While Valhalla is currently "cool" again since they opened their upstairs, something just doesn't feel quite right. The bouncers are kinda creepy, the bar smells like a freshly cleaned restroom and you have to PAY for music on the stupid Juke Box. Often times the bouncers will play extreme hardcore rock or some sorority girls will start playing Taylor Swift. It kinda sucks you have to wait 30+ minutes for wings that are only decent, and on busy nights you have to wait outside in the cold in line AND THEN are forced to go downstairs if you want to go in plus the dancing area is weird, just not comfortable at all like it used to be. This place is now just average.
Review Source:I quite enjoy Valhalla. It's conveniently placed right off of campus for after class snacks and drinks.
It can get fairly crowded on the weekends and the later it gets the more likely there will be a line along the outside to get in. They have a downstairs for more space and some dancing if it tickles anyones fancy. They have a bar downstairs as well so you don't have to navigate treacherous stairs in an inebriated state or, whose kidding, stairs would probably take me and my drink down when I'm sober.
I had to leave one of the football games early because of heat and dehydration and Valhalla happened to be the only bar at the time showing the game on TV. The upstairs was full but they had plenty more room and TVs downstairs to watch the game. The only problem I had on that day was that at a certain point the screen near our table got fuzzy and I had to focus on a smaller one farther away.
It's a good one around town.
OF COURSE they FINALLY opened the NEW upstairs renovation AFTER I graduate!! Thanks Valhalla... jp.
I love the new upstairs it looks SICK!! I think this is definitely something they needed for the business to draw in more people like Mike's (Shakers, Stubblefield's whatever you want to call it) does with their upstairs and downstairs feature. Now the downstairs just feels like the dungeon.
Gotta love all the sick flat screens in their too so you can watch all the games!
Oh and the food isn't half bad either. Everyone loves the wings - I am not a wings fan in general, but had some nibbles on some nachos that were pretty spanking good.
All the other times I have eaten there I think I have just been to plain drunk to remember...
Best place to go for drink specials. Good bar food. Fun Saturday 80s night theme. Friendly staff and better music than Mikes. Unless it's when they have a band playing live. Then it varies. And it is usually too loud for me. So I avoid going those nights. This is always the first place I want to go when in Pullman. Valhal, holler at your girl!
Review Source:Fun wing nights on Wednesday.
Best wing night deal.
It's a chill bar with beer pong tables. I have only been there on Wednesdays and the place gets packed. The wings are spicy and the beer is cold.
My only complaint is the bouncer. I get it tough guy, you are enforcing the law but my I.D. is me. Â It looks like me, the name matches my debit and credit so you don't have to be such an ass. Â I have never been grilled so hard in my life and my ID is ME. Â "Smile, are you sure this is you?" Oh and he called me a bitch... real professional.
I have finally been able to enjoy this bar atmosphere a few times. Â They are very accomodating for large amounts of people on game days with big screen tvs and a projector on the dance floor to keep everyone entertained with the uhh...fine...games the Cougs put on. Plus you can do "Open to Close" here as long as you have a rough estimate of people that will attend. Â They will also give special deals on wells and maybe even make the group their own themed drink!
Prices are relatively decent, especially when you split pitchers (quite a few different beers to choose from as well!). There is also an array of liquors to choose from and from what I've seen they make just about any drink you can think of. Â The atmosphere is pretty dark with music at a good level so you dont get a headache. Â There is one pool table, dart board, and a large dance floor. Bathrooms are usually kept pretty clean but it is slightly weird how the stall doors are curtains. Â All in all, this is a pretty good place to go to if you want the "college" experience.
Beware: The line for this bar can be HUGE! Be prepared to wait for quite awhile in the cold...
This place has gone through a couple different re-creations over the years, but its current incarnation seems to be sticking. Â When I started school, it was called "The Cavern", which seemed appropriate given it's location. Â It's in the basement of a 2 story building, with only a narrow stairway for an entry, which opens into a single, large room with mediocre lighting. Â Cavern indeed.
I never considered it when I was there - even when there was a live band and waaaayy too many people in there - but the responsible adult in me is now a little nervous when I go in there. Â I catch myself looking to make sure that I can throw most of the other customers out of my way if there's a fire.
Anyway, it's a serviceable college-dive bar. Â Cheap beer, flowing liquor, and basic food. Â Most of the time, it's not extraordinarily loud, it's actually possible to talk a little.