The food here is just ok. Other than the buffalo chicken dip there's not much I can suggest that you cant get anywhere else for the same price, same atmosphere, same quality. Typical bar pub food. Not a place to "Go out to eat", more of a place to watch a game and grab a few drinks
My issue is with their management
My girlfriend is 46 and was not let in due to not having an ID on her. Mind you, im 26 and presented mine, yet they can't use common sense and tell that the lady im with is AT LEAST older than me. She could've been 4 years younger than me and it would've been ok. Anyone with half a brain could've figured out she was over 21. I get this whole "I could lose my job" yaddah yaddah, but COME ON MAN! what a joke. I asked to speak with the manager about how absurd it is and it fell on deaf ears. Turned away at the door.
I give the food here a C-
Why are there non-HD TVs in a sports bar in 2013?
Why is the beer over-priced for such a poor selection?
The food here is almost universally just so-so. Â
This place is good for the kids. Â The arcade is small and they do have bowling.
Poorly set up bar for watching sporting events, unfortunately. Â
Outdoor area is really nice, though.
They do have live music on the weekends.
This place is really a mixed bag. Â So much potential.
This place was really good!! I would have normally given this place 4 stars but I went here tonight with family to celebrate my birthday and since it WAS my BIRTHDAY my meal was how you say ummm... FREE!!! Hence the 5 star rating for this adorable sports bar located in West Bridgewater. Â Even though this is a SPORTS BAR it was very kid appropriate. Â I know you're thinking oh right that's so white trash to bring your toddler to a sports bar. Â But it was kid friendly and decorated in a way where she wasn't screaming for Mama or Dada every minute because she loved the decor. Â
  I ordered the Chicken Dinner with Cranberry, Mashed Potatoes, and Vegetable of the Day (which was Green Beans) and it was all DELISH!  The chicken was a big piece of chicken and was super moist, the mashies were a big pile under the chicken and were creamy and buttery without being too salty, and the green beans were a good amount and perfectly tender.  My vegetarian boyfriend ordered the Eggplant Parm on Brioche with a good amount sweet potato fries, which came with 4 huge pieces of grilled eggplant on a huge "yummy" bun and he stamped the sweet potato fries as very good and crisp.  From there I received their traditional birthday cupcake from a group of their clapping waitresses with their cute little birthday cheer, so adorable.  And boy was that a very moist cupcake with super sugary and yummy frosting.  A perfect top to our giant meals. Â
  Our waitress was so sweet with our daughter and waved to her every time she walked by our table, and I am kicking myself for not remembering her name because she wished me a happy birthday like 4 times.  She was very attentive to our table even though the restaurant was quite busy.  Overall this was a GREAT experience at a Sports Bar that I would have driven by any other day. Â
GO HERE the food is Big Portions for a Good PRICE!!!
I want to start off this review by telling you that the buffalo chicken wings are good.
The buffalo chicken wings (hot style) are fantastic!
I will be back for the wings. Oh, yes, I will!
Ok, you know I dig the wings.
The arcade side is a ripoff. In less than 30 minutes  my son spent $27 bucks on games. The prize selection for the tickets won is ridiculous. The kids do like it though.
There's also a bowling alley that we didn't use. It looked cool, maybe 6 lanes or so.
Drinks galore.
Sports memorabilia galore.
People complain about the service in the reviews. It wasn't bad.
If it wasn't for the wings, I would have given it 3 stars. But those wings!
This was my email to them after a visit. Pretty much sums it up:
Hello,
I visited the Charlie Horse last night and had a very disappointing experience. I realize it is school vacation week and kid's eat free night, so I understand it was very busy.
When we arrived at 5:30, we requested a table for 5 and a high chair. There was nothing available at that time, but Kayla wrote our name down and we were the first on the list. She told us it would just be a couple of minutes. At 6:00, our buzzer went off and we loaded everything up from the bar area where we were waiting and headed for the hostess stand. The hostess asked us if we still needed a high chair. We explained that yes, despite our best efforts in pawning our 1 year old off on strangers, he was in fact still with us and needed a high chair. She explained it would be a longer wait. We went back to the bar and had lost our spot there, so we attempted to hang on for as long as we could. At 6:15, my husband checked in and to see how things were looking and we were told that they could not even give an estimate as to when a table would be available. So we left after wasting 45 minutes for nothing. At that point both kids were screaming and starving and we were beyond frustrated. If we had just been told up front that the wait would have been that long, it would have been fine, but to say it will be just a few minutes and then 45 minutes later no one could even give an estimate is ridiculous.
