Stopped by on a whim for a drink on the way back to McMenamins, then we noticed they had a full sized shuffleboard table in the back! Â Unfortunately there were a couple of haggard Cougars back there playing the ol' "Slow Play/Stall To Hold The Table Till Our Group Shows Up" game. Â They were really bitchy, and when their group showed they all just stood around BSing. Â So I called one of the guys over and asked if they were done, to which he very nicely replied that he would tell the others that THEY were done. So the table was ours and we enjoyed ourselves. Â Not much else to say about this place. Â Looks and feels like your average sports bar.
Review Source:i'd been here a few times with friends from the area. Â i admit i wouldn't have stopped in otherwise but this place is really really cool. Â
they have pool, shuffle board, lots of tv's, live music some nights. Â great bar food--didn't see that coming. Â and they have bbq's in the summer. Â feature 10 barrel brewing co--one of my favorite beers. Â
nice touch: BFP (big f'n pitcher). Â about 2x the size of a normal pitcher...about $20 for domestics. Â great for groups.
gets packed later at night , lots of locals and regulars who seem to know everyone. Â
good times.
If this bar was located in the San Francisco Bay Area, I'd immediately give it one star (or no stars at all). But since I was out of my element in Bend, I, as a tourist of Oregon, must acknowledge and factor in the element of novelty, thus giving JC's two stars. At least I was able to people-watch and observe a cross-section of Bend's bar-going culture. In general, however, I wasn't into the loud-sports-bar feel of the place, nor was I feeling the drunken, college-like crowd.
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