Ehhh. Not my type of spot... drinks were okay, pricing wasn't too bad but I wouldn't return. First red flag was the lack of menus when requested. Next, my bartender could barely mix simple drinks let alone a martini but this place is called a "martini bar". I was super obsessed with the full length mirror they have and couldn't resist taking half a dozen drunk selfies but having to purchase music and play Dj just to enjoy myself sucks. Also I could barely sit at the bar by myself without being approached by sooooo many swingers!!!! read more

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Sat at the bar for 20mins without an acknowledgement. Yes it was busy, yet how hard is it to be acknowledged while pouring a beer? Arrived at 7:50pm and left at 8:10pm. Won't go back when that bartender is working and I enjoy the bar and atmosphere. What a shame. read more

Great place. Heard about it from some locals and walked from our hotel (lack of sidewalks suck). Bartender friendly and welcoming (Caleb). Great mix of music on the jukebox as well. There was a small group of rowdy guys that were asked to quiet down but chose to leave. I'll visit again when I rotten to town. read more

Back Bar - a shot of a drink and a television - Sports Bars Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

Great place, great drinks, great bartenders. More of a local dive bar but actually nice. It's open late so that's always a plus

Bartender is pretty great, no food but a positive atmosphere.... I would recommend if you are looking for a few drinks after a long amfay

Pretty solid spot for an after work drink. They do have a decent selection of craft beer, some cider, wine, and liquor. My work often has happy hour here. They also have menus for Courtside if you're hungry for food. The bar is normally consistently busy but is good for groups and has space to move around. Service can be slow but it's a cool spot for locals. read more

Decided to pop in for a quick happy hour drink with a friend. Was told that rail drinks were $4 and calls were $5. Got the bill and the Jack and Coke was $8.32 not $5. Bartender said that Jack wasn't a call (?) and it was the only drink that wasn't. Would have been appropriate to tell us that! read more

I was visiting Tampa area for business and was recommended this place. I had a great time as the customers were friendly, and great atmosphere. What made the night was the bartender, Melanie? I think was her name (forgive me, it's been a week since the trip, lol). Gorgeous girl and awesome bartender. Very talkative and great server. My first impression when I came in, was only to stay for a minute, but I ended up staying for 2 hours, because of the service and customers. read more

Back Bar - Bar area - Sports Bars Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

A true locals bar - check it out and become one of the regulars. This bar is always full of awesome people, friendly, and welcoming. They make you feel like you are part of their community quickly. The staff make great drinks, and you can order food from Courtside next door and they will bring it right over for you. read more

Great selection, good folks and good service. Visiting from out of town and stopped for a drink. Good vibes

This is a good neighborhood bar. You see a lot of familiar faces. The bartenders are efficient. The prices are fair. What more can u ask for in a bar? read more

The bartender sucks, I came in for a beer after working all day on Easter and sat at the bar for 10 minutes while she just talk to a bunch of people on the other side and never even acknowledge me. read more

I went here for the first time on Tuesday during happy hour. The service was amazing and the bartender was friendly and hilarious. It's all indoors and it has a cheers-like vibe to it. Everyone knows your name! It's a casual, laid back sports bar. They have a ton of regulars and it's cool to see everyone treat each other like family. It's clean and has a cool red and black theme to it. There are plenty of TVs for people to watch different games. They have a pool table as well. Overall, I had a great time and would go back any day of the week!!! read more

The rude inattentive bartender that I had to deal with tonight and I believe his name was Adam is the worst person I ever experienced in a long time. What a joke needs to consider a new vocation. Will never get another dime from me read more

I was really happy this place was open when I got in town around 12am, the place was very clean and the bartender made the effort to chill our glasses and keep the bar clean. However he was not wearing a mask and was over pouring. The music with the different lighting really threw me off because half of the bar is sectioned off under blue light and the other half is warm lighting but they shared the same music. read more

Great casual place to grab a drink. There's plenty of parking outside. We were there at about 930 on a Saturday night and there was plenty of space to sit. We were quickly greeted by a bartender who quickly made our drinks. read more

Great neighborhood feel here. All the sports you could ask for. Tons of TV's for all your needs. Great draft selection that rotates pretty regularly. Lots of local stuff with national favorites. Great happy hour spot for the whole Carillon area. Free pool! read more

Always a good time here- your typical neighborhood bar for Carillon area. Never too crowded.. we ran into the Bachelor here last year which provided some entertainment. Otherwise normal bar with pool table and cool like upstairs private area. read more

