Typical Gainesville dive bar with cheap beer and drinks. Came with my son during parents weekend. We waited on line, paid the $10 cover and the place was packed. Wall to wall college students. Super fun, great music. Ran into a lot of my sons friends who were begging me to do a zipper with them. What is a zipper you ask...a shot made with Vodka, Black Cherry liqueur and topped off with sprite.... thanks for the offer but that's a definite no for me! Reminded me of my college days! Great music and a great time. read more

the bartenders kicked us out because we didn't tip enough for them after buying 25+ drinks with tipping, whoever the old white guy with the beard is needs to be replaced read more

Had a great time at Salty Dog for my friend's gradation. Really loved the vibe and the music. Great bartenders. But the guy taking cover was rude and dismissive, and I don't understand why a bar is charging $10 cover in the first place? read more

The waffle house of bars. Great spot for the homies to pull up. A pitcher costs less than a pub sub. One beer here is impossible. Always know I'm gonna hear "Higher" by Creed at least once. 12-2am you're also gonna hear Free bird and that'll help you gauge how drunk everyone is. Ppl posting bad reviews because wahhh the bar tender is rude wahhhh get fcked, you're at a college bar. In midtown. Underage kids don't come here it's like soooo lame I've heard balls next door is like the spot to be. read more

Customer service is terrible. Asked for two draft beers and they charged for two pitchers. Never mentioned the word pitcher and got charged for two pitchers, went to clarify with them and get the order adjusted, but was threatened to be permanently banned from the bar if I insisted. Sean Doherty, the blonde kid behind the bar, should have no business being in the "service industry." You reap what you sow. read more

Jon is the worst. He was on a power trip, and kicked out my friend for politely trying to explain a situation to him. He accused us of stealing ice(?) although we had racked up a tab of over $50 and purchased all drinks within our possession. We were paying customers and he accused us of stealing and kicked out my friend for no reason when she tried to politely explain. He was screaming at her after we already apologized and were willing to give our ice back. The other bartenders are all very nice but Jon is on a power trip and talks to all customers with rudeness and sass, being very disrespectful unlike anyone else. I am disappointed as a graduating senior who went to Dog weekly to have had this horrible experience with Jon when my friend was just trying to nicely explain the situation and defend us as paying customers who had paid for every drink in our possession. Being accused of stealing and having my friend be kicked out was very upsetting. read more

I'm a pretty practical man. This place is just what I needed. 10/10 you GOTTA try to the Coors on tap. It's absolutely delicious and you will never get enough of this place. The wall art is impeccable and the music...well the music is diverse to say the least. Come out for a good time y'all read more

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I was here on a Sunday night to catch up with a friend, and the owner got on the mic to tell everybody using the jukebox "no originals anymore. glee covers only". the drinks are just as cheap and the bathrooms just as nasty as the reviews say. id come here again. read more

So, I have been dropping in here for a long time when I am in Gainesville. I have had a lot of fun here. Today, I had time to kill and nothing had to do. What better than to day drink in a dark, funky place like Salty Dog? But no. I ordered one beer, fully intending to waste some time. Fairly empty, so should be no problem. I couldn't get the bartender to look up from her phone. Not after several coughing fits, "excuse me's," knocking on the bar, waving, and whatnot. First time i can remember only drinking one beer. Wow. read more

The bartenders were extremely rude to my friend and I trying to purchase drinks at the bar. They denied providing me service when trying to purchase a drink because one of them had a disagreement with one of my friends which did not involve me. But by "association" I was denied being served. Eventually another bartender served us but when we brought up a complaint, the bartender dismissed us and said that he "probably had his reasons". The customer service is subpar but the zipper heads are great! Come here for the cheap drinks but be weary of the staff. read more

This is a bar. It can be many things, unique is certainly one of them. People might call this a trashy bar. And on some level they may be right. But this bar gets some things right. The lighting is just right. The beer menu has my favorite import: Tusker, a beer from Kenya. If this bar actually had Tusker in stock, I would rate it a 4 anytime. It's hard to get 4's from me. read more

