I have been in Arlington for almost a year but it wasn't until January I finally went to Spider Kelly's is a pretty chill spot. The food is pretty solid. The cheese fries are great. The staff are also super nice and friendly. Also shuffleboard is my new favorite thing! read more

Classic American bar and restaurant. Large square bar with a lot of tvs. side rooms of pool tables and other bar games. Food and drink are reasonably priced. Pretty standard American grill menu. Service was attentive. Nice outdoors with plenty of seating and more TVs. read more

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I'm glad I hadn't read the reviews before going to Spider Kelly's. I came here on a Saturday afternoon with my husband and adult children. It wasn't crowded at all. Initially we were at a table and a server came right over to take our drink orders. We played darts and skee-ball. Then we went into the other room to play shuffleboard and basketball shooting. Our server still came by to check on us. There were plenty of TVs with the football games on. There were pool tables but we didn't play. We were there for a few hours and had a fun time. read more

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Worst experience I've ever had with a bartender. I was at the outdoor patio bar and watched the female bartender continue serving people who had arrived after me. When she finally came over to my side of the bar, I politely said, "Excuse me, ma'am, whenever you have a second, could I order two mojitos?" Instead of acknowledging me, she immediately yelled, "Wait your f***ing turn," and continued shouting other rude comments. I was completely shocked. I had spoken respectfully, and the response was unprofessional, aggressive, and completely uncalled for. I even told her that I had asked politely. A simple, "I see you, I'll be with you in a moment," would have been more than enough. Instead, I was met with someone yelling at me in front of other customers. I chose to walk away because it seemed like she may have been having a bad night, but that's not an excuse to speak to a customer that way. I then went to the indoor bar, where a male bartender took my order immediately without any issue. I'm willing to give this bartender the benefit of the doubt and assume she was overwhelmed or struggling under pressure. However, as the only Brown person standing at that bar, it's difficult not to question whether implicit bias played a role in how I was treated. I can't say that it did, but the experience certainly left me wondering. I rarely leave negative reviews, but this experience was serious enough that I felt compelled to share it. No customer should be spoken to this way for politely trying to place an order. I hope management addresses this behavior so it doesn't happen to someone else. read more

I'll be honest, I previously didn't even know Spider Kelly's served food. And I was pleasantly surprised to find they had exactly what I was craving this Sunday morning, a plate full of wings. Reasonably priced with a great happy hour deal, the plate came loaded with flavor. The wings were not really spicy so if you're looking for heat you might need to ask for more. A great companion of eats while watching the Browns upset the Ravens. read more

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Depends on what you are going here for, it's can be great or a little too loud. Went for a happy hour and the energy in the room was perfect. Music wasn't too loud like some bars where you have to scream to talk to your guests. Drinks were reasonably priced for Happy Hour too. Only downside we had to wait about five minutes before a bartender came to us and to get refills too another 5 minutes while our drinks were empty. Staff was there (three bartenders I believe), but seemed preoccupied talking to each other/looking at something on their phone before they would make a full rotation from one side of the bar to the other. read more

Wow, this place is dive-yyyyy. Came here for a work event and we were set up in the room on the right with some shuffleboard, some pool tables and a few other video games. There was some catered food for us to munch on, which was super mediocre and tasteless and an open bar. The bar was surprisingly busy for a Wednesday night and just had a very dive-y/grungy feel to it. Service at the bar was ok given they were pretty busy, but it's not really my kind of place. Good for groups though if you're looking for something casual with games for entertainment. read more

Place has cockroaches. Personally saw 2 huge cockroaches, about 3 inches big above the couches that almost crawled on me.