I get that the black north face jacket posse at the hostess stand doesn't understand what it is to go out with kids as they themselves are kids, but I can assure you this experience was horrific for me and my family and we will never come back. Your business levels seem great, so I'm sure it doesn't matter, but perhaps this feedback will at least result in some better training of your staff to give more accurate estimates on wait times especially when it comes to a party requiring a high chair as I understand only certain tables can accommodate these due to fire code.
Easily avoidable for the younger crowds and obnoxious people that go there get drunk and act foolish. But that is typical with any bar. I only give them 3 stars because the bowling is so expensive and the games are kind of limited. I do love going here. It's an easy place to settle on for the night but if I wanna go and play games and its busy its tough to have fun or if its empty and I can fly through the games in an hour I just leave. I have no complaints about their drink prices, sizes, or freshness or temperature. Plus the menu is limited and the food is not really anything special. I do like the free meal on your birthday deal though.
Review Source:Just all around gross. The door staff is beyond strict and rude. The food is gross, the seating is gross, the watered down drinks are also unattractive. The ONLY good think on the menu is Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese. PERIOD. Thats it. Id rather get that to go, than get my free birthday meal and be forced to sit in the room with 80,000 TV'S. Thanks anyways.
Review Source:I came here several times when I was in college...pre 2008. I recently moved from the city to Raynham and had been feeling like giving the charlie horse a try again. So one of my buddies was visited and we decided to go grand some grub, beers, and play some buck hunter( well i hoped they had buck hunter). We we drove down there sat at the bar and had a great waitress. I had a few beers, by buddy had some black and tans, which she made very well and then we wanted some food. She gave us a menu and it looked great, a ton of options. We both decided on the bison burger which was amazing. We got our check and decided to hit the games section. They had buck hunter, and it was like a 75 inch hd buck hunter. Amazing! They had a ton of games which was great. To make a long review short, it was great and I will absolutely be back again.
Review Source:This place is awesome. Everything a guy would want. Probably 50 TVs, Pretty girls, even an arcade to play pop and shot and stuff. I meet my buddies here about once a month and we have a great time. The food is pretty good too. Thursday night is country night which I usually avoid, but have been there on that night and had fun
Review Source:Hadn't been here in nine months or so. Remembered it being decent in the past, but this time, the whole place felt sort of stale and half-assed.
- We waited 3-5 minutes at the entrance to be acknowledged by a hostess.
- I understand "working as a team" and all, but we had 4-5 different servers come by and drop things off during the meal. It just came across as disorganized.
- Worst of all: at around 8:15 p.m., our waitress started VACUUMING a large area directly next to our table. If it's 10:00 and you're trying to shut the place down? Maybe. But if it's in the middle of dinnertime, and really just have to clean something up, get a broom and dustpan.
- Maybe we picked the wrong night, but the clientele was a lot more, uh, "working-class" than I remember. Lots of screaming babies. Lots of dudes in sleeveless t-shirts.
- The food was fine. I had the fish tacos...can't complain.
I've gone there a few times in the last 2 1/2 years. The food's always okay enough, but unmemorable. The stuff on the wall's always the same. It's just sort of tired.
Came here about 2 months ago for mine and a coworkers b'day. You get a free meal on your birthday so I figured it was a good place to go!! Love free stuff. It was lunch break, and we have an hour. I didn't see any problem with getting lunch within an hour. Well, it was a problem. We got there, sat down, ordered our drinks, and when she came back, ordered lunch. 30 minutes later, our lunch wasn't there. After 45, we asked for it to be wrapped to go when it came out, because we were already late to be back to work. Still no food, so we were about to leave when 50 minutes later, it finally came out. But the waitress didn't drop the check, it took her a good 10 minutes to do that. We had all of our cards out so we could pay and go, and it took her another 10 minutes to come get our cards. At that point, we were furious, so we asked for a manager. I went to the bathroom, and walked into the waitress and manager  complaining about us!! Totally unacceptable. Then the manager comes up to us and talks to us like it was our fault that the meal came out late? I don't think so. How long does it take for 3 salads and some fried chicken? 20 minutes, tops. Anyway...we ended up getting our bill taken care of but it was such terrible service, I will never be back.
