How could I be the first Yelper not to give this place 5 stars? Â Looks like a bar right out of your grandfathers' era. Â Afternoons were dead but was cool, dark, Â and quiet inside on a hot, humid, sunny, summer day. Â Perfect to watch the Phillies lose yet again... Â Much bigger inside than it looks from the outside. Â
Surprised to find they have a pretty good tap list, all micros on tap, and if you want budmillercoors, they have bottles of those. Â No food served. Â
A very nice down-to-earth, non-hip, getaway from all the uber-fanciness on LBI.
This is my kind of bar! Â A small, quiet, divey bar sandwiched between houses on the street. Â You would drive right past it without thinking twice if you weren't looking for it and although it has a small private lot, a lot of people walk or bike there so it doesn't look like anyone is in there either.
They have darts for free, a pool table, boxing game ($1.00 for two hitS), shuffle bowling ($0.50 for 10 frames), a free shuffleboard, and super shot ($50 per game). Â There is also an older jukebox with a solid selection from older No Doubt to Santana to Janis Joplin to Forest Gump soundtrack. Â We had a blast at this bar. Â So much so, we were there for a couple of hours, left to get food at Cheg, and then came back because we were enjoying ourselves so much.
There is no kitchen, just some chips and pretzels. Â
There was some confusion about drink prices. Â When we were first there, all of our mixed drinks (Captain and coke, Jameson and ginger, and Jack and diet) were all $5 - later that night, the other bar tender said it was $7 per drink but only charged us $5 after we told him we were paying differently before. Â Beer was about $4.50-6.
Small crowd, not too empty, not too loud. Â Bartenders were all younger, cool guys who were fun to talk to and joke with. Â Another young guy posted out front to check IDs was also fun to talk to while people stole a smoke.
I've been hanging in LBI for the past 13 years, and I rarely venture out into the night life. Most of the bars on the island just aren't my scene, and it seems kind of pointless to spend money out in an overpriced club when you can drink microbrews on your deck in the ocean breeze.
However, I was bringing a handful of friends to our family beach house and wanted to see if I could find a fun place we could hit on a Saturday night. I logged into Yelp and searched..... Â lo and behold, a bar listed as a "dive" in LBI? With all 5-star ratings? I had to check it out.
The bartenders were as friendly and awesome as could be, the beers were relatively cheap, and the ambiance was fun. Very mixed crowd, from 21 year olds to couples in their 50's and 60's. We didn't stay very long, but we had a great time.
I'll definitely be back next time I'm in LBI for the weekend.
This is EXACTLY the kind of bar I feel completely comfortable in.
You can wear whatever you want. The jukebox is a real jukebox and filled with awesome. They have darts. The bartender is cool and attentive. The drinks are cheap and stiff. The music is a reasonable volume so you don't have to scream your conversations.
Go here.
If you are in the area and you don't want to be at the bars/clubs in the area then this SHOULD be your #1 choice.
When you first walk up to the HUD it is extremely sketchy and you might have thoughts of turning around and going elsewhere. I urge you NOT to leave. This place is so much fun, low key, and really laid back.
Really cheap drinks and GREAT beers on tap. Plenty of great games to participate in that keep the good times rolling.
They also have a ridicously good jukebox and will only make your time here that much better.
The Hud is a great time and shouldn't be passed up
Opens at noon so you can get your day started right. Â There is nothing more I like than games and booze, and both are supplied here. Â The jukebox is solid with CDs from the Beastie Boys, Elton John, the Doors, Ween, and other albums in that realm of the music spectrum. Â The shuffleboard is clutch. Â Reasonable prices on all the drinks. Â It seems totally out of place for LBI, and I'm not saying that in a bad way.
Review Source:I'll keep this short and simple-
You have a good crew of Friends? This is the place to be. Â This "hole in the wall bar"= good beer, good music, and great times. Â The shuffle board table is the place to be! Â
The only downside- sometimes you get some nasty newbies who think they own the place and want to erase names off the shuffle board chalk board. Â It's usually resolved when they realize- no one messes with the chalk board- they leave sulking, and the fun resumes!
Locals only please! Â When I hear that people don't want to go in because it looks like a dive? Â Good, go to the Marlin instead. Â This place is for the flip flop wearing crew. Â If you want to wear an "outfit" - this isn't your bar. Â Actually, if you want to wear an outfit, you prob shouldn't be on LBI in the first place.
Review Source:Pretentious? Stuffy? Stilted? Â Trendy? Classy? Looking for a place like that? Â Don't come to the Hud. Good beer, great people, darts, shuffleboard, sticky floor, end of the bar fixed with duct tape.... What else would you want? Hey, the place has been around for 100+ years, gotta be doin' something right.
Check out the Hud.
Picture this: My friends and I are on LBI looking for a good time. We're city folk and wary, but decide to take a chance on the local bar scene. Since we've seen the pink Nardi's party bus around town, we decide to head there. Imagine our surprise when we see a line out the door! A particularly intrepid member of our group sidles up and asks if there is a cover. There is. It's $10. What the fuck? For some tacky-ass "tavern & grille" with a no-name band from nowhere? I don't think so.
we head down island to the Marlin. Same effin deal.
Finally we tumble into the Hud, right around the corner. No line, no cover, so far so good. What?!? $20 covers all four drinks?!? SIGN ME UP.
We spent the rest of the evening happily crushed into the crowded little Hud, drinking cheap Blue Moon on tap (served with orange slices, natch) and G&Ts while getting tips on how to get the perfect punch on the bar's punching bag machine. You have to try it if you go. My high score's 678. Think you can beat that? If not, there's a host of other bar games waiting for your triumph.
Bottom line: so far the only place I've found on LBI that's better for drinking than my fridge at home.
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