For one, The Blue Bull is a dive bar. If you don't like dive bars, DON'T GO THERE. Two, this is a locals bar. If you aren't a local, no worries. Strike up a conversation and you are in like Flint. This place is the nexus of The Jerry Springer Show Live, ie: Carson City nightlife. Snooty? Stay away!
Review Source:excuse my language but, FUCK THIS PLACE!
The bartenders are rude especially the female one, you cant miss her she kinda looks like a man. I accidentally spilled a cup of ice and she threw a rag at me to clean it up. I have never been treated so terribly at a bar. I had only had one drink and I was out of there after that.
If you don't want to be treated by rude ass bartenders I would recommend the cigar bar its more classy and tasteful and the bartenders there are extremely nice.
Can't really say too much about the Blue Bull. The only time we've been in here is on the Carson Wine Walk. And since it's one of only 2-3 Â places on the east side of 395, we seldom come in even THEN. But, the times we HAVE stopped in, the lady behind the bar has been more than friendly.
I like the 'old fashioned' signs hanging on the walls here. They certainly remind us of a different time (way back before political correctness ruined the country).
We seldom come downtown to hang out at night, so I'm guessing we won't see what the crowd looks like in here on an average evening. Nothing against the Bull, just our habits.
This bar opened, as has been stated in other reviews in place of the Antique Shop that closed about two years ago.
No food is served. So, smoking is ubiquitous. If that is bothersome, there are places like Firkin and Fox that have both a restaurant with a bar and a separate bar that serves no food where smoking is allowed. I don't smoke, and don't like to be around smoke....so I will usually either arrive to this bar early where there are few people around and no one smoking, or arrive later and hole up in an area where the smokers aren't congregating. I make it work. I do wish that they'd serve food, as it would be both convenient AND keep out the smokers. No offense to all the smokers......
Drinks are plenty strong, and the prices are better than average. They also have the longest (and latest) Happy Hour in Carson City: Â 3p-8p Monday through Thursday, 12p-8p on Fridays with great specials.
They also have several types of pitchers of mixed drinks that are made right in front of you (check the menu.....they seem to change based on the season) and if ordered will save you a bundle. If a certain drink is normally $6....and you purchase the pitcher that pours four of the same sized drinks for $15....then you do the math.
Bartenders Cam and Rachel are very customer service oriented, and are excellent at what they do.
The decor is very reminiscent of a 40's upscale bar with the addition of an darts system, TVs and digital jukebox. The vibe is totally neighborhood bar until about 10'o clock on Friday and Saturday nights when all the beautiful people in Carson City who either don't want to go into Reno for whatever reason or don't want to pay a visit to Opal at Mont Bleu begin filtering in and drinking up a storm. The atmosphere has NOT gone grungy since Doppelganger's closed down....all of the grungy types have drifted over to Toad's.
Since I like the sleek feel of this bar, the pleasant bartenders and clientele, creative drink menu and below average prices I recommend it. Â It may not be your cup of tea.....but it is mine.
I had no idea this place had opened, in place of an antique store that didn't make it. I was walking around at the Carson Taste of Downtown event and saw it opened. Its just a bar the serves no food...so you can smoke in here if you like. What I thought was off about the place was just the general feel of it. Being it was sort of looking like they wanted to have a modern upscale look, yet not really pulling it off and then sort of trying to be a locals bar and hangout. The middle ground just didn't do it for me. Go dive locals or chic upscale...being Carson, the chic might not work here. Drinks are Ok and standard pricing. If I wanted a bar with smoking, I would pick the Cigar bar over this place.....seeing how I don't smoke, I most likly will not be in either of these places.
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