The queer drag brunch dancers are fabulous. The food, especially for the money…is pretty lame.Whatever. This place needs all the support. For keeping the groove flaming, and strange.Thank you all for what you do.Don’t let drama get in the way of a fine establishment. Eyes on the prize, girls!?
Atmosphere: 4
Dove Greenwood
Love LOVE the owners.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karissa Keene
Had much higher expectations for this place. Have visited 3 times and have been extremely let down. 2nd time visiting for a burlesque show, no mention of a cover, then $10 cover per person when we arrived. Showed up for the Ru Paul drag race show. Had drinks in the back room most of the show, then told after 45min that we weren't allowed drinks back there because it was an all ages show. Last I checked, minors can still be in places that serve alcohol, like ANY restaurant. NOT cool..
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 2
Wren
Unfortunately I have to update my review from five stars to three, and that even feels a bit generous. For a queer bar I would expect to feel a warmer vibe, but several bar tenders seem pretty standoffish, which I do understand having to have your walls up to some extent when you work in an industry like that, but I also feel like being friendly and attentive is important for the experience. On top of this, my drinks and food have been forgotten for long amounts of time. In multiple occasions I’ve waited 20-30 minutes before having to remind them to make my drink and when they do finally make them they’re very inconsistent with measurements and flavors. I waited 45 minutes for my food one time while it was sitting at the window even though the place wasn’t super busy. I have social anxiety so it took me a bit to work up the courage to ask them to bring it to me since they were talking to someone and I didn’t want to interrupt. I’ve been disappointed quite a few times, I really hope that there’s a vibe so that I can start coming back more often.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Eden Edeno
I'm Sorry, but this is the most pathetic excuse of a gay bar. Bartenders don't seem to know what they're doing-or even care. There's just a coldness there. Sorry again but I won't support unfriendly, just give me your coins drag performers- who separate themselves for "safety reasons??_? How can you run a business when no one answers the phone on an opened nite-"Leave A Message?"- gurl please.Lastly what's up with the music and the lack thereof.The only redeeming quality is the black female door person who always has a smile and understands public relations.A good reputation runs far- a bad reputation runs even further.What a waste of a space.Gurl bye.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Alison Liddell (Alice)
Came in for a drink. Left after having a great time.
jessi
Rating a little low mostly due to inexperienced bartenders who didn't seem very attentive.. but the atmosphere is good especially for the younger crowd and the menu for food is really good. Not a place for a basic cocktail but overall we had a good time after we were finally served! It has a lot of potential! 3/5Vegetarian options: Great vegan options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fries
Brock Hatch
Great local bar in town. Friendly, although some of the bartenders do have a bit of an attitude. Mostly endearing but sometimes can be a bit much. Still recommend to anyone who is queer.
Stone Z.
I respect this place a lot- it's brave to host drag shows in today's world, and this place has a TON of drag shows. It's also essentially /thee/ gay bar of Eugene, and they try to have little community events before 9 for people under 21 and just anyone who wants to join in on something other than the general bar things. However, the lighting kills it. Respectfully, I have never seen bright white lighting like that outside of a department store or a hospital. It is not conducive to comfortable (flirty?) mingling, and for anyone with light sensitivity or sensory issues (autistic) it can be seriously hard to stick around. I haven't been able to stick around past 9 honestly. I have peeped in last 9 and it's the same lighting. I'm not sure if the business will see this but;Y'all are doing great work, and have awesome potential. I swear to you if you switch it up to some warm dimmer lighting (you can keep the fixtures! They're cute!) you will have groves of gays coming through. There's even bulbs out there that have settings to dim and change the tone of color, it's great. I was excited for the T4T mixer tonight but it was just unbearable with the light. I went to Craft With Me and had similar results, this time with the added mix of DND commentary and a YouTube video blending together. Please consider this! This place has the events but not the ambience, but it can get there!
Braeden Dieker
me and my partner love coming here and we find this to be one of the only bars we feel comfortable and safe visiting. we have had nothing but incredible service from the security staff who are always incredibly friendly and the bar staff are also incredibly friendly. they are so cool to talk to but it doesn't seem there's much organization as the past few times we've visited it took nearly 15-20 minutes for our drinks to be made and last night we had to remind the bartenders what we had ordered twice and then another customer had to ask on our behalf. I love coming here and I want to come here more often but the time that it takes for them to make two drinks when there's hardly anybody there vs. when it's packed is wildly different and a little frustrating to have to remind the bartender what you ordered twice before they start to make it.