Review Source:This place was on the way home from where we went car shopping, so decided to stop. We have been here before & we always go to their sister restaurant the Abington Ale House.
The food is pretty good, when you get it. You basically are waiting like forever for it. The place is huge, it has an arcade of all video games & I guess they just added some bowling alleys too, so I guess I could have gone & done that instead of waiting at my table, the waitress was so apologetic, so instead of apologizing, go check on when  are food is coming out? I guess all she does is places the order & other servers bring out the food from the kitchen.
We basically waiting 40 minutes for a steak tip dinner & panini sandwich, but the food was hot when it came out??
Overall, food is good but the service sucks.
The Charlie Horse has been around since I was a kid. Â However, I don't know why, everytime I go, I think I'm going to like it again as much as I did back in the day. Â Not happening. Â They've done some nice renovations over the years with an outside deck & a new bowling alley, but it's still only good for one thing: arcades & kids. (Ok, that was two things.) Â The food has never been anything to write home about, but on a good day, the kitchen makes a slammin' buffalo chicken dip as well as buffalo mac n' cheese. Â Everything is too overpriced for the quality, in my opinion. Â There are lots of tvs which are great for game nights, but be weary of the time...come in after 8/9pm & you're charged a $5 cover. Â Cuz oh, Â didn't you know?...The Chuck Bucket's considered a "night club" these days.
Review Source:There's alot going on at this place...it's like a one stop entertainment stop for everyone....
Ate lunch here, got the buffalo chicken mac n cheese...def recommend it was good. Â When you order a soda, they serve you a big gulp with a straw...it's a insanely sized drink.
Been here on Fri and Sat nights before, get's a good crowd and drinks are good. Â Def. worth the visit
A friend and I were looking for a bar in the Quincy area to watch the UFC fight, but were out of luck. Lucky for us, she discovered that The Charlie Horse was playing it, so we decided to make the half-hour road trip down to West Bridgewater.
Cover for the UFC fight was $10, which wasn't really too big of a surprise--after all, the bar is paying for Pay-Per-View. There were lots of TV surrounding the bar/restaurant, so it was worth it.
We started out at a table where we ordered appetizers. (What they have is standard bar food. Nothing to knock or rave about.) Unfortunately we were rushed soon after we got our food because they had to remove all the tables to make way for the incoming crowd. We were a little annoyed to have to get up so soon without much of a warning, but our waitress was pretty nice so we shrugged it off...and then all was forgiven when we spotted one of the cute bartenders. Ladies, trust me--you'll enjoy the eye candy.
What you might not enjoy so much is the music selection--I felt like I'd traveled back in time 5-10 years! Now, there are some songs that will forever be staples in the club (or in this case, bar with a dance floor); however, four Nelly songs in one night hasn't been acceptable since 2003. But if your drunk, you might just let that one slide.
As for drinks, there's a pretty good selection of beers and the alcohol is fairly priced.
I wouldn't go out of my way to go to Charlie Horse for a big night out, but I wouldn't mind stopping by again for another UFC fight or if I just so happened to be in the neighborhood.
I came here a few years ago and had a good time. Great food and fun games. However, I came here recently for my 21st birthday experienced neither of those. For starters our server showed no interest while serving is; she barely even cracked a smile! We had to ask multiple times for little things. Just very unsatisfactory service.
Now the food... I ordered the steak tips. The only good thing about them was I didn't have to pay (Birthday guests eat free). The drink I had with my meal (Watermelon Colada) was disgusting! And when I asked for a glass of water, waited 15 minutes to get it.
I think this place is great if you're looking to sit at the bar and watch the game on one of its 20 TVs, but that's about it.
