This has been pretty much a landmark bar among the gay community for the last few decades but in the last two or three years it's going quickly downhill. The crowd is almost all 20-something bears and they're rude and act like they own the place. If you're into the bear culture, great, but there are others in the gay community that don't think gaining 250 pounds is a particularly healthy lifestyle. To the owners: how about showing some awareness that there are other types of gay men in S.F.? read more

I liked it better BEFORE it was the Eagle Tavern and it was just the plain old San Francisco Eagle, new ownership has changed it. It's lost it's leather, Levi's, uniform, fetish appeal. The music is still great and the Sunday beer bust is still a fund-raising event, but it feels "pussified" now. Sad. Just look at some of the other reviews that poke fun at the patrons with fetishes who've been going to the Eagle for years. The hispsters need to get a grip and go where they will be participants and not gawkers. read more

Pretty fun bar. I like the beer bust on Sundays. Staff is generally pretty nice even if a little slow sometimes.

If your thing is douchey, obnoxious security look no further. Hank - 6' 6" beanpole security guy - is disrespectful, antagonistic, and sarcastic to patrons. These observations were made over multiple visits. A business that does not value their customers will not be in business for long. If you want a more pleasant experience suggest trying the Powerhouse. read more

Had two bad experiences here. The first time the bar tender thought a yager bomb was rockstar and a shot of yager over the rockks. The second was a vodka soda wound up being club soda with lime. Atmosphere is ok but you must babysit the bartenders. read more

This place has gone downhill since the new owners took over. What's the deal with the constant cover charges? I remember going a few saturdays ago and it was 8 bucks to get in and so I left and came back not more than 10 minutes later and the troll at the the door tried to charge me 10 bucks. Really? How shady can you get? read more

By the way, Joe the bartender is smoking hot and really nice. So when you need a place with a lusty buzz, head to the back patio, behold his studly-ness and order a stiff one from him. read more

this is probably my favorite bar in the city, if only for the amazing patio. it has a fire pit. unfortunately, i am neither gay nor a biker so i have only been twice; once to meet friends and another time for a show. but i will find any excuse to hang here. read more

went by yesterday, sad to see a "closed" sign stapled to the locked door.

So, the idea is lovely and fun and sexy but the staff is rude and pompous. They told us that we had to move away from the bar because we had finished our drinks and weren't allowed to stand there without new drinks. Umm...what?! Don't got here. These people suck. read more

Not only is the staff great, I left an item there this past weekend with my ID, debit card and phone inside. The staff ensured that it was collected and made available for me to pickup on Monday. Thank you to the eagle staff for being considerate and conscious! read more

after the chocolate festival 2 of my friends were going to the beer bust at the eagle. my other 2 friends and i had never been so we decided to try something new. its $10 and you get all you can drink beer. the 3 of us dont drink beer so we got to go in free. :) its bigger than i expected... inside and out... the outside patio has a stage and sf swing, which is a kind of boston pops orchestra band, was playing. inside was rock, maybe classic rockish? not my type of place, not my type of crowd... we 3 newbies decided it was good to have seen, but that hr was very long and kinda boring cuz we were out of our element (esp me, being a girl). so great for leather guys or even leather girls, or if you want to drink lots of beer. read more

always feels like coming home. a true sf treasure.

I friggin' love this bar! This is the best place to wet your whistle in SF. Cheap, strong, huge drinks. The staff are super friendly and so are the customers. The live music is enjoyable but my favorite part is the outdoor patio area, it's huge and tastefully decorated. My only complaint is that it is a cash only bar, but hey, you can't have everything. The bathrooms also lack doors but when you're sloshed it doesn't matter. I come here whenever i am in the area. If you have not experienced The Eagle Tavern you are sorely missing something important in your life. read more

i went here a few weeks ago to listen to a friend's band. the drinks were strong, the crowd was eclectic and the heated patio was amazing, considering the record low temps of late. if you hit up the bathroom inside by the stage, be sure to take someone with you to guard the entrance since there isn't a door. or don't, if you're into that sorta thing. read more

