Small spot, super convenient to my hotel. Nice selection of beer with several Local brews. Very local crowd, friendly... Had a Steak Salad... very tasty, perfect for a balance of healthy with some sautéed mushrooms and onion rings. Very pleasantly surprised!!! read more

Great service, very good bar food. If you want to come here and drink or eat or just graze and talk with a friend this is the place. No pressure, friendly staff, good prices. Would come back again! read more

This place is my go-to on Sundays for some great NFL coverage, delicious food & amazing service! Recommend the wings - very crispy & savory sauces! If I could give 10 stars I would!! read more

We ordered the 8" meat lovers. Crispy crust. Good meat balance. Tasty! I also had the house mule; Very strong. Not my favorite, but the ginger tasted like the real deal. read more

Great patio. Great service. Nice interior. But... For a place called the draught house, a pretty pathetic selection of beers. About one craft beer for every four Bud Light type of beers. Stopped for snacks and beers on a Friday evening. Wing were soggy and very fatty. Blech. I'm a fan of cheddar poppers, hard to find. They advertise "nacho cheese" poppers, sounded interesting. What you get is cream cheese with taco seasoning mixed in it, stuffed into a red jalapeño (i.e. over-ripe, no flavor, not hot). Blech again. In desperation, ordered the onion rings so I could actually eat. They are above average. Not great, but pretty good if you like thinner, crispy rings. Wife got the tater tot nachos. This had a lot of good stuff on it. Unfortunately, it had a LOT of good stuff on it...so much so that everything was just piled and mushed together. Blech again. Moderation at times is a good thing. Out of the six of us, only the rings were solid. However, next table over had what looked like some stellar thin crust pizza. We will give it one more try, but get the pizza next time. Once again, facilities and staff were top notch. Kudos on that. read more

Stopped in to try this place. Seated immediately and ordered our beer. Ordered our food which was made quick and delivered fast. Friendly wait staff. Place filled up entirely while we were there enjoying our lunch. Try the tenderloin, it was great. Decent prices and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the even pricing. read more

1908 Draught House - Tenderloin was fantastic! - Sports Bars Near Me - Johnston, Iowa

Great atmosphere for a sports bar, which is exactly what this place is. Friendly people and staff. If you sit at the bar, you're in for a treat because Krista is the best and at the top of her game. read more

Wonderful service and food, even for a full house. Be prepared if you go on a football Saturday or Sunday, it is very noisy from the crowd. Otherwise a great place! read more

This is my go-to bar in town. The menu is amazing and I've never had a bad choice. To rate my favorites... 1. Fried pickle spears 2. Flatbread grinder w/ jalapenos 3. Classic reuben 4. Any pizza option Lunch is the best time to go, it's hardly ever busy then, and you can sit inside or outside and work while you eat. Beer choice is pretty average I'd say, but the mules are delicious. Weekends can get real busy and loud, but there's a time and place for that, so I don't mind. read more

Visit this establishment often. Great place to watch games or hang out with friends. The manager, Beef, works hard to get to know you and make you feel at home. Great neighborhood establishment. read more

Great service, quick food , and TVs galore for games!!! We have been coming here since the opening, despite being near hotels it still feels like a neigborhood bar. read more

Relaxed place with outdoor seating and friendly servers! My husband and I love to sit outside when the weather is nice, watch our sports, enjoy a beer and flatbread pizza! The food is delicious! The appetizers or starters are all delicious, but favorites are the loaded tator tots, nachos and the breaded corn balls. The Philly cheesesteak flatbread sandwich is fantastic! My husband loves the ham & kraut flat bread pizza, and we have enjoyed the tator tot flatbread and taco flat bread! Great prices don't hurt at all! read more

Stopped in on a hot summer afternoon looking for cold drinks and a snack. The air conditioning was not able to keep the inside cool, beer was not super cold and the nachos appetizer was average. Chips can make or break nachos and these chips were very salty and taste like they came straight from a bag. The kitchen staff looked like they were melting due to the heat, there were flies crawling on the juicers and the restroom soap dispenser was not functioning. The staff was friendly but not sure I will be rushing back any time soon. read more

1908 Draught House - Nachos w/o meat - Sports Bars Near Me - Johnston, Iowa

We stayed across the street at the hotel and went over for dinner. It was clean and the food was ok. We had the nachos which were quite good - and the chicken quesadilla which was ok. The server was friendly - when she got off her cell phone and noticed us trying to get her attention. The music, TVs, and patronage were all loud, which was not a problem for us but I mention it in case you are looking for a quiet place to dine after traveling all day. read more

