The Honest Pint

I was in Chattanooga for a 3 day stretch for a buddy's wedding and we stopped in to this place 3 times.  The inside is one of the coolest pubs I've been in.  Loved all the wood and the chandeliers gave a nice contrast to the old saloon style.  They have an excellent and large selection of beers in bottles, on draft, bombers, and cans.  The service is great and the staff is very friendly.  Only downside is you'll smell like an ashtray when you leave, but that's something I can live with.

The missus and I stopped into the Honest Pint during a self-imposed pub crawl around the area (we like to do that in new towns we visit)... and ended up on the fence about the place...

The building itself, is fantastic!  Went from brothel... to something I forgot ...to a pool hall... to the Irish-American fusion pub and grill it is today (done by the same owners as Terminal Brewhouse and Hair of the Dog Pub - both of which we also worked into our crawl).  It's a huge place with pool tables, darts, a ton of seating, and is obviously set up for live music (though none was playing while we were in).

The brew list was pretty decent: a good smattering of UK and craft stuff... along with some local brews, of course... and the food menu looked really inviting!

The big problem was their service...

Walking up to the place, two employees were sitting on a car hood (taking up the space right in front of the door, of course) smoking cigarettes and cursing up a storm.  We're no prudes, but I doubt that's the first impression the owners would appreciate...

Walking in, nobody said anything... so we meandered over to a high-top that looked comfy...... where we sat... read the bar-top stuff... sat some more...... and were just about to get up to let someone know we existed...... when our server walks in from the front (she was one of the young ladies already mentioned).

She literally said, "Sup?!  Want something to drink?"  Classy...

We ordered our beers... which were dropped off, in passing, while she LITERALLY shouted obscenities across the place to her coworker behind the bar.

We didn't bother ordering food... since we never saw her again until I had to get up and go find her (leaning at the bar chatting away with yet another employee) for our bill...

The place has potential.  Good brew list... looks like a nice menu... a great facility...... but the teeny-bopper grunge wanna-be-rebel staff didn't strike our fancy, so we moved on.  Shrug.

Visited for the first time last night and will definitely be returning regularly. The setup for live music is great, and the service was excellent. Had the Irish Cheese Dip (served with soda bread) and was in heaven; the tater tots are equally delicious. Cool atmosphere, friendly staff, and reasonable prices.