Insider Pages Reviews for The Park Tavern & Restaurant

4 Stars: Try the breakfast (by the dog)

the dog — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Go in the AM for breakfast, they have a special for $3.50. Eggs,meat,hash browns and toast. The cook will make them just how you want....

1 Stars: Worst steak I've ever eaten (by gatzby)

gatzby — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Visited the Park Tavern after hearing much about it. As one of my favorite beers, Arrogant B@st@rd (Sigh, filtering.), is on tap there, it looked to be a pleasant trip. Unfortunately, the beers were skunky, flat, and more or less undrinkable.

For the meal, I tried the special: a New York Steak Sandwich, cooked medium. What I got: the worst, most bland, rubbery, overcooked steak placed on a flavorless bun. Someone in need of a steak sandwich would be far better served by going to the grocery store and buying frozen Steak'ums.

Atmosphere is that of a typical bar, if a bit aged feeling. The environment is on the loud side and continues to get more so as the night wears on. The staff is fairly friendly and chatty.

Would not go back, nor recommend.

5 Stars: The Park Tavern & Restaurant is loveable (by Travis S.)

Travis S. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:04:00 GMT

I have a great time every time I go to the park tavern. Tuesday $2 u call it are you kidding me, I feel like I'm robbing the joint. Service is great, and there always is some sort of special going on. usually 2 for 1 which is easy on my wallet. Oh did Imention that they sell koozies to help keep my beer cold. God i Love this place! Thanks park tavern for keeping it real in Capitol Hill

4 Stars: The Park Tavern & Restaurant is great (by bob t.)

bob t. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:27:00 GMT

this place is great cheap drinks and it always seems like there is a happy hour special. I love this place decent food, good service, and did I mention cheap drinks. I cant wait to go back

3 Stars: Not Bad, but Nothing Too Great (by Rajeev M.)

Rajeev M. — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:14:00 GMT

The Park Tavern has a nice location, but there is not sufficient space to handle the large crowds. It is a nice place to gather with lots of friends, but hard to socialize a lot because of the high noise. The specials are good though and the drinks are cheap.

3 Stars: Fun place to go... (by carol w.)

carol w. — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:30:00 GMT

Lots of noise and good food. By food I mean sandwiches, burgers and pizza. I wasn't too impressed when I ordered a dinner entree but I have never been disappointed with their burgers and sandwiches. They also serve a nice old fashioned breakfast. Check out their happy hour specials if you are in the area.

5 Stars: What more could you want?!? (by fruitopia22)

fruitopia22 — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Here's the deal: It's practically always happy hour at this place, meaning 2-for-1 drinks pretty much anytime you're there. If it's not happy hour, it's probably $2-U-Call-Its (Tuesday nights), or DOLLAR drinks (Saturday nights). And even if none of things happen to be going on while you're there, the drinks are still cheaper than most places anyway. Plus, there's bingo on Monday nights and trivia on Wednesday nights, poker on Sundays, tons of TV's if you want to watch a sports game, and there are pool and foosball tables.

So if the cheap drinks and tons of entertaining activities aren't enough to convince you that the Park Tavern is awesome, try the food!! Seriously, the pizza is surprisingly good (and cheap)!! The Greek salad is another one of my favs, along with the buffalo chicken sandwich. The burgers are tasty as well, and my biggest complaint is that mine might not have been cooked exactly to temperature (I asked for medium, and it was more along the medium-well side).

Although there can sometimes be white-trashy type people there, there are also the awesome, down-to-earth people there too! I definitely agree with what has been said about there not being yuppies, just a good mix of different, genuine people! Including the staff!! So you tell me, what more could you want?!?

1 Stars: cheap drinks, cheap service (by annaj1975)

annaj1975 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMT

The drinks are dirt cheap, they have a patio in the summer, but that is where the charm of this dirty dive bar comes to an end. The servers are rude, the drinks are nearly undrinkable.

1 Stars: "Great Dive Bar"??? Are you serious??? (by zekeyweke)

zekeyweke — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:00:00 GMT

I can't BELIEVE this bar has such a high rating. Yes, the drinks are cheap, but you get what you pay for. I'm not a fan of some of the super trendy and pretentious Lodo or Highlands bars, but this place is ugly, dirty, and completely without charm. And the people who go there seem to be primarily stupid white trash who only care about how completely wasted they can get.

4 Stars: Great specials, great dive bar (by mbradensig)

mbradensig — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:00:00 GMT

This place has great drink specials. It also has a relatively down to earth environment compared to other bars. The staff is always laid-back and friendly. Overall, this is a great dive bar.

1 Stars: Funny this place has a following (by barstool)

barstool — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:00:00 GMT

Yeah like I want to hangout a frat party. It was like I was back at the dorm, drunks reeling all over the place and some young girl who looked like she just got out of cheerleading practice ralphed all over. Great place if you didn't get enough of b -rated keg partys

4 Stars: Early morning happy hour for shift workers (by mr_kristi)

mr_kristi — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:00:00 GMT

Doors open at 8am and for all the shift workers, a great time to unwind with a 2-for-1 drink special. Great breakfast menu, burgers are okay. Service is lacking a little but the prices make up for it.

4 Stars: Shhhh! (by shoklarok)

shoklarok — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 01:00:00 GMT

This is a favorite local haunt for the fun-loving CapHill crowd and the beer tokens make me feel like I'm at Chucky Cheese's (without the kids, clean air, and prizes). Food and service is spotty, but the servers are a riot, so don't get all uptight yuppie, go to uptown for that. The servers here will actually, more often than not, make you feel at home. Great patio during the day and warm evenings, and I can't remember ever seeing a fight. Loud, smokey and unpretentious, The Park is my personal fav for a beer or nine!

4 Stars: Great Happy Hour (by kmk1605)

kmk1605 — Sun, 08 May 2005 02:00:00 GMT

Can't beat the chip system. Great place to drink for cheap.

5 Stars: Drink Here. (by thisplace)

thisplace — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 01:00:00 GMT

The drinking is very economical. The people are totally real.
Just go .

5 Stars: Booze Time (by yellojelloskull)

yellojelloskull — Sat, 30 Nov 2002 01:00:00 GMT

If you like cheap booze. You have to come here. Nobody here is looking to "hook up". They are looking for drunkeness. Most people that go here succeed. Very fun place to go. And NO YUPPIES!

5 Stars: New age saloon (by stevenbrian2002)

stevenbrian2002 — Thu, 15 Aug 2002 02:00:00 GMT

A true old-stlye bar where you can just go for a drink (or two!), enjoy friendly conversation with people from ALL - unlike a LODO bar - walks of life, visit the game room, watch sports, or even sit quietly and read a book. The service is generally quite good and with every drink during one of three happy hours you get a chip that will cerry over to another one even on a different day. And as a bonus there is a liquor store next door, a laundrmat, 7-11, Wild Oats, Up-scale restaraunt, low-rent bar, and chinese take out. What more could you want!

5 Stars: nice people at this bar. (by csxcobra)

csxcobra — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 02:00:00 GMT

during my first visit at the park tavern, i was greeted my several employees and people who go to the bar often. i sure felt welcome here. its a nice bar that is well looked over. i meet several people my age, 29 just a good time in general. thanks.

4 Stars: COOL PEOPLE HANG HERE! (by Sponge_Bob)

Sponge_Bob — Fri, 21 Jun 2002 02:00:00 GMT

This is a great place to hang out with friends.
Totally unassuming and laid back. The waitresses are awesome and friendly. Plus you can get a lot with very little money.
The only downsides are too much smoke and not hot chicks.