I love this divey, old Gainesville bar. Been here a few times and my favorite part is the excellent choice of music! I do hate the smoking thought. Therefore, I can't do that 5th star. I would probably close the place down if I could handle the cigarette smoke. read more

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If I weren't in college...or should I say a very recent graduate..I might rate this place lower. It is definitely one of my go-to bars for cheap drinks with a decent atmosphere. I prefer to go here in the late afternoon rather than the evenings...not very much fun when it's super crowded; unless you're already sauced and then you probably won't care. They have happy hour every day until 7; they also serve food (not sure about the cleanliness of the kitchen) and the food is pretty decent for bar food. The best thing about happy hour is half priced food! Their drink specials are different every day/night; some days they have good specials on imports or just a specific type of drinks (for example seadog blue paw and woodchuck were $2 for ladies on saturday). As mentioned in other reviews Yunegling pitchers are always $5, good place to take turns buying pitchers with friends. Some night I have trouble meeting my $5 tab minimum, lol! Draft/beer selection is only bested by Stubbies and Steins, which is a bar dedicated exclusively to beer...so.. They also have a couple "drinking around the world" type challenges that you must complete in 30 days (free shirt involved). They have beer, whiskey, and tequila categories. It's a college dive bar with a fun atmosphere and cheap drinks, go have a drink and be merry! It might not be as fancy as Swamp but it's a hell of a lot cheaper! read more

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Well, i first walked into the salty dog saloon and could not find a seat! Honestly a bit crowded. The wait for a drink was also a bit long, but they did pull through for my drinks at a cheap price. Overall, i had a fun time with my friends while enjoying drinks. The bathroom was a bit dirty though even for a bar. I would recommend to anyone looking to party with some gators! read more

A place to get good beer at a good price in GLASSWARE?! On the strip? Right next to an equally awesome and laid back place that had a cracked toilet bowl behind a puddle of vomit the first time I showed up. Salty Dog, back in the 70s apparently was the only place to get hot food delivered when you were up late. Now days I don't think you can even buy food here. But you can definitely get beer. It does get crowded, but they've got a bar in the back and a bar in the front, and a door at the back and a door at the front. A bit of a collection of old Gator gear and Florida decor on the walls and ceiling. One of the things I love about Salty Dog, other than their clubs for drinking their assortment of beers or whiskeys, or the fact that they have a decent selection of beer and you don't have to go downtown. Is that they have air conditioning. They also have pool tables and a juke box. read more

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Some of my best college memories made here -- love this place when it's empty on a Monday afternoon as well as crowded on a weekend night. You can actually have a conversation inside and they play mostly classics/rock hits. Sometimes it gets too packed but they have food late night, cheap beer per usual college town standards and an oldies homey vibe with classic wood/license plate decor and various neon signs. Only lost one star because they've been letting people troll the juke box lately and play absolute garbbbb such as sandstorm by darude if you are familiar with the tune. The food is actually STELLAR for the type of place it is, and 59¢ wings at least two nights a week I'm pretty sure. Pro tip, the wings actually are but if you're the slimy type keep in mind that they're a bit on the crispy side, which I personally prefer. read more

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You could not pay me to stay at this bar for more than 5 minutes. For starters my bedroom is bigger than the entire bar, they allow smoking inside so the whole place just smells like an ash tray, and you literally cannot walk or move. I have NO idea why it is always so packed or how people have fun in this environment but they need to move location to a bigger bar to be able to accommodate their clientele. Every time i've gone here it's because I was forced lol read more

The worst bar I have ever frequented. I have never been kicked out of a bar until today. The staff were beyond unprofessional and rude. Several families with graduating students and parents were enjoying a nice evening together. After a round of drinks had been ordered, one of the staff returned and interrupted the discussion to demand a larger tip than 10%. When several of the parents intervened to let the waitstaff know that demanding a larger tip wasn't okay, she lost her cool and demanded the bouncers throw out the entire group of 15. Our efforts to rationalize with staff were lost on deaf ears. No self respecting person should patronize this place. read more

