MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PLACE TO GO! For everything. For a happy hour drink, weekend night out, OSU games, or to watch the Browns play. It's an official Browns Backers Bar on this side of Columbus, with plenty of TVs to watch them and any other game that's on. The manager, Erica is amazing and goes out of her way to make sure you're never without a drink. The rest of the staff is so much fun and attentive. We have held so many events and celebrations here as well! It's definitely our home away from home! With a pool table, jukebox, fire pit on the roomy patio... gah. It's perfect! read more

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This is a great neighborhood bar with plenty of tv's for watching the game. Erica and her staff provide friendly, fantastic customer service. Also, the pizza is delicious! read more

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Walked in and it smelled like a restroom BUT they have great drink prices, lots of tvs, free pool, karaoke on Wednesdays and cornhole outside. Atmosphere is nice but a little run down. Casual bar for sure! They serve food but we asked and you can also bring in outside food which is amazing! It's a great location on bethel rd around a lot of things. Easy to get to. Hot bartender though ha! Look at that ass! *wink wink* read more

Halftime Tavern - Pool tables (free) and a pitcher! - Sports Bars Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

This bar used to be great. When Erica took over it went to hell. I'm not sure how they are still open. She chased away so many regulars. She is a cancer wherever she goes read more

Okay, first one of the beer-keepers is a friend of mine. Alaura is a rock-climber, a Taurus with some smattering of Aries (cusp) and baby blues! So Halftime Tavern is "easy on the eyes" and a nice little place to stop off if choosing Bethel to winde my way back to U.A. after work. Halftime has its own thang going. Mostly it hangs its hat on pub-grub and pool playing. This YELP'r has been in Halftime near midnight and like any local hangout the populars are just coming out for the evening. Most of the time the place is less than 1/4 full. The pub-grub I mentioned is pretty good; done in-house (nothing brought in). The hot sandiwiches are good (ham & cheese); the apps menu is ilmited and pretty standard. B'tenders Alaura and Savannah and Katie will pour your boots full if you drinking liquor so Halftime is any "sumpin' on the rocks" drinkers paradise. Great pours. Beer selections isn't all too dynamic given the CBUS scene and all its craft beers, IPAs and such. I haven't been to Halftime yet in spring/summer but they do have a covered patio area. I'm sure it gets lively out there judging from the effervescent staff. Nice digi-jukebox; good live band area in the back; plenty of seating; two pool tables. Halftime Tavern gets my A-OK rating. read more

Halftime Tavern - Sports Bars Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

The Korean BBQ Pizza they had on special today was fantastic! Gotta try it if it makes it to the main menu! great place to watch March Madness! read more

Starting coming here about a year ago. It's become my go to bar when I want a chill place with good drinks and good bar food. Erica is an awesome bartender--I always try to make it in when she's working! Prompt, friendly and knows how to mix a drink! If you're looking for a great,chill, hole in the wall place, this is it! read more

Half Time seems like a campus joint due to its young customer base from the apartments behind. They are rowdy, full of piss and vinegar that I find to be either energy producing or annoying depending on my mood. Usually it is the latter as I have a slight counter-cultural bent and this place is straight Ohioana Homo Habilis. Think Ted McGinley except Half Time hasn't jumped the shark just yet. Spacy, this place is full of bar games. Billiards of course, darts yeah, but also table hockey, cornhole and others. They may have a beer pong setup if it is legal, though I am not sure, I didn't see it my latest visit but think I've seen it before. Standard dive choices, mix drinks are good. This is a bottles and can kind of place for beer, nothing to write home about. Prices are good. The bar is large and the restrooms clean. Probably a decent place for sports if you get a good angle to a TV. Other than being fodder for one-line gawkers, the staff here does an excellent job and works hard. For me it is best during happy hour before the crowds come later, when everything is easy going and smooth. But I rarely visit. With the sport drenched B-Dubs, the classy Coaches, the Smooth Troll nearby Half Time is probably last on my list of Bethel Center watering holes. It's many a place for neighborhood regs. read more

The bartender Casey is pure eye candy. Great food, Great atmosphere, Great price. Let's just say Jon Taffer won't be rescuing this bar anytime soon. read more

i went to this place and was really impressed, Beer was cold and price just right. I soon learn this place is under new management, so the updated interior and friendly staff was definitely noticed. I really see this place taking off, and will be back soon! One funny characteristic in the place was a pay phone?!?? Who has those anymore, too bad i didn't have a quarter to call someone! read more

