The very first meeting I ever went to was TERRIBLE. It was in a very small house and there were maybe 8 people in attendance. The house was so dirty and piled with trash and boxes it was hard to maneuver through. The one hosting it said he had drug addicts and alcoholics who were homeless in the back rooms. He pointed me out and questioned me like I was on trial or something. I went back to my therapy group the next day and told them I didn't feel comfortable at all and refused to go anymore (we were required 3 meetings a week). They were floored at what I told them. They had me call the main AA office to let them know my experience and AA said I wasn't the first to complain and took that meeting off the AA list.
I went to more meetings after that that were really great, WAY different than the first. I'm very thankful I took the plunge and gave AA a second chance.