This bar is always fun. The bathroom situation does stress me out a bit, especially after I dropped my panties in the men's bathroom on the stage and someone walked in on me (thankfully, I knew the guy, but still, a bit awkward.) There's a port-a-pot in the back garden area, and maybe a set of troughs for the boys in the back, but I always walk on stage and usually wait in line for the ladies room (the one with the door). On a side note, why do women take so long to pee? I pee frequently, but at least I pee quickly. The bands that play are usually good (I think I usually go on Thursdays?) - unless you go on an off night and you're not drinking - then this place can be pretty shitty. I don't know what it is about the Eagle, but I really cannot just order a beer. It has to come with a shot of whiskey, and then the trouble begins. Something about this place just calls out to the inner alcoholic in you and you just want to rage all night. read more

Beer bust is surprisingly fun and people are pretty friendly. I went here back in the 90s where the staff was more "leather lifestyle". Now they have some nice staff, but also steroided bartenders who think that the customer is most likely wrong. I was told that I was yelling at the fellow and that it was bad form! Maybe he's a special needs bartender? read more

I only go here on Sunday afternoons for the beer bust (even though I don't drink beer) and have a great time. It's usually packed with a great variety of guys - something for everyone. Claim a spot or you'll spend your time there fighting your way through the crowds. They also have pool if you're up for that, but who wants to be inside? read more

kinda friendly, hot hunky smart bartenders, older men welcome,. They need to have a Saturday beer bust etc.

love the sf leather secene bar im a fan i might come back

People always talk about how they'd love, someday, to move out to the Bay Area. Working hypothesis: The Eagle is one reason why.

Well, the old Eagle was closed for a long time and the new one is no longer an insult to the range of excellent draft beers San Francisco can provide. I recommend it. They also have good live bands which attract a straight crowd and I enjoy the fact that it doesn't feel like a meat market. read more

I have been going to the Eagle for years, both under the old ownership and the new. There are some changes, some good, some we just have to deal with. The one thing I want to comment about are the numerous people complaining about smoking on the patio. I know you all would like to rid the world of any and all tobacco or at least force the hundred or so people who do smoke into a 4 foot square while allowing the 800 or so people smoking pot to roam wherever they want including inside the bar and the 4 foot square for tobacco smokers, but you need to learn how to accept others. You and your kind have already pushed smokers outside and bars are the one place we still aren't nearly arrested for lighting a cigarette. People generally don't go to bars for their health. I don't smoke near your health spa, don't complain about my smoking on a bar patio. read more

I been going to the eagle and other gay bars in SF for ten years and have never had any problems. A while ago I was in the restroom and this guy tried to reach over to grab me and I told him I wasn't interested and he continued after I asked him nicely. Then I told him to f#$k off and left the bar. The next time I went in one of the owners (Mike) pulled me to the side and told me he got multiple complaints about me from the last time I was here and said I was intoxicated which I wasn't because I live in Sacramento and do not drink and drive and only came up for a day trip that day. He threatened to kick me out if he gets anymore complaints and I didn't even remember what he was talking about since I rarely come here because I live in Sacramento. Didn't even give me a chance to think and tell my side of the story. From this day on the big heftier owner(not Mike) would give me dirty looks every time he would see me. One day one of my friends smoked him out and my friend introduced us not knowing that he didn't like me and he was very rude and gave me a dirty look. I brushed it off.. I came back Folsom weekend and the heftier owner was intoxicated and was harassing me the whole time I was there. He said "didn't I kick you out 5 times already?" Then he said "leave now" but I didn't since I was there hanging with my friends/ my ride home. He continued to walk by giving me dirty looks so I just left to the lonestar where my business is appreciated and I just let my ride know. Last time I'll ever go to the SF eagle. Never had any problems at any bars in SF until these guys took over the eagle. read more