I have no idea how people like the atmosphere in this place. Â It is dark, outdated and hideous. Â If you want to watch the game, then go there. Â There has to be a minimum of 30 TVs in the joint. Â If not, then go elsewhere.
I ordered the bison burger, which must not be very popular because the ground bison tasted old and stale. Â The bun was soggy and the fries nothing to write home about. Â The liquor selection is HORRIBLE! Â They did not have the first 5 shots I tried to order (and they were Dr. Mcgillacuddy's mint, vanilla, rumplemintz, Stoli Blueberry, and Stoli anything!) Â The frozen drinks all contain vanilla softserve mix and they are TERRIBLE!
The waitstaff were not very attentive and did not seem to care whether we were satisfied. Â I won't be going back any time soon.
All things change, and I guess this once favorite restaurant is no exception.
Stopped by the other day for lunch and yuck, has that place gone down the toilet. Everyone's grabbing a butt right by the front door, so that yummy, sour, death laden stench follows you in. It's nice though to have company whilst waiting for bimbo #1 to finish with her cell phone and seat us...' yea-ahh, sorry I didt se ya there'.. (fifty says her name's Heth-ther ) so we're seated between the kitchen and the men's room. There's plenty of booths and tables except they're dirty and gross so bimbo #2 (another fifty says her name's also Heth-thar) seats us atop a very nice gentleman who had we'd stayed I'm sure we'd become best buds with since WE WERE PRACTICABLY IN HIS LAP !!
Then the adorable stench from the potty sneaks over and belts us amidships. Not a filthy gross smell but that wonderfully disgusting overpowering pink 'sanitizer' smell that screams 'we're too cheap to clean it so we'll just overload the sanican smell machine'. There's 5 plates on the table (very nice Fiesta types). The top one was so greasy the dishwasher could have used it as a pomade, the second one had enough &#)* on it to feed 3 starving families from ????.
Though I have  wanted to do it a couple times before, I've never walked out of a restaurant UNTIL NOW. Gross gross gross. I checked their website for address etc for this review and guess what.. they're "accepting applications for experienced Line Cooks, Bartenders, and Servers" and I'll bet its NOT because they're busy.
Do not waste your time, don't even think about it. Either this joint just got new owners or it needs them, cause management seems to have left without a forwarding address.. sorry yelp requires at least 1 star, they don't even deserve that !!
As a life-long resident of West Bridgewater, without exaggeration, I have been to The Charlie Horse hundreds of times. While in the last few years I've only been maybe once or twice a year, the quality has always managed to remain the same, which in a restaurant is not always easy to accomplish.
Their menu offers quite traditional pub grub fare with burgers, sandwiches, wraps, and salads. They also offer dinners such as chicken & steak fajitas, steak tips, country fried chicken, etc. In addition they do offer daily specials on their "sports page".
The occasion for my most recent trip was to celebrate my birthday! If you go on your actual birthday (not the day before or after!) and tell your server, your meal is compliments of the house (drinks not included). Just make sure to present your valid picture ID when you order (and don't forget to tip your server based on the bill before they remove your free meal!).
For my dinner I decided to try one of their daily specials, Scallops Au Gratin, tender sea scallops baked in a creamy white sauce topped with spinach and breadcrumbs to add a crispy finish. The dish was delicious and was served piping hot. I got a side of garlic mashed potatoes, which were tasty, though kind of uninspiring. I ended up adding some butter, a heavy amount of pepper, and a few dashes of salt to get it up to par. In addition we got a side loaf of break ($1.50) which came out nice & hot.
For an appetizer we tried the buffalo chicken dip, which is a spicy cheese sauce with shredded chicken, topped with some Tabasco sauce, and served with tortilla chips, carrots, and celery. I've had this appetizer countless times before but the dip was not very cheesy and the chicken was pulled in rather large chunks instead of being shredded. It was still a tasty treat. Since it was my birthday our server brought me a birthday cupcake and sang Happy Birthday, which is a nice touch.
