Best bar in Amherst - AMAZING staff - my friends and family love coming here - highly recommend…read moregoing during Colin's Meatball Wednesday

My friend and I were reminiscing my college days. Since we didn't have a lot planned, we decided to…read morecheck out the bar scenes especially as I had never made my way to this place yet. It was already packed arriving around 9:30 pm on Saturday. We ordered some tequila sodas with pineapple juice which tasted not good. I couldn't even identify the brand they used which I'm sure was the culprit. People kept filing in and then clearing out without leaving. After a while I noticed they were going next door to the dance floor with a live DJ. The music did not have good transitions which made it hard to thoroughly enjoy it. Nonetheless, my friend and I still had a good time.

My fiance found this speakeasy while we were in town and I'm so glad he did!…read more Look for a black awning advertising a real estate firm and once inside, the file cabinet on your left is really a door that will lead you to The Archives. If you're a cocktail lover, this is absolutely your spot. Not only do they have an incredibly creative list of special cocktails, but they also can make the classics and you can also ask for any off menu specials too. I opted for the Red Right Hand, which was a rum based drink with almond, citrus and spice notes. It was incredible!! We sat at the bar, which had ample seating, and there were also tables and two lounge areas in the back. The bartenders were helpful and have no problem recommending drinks based on your likes. Definitely recommend The Archive for incredible drinks by talented bartenders!

Cool vibe, excellent drinks and knowledgeable mixologists. Perfect place for couples or small…read moregroups to relax in a cool atmosphere with cool vibes, good music and great drinks. If youre in Amherst this is a must try.

Drove quite a bit to stackers and everywhere said they opened at 4. Found a parking spot and showed…read moreup to find them closed. On a Thursday. In spring. Why?

This could be considered one of the worst nights out in Amherst! A group of friends and I heard…read moredecent things about stackers and decided to take a gander and try it, only to be met with a terrible long line in the freezing weather. Me being the green ninja, I wasn't affected due to my training, but my friends have not trained like me. After waiting for an hour, we got up to the front of the line only to be met with the great devourer! My friend Zane was not allowed in because he had "to much to drink" after only enjoying one ice cold beer (he is the ice ninja) and was fully coherent. Not to play this game, but he was the only one in the group that was a robot. I will be contacting sensei Wu about this altercation.

Wonderful service, very friendly and helpful. Great food & delightful drinks! I am deaf so I came…read moreahead of time to check if there was a quieter area of the restaurant where I could sit, and the staff was very accommodating and understanding, more than most restaurants I've been to! The restaurant is split into several sections that helps with noise control, and there are many seats along walls & corners. Of course it got louder/busier as the night went on, but I would highly recommend Protocol to anyone looking for a deaf-friendly spot.

Finally got here after friends have gone and enjoyed it. The atmosphere is upbeat and vibrant. They…read morehave a very limited menu, but they do what they offer very well. The drinks were excellent! Definitely would return just for the cocktails. We ordered the cheeseburger, fried chicken sandwich and fries. Their dishes don't come with sides. But everything was cooked well and very tasty. If you're looking for a full meal, this isn't the place. It's just pub food, but it's worth a try and very good!

I'm a college student UMass Amherst, and the Hanger keeps me alive. I order through Grubhub and…read morethere isn't always an option to add a side of ranch or seasoning on my fries. I believe that these cost extra on the real menu. In the order notes, I requested an extra thing of ranch and additional seasoning as it's hard to go through 24 wings without the side of ranch, and what do you know, they provided with no additional charge. Great food, great service, OK price for a broke college student. Will be ordering again next week when I'm hung over in bed rot.

When I first moved to the area 10 years ago, The Hangar was my favorite restaurant. Everything was…read moreperfect. Recently, though, the quality has gone way down. If you order boneless wings and get large tenders- they will be full of gristle and hard to eat. We've gotten food poisoning before. The restaurant itself is...fine...very bar focused and can be noisy but that's what a wing place is supposed to be. Service has always been good. It might be time for the proprietors to switch chicken suppliers, though. This could be so much better than it is.