One of the worst bars and the worst LGBT bar I have ever been too. Unless you are super queer presenting expect to be completely ignored. They will look right at you and serve someone that just walked up while you've been waiting 10 minutes. The cover charge to get back to the "dance floor" is insane since it's basically a 20'x20' dark and dingy closet with a tiny stage. Performance didn't even start after waiting an hour. Really wish there was another gay bar in Eugene because this one is awful.
• Jet •
WOW!!Saturday, August 26th was my first time at Spectrum.And I sure hope I get to Eugene more often.Special recognition to BEBE the amazing bartender who was just opening as I arrived.Great service. Great food.This place is a must.Thank You Bebe.-Jet
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Micayla W.
Went with a couple of friends today for drag brunch and had an amazing time. Such kind staff, the the security were all so kind and inviting. Great drinks, pretty good food. Overall had a blast and the music the queens selected was great. Will be back!
Jon R.
Looking for a vegan biscuit and gravy in Eugene that isn't a mushroom gravy, we found Spectrums Drag Brunch. Great Brunch menu with regular, vegetarian and vegan options. The b&g used Beyond sausage in a pepper country gravy. Tasty, peppery and flavorful, the only negative was that it was thicker than I prefer, I like gravy to be creamy and to flow off the spoon but this gravy was clumpy and thick enough that a spoon would have stood up in it without help. Unfortunately, the biscuits were SUPER dense so it was toothy, a little hard to cut through and a little.....crispy. My wife ordered the Spectrum Breakfast, 2 scrambled eggs, bacon and toast. Everything was cooked well for her.We both had the hashbrowns and I gotta say, these were the worst hashbrowns I've had in a while. No oil, no butter, no seasoning. Just bland, barely crispy potatoes that were sad AF!This was a small location with limited seating and they also have outdoor seating (just make sure to check for dirty condoms on the sidewalk, we found 2 that a city sanitization employee cleaned up for us). We didn't stay for the show but it was so small I'm not sure where they would have performed!We will be back though, with all the places with vegan options closing they're one of my last few places to eat where my wife can enjoy a meal as well!Drinks- I had a rather decent mimosa for just $4 that you tasted the champagne over the OJ. However my wife's bloody Mary was not nearly spicy enough and very bland for a $10 drink!I would have given only 3 stars but the friendly staff regained a star back with their friendliness and helpfulness. They were attentive and helpful.
Ryan S
"Imani was wonderful! They made me and my friend great drinks and provided a safe and inviting atmosphere for the evening. We will definitely come back again!
The queer drag brunch dancers are fabulous. The food, especially for the money…is pretty lame.Whatever. This place needs all the support. For keeping the groove flaming, and strange.Thank you all for what you do.Don’t let drama get in the way of a fine establishment. Eyes on the prize, girls!?
Atmosphere: 4
Love LOVE the owners.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had much higher expectations for this place. Have visited 3 times and have been extremely let down. 2nd time visiting for a burlesque show, no mention of a cover, then $10 cover per person when we arrived. Showed up for the Ru Paul drag race show. Had drinks in the back room most of the show, then told after 45min that we weren't allowed drinks back there because it was an all ages show. Last I checked, minors can still be in places that serve alcohol, like ANY restaurant. NOT cool..
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 2
Unfortunately I have to update my review from five stars to three, and that even feels a bit generous. For a queer bar I would expect to feel a warmer vibe, but several bar tenders seem pretty standoffish, which I do understand having to have your walls up to some extent when you work in an industry like that, but I also feel like being friendly and attentive is important for the experience. On top of this, my drinks and food have been forgotten for long amounts of time. In multiple occasions I’ve waited 20-30 minutes before having to remind them to make my drink and when they do finally make them they’re very inconsistent with measurements and flavors. I waited 45 minutes for my food one time while it was sitting at the window even though the place wasn’t super busy. I have social anxiety so it took me a bit to work up the courage to ask them to bring it to me since they were talking to someone and I didn’t want to interrupt. I’ve been disappointed quite a few times, I really hope that there’s a vibe so that I can start coming back more often.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
I'm Sorry, but this is the most pathetic excuse of a gay bar. Bartenders don't seem to know what they're doing-or even care. There's just a coldness there. Sorry again but I won't support unfriendly, just give me your coins drag performers- who separate themselves for "safety reasons??_? How can you run a business when no one answers the phone on an opened nite-"Leave A Message?"- gurl please.Lastly what's up with the music and the lack thereof.The only redeeming quality is the black female door person who always has a smile and understands public relations.A good reputation runs far- a bad reputation runs even further.What a waste of a space.Gurl bye.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Came in for a drink. Left after having a great time.
