GROSS! DARK! EVIL! SLIMY! SAD! These are the words that come to mind when you think 'diablos'! I mean what do you expect from satan's own nightclub? It's a scary, dark dirty pit full of shady creeps from the bus station and weirdo employees who stink eye you if you park right out front. This is truly a last resort people, on your way strait to hell! MUAH AH AH AH AH!
Review Source:Worst bartender ever. Her name is jolene. She gave us a broken glass twice in a row... that i cut my lip on. When i brought it to her attention, she did nothing. My lip was bleeding! She smoked a black and mild for 15 min. With a bar full of people and seemed upset when i went outside to ask her for a drink. I will never come here again. Shitty drinks, shitty service, shitty place.
Review Source:Diablos!?!? Â What happened to The Downtown Lounge? Â Sure, I may be behind the times a little bit, just getting back to Eugene...but I swung by here while waiting for a Greyhound up to PDX.
I got here at about 5:50pm on a Friday. Â The place was dead, except for the few regulars who were there getting shit bagged. Â I'm talking, 2am shit bagged...Taco Bell drive through type shit bagged...all before 6pm.
The place is dark...has a creeper type feel to it, and didn't exactly have me in a "drinking" mood. Â Which was fine, cause all I wanted to do was kill 40 minutes. Â They had a TV playing the Golf channel. Â I have nothing against Golf, but I sure as hell dont want to watch it at a bar.
When I asked the bar tender what type of IPA's they had, he wasn't too sure, but I spotted the Boneyard IPA tap and knew EXACTLY what I wanted. I discovered Boneyard while bar backing in PDX. Â One hell of an IPA that packs a punch with great flavor. Â Literally 1 star bump for the Boneyard option.
They do have pool tables, video poker, and a dance floor. Â Still, I'm not sure if I would ever want to come here to hang out and get hammered. Â
You want to know something funny though? Â While sipping my Boneyard IPA, this guy and his "girl friend" went out on the dance floor and cut a rug. Â To my surprise, dude had his shirt over his head, and his pants down to his ankles, underoos included.
His trusty companion steered him out the front door as the bar tender(who was outside smokin') was not thrilled with the situation, ushered them back inside. Â I couldn't help but laugh my ass off...
FREE GLASS SHARDS!
RUB YOUR FINGER AROUND YOUR GLASS BEFORE YOU DRINK.
Of 6 microbrew pints served over 5-1/2 hours, 3 of them, yes half were served in hazardous, chipped glasses.
  It's really too bad. We were delighted to find a venue on a cross-country trip that had both a drag show and an Atlanta headliner rap show--in the same evening! So we bought advance tickets and decided to make a night of it and see both. We even ordered their bar food which, while maligned here by others, was rather good. The drag show was a community event with hits and misses, but it was for charity and hosted by longstanding, obviously caring local luminaries and it satisfied on that level.
  Unfortunately, the rap show was overly populated with opening acts doing rap covers for over 2-1/2 hours--even the locals began leaving, and we all paid a $10 cover (we later discovered the venue is "pay-for-play," which means any idiot can put on a show there, without any quality filtering, if they pay the venue to do it, a practice that is largely frowned upon in the music industry at the club level).
  But in our effort to stay for the headliner, I ordered my final beer, and couldn't believe that after twice complaining, it came in yet again a deeply chipped glass. I pushed the almost still full espresso stout towards the bartender; she looked at me and turned to another customer. I interrupted her and firmly said that she needed to address my issue first, that I did not want another beer, that we were leaving because of the glass, that it was a liability for the bar, and asked her name. She got upset, snippy, and treated me like I was trying to get a beer free--after paying full price for six of them, tipping a dollar every time, buying two entrees with an extra side of fries, paying a cover for the first show and buying advance tickets to the second! She rudely walked to the other end of the bar, leaving my chipped glass in front of me to take it or leave it. I left it, and I did obtain her name: Bonnie. And I pity her. Her anger, ignorance and disregard for public safety could land her personally in trouble with the board of health. Such a stupid and dangerous thing to deliberately serve the same chipped glasses (beer companies give them away for free) over and over again to the paying public. But we did notice that the bartenders have to bus the beer and drinking glasses themselves and also wash them in a dishwasher behind the bar. They seemed to really resent this process, jamming the glasses in, and often made customers wait to order drinks while they slowly, snidely did this. Bad system, bad attitudes, and completely unfair to the touring act who, I hope, got a guarantee for his performance, took the money and ran.
"You guys need some boxes for all this food?"
"Nah, that's okay, thanks."
At Diablo's, they serve you pub food you don't want to finish in a freezing dive environment. Â The chicken strips look great - hand dipped and fried to a caramel brown, bland and dry. Â The tortilla chips are fried to order, served hot & greasy with some mushy and bland salsa. Â Why is my veggie burger patty crunchy on the outside and mealy inside? Â You didn't throw my veggie patty in the deep fryer, did you?
