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    Rum Runner's

    4.1 (77 reviews)
    InexpensiveDive Bars
    Open 6:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    RUM RUNNER'S ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Juke Box
    Divey
    Happy hour specials

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    Cloudy fish tank
    Sarah S.

    Local dive bar at its finest. Rum runners has pool table, TouchTunes and strong drinks. I stopped in after some drinks at Butler's Easy and wanted to play pool. It is cut throat pool at this spot, don't play if you just want to have fun. Fish tank was very scary and when my friend wanted to add some fresh water the bartender said no. Service was good but not overly friendly. Had a nice neighborhood vibe.

    Melissa R.

    A true neighborhood dive bar where all friendly people are welcome! Great bartenders who pour a strong (and cheap) drink! $3.50-$4 for a domestic draft and $4-$5 for most cocktails. A few TV's, a pool table, and regulation sized shuffle board at your disposal. There's always free snacks available (pretzels, pork rinds, Che mix, popcorn, etc) and the crowd is always friendly to newbies... But you will become a regular in no time. They have more draft beer in the back so look up at the handles up top to see their full supply! ONLY complaint I have is I wish they had Dos Equis lager on draft. I don't want a bottle! I can get that at home! They have NO Mexican light beers on draft sadly. But Rum Runners is now my go to bar! ALL are welcome here (POC and LGBTQ too) so if that's not your thing, don't come!

    Margarita
    Mina M.

    This place has potential to be soo fun!! my best friend and I went on the night of Thanksgiving so it probably wasn't as lively as it would be on a weekend. I found it pretty awesome that the owner leaves some snacks like Chex mix, popcorn, other things like that for the customers! I read a comment about the margaritas being really good so we tried some, and the server made me a DIY peanut butter whiskey drink, which was delicious. I would have love to play some dart here, and not sure if the jukebox was working or not because we put a song in, but it never played. I would definitely come back again.

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    This is a great dive bar to hang out at. Patrons are friendly and bartenders are great. Cold beers

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    Your average dive bar but seems to have a lot of regulars. Was busy when I was there.

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    Just a neighborhood bar, nice ol skool ambiance , good drinks. Typical neighborhood crowd. We liked rum runners. I would come back.

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    11 months ago

    Cool and fun decorations, atmosphere, and clientele! Bartender very attentive and lovely :) (plus awesome free snacks)

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    We had a great time! Great service, reasonable drink prices. Enjoyed the music, but were still able to talk.

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    Our favorite neighborhood dive bar!! Always get the best service, WE LOVE DEE & EMMA!!

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    Deviled eggs and vodka sodas and cozy Christmas lights. Best bar we have stumbled in in Arizona. Very clean. Very friendly. Great pour.

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    Charged me $10 PER DRINK for a vodka Red Bull. Won't be coming back. Ever. This is a dive bar....

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    Don't bother. Waited for a half hour to receive a hot dog I ordered and gave up. At least the beer was OK. Dives will be dives I guess.

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    We went for the Halloween pop up and honestly it was great! Not too loud, fun crowd, bartenders…read morewere fast and attentive, and Anna was just the sweetest! The seasonal drinks were decent, but their classics are the fan favorite for us. There is a pool table as well and some table seating and decent enough parking. I'd love to see other themed popups here (Christmas starts around mid November), but may swing by on a normal day too!

    After attending a concert, I was looking for a bar to make a pit stop at for a drink on my way…read morehome. Sunny's Lounge was in the area, and I had passed by it before, so I decided to stop by on a Saturday night. They have a small parking lot and I was able to find a spot. If you can't find a spot, you can park for free on a side stret. Ambiance (4/5): Dive-ish is a nice way to put it. Small. But also homey and cool. There's a pool table in the corner with some seating that surrounds it. Plus some seating at the bar. Service (5/5): Friendly and attentive service. Which goes a long way. I was greeted promptly, the bartender answered my questions, and he was friendly. Everything I look for at a bar. Food (N/A): I had dinner earlier that night, so I was on a liquid diet, but Sunny's does have a limited menu mainly consisting of snacks and hot dogs. While I didn't try any of the food, there is some creativity with their food options, so I'd like to give them a try next time around. Drinks (4.5/5): While Sunny's is dive-ish, they are known for their cocktails. And they have an interesting list of creative craft cocktails to choose from. Including some tiki drinks that seem to be a collaboration with Undertow, a nearby tiki bar. Perhaps they're owned by the same people? Either way, I liked it. There's sophistication in their cocktails, which I'm always a fan of. Sunny's is a cool spot. My preference would be to go on a weekday, because if you're trying to play pool, one pool table is not enough when there's a crowd.

