It has been quite some time since I've found a "dive" bar that I can call my own.
My search has ended.
I love the Whistle, good drinks, reasonably priced and tasty food, and excellent bar service. Â Their daily specials are excellent - particularly the BOGO pizza on Tuesdays - you can't beat that. Â Kitchen closes a little too early for my liking, so sometimes after rugby practice I end up going without, so get there before 10PM. Â That's a small complaint to have in the grand scheme of things.
Now that I live down the street, I plan on frequenting this place more. Â This is a wonderfully run and accommodating place that hasn't been run over need to serve overpriced burgers, 430 kinds of craft brews, and call is a gastropub. Â Good places like this are a dying breed, I am glad that they are surviving and thriving.
One last note, this is an excellent post golf destination if you're finishing a day at Olde Salem Greens.
- Uncle Juggsy hears the Whistle blowing
TOP 3 STEAK TIPS!!!
WOW! I took home a pound of their marinated tips. Â Threw them on the grill and proceeded to have one of the BEST steak tip dinners of my entire life.
The flavor mix of the meat and the marinate was impeccable. Â I highly, HIGHLY suggest giving them a try.
I could probably find a few more adjectives to gush over them with, but I don't want it to get embarrassing. Â Just go get some, they're delicious!
The food is alright, the drinks are strong and the service is good. Â The place is small but it's booth tables can be good for groups. They have pool and darts if you want.
The tips are good but the earlier review was dead on about how good the curly fries are.
Mixed crowd from emo kids to golfers but all in all a nice place to go for a drink and a bite.
Stopped here on a whim while passing through the area. Our burgers were decent, the curly fries were good. They have limited seating so when we arrived the set out an extra table for us to eat at.
3 stars for food
4 stars for accommodating service
2 stars for appearance & cleanliness
The atmosphere was that of lively locals out for a night of familiar faces and cheap beer. This is a true dive bar. Tiny, dark, dingy, and lively.
This is a great little divey bar. We went on a Thursday, half price app night. I got the mushroom swiss burger with added onions. It was sooo good!! Juicy and tasty. My son had the grilled ham and cheese. He ate the whole thing, which is saying a lot for him. We had great service and the whole bill was $24.00 that included a lemonade and 2 amstels. We will be going back.
Review Source:i was seriously disappointed to find out the tin whistle is not as divey as i'd originally hoped. from the outside, my hopes were sky high considering the one small window (filled with neon bar signs) doesn't allow much sight inside. appearance-wise on the inside, it's SORT OF divey. the prices and the menu, though, don't follow through. awww. it's still fairly priced, though! this place isn't bad at all.
the menu offered a lot of burgers, sandwiches, and regular bar/pub plates. i'd say the average price was around 7 or 8 bucks. i've only been once but i was happy enough with everything.
i went on two dollar burger night. that was awesome. you get a burger on a high quality, toasty bun (not just your average white bread summer cookout bun). ridgy chips and pickles come on the side. additional toppings are 50 cents. the broiled burger was prepared well and tasted great. definitely worth the two dollars.... haha. no, it was worth more than that.
not the largest beer selection per se, from what i saw. four beers, a two dollar burger, and a grilled ham and cheese sandwich came to about $22. decent enough.
i definitely enjoyed the tin whistle. it's just not the dive i'd hoped it to be. that's alright, though. it's a two minute walk from my house so you know i'll be back.
oh yeah, it's very salem state student-oriented.