I should point out that this review has been written only taking into account the dining aspect of The Horsehead. Star 1 - Was the service good? At it's core, The Horsehead is a bar, so you shouldn't expect to be waited on. Simply walk up to the bar, place your order and pay, and wait for the buzzer to go off. While the employees are friendly and give off a fresh and unique Eugene vibe, my burger took more than 30 minutes to be served, which really is unacceptable. No Star Granted. Star 2 - How were the portions relative to the cost? For a little under $10, I was very much expecting some generous portions. Unfortunately, my jerk burger was stuffed with mostly lettuce and my serving of homemade fries was lacking to say the least. At the end of the meal I found myself disappointed in the quantity of food. No Star Granted. Stars 3/4 - Did the food taste good? While my jerk burger was really quite poor (overcooked and slightly burned), my meal at The Horsehead was single-handedly saved by the wonderful homemade fries and their spicy mustard sauce. Both really are a must-try. Single Star Granted. Star 5 - Would you eat it every day if you could? I'm actually a bit ashamed that I was only able to come to The Horsehead for a meal, because it really does look like a great atmosphere for a drink, and the peoplewatching alone makes the trip worth it. That having been said, the food and timeliness factor at The Horsehead was disappointing, and I would recommend looking elsewhere even for a late-night bite. No Star Granted. read more

This bar is a stop for most people who drink in town at least once a month, if not weekly. They just redid the patio area and there is more room out there. The fried food is fabo. I mean, seriously, who doesn't like something deep fried in some batter! I recommend the okra and mushrooms. Good spot to split a pitcher with friends after work. It's damn likely you will run into someone you know, and someone you have been trying to avoid. read more

Great nachos!!!!!! I'm new to the area and this place has become a quick favorite! It's a relaxing atmosphere with very friendly staff. I have also had the jalapeño poppers and they were excellent. Good quantity for the price. Will be returning again soon! read more

Was having a great time till I tried to order tots and the bartender was so rude I am still offended. Get it together or cut your capacity but don't take it out on your customers... read more

If you attend the U of O right now, please consider a campus bar. It's too dirty for you, and none of your friends will be there. If you're a townie, and you're not at the Horsehead at least once a week, you don't drink at all. The fried okra and mushrooms are addictive. The Friday special steak is just fantastic, and the oyster shooters (also on special Friday nights) are worth coming in for! The fries rawk... everything is yummy as hell. The ribs are more or less the crowning glory of Jevon's menu, and I will make a mess to get to them, and I don't care what I look like. Good ribs aren't slathered in sauce, because they don't have to be. You have to try them once, with collard greens on the side. You'll be glad you did. Also, the drinks are of excellent value, and the patio area is the best in town. read more

From the drinks I had they were a very heavy pour which is great. Food looked really good from the party I was with. There are about 3-4 pool tables but the real gem is the outdoor seating which is pretty nice. read more

I was chomping at the bit to get to The Horsehead the first time, and the 89th. Sometimes, you just have to saddle up to the bar, order some fried pickles and a PBR, and get to work. If you have a few too many, end up leaving your card and have to pony up with the barkeeps the next day, they'll help you out; they're a pretty friendly bunch. Not that I would know from experience. Every once in a while, someone will stir up trouble, but it's an easygoing crowd. So the next time you want a cold one in the Euge, hoof it to The Horsehead. Pardon the puns. read more

Time for me to make a public commitment. This is my favorite bar in Eugene. Mind you, I have not been to a ton of bars but this place is sweet. The service there is a-maz-ing by Eugene standards. We were there for 8 hours or so on St. Patrick's day and they treated us so well! Also they have the best fried pickles and an awesome happy hour! I'm upgrading this place to reflect the great service there, seriously none of the other bars I have been to compar read more

I've been hanging out here on and off for as long as I've been drinking legally in Eugene. It's always been hit or miss in every aspect. Fried pickles woo you but the iffy bartending keeps you wondering if you should just give up all together. It's reasonably priced but it really sucks when you try to order food with your drinks and they stop listening half way through your order, leaving you absolutely pickleless. read more

