Great ambiance, love the vibe, awesome bartender .... Was there for pool, was comped a round. Would def recommend just to hang out.

These bar tenders are amazing! On Thursday it's $3 any drink you want. I very much enjoyed the atmosphere. 2 pool tables 3 dart boards.

Good vibes always here. Very laid back and you can play games! We usually go after the movies for a night cap and a game of pool. read more

Cool little place in a shopping center . Bartenders are great good people good prices CLEAN and awesome dart board When my daughter comes into town we always meet there. read more

(more 3.5 stars, but I prefer to round up) Situated in a shopping center off of Bulverde Green & TPC Parkway is one of the very few bars in the area. That alone deserves kudos because it really is a missed opportunity for this part of town. The drink pricing is really good and the staff is quite friendly here. Definitely more of a whole in the wall, laid back vibe. They have a few games like darts, giant jenga, and pool to name a few. You can definitely tell this bar has a loyal crowd but if it it's your first time they are more than welcoming. Overall if you're in the area for a drink swing by but it's not necessary a drive across town for. Bonus- They're right next door to Los Balitos Taco Shop which is open 24 hours. #winning read more

When I walked in I was unimpressed with a shotgun style room with little bar space. But they won me over pretty quickly. The bartender was really, really attentive and efficient, two traits one should value from a bartender. He jumped on drinks and when the bar was a little packed to get them to us easily he was around the bar handing them out before we knew it. He also rounded up empties and moved a table to make drinking-while-darting easier for us (without anyone asking)! They have two digital dart board setups, pool tables, table shuffleboard, even a hoops game. Everything required quarters or cash, which I don't carry and I didn't see an ATM. Not surprisingly it was easy as can be with the bartender; he threw the dollars on the tab and off we were to darts. Everyone there seemed pretty nice and into having fun. This was a Saturday night after a movie with bowl games on. Plenty of TV viewing whether at the bar or playing games. read more

Yawn. Not a very exciting place. What kind of a theme is puzzles? I'm puzzled, to say the least. "Puzzles" comes from the fact that they've tacked up completed jigsaw puzzles all over the place as "art." Most of the puzzles are tacky and weird. Think unicorns and rainbows. The atmosphere is cold. There are a few games around - Golden Tee, and pool. They do offer fairly cheap drinks for the neighborhood. Cheaper than most of the other places around here. The place is somewhat clean, and well lit. I'll go back if I'm thirsty, but I'm not going to go out of my way. read more

Great Local Bar! No food, but service with a smile and a cold beer! The staff is welcoming and the customers are all nice. No one is a stranger in this place. Good place to have a drink and enjoy a game. If you want food bring it with you or Grub Hub, the tacos next door are pretty good. read more

I tried this tavern for the first time on a Saturday night. There were maybe 25 people and there was a touch tunes option at this place. There was a good mix of music from various patrons but when I went to play my salsa music ( that I paid for) the bar tender lowered it called it shit and then changed it. I get that it may not be everyone's cup of tea but I was insulted and bothered by the comments. I at that point just felt quite unwelcome. read more

Parents and I come here a lot, so do myself and a couple friends. Love it here. Pool tables, dart boards, and the bartender is awesome. Prices are good and music there is good read more

Best bar Eva !! Grrrreat service !!! The beers kept coming and bartenda da best ! I would recommend it !!

I rarely have anything nice things to say about bars who set up shop in strip malls, but Puzzles Tavern was a pleasant surprise over the weekend. After having dinner around the corner, I suggested to my friends that we check out Puzzles for a post dinner drink. A co-worker of mine drinks here on occasion and he swears by the $2 drink specials. The bar has some interesting decor... the walls are filled with framed - puzzle - art. behind the bar is a rather large 10 thousand piece puzzle that can't really be described by words. It's like Reading Rainbow Wetmare - with land animals, rainbows, fish and other things I didn't commit to memory. Darts, pool, internet jukebox and HDTV's are also available to get distracted with. read more

This is the perfect place if you're looking for a place that isn't overly crowded. They have good drink specials and the drinks are well made. There are pool tables, darts, shuffle board table, and lots of other games. There are also plenty of TVs so you can watch sporting events. read more

Worst service. They made our stay as hell. Service was the shit. I will never go back! Bartender was a piece of shit. Hope after my review get better ppl. read more

This place is close to work and home so I stop here often for drinks! The staff is great, the Internet Juke Box is nice, they have great drink specials! But, they are also often out of everything. This conversation has happened more than I can count. Guest: I'll take a Dos XX Bartender: We're out Guest. Okay, Corona, then. Bartender: We don't have that either. This bar also has two very different crowds. It's known as a service industry bar. And during happy hour (3-8) you'll see managers from restaurants and restaurant owners, small business owners, lawyers. If you go there for a late night drink, it's full of waiters, chefs, valet parkers. Either way the crowd is mostly male, and most of the women that come there are with their husbands. Which for a single guy like me is kinda lame. read more

Looking for a break from the fanciful JW Marriott up the street? That was my train of thought when I discovered Puzzles. I am more of a dive bar guy and while I was staying at the JW it was totally nice and posh, but I missed not being pampered to and meeting real locals. Puzzles is the perfect place for this. There are friendly patrons here and many of the folks who work at the JW come here to drink since it is the closest bar and has really reasonable prices for drinks. It's in the strip mall behind the Sonic off TPC so it's hard to notice if you don't know it's there... read more

281 to Stone Oak/TPC Parkway, about a mile and a half down on TPC just beyond the Sonic Burger....there is no better place than Puzzles when you are in the area. The city's greatest bartenders, cheap drink specials, 3 screens, pool tables and darts, a great music selection in the jukebox......overall great place any night of the week. read more

