This is a good dive bar, but unfortunately the management can be real jerks. Â Not the staff, the management. Â Very disrespectful to patrons and snobbish, especially for a dive bar. Â They are very disrespectful to anyone who is staying or lives at Ocean Edge, so if you are staying there be wary of the Woodshed.
I would recommend Joe's in Orleans or even Land Ho over the Woodshed.
Still loving this place. Boston Naturals are great. The John's were fun too. Time to take a bit of a break as it's a little too crowded but come Sept., I will be back. A diverse crowd of all ages. Â I love being able to wear jeans and flip flops and driving close from home to hear great music is a fun spot. Cash only!
Review Source:This is our Thursday night spot! The Slackers are awesome musicians and they are fun loving and play awesome sing along/dance songs. Drinks are small and they don't do "tall" glasses which kind of stinks because you have to go to the bar more, and actually end up drinking more because they still make the drinks stiff.
Always a fun time, always enough parking, and have never had to wait in line. Pretty hot in there in the summer, and they are cash only. Bring your dancing shoes!
I honestly had low expectations for this bar in the quiet Cape Cod town of Brewster, but I had the best time there!! Â We got there around 9:30 and were able to snag a table (not easy if you arrive any later). Â The waitstaff was friendly and quick-- drinks were cheap and plentiful. Â A good start. Â But the fun really began when the live band started to play, and soon the dance floor was packed! Â The band was called "The Boston Naturals" and they played a great mix of classic metal/rock. Â It was sweaty and loud, and I had an amazing time! Â Will be back the next time I'm in Brewster!
Review Source:The $5 cover is ridiculous, especially since the band was no one anyone knew. Â Drinks are far too expensive. Â It's overly crowded and hot, you can't go outside on the back deck with your drinks. So dumb. Â And don't bother going there for drinks after eating at a nice restaurant (as I did) because you will be judged the second you walk in the door. Â Save your time and your money. Â Oh, and the most ridiculous thing of all... they don't accept cards, cash only. Â Now I am a small town girl, I grew up a town over from Brewster, and even I think that is the dumbest thing a business can do. Â Get with the times.
Review Source:"The Woodshed Lounge" Â hahaha how did it get this name? Â If by lounge you mean cramped-in wooden no frills bar with dust in the rafters older than my Dad, then, yes. Â Lounge it is.
Really though, I love the Woodshed! Â Part biased in my review, as I worked there for 2 summers many, many, many years ago, on recommendation of my father and uncle that it was a blast there. Â Simple and fun job, as a cocktail waitress back then...cash only. Â No frozen drinks, no coffee drinks, only Bud on tap, no high-maintenance drinks, no food. Â It has since then changed a bit. Â Very little bit...they now have Bud Light on tap as well. Â And the drafts have gone up a quarter or so. Â That's about it.
So...the ambiance is interesting...it's really no surprise it's called The Woodshed...since that's just what it is. Â Picture hanging out in a barn with lots of tiny tables and lots of candlelight. Â And a band. Â And a sh*t ton of drunk people, and there you have it. Â There is so much random crap all over the place. Â One night after closing I was counting my money at the bar, and I see a pink bra strung over one of the lights.
Me: When did that bra get thrown up there?
Bartender: Seriously? Â This is your second year working here...that's been there for 3 years.
Wicked pissah.
Like I said. Â Lots of random crap all over the place.
The Shed is a very unique place. Â I try to head in at least once a summer to say hi to old friends. Â It's like a time warp there....same bartenders, some of the same doormen, same regulars in their same spots, drinking their same beers. Â Same ridiculously cramped bathroom with the world's smallest mirror. Â Dirt lot parking. Â I love that about it though...it never changes year after year. Â No updates, minimal upkeep. Â Good old Woodshed.
Tips:
1. Get there before 10. Â It gets super packed, and closes at 1.
2. Buy a couple beers/drinks at a time, as they are small...and did I mention it gets super packed? Â It may take a bit to get another drink...although the bartenders really hustle.
3. Buy your cocktail waitress a shot, and do one with her. Â Don't question me. Â Just do it. Â Then do it again.
4. Don't ask for ridiculous drinks.  This is not Boston.  Keep it simple.  Rum and Coke, Miller Light, tequila shot.  If you ask for a mai tai or  cosmopolitan, or something equally fru fru you just don't belong, and need to leave.
5. The big Shed parties are the Brew Run, which is a 3 mile run that starts and ends at the Shed, the end of the season Labor Day party, that you will likely black out during each year. Â (or maybe that's just me), and the Halloween party.
6. If you want to grab food before heading in, go to the Brewster Inn and Chowder House next door...really good.
7. Â Be careful driving back to wear you came from. Â Cab it if you can. Â The cops are a bitch. Â They have their hiding spots, and they will follow you for a bit, as there is nothing else going on in Brewster. Â Nothing.
First off, I couldn't love it more that I just found The 'Shed listed under the name "The Woodshed Lounge." Â There is nothing loungey about this place and - let's be serious - when was the last time you told someone you were going to go lounge in your woodshed? Have you been inside a woodshed?
If yes: could you see yourself lounging there?
If no: discomfort with my deliverance-style revelations of my suburban roots?
At any rate; I think you get the idea that the woodshed is not a lounge. It IS an excellent place to find cheap beers, live jams and wicked townies. On any given night I can [see/ dance with/ be sweat on by/ whateva] a significant portion of my high school class. AND SO CAN YOU! I have never left the 'shed disappointed and I don't expect it'll ever happen in the future.
Word to the wise/ Insider tip/ PSA/ Dish: this place is tiny (palatial woodsheds = so Long Island) and it gets packed. A line will form and everyone inside will be having so much fun and beer and fun that they will never leave and you will be in line FOR-EV-ER. SO, go early and hit the bar often!
Since I was young I've been spending summers camping at Nickerson State Park, and eventually I was introduced to the Woodshed by my uncle. It's a great mix of ages, and great live music every night of the week (During summer). Beers are cheap, and the staff is friendly.
It's a bit small, and there is sometimes a line during the summer on weekends. Cover is usually $5, but sometimes there isn't one.
A good pick if you wanna enjoy some live tunes and sip on some brews with good friends!
I've misspent more than a few evenings in this little bar and music venue next door to the Brewster Chowder House. I enjoy it particularly in the fall, when the regulars take it back from the tourists. This is a rustic building with no frills. If you want to eat, there is a nice U-shaped bar and a dining room next door.
Years ago, I saw an excellent band called The Preacher, the Judge, and Panama Red, but they've since split up. Last I heard, the Judge formed a band called Judgment Day.
It's the kind of place where someone can yell, "Play Ol' 55" and the singer can say, "Damn, I forget how it starts," and someone else (okay, me) can yell the lyrics up to him.
If you run into the Judge, ask him to sing "Psycho Killer." The song will follow him to his grave.
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