Anyone who calls Horsehead a "dive" bar, clearly had never gone to the late and great John Henry's. All be it not the cleanest bar in town, it's got serious character. The clientele are mostly retired rummies in the afternoon/early evening, with a shift towards the younger crowd around 8-9pm. The have happy hour prices from open to 9pm every single day. $3.25 Well drinks and $2 more for top shelf if well worth it, because their bartenders are heavy handed pourers. The beer is even cheaper, but since so don't drink it, I have no idea of the pricing. They have excellent bar food and large portions. My favorite is the catfish sandwich with Mac and cheese side. read more

Drinks and environment are cool. The food was really bad. My burger was extremely over cooked and took nearly 30 mins.

Been coming here off and on since they opened the doors, seen many faces come and go. Not my normal hangout spot when in town, but not a bad place to come grab a cheap pint and play a game of pool. read more

Inside was nice inside but what drew us in were the shaded tables outside. In the waning sunlight, they looked cheery and inviting. We popped indoors occasionally for refills and waxed romantic nothings to each other alongside some folks on a double date and some poor guy who was failing at convincing his friends to move on to a different place. I sampled some delicious varieties of the Ninkasi on tap and amused myself with the entertaining bathroom stall scribbles in the women's restroom (which was very nicely maintained). All in all, a very nice place to spend the evening. read more

Sometimes, when I am feeling a bit crummy I come to the Horsehead to make myself feel even more crummy and then have a drink and feel great, and then crummy again. There is something both magnificent yet terrible about this place that makes it float from void to void. I am not sure if it is the stained and dated carpet or the sometimes puke like smell of said carpet. I will say that the drinks are inexpensive and strong. The food is greasy and a bit delicious, especially when you are looking at the bottom of a pint glass after your 6th drink.The Horsehead is definitely a place that I keep coming back to for more. read more

...kinda love the bar food here.. have to admit I don't really drink much.. or like being too social ..but I do like this place! It has lots of different areas for weirdos like me to go hide and there is always a great amount of artwork to be found! Especially in the bathrooms.. love that shit read more

Uh... let's see, the food was good Southern style... had lunch and a beer. Decent selection of local micros on tap (at least 3 flavors of Ninkasi). The vibe from the waitress was somewhat aloof but I rang that up to her not knowing I was a homegrown Eugenean. I think Laura S. nailed it with her "townie" comment. I've never said this before because I didn't really know what it meant but this is a locals bar. The plethora of drinking establishments Horsehead belongs to within half a block constitutes 95% of the vitality and "nightlife" of downtown Eugene. This allows said bars to carve out their own niche. I would highly recommend the lunch hour for local flair while I'll leave the evenings up to you. read more

I love this place. Any night out has always included The Horsehead. I like the mellow atmosphere and the melting pot quality. Every type of person goes here, and it just makes it so much more interesting. Staff are friendly and fast, and they remember who you are even if you don't go here all the time. Service is big for me and these folks don't disappoint. Yes this place is divey, but I like a dive that is what it's supposed to be. read more

The Horse Head is a pretty nice place, and of all the downtown bars, it is the only one I visit regularly. Their drinks are high quality, the staff is friendly, and the back patio kicks ass. They even have heat lamps for those cold rainy Eugene Fall/Winter/early Spring nights. They have a great menu for a bar. The gumbo is the way to go if you're just generally hungry, or the "OMG how-did-they-fit-it-all-on-the-plate" nachos. If you want a snack, try the fries (also amazingly generous portions) or the jalapeno poppers (pretty much standard issue, but who doesn't like jalapeno poppers). They only have 2 pool tables, which are usually busy. They're coin operated, and on Sunday and Monday nights they are free. read more

First bar I ever went to in Eugene some 10 years ago or so. I miss the smoking patio out back but they gave it a great shot to try and keep it. Bouncers and staff are generally friendly even when busy. Maybe I'm crazy but I'm not a Ninkasi fan and I miss them serving Deschutes/ Mirror pond on tap. Could have better beer selection but it's a comfortable place to hang out mid week. Not the most accessible on weekends. read more