Rating a little low mostly due to inexperienced bartenders who didn't seem very attentive.. but the atmosphere is good especially for the younger crowd and the menu for food is really good. Not a place for a basic cocktail but overall we had a good time after we were finally served! It has a lot of potential! 3/5Vegetarian options: Great vegan options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fries
Great local bar in town. Friendly, although some of the bartenders do have a bit of an attitude. Mostly endearing but sometimes can be a bit much. Still recommend to anyone who is queer.
I respect this place a lot- it's brave to host drag shows in today's world, and this place has a TON of drag shows. It's also essentially /thee/ gay bar of Eugene, and they try to have little community events before 9 for people under 21 and just anyone who wants to join in on something other than the general bar things. However, the lighting kills it. Respectfully, I have never seen bright white lighting like that outside of a department store or a hospital. It is not conducive to comfortable (flirty?) mingling, and for anyone with light sensitivity or sensory issues (autistic) it can be seriously hard to stick around. I haven't been able to stick around past 9 honestly. I have peeped in last 9 and it's the same lighting. I'm not sure if the business will see this but;Y'all are doing great work, and have awesome potential. I swear to you if you switch it up to some warm dimmer lighting (you can keep the fixtures! They're cute!) you will have groves of gays coming through. There's even bulbs out there that have settings to dim and change the tone of color, it's great. I was excited for the T4T mixer tonight but it was just unbearable with the light. I went to Craft With Me and had similar results, this time with the added mix of DND commentary and a YouTube video blending together. Please consider this! This place has the events but not the ambience, but it can get there!
me and my partner love coming here and we find this to be one of the only bars we feel comfortable and safe visiting. we have had nothing but incredible service from the security staff who are always incredibly friendly and the bar staff are also incredibly friendly. they are so cool to talk to but it doesn't seem there's much organization as the past few times we've visited it took nearly 15-20 minutes for our drinks to be made and last night we had to remind the bartenders what we had ordered twice and then another customer had to ask on our behalf. I love coming here and I want to come here more often but the time that it takes for them to make two drinks when there's hardly anybody there vs. when it's packed is wildly different and a little frustrating to have to remind the bartender what you ordered twice before they start to make it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the worst bars and the worst LGBT bar I have ever been too. Unless you are super queer presenting expect to be completely ignored. They will look right at you and serve someone that just walked up while you've been waiting 10 minutes. The cover charge to get back to the "dance floor" is insane since it's basically a 20'x20' dark and dingy closet with a tiny stage. Performance didn't even start after waiting an hour. Really wish there was another gay bar in Eugene because this one is awful.
WOW!!Saturday, August 26th was my first time at Spectrum.And I sure hope I get to Eugene more often.Special recognition to BEBE the amazing bartender who was just opening as I arrived.Great service. Great food.This place is a must.Thank You Bebe.-Jet
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Went with a couple of friends today for drag brunch and had an amazing time. Such kind staff, the the security were all so kind and inviting. Great drinks, pretty good food. Overall had a blast and the music the queens selected was great. Will be back!
Looking for a vegan biscuit and gravy in Eugene that isn't a mushroom gravy, we found Spectrums Drag Brunch. Great Brunch menu with regular, vegetarian and vegan options. The b&g used Beyond sausage in a pepper country gravy. Tasty, peppery and flavorful, the only negative was that it was thicker than I prefer, I like gravy to be creamy and to flow off the spoon but this gravy was clumpy and thick enough that a spoon would have stood up in it without help. Unfortunately, the biscuits were SUPER dense so it was toothy, a little hard to cut through and a little.....crispy. My wife ordered the Spectrum Breakfast, 2 scrambled eggs, bacon and toast. Everything was cooked well for her.We both had the hashbrowns and I gotta say, these were the worst hashbrowns I've had in a while. No oil, no butter, no seasoning. Just bland, barely crispy potatoes that were sad AF!This was a small location with limited seating and they also have outdoor seating (just make sure to check for dirty condoms on the sidewalk, we found 2 that a city sanitization employee cleaned up for us). We didn't stay for the show but it was so small I'm not sure where they would have performed!We will be back though, with all the places with vegan options closing they're one of my last few places to eat where my wife can enjoy a meal as well!Drinks- I had a rather decent mimosa for just $4 that you tasted the champagne over the OJ. However my wife's bloody Mary was not nearly spicy enough and very bland for a $10 drink!I would have given only 3 stars but the friendly staff regained a star back with their friendliness and helpfulness. They were attentive and helpful.
"Imani was wonderful! They made me and my friend great drinks and provided a safe and inviting atmosphere for the evening. We will definitely come back again!