Other highlights from their menu are their burgers, which usually aren't too hard to screw up, but they exceed expectations. Their loaded "macho" nachos are quite possibly one of my favorite items on their menu covered with melty cheese, chili, and all the fixin's. Another favorite of mine is their buffalo chicken mac & cheese, spiral macaroni covered with delicious cheese sauce, huge chunks of buffalo chicken, and sprinkled with buffalo sauce. I always ask for bleu cheese and just pour it all in there, its one of my all time favorite comfort foods.
Our server was courteous and friendly and our orders came out in a very timely manner. Despite their giant cups of soda, I was able to put down a few, and
The Charlie Horse walks a fine line between being exclusively a sports bar & entertainment hub and a family restaurant. Over the years they have expanded their floor space into the adjacent units in the building. What used to be a tiny arcade with ski-ball, a few ticket games, an ice hockey table, and Aerosmith's Revolution-X is now a giant area with dozens of games.
In addition to their arcade area (one of the remaining few in the area) they also have billiards, and their just-opened bowling alley. Also they opened up an outdoor patio/deck with a full bar & TVs so that if guests want to enjoy the nice fresh air (or a cigarette) they can do so.
The Charlie Horse is a SPORTS bar, and they certainly don't fall short on this. The walls are adorned with autographed sports memorabilia ranging from Patriots, Celtics, Red Sox, Bruins, and other local & national sports figures. They have at least forty flat screens and projection TVs around the premise so if you're looking to catch that playoff game or big fight; it's almost a guarantee that they'll be showing it.
They also offer a variety of entertainment from live bands, DJ's, and comedians on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Keep in mind usually there is a cover charge which usually ranges from between $5 and $10.
Just a word of advice, usually on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday the restaurant will be packed, so calling ahead is a good idea, especially if you do have a big party. That said also, if you're looking for a nice quite dinner at an intimate setting, perhaps this is not your best choice. They frequently have large parties, many of who have children.
Parking does come at a premium, because of the limited nature of their parcel of land, it does not allow for a lot of front row parking, however they did just recently expand their parking by the entrance at the street and parking is also allowed in the lot at Lowes right next-door, you simply may just have to walk an extra 300 feet. The Charlie Horse is conveniently located right off of Route 24.
Oh, the Charlie Horse...
Best things on the menu are Buff Mac and Tiki bar chicken, both pretty damn good. Gets sooo busy on Friday and Saturdays. I've seen the wait get to 2 hours...
Im pretty sure Friday is live music, Saturday is a DJ and Thursday is country music.
The service is slow on weekends, and the clapping is soooooo annoying.
Was in the area for a meeting and stopped in for lunch.
3 plates for 3 guys, standard fare except for the chili which was gruesome. Burnt cheese on top, old tasting chili underneath.
I had a Thai salad which was essentially a Cobb saled but without the chopped eggs. Really good, really fresh, really hit the spot. The other guys had chicken wings, soup and the chili. Standard.
The one thing that was phenomenal was the whole sport look. Probably 60 televisions, tons of sports memorabilia (all Boston...boooo) and just an awesome feel to the place. I would loooooooooooooooooove to go back just to watch a playoff hockey game. 6 stars out of 5 for the sports vibe alone. Feels like Cheers for armchair quarterbacks!!!!!
BEST buffalo chicken mac & cheese EVERRRRR ... Â other food isn't bad either, Â fajitas, seafood bake, etc.. all amazing.. .and FREE meal ON you're bday makes it even better :D
also a fun place to go dancing on the weekends :)
lost a star for charging WAY too much on a weekend night, and for getting rid of those pool tables for bowling lanes... if I wanted to BOWL i would go to the BOWLING ALLEY!! Â free pool on Tuesdays was the BEST, and I always looked forward to getting some mac & cheese while the hubby played pool :(
Great local sports bar. Nice TVs, big restaurant with games and out door patio.
I have no complaints with this place except the night time entrance fees are ridiculous and what's making me hold on to that last star. I don't come here for the night life most of the time due to this fact. Food is great, for sports games is a great place.
Sometimes we'd come for dinner and they'd still charge us to get in. That sucks, but aside from that. Great place!
You might go to the Charlie Horse just for the games or the beer, but I go for the... food.
