Pretty fun using the bar app to play music AMI jukebox...billiards is fun $2 and trying pinball…read moremachines $1..as well as seeing the ephemera on the wall..the app has a list of different bars you may have not visited or heard of...it's different with the AMI jukebox app..Polk St...1970s.

The Cinch is a good old school gay bar on Polk Street. Shotgun long bar with pool tables, and a…read morejukebox. The bar has tons of history and kitsch... Bartenders were nice, as well as the patrons here. It's a place you can have a good drink and actually carry on a conversation.

My husband and I visited Power House on Saturday and, as always, had a fantastic experience. From…read morethe moment we arrive, everyone is incredibly friendly and welcoming, creating an amazing atmosphere that makes us feel right at home. One of the highlights is the backroom, which is always a lot of fun and adds to the unique energy of the venue. We consistently have a great time whenever we visit, and the service is excellent every time. Power House is a place where we always enjoy ourselves, and we look forward to coming back again and again. Highly recommended!

I've been to PH twice once was after a Horsemarketsf event and during Rubber Weekend in April 2025…read more Had a great time, love that the SF bars still allow so much "personal contact"! Great old school vibe and I will be be back!

I always avoided the Castro i haven't been in a decade. It just wasn't my thing…read more.. Ever since discovering Beaux, I have a different perspective! Such an incredible time at the drag brunches they host! Everyone is so nice like... the customer service is impeccable. Like SO nice!!!!! We even brought a very political person from the orange team.., and he had a BLAST!!! Food? GREAT! The nachos are a hit, the burritos are huge, and the drinks are YUMMY! They KnOW how to make a great Michelada. oh! They even have a huge vegetarian option menu! The venue is just so cute! I feel so comfortable just being there and chilling. Plenty of places to sit, and just so clean. I throughly enjoyed my time there (this is my second time) and it's worth it. Like - Barnes and Nobles comfortable where it makes you go bathroom because it's that comfortable Check out the drag brunches for your birthday, bring your whole crew, and enjoy yourself! Btw - don't forget to bring dollar dollar bills yall!

Beaux was amazing! I…read morewas visiting from out of town and I love how they have something just about every night from Drag Brunch, to karaoke, to Latin Night, and more! The bartenders were friendly and professional, and drinks were great!

Excellent, strong cocktails. Beautiful vibey bar. Good service. And close to all the good Castro…read moreclubs.

We walked in and my friend got in line for a drink and got told to move around by the bartender. We…read morelistened and moved around and the bartender still ignored us. She asked these two guys what they wanted and they said that my friend was in line first and she still proceeded to ignore and ask the other guys what they wanted first. The two guys even said he was in line twice and she still didn't bother to look at us. I'm not sure what her issue was but clearly we did not feel welcome. Cute interior but that was so off putting so we left. Never coming back.

GREAT fun place! Mature crowd, good music, a just a fun bar!…read moreGreat drinks with great prices! Matt was my bartender and delivered GREAT service..with jokes!! I'm from Texas and will ALWAYS pop in for drinks.. with a laugh! What's the common denominator for The Hole in the Wall Saloon??... IT'S GREAT!!!!!!

I've been in San Francisco since 1978, been a bartender, for over 20 yrs, & until today never went…read moreinto the HOLE IN THE WALL. I wandered in here on my way to COSTCO, & I absolutely LOVE this place. It's been here 31 years. It has a fascinating interior & today a great friendly bartender. If you have an open mind & are prepared for a gay bar on the exotic side, with, I hear might behave in very gay ways, come enjoy an exceptionally entertaining experience. I get so bored in most bars, but there a great pinball machine here & good music & who knows what your experience will be like. So glad this favorite bar, is finally in my list of things to do.

Never before had I realised where everyone goes to in San Francisco on a Saturday night who may…read morehave once gone out in what's now a very desolate Castro, currently a dim shadow of what once was. However, on this quarterly visit from London, I may have stumbled on the watering hole. There were perhaps 200+ people there, which i hope is a Saturday night norm, rather than a long holiday weekend uptick. That said, it was a fun evening and one I hope to repeat in future visits, long after my time living in San Francisco, in a distant past when I only knew The Eagle for its Sunday beer bust, which hopefully is still going strong at this institution.

SF is home to the last of the old school gay bars complete with the necessary levels of one on one…read more"entertainment". I made two visits during Rubber Weekend in March of 2025 and had a great time including at the closing ceremonies held at Eagle. Good prices and nice patio!

I have really loved coming here, but over time I feel like it's kind of lost its spark. I took a…read morebreak from going and noticed that the room where the DJ used to be has these decorations from the ceilings that seem out of place. I hope they'll remove them, honestly. I wanted to write a review after visiting Gossip Grill in San Diego because it was so lively there. I think it's less busy here now, but don't know exactly why or if I'm just imagining it. I love playing at the pool table when it's only two bucks and have had a lot of fun playing with other people who I'm just meeting for the first time. I think I would give this place another star if the music were more consistent. It's subjective to me, but I didn't enjoy the DJs that were playing EDM music/mixes. I've been here many times, but of all the bars I've been to in the past, which I'll say is not many or too often, the music was not great here. Regardless, the past two or three times I've brought friends here, I really actually had a really great time. It wasn't super crowded and I had the breathing room and space to talk with my friends and fiancé more. The bathrooms were easy to access. Amazingly, even when it's slow, they'll have dancers up on the bar, which is always cool to see. I saw a Meetup group that was here recently, if you're interested in finding them to check the bar out with.

Bouncers super rude. Gave more free tickets than they can accommodate. Compared to the customer…read moreservice and ambiance at other queer establishments I didn't recommend this bar.

Great music and drinks. There's a dance floor. Service is excellent. Music slaps here! Great…read morevibes! Highly recommend with my most respectful regards.

IS THIS A PHONE STEALING FACTORY OR A CLUB???? LMAO. I haven't been here since pre-COVID, and…read morehonestly I had a great experience until my phone and wallet were stolen. On Pride weekend. Wow. Badlands is either willfully ignorant of this rampant issue or potentially complicit -_- I get that there's always been a bit of a seedy grungy vibe, but the insane amount of pickpocketing at this location is just absurd. All this security and surveillance for WHAAATTTTT PROS: - Cheap and decent drinks - Throwback music + Top 40s always - Staff are super friendly but now IDK if that's a front to lower your defenses - Security line goes pretty fast considering how packed it was CONS: - Not ventilated at all. It's HUMID and the mirrors are fogging up with steam - Need to take a photo before entry for "protection" but this is baffling considering our current administration and LGBTQ safety overall - Very grimy... I hoped they'd improve this since reopening - WELL, the glaring pickpocketing issue lol. The DJ halfheartedly mentioned to watch out for pickpockets mid-set, but by the end of the night, EVERY OTHER GROUP we passed by had someone saying something like "my phone/wallet's gone!", easily 20+ people. Meanwhile, the staff is roughly pushing everyone out with complete disregard to the panic Thankfully I'm able to replace everything with little inconvenience and wasn't too stressed in the moment, but now seeing the other reviews how this has been a regular occurrence for them for years (and targeting women/femmes also...), this is ridiculous. I went to the Sac Badlands for years and nothing like this has ever happened. If you want to risk coming here, present as male or use a phone tether I guess!