Last night (Thur 27 June) was our last night to vacation in New Orleans. We wandered in the Bulldog for a night cap. We were greeted by a very friendly and knowledgable bar staff. While the entire staff was friendly, talkative and helpful, one in particular (Chris, I believe) helped guide us through a tasty array of local craft beer. His knowledge of craft beer and local beer in particular helped to create a wonderful send off for us. Wish we had you in Austin. We look forward to returning to New Orleans and the Bulldog. We had a great time. Â Thank you. Â Jefe
Review Source:So it's been over a half a year and I have to say my last few visits to Bulldog have been excellent. Definitely a different vibe from the staff. A very enjoyable experience all around. I even received a gift card on my B-Day this year. If that is not a complete 180 in hospitality I don't know what is! Very happy to say Bulldog is back in my top 3 bars in NOLA.
Review Source:Terrible service.
There is one bartender in particular who is a complete dickhead. He's a short white guy with a bunch of piercings in his face  and will hassle you for something every time you order a drink. For example, last night I asked if we could get a pitcher of PBR, his response "I can't f*cking hear you" while shaking his head and looking me in the eye . After I repeated my order again he again used an obscenity and very rudely explained to me they don't do pitcher because of the special running tonight. Then walks away.  This guy is a total whip it/Deftones casualty.
Even when this place is busy and with 5 bartenders on the floor they can't handle the load. They are complete noobs. The complications further when you factor in that they are all kind of ugly. Which begs the question, how did you all get jobs here?
Last night was my last night here.
The Bulldog is great if you're a beer fan - I'm not, but it's still pretty great. You can bring your dog to the patio and they have water bowls for them. It's a nice place to sit outside in the fall or spring.
They have pretty good food, too. I always get the mushroom burger with swiss cheese and it's very tasty. The people who work there are cool and attentive. It can get crowded at night, especially on weekends, but the bottom line is that if you're hungry, thirsty, and wanna chill with your pooch on a patio, go to the Bulldog.
Great spot. We went for Happy Hour and they had drink a pint, keep the glass. Great beer list, helpful servers, and most importantly every beer we ordered they had ready. Nothing sold out. The beer garden was beautiful, and the crowd was young and fun. Prices were good, and although we didnt eat the menu looked good and the food sure looked and smelled good. If I lived in NOLA I would drink here all the time. The good thing is I have about eight really nice, different pint glasses to remember an awesome night. Great, great spot.
Review Source:Comments about prices are the same as my other Mid-City Bulldog review--definitely beatable there.
I have had food once here, some nachos which looked DELICIOUS when other people kept bringing them out, and then were pretty terrible when I got them myself. Perhaps I am judging too soon, but...the chips were WEAK. If you tried to actually pick up any of the toppings with them, they broke. Isn't this the point of nachos? I was basically scarred for life. Seriously, this happened about 6 months ago and I still lament that terrible plate of nachos.
Plus, this is in that terrifying cone of "places Tulane kids can get to easily" which makes it pretty horrifying during the school year. During the summer it was quite fun, but once those kids roll in, I'd like to keep a healthy distance.
I do like that I can bring my puppy here and sit on the patio in nice weather. Beer selection is quite good, prices are steep. Within walking distance of a couple other bars, though none that allow dogs as far as I know. I'd say stop in if you're bar-hopping on Magazine, but expect a crowd.
The Bulldog!
I love this place. Great service. Great atmosphere. Nice big patio. Lots of locals. Tons of beers on tap. It's just an all around great spot.
The food can be a little touch and go. The burgers are perfect. Some of the other stuff ranges from meh to ew.
Plus, they give to dog charities and have pics of dogs on the walls. Makes me homesick for my pooch back home from time to time but I love this place and come all the time.