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Great place to go for happy hour. You do not get any cuter service. read more

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Went to this bar for the first time on my 21st birthday. I was super excited and to be fair the bartender super amazing and got me really hyped about my birthday, great service and the two drinks I was able to get were really good. However like 30 minutes after I got there a fight broke out with a woman becoming violent and yelling about race and me and my husband left the building for our safety. Sitting on a bench outside the bar, we heard what sounded like someone throwing a chair or a person into the window, we heard it almost shatter. We stayed in our car and watched and 10 minutes later everyone started leaving the bar and we heard someone had their car keys stolen. We had to leave without my husbands ID just for our safety because I started having a panic attack and people in the parking lot were talking about guns and threatening people. Terrifying experience, definitely just find somewhere nicer because I'm pretty sure there people were regulars. I hope someone called the police on that Karen. Be safe! read more

Mike was AMAZING bar tender. He was on top of service it was busy and he made sure to take care of us. First time I've been here I will definately be back read more

Puzzles is definitely my favorite neighborhood bar. A place I don't mind walking in alone to have a drink or two. The bartenders are very friendly and the crowd is always looking to have a good time. It's a great place to watch your favorite sports team with their three large flat screens. They have an awesome jukebox and how can you forget all the puzzles on the wall. The puzzle behind the bar has to be thousands of pieces, it is the length of the entire bar. Awesome place! read more

Gear neighborhood bar. Lots of locals and people who who work in the area come to this place. Very reasonably price drinks. Venue is specious and have a lot of puzzles to look at on the wall. There is pool, darts, and a jukebox connected to a good sound system. Normally only 1 bartender working, so prepare to wait a while, when the rush happens. read more

I got invited here to meet some friends, and it's a bar, that has drinks, and music. I went on a week night, so it was only regulars. Wouldn't say I am overly impressed with it, but by no means did I hate it. Close to home.. Right next to a liquor store, which everyone seems to purchase their booze from there, and goes to vehicles to take shots. Gotta save the money I guess.. read more

Puzzles is a fun little hang out spot with a nice crowd of regulars. The drinks are yummy, the bartenders are nice and it's pretty cool to see all the puzzles on the wall. read more

There are few times in a bar (except between 10 and 1030 tonight) where you have a bartender that has so many friends in the place that when she decides to have a cigarette, everyone leaves with her. Well except for this guy, that had just tipped her $2 on a $5 drink. Yes, at one second 8 patrons are in the bar with a bartender and the next, no bartender and 7 patrons/bartenders friends outside smoking. Whoever owns this bar should be very concerned with how much she is probably not only losing you in customers that can pay their "full tabs" but how much she is giving away in free liquor to her friends. read more

Small, no frills but very decent. Good drink specials ($3 Kamikazes), nice bartenders, laid back crowd. Two pool tables and some sort of virtual golf game thingy. Also the jukebox has a good selesction of songs. Most of my friends go to Puzzles at least once a week. read more

This place isn't too bad. Our bartender was nice. It didn't get busy until about 10PM. Has some normal bar games. I liked the puzzle decor but I wouldn't make this my go to bar even though I only live about a mile from it. read more

Good small bar that is close to the house. Good place to take a group of friends smaller than 10, the place is not that big. They do not turn the music up so loud it blows the speakers or do anything annoying with lights. It is just a bar with two small pool tables, a Golden Tee machine, and a jukebox. Simple & effective. read more

Not a bad place at all. Friendly crowd full of all ages. Good place to start the night

Good bar for young crowd. Good meeting place for friends but cold atmosphere. Tough to relax quietly but good crowd place if showing with a group. read more

Owners Barney and Ted have REALLY outdone themselves with Puzzles. Stemming from their widely successful NY pop-up in 2012-2013, this San Antonio location is their first shot at a Brick and Mortar front. Great food. Intelligent Conversations. Puzzles is as good as it gets. Why San Antonio? Why Puzzles? Maybe thats just part of the "puzzle." read more

First time i went there the bartender was walking around the tables clearing them off. We asked her for a drink and she replied with "What do i look like, a waitress?!?!" Kinda snoody if you ask me. Slow service. So when we left she looked at my friends tip ($3 on a $20 tab. 15% not bad.) and she comments that this tip was too low. So my next friend left her $0 tip and told her she shouldn't be so judgemental. Well the next time we tried to go back they told us we had been banned from the establishment and to never return. Good job guys. Can't wait to see the recession bankrupt your sorry bar. read more

puzzles is a place where people go to feel like they belong. A place where wit and wisdom bloom...don't forget to check out ted's room. I hear it gets wild in there. Oh and don't forget, at puzzles there is no last call! read more

Ok neighborhood bar, but stick to beer because the mixed drinks are made from low grade alcohol that usually makes one sick. Hey, if cheap alcohol is your thing though, then go for it. read more

Great daily drink specials, and friendly staff. What more do you want! This friendly neighborhood bar also has a pool table, two dart boards and a jukebox. P's has several Flat screens on the wall to watch sports or whatever happens to be on. One of the servers consistently under pours... and the rest are decent; basic drinks nothing complicated. read more

Their bartender Elisha is freakin' amazing. She really deserves every tip and honestly if she ran this business she would make bank for the owners. This woman is just wonderful. She is always so kind and wonderful to everyone she talks to and I have even met her daughter who is precious and the life of the party. read more

If you're looking for a bar with a good atmosphere and decent drink prices, Puzzles is your place. Their buffalo wings are the best (I would come back from the future just to eat more of those deliciously spicy wings!) Be sure to ask for the bartenders Ted or Barney, they mix up the best drinks. And the best part: no last calls! But I'm still not sure why anyone would name a bar Puzzles. Unless that's the puzzle... read more