I really love this place they have perfect lighting good music and Barry good food and I love their decorations and you could sit outside And I meet good people in there read more

Not being able to go to Horsehead just might be the one regret I have about moving out of Eugene and into Los Angeles. BEST FOOD!! Javon is the best chef ever. Burgers and southern style food are incredible. Best Nachos around too. Dartboard in the front. A couple of pool tables in the back and great people to socialize with. There is a ton of outside seating in the front and back and just has a great feel to it. One of the best things about this bar too are the employees! Bartenders are the coolest around. The door guys rock my bloody socks off. Oh and did I forget to mention that drink prices are cheap and Horsehead has the best Happy Hour EVER!!! OMG read more

Horsehead is great for drinks and bar atmosphere. If ordering any food stick to things out of the deep fryer. Haven't had anything good as far as burgers, pulled pork etc. Ate food there about 4x, always wished i went elsewhere :( read more

One of my favorite bars in town! I love to play pool (I think it's free but I'm always drunk there so I don't remember!) and outside smoking area is cozy and quaint. Staff is friendly, quick and helpful (and cute!) and the food is greasy and satisfying. I'd go so far as to say it's a bar's bar! read more

Originally went to check this place out because I was amazed that I found a place that sold Alligator this far north. Ofcourse, they either no longer carry it, or are always out when I arrive. I can't seem to get a clear answer on that matter. The service is terrible. The atmosphere is so-so. As for the food. I personally found everything to be extremely bland and flavorless. Like it was all made from the same grey paste molded to resemble different foods. Maybe native Oregonians enjoy this kind of thing, so I won't bash it on a general standpoint. But if you're actually from the south, and expecting to enjoy some southern food here, don't bother. It's what I imagine it feels like to be Chinese, eating at a Chinese restaurant in America. read more

I am writing this because it has authentic southern food. In a bar. This bar is kind of a dive, and I'd watch where I was sitting, but it is open in the afternoon and not very populated so go for lunch. The gumbo is so good. I could cry. Fish and chips are not bad either, but I come back for the gumbo alone. They also have a radio operated order system, so if your order is ready, your device lights up and buzzes so your waiter can find you or you can get to the bar. I wish more places had these. read more

Doubles every time. Best dive bar downtown. Free pool on Mondays and Tuesdays? Pretty good grub too.

the best bar in eugene and the food i s grate i'm having fun at the horse head and be with my frinds i love the bar tenders read more

UPDATE - Our ribs were cooked TEN DAYS AGO!!!! That does it. That's the last time we have anything to do with Horsehead. Some idiot forgot to remove the tape with the date written on it. The date was TEN DAYS AGO!! We didn't eat them (would you?) and demanded - and got - a refund from Pony Express. We ordered takeout, again, ribs and burger, again, but when my wife went to unwrap the Saran Wrap from the ribs, there was a tape with the date still on it! Never again. We wouldn't eat at Horsehead if our lives depended on it. I hope it doesn't, this time. read more

My husband and I haven't been on a date in a while due to having a kiddo. We finally got the chance and decided to spend it here. To be completely honest, the food was... meh... definitely needs updating to today's culture of taste so to speak. The drinks on the other hand were strong and my husband was happy with the price of beer he liked there. But overall I don't think we will be stopping back by unless it's for a quick drink. I remembered it being much better all around but I was also young and just turned 21 haha. I would also suggest a remodel of the inside. Some updates would be amazing and the taking off of scary comments (or quotes) off of the restroom walls. Eek. read more

Best Soul Food lunch I've had in Eugene! What an unexpected surprise to sit down to ribs, greens, Mac and cheese and cornbread right here in downtown Eugene. Sorry, Papa's Soul Food...you need to get the recipe from whoever is cooking here. Damn! The food here was the mother lovin bomb!!! read more