We were in town for a family reunion. We were staying at a hotel across the street. We stopped by around 11 pm on Friday 8/15/15. We liked the interior, TVs etc. Very nice and seemed like a great place to have a drink. We had a drink at the bar and then at 11:15 we were told it was last call. There were still many people at the bar and we could not understand why it would close that early on a Friday night. Odd but whatever. So we left and went back to the hotel. We went back again on Saturday night 8/16/15 around 10:30 pm. Again at 11:15 we were informed it was last call. The bar still had 20-25 people there. Around 11:20 a party of 8 came in after a wedding and they were told to go to the bar across the street. We ordered our last drink and they said not to hurry. But at 11:30 they turned off all TVs. At 11:30 they turned off the music and loud cleaning took place. It was unpleasant now so we left our drinks and went back to the hotel. How does a bar make money by closing early on Friday and Saturday night? How long before they are out of business? Too bad it's managed so poorly. read more

Best new bar in the area. We come into town 3-4 times a year and are always looking for a good place to eat and have cocktails. Since we stay in the local hotels across the street, this location in perfect. The decor is a casual updated sports bar motif. I had a burger that was exceptional. The draught beer selection is good. There's also an outside patio. Looking forward to our return. read more

1908 Draught House - Sports Bars Near Me - Johnston, Iowa

So there I was eating my delicious "Eggcuse me" burger and tots and washing it down with a cold beer when a commotion arose behind me. I had been relaxing in the convenient outdoor area before being disturbed so rudely. Here was a woman who couldn't have been a day past 49, and her gentleman escort aka. easily embarrassed husband. I was first made aware of her "presence" when she piped up with a "whaddya gotta do to get a drink in this place?" This of course was after having sat down for a mere 10 seconds in a bustling busy bar and grill filled with fine patrons simply trying to enjoy some meat, mead, and merriment; oh and just Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final! One of the many fast and furious bearers of our food and fun walked by hands full in route to the kitchen and was rudely verbally accosted as I said above. She politely replied "ma'am we are busy and I'll be right ...." and that's where this entitled couple lost their humanity and any grace for those who'd gladly serve them had they a shred of patience. I have been here twice now and love the food, atmosphere, and service I've received. I haven't been paid to say any of this and it's of my own free will. If you really wanna creep out of your house, throw down money, and expect others to fawn over you instantly stay away from here. Conversely if you like food, friends, and fun this place is great! read more

This was the worst experience that I have had in a long time eating out. It took an hour to get our appetizer to start and the nachos shouldn't have taken but 15 min. The rest of the food didn't come out together and the pizza took 10 min longer to get to our table. The wings had a weird buffalo sauce that had an after taste. The pizza tasted like bad frozen pizza. The lava cake was served with bad chocolate sauce. On top of this there were only two servers and one bartender for the entire restaurant. Service was very poor. Don't eat here! read more

Fun sports bar! Great,big comfy bar stools.The place is a little on the small size,but that creates a pretty fun social atmosphere.A wide range of clientele .Really busy during happy hour.Service can at times can be spotty.The food is pretty good.Lots of tvs for the games; read more

Atmosphere was great!! Food was average. Entree came out cold, tried to tell the server that they were cold and she questioned us.. As a server... it's common sense not to question the customer. Very rude. We were low maintenance and still felt that she didn't treat us well. Don't know if I'll come back. read more

Worst service. Took over 10 minutes for someone to notice that we sat down. Took another 15 min to get our drinks and the waitress asked us 3 times what we wanted before she brought the drinks. After that we only had time left to have an appetizer (buffalo chicken dip & chips) and it took about 15 min to get that. I'm going to chalk it up to the waitress was having a very bad day, too bad it was on our first visit. read more

Walked in, sat down on the patio. Waited 10 mins or so. The waitress walked by at least 5 times if not more and never once said a word to anyone at our table. After waiting and not getting a chance to order anything I left. If you don't want business, that's fine, you won't get mine. I love to support new local businesses, but I won't be attempting to give this place any charity. read more

Stopped for lunch around 12:30 on a Saturday, plenty of open tables. Serve was poor, took a long time for server to return to our table, she bussed other tables before taking our order, after our food arrived she only came back to see if we wanted our check. Food was ok, nothing special. Probably won't go back. read more

My husband and I are huge Cubs fans, so we knew we needed to check out 1908 Draught House at some point during this awesome season. We loved the atmosphere, and the service was awesome! We ordered a variety of beers and mixed drinks, which were great. My husband's "Eggcuse Me" burger was AMAZING- I had the chicken wrap which was pretty good, but the onion rings I ordered were a little greasy for my taste. I'm not sure after sampling my husband's burger if I would choose a chicken-based dish at this place again. Comfortable seating, awesome decor, clean and well-cared for place- we will definitely be back! Fly the W! read more

Food is horrible but it is a good bar to have drinks with friends especially when it's nice out to sit on the patio. Inside is dark and divey. read more

A great sports bar with a ton of tv's and good food. Pizza, burgers and knock u out chicken are all very good. Bartender Beef is a good dude and always goes the extra mile for his customers. Waitresses are all very nice and attractive. Best place in Johnston hands down. read more

Great atmosphere!! Plenty of TVs to watch all the sporting events. Staff was friendly and food was excellent!