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    Never have I ever felt racially profiled anywhere until I came to this bar. Me and some friends…read morecame from California and were looking for somewhere to have drinks and watch the game. Tatum the bartender came over and took our order, not very friendly but it was decently busy so no biggie, she checked all of our ID's and brought over the first round of drinks. Our actual waitress then comes over and we try to order another round of drinks when she then asked if she could see our ID's to verify and we all gladly gave her the ID's and this is when things go bad. The waitress took our ID's to scan because she wasn't confident that they were real, we agreed but we look over and she's searching in a book and going online to verify if our ID's were real and at that point it had been about 10-15 minutes of her analyzing the ID's and we just told them to cancel our last round and we will just pay the bill and go because we could tell her concern wasn't to find out if they were real but to prove they were fake. Being a neighboring state to Arizona and working a bar you would assume they have experience with California ID's. After everything she tells us we can no longer be served insinuating that our ID's were fake. Not a single other table around us even got their ID checked. And as we looked around we were the only ones who were of color and no one else in that bar were being bothered with their ID's. As I asked for our ID's back and for the bill Tatum gave me plenty of attitude and didn't bother to tell our waitress our request to cancel the order and return our ID's. After everything we were told we could no longer be served because after all that time waiting her scanner randomly didn't want to work. So a bars ID scanner does not work, a light wasn't used to verify the ID and with the use of the internet and book she still couldn't verify our ID's. After everything no manager was called, no reasoning was given to us on why she thought the ID's weren't real and we were told we couldn't be there even after they had served us alcohol. So if our ID's were so suspicious why serve us the alcohol to begin with. If foul play was being done which wasn't on our end it was already done on their end.

    Daves On Northern - Happy Hour prices but don't expect to get a Michelob Ultra draft for $2.75. They don't consider it a domestic beer. I call BS.

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    So I'm not really sure how to rate Dave's. We've been here about a dozen times. Never turning happy…read morehour always during the evening hours. So, this visit was a first. The place wasn't busy, maybe ten patrons. Bartender served us immediately. One Dos Equis bottle, one Ultra pint. There was a sign in the bar that stated happy hour prices as $2.75 domestic pints, $5.00 domestic small pitchers. Again, service was good. Bartender always asking if we were good. This is why my visit was only 3 stars. We close our tab and the Ultra rang up $3.50. I know it's only $.75 but...so my husband asks. We are told that Michelob Ultra isn't a domestic beer. Huh? Since when? Yep, we were told they price it like an import. I'm sorry if you poll ten people if they consider Michelob Ultra a domestic beer, all of those ten people are going to say yes.

    Melissa is not a friendly bartender, she doesn't like other girls. Very lazy, A group of 3 of my…read morefriends and I are all bartenders and we came In and sat down and realized okay she's not Busy but it doesn't look like she's gonna come take our order so one of our friends goes Up and orders for us and then she comes back and said she needs our IDs and then she comes back for the third time and says okay we need to all bring Melissa our IDs ourselves and then we go to take the IDs to her behind the bar and I put it on the bar and she says don't put it on the bar like that it's rude and I'm not gonna serve you and I said your not even serving us anyways we are practically serving ourselfs and she yells at us to get out of her bar. what a joke. We know How to bartend and be nice to customers and make good tips she doesn't seem to like her job. She wasn't even busy but didn't wanna take care of the customers. Anyways we went down the street to the beaver and the bartender there was the opposite of Melissa she literally said can I please see your pretty ladies ids and it's like WOW can you just see the different of someone who is actually nice and enjoys their job and treats their customers nicely. Dave's is literally losing money by having a mean Melissa behind the bar. yall need to upgrade to someone who appreciates the job and the customers coming in. There's so many bars to choose from and so many bartenders out there, no one has to go to the spot with the lazy chick working and also other people would love to bartender there and make good money and give services with a smile at least. Reconsider your staff please.

