Eagle Portland

Delicious strong margaritas with a side of rape. I took my friend here for the first time on underwear night and we were walking around in our underwear a little tipsy. I had my back turned to my friend for less then a minute and the person I was talking to pointed behind me and told me stop what was happening immediately. Some gross guy had just dragged my friend into one of their sex rooms and locked the door. I banged and screamed on the door and made a huge scene and so the guy opened the door and came out with a giant dildo in his hand. He was clearly intending to use it on my friend. Needless to say we will not be coming back here. This whole incident happened in less then 1 minute.

This is a great bar. They have great venues, drink specials clothing optional, porn and a great Sunday feed with free hot gigs and hamburgers. I only gave it 4 stars because it truly cannot be called a leather bar since they don’t require leather. But it is a wonderful fetish at times.

SHADY AF!
STEER CLEAR OF THIS HORRIBLE PLACE!
I’ve had my credit card info stolen here, been charged for drinks I didn’t order, asked if I wanted to buy drugs, and almost urinated on in this dank, smelly, disgusting excuse for an outhouse called the EAGLE PORTLAND!
If ancient naked men displaying their withered junk turns you on.
If the smell of putrid body odor, urine, feces and cigarette smoke is your thing.
If being approached and assaulted by shady characters, crack whores, and horny octogenarians thrills you.
THEN BY ALL MEANS ENJOY THIS RAT’S NEST!

Hmm what I can say. It’s not like there are overwhelming options as far as bear-​bars go. I seem to have good luck meeting new people here, and usually find someone attractive to cuddle with. Maybe not the best place to go if you are trying to find someone special, ’cause the vibe is hyper-​sexual with porn grinding away on 10 different screens throughout the place. If you can manage to endure the aggressive groping, you still might find a meaningful date or 2 with a little time and effort, I know I have.
I like the atmosphere (aside from being blasted with porn.) The lighting and the ambiance is comfortable and inviting, and usually not too loud to have a nice conversation.
Being the only real bear-​bar in Portland, it’s a great place to go if you like fuzzy man creatures. It is positively packed with bears, cubs and their admirers on the weekends. There are themed and rotating events here nearly every day, and I have to say these are a stroke of genius that continuously attracts a varied crowd of fuzzy men for different reasons.
On the not awesome side. At some time, some years ago, they quit serving good cocktails. No longer is one allowed to purchase AMFs, Long Islands, or the like. I mean, how dare one try to get drunk at a bar?! Also, I’m 386 lbs, so that’s just a nice way to start my evening adventures — I am quite bitter about the absence of such beverages.
Mostly I have a good time here, after CC Slaughters was taken over by twinks and straight people, this was the only bar left where I can consistently find the type of guys I’m into.

New low for the Eagle. I thought that charging a cover if you don’t want to strip to your underwear was as tacky as a bar could get, but I was wrong. The Eagle outdid themselves tonight by charging a cover charge on Christmas. The only added «entertainment» was a showing of «Miracle on 34^th Street» I believe. I didn’t stay to find out.

Neighborhood DIVE Bar. This place is seriously in need of a comprehensive deep cleaning. It advertises itself as a gay bar catering to the «leather» and to the «bear» communities. This place has NOTHING in common with any leather/​bear bar I have ever been in. The place is filthy. The space is poorly designed — sadly in need of a major conprehensive renovation.
They have to cater to gay people because straight people would never go to a hole like this!
I can only assu, e that the midly positive reviews of this place were written by people who are on staff here — no independent reviewer would ever have anything nice to say about this place .
They are many other gay bars in Portland. They are far cleaner and far nicer than this place!

The ONLY reason this is a «gay bar’ is because straight people would never tolerate this rat hole. If you have ever been in a REAL gay bar — this is so NOT that kind of place.
The place is badly in need of a general cleaning, and a long over do redecoration.