Really like the changes made here! Last time we used to "regular" here it was a bit of a mess. Dirty carpet, dirty scrawled-on bathrooms, and bad tiki-themed decor on the outside patio. A dirty bar didn't exactly attract a great crowd. Now it looks (and smells) great! They've torn out the dirty carpet for a laminate wood, updated the tables & TVs--they've even got a couple 3D TVs for Monday Night Football (they've got glasses for you to borrow)! Gone is the tiki decor outside. They've kept the corn-hole boards, though! Now this is a place I could see myself enjoying again. Well done! read more

The beer selection here is really bad. Not much on draft beyond the standard meathead bar fare. Now, beyond that, I patronize this bar more than any other. I met my girlfriend there. The shot and drink specials are really good. Tuesday 2.25 long islands. I love the patio too. They remember their regulars. If they had more beers on draft I would give four stars. read more

An OK place if you're looking to grab a quick drink. The few times I've been here, it's because Buffalo Wild Wings was too packed (due to a college bowl game, etc). The menu is quite limited, so don't expect to grab dinner here. Also, it has very few TVs, so unless you're watching the game du jour, you're out of luck. They do have a patio, which is nice during the Summer. The clientele seem nice enough, too. Some of my friends love Halftime Tavern, but there's a distinct lack of beer/food selection and an austere decor, so it's not for me. read more

Nice sports bar with fast and friendly service. Went in last night to watch the start of the NCAA Tournament with friends. Plenty of televisions to get a good angle no matter where you are and plenty of people to make a great atmosphere to watch sports. They have a wide variety of beer on tap and plenty more chilling out in the cooler. Halftime has your typical bar menu, but I was only there for the drinks so i can't make any comments. It was a good experience and I will go back again sometime to watch another game and will definitely give some of their food a try. read more

There are a few times in life that throws you an automatic orgasm. The food is amazing, but the subs are where it's at! It's a combination of the amazing 10 inchers that the chef throws at you and the boobtastic bartenders! Rich is a sultry bartender with a sexy attitude. They are always ready for what ever is given to them. No matter what!!! read more

Fun with popular dance/rap music on Saturday nights. Great patio with bar. Heated in the winter for the smokers!

This is our Sunday Funday Spot! Always a place where we make memories that we might forget!

DON'T USE YOUR CREDIT CARD HERE! My husband and I went there Saturday night with a friend for some dinner and drinks. My tab was over $100, and I ended up with an extra charge on my card for three business days. The food is good and it's spacious, so we will return. read more

Used to like this place but ordered pizza tonight and found 3 ants crawling on our pizza the management called us drunks and wouldn't refund our order. Extremely rude we know what ants look like well never go here again. Also owner cursed at us highly unprofessional. Beware read more

I can't tell you a damn thing about the place or the service, what I can tell you is I've never stared at a woman so hard and didn't care in my entire life. Beer is cold bartender is a 10. Stop by and treat yourself. read more

Went there at 430pm on a Saturday. Two people were there. We were told that the cook wouldn't arrive until 5pm, maybe. We left. Cheap drinks tho. Huge hd tvs all around and plenty of room for seating. read more

Came into this bar 3 years ago after a falling out from my used to be favorite watering hole. After 2 visits, i felt like home. The staff remembered me almost immediately upon my return, and many of the regulars were beyond friendly and hospitable. Not to mention the Stav made one of the best pepperoni pizzas in have had in a long time (they even use the small pepperoni that gets really crunchy.) If anyone is looking for a fun bar close to home on Bethel, this is it. read more

I literally come here all the way from Polaris on Sunday's to see Richard . He's an amazing bartender who attends to everyone's needs . He's very attentive and is a great asset to the halftime tavern staff . read more

And here we have ourselves Half Time Tavern, a stripmall bar that is the essence of what the uneducated onlooker may think life in Columbus is all about. it's big, it's dumb, and it's chock full of gridiron action that's sure to make even the meekest of sports fans defy their will and pretend to care about dudes in helmets and pads laying waste to each other in the name of all that is American. If that's not enough for ya, there's plenty of Metallica, Godsmack, Nickelback, and Seether on the jukebox to get you in the mood to pound well whiskey and high five that bald dude at the end of the counter that's been rooting for the Bengals a good three hours after their game ended. If you're in good company and good spirits, this isn't a terrible place to be, as it's large enough and cheap enough for you to steer clear or drink your way out of any situation you may find undesirable. Just don't get stuck her on a Saturday morning in September or October- your impending doom will certainly go unnoticed by the hordes of suburban cubicle jocks that drink beer for breakfast and call Half Time home on gameday. read more

fun sports bar. sweet patio in summertime also

Halftime took way too much time! This may have been the SLOWEST service I have ever had. Slow to get drinks & extremely slow to get food.

No food and poor beer selection. But drinks are cheap and there are some good people here. Staff and owners are great, sometime they bring in food from home for everyone at the bar. Fun place to share a pitcher and watch the game. read more