My friends and I love this place! The staff we interact with are always friendly, and the queens…read moremake sure to interact with the crowd during the shows. Security has definitely gotten better over the years as well, one of the security guards, I think her name is T, does a great job of making sure everything runs smoothly and people aren't acting too crazy. I have tried other clubs in Gainesville, but I keep coming back to UC.

Great drinks, great people, super good vibes every time I come here. The shows are amazing as well,…read morehonestly if you haven't been here already you're missing out! UC is a Gainesville staple.

While visiting Gainesville, I visited the Arcade Bar. Only a small area was open with the pinball…read moremachines, skee ball, and other games but it was still fun! Drinks are great prices, vibes are fun, staff is fun, and games are at a good price. I went on free skee ball night so that was also a perk to be able to play for free. Definitely a fun spot in downtown Gainesville!

After serving us four alcoholic drinks, some random bar employee came around to card everyone. Not…read moresure what the point of that was. It also wasn't clear what time to what time happy hour was based on the signage. They did have free skeeball all day on Sunday. The interior is very grungy, dirty bathroom and all, but they have cheap drinks.

Simons is the newest, sexiest, most no-bullshit, you-get-what-you-pay-for, high-end nightlife…read moreexperience in Gainesville. I've been around for 5 years now and have seen it all, and this place has something special. The staff is professional, the sound is incredible, and the lighting is spot-on, the decor is stimulating yet sheik, and everything comes together so perfectly, ensuring patrons have the quality experience they came for. Pricey? Yes. Worth it? Definitely. Five minutes in Simons and you'll forget that you're in Gainesville, FL.

Snitches. This is a cop hub portal now. Hope Woods and her sister used to work here. They work at…read morethe courthouse now. They all do now. They grew up to become the system and if you go here and they don't like you they will end up snitching you out and they will use their training to entrap you. Careful when going here. The cameras in the buildings are the same flock cameras you used to see on the roads. They're wired to the downtown police sub station. They are watching you!

I actually love this dive bar! The music was great as well! It has a large selection of different…read moredrinks! It definitely is interesting to see the walls here - like major graffiti! So fun. So check it out!!

Grungy bar but its been here forever. Don't come here for the cleanliness, come here to have a good…read moretime LOL. Smells bad and is gross but it's probably the best bar in Gainesville. Usually a good time.

This was my second time coming here for celebrating a friends birthday. It's been great everytime…read more Clean, nice staff, and I loved the themed rooms. They also sanitized the mics. I didn't drink but they do have a bar on site. I'm not sure about food but it's near butler plaza with many food choices available after singing your heart out!

had a TON of fun here with my friend. super cheap too, the music selection is off youtube so you…read morecan play literally anything you want. Service was good too.

Smoky- dingy- rude service- slow service. I left a $20 tip on a $100 bar tab and the bartender who…read moreclaimed to be the owner was totally rude to me because a $20 tip was "insulting" to him. It was a very generous tip for the slow service. I do not recommend.

This place has a very cool vibe. I love the diversity of clientele and comfortable seating…read morearrangements. It's dark too, which is great. Drinks were good and beer was cold. Prices weren't too bad for downtown. Jukebox was not too loud so we were able to carry on a conversation. This bar does allow smoking indoors, one of the few left. While I'm not a regular smoker, I do enjoy an occasional smoke with a glass of bourbon neat. My friends enjoy a cigar with a beer or bourbon too. Ignore the negative comments about smoking. Don't understand why people would leave a negative comment when everyone knows this place allows indoor smoking!! There are a few tables outside street side so you can sit there too and people watch. We had a great time and will return again sometime.

Hands down one of the best quality restaurants in Gainesville. I've eaten here a few times but this…read moretime I decided to splurge a little and get one of their steaks...WOW! Significantly better than the local steakhouses and half the price. Their sides are amazing as usual and the drinks were yummy and well balanced. Plus, I always love the ambience in here! It's so colorful and lively while still being chill and calm enough for a nice dinner. And the wait staff are very genuine and kind people with extensive knowledge about the menu. Well worth the money, I've NEVER been disappointed by this place!

Ambiance - Quirky, grandma- vintage thrift store galleria…read more Service- a hipster army. Food- a big variety, plan on a 30 minute line ahead of you, maybe even double line length on the weekend.

They have amazing beers on draft here! Right now, I just witnessed the opening of an imperial stout…read morecalled Black Tuesday!! Wow!! The most amazing complex taste I have ever had with a stout or beer!!! Amazing taste! Worth the price!!!

Had an amazing time. Great live jazz band with a nice beer selection. Owner was really kind too…read more Highly recommend!!!

Great experience! Food was delicious and well priced. Very cute atmosphere and the service was…read moregreat. The staff made us some mocktails not on the menu. I wish the fans were stronger or there was more shade in the florida heat because we were so so hot. Would return late at night so it's cooled down.

We rented Visors for a holiday party and it was a blast. The staff members were very attentive and…read morewere very friendly. The food and the drinks were fantastic. I would absolutely love to rent it out again next year!

This place is always a nice choice! It's bar food, but it's top notch bar food. The beer selection…read morespeaks for itself; they have something that you love. I folded my napkin, and wrapped it around that dee-lish sirloin, to cradle it. The beer was a nice combo, and huge chunks of amazing bleu cheese kept falling off my burger, so I had to just toss it in my mouth. Amazing!! The service is on point and no nonsense. So glad all the construction is done, and you can just walk around again! Loosey's is a great a great place to get hit-the-spot food!

I have taken to going to restaurants for lunch on Fridays just to see something different in…read moreGainesville. This time around, I had a real hankering for a steak, and I had heard that Loosey's had a decent one, so I figured I would give it a shot. It was a pretty quiet day, and walking into the place it was somewhat dead... only a couple of tables seated. A good thing, too, because parking in the area to eat there is an absolute nightmare thanks to the City of Gainesville's approach to managing the downtown area. This is what I would call a typical downtown pub in a college town, built for having a lot of standing folks coming in during the nighttime hours to drink and have a good time, but during the earlier hours the dark wood and faint smell of stale beer tells you just what this place is normally up to and how it thrives during its busy hours. I was greeted and told to sit anywhere, so I found a good two-top to sit at and looked over the menu, knowing that I was going to be going for a steak. I went with the New York Strip with fries as a side. The wait staff was cordial, and my steak came out in a reasonable amount of time. The steak is good, and the price is right in this day and age. The fries worked well with the steak. I would go back for lunch here. No chance of me going here in the evening hours though. Finding parking in the middle of the day was bad enough, I don't even want to imagine what it is like in the evening.