Atlanta Eagle

Wont go back

I went to this place on a late Friday night. It took me a while to find the entrance because you have to go in using the dark back door. This is bad, because the area where this place is located does NOT look safe to me. Once inside, the place was EMPTY. Only two people were there. In addition, the Bartender was very rude. Very bad experience.

haven't been in years...

was a great bar years ago i hear it has not changed at all ... i wlll probably be going again end of April 2011 when i return for a few shows that will be in town ...

Masculine and Monotonous and Menacing

The place has the kind of dumpy, dingy decor which some misguided gay men equate with masculinity. Crowd wants to think of itself as masculine, but you won't find the strong silent type from the movies here--it tends to be one dimensional men taking their cardboardy constructs of masculine self-image very seriously in full-time butch drag and running in packs like high school kids. Some of them can be okay, but others have an elaborate head-trip about sex, control and all that silliness which makes a high functioning person's head spin. Some guys who turn up in sexy kilts are far too insecure in their masculinity to actually pull it off--too bad, most people learn in Junior High if you're not comfortable in something, don't wear it. (Like, "hello", if you're a homophobic homosexual, don't wear a skirt--"duh") A crowd of "civilians" shows up for the good music on weekends. As to the regulars, if you're looking for sleeze, you'll be happy. If you're not a Bear or a Sleeze Ball, this can be a place of late night last resort like the bathes.

Skip it...

I was here on a Friday night, after 10pm, what is advertised as a hard core leather bar is actually older, overweight men, who sometimes come out in leather, but mostly are just in jeans and t-shirts. Don;t get me wrong, nothing wrong with this type, it's just that no one there was the least bit masculine, as a matter of fact, they were all down right feminine. The bar has a lot of nooks and crannies and is spread out pretty good, but there was no cruising going on while I was there and only about 12 people. The drink prices are expensive, but hey, welcome to Atlanta. I say skip it.

Great place...

This is a great place. This is the Eagle so expect Leather and Bears. If your expecting a true hard core leather scene, this is not it. There is a dance floor, pool table, and back deck. There is lots of room to move around. It is busiest on Saturday evening after 10:30pm. Sometimes seems more like a neighborhood bar than an traditional Eagle.