Atmosphere can easily be summarized in one word: grungy. Pro: ridiculously cheap beer. read more

A friend of mine once described Salty Dog as a bar that would be a hipster dive if it wasn't located at midtown. I think that's the best way to approach it. They have a really boss beer selection - everything from nice imports like Orval Trappist Ale and Chimay to American microbrews like Abita. Moreover, they always have a nice deal going on and one of the best happy hours in town. From 4-7 you can get a double wells for $2.25 every day of the week. Not really a fan of the nights it's busy - then you're packed like sardines with a bunch of 21-year-olds that are still trying to make their college experience into a version of Animal House. But on less crowded nights, it's a chill place with cheap booze, good service, and a dive-y atmosphere. If you want a clean, big bar with overpriced drinks, best look elsewhere. read more

Dog is one of my favorite bars in Gainesville. Nothing beats leaving the library at 3pm, walking a block down the road and having a drink. They have a wide selection of beers on tap (around 30 at all times) and an even bigger selection of bottles from around the world. Happy hour is from open-7 everyday and has pretty good deals, such as half off food and cheap 22oz domestic drafts. For those whiskey drinkers, their selection is pretty hefty with 28+ brands of whiskey. A midtown staple. No matter what you call this bar (though the only correct name is just "dog"), it will for sure be a fun time. read more

The Salty Dog Saloon is a mainstay of Gainesville's 'midtown' district, and with good reason. The tap wall is expansive and rotates regularly. Like Durty Nelly's and a few other fine establishments, Salty Dog has been grandfathered past the indoor smoking ban in Gainesville. This element, repulsive to many, lends the Dog a rather nostalgic, blue atmosphere, in which one can almost hear the chaos of the 1996 football national championship. The ambience is strange: from opening (3:00 pm) until about sunset, Salty plays host to thirsty grad students and faculty. It's quiet. It's not crowded. One can listen to George Thorogood on the jukebox to one's heart's content. Mike (perhaps the best bartender in Gainesville, based on expertise, memory, and celerity) pours 22 oz. Yeunglings for $1.75. It's, in a word, zen. Then, the sun goes down. And a lot of dudes come in. Like, a lot of dudes. A lot of board shorts, tank-tops, flip-flops, neon hats, croakies, boat shoes, expensive watches, dip cans, country music, shitty rap, Natty Lite pitchers, flip cup, quarters, and fishing shirts. And loud, ignorant mouths. If you watched it all on mute, it could almost pass as a gay bar. Or a deleted scene from the American Pie franchise. Having never stayed at the Salty Dog past, say, 8:00 pm, I can only assume that such a steady stream of Axe body spray wafts through the entrance all night until close. Every night of the week. The food is passable, but nothing to write Yelp about. read more

They took my friends debit card and denied it. He started a tab but they lost it and blamed it on him. They then proceeded to kick him out which was extremely unprofessional. The service here is beyond terrible and it's the worst bar on midtown. The dishonesty here is appalling and an establishment like this should cease to exist. The atrocities committed here are beyond comparison to any other bar I've ever been to. This place is more disgusting than a gas station bathroom never go here. read more

My favorite dive bar in all of Gainesville!! It is strictly 21+ and usually busy but not too much that it takes forever to get service. They have two bars inside and a pool table and jukebox with plenty of genres to choose from. They also have merchandise for sale in the shop. The drinks are delicious, my favorites are sex on the beach, amaretto sour, or their famous zipperheads. Everything is reasonably priced here. For holidays such as St Patrick's day they always run specials such as green beer, alcoholic cupcakes, or green zipperheads. I have also never paid a cover even on game days! The location is right across from the stadium and right next to restaurants such as Tijuana Flats or Italian Gator Pizza By The Slice which is perfect for after a night of drinking read more

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Great beer selection. It is one of the best in Gainesville. It is rundown, smokey, crowded and loud. Just like a college bar should be. The beer is usually cheap. The bartender smoking behind the bar while serving only adds to the charm. read more

