Alright, so perhaps Coyote Ugly Memphis will simply be the place that I love to hate. I fundamentally have issues with the establishment (ie, customer service nor entertainment seem high priorities), however I keep coming back for one silly reason or another. I'll get the bad out of the way first - service is still not the best. Quick, friendly and water backs are not this establishments high points. In typical CU Memphis fashion, the bartender was yelling at people to buy drinks on one end of the bar (in a very I hate men kind of way), while my gal pal and I were on the other end anxiously awaiting shot service. So, I did give this place one more star after last night. And this is why: -one bartender was very friendly and didn't respond meanly when I told her I was tired of listening to the other bartender complain. She smiled too and generally seemed to be having fun - which is what I'd love to see more of here! -the side bar - don't like the service at the main bar - on weekends they have a side bar which at least last night was a quick alternative. -the mechanical bull - clearly something they save for the weekends, but it was cool to watch others ride. By the way, it's $5 a ride and a waiver needs to be signed. -The jukebox/TouchTunes -hmmm....so the trick here is that you just have to fork out the extra money to have your song played next. Otherwise who knows when it will get played. And...if you REALLY want to hear a song that the gals probably won't like then get all your friends to sing along and throw the females you're with on the bar! So, I will always cringe when I think of CU Memphis because it leaves so much to be desired and the girls get cranky, but clearly I will always find my way back. I have experienced better (which is why 2 stars), but I'm working on learning how to access this place for its strengths and not expect more. Thank you Craig W. for helping me find the good in this place. read more

Like it or hate it. Its not the movie. End if Beale usually quiet overpriced short small drinks can be fun on occasion but usually sad old businessmen doing bodyshots off girls their daughters age trying to relive the past. Its worth a stop but not a cover charge read more

Beware!! Went with big crowd and couldn't get in!! Saloon supposed to open at 4pm but doors were still locked at 420. So we all went over to Peoples and had a great outing!! Will not return to Coyote!! read more

My experience was absolutely terrible. Horrible bar tenders. Bouncer was incredibly rude and taking advantage of our group. I'm still waiting for them to call me back after screwing me over $40 worth of drinks that I never bought. It's been 2 weeks. I'm filing a dispute through my bank at the moment. They are frauds and con artists never go here. The bartender will pour you shots of patron and charge you for it even if you asked for wells. read more

you only need a haiku to describe this place... girls dancing on bar body shots on table wow beer and alcohol fun! read more

Exactly like the movie except ugh.... I almost choked on my Jack Daniels' shot when I saw an old 60 year old lady dancing in front of me on top of the bar and pushing up her shirt. Awful. Nightmares all night that night. Maybe it was a Sunday night... but DAMN! that shit was hurt that night. I still remember her sandals and her feet as I looked up. Some heart attack shenanigans. UGHHHHHHH!!! If you encounter a situation such as that, just look down and drink and drink and drink ........and drink some more... and probably bounce. LOL! read more

This is a true dive bar with vile bathrooms and tacky interior. If you get there before they start charging cover, it's worth a visit because the drinks are cheap and the dancing is entertaining. Definitely worth a look, but not much more. read more

This is kinda weird. I don't know what I expected, but it was basically like if you took all the bad parts of a dive bar (gross bathroom, bad decor, grumpy bouncer, cops cruising through constantly) and eliminated all the good parts (cheap drinks, hot chicks). The lingerie all over the bar was strange, since I had serious doubts it was earned by the bar honestly and was probably just bought from a thrift store by the owners to make it look like it was a party scene, which it sure wasn't the night I was there. read more

Worst experience ever. Bartender tried to force me and my friend to buy a body shot when all we wanted was a couple of beers. She then accused me of taking $10 from the bar for some unknown reason when I declined her bodyshot after repeated attempts. Manager was called over at which point I demanded them to review the security footage. The manager/bouncer escorted me to my group area seating and proceeded to "accidentally" spill one of our beers on me. No apologies or restitution given, worst bar environment I have ever had in my life. read more

I give this 3 stars based on the people watching...not the girls on the bar...the customers at the bar. If you have some time to kill go in get a drink dance on the bar... and enjoy the strange people around you....some nights though can be completely dead. read more