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    Had a nightcap on 11.12.25:…read more A quaint place in a small plaza with plenty of parking. There was a live Jazz jam session which happens every the 1st & 3rd Wed of the month. There's different live music, game nights and even movie nights depending on the day. Bartender on Wed was Ivan & he was super friendly & gave great customer service! Def give this laid back bar a try!!

    A hidden gem located in NW Phoenix/Glendale, Easy Tiger is a solid dive bar with solid drinks,…read moreoffering frequent free/cheap events! My first visit was on 8/22/25 for their healthcare night, where showing your healthcare job badge would get you an additional free raffle ticket from Cocina Hangouts (local food truck), on top of the free raffle ticket you could've received by following them on Instagram. Kind of underwhelming lol, but it did the job of attracting my party of 3 to the bar. I tried the Sweet Cheeks, which was sweet and unique and refreshingly light. The next time I stopped by was the very next day 8/23/25 for their Super Smash Bros tournament of up to 32 players, $10 buy-in, and cash prize (and other prizes for 2nd and 3rd place). There was 1 set-up with a large projector and 2 MC's. This was my first Smash tournament, but I didn't get to stay long due to work the next day, and I didn't purchase a drink. The event was very lively and crowded, and I wished I stayed longer! Will be back to participate/spectate another tournament. Overall lively dive bar that can provide a fun but chill night out! I'm also looking forward to taking advantage of their Monday-Friday 2-6p HAPPY HOUR if I have the chance.

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    I had heard about Coach House from several friends and by some pure luck, I ended up at this dive…read morebar on Christmas. A Christmas miracle of sorts. Coach House is a year-round Christmas-themed bar. Located in Old Town Scottsdale, a block or two away from Fifth Avenue, there's a parking lot that was pretty full when I arrived. If you can't find a spot, you can find some free street parking close by (max of three hours). Ambiance (4/5): A lot of holiday pop-ups these days have entrance fees and expensive holiday-themed cocktails. You'll find none of that pretentiousness here. There's no entrance fee and no elaborate cocktails. The reason to visit is the multitude of Christmas lights that adorn both the patio and the indoor area. There are also a bunch of TVs which makes it a good spot to check out the game. It's mostly a patio bar, but there is some room indoors too. As well as Golden Tee and another game. Service (4.5/5): There's a bouncer checking your ID before you come in. From there, there's a larger bar inside where you can order a drink from one of two bartenders (at least when I was there) or a smaller outdoor bar with one bartender (at least when I was there). There's a cash discount (which I always appreciate). What that means is that they don't charge you tax if you pay by cash. While the bar was busy, the bartenders working were efficient. Food (N/A): Coach House doesn't serve food but they did have a Mexican food truck posted up on the patio while I was there. I didn't have any food during my visit though. Drinks (N/A): Since The Coach House is a dive bar, expect a full bar, but don't expect fancy cocktails. Ordering simple mixed drinks or beer is the way to go. They were out of Montucky Cold Snacks so I went with a Woodchuck Cider for $6. Affordable prices in the heart of Scottsdale... I'll take that any day of the week! Speaking of Christmas miracles, while I was sipping my beer on the patio, I saw two black SUVs pull up. A group of people came out of the cars and there was one person who I immediately recognized. Former NBA MVP and multiple NBA all-star Steve Nash! As a big basketball fan, having a brew at the same bar as a Phoenix Suns legend was pretty epic. On Christmas nonetheless.

    Is the Coach house is in Arizona staples. However, I had a horrible experience this evening…read more Orlando was absolutely over the top road to me and my friends. I waited in line for 45 minutes to get into the Coach house. I paid $10 to get in and went inside with my friends. I popped outside to grab one of my friends who was in the front of the line in Orlando told me I had to go back to the end of the line and was extremely rude and aggressive. This is an overpriced over Kitchie ridiculous situation up in Scottsdale.

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