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I have been coming to this establishment for a while now. The bartenders have always been very nice and accommodating. Their menu of food is that of what you would normally find in a sports bar setting. Mostly fried food. Their chicken wings were very tasty along with their wide range of sauces. They also have a "Camillas Platter" which consists of chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks, and curly fries. Which is just about everything one could ask from a fry kitchen. Would definitely recommend visiting this restaurant and I will be back soon! read more

This is a great place to go to meet normal people. Home to some of the least pretentious people in Gainesville, Salty Dog is a great place to meet some friends and just have some beers. Yuengling Pitchers are always $5. Don't come here if you like to gel your hair high, wear lots of chains, and compulsively grind any girl around you. read more

Salty Dog is cramped, loud, smoky, and grungy - a true college bar. It's located right across the street from campus which makes it really convenient to grab a drink before a football game or after an exam. The drink specials are awesome, especially if you're living on a college student budget. There's a great selection of beers, both domestic and imported. They offer $5 pitchers all day, a deal you definitely can't pass up. Come by during their happy hour where you'll find even cheaper priced drinks and 1/2 off food items! read more

The ultimate college bar in a town full of college bars. Great selection of beer, good music, and good people. I like it because grad students like myself can find cheap beer and not feel completely old. The bar does get ridiculously crowded and the bartenders can get a little snotty when you want to close your tab (which is why I prefer cash here), but overall one of my faves in Gainesville! read more

Divey, dirty, smoky, loud, crowded, interesting regulars, horrible bathrooms (almost as bad as Balls), juke box, nice tequila selection IF you can get someone to open it up, and great beer selection - and very affordable if you catch it on happy hour. Aw yeah, every now and then I need me some Salty Dog! read more

Fuck this place. Its the day after thanksgiving I parked my motorcycle where it said I could parked. Walked up to the front door which it was closed walked back and my bike was locked up. You will here from my lawyer on Monday read more

There is an employee probably a bouncer who grabs girls by themselves and carries them out of the bar for no apparent reason. Beware

I have never left a bad review before, but after my experience here, it is necessary. The bartender who made my drink was extremely rude and acted as if it were an inconvenience for her to serve me. She belittled me in front of others which was unnecessary and unacceptable. I will not be returning. read more

Extremely rude staff. They denied service to my friend. I have never experienced this type of service before. I will not be coming back.

great dive bar. It has everything, terrible bathrooms, CHEAP drinks, and walking distance to everything on game day. Make sure you sit at the bar! read more

AUTUMN AT THE SALTY DOG Children, newly free, mind the cool moon. Dwell they still in a wet, black room. read more

This place has the rudest staff of any establishment I have ever encountered. They insult their customers and kick people out when they have done nothing wrong. As someone who used to visit frequently, the amount of disrespect I have encountered at this place just from employees is unreasonable. They belittle their customers, call them out in front of the entire bar, charge more without notice, and target people purposefully. Not to mention the service is well below par yet the bartenders still expect a 50% tip with every drink you buy. The bartenders act as if you inconvenience them when asking for a drink and will call you out (or even kick you out) for not tipping enough. I have been to every bar in Gainesville and have never met more entitled people who are angry all the time for no reason. I have gone out of my way to be nice to these people, tip extra, etc. but I have never been as disrespected as I have at this bar. News flash: this is a college bar where people go to have a good time and keep the business running, not to fear getting reprimanded by staff. I am not the type to write bad reviews about any business, but this place deserves it. I used to enjoy going to Salty's, but the way I have been treated as well as have seen others be treated is honestly shameful. For the sake of the business, I hope this staff learns some lessons in professionalism and in simply being a decent human being. read more

I'm so happy I walked into this establishment all the way from New York!!! Love the bartender, Michael!!! He was so personable and kind! Best drinks and apps!! Definitely should be a go to! read more

There is nothing but LOVE for this bar. BEST bartenders and great drinks. The beer is always cold and the lines are clean. Honestly, the only place in midtown that's worth going to. read more

I was in town for an overnight and my crew came along with me here. It was just small and claustrophobic to me. The smell of stale smoke was inside and made me feel blah. I ordered the chicken tenders with curly fries, which were good. read more