We finished off the night with our friends grabbing a drink down the way from the restaurant we…read moretried out. They had a good deal on beers so we went to have a pint. Its a decent sized place but not a lot of seating. Im guessing this place gets wild later at night but we still found the seating found to be comfortable. Loved that they had a Street Fight II arcade inside and plenty of TVs to check out games. I will definitely return for more time to drink up

Hosting Comedy Shows Thursdays 8pm, downstairs in the underground room…read more Love the low-key feel, great staff, happy hour 5pm-9pm.

Benjamin and Rayma best bartenders!!!…read more This place is so much FUN!!! Love it here! A place to dance the night away and embrace the environment! Supper neat artwork

Stopped by after dinner to the Birdcage Lounge for drinks when they were showing RuPaul's drag race…read moreon the multiple screens. We ended up staying there when the DJ started his set. Shout out to bartender Dee for making us some shots and cocktails that we enjoyed. (Tonight, the bar was stocked low on some of the liquor to make the specialty cocktails I wanted to try; however, she mixed other drinks that were still refreshing.) The music was great and the decor/atmosphere was fun. There aren't very many gay bars left in Orange County with a dance floor, so it's nice to support places such as this. Note that the bathroom in the corner of the Birdcage Lounge is nicer than the one by the dance area. Overall, a fun Friday night!

It's a great place to spend time with friends and watching your favorite sports team play best bar…read morefood in California

The Swinging Door used to be my usual stop after having a nice dinner at Chaak Kitchen down the…read morestreet. The bartending staff at Chaak always treats customers like family, but unfortunately, they close early, so my sister and I would often end up at The Swinging Door afterward. This past Friday night, the bar was not busy, yet Jacqueline, the bartender, repeatedly ignored us. After our first drinks, we tried to order a second round and flagged her down several times, but she showed no interest in helping us. Her behavior came across as dismissive, rude, and completely uncalled for. I had not been back to The Swinging Door in a long time because of a similar experience, but I previously chalked it up to the bar being busy that night. Unfortunately, this visit confirmed that poor customer service continues to be an issue. No one goes to a bar on a Friday night expecting to be ignored or treated poorly by the bartender. Lesson learned. I sincerely hope management retrains its bartending staff and reminds them that being attentive and kind to customers is a basic part of the job.

Wow! I was there last night and Tia was amazing!! Other than ruining the inside of my boxer briefs…read more( Gooey ) it was a fantastic evening! The drinks were flowing and NY Knicks won game two!! I was born and raised in New York so I was happy! The worst part of the night was my 7 1/2 hour boner that would just not go down :( it was one for the ages, can't wait to go back!! Please tell Tia I want to buy her a house :)

You know I miss this place with a little more of th divey feel. Now it feels between two worlds…read more The pool tables are the same from decades past. Little update to the bar. Probably lost to Covid was the popcorn machine in the corner, the giant sack of pretzels. There was some money spent on the bar to give it a little more modern feel. There used to be a tamale guy that would come through and had memories of a dude that would sit at the bar with a machete. Staff was friendly and still appreciate the chill vibe inside.

I'm so impressed with the range of info on this site, everything from health services and hotlines…read moreto social groups and recreation. It's clear they care about providing reliable, high-quality information for the LGBTQ+ community. A must-use resource for anyone in the area!

This is one of the most resourceful sites that you can go to for anything you can possibly want,…read moreeverything from hiking, sites for dinner, locations for a date night, Orange county parks, sites for Disneyland, theme, parks, whatever you can imagine what your date night will be, this will be best resource to go to before you plan your date or the evening , check it out gayorangecounty.com before you plan your date.

A fun time here on WTF Fridays! Was just here for the first time. Music's not bad. Plenty of top 40…read moreremixes, electronic dance, and hip hop. I think this is one of my better OC club experiences so far; but I am biased towards gay clubs because I feel like everyone dances more! Anyway, overall good time, but drinks are kind of weak here..and there's only one bar! Keep that in mind and have fun!

This place is located at Shark Club on Friday nights. If you go straight to the entrance, they will…read morecharge you valet parking which I believe is $5. If you drive a little bit past shark club there is a little street there where you can usually find parking if you're early enough. Admission is usually free if you come before 10PM and sign up for the guest list, either on their website or Facebook or one of their other avenues. When you're on the texting or email list, they will usually text or email you an offer for free admission before 10PM. At around 9-9:30PM, they usually have a drag show, and on the times I went it was hosted by Adore Delano, the drag persona of the American Idol contestant and the guy that's going to be on/is on RuPaul's drag race. During the show you will see plenty of guys dressed in drag, I believe lip syncing to various songs, and you will hear Adore's jokes and entertainment. I found the show to actually be pretty good and entertaining, and my friends and I sometimes just come to see the show and not really dance. Afterwards, there is an area to relax and talk in and then there is the dance floor. The relaxing room has a mini bar/stand and people tend to smoke there. The dance floor itself is pretty spacious considering it is in OC and is offering a pretty crowded gay night. The people there are a mixed bag, I felt there were a lot more girls there than at other gay nights/clubs and it seemed there were some straight guys there too... I'm guessing trying to hit on the girls. The dance floor usually has a few go-go dancers and on themed nights there are sometimes drag performances and other dancers there. The stage has various lighting effects from the screen and I believe there was some sort of fogging device. The bar I felt was lacking, especially on their drink specials. I had one of their $5 drink specials before and it tasted super watered down and weak to me. I felt the pricing on the other drinks were also pretty high, especially considering the drink specials VLVT has (though I didn't do a side by side comparison or anything). Overall the drag show is pretty awesome, the crowd is okay and the dance floor is nice for being in OC.

So we went out for an impromptu Monday date night in Newport Beach. It was later in the evening…read more and we stumbled upon Stag Bar + Kitchen. As far as the bar, it was what you would expect - pool tables, bar, locals having a good time. The kitchen it towards the back. We ordered a Mai Tai, IPA, Virgin Mojito, Dirty Totts, and the Hippie pizza. Staff was very kind, brought our drinks almost immediately, and our food was right behind. The Mai Tai was PERFECT. The tots were FIRE, and the pizza was soo good we are making plans to go back to try the rest of their menu. All of that for $63. We will definitely be back.

Breakfast pizza!!! 10/10 Vibes, service, food and drinks =…read morePerfection Perfect start to Sunday funday!! :)