This bar tends to get high praise, but I was grossed out by the place. My cousin took me here on a slow night during Christmas break. The first bar we went to closed up early, so we had to find a fresh watering hole. This place was certainly not fresh. As we sat at the bar little cockroaches started climbing out from behind the computer they use to put in drink order/pay tabs. I knocked my hand on the bar and they turned away. My cousin responded with "They know what's good for 'em.". Too funny, but really gross. I get the cockroach has a stronghold on this city, but how can you not take care of pest control in a bar/restaurant. Super gross. *
Review Source:Low and behold, I wandered in after an afternoon of exploring Magazine Street to find that Wednesday's are keep the pint glass, when you order a beer, day! YAY!!!
This was an unexpected treat, not only did they have a great beer selection on tap, you keep the pint glass, which  is decorated with various quirky sayings.
It was an extra special treat that a portion of all proceeds from the bar go to a local animal shelter/welfare group - I can't remember the name, but I was impressed and the details can be obtained at the bar.
Apparently this is quite the local hang out - especially Wednesday's to the point that once you have collected 10 pint glasses you can return them in exchange for a shirt! While I only managed 2 glasses (mostly because I didn't want to carry more than that around all day), and nowhere near the shirt quota, Â this place was great!
Will definitely return!
If The Bulldog isn't packed you can go ahead and bump this review up a star. That being said it's always ridiculously packed. Yeah sure it's a great location and the patio is nice and all, but good luck ordering your beer.
The past few times I've come here I tried to order a drink for fifteen minutes and ended up giving up and leaving. Don't even think about sitting. All the tables will be full and there will hardly even be a place to stand. You are basically always the awkward person standing in everyone's way because there is nowhere else for you to stand.
That being said, when it's not packed it's a very decent bar. The Bulldog is known for its beer selection(it's okay). They have some pretty decent brews on tap. When you can actually sit down outside it's a great place to sit, chat, and people watch. They also have some pretty good burgers other types of bar food.
So to repeat myself, if it's crowded you probably want to go somewhere else. If it's not then stop by and enjoy yourself.
We stopped here because Slim Goodie's down the street had a small fire and was closed unexpectedly. Â Burgers were good, and waffle fries with cheese are hard to beat, but it was a complicated process and took forever to place the order, and the guys in the kitchen were kind of...not quite rude, so let's say abrupt. Â And they forgot one of our items. Â The crawfish banditos were only so-so.
The beer selection was impressive, and the prices for pints seemed really reasonable. Â The bartenders were polite, but I never got asked once if I wanted a refill on my diet Coke. Â OK, it's not a money-maker, but even if I'm not drinking alcohol at the bar, it's plainly evident I just spent over $50 on food, and $2.25 for 16 oz of soda. Is one refill too much to ask?
The place was crowded on Monday afternoon, and it can get tight sitting at the bar--lots of personal space invasion. Â It's also loud inside. Â Very. Â The patio was packed, and they do have a very cool fountain made of beer taps outside.
Happily walking along Magazine Street, I suddenly realized my GF was missing. Â Turns out she got stuck at a jewelry store 10 blocks back. Â So I went into the Bulldog to wait for her to catch up.
Good choice! Â Many beers on tap, and many more by the bottle, in addition to the many mixed drinks. Â I am not used to drinking this early, so I figured a coffee stout and a chocolate stout would be the best early afternoon drinks. Â Yum!
Friendly bartender, but she wouldn't sell me the nice Bulldog - save the animals t-shirt. Â The only way to get that shirt, she explained, is to drink 10 pints, then turn the empty pints in for the shirt. Â I didn't get the shirt.
The Bulldog is alright. I'm not really a beer drinker, so maybe the beer selection just doesn't "wow" me the way it should. However, it's a nice clean bar, friendly bartenders, and good drinks.
Oh, and they frequently raise money for the SPCA, so that's a plus in my mind.
Why 3 stars? Smoke... so much smoke. It's extremely small and crowded, so the cigarette smoke fills the inside air quite quickly. The patio is nice, but I suspect far too hot in the summer to actually sit outside and enjoy a drink. In the winter, it's a bit chilly but they do provide blankets. I would still rather hang out inside, minus the smoke.
What an awesome place!
