OCEAN CITY, MD: Beach Barrels is the kind of lively, dog friendly hangout you stumble into once and immediately add to your must‑return list. Part of their outdoor patio is in the sun and part is covered and was perfect on a day when the sun felt like it was trying to melt the sidewalk. We cooled off with a cold orange crush, caught a baseball game on the TVs, and even heard the start of a live band warming up. With a full bar, fun cocktails, and a super relaxed vibe, this spot is an easy win for anyone looking to kick back with their pup and enjoy a drink. read more

Beach Barrels - Sports Bars Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

This place was low key one of my favorite stops during our time at the beach. Live music, great cheese steaks and onion rings, and probably pretty family friendly most of the time. Service was good. No complaints. No frills. Good food and good value. read more

Drinks are good. Going for Bingo on Wednesdays is sometimes so very loud with loud music playing in the background while reading the numbers. Some elderly folks wear hearing aids and when several noise issues are sounding, makes hearing aids garbled. When asked politely to turn down the music, Rupe said no. You can read the numbers on the screen. He wasn't very accommodating for his customers and gruff with me. read more

We moved to the area a little over a year ago and this is our second time to Beach Barrels. Both times a very pleasant young lady by the name Maggie took care of us. She is friendly, helpful and does her job very well. The hogies here are excellent so for us between Maggie and good food it is a win win. We will be back. read more

The band was fantastic. The drinks...not so much. The service was adequate. The place was packed and clean. A great place for a casual good time, if you want basic food, and drinks and good live music. I'm read more

Great place to grab some drinks, watch games on the many tvs and especially sit outside when the weather is nice. Staff is very friendly and food is order a served from the adjacent deli. read more

This is a super fun hole in the wall dive bar with live music, great drinks, and a Primo Subs connected to it to fulfill that late night snack attack! They had several bartenders working so we never had to wait for a drink. They do not sell food, but since the owner own the sub shop next door (there's a door inside that connects) you can buy food there and bring it in here. The crowd was awesome. Everyone was into the band, singing along and dancing. It's a small bar and it's gets PACKED quickly, so get there early! We would definitely hit this spot again. read more

Love the service here which is very friendly and prompt. Their drinks are good, with solid pours and they have a great selection of tap beer. Plenty of TVs to catch a game along with arcade style games that you can play as well as Keno. They have late night food specials to fix that munchy craving you get. read more

Beach Barrels - Sports Bars Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

The service is always friendly and helpful. The subs are generously sized and tasty. . Good tunes. Lots of TVs.

It's a dive bar with pretty good music.. It needs to be cleaned and disinfected. It's dirty and disgusting

I have totally enjoyed Beach Barrels for several years now. They always have great live bands, lots of room to dance and Primo hoagies next door is a plus! However the last two visits there were horrendous! The bands were fantastic but the sound system was SOOOOOO loud we couldn't stay there. You could feel the bass vibrating in your chest. Couldnt say one word to anyone because the music was drowning out EVERYTHING! Please Beach Barrels, review your sound system and go back to the way it was for years!!!!!! read more

Subs from Primo Hoagies is excellent. Entertainment live music is top notch. Service is excellent

Service if fine, the employees are friendly enough but the main reason we come is because it's a great spot to watch games and grab a sub from next door. Our drinks have always been good and the bartenders are good about making sure your drink is alway full. I would definitely recommend checking out this bar. read more

The inside of Beach Barrels has a great local feel with decorations on the wall to the regulars at the bar. The walls are covered in a brick facade and bar signs. There are several TVs, a golf game, ATM, Lotto machine, lotto stand, board games, beer to go, and 90s pop/rock on the radio. No sign of a juke box but they appear to have live local bands on big nights and DJ on Sundays. The bar is nice and cool. Happy hour is 3-6 with many $2 beer options. The draft selection is ok. Many great craft brands which are all IPAs. If you are looking for sours, porters, etc, this won't be for you. The craft beers are well priced. A single miller light tap is also available for those easy nights. They appear to have the usual bar mix of alcohol along with shot specials. The food is all provided by Primo Hoagies which is attached to the bar. I would rather leave food reviews to remain on the Primo Hoagie page instead of confusing the two. The service is great. There are two bar tenders available which are also covering the few hightop tables in the bar, beer sales, and lotto. However for the time of day it was more than enough for fast service. The bartenders remained busy during the slow times and worked well together. read more

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I have never seen people who like their job less. Every order from every person is received with a grin, a sigh and an unfriendly comment.

