Sidewinders Bar
Sidewinders has established itself as a pillar for the LGBTQ+ community in ABQ and focuses on charity events throughout the year to strengthen the community it serves. This bar boasts a Drag Queen Bingo Night, karaoke, and retro dance events!
- trans-friendly
- country
- dancing
- leather
- happy hour
- bears
- karaoke
- live entertainment
- dive
- bar food
- LGBTQ+ owned
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It can get busy
This place is O.K., the crowd can be sketchy. Lots of people on the weekends. Don't know if I would make this the first stop on my night out.
Not awful, but not much to recommend
Sidewinders falls into the sad category of "Well, there are only 3 gay bars in town, so it'll have to do". Only one of the bartenders ever remembers the night's theme or discounts. The owner/manager is immune to suggestions, he'll cut you off mid-sentence to ask if you've seen his online sex profile. You can meet fun people and make new friends at Sidewinders, but it's only because the patrons make an effort. The owner certainly doesn't.
All-around great gay bar!
Sidewinders Ranch has been producing a wonderful eclectic atmosphere for Albuquerque GLBT community since it arrived in 2004. It has a second "sports lounge" type bar in the back for more intimate, chatting encounters. It is very safe to say that *anyone* may find some fun to be had at Sidewinders. :-)
ehh
its ok music sucks most the time n drink kinda suck most the employees are rude
Rude
People are rude. The dj is 65 years old and so is the music. It smells like a porn shop and people are very rude. Liked it better when it was the Ranch even with the icky country music