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    Great drink specials. However when I ordered 2 redheaded sluts (listed on their website under "all day everyday" specials for $3 each) the bartender didn't know how to make it denied that it was on their specials menu and charged me $14.  there  was  maybe a  dozen  people  in  the  bar  on a Sat  night at 10:30  and  we  had  to  pay $5  cover, seems silly.

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    I've been meaning to write a review of this place for a while.  I find the Blue to be among the best choices for a night out.  The bar is cheap and the bartenders fast.  They have billiards and old movies playing at the bar, so a cool place to kick back.

    But, let's be honest, the main reason we all go there is for the shows.  The Blue is able to get an impressive number of shows, showing an admirable dedication to bringing in both touring bands and supporting the local scene here in Santa Cruz.  What is also cool is that it has a very intimate feel as the performance room is pretty small.  Also, unlike so many other places, you can sing with the band, stage dive, just in general have a good time.  The also typically have the second large room with dance music, so if you have a date not into the show, you don't even have to leave the venue.

    Overall, minimal decor, minimal prices, and maximum enjoyment.

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    We decided to come to this bar to celebrate our friend's 21st birthday bar crawl. I personally have never been here but a friend had suggested it so we went. You walk inside and it's a pretty dark atmosphere. Like rocker meets punk meets goth inside. There is a main bar area, a room with pool tables and then two gigantic dance floors in the back. I never knew this place had so much real estate to work with. If they had a different vibe and played music they could have a venue way more popular than Motiv easily.  However it's not that type of place so I'm not sure what the dance floors were used for. There's potential tho. They have a specialty cocktail for each day so we showed up on Kamikaze day and got some of those. Four drinks for about $15 which is a great deal so I am a fan of that and it was a pretty decently made drink at that. Overall an interesting place to come and have a drink. We didn't stay long but from our experience it was pleasant with no hiccups.

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    The bartenders are friendly and make strong drinks.  This place is super divey and kinda dirty but always a good time.  The free comedy night on Thursdays is awesome!!!

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    If you only had time to go to one bar in Santa Cruz, this is the one you'd want to hit.  Every night yields a different theme and drink special.  There are two separate stages in the Blue Lagoon, one of which has a nightly DJ and produces crowds of sweaty, dancing people...watch out, you might just get a finger in your butt.  The other stage will generally have some random Psychobilly band playing and a sparse audience.  You want some stale peanut-butter filled pretzels from Costco?  You got it.  The bathrooms are disgusting, like, graffiti on the mirrors, AIDS on the toilet seats disgusting.  I really love the Blue Lagoon.

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    This is one reason why I love the Blue Lagoon in Santa Cruz.

    Last night some guy was ridiculously insistent on dancing with me. Like every time I walked past him he would grab me and try to talk me into dancing with him.

    One time he even came up and it took a while to get away from him.

    Once we did the bar manager and bouncer came up to us and asked if he needed to leave. I told them the guy was persistent but not 100% out of line. They said "No he needs to go. We want our establishment to be a welcoming place where people can come, dress how they want to dress, act how they want to act, be themselves, and never feel uncomfortable. Please always let us know if there is someone making anyone feel uncomfortable. We don't want their money."

    How awesome is that!

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    First off, this review is about the staff. The drinks and the atmosphere don't mean anything without good customer service. Josh is amazing. I was out on Pacific last weekend and lost my phone at the catalyst. Had a major freak out the whole next day trying to find it. Apparently, it had been stolen and was found at the Blue Lagoon. Josh went out of his way to get it to me asap since I don't live in Santa Cruz and was only around for the weekend. SUCH a great guy. SUCH amazing customer service. and I'm super grateful. Definitely stopping by and dropping lots of cash next time I'm in town.

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    Great really cheap beer. I cant stress cheap enough. They actually have some extra cheap brews for people on a tight budget. There are a couple of pool tables in the adjoining room.

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    I made out with a 21 year old in this bar if that is any indication of how drunk I was.

    Wandered in here already super drunk after a Pierce The Veil show at The Catalyst. This place is huge! I found myself constantly getting lost. There is something here for everyone and it was packed on a Thursday night.

    My friends played pool all night while I stayed in the bar area and the dance floor. There was practically no one dancing. Maybe 8 people tops including myself which is good for me since I think I was spilling my drink everywhere.

    They have a bunch of canned beers for $2 (Tecate, Rolling Rock, etc) and their mixed drinks were solid. They also have a vending machine by the pool table.

