The more I come here the more I like it. My bf plays music so we are across the street a lot but this is the place the musicians come to hang.
My opinion has turned since I had the food here. The "famous" bar pie is really good! It comes out hot with the cheese falling off. I've also had the chicken fingers and french fries that are better than any other dive bar with food.
I also like a place with a jukebox. Its casual and not snobby like a typical Jersey bar where people are real.
If you are from Clifton or any surrounding towns, this is not a lay-low no running into  people kind of place. Get ready to break out the yearbook, because you are going to be saying hi and trying to remember a lot of names. The bar has a very loyal local following and you feel like everyone knows your name even though you aren't in an episode of Cheers. It's a loud but, you must remember Dingo's Den is Rock Bar for locals. The staff doesn't mess around. You will get your drinks and your bar food on time. Not cheap but not expensive. It closes later than most bars in the area and that's part of its local Badass charm. There is pool in the back and couches to plop on in the front. They have shot specials and lots of events. This is a very popular place. It is a definite Clifton staple and usually a good time if you want to run into +10% of your graduating high school class.
Review Source:Went here on a Sunday night so I wasn't expecting a big crowd. The decor was fantastic, gave off this really cool dark, rocker vibe. The drinks were pretty cheap and we sat on one of the couches next to the jukebox. Overall it was pretty quiet, but again this was on a Sunday. I only saw a few guys watching football at the bar. I'd definitely go again.
Review Source:So, I walked into Dingo's Den on my birthday with a friend on a Monday night. Â There were only a few seats remaining at the bar and the music was playing.
A few shots, a few random conversations with friendly patrons/regulars, bar food to help soak up some Patron and my birthday was a good one. Â I walked out of there smiling and toasty on a chilly evening.
Great thing about Dingo's is that you can select your own music, have a seat at the bar or one of their comfy couches, and chill with a drink and not have your wallet choked just to do it. Â Bar pie & wings for only $8.00!!!
And the decor is so punk/dark/edgy I just fell in love with it the first time I walked. Â From skulls to red velvet plush couches to horns hanging above the bar, how could you not??!?
Drinks are so moderately priced. Â The juke box is a bargain. Â $2.00 gets you 7 selections!!! Â
I'm going back again this weekend and possibly for New Years Eve, as they open NYE at normal opening hours and then do NOT close until 3 a.m. Friday night/Saturday morning!!