This place is kind of grimy not gonna lie. Bartenders are super inconsistent. One charges more while the other charges less. Some put in glasses that are 20 oz while others use 12 oz while the prices remain the same. It has cool games but to play them it costs an arm and leg. This place preys on the mid 20 crowd to get to drunk to care which would explain why it still has business when there is literally nothing special this place has to offer other than TVs. Cool rubber duck machine though. Would come back just for that. read more

Classic spot to hang out and grab drinks with friends. It's extremely busy on weekends as its large space and DJ will attract a rowdy crowd. But if you come during the week, you can comfortably find a spot at the bar and maybe even play some games like darts or pool. I think on Thursday's there is trivia?? I might have the date wrong, but I've been a few times and one of the days there was for sure trivia. If you come on Monday there is half off burgers, and i was very satisfied with the burger I got. Very juicy, very flavorful and there are plenty of toppings you can choose from. That paired with a full bar and large selection of taps, It's really hard not to have a good time... better enjoyed with friends read more

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The prices for Sundays are EXCELLENT!!! You can't beat that honestly. I will go back and check them out. Our waiter was good until the switch. It was busy because it was football Sunday. However, being greeted when walking in, clean restrooms, decent service and the nachos. I'll go back again!!! read more

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Came here for a private work event this past Thursday and I was impressed by the attentiveness of the staff (who quickly picked up any empty plates or cups) along with the many games that were available for us to play. Apparently there is an outdoor rooftop area which I should have gone up to check out. There was a lot of catered food set up for all of us to eat, which were hot and fresh. My personal favorites? Pretzel (glistening and very bread-y, yum) and queso, Ceasar salad (good dressing), and THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. I wasn't super impressed with the breaded chicken or sliders, but they provided a nice "main course" for dinner. Overall, the food here is your standard bar food! My only problem is that it's a bit grungy in here, lol. It felt like things were a bit sticky. Fun time with co-workers. I would be glad to come back for another work happy hour! Sadly, I was only at the HH for an hour - otherwise, this would be a much longer review. read more

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This place is stale as hell. The Dj plays great music but the type of crowd that goes doesn't know how to dance or just doesn't dance. Weird energy weird crowd . Very frat boy and mean girl energy read more

Love Kelly's it's a big spot!!! You can find an are for you and ya group easily. They even have a beer garden outside which has some great seats so you can get some sun and chat away with the wind blowing. The beer list is extensive which I love about the spot. Especially on days where the happy hour serve my pockets right. Never short of a bartender they're like little minions popping out the corner from every angle. The drinks are great as well whether it's a crafty cocktail or just a plain rail drink. A huge selection of games to play from ski ball to pool tables and much more. read more

Iiiinteresting vibe. It doesn't feel the cleanest, especially when I can imagine they're churning the limited tables there the entire night, it's not fully cleaned up after each party and the chairs are not comfy. When my boyfriend and I tried to order drinks, there were several things mentioned unavailable straight off the bat - including a cocktail that had (a specific?) tequila, mentioned they were out of a specific tequila - and this was 8pm on a Saturday and a certain beer (I think Modelo) I will say I liked their blueberry lemonade drink! and it looked like everyone there was having fun, so make of that what you will. read more

Came in here for the first time. The games are awesome, pool tables, and good vibes. Lots of tvs around to watch your favorite game. Service is quick but the wings could be better. read more

This was one of the worst experiences I've had at a bar in Arlington. They charged me for the wrong item and would not refund my car claiming it was the same price. I had my friend order the same thing and theirs was cheaper... probably the worst customer service I've ever experienced. Would not recommend. read more

DJ is trash. Don't put anything on touch tunes because it will be deleted. Draft beer taste funny and vibe is off

Great spot for happy hour and games! The $6 apps and 1/2 off cocktails on Fridays from 4-7pm is a great deal. There are different deals every day of the week including the weekends! My hubby and I enjoyed the crispy fried balls of goey mac and cheese and ginormous pillowy soft pretzels with warm queso. Both apps were great! It's a bummer that the skillet mac and cheese isn't on happy hour with a smaller portion size. The lukewarm mac was swimming in dense clumpy cheese and lacked the creaminess that I was looking for. It's not worth paying the extra $3 off happy hour menu. I prefer the fried mac and cheese over the skillet - it's a better deal and wrapped up the mac and cheese to go. Of the cocktails on happy hour, the winter Ovi in Jamaica was my favorite. It tastes like a White Russian with rum, cream, and Kahlua. I prefer Kelly's Mojito with pomegranate liquor over the sugary Kentucky Fizz with Peach Snapps. Both cocktails were a sugar overload and only drank a few sips of them. Would come back to check out the Skeeball and basketball hoops with fried mac and cheese balls and pretzels! read more