Loved this place! Cool vibes mixed crowd and good dj! My husband and I first time to Memphis and this was the best place we went Saturday night fun you can dance on the bar and my bra is the red one one top the tv next to the tequila lol!! NO COVER CHARGE read more

For my birthday, friends and I bar hopped on Biel Street and this was our last stop. Since it was my birthday, I was flung onto the bar. The bar tenders refused to dance with me and weren't very nice to me. The bar was very country authentic and cool decor. The music that played was current and fun. read more

Bwahahaha...... So I have been to the one in Austin, and I think Memphis needs to travel to Texas to see how its done... Granted to did go here on a Sunday after the Paul McCartney show.... it was the Sunday of a holiday weekend... this place should be hoppin... We met up with 2 of my friends, who were already there having a drink, got situated and I don't know that any level of alcohol would have sugar coated this... There was the screeching into the mike that i had seen from others, but then one of my guy friends and i go to the bar to place a group order... 2 shots of moonshine, 3 pbr's, 2 long islands, a vodka and diet coke, and a regular coke. $49.00. in the time we were at the bar waiting on drinks, 2 women well into their 50's got up and i know in their heads thought it was their time to sexy shine... to the rest of us sober folks.... not so much.... Now I have seen the movie, and i didn't expect to walk in and see celebrities, however i did walk in expecting for the girls to have some butts n boobs.. and the 3 girls on the bar were lacking both.. its hard to dance "sexy" to a song and run your hands along your non existent chest... I am not being hateful... i just had higher expectations then ratty bar stools and mediocre girls... and maybe Sundays just not the night to go... but Boooooooo... good for a chuckle :) I dont think this will make the list of places to go on return visits read more

Bartender gave my credit card to another customer, who proceeded to make additional purchases on my card. Took management an hour to review the footage so that they could verify that I wasn't lying about my card being given away. Management was apologetic but inefficient. Bartender was rude, unprofessional, immature and never apologized for her blatant mistake. She acted as if her giving someone else my credit card was an inconvenience to her. (Stuff happens- A simple apology and quicker response to the problem instead of dragging it out for hours would have sufficed) All that being said, I never even received a drink! Subpar establishment and is an embarrassment to Memphis and Beale Street. Avoid it or keep an eye on the bartender. read more

I expected this bar to be a bit livelier. And the crew that I was with did, too. Instead we walked into a near-empty bar with slightly interested looking staff bobbing around almost animatronically. Maybe it was an off night. Either way, we ended up turning around and leaving. read more

Not very crowded or lively like the other reviews indicated which seemed odd since Beale St was jam packed. So ya, big deal.

One word best describes this place; awful. Poor service, undesirables lurking around the bar, filthy bathrooms and the bar smells. Not worth the trip to what appears to be an unsafe part of Memphis. read more

This place was awful! There was only one bar tender/waitress with about 25-30 people in the place, so service was slow. I was embarrassed for her because she sang horribly off key and didnt dance on the bar - she just walked along the top of it. To top it off my friend's wallet was stolen out of her purse while there. We found it in the men's bathroom trash can; minus her id and cc's - thank goodness she didn't have any cash. Not an experience we thought we'd have. read more

Lame tourist trap. It was empty on the weekend that we stopped by. The drinks suck and all the beer is bottled.

It's all about the bar dancing, got some great shots of the gals, of course the best place to sit is at the bar for the view. Had no problems getting another cold one, great service. Wish we had one in St Louis... read more

Wish I would have just passed this one over. It gets two stars just because it was a pretty nice space and the punching bag gave us some pretty good entertainment. Other than that it was pretty dead and I think I saw maybe one girl that even looked like she worked there. There were more security guards in this place than anything. read more

As a traveler, I always enjoy running into a Coyote Ugly in a big city. Fun atmosphere, entertaining bartenders, and a mechanical bull (who doesn't love mechanical bulls?). The establishment in Memphis is not quite as impressively fun as others I have been to, but I still have a good time. The bartenders stay busy but they do well getting drinks out. They also manage to dance on the bar in heels while concurrently dodging drinks which I find very impressive. The bartender abby was very helpful when I went and the music selection kept everyone dancing. I haven't tried the food but I'll definitely be back. read more