Excellent selection of international draft and bolttled microbrews to choose from. Wednesday nights are particularly fun sporting a lively crowd, drink specials, and Bulldog pint glass give aways -- if you collect 10 glasses and return them, you get a Bulldog t-shirt. Excellent pub grub can also be found here.
Great outdoor patio with a pretty outrageous water fountain made up of beer taps. BTW, all monies collected from the fountain are donated to local animal chatities and for that alone, The Bulldog deserves 5 stars!
100% dog friendly -- I bring the pups all the time and they love it there too!
Fun place. Last time they had some sort of mystery juice they were divying up which was cool. One downside - the place was full of college kids, which at age 31 made me feel like a geezer.
Went in for lunch one time - had a burger that was very respectable.
I've never sat outside but it definitely looks like a great place to chill.
Everytime I leave here I am very drunk.
Day of the "White Linen Party," a date early evening, and out with a group of friends...I must admit for a hot august day, visiting this place was a good choice. Not too crowded easy on the wait time for an order, though here's where it sort of began on a distasteful beginning.
I had ordered:
(which was an awkward no wait staff... place your order and go sort of joint) I also didn't appreciate the hostility when the chef/order taker saw me write zero in my tip portion of the bill. Though I later realized his back was turned when I had put actual "cash" in his tip glass.
I had ordered:
sweet potato fries 4.99
&
Dead Guy 10.99
my friend ordered:
Crawfish Banditos 10.99
We sort of shared our orders because we couldn't decide between the two. I have to say neither choices  were what I was wanting and for a sweet potato fry lover! I couldn't get them down. I was stuffed not out of goodness but because I had not eaten and was hungry.
The aesthetics:
Dark*** inside with a very appealing outdoor back area... Crossed between my favorite, picnic style benching and individual iron tables. A fountain with spouts of different ales. (decor purpose only) Trees surround the area to create shade and I do believe Christmas lights. Would of loved to see this place at night!
The memory was A fellow and his guy bud were chumming over drinks made friends with us rather easily. That buddy left and a gal walks over to join him, she wasn't as polite nor caring as the two gentlemen were. When I do head back I would love another chance at this place, perhaps in the early evening to late night caps.
With a bit of patience and a good attitude this place deems itself as enjoyable and fun!
The food at the Bulldog is really decent. It's great bar food with awesome New Orleans flair. Although I've never experienced the atmosphere, since we usually order take out, it looks like an awesome little british style pub.
That being said, their phone service is horrendous. They offer takeout, but don't want to provide it. Every time that we have ordered over the phone the gentleman who answers is rude, impossible to work with, and flat out nasty at times. Our last experience was the worst.
During the Saints game our guests decided they would like to get some burgers. We suggested the Bulldog, since we really do enjoy the food. We had 6 orders to place. Your basic burger orders (medium rare, cheddar and bacon, may and lettuce), some crawfish banditos and wings. Nothing special or strange for their menu. The man on the phone literally complained to us as to how long it was going to take. "Do you know how long this is going to take!? We're really busy here!" After suggesting that we could take our business elsewhere, he begrudgingly took our order. He was rude, asked us to repeat ourselves constantly and continued to make comments about how long it would take.
After placing our $100 order he informed us that it would take about 45 minutes to be ready. That's not even an insane waiting time!
Overall, our experience today will probably stop us from ordering their food ever again. It was shocking and somewhat disturbing that an employee would complain about a customer placing an order. We are very displeased and hate that we won't be able to enjoy the food anymore. Whoever this gentleman on the phone is needs a discussion about customer service and loyalty to your job. Or maybe he just needs the boot, because The Bulldog just lost customers.
Walked here after the Garden district tour and lunch at Commanders Palace. Â Great bar! Â Tons of beer to choose from and the smells coming out of the little kitchen were great. Â Later read that the bar food was highly rated, wish I ordered something. Â So many beers, such a beat up liver.
Dog friendly too.
Hear ye! Hear ye! Â The people have spoken!
*LOWER YOUR PRICES OR WE WILL STOP COMING*
I mean, the rich college kids that want pint glasses won't stop coming, but mark my words Bulldog the underrepresented majority will.