    I also just totally posted a missed connections on Craigslist since I can't get that kids face out of my head. THIS IS WHAT MY LIFE HAS COME TO.

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    Was visiting a couple of friends up in Santa Cruz last weekend and decided to go see some live music. This place was a blast largely in part to the cheap drinks and company. Bartenders were friendly which is an absolute must for me. Definitely worth checking out if you in town.

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    I love dive bars, and especially ones with good drink deals.  Coming down to Santa Cruz for work a couple nights a week for the past few months, I have yet to find a better dive bar.  The music ranges is good, they make you popcorn, have movies going often, or music videos that are trippy when watched to the music they play.  Jesse is friendly, willing to chat, and the drinks are strong.  CASH ONLY!!

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    This has been one of my favorite bars in Santa Cruz for years.  I have attended and played countless metal and punk rock shows in the back room. There is also a DJ in the other room playing stuff from 80s music to dancy hip-hop (if that is your thing, not really mine).  There is a pool table, and always a theme every night with drink specials.
    The staff is friendly, personal, and helpful.  Especially Josh L. and Felix L. Really solid guys that look after their good patrons.  Also very good at doing their best to keep the peace.

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    So for my 32nd birthday my friends and I decided to head to Santa Cruz to celebrate. After researching local bars we had an idea of where to go but that got scratched when 1. I fractured my foot and had to be on crutches all night and 2. found our party of 12 was too big for some of the smaller bars/restaurants.

    Standing in the cold, checking Yelp a friend found that Blue Lagoon was right around the corner. While I'm not much of a dive bar person this place was just fine for the night.

    There was no cover, great music and a large dance floor and seating area toward the back. Drinks were cheap and the special of the night was Rockstar vodka for $5. After finishing up some drinks the group hit the dance floor while I sat and rocked to the music. This is when the night got interesting. Apparently there was an Underwater theme night somewhere and people started walking in dressed as fisherman, mermaids, jelly fish and yes...  Dead person with cinder brick boots! We were clearly the minority but had a lot of fun. On top of all the interesting costumes my brother got hit on by guy. Watching the crowd we all began to realize we think we were at a gay bar.

    My knocks are the bar is a little old and dirty and as you walk to the back room you could smell the bathroom deodorizer. I'm not sure if that was any better than the faint smell of weed when we walked in the front door. With that said, cheers for the no cover, cheap drinks and good music.

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    A dive bar with comfy seats and a pretty minimal tap selection. The two times I've been, the crowd was almost exclusively 300lb bearded men bellied up to the bar. They have bouncers some nights, which is funny, because I think the regulars could pretty much double as security. Stopped in on Super Bowl Sunday, free hot dogs, and the bar tender was walking around offering people chips. That was cool. Anyway, it is what is is. It's a comfortable place to grab a beer before shopping downtown.

    Kudos for the bartender asking me what I wanted the minute I walked in the door.

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    Dirty dive.

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    Loved this place! Cheap drinks, pool, live music, and walked nothing fancy! Staff was friendly, people were happy to be there and they had pub mix.

    If anyone is coming to play pool recommend bringing your own stick.

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    Maybe it was just a bad night but this place was depressing. Some members of my family and I strolled in here on a Monday night looking for a cool drinking establishment. No cover charge to get in. But the place was very dark and loud from the grungy rock band playing in the back. Place was 100% dudes.

    We sat at the end of the bar where they were playing strange and freaky music videos on one tv and WWE on another. WWE? What the F? And there were a group of dudes hella into it. C'mon!

    The bartender comes by, gives us a look, and asks, "How do you think I feel after working at the same place for 30 years?" What? What are you talking about? We kind of ignored what he said and ordered our pints of beer (cash only). I think I ordered an Anchor Steam.

    We were uncomfortable being at this bar. We downed our beers while I looked up a new place to have a beer on Yelp.

    This place was not the business. I probably wouldn't go back unless I knew they had a good dj spinning and there was a much improved ratio there.

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    OK, drop that 'Cocktail Lounge' BS, that's not what this place is for, and it's not a lounge either. It is pretty awesome though. The crowd seems a little sketchy at first, but turns out to be quite awesome. The bartender, Sal, is a complete hero. Drinks are cheap, music is fun. Can be a bit dirty-ish, but I found it a great hang-out.

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    Tell you what. I am not going to lie. This place will not win for the cleanest establishment on the block, Infact it may be in the runnings for the dirtiest little hole you can find. But that doesn't mean you have to avoid this place. With the dark lighting, the grunge atmosphere, cheap drinks and friendly bartenders make this a great place to chill and mellow out. The aptron can be pretty sketch, but they don't bite. Chat with them and you find out their cool people.

