the updates are amazing! so clean and inviting and open to new and old crowds…read more not only is it a cheap place to get drinks but they also have pool/darts/touch tunes/bands etc. great place!!

Service was great, I always had a drink in my hand. Ever since the remodel, this is the place to be.read more

This place is a great neighborhood bar! 12 beers on draft and Marquee Network to watch all the Cubs…read moregames.

Good drinks, but will only serve you if you're a man and have had over one drink. Ladies, if you're…read moreover a drink and have had one..Mason (bartender's) response "I can serve those who I want, sorry honey". By the way, the male counterparts we were with had ordered over four drinks.

Insanely expensive cocktails, I'm not sure a splash of peppermint, raspberry liquor, and vodka…read morewarrants more than six bucks like Harry's yet nearly twenty be the price here. An unusual dive this, relaxed and inviting lounge area, upstairs gives good views and vibes; we liked the books and tuned in to the live music for most of the quieter songs. The evening got much busier after eleven surprisingly, a crew gathered for poker which was fun to watch. They offered some food but we had already dined. The egg nog cocktail would've further drained my wallet had it still been stocked! Wish they offered deals with the drinks to entice us younger budget based boys, charging more than twenty for a simple bourbon mix is limiting the return of those who can really enjoy the live music volume. Two of my friends did sample cigars. Mentioned they were fantastic and paired well alongside an excellent port. An espresso martini without dairy and a cranberry old fashioned fulfilled more good hopes too. I'll need to save up and perhaps try again!

Very chill and relaxing and they have great cigars. I would add more bourbon selections but other…read morethan that it's a great place.

Went here the other day! Super nice shop and cigar lounge. The lounge seats about 11 people. Lights…read moreare nice and dim so you get a relaxing feeling! I definitely will be back!

Drinks were good. Didn't get to try the food they were out of what I wanted to eat. Went a Saturday…read morenight and it was kind of empty. There were only 3 other separate group of people.

Visiting from Charlotte! Inside was super cute and chill…read more Hookah 10/10 Drink 10/10 Boughie fries with the homemade sauce was amazing! Will come back again for sure Service was great! The Owner was super nice!

Another great band. But what's the deal with old white men in sunglasses? One is dancing all over…read morethe floor with his female companion. I mean all over the floor and even out in the casino. The other white dude with glasses - I kid you not - was reading a newspaper. I've seen these knuckleheads here for at least the last 10 years.

I've always enjoyed going to this bar for drinks and great entertainment, but the last time I was…read morethere, there was no seating, not even at the bar. No where to sit, relax and enjoy a drink. Would be nice to have tables to sit after dancing as well. Will not be going back.

Catching up on Yelp reviews as it's been a minute... This Yelp review is coming from a Purdue Alum…read moreso expect bias... I came to BoilerUP Bar when my family and I visited campus for the Purdue/OSU men's basketball game back in February. I've stayed at the Union Club Hotel many times, but this was the first time post renovations. BoilerUP Bar is a cocktail and whiskey bar in the Purdue Memorial Union and apparently serve some bar eats. We came here for drinks on a Saturday night after having dinner at Walkon's in the basement. The place was packed (expected) at around 7pm and seating is first come first serve, but we were able to Eagle-Eye/Hawk at spot (kindly ask the leaving party to sit down as they are leaving). Yes this is definitely a thing and it's called "smart dining". If you follow me on Yelp, then you should know I am a Bourbon Enthusiast and Old Fashioned's are my favorite cocktails. They are very simple with ingredients, but they are extremely difficult to master and I think they are a great test for any Mixologist. So I had the BoilerUP Signature Old Fashioned and the Spiced Winter Old Fashioned. Both were very excellent and they were served with some big rocks (great to see). After a night out, I came back and I had a nightcap at the bar before closing. They have an ok whiskey list. Not as amazing as 648 Bourbon & Cigar Lounge across the river. But I was able to find one of my favorite unicorns on the whiskey list, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, and the best part was it was only $15 for a 2oz pour, which is pretty difficult to find at that price nationwide (Cost of living is a tad different in Chicago). Service was mixed. I believe our waitress serving us gave me the wrong drink as I ordered the BoilerUP Signature Old Fashioned first, but it was definitely the Spiced Winter Old Fashioned because I could taste the syrup. However, I was ok with it because I liked it anyways. So that is why I ended up ordering the BoilerUP Signature Old Fashioned again and it was correct. It's easy to mix up as all Old Fashioned's pretty much look similar and the drink was excellent. Our waitress was friendly and service was good as well so really no issues besides a small mix up. When I sat at the bar before closing, the bartender was friendly and service was a ok. Overall, the BoilerUP Bar is a GREAT addition to West Lafayette! Price is definitely no quarter bottles at the old Where Else, but this is more suited place for alumni and I am perfectly fine with that! Ambience is small/intimate and great for date night. So if you are in the area, you should definitely check this place out!

