As a transplant from California, I'm a little bit stuck up. Vista Bar exceeded all of my…read moreexpectations. Everybody was nice there and the bartenders really took care of everyone so if you're one of those people who is moving from California or Washington to Boise, you should go to Vista bar. It's awesome and cool and there was live music.

Very friendly, diverse crowd, young/old, cozy place. Live music on…read moreSaturday nite, heard a great jazz group, Top Mesa Jazz Group. Let's you bring in takeout food. Everyone was there to have a good time.

I was fortunate and excited to participate in Relay for Rescue on Saturday, August 1, an annual…read moreevent to raise money for 5 different animal rescue organizations in the Treasure Valley. From 2-5pm, 4 teams of 20-60 adults participated in a scavenger hunt searching for clues at 6 different downtown Boise bars. We didn't just run in and out--we did spend money at the venues, and most of them understood that this was a good opportunity to increase their visibility and build goodwill for their establishment. This is an excerpt from the post-event communication: "Thank you...to the participating venues who graciously allowed our participants to invade their venues to complete the scavenger hunt: 10 Barrel Brewing, Barbarian Downtown Beer Bar, Cactus Bar, Hap Hap Lounge, Liquid Lounge, Shrine Social Club." It was very disconcerting when the lead bartender at Cactus Lounge was remarkably rude and uncooperative with participants. Not only did he refuse to accommodate a simple request for handwriting the total of a bill on the receipt ("I don't have time--I have customers to serve [there were perhaps 6 other patrons in the bar, none of whom were actually waiting for service at the time]), he immediately blocked another employee, who also did not have anyone waiting for service, from participating. It would have taken less time for him to handwrite the total than it took to for him to be actively obstructive. I have no idea what his motive was in being uncooperative, however, that behaviour significantly diminishes my interest in going to Cactus Bar in the future. The staff at the other 5 venues were awesome, despite being busier than that bartender at Cactus Bar. I encourage considering supporting the more hospitable establishments in downtown Boise.

If you're from California, Oregon, Washington, Texas, this bar is probably the most overrated place…read morein downtown Boise. I promise you if you saved your money and went to other places like the Mode lounge and little Pearl you're way better off. This place does not deserve your money I'm new to the area and was drawn to this bar because of its strong social media presence. I made a point to stop in after work on a Monday because I was genuinely interested in checking it out. When I walked in, the bartender acknowledged me, took my order, and served my drink promptly. Unfortunately, that's where the service essentially ended. The bartender seemed far more interested in chatting with a group of fellow industry friends about local gossip than engaging with customers. I mentioned that I was new to the area and that it was my first time visiting, but there didn't seem to be any interest in continuing the conversation or making me feel welcome. It left a pretty poor first impression. I had actually been looking forward to potentially making this a regular stop and bringing friends with me, but based on this experience I'm not likely to return. To top it off, I wasn't even acknowledged when I left, which made it feel like new customers simply aren't a priority here. That's disappointing, because I had hoped to find a new local spot to support.

I am a traveling Canadian stopping in for a beer and OMG what an experience. Our Bartender Jasmine…read moretook care of us as we drank $3 American beers and watched American Sports including the Nascar all star game which was curated by the house barfly Kenny. After the sports were done, Kenny stumbled out and the Karaoke team set up. The locals sang a mixture of hits and country music deep cuts including a song about a prison dog named Red. 10/10 Redneck Experience

Pretty chill local bar, bartender was friendly and locals were fun. Visiting from Seattle, and I…read moregot tired of the stuck up college kids at downtown bars real fast, came here since it's close to my vbro, and the vibe was much better. Drink prices are good too.

Not one night of drag, but two nights in a row. Yes, I know how to party! I was in town for an…read moreevent and there were drag shows available for the attendees to come watch. My wife and I were excited to check it out-we love drag queens. The first night, we arrived about 30 minutes after the show began and found that it was jam packed. We were standing back by the bar and had very limited visibility to the stage. After about 40 minutes of not being able to see, we left. But we returned the next day, much earlier, and were able to stand closer to the stage. People are respectful of each other and welcoming to all. I appreciate that the emcee (I forget her name) made it a point to welcome people who were drinking alcohol as well as those that wanted non-alcoholic options, which the bar offers. I appreciate that. She also reminded everyone about consent-specifically about taking picture and video, which was sadly ignored by some patrons. But overall, I felt like it was a safe space. Bartenders were friendly and attentive, as were all the staff that we interacted with. My one complaint was the condition of the bathroom. Look, I don't care what your biological gender or gender identify are, but please don't pee on the toilet seat. Both the stall that I used as well as the one my wife used were covered in urine. That's just gross-no matter who you are.

Super friendly staff. Clean, with a good vibe. Love that they have different events on different…read morenights. We went during September (Boise Pride month). Would've liked the karaoke rotation to work differently, though: I put my name in and then the people ahead of me sang twice before it was my turn. Space could use a little more atmosphere on slower nights.

Great bar... specializes in whiskey but they have everything that you could want...Brian is a great…read morebartender! Boise is full of amazing bars!

I really enjoyed this pub, I've only been twice but the drinks are great. I loved the bartender, I…read moredidn't get her name but she is from Washington state and has a remarkable memory lol far better than mine. The place is hard to describe but the open air front and the seating is very cool. I took pics in the ladies room to send to friends because I liked it and the pool table was a nice feature. A must visit when pub crawling!

Nope! Waste of time even for concerts. ""Doors open at 7" it's 8 and the opening band still hasn't…read moreopened yet. Seriously I want a refund for wasting my time. Opening time for bands is just a suggestion. If you're one of the people moving from California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada , DO NOT waste your time. This place is trash. The shitty part is that I can't get a refund for the band I wanted to see.

My friend bought two tickets and couldn't make it to town. I purchased them from him and had…read morepictures of his ID card and card used to purchase them to enter the show. Thomas at the door wouldn't let my friend and I in. Said physical cards are required for entry. I understand that but after my friend messaged Neurolux on Instagram and they said it wouldn't be an issue and talk to Allen if there's issues.... this is a bit confusing as it's conflicting information.... Wouldn't recommend this business.

Fun place to hang out. Great pricing on drinks and food. Music is loud in evenings. Karaoke on…read moreSaturdays. Attentive bar tenders. If you want a fun drink ask for a "trash can". Philly cheese steak and burgers are good. Going to try a chicken sandwich tonight. Cheers.

i go into charlie browns all the time and it's usually a good place to hang out but tonight the…read morebartender jackie was extremely rude and it honestly turned me off from going to that bar while she's working kayla and layce are still cool and i can see myself going to visit them sometime but to be honest your better off going down to quinn's more pool tables better vibes the bartender won't tell you your "waisting her time" (there was 5 people in the entire bar) haha i don't know why she thought it was necessary but she definitely lost a good tipping customer

The non profit status for Boise parks and rec makes the beer cider pretzels and music that much…read morebetter!

Went to a concert last night and thought this place was nice and clean and seemed like a good…read morevenue. Started a tab where they don't keep your credit card and they have a sign that states that they charge 20% to it if you don't close out. I was ok with the 20% charge since I would probably leave that amount for a tip anyway and almost didn't close out and just leave. I did decide to go to the bar and close out and found out that there were bogus charges on my tab for a drink that we didn't have and for ear plugs we didn't have as well. When I pointed this out to the bartender, she knew exactly which items were not mine and removed them without me pointing them out. This tells me that she knew which charges were bogus and I consider this fraud and theft. No matter how nice it is, I can't go to a place that I can't trust.