We stopped in at the Amherst Oyster Bar to celebrate a birthday and overall were glad that we did…read more The 4 of us started with drinks, 2 dozen oysters (which were a bargain at $1/each during happy hour), the caviar, and an order of the mussels. The oysters and mussels were great, the caviar was mushy from my perspective, I was expecting a pop but there was none. For my main course I opted for the seared tuna which came with a yuzu pepper sauce, sushi rice (as the menu stated), some pickled vegetables, and a bit of gari. I thought it was great but it wasn't sushi rice on the plate. It was dry and crumbly. I'd like to stop back and try some of their other options.

This was my first time visiting Amherst Oyster Bar, and while it's a super cute addition to the…read moremain street, I don't know if I'll be going back. I'm a vegetarian, and although a couple dishes had the option to swap the seafood for tofu, veggie options were lacking. The sesame cauliflower was very good as an app! I had wanted to try the burnt end mushrooms but they were no longer on the menu. Service was incredibly slow. I know the waitress was hustling and it's not her fault, but I'm not sure why it took 45 minutes for our entrees to come out. She kept apologizing and saying it would be out soon but we were there for a full 90 minutes before we got our entrees which was weird. I ordered the harvest bowl with tofu and it was fine. It was a big portion size, great variety of veggies, and the pesto was good. But there wasn't enough pesto for the whole dish and without the pesto, nothing else was seasoned at all. It was so bland. The tofu was just big chunks of lightly seared plain tofu. I saw on the menu you can order fish and chips with tofu instead, but it seems silly to come to a place known for seafood and swap their fish for tofu. Especially after eating the harvest dish, I don't know if they would even know how to properly prepare the tofu. Maybe this is a good spot for drinks and oysters but that's about it!

Very few bartenders. The bartender who is also the current manager is quite rude and has refused to…read morehelp customers recover lost property. This is despite other staff members insisting that it is her responsibility to do so.

Sports on 10 TVs, great nachos. Bumpin tunes. Manager is a great guy. Late night good place to…read moreget down. Watch yourself with the margaritas!!! Oh boy

We arrived at this location about 7 PM. Very quiet excellent and friendly bartender. Very well kept…read moreour area with wooden paneling and a cozy feeling. It seems to be an extremely popular location. By the time we were leaving about 9:30 PM it was starting to get very packed. Popular with a college crowd certainly. Not sure if they have food or not we came there after eating already so didn't even inquire. Definitely a place to attend. It also looks like they have another location across the street on the second floor. That place also was jampacked. I would explore if you have an opportunity.

Graduated Umass recently and used to love this bar until I frequently saw the bouncers physically…read moreabusing customers. Watched one bouncer shove a guy out on the street and push him to the ground, guy was not being aggressive whatsoever. Owner also owns Stackers, which is light years better and never seen staff abuse anyone there. Mcmurphy's is just disappointing now

Another bar I wanted to revisit since I was in the area. It was the second to last place that…read moredidn't have a huge line to get in on a Friday night around 11. After getting in, we quickly found out why. The initial bar area which I've been packed like sardines before, was almost entirely empty. Entering the back dance floor area it was about half full which was kind of a nice break compared to the place we had just come from. Because the prior drink did not sit well, we skipped out on getting another drink here. Overall, it's not as fun as it used to be anymore based on that visit.

not the best place to come if you just wanna stand there and think about shrek. came here with my…read morebf and like our friends and OMG one of them lost his phone and like went looking for it like a scrub, the other was boozy and waving his arms around on the dancefloor and it was MADNESS ugh like i could've just went to subwey and thought about shrek there or whatever. the loos are weird like two toilets in one room like ok ??? 10/10 recommend going home and watching shrek, maybe even shrek 2 instead of coming here or whatever