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We were out and about for cinco de Mayo and after a horrible experience at the ballroom we made our way to the rooftop of spider Kelly's. The bartender wasn't quite set up but made us drinks and was super sweet. We had a great time with some drinks and apps. read more

Went out to Spider Kelly's last night and had a lot of fun. The mac n cheese bites were amazing! I also had a bite of my friend's chicken sandwich and that was tasty too. The ranch they had with it was addicting. I kept on eating it with the mac n cheese. I honestly enjoyed the food more than the Orange Crush drink I had with Red Bull. We sat outside. I loved the aesthetic out there with the green shrubs surrounding the patio area. Lots of comfortable chairs and places to sit, and they had the Capitals playing. Bar area wasn't too crowded which was nice. Definitely a bar with a younger crowd. The inside was huge with a lot of fun games. We didn't play any, but I want to come back sometime and try it out. If you're in Clarendon going out, come here to play some games and order the mac n cheese bites! read more

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More like Spider SMELLYS. Annoying crowd of people and extremely aggressive and rude staff. Smelly smelly smelly PU avoid at all cost !!!!

Spider kelly's is a super fun place to hangout and drink! Their back patio is super fun when the weather is nice. I've only had food from there once, but it was yummy! Fried pickles are some of my favorites so I always order them when I see them! The nachos were awesome as well. read more

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Spider Kelly's has always been a happening night life spot. Although a very young crowd, it's a great hang out spot for anyone who's interested in playing games. The fried Mac and cheese balls and cocktails will surprise you too. read more

bouncers were kind, bartenders were kind. drinks were expensive for what we got. my friend got roofied by a man here though, so be mindful of potential issues with the demographic here. college aged men should be ignored, hard, unless you know them. even then I would recommend not accepting anything they touch. even then, a lot of men here wear their college march despite being middle aged, so look out for those types too. read more

I really like spider Kelly's!!! I haven't gone enough during late late night, nor have I eaten there, but it's a great place to go for a casual night. I play pool there with friends, or sit in the beer garden to watch the game, and I'm really impressed with it! Prices are reasonable so it keeps me coming back! Only thing I would say is that one time, the outside bartender was really stubborn about putting a certain game on one of the TV's because the Caps were playing so that game was on every TV in the beer garden despite at least 10 people requesting one TV to be changed to the nba Finals game. The bartender said she would have to get the entire bar's approval to change the channel and then proceeded to do absolutely nothing, so we had to find the manager and ask him. Other than that, love Spider Kelly's and recommend it highly read more

Hit up Spider Kelly's last Friday nite and it was so bomb!!! 8/19/22 baby, tore up the dance floor all nite, the DJ was very cool, played a lot of great hip hop hits! U know it! If u like to dance and have a good time then Spider Kelly's is the one for u! I just posted the video of me dancin, not sure if it uploaded yet....Get er doneeeee read more

Terrible place to go. I was refused service, after waiting 5 minutes to be served. Only to be told that, I have a history of issues at this establishment. That claim was completely false. I asked for some explanation, to then only get no explanation. I typically go to this bar after I leave my local sports bar down the street, with at-least 5 other individuals who can attest to what I'm saying. They believe and so do I, that this is potentially racially motivated. This is very unfortunate. read more

I went to Spider Kelly's for the first time last night & I was blatantly discriminated against. The entire time I was at Spider Kelly's, I was sober. Literally drinking water the whole time. Because I'm in the adult entertainment industry, someone recognized me & I was kicked out of the bar for being "drunk". I respectfully asked what their reasoning was for thinking I was drunk & they could not give me an explanation. This is pure discrimination & it's disgusting. I was minding my own business (sober as hell), trying to get quarters to play skee-ball & 2 bouncers came up to me & told me I needed to leave. I will absolutely never go here again & neither will anyone I know. It's 2021, it's mind blowing to me that some people are so judgmental & unaccepting. read more