Busy night with Rob Benton and KRush performing. Packed. Good reasonable priced drinks. Grabbed a sub... it was also good.

Best uptown dive bar.. maggie and Heather are rockstar and always know what u want. U are never without drink ur hand. Opens early for the late night workers or early day drinkers.. subs next door are good all in all great uptown bar read more

Why does the bar stay open until 2 am, but Primo Hoagies which does the food closed at 8 pm I guess I won't be having a hoagie with my beer and NBA playoff game read more

I had a great time at beach barrels and I have a place walking distance away. There was a great band playing. I had a good table. Service was fine. It was crowded enough to be exciting but not enough to detract. I already like primo hoagies so the food was excellent. The drinks were reasonably priced and there was a fun bourbon list. So why isn't this a four or five star review? The beer selection. The place has barrels in the name and advertises that it serves a variety of beers. I could see that there were a bunch of taps, but there was no printed list on the menu or a chalkboard. Our server was not intimately familiar with the draft selection and she told me "we have Miller Lite. That's the only light draft we have and then we have blobbity, blobbity, blah and the're ALL IPAS" What the actual f?! Ok you don't have to agree with me that IPAs are undrinkable overtopped hipster bong water that are doing their best to ruin beer, or they ruin people's palates so badly that eventually it's all they can drink and they wander around like zombies saying "where has this been all my life!" You don't have to agree with my truth but just recognize that there are people who love good beer and would like to drink something, anything other than IPA. A wheat beer, a brown ale. A stout, a porter, a lager, a Pilsner, a sour, a Hefeweizen. Anything. I mean fercrissakes chocolate is the most popular flavor of iced cream but people don't serve only that one flavor in their desert menus. Two theories: A) the management of beer barrels doesn't know any better and just said "these kids seem to like their IPAs. Hook me up with five or six of them!" B) somebody there likes IPA so much that he wants everyone else to drink nothing but. I'm not sure which one pisses me off more I didn't see a lot of people drinking draft beer. I ended up drinking a couple of Natty Bohs in 16 oz cans. They weren't cold enough but they were only $2.50 read more

Charging a cover when so many are struggling to stay in business???? I'll pay more for my drink locally. So sad . I went again 3 months later and they still want a cover. Done read more

Other reviews said dive bar. I thought neighborhood bar. Good service. KENO!! Subs next door that we could eat in or take out. Bartender was very patient with our indecisive friend. Subs turned out to be amazing. I'm very much looking forward to returning. read more

Great service, friendly servers! Stopped in for a few on a rainy OC afternoon. Def going back to check out a band & their outdoor area

Love you food and service however, I can't come in anymore because of the sanitizer that has been used the last month or so. I walk in and have to turn around because I can't breath. I have COPD and the smell is so strong. I will try again and hopefully the cleaner will change. Thank you Rita Yox read more

So much fun with Jim Long Bartenders and waitresses great service wonderful food had so much fun

Worst service ever! The place is nice but the staff is just not attentive. Not sure if I'll be back again, but, if I do, it will be for the music. read more

I must say I was COMPLETELY disappointed tonight. We come to OCMD and have been coming here since the bar was built in the liquor store. My 22 year old son and I showed up with my 86 yr old father in law and the bouncer told us my son couldn't enter because his CT license wasn't real. No luck with the PD to prove his license is not a fake. I tried to talk to him and reason and he wouldn't even look me in the eye. He would not give me his name or let me know when the owner would be there so I could come talk to him. VERY disappointing. As an owner of a condo across the street I will be sure to spread the word on the world class service to all in our complex. Duffy's down the street is my new go to read more

