4 /5 Clinton McCool: Glad that Google updated the listing to show this place as a bar and not a restaurant. There is no menu. There are no servers. The only food in the place is behind the bar and consists of bagged snacks or maybe a pickled egg or pickled sausage. Thats it.
Theres a decent size seating area and they do host small parties and events and such, but you must bring your own food. They have a kitchen which can be used for refrigerating the food youve brought for the event ahead of time, but they dont serve anything. You need to provide your own service. They will prepare the seating area ahead of time for you and move the pool table if necessary. On occasion you will see a small live music setup in the area where the jukebox is. Not enough room for a full band or anything, but maybe a guitar player or something like that. Again, this is only if you happen to walk in when an event is going on and the organizers of that event have provided live music. The bar doesnt host live shows or anything like that.
Basically, the seating area is for relaxing with a group of friends and a pitcher and some drinks. You wont get a waitress or sever coming to your table or anything like that. You go to the bar, order what you want and bring it back to your table. But as such, it can be a good place to kick back and relax if you dont want a busy noisy typical bar atmosphere and just want to sit in a booth and chat and have a few drinks.
A little disappointed in that the pool table has been ignored and is in terrible condition. In years past, the table was the best in town and they were always careful to keep the felt and bumpers in shape as well as provide decent house sticks.
Those days are gone. The bumpers on the table are dead, the surface is uneven with terrible ball rolls and the felt is extremely dirty and bumpy because of so many large dirt particles on it. Its obvious it hasnt even been swept, let alone replaced. However, at 75 cents a game its pretty much the cheapest place in town to play on a full size table (not a small bar size table). So even though its a full size table, dont expect tournament level quality or even a serious game because of the absolutely terrible condition of the table.
The clientele is all locals and on the older side. College students really dont frequent this place much. Youll find mostly age 30+ and the standard array of old time locals sitting at the bar musing about life. Lol.
The owners are awesome people (Jim was formerly the mayor in Plattsburgh). However, in recent years the busyness of this place has fallen off sharply. You can go here pretty much any time on any day or night and it will not be crowded (unless there is an organized party or special event taking place).
If you want to plan a party or a get together for maybe 10 to 30 people, it can be a good choice depending on your expectations and needs.