    This place is fun and exciting. Come in and soak in some culture.

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    Oh Blue Lagoon, or as I have personally known it for sometime: the Blue.

    Is it a coincidence that whenever I do the downtown bar crawl, nights often end here? I think not.

    Sure there's a lingering aroma of redbull and sweat every time I enter, but the girls and I love to dance it up and sing to all those tacky pop songs they blast as the night is coming to a close. The Bartenders (namely Sal) are awesome too!!

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    stopped in for a couple of shots friday night walking from dinner back to our hotel for the night.....  didnt explore all the way into the back, but there was a band setting up and we were told a DJ would be spinning in yet another room later.  Sequoia was our bartender.  she was very friendly and made our chocolate cake shots Perfectly!!!

    i tried my hand at the video pinball in the corner near the pool table.  couldnt figure out how to pick one of the other games once i picked a crappy one.  and let's face it video pinball is about as satisfying as the warmth of a fireplace playing on TV....cant come close to the real thing! oh well.

    they have a cigarette vending machine in the pool room near the video pinball and some jerk practically knocked the thing over trying to dislodge his nicotene fix after it got stuck and hung there, dangling and mocking him.  idiot.  but at least they still have a machine for the unprepared smokers!

    it was good enough for two shots and I've certainly spent an hour of my life in worse spots!!!  ;)

    we'll probably stop back thru if we're in the area again.....

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    In the interest of full disclosure, my two friends and I came to this place stumbling, seeing double and reeling from a epic day of beer bongs and wizard sticks after an all day house party.  However we were just there to have fun, were not being belligerent and did not deserve to be asked to leave by the bartenders.

    To put it to you another way, I remember this much:

    - The bouncers had charged us $3 to get in in the first place, claiming it was "the only party going on".
    - This was on a Saturday night, and the place was less than a third full at 11pm.
    - The dance floor was totally dead.
    - There appeared to be exactly one single woman in the entire place, and Britney Spears ca. 1999 she was NOT.
    - The entire venue reeked of urine.
    - My friends and I were basically the only form of excitement in the place.
    - Everyone else there was sitting around tables with their hands in their pockets pretty much doing nothing.

    Overall, as poor a time as I've ever had in a night club.  Suffice to say, I will never be back!

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    This place is always crowded but  thats what you can expect with great bar service and live music.

    I love me some LOS DRYHEAVERS and Long Island Ice Teas!

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    This about sums up the Blue:

    Thursday 80's night
    Strawberry margaritas
    Moon walking on stage
    Avoid the creepers
    PBR and a shot of Jager
    Drunkin' pool games
    Don't touch anything in the bathroom
    Local bands
    Sal- the bartender
    Bring cash before you come.
    Enjoy.

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    The Blue Lagoon is one of those Santa Cruz fixtures that you can really only appreciate if your from Santa Cruz. For one, it survived the '89 quake, and all the construction on Pacific Avenue. For years it was the only gay bar in town and still is a happening place.I should note here, that it's no longer a gay bar, although it has been on and off, and may or may not be still, depending on who you ask... It's had a lot of face lifts, and yeah, it's still shady as fuck, but it's like your dirty old uncle Harry.... Cantankerous, full of bad humor, and in the end, pretty harmless.

    The best time to go is for  Sunday night's Goth night, The Box. The music is usually a wonderful mix of dark wave, goth-industrial and 80's mod, with two rooms going... The more ethereal and mainstream gothy stuff in the front room, and the heavier industrial music in the back. The drinks are usually strong (am I wrong to think that the point for drinking is not actually how it tastes, but how few of them you really need to buy?) And the bouncers are always a show of their own.

    The thing that I really love about this place is that, on Sunday nights, I can go to downtown Santa Cruz - to The Box, as dressed up or down as I please, with no pretension and have a good time with my friends amongst the locals and Box patrons alike. The music is good and the drinks are cheap. How much better does it get?

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    Alright -- I'm keeping true to my review's promises yesterday, and doing an update of the fabulous Blue Lagoon. The background? This visit was part of my annual minication to Santa Cruz for a weekend of ridiculousness at the end of summer.

