Went for a live music night, excellent setting, good crowd energy. Got prickly service from one of the bartenders. Service may vary for anyone not obviously queer/punk-coded.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 2
Amber B
We went for a show not bad at all
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christine Zuppa
Really cool venue. Lots to look at while listening to fantastic music
Atmosphere: 5
Kristin Behr
Been going here for over two decades. A quasi-hole-in-the-wall-punk-rock establishment that's been going since at least 1998 when I first went back in my college days. A revolving art collection on the walls, large fiberglass flies spinning around on the fans over the bar. It's one of those places you gotta go to at least once in Rochester just to say you went. Best is when you see a metal show there and bump into some local legends that are known worldwide.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Joe Peluso
Bug Jar is quickly becoming my favorite place to both perform and go see live music. Bobby, Todd, Harley and everyone else there have all been amazing to me and my bandmates, and they routinely punch above their weight with the bands they are able to get in there. I LOVE the Bug Jar, and can't wait to get back there!
Atmosphere: 5
Patrick O'Connor
Don't know if they have food. Went there to watch a band. Great venue for music, friendly bartender and a great crowd.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
irule obv
Bugjar is a staple of my childhood and I refuse to rate less than 5 stars. It's been a minute since I've been back but my first time coming after awhile I was taken aback by the bar service. I order one thing and one thing only while I'm out and tip generously too. I had to have my drink remade 3 times and even by the third noticed there was an issue. The bartenders do a fine job when it comes to making the drink however somebody should keep an eye out because there is no way the liquor isn't being watered down at this time. Upon the 3rd drink remade it was clear I had made whoever was behind the bar upset as he proceeded to attempt to embarass me infront of multiple other guests by telling me I need to communicate and order my drink better beyond asking for a double whiskey club soda. He poured me an entire glass of whiskey with a splash of soda to make a point and it still tasted like water. This is not the punk dive bar I remember growing up or even the bar I remember from a couple years ago. Maybe it was personal, maybe it was just a long night but do better. If the liquor sucks be a decent human and tell me to stick to canned.
Ian Fraser
Great venue!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Jens Fiederer
It's a bar, no food or service, just drinks you get from the bartender and art and the local music, which is the real reason you go there!
Atmosphere: 5
Tim Quackenbush
My love for the Bug Jar goes beyond words. Beyond explanation. I love you Bug Jar. Thank you for making Rochester a better place by existing.
The sound was the worst I have ever heard at a concert. The sound operator seemed to believe louder was better; he didn't care about the quality of the music. It was a bad experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
David Schwartz
I play out here. The staff is great, and the vibe is chill.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Mary Kvetkosky
Drove over from Buffalo for a concert. Bartenders were attentive, easy vibe. Tiny venue. Standing room only. It was hotter than Hades in there. Even the band mentioned it. It bothered me enough to say something here, but don't let it stop you from heading over.
Tim Crist
Rochester's legendary catch-all for freak bands. My favorite place in the city to see a show, and I've performed on that stage more than any other. Acts from Modest Mouse to Wesley Willis to the Mr. T Experience to Lizzo have performed here. Great sound, great people, and an entire living room and kitchen mounted on the ceiling just for the sheer unadulterated hell of it.
christian yockel
Great people who treat the bands perfectly - always a pleasure to play there!!
Went for a live music night, excellent setting, good crowd energy. Got prickly service from one of the bartenders. Service may vary for anyone not obviously queer/punk-coded.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 2
We went for a show not bad at all
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really cool venue. Lots to look at while listening to fantastic music
Atmosphere: 5
Been going here for over two decades. A quasi-hole-in-the-wall-punk-rock establishment that's been going since at least 1998 when I first went back in my college days. A revolving art collection on the walls, large fiberglass flies spinning around on the fans over the bar. It's one of those places you gotta go to at least once in Rochester just to say you went. Best is when you see a metal show there and bump into some local legends that are known worldwide.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Bug Jar is quickly becoming my favorite place to both perform and go see live music. Bobby, Todd, Harley and everyone else there have all been amazing to me and my bandmates, and they routinely punch above their weight with the bands they are able to get in there. I LOVE the Bug Jar, and can't wait to get back there!
Atmosphere: 5
Don't know if they have food. Went there to watch a band. Great venue for music, friendly bartender and a great crowd.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Bugjar is a staple of my childhood and I refuse to rate less than 5 stars. It's been a minute since I've been back but my first time coming after awhile I was taken aback by the bar service. I order one thing and one thing only while I'm out and tip generously too. I had to have my drink remade 3 times and even by the third noticed there was an issue. The bartenders do a fine job when it comes to making the drink however somebody should keep an eye out because there is no way the liquor isn't being watered down at this time. Upon the 3rd drink remade it was clear I had made whoever was behind the bar upset as he proceeded to attempt to embarass me infront of multiple other guests by telling me I need to communicate and order my drink better beyond asking for a double whiskey club soda. He poured me an entire glass of whiskey with a splash of soda to make a point and it still tasted like water. This is not the punk dive bar I remember growing up or even the bar I remember from a couple years ago. Maybe it was personal, maybe it was just a long night but do better. If the liquor sucks be a decent human and tell me to stick to canned.
Great venue!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
It's a bar, no food or service, just drinks you get from the bartender and art and the local music, which is the real reason you go there!
Atmosphere: 5
My love for the Bug Jar goes beyond words. Beyond explanation. I love you Bug Jar. Thank you for making Rochester a better place by existing.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
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The sound was the worst I have ever heard at a concert. The sound operator seemed to believe louder was better; he didn't care about the quality of the music. It was a bad experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
I play out here. The staff is great, and the vibe is chill.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Drove over from Buffalo for a concert. Bartenders were attentive, easy vibe. Tiny venue. Standing room only. It was hotter than Hades in there. Even the band mentioned it. It bothered me enough to say something here, but don't let it stop you from heading over.
Rochester's legendary catch-all for freak bands. My favorite place in the city to see a show, and I've performed on that stage more than any other. Acts from Modest Mouse to Wesley Willis to the Mr. T Experience to Lizzo have performed here. Great sound, great people, and an entire living room and kitchen mounted on the ceiling just for the sheer unadulterated hell of it.
Great people who treat the bands perfectly - always a pleasure to play there!!
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