Was very pleasantly surprised by this place! It is very clean and the decor is great. Music is awesome as well and drink selection is very diverse. Would definitely recommend coming here if you haven't tried it out yet! Great late night date spot. read more

It's a shame there's not a 0 star rating choice. This place is terrible, especially the bartender on Saturday nights. He's rude, constantly leaves the bar unattended and treats any customers who aren't his "buddies" or regulars like complete crap. He'll let his friends run the place and act like fools, disrespecting other paying customers no matter how drunk or racist they are. I'm not surprised to see other negative comments by people who have visited this bar on a Saturday night. Wouldn't recommend this bar to anyone. There's many other bars in the area to choose from with better patrons and employees. read more

Came here on Thursday night for the first time. Great local bar with great bourbon and beer selection. Bartender was very knew his stuff and was really friendly. Great bar! Will definitely be back. read more

I've been here several times since it's very close to where I work and I've experienced exactly the same things each time. The service was extremely slow and the bartenders were flat-out rude when they finally got around to acknowledging our presence even though there were only a few other customers. read more

We love this place fora Friday afternoon happy hour. Hard to find but worth it. Never crowded and I can't figure out why. Older crowd usually. Nice patio when the weather is good. Menu is somewhat limited but enough to give you a good selection. Food is very good. Happy hour half price bottles of wine. What more could you want? read more

I am getting a message saying that the owner or manager of back bar says that I'm lying and that I wasn't a customer. I didn't pay for the bill since it was my birthday and my friends paid for my drinks but I'm more than happy to prove you that I was there and if you want to manager I can go meet you at the bar where I'm sure your bartenders will recognize me. read more

This is my regular hangout spot. I've gotten to know the regulars and the bartenders, whom treat me like part of the family. It's great to have a bar like this so close to home. read more

Great Local bar close to home . Linda Rocks !! She's a great Bar Tender and makes the visit the best . Thanks

May be the fault of smoothie place next door since this place doesn't serve food, but the entire place smells like a broken grease trap. Been in the industry for 20+ yrs and there is only one smell like that. Place is uninhabitable. Mentioned it to the bartender and she said she couldn't smell it. Apparently she has worked there too long (like being blind to the fact that your house reeks of cat). This is beyond though, didn't know people could get used to anything including the smell of open sewage. May or may not be their fault, but is their responsibility to deal with and fix it. Couldn't even bring myself to order a drink. Ouch! read more

Hidden little neighborhood bar! Honestly I never knew this existed until noticing it when I went next door to tropical smoothie one weekend. This is the only bar (non restaurant) that I am aware of literally a building over from work so this is a must stop in after work, happy hour place! The happy hour prices are ridiculously inexpensive which is a huge plus, and the bartenders do not skimp on the pour either. This bar is really chill, super casual, TVs available for the sport watchers, pool table, table seating (indoor/outdoor) and pretty large bar that is oval shaped so you can sit one side of the establishment near the pool table or the other side with additional high top tables. I would say a good place for large groups to hang out and have a few beverages. It's a mix crowd and they do play different genres of music that may appeal to more than one type of customer. Overall great happy hour stop after work! read more

It's a casual, cozy bar. It has free pool and a pay per song juxebox. The owner, Matt, is really friendly. I look forward to returning.

This is a great, neighborhood bar. The people here are always friendly. The beer selection is very good, and they make great mixed drinks too. The place is small and can get loud, but it is a great spot to grab a drink during happy hour. read more

Love this place. Great craft beer selection, live music (which I love) and Courtside (next door) will walk any food orders over to you.

Cool bar with 2 slightly different sides. The sports bar has the free pool table and free darts with a few tvs. The Lounge has a quieter feel with a cool area upstairs for the musician. No food but you can order from Courtside and they'll bring it over to you. The bartenders are OK but tend to stand around more than be interactive. One of them is very standoffish. It's the only bar in Carillon so it won't close down. I would give it a 3 stars but it's a clean place, looks nice. read more

This place is great. I would say it is an enigma for the carillon/feather sound area. The crowd is mainly regulars that are friendly and fun. They have multiple TVs for sports, pool, golf and corn toss. They have live music some nights and cookouts on the weekend. The atmosphere here is what you would expect from a great hole in the wall bar. From the owner down to every bartender the people care about the experience you have here. They do not typically serve food but the restaurant next door (courtside) will run food over to you. read more

Awesome place for mid-30s career individuals looking for a nice happy hour hangout. Plenty of TVs to watch the game and the owner Matt is a nice guy. Drinks are good and they specialize in Martinis. Nice hidden gem in Carillon Park. read more