    And lets be real: if you want ridiculousness, you go to the Blue Lagoon. (Side Note: unless its goth night. then you should stay far far away)

    So the last time I was here, I watched a 60 year old woman attempt to rip out a 20 year old's weave. Instead, this time I watched "Team Jenny" -- a sorority style bachelorette party I believe -- get into numerous fights with bikers. And then a real fight broke out, and the bouncers cleared the bar at like 12.45a. Like, I literally had to leave the bar along with the other 50 dancing youth, 10 gay men, 10 questionable lesbians, 20 sorority sisters, 10 goth kids, and plethora of questionably aged men. We were left on the curb, sadly outside of The Blue Lagoon.

    I won't lie, I never thought I'd be saying this: I wanted back in.

    The Blue Lagoon has this uncanny ability to be like mixing paint, getting the color brown, and then realizing that brown is the perfect match. Its still a train wreck, but a functioning one.

    And Hey, I even played a little pool. We were missing the 8 ball. But you make it work... because its the blue.

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    The Blue Lagoon is a motley blend of porter college kids, 80's music  dance nights, over-crowded-ness, and a nuanced hint of urine. As much as I love porter kids & 80's music, there is something about the Blue Lagoon that prevents me from making it the number one (or two or three) bar to go to on a Saturday night.

    I came here on my 21st birthday, and came here on the exact same day a year later. It was Saturday night. It was ridiculously crowded, packed tighter than sardines, and breathing was an issue, as it was difficult to inhale due to the invisible smoke of 1000% humidity present in the air. These factors made this place extremely unpleasant. Although, I have to say that the 80's music did cover some ground on the coolness factor, and the dance floor was pretty bumpin, it was not enough to diffuse my mouth from saying an hour later "Hey, lets go somewhere else..."

    However, out of all the dive bars the blue lagoon definitely is on top. (along with the Rush Inn!) It has character, it has style, it has personality, coupled with the possibility of contracting Hep. A.

    Despite certain blemishes, the Blue Lagoon does not fall last nor first on the Santa Cruz Bar radar, which makes this place worth to check out, but does not garner enough propensity to return to frequently. The Blue..What more can I say, other than it is one of the few bars in Santa Cruz that I do not miss coming to.

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    The funnest bar in Santa Cruz. Really diverse crowd, cheap drinks, and quick friendly bartenders. There's a great dance floor, pool tables, and sometimes they have live music too. Sorta divey but eh, leave your snobbyness at the door. Can get pretty crowded on Fri and Sat nights so it helps to be pretty drunk by the time you get there to deal with the crowd. Thursday (80s night) is a good night to meet UCSC students. Don't be afraid of the pack of sometimes rough looking smokers standing outside, they're harmless.

    I always have an amazing time at the Blue...but I've only been there when I was moderately to intensely intoxicated. Correlation or causation? Go there and be the judge. Be sure to buy Moose (the bouncer) a chili bomb too.

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    This place has tons of local charm and feel. From the time I parked my car around the corner to the time we were greeted by the bouncer, I knew I was going to have a gppd time here. The bouncer was a very cool cat... He was joking w/ us the whole time and made us feel welcome there even though it was my first time @ the place.I was so exicited to see my favorite underground band Arnocorps play here!

    We were a little bit early and had a chance to check the place out a little bit before it got too crowded. My first impression was " this place is pretty cool, I have never seen a lounge / bar with a cool fish tank like this"!

    The bartender was super friendly and funny! She got us drunk and made sure everybody had a great time. I enjoyed the show and everything about the Blue Lagoon! The only thing I wished this place had was better bathrooms. The line was a little bit too much after drinks being that they only have two co ed bathroom stalls.

    Arnocorps rocked that place like nobodies business and I can't wait to go back there again!

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    Went here for 80s night and it was packed.  No cover on a Thursday night, so go figure.  Got a free Cuervo Black beanie from the Cuervo girls which was cool because it sure was chilly that night.

    The dance floor was crowded with mostly USC students.  There were also some trashy whores, both male and female.  Wasn't as gay as I thought it was going to be.  I had never been, but my friend Deb had wanted to take me there for a while.  I would have to agree with some of the other Yelpers that certain areas smelled like urine.  

    One of the best things about this place is the stiffys.  Get your mind out of the gutter, I'm talking about the drinks.  I watched the bartender, great pours...we were feeling pretty good...."Can you taste any tonic?"  This is a fun place, at least on 80s night.  Not too sure on the other nights though, but I'd come back.

    We heard some guys say they were going to Motive, which was a new bar up the street.  However, KDON had rented it out for a private party and we couldn't con our way through the door.

