Big Whisky Saloon Olympia

Great spot for a girls/guys night out.

The DJ does a pretty good job of keeping the dance floor full, especially if line dancing is your thing. Seems like there is a line dance for almost every song played in this place. Don't worry, if you're not good at line dancing, they offer free lessons so you can at least put yourself in the middle of the crowd and fake it with the rest of us.  

There is a bar on both floors, but not enough bartenders for such a large place so be prepared to wait in line.  

For those that are brave, there is a mechanical bull for you to showcase your skills...or maybe a little foreplay for couples. No, this is not a free ride.

The restrooms are small and each time I've visited, the 1st floor restroom is questionable because the floors are always wet. I prefer going to the upper level, if I must go.

Enjoy the staff here, everyone seems fun and friendly.

Definitely a cover charge. Definitely a meat market.

having written a review for the other big whisky saloon i figured i'd add one for here as well.

Alright so 5 dollar cover charge to get in, you also have to sign a waiver for the bull whether you ride it or not. Has two bars, one up and one down stairs with a beer stand as well.the crowd here ranges from 21 to i will just say olderish, but mostly 20's and 30's

Dancing: there is a vast array of dance styles here. you have people who texas 2 step, triple step, cowboy cha cha, west coast swing, country hustle( basically a country style of swing), and of course line dancing. best part of that is, is that for the most part anyone who does any of those styles will teach you and they have line dancing lessons. check facebook for the times. they do play rock songs that you can skake it to as well if thats your thing

song selection is country and some rock. obviously this being a country bar stands to reason they would play country music. the country stuff is mostly newer although they do play a smattering of older stuff like george strait. i would say a down fall here is they play several line dances 3 or 4 times a night which does get old. the dj also takes requests.

Drinks: drink prices are average for the type of bar that it is. its not a dive bar so you arent going to get drive prices. that being said  i think its close to 5 or something like that for a jack and coke.  

Service: the staff are an all around good solid group of people, the bar tenders are friendly and make good drinks. the bar does tend to get packed and getting a drink can be difficult times. its not the fault of the bartending since they only have two hands and can only go as fast they can.

all said and done its a good spot to go if you like to dance and have fun

We headed up to Oly for a wedding a few weeks back.  After the reception, the party migrated to Big Whisky Saloon.  Considering I love Whisky, this sounded right up my alley!  We got here around 10pm.  This place was packed!

I wasn't expecting a bar that specialized in Country everything to be honest.  Mechanical bull, line dancing, twang to the max!  The place is dark, the music is loud, and there's booze all over the place.  It's difficult getting a drink with so many people here, and there's a $10 minimum for debit/credit cards.

We all enjoyed ourselves and had a hell of a time.  It was a little awkward going up stairs to get a drink and standing in line to talk to a shirtless dude.  The fact he was a dude has nothing to do with it, the fact i'm WAITING for a shirtless dude to wait on me? yeah...that's where shit got weird(Shouldn't that be happening at Jakes?)

Over all, service was good (down stairs), I didn't brave the bull (learned that mistake in high school), and I would go back to try and line dance while making a fool of myself since I dont know how.

On another note, they did have a huge selection of whisky, which made me happy.  I love the beautiful brown bottles filled full of goodness.