendly bar tenders and great drag shows make this my over all favorate bar in puerto vallarta.great crowds and locals bar becomes very busy after 12 mid night. over all business is way down this year but for the people who do go out pacos ranch and la noche are both still fairly busy.this is my 4th time to pueerto vallarta this year and i can tell you that pacos ranch is your over all best bet.

Fun

Two stories and good location. They charge a cover but it pays to go earlier, around 10, for the drink specials. Fun, local crowd with the best drinks and drink prices we've found. It gets packed! Wall to wall people. The drag show is odd- they use mics as though they're really singing. If the downstairs becomes too packed, try going to the faux-VIP section upstairs. There's room to spreak out and the waiters come around for cocktail orders very quickly. The bathrooms are a whole other experience... There's a whole lot of business going on at the trough! It's like a 70's porn movie in there! The crazy part though is that there is an older woman sitting right outside the bathroom selling gun and snacks. She watches like a hawk! Don't get caught doing anything too naughty because she'll blow her whistle (literally) and pull you out of the bathroom in a heartbeat. Paco's is a nice mix of locals and guests. Start your night here instead of the pretentious (and incredibly warm/hot) La Noche and enjoy the local flavor.

mixed bag

went here on a friday around 10pm got charged a cover the place was dead like 5 people only. stayed and had a few beers in hopes it would get better but after about 2 hours a few more people came mostly locals but not many .so we left the music was good few dragqueens there to but hope next time i go it will be more busy

Better than before

Paco's new location is better than before, which is not saying much since the old location was oppressively hot, smelly, and just plain ugly. The new location is a great deal nicer looking but the bottom line is that it's still a really small disco bar with bad service and worse attitude. Some say this is the place to meet "locals" but they are mistaken. Paco is empty most of the time and they'll charge you at the door anyway.

New Location is a hit!

Paco's Ranch did well by moving across the street and down a few doors next to Liquid and Roxy. Great sound, drag shows and special performances (not to mention fair drink prices/cover charges) make this the place to be if you want to meet local Mexican men and tourists who appreciate the more down to earth feel of the place. It's packed on weekends and fun on other nights. I've been about 3 times since they moved mid April and I'm really loving the new space. Check it out.