The last incarnation of Downtown Lounge was chic and kind of urbane. Â Now, you sit at red vinyl booths next to a stage skirted with gold sequin fabric and dressed up with some tie-dye. Â The nice part is that they play Van Morrisson and James Taylor while you wait and wait for the friendly bartender to return, the whole time praying she'll bring you some warm blankets.
Thank gawd, we used a Groupon here.
Kudos to a bar that actually knows how to take care of its clientele. What a breath of fresh air. Now granted, the name may seem a bit off-putting, but don't let that stop you from enjoying its awesomeness.
I scheduled a comedy show in the basement through a friend and with the help of the owner (Troy?) Â had a highly-successful show. The room was packed! The service was great. The comedians were hilarious. But most importantly, the hospitality was top notch.
I can't review the food, I didn't touch it. But it looked typical for bar food, as good as bar food can be.
However, the red-bull vodkas were made well by a guy who looked like a taller stronger version of The Undertaker. Very cool dude.
Thanks for being an awesome bar.
First off I'll start by saying that this place is more like a an over priced stripclub in a bad neighborhood. Though it's neither. The music is sub par and far to loud. The drinks are very over priced, and so is the food which is at best worse than buying nacho's at 7-11.
The staff seem more interested in self appreciation then customer satisfaction. There manager Troy is sleazy and degrading to women.
This is not a place I shall visit again. Other business that have held this location are missed and I hope to see something good there someday in the future.
Save yourself the trouble and try one of the many other many bars and venues within Eugene.
I love this bar!! I came hear to sing karaoke in October 2009 and loved the set up! You get to be a star for the night using the same setup a band would and sing on stage.
I also love blues night! It's super chill and amazing! I love the musicians that come in to play.
There are so many nights and fantastic bartenders that this is officially my home bar.
My favorite bar in Eugene!! I love the decor, the dim lighting, the whole vibe of the place! I was treated like they had known me for years and the various "specials" drinks were great EVERY TIME! The place attracts a perfect mixture of people that just want to have a great time. The food was tasty, especially on BBQ night! The pulled pork sliders were incredible! Magic tricks, great service, coolest owner and a cast of fun sidekicks make this bar a special place! I will never pass through Eugene without stopping by!
Review Source:Dark and seedy is the whole point of this bar, it is called Diablo's after all! If u want chic and classy go somewhere else. This place is for the children of the night. They always have great theme parties and bands. They throw a kick ass pirate party every fall and there fetish nights are crazy fun. So get out of your square peg and loosen up a bit.
Review Source:I couldn't pick between two stars and three stars for this place. Â When it first opened, it was awesome because it was the only dance club in Eugene. Â I went there a lot and had amazing times. Â I just went there last Friday and could not believe that two beers cost $12. Â I just moved back to Eugene from Seattle and even Seattle doesn't charge $6 for a beer. Â
I also couldn't believe how bad the bartenders upstairs were. Â Three bartenders behind the bar and I stood there for almost ten minutes. Â I watched them serve EVERY SINGLE PERSON around me. Â I felt like they were purposely avoiding me. Â I thought maybe I ran over someone's dog. Â The female bartender made eye contact with me and turned to the person next to me and served them first. Â
I was going to tell the owner but the music was too loud. Â not sure if he would care anyway. Â Worst service anywhere and I've had some bad service.
Real bar tenders that know how to pour a drink. Great food, a speciality hand made burger menu and the fried foods are made from scratch. They are always hosting new events, with live bands and spicy DJ's. Downstairs is Diablo's a funky dance club, that dares to defy the norm of Eugene dance clubs.
Review Source:Unlike the weirdos who frequent this establishment, I only went here to have sex with transvestites. Â Don't judge me. Â Way over-priced... the alcohol, that is. Â The transvestites seemed reasonable. Â The atmosphere here is downright creepy, except for that Dahmer guy who sits in the corner. Â He seemed kind of charming. Â Maybe I should have gone home with him.
The staff and servers are super friendly. Â Even the owner, who runs the bar sometimes, is an amazingly nice guy. Â But that doesn't make up for the fear I have when I step in the door. Â You'll notice that Diablo's is located only blocks away from the Lane County Courthouse. Â As such, defendant's who have either been (1) released from the jail or (2) arraigned on sexual felonies, inevitably hang out here to violate their parole. Â But don't get the wrong idea. Â This is a safe place, even if my own sensibilities cower.
I would recommend you try it out, because even though it's not my kind of hang out, you may find the patrons to be right up your alley. Â Drink prices are reasonable, food is supposedly decent, and the ambiance can be relaxing.