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    +1 because they're a dance floor every day, rare on the Santa Cruz strip.

    But its dirty, the DJ's song selections are completely random at best, and it always smells like they mop the floors with urine.  Cash only, you don't wake up realizing you just maxed out your credit card on apple-tinis the night before.

    its not the best in the world, but I suppose its good enough for the random occasions.

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    Haha seriously, though this place is a dirty dive bar that often smells like a urinal inside...it still holds a little place in my heart as far as memory lane goes.

    The dance floor NEVER has anyone you want to dance with on it (other than MaYbE the people you came with) but its the only bar that consistently has a dance floor every night. The DJ quality seriously fluctuates between songs and sometimes you'll be seriously confused (Satisfaction beat mixed with Baby Got Back words? Wtf haha) but its still fun...

    And there specials like every day! Dollar drink night is now two dollar drink night though...bummer hahah. I'll remember you even when I move out of SC, Blue Lagoon...

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    Found myself here last Saturday night.  This place is so dirty, a porn couldn't even be filmed here.  It's also very narrow, especially for how many people show up... everytime I bought a beer, I had to chug half of it to make it travel-safe so the crowd, aka offensive line, couldn't keep spilling my drink everywhere.
    I did like how dark the place was (and the fishtank), but didn't like the dancefloor - which looks like a warehouse with a cheap plywood stage that was obtained from some Rosarito venue.
    Other than that, the employees were cool, and I chatted with some chill people.  3 stars cause I had a good time.

    Note:  I felt like the only white boy there, but maybe that's because it's so dark, nobody appears to be pale.  Hmm.

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    Cheeks,

    How 'bout there ?

    My sis and I are visiting a friend up in SC. We already had dinner and didn't want to head back to the hotel quite yet.

    Well, after a few minutes driving up and down Pacific and Front Street at 10:30, -- we spot -- what was pretty much the most appealing option, The Blue Lagoon Lounge. Either here or an impromptu jam on a nearby corner full of guitarist ! That would have been interesting, but the patchouli would have killed me !!

    We park and make our way to the Lounge. I pause to take a couple shots of the facade for later use and then catch up to my sis, who is talking to the bouncer already.

    Sis: "....really ?"
    Bouncer: "Yeah, each."

    Cheeks: "Que pasa?"
    Sis: "5 dollar cover, yo..."

    Ladies and Gentleman, this is a Chico quick WTF check list, please use liberally whenever you feel it necessary.

    1. Do a double-take.
    2. Takes a moment and look at the situation you are in.
    3. Converse with friend/troop about said situation.
    4. Look at watch.
    5. Look at resources.
    6. Try to negotiate.
    7. Come to conclusion.

    Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, this is what Cheeks did in conjunction with the above list.

    1. Didn't do a double take, but I did give a stern look at bouncer to see if he was serious, apparently he was.
    2. Took a step back and looked at the facade of building we were at, yep, this is the Blew Lagoon Lounge.
    3. Took a step towards the door to see inside of said place, virtually empty.
    4. Looked at watch, stated 10:53 Monday Evening 23 Feb. 2009
    5. F 'n skipped this, wasn't necessary.
    6. Okay pal, it's Eleven P.M. on a Monday night, you're club/Lounge is nearly vacant, the music isn't particularly great and you still want to charge a FIVE DOLLAR COVER ?
    7. WTF ? Hells naw son !

    Let's split, yo.

    Okaaaaaaaaaay.

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    This review is only for Tuesday night.

    On Tuesday night, this was my favorite bar in Santa Cruz. There was just no way anyone could beat $1 well drinks and hip hop music. I always got drunk, rubbed against some cute boys (who were no doubt cute because of all the cheap drinks), had fun messing around on the stage with my friends, and went home feeling warm and happy.

    Any other night but Tuesday, I could take it or leave it.

    I used to have this awesome boyfriend. He was Egyptian and I'm Jewish, which made it so taboo and hot. I would run into him here and ask if he wanted to dance and he'd say, "No thanks, but I'll call you at 2 when the bars close." He was so dreamy!

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    I'm only really a 1/2 local, so I don't come here as often as I might. Yes it's:

    1) dirty
    2) a litte stinky
    3) hot
    4) filled with slighty creepy / grab happy 20- something guys

    but it's also got:

    1) 2 pretty big dancefloors
    2) strong, cheap drinks
    3) little to no covercharge
    4) awesome djs

    I say get over the bad and embrace the good. I mean, if you got past the front room chances are, you're already drunk and ready to dance, right!?!?! plus, the people watching will be prime, and I guarntee you'll have a story to tell in the morning!