Since moving to Portland (for work) from San Francisco several months ago I’ve become a bit of a homebody/​nester. No complaints or regrets on accepting the work assignment… especially with the favorable exchange rates here in pdx (I.e. housing costs).
On the rare occasion that I do venture out, I’ve tried to employee a «keep expectations low and possibly be pleasantly surprised» approach.
So when some new friends invited my husband and I to join them at the Portland Eagle, I know it would be nothing like the Bars in SF or even Pittsburgh PA. Unfortunately, I should have prepared for a much worse experience. Long story short, if it wasn’t for the porn, I would have sworn I was at the DMV vs an establishment designed to attract and keep patrons.
1. When I visited the bar to order 4 shots of Patron for my friends and I (they were outside in the enclosed patio) a look of terror washed over the bartenders face and he said «I don’t know how much to charge for that». I kept my composure and asked him politely if there was anyone on staff who he could ask? At which time he blurted out $ 14.00 ea. and added that I needed to pay in advance and could not take the drinks to the patio… my friends would need to come to the bar if they wanted a shot.
$ 14. Did I hear correctly? I blinked my eyes and thought to myself, «I must be back in SF at the Ritz Carlton» Sadly, after regaining focus, I was reacquainted with the endless loop of some tired Daddy pounding «his boy» in a cheesy 1 star motel room on the monitor.

Oh you seedy little devil, you. Just what I would expect from any rendition of The Eagle: dark and unexpected and non-​surprising when you get right down to it. You know you’re going for the raunchy darkness so embrace it.
The only thing that might be questionable for me are the drink specials. They just don’t seem to measure up. That is, the «cost to play» doesn’t equal the drink specials being very special. $ 1 off isn’t my idea of a steal of a deal. But still, you can get your drink on pretty well here.
I like that there is a front bar and a back patio bar. Plenty of room for all things naughty. There are options to play some classic bar games like billiards and darts. It’s got an old and cozy wood feel to it.
No doubt in my mind — I would go back again. If visiting Portland or just in the mood to walk on the wild side, this is a good place to go.

Really 2.5 stars.
The last remaining cruise bar in a city where the gay «scene» is more mainstream. If you were hoping that this is the place where the hot «Daddy» or «Boy» frequents you may be disappointed. Yeah, you’ll find the occasional hottie but don’t expect it. And when they are here, the crowd is so desperate that you’ll likely not even get a chance for a brief chat much less meet them.
Anyway.
The drinks are decent. Happy hour prices are OK. The atmosphere reminds one of a bath house from the 80’s with gay porn playing, dark corners. Nudity abounds. Wipe your seats before you sit unless a bit a residual poo from the last occupant doesn’t bother you.
Bartenders are friendly but not too much. Some of them are quite contrived with it. Don’t expect a friendly crowd though you may get lucky.

i love this bar.
first things first this is a neighborhood bar. one of my favorite things about the portland gay scene is that it’s not all about a gayborhood, it’s about community. part of that manifests itself in amazing smaller gay bars sprinkled all around the city walkable for folks in those areas.
second thing to know is that this is NOT the big city eagle that you are expecting if you are from out of town. it has the eagle soul for sure, some fun dirty things here and there but not like what you’ve come to expect in say new york or sfo. this place is nice folks and friendly bartenders, an awkward dance floor that you just gotta jump onto if you wanna show um how it’s done. people will join but you gotta pave the way ;) there’s also a great patio with heaters for those who get chilly on a rainy portland day.
all in all, i love it. simple, dirty light and welcoming. indulge in the theme nights and your cover will be reduced or even free! even if you don’t it’s usually only 2 to 5 bucks.
happy bear hunting ;)

Every town has an eagle and usually they are good dives. This one is not. In life I try to find a good thing to say about everything but I’m reaching here.
Let’s see the bartender says they cannot make the most basic drink because it’s mixed and I guess there was some issue with this.
Crowd is not friendly at all and oh the stories I’ve heard about the scandal on the infamous patio? Unless someone is watching scandal on their phone it was non existent

This bar could be amazing. The back patio is great. The bar just needs a little more follow through with where it wants to go or be. There’s so many tables, chairs, some thing off to the side (it looked like an bar that was just being stored there), that makes the inside feel unnecessarily cluttered. Parking sucks, but that’s not the bars fault. The bartender at the time we were there (I think his name is Aaron), very handsome and very nice.
The tattooed and fully naked, rather large gentleman at the end of the bar was rather unexpected for 4:00pm on a Monday afternoon. But, then again — this is Portland.

Well what can I say about this place? The Eagle is as close as you can get to a gay bathhouse without actually going to Steam Portland. Its hot inside, most people are nude, and the chairs look like they were actually stolen from a sauna.
Have sex on the brain? They play porn ²⁴⁄₇ behind the bar as well as college football. Are you specifically a older masculine gentlemen looking for another daddy or bear type to spend time with? This is the place! Its raunchy, its dimly lit, and it knows exactly what it wants out of you when you walk through the door so those ill prepared to meet its expectations you might be disappointed!
This place is a strictly gay bar, but as I found out being female, if you are a polite guest of the man/​men that you accompany you’ll just enjoy the occasional campy jab at your unusual presence and the job of being wingman for every guy that wants to talk to one of your friends, as such there’s no reason to ever update this review again as I won’t be going back, once was enough for the experience, twice would be intruding on a private space for the other sex to feel comfortable without my huge titties and loud laugh mucking it up lol. Seemed chill enough, have fun guys.