Yes, the food, because the Charlie Horse is really good for food. I highly recommend their buffalo chicken dip starter, it is probably one of the most innovative dishes that I have ever had. Imagine a buffalo chicken dip... it's like a fondu with spicy buffalo chicken pieces and bleu cheese.
Again, I'm one for burgers, and they make a great burger. It may take slightly long for your food, but it is well worth it.
Play games while they are making your food. So what if the games are for kids? They're nothing but fun.
The restaurant is excellent and I highly approve of this place. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because sometimes there are frivolous kids around, not the place's fault, but still pulls it back from a 5.
Cactus Approved.
Decent enough sports bar owned by the Barrett Restaurant people(other Charlie Horse is in Kingston and is much smaller, also own 3-4 Barrett's Ale Houses on the southshore.
Game room so the divorced dads can drink on kid's visit weekend while pretending to spend quality time with junior. A must go place for twentysomething first dates if you are a local. Also "the" place to hang on a Sat night (again, only if a local...Boston folk stay away unless slumming). Decent chow, although stick to the basics. I did have a Carribean style pork sandwich with pineapple salsa and cilantro may that was very good. Fries suck (crispy, tastless greasesticks) so opt for chips or tater salad. All in all, a fun place to go and grab a bite and a beer, watch the game or catch some tunes. They charge a cover on Sat nights which I find ridiculous and would avoid.
Why you should go to the Charlie Horse:
Because you're in Boston, so where the hell else are you going to find a country night? Three friends and I descended on the Charlie Horse for Country Idol, a karaoke contest for the brave or deluded (To be fair, there were some good singers. Rock on.) Danced with the cowboys, but were hopelessly outmatched by the line-dancing women who clearly knew their shit. So the next time you're sitting at home on a Thursday night thinking, "Man, I really wish I were surrounded by people in cowboy hats," remember country night at the CH.
Because at least one of the servers is awesome. I loved our chatty waitress.
Why you might not return to the Charlie Horse:
The food - overpriced.
The drinks - bad mixed drinks (I tasted my friends') and seriously lacking bar (they were out of the first two kinds of beer I asked for.)
The atmosphere - it is what it is. Sports paraphernalia, noisy kids, and bad perms.
We held a big 50th Birthday Bash for Big Bad Bill, my brother in law, just yesterday at this place.
It is huge......You don't even realize how big it is at first, because of the layout. Â It was also chock full of Patriots fans, all wearing jerseys. Â There was even a Patriots cheerleader, doing a promo, which made all the middle aged men very happy....
Food good, though a wee pricey for what you get. Â Most sandwiches are up around the ten dollar range. Â Portions are really big, though. Â Beer good, and reasonably priced. Â The staff who took care of us were top-notch. Â Really, those gals worked their butts off, and were sweet, too.
Since my sweetheart dumped a very large soda in my lap, right in the beginning of the party, I spent awhile sitting and hiding my soaked crotch (love ya, honey). Â But after I dried out enough to walk unembarrassed among the throngs, I discovered the Video Game Room. Â Now we're talking! Â This place is what Dave and Buster's ought to be. Â Good games, staff around, and no skeevy perverts. Â They have Buck Hunter, for the maniacs who love it!
I admit it, I'm a little bit country. Â Okay, I love country music. Â It reminds me of home...
So when I heard on the radio that there's a bar near Boston that plays country music, I HAD to go. Â And what an experience it was...
First, I'll get it out of the way with - driving to Bridgewater from Boston sucks, but the festivities don't start until 9:00, so traffic is gone by then. Â Still, drive = lots of suck.
Once you get there, you'll find a diverse crowd, certainly more so than I expected. Â
There were a bunch of 'older' folks - I'd say in the 40-60 age bracket - who came for the line dancing. Â Mostly women, but one guy with a John Deere trucker cap (he looked about 65 but probably was in his early 50s) looked like he was drunk as all get-out and about to crash into the sound equipment, but he turned out to be an incredible dancer with an unusual style.
Then came the working stiffs - a bunch of guys nursing Bud Lights at the bar, wearing stained work shirts with their names across the breast pocket, and it wasn't a fashion statement.
Then the boys - a pack of guys in their early 20s wearing shorts and t-shirts, gripping Coronas and Buds and drooling over the ladies. Â Far too cool to dance, they just hovered and joked with each other.
