Definitely one of Evansville's hidden gems. Â The pizza and fried mushrooms are killer awesome. Â The alcohol is pretty reasonably priced. Â The service is excellent (even if the bartender sometimes seems like he's in a bad mood, he's actually a super nice guy). Â And most nights of the week they have live bands, often jazz, featuring local talent. Â But don't go expecting to be able to hold a conversation - when the bands are on, it gets LOUD. Â But seriously, why would you want to talk? Â Get a beer and just get lost in the music. Â You can talk tomorrow.
Review Source:So many good times here. Deerhead is one of those places that makes living in Evansville tolerable for transients and non-natives.
Famous for their 'double-decker' pizzas - just what it sounds like. Basically two pizzas in one. Fantastic. Also their thin crust (which I prefer to thick) is great. Some specialty combos and you can make your own too. Other stuff is decent. Appetizers are standard pub stuff (fried this or that) but good. Especially the mushrooms.
They often have live jazz which is frequently very good. Only complaint is that it is not acoustically equipped to have live music and is therefore EXTREMELY loud when the band is playing - not at all conducive to conversation.
All in all, a great local spot. Check it out if you're in town.
If you are looking for fancy or corporate chain decor, then don't bother walking through the door. If you remember what pizza places used to look like, then step into the wayback machine that is the Deerhead.
Seating is very limited. There are two sections. One that is non-smoking, consists of about 5 tables that are right next to the kitchen. From here you get to watch the cooks making pizzas and hot sandwiches.
The other section is the bar in the next room. From here you get to see the live music selection of the evening. This place was very popular, so there were no tables in that section for us. It was very loud in that room and a bit smoky, so we didn't mind sitting in what the waitress called the "family section". Luckily there were no children present.
The waitress was very pleasant and she patiently told us the beer selection and left out the Bud and Miller as we requested. They didn't have a huge selection, but we found a few gems. The Bell's Two Hearted Ale was a good IPA and the Leinie's 1889 (or something like that) was a tasty surprise as well.
When I stumbled trying to decide what appetizer to order, the waitress suggested the Greek salad. Deciding to skip the deep fried selections seemed like a good idea. We order one and it was huge. She even brought us two plates to share it. (Later, when we got the bill we saw that it was the "small" one.) One thing missing was the anchovies. Greek salads should have anchovies, and this was a pizza place, so I know they have them. There was plenty of feta on it to make up for their absence though.
We had a small pizza. It was OK, but I am not a big fan of the thin crust. My wife is the pizza addict though and she liked it a lot.
Dessert was the real surprise. We like sweets with our beer, so it was nice to find out that they have two kinds of homemade pie. We ordered both, a chocolate and a coconut cream. It was a pleasant ending to the evening.
Because we are from the Chicago area, the prices here seemed very reasonable. After a generous tip, we still ended up around $40 for the night.
The decor is not fancy, but who needs it to be when the food and service are good? I wish the Deerhead was in my neighborhood.
The food was good but not spectacular.
they have good food. Â i highly recommend their pizza. Â servers are very friendly. Â quick service. Â great place to have a few drinks & hang out. Â they always have good music & bands. Â when there is a band the music can be very loud. Â this may be a concern if you are trying to have a conversation. Â if you are buying alcohol, get it from the waitress because the bar is very slow & you will wait for a long time.
Review Source:I've been going to the Deerhead for years, and it is one of my favorite places in Evansville. Â The food is always good, I usually go with the pita grilled cheese, the veggie burger or a pizza. Â Try the fries with a sandwich, they are thick and have a tasty seasoning on them. Â The double decker pizza is one of their specialties, and is always good. Â They have live music in the bar most nights of the week, and I especially like going on Sundays. Â Great atmosphere, good food and good blues/jazz music makes for a fun night! Â
On a side note...if you are looking for a quieter time to dine at Deerhead, try lunch or early evening, as the music doesn't usually start til later at night. Â Also the enclosed patio is generally much quieter than the bar. They also have a drive-through window for carryout orders.
This was my second visit.  We went on a Friday night about 10pm and sat outside.  We were the only patrons.  After sitting there for about 5 min, I went inside to see if they were serving the patio and the cook said he'd send someone right out.  "Amanda!  Do  you want a table outside?"  It seemed like we were a nuisance.  We each ordered a sandwich which arrived fairly quickly and tasted good.  The menu is mostly toasted sandwiches with a few salads.  Not a ton of vegetarian options but I went with the grilled cheese.  Prices are fair.  Service wasn't great but the food was decent.
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