My lunch today was shit. I thought at first it was because Moe wasn't working - until I saw him there. The jamaican jerk sandwich pretty much had no jerk sauce/flavor, the meat was nearly FUCKING RAW, and they were unchewably bad cuts of beef at that. The fries were way more soggy than usual, rendering them virtually inedible. Only the hush puppies were to the level of 'good.' I've had this meal several times, and it's always been excellent, but of course the one time I bring someone along it has to be lousy. Her shrimp basket was okay; aside from grease strips posing as fries, that was some severely underseasoned shrimp breading. When did all these fashion disabled hipster dicks and bleached uggs-and-sweats ditzes claim this bar as their own anyway? read more

My cousin lives in Eugene (townie not student) so I visit from time to time. I was there three weekends ago and again this weekend...as we walk up to the door man I get my ID out and he says "nah it's cool I remember you". I was impressed to say the least... I don't know if it is a Eugene thing but it seems like nobody really tips the bartenders that well which kind of offends my Portland sensibilities you could say. Really, dropping a couple bucks isn't going to kill you. Anyways, point being...after tipping it seems like the bartenders were appreciative and my drinks were getting progressively stronger (to the point of being almost too much to be honest)...so the bartenders also get a thumbs up. The crowd is a nice mix of townies, students, roller derby chicks, and pseudo hipsters. I have only been there a couple times, but I would say both times it would be hard to define the place as being frequented by a certain kind of crowd (which I actually think is a good thing). The patio is also great... read more

If I had to script "the shittiest day in eugene" there's no doubt an early afternoon beer at The Horsehead would make the agenda. Just a dreadful hellhole, and a blot on our town. read more

The food may be good, and the beer selection and drink strength to price ratio are good, but the Horsehead makes a major error for a dive bar: it's just plain uncomfortable. Most of this is due to two factors, a lack of seating and a layer of grime. read more

Great place to people watch in Eugene. If you're going there for the food- get the nachos or the gumbo. Both are AMAZING. And, of course, who wouldn't love a place with fried pickles, they're hard to find anywhere. Drinks are decent, bartenders are fast, and they have pool and a great outdoor patio. It can be kind of dirty and a little run down, but that's part of the downtown Eugene bar scene vibe. read more

Best bar in town!! Nice atmosphere, good music, sweet patio, hot staffers, damn fine drinks, decent prices... on the weekends, you're sure to run into anyone you'd care to see if you hit up the holy triangle of John Henry's, Lucky's and the Horsehead. read more

I love the food and most of the bar tenders. But last week some bar tender I had never seen before, with a white beard, charged me for my Shirley temple. I'm pregnant and the designated driver for 3 people. It was even happy hour. I hate to say but that has ruined my wonderful opinion of that bar. I think I will go try other places down town now. They had never charged me for a Shirley temple before, in fact no bar had ever charged me for one. I almost want to raise Cain and get my 3.50 back. Yeah I was charge $3.50 for a soda with a fucking cherry in it. Wtf? read more

I have to feel really strongly before giving such a negative review like this. The staff here are friendly enough, and I've never had a complaint about their bar drinks. However, I have to mention that after last night's meal, of which was ready in about 30 min on a quiet night, my friend and I became really sick. I had ordered the cheeseburger with bacon and collard greens, and my friend got the fried pickles and chicken strips. My friend spent the night puking, and I in the bathroom as well, for a different reason (not pleasant, I know). Also for the record, we were stone cold sober, and literally were just looking for some late night grub. I'm so bummed because I'm a big fan of their gumbo, but homies, PLEASE check your expiration dates and health codes. I do not feel good right now. read more

I will never come to this establishment again they are discriminatory against the disabled and kicked out my friend because he is in a wheel chair AFTER we had ordered our food. my friend and I were perfectly sober and there was no reason given. read more

Ah yes, the Horsehead. When you've got no place else to go, you might as well go here. A fine beverage selection (although the bar can get crowded), an excellent late-night menu (try the fried pickles), a handful of pool tables (plus darts), and two outdoor areas. Plus there's a weird stained-glass window. Count me in. Probably the best of the downtown bars, if you're just looking to chill out and get drunk. Can't argue with it. read more