I realize you have an epic tap journey across the world. Â I attempted to complete it. Â After 3 beers I had to stop. Â Not because they were too strong, but because you charged me $11.00 for one of them. Â
I could buy an entire wardrobe, and a new Mercedes for the cumulative cost of the beer tasting challenge.
IPA is different out here.
The WEATHER is different out here, I think most things are different out here.
The water is sure different out here, the decorations on the fountain of beer tabs are different out here.
NOLA is different out here. Not touristy, not over-run, calm and good beer, this is an example of a wikipedia defintion of what a beer bar should be.
Great selection of beer, knowledgable about beer and you can get a pint to-go.
Sorry west coast friends, a pint-to-go is a dream in the weather of the illustrious sunday morning bar crawl.
I know you think that you're super cool, bartender, because you work at The Bulldog but that really doesn't give you an excuse to be a rude a*****e.
That being said, I will still go back, because my girlfriend just moved into a new apartment and draft night is good for the free glasses. Also, their burgers are good.
The Bulldog is definitely a departure from some of the slightly (or very) divey bars that populate Magazine Street. Not knocking these, as places like Buddha Belly and Les Bon Temps are some of my favorite bars around. But, the Bulldog seems like it's scrubbed clean on a regular basis. Stuffy or fancy, it's not, either. I deem it: preppy saloon. And hey, you can bring your dog here, too. And if you throw coins into the fountain, they are gathered to make donations to an animal shelter or charity. The pride in their operation is evident. I like!
I had a drink here on a gorgeous weekday afternoon, so my experience is definitely not like what I'd expect on a weekend night. So I think I'll be adding it to my day drinking roster because that patio on such a day is sahhhweeeet! And I enjoyed my better-than-decent Bloody Mary immensely.
Something slightly strange did happen to me on this day. Â A gal offered me her almost full plate of cheese fries, stating that they were amazing and I should have them. I *might* have been looking slightly like a street urchin to inspire such an act of kindness. I'm not complaining!
Great spot. On hopping Magazine Street, The Bulldog offers a countless and varied beer selection and a pretty fantastic outdoor patio (equipped with heat lamps for those chilly 65 degree NOLA nights -- you spoiled jerks!).
Nothing quite like sipping some delicious Paulaner on tap, perfectly poured, while checking out a bad ass water fountain made of all of Bulldog's draft options.
Oh, did I mention they have James Boag's? They have James Boag's. First round on me!
The Bulldog is a great bar for beer lovers.
It has been a long time since I have been to the Bulldog. I remembered it fondly so I was excited when a friend recommended we meet there.
As you walk in there is a long bar filled with taps. There is seating at the bar as well as several tables against the back wall. Several TVs line the bar so you can watch sports while having a cold beer.
My favorite area is the outside patio. There is a large fountain with beer taps for water spigots, several small tables and one giant picnic style table. The patio fronts Magazine street which is perfect for people watching.
The beer selection is excellent. While they offer a drink around the world promotion, I've never been able to concentrate on silly bar games after several beers.
On this trip I was pleased to learn they have Jefferson Stout on tap. I really enjoy that beer and I haven't been able to find it in too many places.
I look forward to more trips to the Bulldog in the near future. Maybe I will see you there. If I do, the first round is on you.
When it comes to uptown, I'm completely clueless on where to go. I was suggested to go here from a friend and I decided to meet up with her here. Upon entering, I knew I wouldn't LOVE the place, but I knew it could be tolerated. I'm accustomed to The Quarter type of atmosphere and dive bars, so this doesn't meet either one of those criteria. I usually frequent places where I'm the youngest person at the place, but the college kids beat me out on holding that title in this place. The bartenders were great and everyone is generally nice.
So while I won't ever come to love places like this, I think it is decent and can have a good time here. I would go back just because the person I went with seems to love it, so maybe it can grow on me.
This is my new neat little hang out on Magazine Street. I met a few friends here and hung out on the patio. They are dog friendly, which means you will often see a few pooches hanging out with you too.
