I always loved the Bull for its friendly, laid back atmosphere, and the good music…read more. They have just changed management, and I since that happened I am seeing further improvements week after week.. They have an interesting beer and wine selection now, with prices below average for downtown Gainesville. I highly recommend the Bull.

They have amazing beers on draft here! Right now, I just witnessed the opening of an imperial stout…read morecalled Black Tuesday!! Wow!! The most amazing complex taste I have ever had with a stout or beer!!! Amazing taste! Worth the price!!!

I was in Gainesville for a concert and stopped by First Magnitude Brewing before the show. This…read morebrewery was really cool and definitely worth checking out. The outside area is spacious and a great place to hang out and drink a beer. Just a really nice setup with a laid-back vibe. Their Honey Bee Citrus Blonde Ale was the highlight for me. That beer has officially moved into my top 5. I could drink it all day and honestly, I pretty much did since I found it on tap at a few other places while I was in Gainesville. Now I'm hoping I can find it somewhere near me in Orlando. Overall, great brewery, great outdoor space, and an amazing beer. I'd definitely go back.

We went here for a Facebook event, and I was really surprised at this place. The ambience is just a…read morevibe! The event was bbq, beer, & plants, our favorite things! (Please note these photos are of an event, and they do not have vendors outside every day. Their Facebook posts all their events.) The brewery doors were open, so you get to peek inside and see where they make the beer. The staff was working extremely proficient, and I never waited more than a few minutes for a draft. Parking was a breeze, and we arrived right at event start. The beer was fantastic, and mine even contained honey! Colby got the sugar and spice, and he loved it, and says it was "verrrrry good." I even got to share some of my stickers with the world, so thank you for a chill family day, my teen even enjoyed herself. We can't wait to return.

This was my first time here and it felt like a hidden gem. The service was good since it is a…read moresister bar to humble wood, so if you order there, they'll bring your pizza over to the brewery. The ambience was nice with a couple booths and the bar. It's small compared to other breweries in the area but it is charming! I got a bait and switch which is a blonde ale.

Nice spot! Surprised it isn't as busy as it could be. Great beers brewed in house, excellent…read morelocation, good service. Must be a hidden gem. I'll certainly be back!

When I go in here I usually just skulk over to the edge of the room and hang out by myself. If you…read morewanna do the same, then just follow these shorthand instructions for where you should go, and what to do when you get inside: Balls, To The Wall. In the heart of Gainesville Florida you'll find a whole collection of wild college party bars and most of them are within walking distance of each other - in fact within three blocks of each other - and Balls is one of the better ones. It's pretty rowdy at times, and I like it in here especially when it's more low-key, which is on the occasional weekday and always when term time is nowhere to be found.

It's disgusting that a security guard would verbally attack a man that spreads a message about the…read morehomeless crisis. He never asks for money, never. Hopefully, management needs to look at "Honor your oath" YouTube channel and decide what to do with your employee.

I like dark beers so I got their solstice and craic beers. The beers were decent stouts. I'd give…read morethe craic a 7/0 and the solstice an 8/10! They also had a single large projector playing the World Cup games so it was an enjoyable experience coming here!

I met a my team from work here to get together and celebrate a co workers pregnancy. They had…read moreseveral beers to choose from . I don't drink so I chose an orange soda. Some nights they have food trucks out front . They only serve beers and sodas inside , but do allow outside food to be brought in . We had brought in pizzas , salads and dessert to celebrate our co worker . Very chill atmosphere. A good place to meet up with a friend or larger group . The large moss man out front is the perfect photo op .

This place is always a nice choice! It's bar food, but it's top notch bar food. The beer selection…read morespeaks for itself; they have something that you love. I folded my napkin, and wrapped it around that dee-lish sirloin, to cradle it. The beer was a nice combo, and huge chunks of amazing bleu cheese kept falling off my burger, so I had to just toss it in my mouth. Amazing!! The service is on point and no nonsense. So glad all the construction is done, and you can just walk around again! Loosey's is a great a great place to get hit-the-spot food!

I have taken to going to restaurants for lunch on Fridays just to see something different in…read moreGainesville. This time around, I had a real hankering for a steak, and I had heard that Loosey's had a decent one, so I figured I would give it a shot. It was a pretty quiet day, and walking into the place it was somewhat dead... only a couple of tables seated. A good thing, too, because parking in the area to eat there is an absolute nightmare thanks to the City of Gainesville's approach to managing the downtown area. This is what I would call a typical downtown pub in a college town, built for having a lot of standing folks coming in during the nighttime hours to drink and have a good time, but during the earlier hours the dark wood and faint smell of stale beer tells you just what this place is normally up to and how it thrives during its busy hours. I was greeted and told to sit anywhere, so I found a good two-top to sit at and looked over the menu, knowing that I was going to be going for a steak. I went with the New York Strip with fries as a side. The wait staff was cordial, and my steak came out in a reasonable amount of time. The steak is good, and the price is right in this day and age. The fries worked well with the steak. I would go back for lunch here. No chance of me going here in the evening hours though. Finding parking in the middle of the day was bad enough, I don't even want to imagine what it is like in the evening.