This is our go-to restaurant. Food and atmosphere are always good. Laid back place to get some food. The buffalo chicken wrap is really good too. read more

A couple friends and I (in our mid 20s) decided to try out this new bar. First impressions were good. It's a modern sports bar with a decent draft selection. However, bar tenders failed to remove an over-intoxicated guest making it an awkward first visit with the guy acting like a fool. My female friend wasn't served for 15mins. Also, the bartenders acted serving us was a burden and even over-charged us, which she thought we were lying about. And they didn't even have pitchers. What sports bar doesn't have pitchers? What sports bar. Overall, bad experience with bad service and servers, and more expensive than other bars in the area. read more

The bar smelled like gasoline, our waitress was standoffish, and the cheese curds were foul. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone looking for anything but a place to take quick shots in and then get the hell out. read more

On a Saturday my wife and I went in with the intention of having some drinks and ordering some food. After 15 minutes of no service I went up to the bar and ordered drinks. Finally flagged down a waitress and she paid little attention to us and told us she won't wait on us unless we cash out our tab at the bar. She continued to go back to her stand and talk shit about the fact that we wanted service and was upset with her attitude. I understand places get busy but it's the attitude that was unacceptable!! read more

Sat for 15 minutes w no one coming to our table... Might want to consider a hostess or get better servers

Staying at the hotel next door for the next week but probably won't go back. The small at was full when I got there. Not to mention employees were taking up 3 chairs themselves. Wait staff lacks a sense of urgency. Their burger wasn't bad but they just didn't offer me enough to go back even though I'm right next door. Oh well. read more

Our waitress tried to steal my credit card. She brought us the check. My boyfriend & I decided to split the check down the middle. They brought our cards back with the receipt to sign and add the tip. My boyfriend signed the receipt and took his card but I was still munching on the food, and hadn't signed the recipe yet or taken my credit card. The waitress came by and took both of the envelopes where the cards/receipts sit thinking they were finished. When I noticed later that I hadn't finished signing and that my card was taken we went inside and told them what happened. They said they couldn't find my card.... then our waitress came in the room and pulled it out of a random box of trash on the floor.... the waitress had to have seen the card was still in the envelope upon cashing the receipts. How do you not see the card and then immediately return the card to the customer. And also how does the card end up all the way across the other room INSIDE a random box. I know what you were up to so nice try‍ read more

Waited 15 minutes nobody helped us. We left with nobody wanting to help us. Waitress told us where to sit. 3 different waitress walked by did not acknowledge us. read more

This is my first review ever on Yelp but I just have to say, don't listen to the other reviews! I'm from LA and this place was so much fun...great drinks with fresh fruit and a juicer for the lemon drop that I ordered. The staff was great and engaging. Food is great comfort food with a twist...I would come back for the fun! read more

This is a "one and done" for me! Tried this place for the first time on a Friday at 5:00...it was packed and LOUD! Our appetizer order of nachos showed up quickly...but the chip edges were burned while the meat was cold enough to still be clumped together. Our meals showed up while we're were still eating the nachos (a big pet peeve of mine). The edges of my sandwich were burned, and my onion rings were overcooked and greasy. The bread on my husband's sandwich was also burned while his chips were undercooked. To add to that both sandwiches were cold. The patio is a modified room that used to be the drive through when this was a Maid Rite. For some reason it seems even louder than the inside area! We had hoped to find a casual restaurant close to home where we could hang out without having to travel too far...guess we will keep looking. read more

Great environment, good service and very clean. Love the high tops and chairs. The buffalo cheese dip is SUPER GOOD, and so is the pizza! Coming from out of town, this bar has a at home feel! read more

I don't want to sound like your mother after bringing your date home, but given all the options...you could probably do better. The service was good, but I have had better food going through a school lunch line. read more

Ok, I have to say I love this place! Great food, great drinks. Have had excellent waitress and bartender service every time we go. I have no reason to go anywhere else! read more