Sidewinders Bar and Grill — Restaurant in Albuquerque

Thursday June 5th, 2025 The bartender in the pink cowboy hat tonight during their event for ladies night pink was really off her game. I asked for a fuzzy navel and was told by her not to judge her as she made the drink or to do so behind her back otherwise she wouldnt serve me anymore. I watched her pour in an alcohol from a clear bottle/blue label as well as peach schnapps and oj. When i asked what the first alcohol was (because i was confused and under the idea fuzzy navel was a 2 ingredient drink; ive had it many times) i received backlash like no other. She said it was tequila after i guessed vodka. I also said thats not how that drink is made, which she said yes it was. When i said i wouldnt drink that, she refused to make it the way i asked. "This is what im offering you. I'm not giving you a glass of peach schnapps and oj. You don't have to take it." So i didnt. I refused the drink and refused to pay for it. I also watcher her storm off to dump the drink moments after. I ended up leaving the function afterwards as i felt like i wouldnt be served by any of the bartenders after such an intense interaction. I had 1 shot and 1 of their pink mimosas previous to that interaction and had bought my friend a peach schnapps shot as well. One thing for sure is: theres a reason why i continue to stay away from this establishment as their idea of customer service just doesnt seem up to par with other establishments who are more welcoming and open minded to...

EDIT: Upon speaking with some regulars, I have decided to be a bit more specific with my review.

The place itself is alright. It's not my cup of tea, but that's OK. I was told by a patron that there was favoritism based on sexual orientation (I was told that the bartender I was trying to get assistance from preferred conversing with gay men instead of gay/bi women) but in retrospect that was untrue, as this bartender was incredibly nice and pleasant to me.

The crux of my problem comes from a certain Karaoke Jockey, whom I believe is named Simone. This KJ would only respond to patrons that tipped them, as opposed to the other KJ (whose name I'm unsure of), and would deliberately push anyone who didn't tip them to the back of the karaoke queue, regardless of how long they had been waiting to sing. I witnessed this firsthand when I saw that the person who signed up before me was next up on the queue, but I did not show up anywhere, and I know that people who signed up after me sang (sometimes 2 or 3 songs) before I could.

I will definitely not be coming back as long as this KJ is running karaoke. In addition, I do not appreciate being told that I am "dangering" an LGBTQIA+ bar for venting my frustrations. This bar could be gay, straight, or solely for women, and I would still have the same complaints if I had a night like I did. I much prefer the Albuquerque Social Club, and I will be taking my business there...

This place is a joke . Told I wasn’t allowed to visit friends to see a show. Again support others that try to help support your business. The staff in here are all so small minded and so rude I mean nothing changed about this place . People be ashamed of how you treat your customers it all comes down to favoritism. I was just there last weekend with my best friend. They never told me anything, but once I’m alone, they attacked me I felt they like to embarrassed me, and I have to say people grow up sidewinders I see this place, unhappy, staff, and false advertisement on how they treat people. And for people to be talking when they never new a gentleman pulled my pants off but it was ok and I seen so much drugs and a lot worse but it’s ok write …. to the exact same thing but nothing ever done to them or being harassed. I pray for you all and get over it and move on ! 💋But hopefully this year you treat others with respect and get better management and staff . 💯I been alcohol free for a year and know I see how all you people work . Again they pick on people that they don’t like it was an excuse just like everybody that I had a conversation tells me pretty sad you people are I’ll be praying...