Ah yes, the ladies. Â Ladies love country music, and they came in flocks to the Charlie Horse, clad in short denim skirts and cowboy boots. Â It was an impressive sight to see. Â I wouldn't be surprised if most of them were not local, but down from the city for the music & dancing.
All in all, the Charlie Horse on a Thursday night is a pretty entertaining venue. Â They host a 'Country Idol" with locals singing country songs backed by an in-house cover band. Â It's hit or miss in regards to talent, but pretty entertaining regardless. Â The rest of the night the cover band plays with its professional singer; they're mediocre in terms of talent, but they put on a fun show (mostly country top 40). Â Line dancing is in full effect, with couples dancing off to the side.
The rest of the Charlie Horse is a pretty average suburban sports bar/banquet hall. Â There's a room full of nice pool tables, another room with a large but run-down arcade. Â The walls are covered with TVs, sports memorabilia, and the occasional dead animal head (mostly in the pool hall). Â The bar, frankly, sucks. Â I imagine 99% of the drinks they sell are served in a bottle, so there's not much emphasis elsewhere. Â I ordered a martini, and I swear the bartender had to go in back and look up the recipe (it came out with WAY too much vermouth in it, and the bar didn't have any olives).
Overall I'd give the Charlie Horse itself 2 stars, but 4 Â stars for country night, just because I had so much fun. Â I know country fans are few and far between in Boston, but if anyone wants to go down, I'd go again in a heart beat.
A friend of mine who grew up in the area decided to have her birthday party out in Bridgewater at the Charlie horse. The place is a huge sports bar with flat screen TVs everywhere, pool tables, a stage for live bands and an arcade full of games. I got to the bar after 10:00 and they had a pretty decent cover band playing on the stage, and a decent selection of beers on tap. This place is pretty far from Boston so, I mean it is past Ikea which is pretty much the end of the earth to me, so because it was way out there I couldn't really drink thus it looses major points.
A lot of the people who go to the bar have a hint of white trash to them, a conversation I had went something like this: "oh, cool you came with your sister to celebrate... celebrate what?.?.?... Oh, you just got out of prison, good for you." And again the place looses some more points.
Anyway after a while my friends and I decided to hit up the arcade, this was a decent time, but unfortunately many of the machines were broken and had tape over the coin slots. We tried playing the dance-dance revolution clone and that was pretty fun, and they have about 3 varieties of big buck hunter. In the end it got towards the end of the night and we had a bunch of tokens left over so we played skiball got a bunch of tickets which we then traded in for ring pops and got the heck out of there.
We walked out, and I looked around the parking lot thinking to myself, I wonder how many people have been stabbed here after getting out of this bar? But I was with a lot of women, so I kept that thought to myself. I don't think I'll be going back, this place is just to far away and doesn't have anything special to draw me back.
Man, I've been to the Charlie Horse so many times since I was younger. Sports bar, arcade...though the arcade is seriously lacking in comparison what it used to be ten years ago, even five years ago...but I guess the lack of production in arcade games can partially contribute to that happening. But serious, Pump it Up? Why the fuck do arcades have that instead of DDR now?
Anyways, the food is and has always been mediocre. Though when I went last time they had buffalo chicken in pasta shells and it was like, the best combonation of food I have never thought to see or try before. Granted, it was chicken and velveeta tossed with Red Hot sauce, but hey. Now I put Red Hot sauce in my mac n cheese.
I can't say much for the nightclub as I'm not old enough for the bar (6 more months!) but it kinda sucks that when I've just wanted to go to play arcade games or get something to eat they won't let you in if you're under 21 after 7 or 8. Lame.
Its a sports bar/restaurant with an arcade and pool room. You know, the kind that has Patriots stuff all over the place. But they do have Stella on draft so i can't fault them there.
Just remember hygiene(sp?) if you decide to go play video games after you're drunk. It never fails that whenever we go there, someone in our party comes down with a horrid cold or flu because they went right back to their appetizers after sitting on a fake motorcycle or attempting to play ski ball. Friends don't let friends eat germy. Believe it.
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