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    Freaky naughty!

    So...I was drunk when I went here last, but I was only tipsy the time before.  I like it here...because I can dance...and dance like I'm a rockstar.  It is a little dirty...both in the good and bad senses of the word.  It is Santa Cruz, after all, so there aren't many places to go out and dance, so I'll take it!

    Word of advice...don't take your shoes off!  I kept taking my shoes off and they repeatedly threatened to throw me out.  (I know what you're thinking...a staph infection waiting to happen, right?)  Understand that I was in a wedding that afternoon, a full reception that evening...and had let people talk me into going downtown to drink and dance IN MY MAID OF HONOR DRESS!  HA HA HA  Oh yeah, went and had tacos, margaritas and then dancing in a full gown, heels and up do.  It was a good night.  Started out fun when I asked the groom if I smelled like a fruit salad and ended great when I asked my bf if I smelled like a homeless person.  Good times!

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    The guys here are all supper gross and grabby.  They don't even dance good.  Plus they come up behind you so you can't even see their face.  I'm all good to dance with you, but approach me in the face and then slowly move closer.  If you dance good sure I'll dirty dance for a bit, but don't just come at me like that straight up.  Especially if you cant really dance.  Cause I am sorry I don't want to feel your cock pressed up against me unless your sexy as fuck.  Seriously I would walk away from one guy and another would be on my ass.  And I wasn't even looking sexy or anything.  I was just wearing a t-shirt and cut off jeans with flip flops, so I can't even make excuses like well I was dressed like a slut with my ass in the air all night.

    This place is just pure trash threw and threw.  A scuffle started out and the bouncers didn't even do anything.  It of course eventually broke out into a full on chick bar brawl.  The bouncers broke it up but didn't even kick the people out.  Sorry I am just not down for getting punched and thrown in jail.  I just wanted to dance.

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    Way back when, when I was in college, all of my friends always wanted to go downtown on Tuesdays to the Blue because of their excellently priced $1 drinks. Sounds great right? YEAH! One dollar drinks! I can get pissed on 5 bucks and still have enough for taco bell! Oh yeah!

    OH NO. Naughty naughty Blue lagoon. This place is SHADY AS FUCK. Creepster McGee is the name of the game here. First off, the dance floor is outrageously hot, filthy and crowded. Good luck trying to dance at this place. First off, try not to spend a ton of time out there or you're likely to succumb to heat exhaustion. I swear their ventilation shit is not up to code (is there a ventilation code? there should be). Second, you have to fight your way past a wall of ugly old and creepy guys staring out at the dance floor like ugly lions stalking prey. I mean, I'm a pretty big guy and even I felt like taking a shower after being around them.

    Other reasons not to go:

    -the bouncers are mean
    -I have been told there is a cover charge now. REALLY Blue Lagoon? Don't try to think you're classy enough for a cover
    - their drinks taste like fermented gym sweat

    and before I post this piece of criticism, let me tell you a story about the last time I went to the Blue Lagoon. I was having a marginally good time there when this 'couple' though they had just met that night and were beyond hammered made their way out on to the dance floor. They were bumping into people they were so drunk which drew attention to the fact that this guy was FINGERING HER ON THE DANCE FLOOR! His hand was straight down her blue jeans for everyone who they bumped into to see. Who the fuck does that? WHO DOES THAT?? It was right then and there that i decided never to return. Fuck that place man

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    This place gets packed with waaaaaaaaay too many bitties and skeezoids.... why are there lines of people all fitted for a club in the "yay"? People this is Santa Cruz for chrissake! Anyways when I was younger this place was cool... if you have just turned 21 and are "looking for a good time" or "someone to randomly grind on" grind away and look at the mascara running down your face in the mirror since the small dance floor and poor ventilation will make it feel like a sauna. Then get another $1 well drink and see if the person you are "dancing" with looks that much better. BYOTP (bring your own toilet paper)--things can get super grimy.

    If you are in your late twenties and/or are over the giggity giggity goo scene.. come in for the happy hour and shoot some pool  before the kiddies arrive. If you are one of the fore mentioned dirt bags or skeezoids who like to stare at and attempt to dance/grind with  younger people..then this is your garden of Eden.  

    I will say the things that I do appreciate about this place is that the owner is really nice and makes some damn good drinks. They have some good happy hour specials and they have different themed nights from goth to 80s to top 40.

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