Horrible management. I disagree with women only on the bar. I recently heard a woman that manager didn't like way she was dressed was refused to get on bar ?? Discrimination? read more

Big time tourist trap. $$ cover charge. Expensive drinks in tiny plastic cups. No live music. The only fun part was watching the people get the body shots. Otherwise......pretty lame. read more

had to visit while in town (because of the movie, i guess). we were the only 3 people in the dump lol. must be a later in the night destination. arrived at 10:00 and departed at 10:05 after a round of fireball. read more

Their manager Terrance Potts was unfriendly, not welcoming and made me never want to come back. The drinks are watered down, the customer service is zero. read more

Bartenders were slow and crappy. Who doesn't have lemon wedges at a full bar?! $9 for a vodka and Sprite in a plastic cup no bigger than my fist! Don't suggest going there at all! Maybe it gets better to the drunks that make their way into the place AFTER they've had drinks at other BETTER places UP THE STREET! read more

Place was dirty. Bartenders were not very attentive to female patrons. Watched one of the regular customers dry hump a fellow while attempting to steal his wallet. Employees of the bar were very aware of her and her partners shenanigans and allowed here back in each weekend. read more

The new manager of the Coyote Ugly on Beale St. is a lot more charismatic and outgoing than the last. The girls are hotter than I expected and service was excellent. I would definitely visit this one more than the one in Vegas. The vegas one is too "showy". Plus the two pool tables and rockin music makes me wanna come back. read more

Dirty and unkempt. Bartender tried charging us for doubles when we did ask for them. Replaced them with weak terrible drinks. Fun crowd but gross venue. read more

the only reason i stepped in here was the $3 margaritas. the rap music and the skanky bartenders got annoying real fast. the place was practically empty while the rest of beale st was rocking, if that tells you anything read more

Late review, but went to the bar about a month ago while in Memphis. My friend was dying to go there, however, I was pensive after reading all of the negative reviews. We arrived around 1130 on a Saturday night and found it to not be packed by any means. Bar service was fine, prices a bit high but we expected that. My friends and I chatted with people and played a few games of pool ($1 per game). Bouncers and bartenders all nice and friendly if you're not a jerk drunk. A few girls danced on the bar but around 1 am or so there were only a handful of people left. I was very surprised since this was a Saturday night and the weather was cold but not rainy like the night before. Slightly disappointing that the crowd died so early here, expected a bit more. Maybe since I went in not expecting too much, I think this was a decent bar excursion. I definitely do not regret the time spent there and would possibly go back on a busier night. read more

Big concert in town (Pearl Jam) and they are out of the good beers. When did they start having guy bartenders? Left after a beer and not going back. read more

90% of the girls working there were 40 years old +. Maybe one decent looking girl. Tourist trap - expensive.

I was at CU Memphis in 2006 and it was a complete blast. I went to Beale St. again in 2011 but didn't go into CU. The rest of Beale was just an awful experience. It had changed for the worse. So we gave up before reaching CU. read more

Worst bar ever. First drink had a gigantic fly in it. Told the bartender and she acted like it was my fault and took her good old time to get another one.......which had two ants in the bottom of it. I didn't expect much from the place, but wow.....oh and the clearly very old vomit on the bathroom floor. Shut this place down. read more

Nice big place and the people working here are really nice. Not much going on the particular evening I came here. Maybe 3 girls working and a door guy/bouncer. I think they need a promoter. I feel that would really help their business succeed. read more

This is the worst place ever, I will never go back ever again. The bartenders are so rude and act like there to busy to help you. And they also like to flirt with your husband, very trashy! It was even my birthday and they didn't give a shit. They gave us am ash tray and said we could smoke, my husband smoked a few times, then I got on the bar and danced and he lit a cigarette and they don't him he had to go to the back and smoke if he didn't have an ash tray well we had an ash tray. They were asking me what the fu*k I wanted to drink. I don't know why they treated us like this but they need find another job besides working with people, if they have no customer service experience. I hope if anyone goes they don't get treated like we did. Defiantly no stars from me..... read more