Prices are hoping visitors and Purdue tourists cannot go more than a mile from campus. Sadly the…read moremenu has wildly bloated numbers double what many similar restaurants offer, Town and Gown, Bistro 501, RedSeven deliver and reach above expectations unlike the dull expensive dry roast recently eaten this past week. I cannot comprehend this place, after four visits with friends, unable to recommend any dish or drink as a standout win up against the cost. Let me nail down each dish we had this past Wednesday, the grilled bacon was entirely fine, quite tough but nice fatty flavors, I like Teay's River candied bacon app better. Oyster was good, east coast briny does me right. Our Old Fashioneds were insanely expensive without offering any memorable flavors, balance seemed restrained neither giving a forward bite or a smooth sweetness. Strawberry Lemon sprits was similar, an overpriced kid's slushy. Asparagus was fine. Potato sides surprisingly flavorless, we all couldn't believe how dull the potatoes were. My sister's salmon looked half the size of Town and Gown's while costing fifty percent more and offering half the food. She did finish the ocean protein but left most of the rice. Thankfully the desserts were better, bread pudding somewhat dry and needing a sparkle of that smooth actual pudding but the winner was definitely the key lime. Rich and dense, dreamy and tangy, I got happy! Sure the atmosphere and staff is enjoyable, providing some fresh city vibes compared to the homely and old school Mountain Jacks. However Jacks and Mcgraws Steakhouse both do far better as culinary is concerned. Would be exciting to see this place fix up their inconsistency, out of touch pricing, or they'll be the next to go the way of Bowen Bistro during the next economic crash.

I come here all the time for lunch. The food always comes out tasting good. The lunch specials are…read morea deal and if you get a card the 6th lunch is free. The bartenders are all friendly and the atmosphere is nice and cozy. On a side note, they have the nicest bathroom I've ever seen in a bar.

A pretty bad loud people bar with patrons always bitching about people in other side of town. The…read moreburger and fries I ordered seemed uncooked and beer flat in this small bar. The people here some of them were real G ghetto. Not a great place and perhaps worse bar in town

Our second time at Budreau's for a Friday dinner. Exceptional meal! Great waiter! Bacon wrapped…read morefilet bites and loaded baked potato is purely delicious! Our first visit was for their Valentines Day special and we are all looking forward to that again.

Budreau's has become one of our fave Friday eve stops. We have numerous options near home, but…read moredollar for dollar AND one of my fave local micros ALWAYS on tap, it's VERY hard to beat. Sirloin, filet, or whatever -- never had a bad entree or app here. Great local service in a totally laid-back and casual yet unpretentious place. Even if you need to make a bit of a drive, it's worth the stop. Oh and bacon nuggs?! YES PLEASE!!!

This place is a great hole in the wall in a small town. The staff is fun and friendly, drinks are…read morecold, and the crowd is a great time. I must look young because I got my ID checked three different times when getting a drink / walking around.

There comes a time once a summer season where a group of 6-10 F**kin' Illinois People (FIPS, as I…read morehear we are referred to) migrate from the bustling city of Chicago to the small beach town known as Monticello, IN. You see, a large group of us college friends living in the city, and some new friends we've picked up along the way, enjoy visiting our friend from college working her dream job in the dreamy Hoosier State. Our plan is simple: travel by car to the land of "two-bedrooms with parking, a yard, in-unit washer/dryer, and a dishwasher for $400 a month", load up on sustenance, cruise on the boat in Lake Shafer all day, get silly, take over a bar, and make decisions that should only be made by freshman college girls. Our usual poor decision spot closed a few months ago and, this time around, Sayler's became our latest watering hole debacle. And so begins my open letter to Sayler's. Dear Sayler's, Thanks for gracefully dealing with the presence of by 6 FIPS and our 4 local friends this past weekend. From the moment we hit the boat at 11AM Saturday morning we knew that any establishment in the Monticello area would be "happy" to have us as patrons. Your close proximity to our home base made you an easy target for our debauchery and fun that we surely brought. Your $12 beer buckets and less than $3 shots insured that we would be even more fun than we already were by giving us crazy amounts of liquid courage. This helped us negotiate with the DJ when choosing songs for the bar (we were sad to find out he did not have "Midnight Train to Georgia"), populate what was a vacant dance floor, and demonstrate to the rest of the bar patrons how to do planking exercises in multiple places throughout the bar. I can only hope that we were not only a fun presence to be around, but that we also taught your customers important fitness techniques. Although we felt we may have overstayed our welcome by the end of the night (thanks to the girl who tried to "start something" in the bathroom with a friend), thankfully we had one friend who was able to keep us in check, offer a shield or protection, and help us get on our merry way. We still hope you welcome us back the next time you are in town. Signed, Me PS Terri, I hope you had a great 50th birthday party. We sure had fun!