Ya know, I never thought I'd have a good time at this joint, but given the festive holiday spirit & the Santa Pub crawl it was pretty damn fun! Â
 yeah the food was "MEH" (it used to be good many moons ago) & normally I'd want to be more lit before drunk girl central encounters on any given holiday, "but" all and all i was pleasently amused.  The dance floor and cryptic enviroment lends more towards holloween then other holidays but it is one of the main hot spots for horny overly intoxicated nymphettes and loud disco beat's.  It used to be the local Gay bar many years ago but I didn't get hit on, (sigh) not that I wanted to. (ahem) that seem's to be Jamesons of late.  anyway I had a good time and the drinks were expertly prepared by cute bartenders, I might even try them out more often.
Hands down thee worst bar in town for many a reasons.
1. Boring atmosphere, lacking style which I believe it is *trying* to achieve.
2. Horrible drinks!!! This is a good one. Â They made me a Tanqueray & tonic out of the gun. Â When I confronted them about it they insisted they kept Tanq in the gun. Â Funny thing is, is that I saw the bottle sitting on the shelf. Â What kind of idiot do they think I am? I may have fallen for that when I was sneaking into this bar underage but certainly not now. Â This kind of deception with mixed drinks is only one of many experiences I had here. Â I'm not blaming the bartenders necessarily, but I'm definetely blaming the owner for being unethical. Â I almost called OLCC but decided I'd just take my business elsewhere. Â
3. Â It just sucks! Diablo's is a sad excuse of a dance club and hasn't had a facelift in forever! Â
Do not go here unless you are a glutton for punishment.
Oh Jesus Christ, this place is silly. It is far from swanky or chic as has been described. It's more dark and seedy than anything else. Though that can be a plus if you're on a sneaky date where you don't want to be recognized and where you can possibly make out in a booth without so much as a glance...not saying that I've done this.
Review Source:I really wanted to like this place, and I gave it several chances, but the Downtown Lounge is a total bust. Â I think it's intended for norms who want to feel like they're walking on the wild side. Â In most cases, I count dim lighting as a plus, but here it just feels like they're trying to hide something. Â I suppose it helps the visually unpleasant to get some, which is doubtless the primary function of this place. Â I won't even get into the trainwreck that is Diablo's downstairs. Â
My primary beef with The Downtown Lounge is that they always seem to have a cover and the drinks are dead weak. Â I will pay a cover charge if live music is on offer, but don't charge me $5 to get in on a night that's totally dead and then further insult me by serving watered-down drinks. Â
Yeah, I realize that the cover charge is a clever marketing trick - it increases the Lounge's perceived cachet and leetness. Â I have told my bar-hopping crew that until they lose the cover charge or teach their bartenders how to pour properly, I'm not setting foot in there.
There aren't too many places to dance and so called club in this town. This place is as close to that as you are going to experience in Eugene, which is sad.
There are 3 different dance areas, each with it's own DJ or group playing, There is a $5 to get in, and the drinks are just ok. The food sucks, don't bother.
On TV they show bartenders lighting drinks on fire, ooh, ahh. Whatever, they are not strong.
They host a fetish ball twice a year where all the odd people in town come out of the woodwork hoping to glance at girls in tight leather.
Pass.....
YES! Â I get to review DTL(Downtown Lounge) FIRST! Â O.K. Â I am gonna declare that I WILL be bias on DTL because.....uhm....it RAWKS?! Â Drinks are affordable and deLIcious. Â Especially, if it is made by Troy. Â Troy is an exprienced alcoholic beverage specialist. Â If he makes it for ya, it will be stiff but it will be delicious. Â A swanky and chic bar located in Eugene. Â A perfect place to get drinks, play pool and get bar food. Â Â
Below this cool and hip lounge you will find the HOT and sinful underground club called, "Diablos". Â A club that has managed to bring great music to Eugene for many years now. Â One of the first pioneering clubs to bring electronic music as the main attraction in Eugene. Â You won't find House music there as often but you can always find great music to dance to and rawk out to. Â
Eugene does not have much of a nightlife other than college bars, but Downtown Lounge/Diablos is the nightlife. Â A place where you can get away from crazy college students and lay back and put a few back. Â It's a must if you happened to be in Eugene.
Eugene is a small city, thus there are so few options one might have if one truly wanted the clubbing experience. Diablo's is about the closest one will get, the overly loud and obnoxious music plus multilevel floors that feature lights and plenty of drinks being served from the 3 different bars situated around the place. The music is really not that fantastic, there is nothing unusual or unique about playing a bunch of CDs from an amateur DJ. Think of it as a wedding reception, except without all the suits and dresses but instead with college age kids dancing up a storm. With the cover being only $5, its a very affordable option for students and frugal socialites alike.
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