Loosey's Downtown Gainesville

We have visited Loosey's twice since arriving in Gainesville. It is a bar with a good vibe. The first visit was just for a drink and wings. All good. We had great service and really enjoyed sitting at the bar. About a week later, we went back for their Friday fish special. Again, we sat at the bar. The bartender, Erin, (spelling?) was fantastic. The Friday fish dish consisted of a roughly 6 inch by 1.5ish inch stick of fish, battered and fried, that was ... meh... by that, I mean not bad but not something I would get again, just no seasoning or flavor. It came with a good tartar sauce and good fries. There was a little dollop of cabbage slaw ... less than meh. We enjoyed our time there and will come back to try a different meal. Bathrooms are clean but be aware that there are writings in some stalls that could be disturbing to children.

Burger was really good, the fries I did not care for. Also there changing their menu so they were out of the chili dog. Nice outside seating.

Nice bar and a very good burger. We went there at 6pm the bar was quite empty but it was hard to find a parking slot. Do not park on the big parking lot where it says tow away zone, you will get a ticket within minutes...

There was a nice local punk band playing and they were awesome. I went here with my family and had a blast! My only critique was that the steak was pretty tuff but besides that it was so so yummy.

Was a bit hungry and I was looking for Steak Bites. The Steak Frites was the closest I could come to it. A little too much gristle and not enough flavor. It was a pretty good size for $22. I ate a good portion of it. The sides were not best selections. The fries did taste a bit decent. My wife wasn’t crazy with her Burger, as they undercooked it and she had to send it back. The service is a tad bit slow, looks like they can pick up the pace a little. Place is a pub, I can’t say it’s a bright lighted place. It could use a little more life. Would I come back? Maybe. I give it a 3.5

The rating is respective of the place, not overall in the restaurant landscape. It’s what I call a little dusty, divey, with good food and college town specials. Three of us had a burger, a chimichurri chicken and Chic-Fil-Loosey’s Nashville Hot, all with hand cut fries cooked perfectly crisp. The burger was decent sized and cooked well, tasted fresh as did the full set-up, and the chimichurri chicken was good and daughter made it disappear quickly. The Nashville hot was great, crispy, moist and very spicy! I’d do it again! They also have music on weekend nights when we’ve been there. And it’s a good mix of students and some locals, and visiting parents. It has plenty of outdoor seating when then weather’s nice and let’s are welcome. The Sunday drink specials was happy hour all day, great specialty cocktails and Mocktails, I had the $2 PBR tall boy since I was feeling retro collegiate. 🤪 We’ve been about 4-5 over the years and will continue to support them since we all enjoy the place and the service from Elliott was spot on, bravo!!

Great spot delicious burgers. If you are a burger person this is a solid spot. High quality Angus beef. Staff seem pretty nice and inside they host rock bands. They have a variety of beers on tap as well. Just beware about parking do not park in the parking lot across the street you will be booted and towed. There are also a decent amount of homeless walking around so lock your cars!