Prospector East Saloon

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  GREAT dive bar!   Patrons were welcoming.  Staff were hilarious.  Drinks were cheap.   Food was great, but they don't serve all the time.   Little scary from the outside, but inside is right out of a movie set.  Check it out.

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  Posted on 04.15.13 Sara S.

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  Excellent lunch on a Friday, or any day really.  I am not sure there is a weekday I haven't been here at some point.  It is funny reading the posts with 1 star and seeing how it is the same people etc.  The Friday lunch crowd seems to be more local hi-tech, hard working people who know where to get good food, rather than a bar lined with "townies"
  
  Actually this place was pointed out by a client of mine who has a thing for very tasty steak tips.  We go there from time to time when I take the team out for lunch.  It is VERY reasonably priced, at lunch you can get steak tips or a burger for CHEAP, and it comes with pasta salad as well.  They are able to handle large lunch groups as sometimes we have 5 people, other times we have 25 people, and the food is always great.  
  
  Sure it is a dive bar, but it does have that hometown, hole-in-the-wall feel.  The owners are great and always tag team the grill and register to get the food out hot and quickly.  Typical lunch menu is basic, tips, burger, chicken sandwich and a few other options, nothing fancy, just good quick food.
  
  I am sure there are "better" places to go, but for a quick lunch on the cheap with excellent tasting tips, this is my spot.

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  Posted on 06.22.12 Adam W.

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  What a dump! I like dive bars but this was not a dive bar it was a crime scene. You walk in and everyone stares at you because they are so used to seeing the same 3 people all the time. I have never consumed a beer so fast in all my life just to get out of there. It's dirty and scummy and I can not believe they serve food...yuck

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  Posted on 01.01.11 Jessica t.

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  How do I love you, P, let me count the ways! I love your old benches and tables, your jukebox, your ecclectic crowd. I love Lisa & Bobby for your commitment to the neighborhood. I love your cheap beers and atmosphere, your curt menu & wifi! Do not be intimidated by the dark appearance or side entrance. darts, pool, jukebox... the P is full of character & characters.

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  Posted on 11.12.09 Rebecca P.

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  disgusting dirty dive bar

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  Posted on 03.17.09 Tiff D.

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  Great dive bar - dark and shady on the inside, Never crowded - Im sure the same few old guys sitting on the same bar stools are there everytime I go in & the Beer is cheap and cold. They have great pool tables and darts in the back through the swinging saloon doors.

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  Posted on 02.20.09 A D.

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  It's 2:36 in the afternoon on a weekday and I have a decent buzz on.  Why is this important?  Because I went to Prospector for Lunch with a friend.  Okay, I already ate my lunch so really I just had, er...  beverages.
  
  It's a attached to yet another of Marlborough municipal parking lots (who knew there were so many?) but the lot feels like it's meant to be private parking for the saloon.
  
  And saloon IS the right word.  There is a big red outside door (that's left propped open when the whether is nice) but inside that are the main doors... swinging saloon doors from floor to ceiling.
  
  When you walk in everything is wood... and not new stupid shiny wood, but aged delightful homey wood.  This place was a winner, for me, before I even ordered.
  
  I had a JW Black and later a Sam Oct and my friend had just the Sam (and some of mine).  My friend also ordered a steak and cheese.
  
  This is where it gets interesting...  the kitchen is open an in plain sight of the bar and we sat there and watched them actually throw a steak on the grill.  Then they folded up that steak and put it on a big 'ole bulkie roll and toss on a slice of cheese.   It also came with chip on the side...  but it was a WHOLE STEAK.  A thin steak, definitely, but still a whole steak!   I'm assuming that means you can even request how it's cooked.  Wowzers!
  
  Service was friendly but the real kicker was the bill.
  
  1 JW Black + 2 Octoberfests + 1 Steak in Cheese (with a whole steak) = $16.40.   I shit you not.
  
  So why not four stars?   Well.....   I'd like to see how they handle the evening crowd... but rest assured, I'll be back and there'll be an update.
  
  (P.S.  They've also got a back room with pool tables.)

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  Posted on 09.12.08 Dawn E.

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