Great craft brew selection, which I always appreciate. Good music, though I've never seen a live band here, just a digital jukebox selection. I typically come after a hard day at work (I work primetime, so I get off at 1AM). Service is more limited because there is less staff, but the bartenders they do have are very nice. Ill continue to come here after work on the weekends. read more

Went to this bar Saturday night with a bunch of friends who were visiting from out of state. We were visiting our friends who live just a few blocks away from this bar. The bartender treated us in a way we have never experienced before, and it was not in a good way! first we wanted a key lime pie martini, the bartender told us he did not have the proper ingredients to make it, so we kindly asked if he could please make us a good martini of his choice. He made us a coconut martini and when he handed it to us he said "what a waste of my time" my friend and I looked at each other wondering why he would say that. Regardless, we ignored him! and BTW the martini he made was gross, but we still drank most of it and then switched to beer. We stayed there for about an hour, when we asked for our bill it was 110 dollars, we asked if we could review our bill because we had only ordered 3 martinis and a few beers. Our bill had drinks we had not ordered but since we did not want to argue with an already pissed off bartender, we paid the 110 dollars and left him a 10% tip. We walked outside to wait for our taxi to come pick us up, next thing we know the bartender comes out and tells us "it was nice taking care of you, NOT! I cannot believe that you people only gave me a 10% tip!" We all looked at each other astonished by his comments and his attitude toward us. A few of us walked back into the bar to ask him what his problem was, one of our friends even offered to add $20 more to his tip (which I did not agree on because a tip is not a requirement, a tip is a gratuity given for exceptional service which we did not receive) The bartender proceeded to kick all of us out of the bar screaming obscenities and racial slurs. As we were outside the bar waiting for our taxi, a ton of people who were clearly locals at this bar came out, I thought we were going to get lynched! The bartender kept screaming "get the f@ck out of my bar" and his friends tagged along screaming more racial slurs... it was the scariest experience of our lives! This man who is the bartender in this place is completely incompetent and should not be in customer service. It is a shame that management does nothing about this issue, we did nothing wrong, we paid our bill, we were decent customers, we were respectful to other clients and we were humiliated and almost lynched by a bunch of ignorant people who have no respect for others. read more

It's such a shame that a bad bartender ruined my experience at this place because it was actually a decent bar. My boyfriend and I walked in the bar and the bar tender that works there Saturday nights is rude, pompous and arrogant. He asked us to leave for no reason..I hadn't even been drinking at all and my boyfriend only had 1 beer. He was being very sarcastic and said "have a safe night, it's been a pleasure, please don't ever come back" (as if I was ever going to after this experience). I'm surprised he's even still there. The only bartender I like there is Chris. No wonder Saturday's are dead there with that idiot of a bartender working. He kept listening in on my conversation with my boyfriend and even rudely chimed in. Management needs to do something about this guy, obviously this isn't the first time someone's had issues with him (but I guess he won't because they seem to be buddies along with the same 4 boneheads that come here). Don't even waste your time at this place-there's actual BARS with awesome bartenders around the area! read more

Make this clear! I never write reviews. This is my first. To start, this is a wonderful place the the service was fantastic. This review is in regards to the patrons. The bar back was fantastic, it was pleasantly busy for a Tuesday night yet she alone was able to serve in a timely manner. However from my side of the bar, granted was the less busy side. I heard virtually 0. Pleases and thank you's. Also witnessed several patrons leave very little in tips. Saw over $70 in drinks ordered with no pleasantries and .50 on tips. Please people respect and show your appreciation for the service you receive. I know this was a small sample of customers and realize you all are not like this. However it is frustrating to witness when someone is working hard with no appreciation. It's a small percentage of people that makes it all look bad. read more

This place is has an extremely weird vibe. They have big TVs everywhere and a pool table as if in a sports bar but then the decor is classy as of in a martini bar and then they were blasting metal music. They have a lot of craft beers and high priced drinks. This bar had a very strange atmosphere and I think they need to find an identity and not try to be three different bars. The service was good for us and The drinks weren't weak. We went in on a Friday night to get some drinks before heading home around midnight and the place was relatively empty. I won't be going back I think there are better bars in the area. read more

This bar has the warm vibe and feel of New England. It's good for a beer or wine after work and is generally quite laid back. I do not recommend the mixed drinks unless Matt is working. He is the only one that knows how to make a mixed beverage. The others make horrible drinks that are so bad you'll feel sick to your stomach. If anyone but Matt is working, stick with beer or wine, which is more than fine. The bar atmosphere is very likable. read more