Get nude or pay a $ 10 cover? Yeah I wanted a beer. Not an STD. This kinda bar is why there are such horrible stereotypes against gay men. Totally grossed out. I don’t mind nudity but thinking charging people to leave their clothes on might be illegal.

Going to the Eagle Portland is like scraping the bird poop off your car, and then having the feeling like it’s really never going to be clean again. It’s like a bunch of hippies all vomited up a campground and added flat screen bareback porn for amusement, but even the adult entertainment was a little too aggressive.
The help actually seemed friendly. There’s a full bar, but there seems like little else to do. It’s completely unsanitary, and I wouldn’t touch a buffet item on a club/​event night even if they paid me.
I also expect a «leather» or «eagle» bar to be sexy, provocative and intriguing. This Eagle had none of those qualities, and seeing naked guys twirl around the bar only adds to the unsavory aspects that I have previously mentioned.
This is clearly a hole. It needs to dig itself in and stay there.

tried to go here 3 or 4 times this past year and found cover charges for just about everything. this past Saturday, on our way home from a fun show. stopped for a drink only to find a $ 5 cover. when we asked what it was for this time?. repairs and upgrades to the bar .? WHAT? don’t we already pay for that through our watered down drinks & lousy service?
no decent reviews in a few years. hmmm

You take this establishment for what it is. It is not glamorous or pretentious. It’s a neighborhood hangout that attracts some very unusual species. The bartenders are friendly. The clientele is not as much. It definitely has a cliquish atmosphere but not blatantly unfriendly. The patio can at times be a circus sideshow, that I personally find entertaining. It might turn some folks off. Not a big booze consumer but everything I have tried has been great. Stop by Sunday afternoons for a terrific free barbecue. If you come in with an open mind, you will be fine.

I love the Eagle. This isn’t your stereo typical gay, Donna Summer playing gay bar. I have personally never experienced any attitude here, and that is rare at a gay bar. Not a bunch of image queens, or pretentious a-​holes. Just some rugged men, and some not-​so rugged men. All sorts of different events throughout the month. They hosted Tranny Shack on NYE, and the show was amazing (full disclaimer, I was in the show). Drinks are strong, servers are friendly, and there have always been a lot of good looking men whenever I’ve gone. There’s a heated smoking patio, which is nice for us smokers. Plus, it’s located a short walk from the Max Yellow line, so it’s really easy to get back to downtown… no drunk driving people! Go get a drink and tell them Jesus sent you… seriously, I was Jesus on NYE.

First time I went into this bar was probably in 2008, was with my partner we got really ugly stares, not the kind that most men would enjoy getting but the type that make you feel uncomfortable. I couldn’t believe how unfriendly the atmosphere was, me and my partner look like big chubby bears but that night it felt like we were the most ugliest people to walk into that bar. We ordered drinks, I believe I had a soda and my partner had some alcoholic beverage. I took a seat near the back where it wasn’t so crowded, partner came back to the table and mention how many ugly stares he received at the men sitting at the bar. The bartender actually came and asked us if we wanted refills on our drinks but we said we’re fine.
I looked towards the wall to see a board or flag of the Oregon Bears, considering how rude they were to me and my partner at Portland Pride in 2008 and 2009 I thought no wonder we were getting the ugly staring as if we were outsiders or outcasts. Finished our drinks and left disappointed cause I thought bears were accepting but I guess they are just as stuck up as the bears in California.
We did give this bar another try in 2010 and went back one night, a few more people were here this time and some were playing pool and others were sitting in the back near where we previously sat the first time. We sat at a different spot right in front of these older gentleman dressed in leather, didn’t receive as many ugly stares but we were showed a nice S&M show from the leather daddies. It didn’t bother us at all, but it was entertaining to say the least.
Finished our drinks and left like always, probably was going to be the last time we would be coming here cause again the staring always makes me uncomfortable not because it’s that «Oh you’re hot and I’m checking you out» kind of stare but the kind that they were giving me was that you’re an outcast get the hell out of here.
I guess the bears here in Portland are just really rude, stuck up and unaccepting, so its a good thing after all these years avoiding this bar we still continue to avoid it.