I met a friend here on a Friday after work around 6pm for some drinks and to watch a Wizards game. There was plenty of seating at the bar and the surrounding tables so we had our choice of where to settle down. We decided to make camp on one of the sofas with a small table to accompany it -- and what a comfortable choice that was! The bartender/waiter came and server us right away. He was very friendly and welcoming, definitely helped get happy hour off to a good start. He made some recommendations for drinks based on the happy hour deals -- there are a handful of $6 cocktails, $5 rails, and $5 apps. He checked back with us multiple times throughout the evening and made sure we were enjoying ourselves. We ordered a number of the apps: the nachos, loaded tater tots, and fried pickles. Overall the food was pretty good -- not great but good. I wish the fried pickles were cut a little thicker and were seasoned a bit less with old bay. They almost tasted more like old bay pickle chips than fried pickles. The portion size was great! We ordered three of the $5 apps and were definitely full by the end of the night. There's definitely enough food to share amongst a small group. The environment is really nice -- lively but not rowdy. There is a game room attached to the bar as well as shuffle board tables and tv's peppered all over the spot. We enjoyed ourselves at this bar and I would definitely return! read more

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Had happy hour food. Wings, tacos, and Mac cheese balls. Tacos were good. Wings had a sauce that wasn't quite buffalo but were good. Drink was OK. No server, but food was timely. Prices were reasonable. read more

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TERRIBLE ! Roaches everywhere! No alcohol in our drinks! Bartender called me smelly! Line took way too long and bouncer had no idea what he was doing! they were serving 16 year olds!!!!!! should get their liquor license taken away!!!!! avoid at all cost read more

The place is everything I wanted and more. First of all the line in was 45 minutes, a perfect amount of time to watch the 20 year old street rats run around like food just plopped to the floor. Once you enter, the music is the perfect level of uncomfortable loud yet not ear bursting. Just enough to not hear the person two feet from you! Plenty of standing room for those awkward looking around at nothing moments, and just enough space to bump into three people! Ten out of ten would recommend, only down side is the drinks are 12$ and not a reasonable 20$! They could be making a killing! read more

Staff steal's owner better keep an eye out the bartender think I'm drunk right now over charge me for a drink by $2.00 each time I order a single one but I'm a seasoned drinker he's telling the shorter guy to keep the change cause they didn't make enough money tonight want f up s""t is that I'm posting while I'm here cause I'm not drunk read more

GO TO THE OUTSIDE BAR AND ASK FOR RAFI. He knows how to make his drinks and is just a cool ass bartender. 10/10.

Came on a rainy Saturday early night. Like the atmosphere and concept. Laid back spot with full bar, and some games to play. I got a cider, while my friends got some mixed drinks. I will say, the mixed drinks weren't great and tasted watered down. Music was good. Service was good. Nothing spectacular here, but a good place to chill with friends! read more

A good place for happy hour and a pitcher of beer goes for $15. Not too crowded for finding bar seating and you don't have to fight your way up to the bar to order a drink which is always a plus :) read more

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Went on a Wednesday night, pretty dead but what do u expect on weeknight? Lol We decided to hangout at the beer garden, i think it's a pretty cool concept. Plenty of space and chairs to sit and enjoy a drink and food. Since this was our second bar for the night i only order a glass of Malbec . To.my surprise it was cold , Malbec is best served lower than room temperature, yes i know my wine and i can be a wine snob lol.. the music wasn't too loud, so u can hear each other without yelling.. they were playing some Latin music which had me move my hips while sitting.. Cant comment on the food since i didn't order any. Definitely will come back to chill at the beer garden again! read more

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Bitch bartender takes 3 years to make a jaegerbomb i was bouta fall asleep. And they use that as an excuse to cut me off and it turns out it's premixed too. read more

I usually come here on the weekdays because I hate coming here on weekends. It's too crowded and people act crazy. I'd rather take myself to Adam's Morgan. On the weekday though, theres no line and there's about 5 people in the dining room so it's pretty quiet and the service is fast. They have a good bar menu with happy hour specials. I recommend the fried pickles, they are seasoned perfectly and the sauce is tangy. I also enjoy eating the chicken and waffles. The chicken is so crispy and flavorful and the belgium waffles are fluffy and moist. The Dr. Pepper pork chops are also good and actually taste like dr. Pepper. The waiters are friendly and I have never had a problem with this place. Just the fact that I refuse to come here on the weekends. read more

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