I love good beer and Bulldog has the best selection I've seen in New Orleans so far. A ton of beer on draft along with a decent bottle list, plus a few rotating taps with seasonal/special brews. If you are up to the challenge, you tackle there 50 beer challenge. They punch off a number on a key chain for each beer you get and you get a free t-shirt when you get done.
The bartenders have always been really helpful and attentive. Check it out if you're ever in the area, you wont be disappointed.
There is no way not to love the bulldog. Â The beer selection is bar-none (har de har har) and the patio is just the perfect place for chilling with a drink, a couple of friends, whether or not of the canine persuasion. Â The beer tap fountain lends a magical vibe to the scene, as does the prime location smack dab in the middle of the oh-so-hip Magazine Street.
That said, this place gets VERY smoky when it's crowded and it can be difficult to get the bartender's attention even when it's not busy. Â All in all, I prefer the midcity location, but you gotta love the original...
This is another one of those places that is a complete mystery to me. Â Why do people like this place? Â It's dirty and gross and everyone in there seems like a chode. Â It smells like date rape. Â It's like a meeting of the Young Republicans gone bad. Â
The outside seating is kind of nice.
I hate the Bulldog.
I often fantasize about frolicking through a fountain of Abita. The Bulldog is the closest I can come to that, since they have a fountain and the water comes out of Abita taps. This joint is the epitome of Nola dive bars; dark, cheap, and with an insane collection of beers.
My love affair with The Bulldog started many years ago, when I often, er, borrowed their hilarious pint glasses, which had the bars logo and hilarious sayings/facts about New Orleans. Now I am older, wiser, and can afford my own cups, and I just go to enjoy a cheap pitcher. In fact, when my roommate and I flew in to Nola, we took a cab from the airport directly to The Bulldog, suitcases and all. We sat outside, enjoyed the sun and a few Abitas, and waited for our friends to get out of work. Can't think of a better place to kill an afternoon.
Thank god for NoLa natives, cause with this many bars in one city, it takes a seasoned veteran to tell you the best places to meet your tolerance limit.
Three words: Beer Tap Fountain.
Yes, a fountain spewing forth glorious liquid (sorry alchies, it's just water for this one), out of an uncountable number of taps atop a brick wall on the patio. Lets just say, the beer gods would be proud. Bow down and pray, you unworthy souls!
The Bulldog represents one of those bars you go to at the far end of your night when you're not necessarily looking for any experience more than a damn good nightcap (and a beer fountain, DUH). A decent dive on the interior, the ambiance changes immediately as you move out to the patio and soak up the a) humidity, b) social scene and c) say it with me now, fountain-o-beer (taps). They maintain their reputation with an extensive list, including two kinds of Shiner Bock (+2 stars!) and Leffe (one more star!). I have no idea what the food is like, but again, I wouldn't see myself coming here at any point other than one where I simply needed liquor.
The last and final star goes to the announcement at the end of the night that it was "take home your glass night." Say wha? Yup - every Wednesday night you keep your pint glass - and then you collect all the others so that your entire apartment is nothing but pint glasses from The Bulldog. Best-promotion-ever. Needless to say, free souvenirs and damn good ones at that!
Thanks, Bulldog, for knowing I'm poor and greedy. And thanks to you, full of kickass beer.
The 5 best restaurants in the 2015 Denver Restaurant Week
3,607 Views | Category: Denver
The complete list of 2015 Denver Restaurant Week businesses
1,970 Views | Category: Denver
The tourists' guide to Portillos: 5 must have dishes
3,306 Views | Category: Chicago
Pho = Pronounced "fuh" not "foe" for pho-king sake
2,904 Views | Category: Denver
Indulgery selected to exhibit at Collision Conference
2,983 Views | Category: Press Releases
Not Logged In
BUSINESSES
Local Businesses
Near Me
My Favorites
SOCIAL
Blog & News
MY ACCOUNT
Login
Register
Contact Us
Add Your Business