We were in town for a concert and booked a reservation at Spurrier's Gridiron Grill about a week…read moreahead of time. Definitely glad we did, because I'd highly recommend getting a reservation here. We went on a Saturday around noon and found out they do a buffet brunch until 3pm. I wasn't expecting that at all, but it ended up being awesome. The shrimp and grits were amazing. I don't know what they put in those grits, but they were seriously scrumptious. The chicken wings and sliders were also really good. The place itself is really nice and well put together. Our server was good too and even gave us some recommendations for breweries in the area, which was appreciated. Overall, great food, great service, and a really nice atmosphere. Highly recommend.

We LOVE this place. We frequently drive from central Florida to Georgia and always make time to…read morestop here for dinner (and even brunch occasionally). The lobster bisque is the best I've ever had. The house salad is yummy with the garbanzo beans, pepitas and vinaigrette dressing. The pork chop is unbelievable. The glaze in the carrots that accompany the pork chop are incredible. I ordered the Cobb salad with grilled shrimp and it was delicious. Service is always on point and the entire staff is always so friendly. The inside is like an upscale sports bar meets a nice restaurant with the coach's memorabilia throughout the space as well as a podcast room in the middle of the restaurant. If you are lucky, you might even get to see coach while you are there!

Came in for a late night beer and stayed for Chilli Mac…read more Staff was super friendly. They were even showing The Simpson's while I drank. Had a great time.

Really cool vibe. Went here for a wine tasting, and while someone else was supposed to come into…read morethe bar and host it along with the jazz night, plans changed last minute and the bartender ended up having to run the wine tasting with her own selection. She was incredibly kind and easy to talk with, and we enjoy tasting the wine they had on hand. They have three dollar wines on Wednesday so we got their house white and it was very enjoyable! Would definitely come back and it's fun to take a date or a group of friends.

Children playing with each other under the tall tables, parents sipping cocktails and listening to…read moreintimate folk music sung by a man/woman duo. Lilting harmonies and strings plucked grace the ears, as servers pair their hot dishes to tables donned with numbers. Faint kitchen noises, laughter and conversation fill the voids, as people lean in to conversations. The beers here are plenty and from all over the world! The wines are, as well. Great service, good people. They even have lots of outdoor seating! If you've never been, well, now'a your chance! Bu

Absolutely worth going off the beaten path for…read more We stumbled across Public & General while looking for somewhere in Gainesville with good vegetarian options, and the first thing that caught my attention was the fried green tomato sandwich. I saw that on the menu and immediately thought, "Yep. We're going there." And I'm so glad we did. The only thing I would change about the experience is the ordering process. You have to place your order at the bar first, take a number, and then seat yourself so they know where to bring your food. Personally, I would prefer traditional table service, but once we got past that, the food completely won me over. We ordered the fried green tomato sandwich, and it was delicious. Then there were the dill fries. Fresh dill on French fries sounded interesting enough that we had to try them, and they were AMAZING. Such a simple idea, but different from the usual fries you get everywhere else and executed really well. But the biggest surprise of the entire meal? THE COUSCOUS. My partner ordered the vegetable couscous with mushrooms, zucchini and squash, and when I tell you this was the best couscous I have ever had... I mean it. It was so good that before we left, we ordered another one to go. That alone should tell you everything. I love finding restaurants that take familiar ingredients and do something memorable with them. Nothing we had felt boring or like an afterthought, especially the vegetarian options. Public & General feels like one of those neighborhood places you could easily miss if you didn't know it was there, but now that we know about it, it has officially made our Gainesville rotation. We don't get to Gainesville often, but anytime we're back in town, we're stopping here. Fried green tomato sandwich: Dill fries: Vegetable couscous: Seriously... get the couscous. We literally took another order home.

Chill people under the stairs. Nice spacious patio. Good view of downtown Gainesville.read more

Like an oasis in a sea of sand...well kinda. I was drawn from almost two miles away. First, by the…read morescent of toilets that don't flush and American spirit cig filters burning unattended in cheap plastic ashtrays but as I dialed in on my senses, much like a hound smells and tracks a bitch from far away, I became entranced by the flickering miller lite neon signs. At this point I should have know better. Still undeterred I focused on my target, past rabid squirrels, homeless violin players and young women hoping their birth control isn't effected by the latest recall. Then I came inside.