This is a neighborhood bar. Described as Cheers where everyone knows your name! Live music on Fridays and Saturdays in season. read more

Beach Barrels - Sports Bars Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

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Cant believe a bar at 9 pm has no more wine. Poorly run establishment. Management should give the staff more decision making abilities and provide a solution they could offer. Offering a choice of just 2 wines left in the whole bar? Rediculous. read more

Bad customer service!! Hair in food. Wrong drink. I tried to send my glass back that was chipped and they did not take it!!

Maggie was our server. She was awesome! The food was spectacular and the drinks were poured to perfection. This dining experience started off our beach vacation the right way. read more

Here for local band on a Saturday. $5 cover. Got here at 8:30 for 9 band. No seats. By 8:50 ,no tp in ONE SEATER ladies' room and out of white wine. Seriously?!? Where is Jon Tapper when you need him? If I could leave no stars, I would.... read more

Horrible service! I had my mask on and I was dancing in my spot at a high-top table with the chair pushed out behind me and I was thrown out for dancing. LOL what what never seen anything like it and you would have thought I was smoking crack at the table with how out of control the bouncer got. The bouncer even got up in my 65 year aunts face telling her he was going to physically throw her out and snatched her new drink out of her hand that she had to physically go to the bar for since the service sucked. read more

Had I not been sexually assaulted I would've given this place four stars, the bartenders were slow and less than attentive; even given they were tipped more than 15% (as I myself have worked in the service industry for more than a decade and appreciate the stress that comes with the territory of working during a holiday) Albeit, I was touched inappropriately and then removed after telling the guy I didn't want to be touched. Strangely enough, both the bouncers were African American's (I am Caucasian) and I can't help but to feel that there was definitely racism involved as I had done nothing but tell the one guy who was trying to touch me inappropriately, "please not to". Will not be returning! Cannot emphasize this enough, as I am absolutely beside myself that I was treated with such disrespect! I, under no circumstances will be spending any more time or money in such an establishment! Eric, the African American, ("supposed bouncer") at the door; was extremely rude and unprofessional. I will not return to a place and spend ANY of my hard earned money on a place that can't protect their customers from sexual advances! Cameras don't lie!!!!! I encourage the owners to review the footage to see for themselves read more

THE BEST fresh made margaritas and J ALWAYS go to the best bar tender they got which is Maggie!! She really makes you feel welcome and is extremely funny!! She never fails to make you laugh! read more

Two words: Orange Crush. Maggie is the best bartender in the world, super charismatic and makes you feel at home. She honestly can talk to anyone and her drinks are dangerous (in a very good way). I would highly recommend this bar, believe me I really didn't want to leave!! I'm from salisbury, MD originally so this is a perfect local's bar. 10/10. read more

Have been here a few times as it is just down the road from where we stay. Strong drinks, friendly people and prices are very reasonable. Havent had the subs next door but I've heard it is very good. Cannot wait to keep coming back! read more

Came Monday afternoon. Drinks were cold and served quickly. Maggie was amazing. The sub shop was also very good. Eddie was very professional and timely with my order. read more

Great subs and a very friendly staff. Nothing fancy but FUN. Play some keno and chill out here. Customers are nice too at least the ones we talked to. And. Very. Reasonable Prices. I always need a doggie bag. read more

Stopped in for a quick beer. Awesome experience. Jackie, the bartender could not have been more hospitable. Connected to Primos Hoagies. Really a good place. Local establishment but tourists are treated very well. Again, kudos to Jackie read more

Maggie at beach barrels is the best bartender I've ever had. She's super friendly and makes great drinks! Make sure you come and meet her for her friendly and funny personality! You're missing out if you don't meet her! read more