WARNING: There's a reason this business is unclaimed in yelp... no one wants to own up to the terrible things that happen here! The bouncers are trying to make up for smaller things by physically beating up paying customers and then claiming the customers were asked to leave. Drinks: bare minimum Food: greasy and straight from the freezer Ambiance: smells like pee and bad decisions Just save your money and time, go to any other bar in CDA for a better experience than you will ever have here read more

Kyle and Michael are amazing loved this place!! Would definitely visit again. Service is quick and great! Ambiance is perfect for a bar :))))) read more

The Beacon Pub - Sports Bars Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Nothing better then beacon f*ck miks the bartenders are great and drinks are great (modelos and Vegas bombs) don't spend money anywhere else

oh the beacon what a wonderful place - the place where you have phenomenal bartenders and service- the place you will be so welcomed Cassie, now that bartender is amazing! you want a surprise me shot? she is your girl Now Talia she is the other best , she will always give you what you want if you know what i mean read more

Terrible service, terrible bar tenders, power hungry bouncers, & need to learn how to treat their customers. Stay far away from this place.

So it has been a few years and it seems things have changed for the better and I need to update my review. Stopped by before the parade and this time they exceeded my expectations. Service was good considering how busy it got. Bathrooms were relatively clean. Drinks were well made and they had a good selection of beer on tap. They even played music that most people were singing along with. It was a very fun atmosphere. read more

I've lived here for six years. Great drinks, wonderful bartender, I was seeing rainbows.. gave me the best of the finest over and over at a good price. The "wave to no one troll game" from the bartender was priceless. Change your music to modern edm/hiphop/ vibezzzzzz and I'll be there every weekend. Move your bar over and make a dance floor and I'll fill your building every weekend! Great place, turn it down soothe bartenders can hear drink requests and it's a banger for unicorn rainbow city ‍ read more

Best place to hang out and watch a game in CDA. The staff is incredible, my favorites are Darren and Michael!

Went a vaca and stopped at the beacon almost every night. Good free entertainment. Definitely a place to swing by and have a cocktail.

Over the years I've been to The Beacon a handful of times and each time I'm not that impressed. It's loud, the mixed drinks are inconsistent, full of Bros or barely legals. As far as food goes, I don't remember there any being available as implied in other reviews, but may have just missed it. What it has going for it, their Guinness on tap seems extra good for some reason; I'm guessing I was just really thirst. Another pro, they have shuffleboard! This automatically gets them another star. Even though the scene is definitely not my crowd, I'd venture here for a quick beer stop and game of shuffleboard before heading to the next bar. read more

Amazing service!!! We came 2 nights in a row and both nights our servers were top knotch. Fun atmosphere. Highly recommend

Stopped in for " a cold one $ . Local pint of Pale Ale. $4.50. Very Good. Friendly Bartender. Old, old building. Great location. Outdoor seating. Nice atmosphere. Glad I stopped. read more

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Wonderful place! I am from out of state and every time I come to Idaho this is one of my normal stops. Chill atmosphere and great staff. Low prices too! read more

The Beacon Pub - French 75 - Sports Bars Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Sooooo was literally just in here. Pros: great location. Cons: agree totally with the "Bro Club" someone must not worry about paying the bills bc customer service is not on the menu. Hope you like birds bc apparently the Macaw Bird type is part of the bar. Sits on the bar and I watched it relieve itself at the end of the bar on the floor. Probably good they don't serve food. We ordered two drinks and needed /wanted at least two more but after asking to see the menu there was no return visit by bartender to ask what we wanted to order or if we wanted another beverage. I gave it another 20 minutes and asked for the check as he was filling the Bro Club members gigantic beer glasses. ANOTHER 15 and I left a $20 and walked out and said thanks guy hope it's enough for the bill we asked for 30 minutes ago. Don't waste your money or your time. read more

Good drinks reasonably priced. Not really pub, no food. Also limited sports channels.

My fav place. I love Cassie and Garrett and Jacob :) and Talia. My loves. Great drinks

If you're looking for a good priced drinks, loud music and a young crowd, check this place out.

Shitty service horrible bartenders weak drinks don't waste your money or time! The bartenders are rude and slow! Will be sexist and homophobic stay away if you know what's good for you. read more

I find it interesting that all the one star reviews parrot the same thing. Bro this and that, horrible bar tenders etc. Anytime you see a lot of 5 stars and one star reviews with not much in between.. you know someone has an agenda. It was my first time in CDA and at this bar, the experience was great! The atmosphere was good, the service excellent. The bar tender CJ was personable, attentive and professional. I will definitely return. Be wary of bad reviews regarding the Beacon! probably local competition posting bogus reviews... read more

Came in to have burgers and beer while we watch the basketball game. Found out they have NO food at all. Bummer as I already got the beer. Good thing it is a really cold!! read more

"The Gathering of the Bro-Indian Circle" If you are looking to get bro'd out with your semi-loserish bro squad, then this is the place for you! Beacon has it all: golf bros, car salesman bros, bank bros, construction bros, hunting bros! Yes there is such a thing as hunter bros (they wear carhartt coats, something on them is camo, they carry chew on them at all times, but they're wearing a tight satin shirt by Under Armour). On top of it all, the vibes make you feel like a bunch of adults wished they were still in high school throwing annoying parties every weekend, but they own the place... so if you want to sit in a big circle, have a million conversations about your fantasy game team bs, then come on down to Beacon. The overpriced drinks are not-top-notch too. read more

This is the best on Sherman, music is great the people are great. Love the vibe and young energy!

The Beacon serves Schmidty's burgers to go and they just mark the price up. Save yourself $5 bucks and just go to Schmidty's down the street and at least get the same burger for the same price served hot. Won't be back. There is so many good places to eat around here don't waste your time. read more

The Beacon Pub - Here is the menu for The Beacon. I guess they just order food from Schmidty's and up charge for it. - Sports Bars Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

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The Beacon is a spacious, reasonably classy pub in downtown Coeur d'Alene. I'm guessing that the building used to be a bank; There may be some other reason why the mens room is a converted vault, but you know, Occam's razor and all. The bartender is kind of standoffish, and he'll serve you some kind of blush if you don't specifically ask for red, and he doesn't pour Guinness properly. He probably can, he just doesn't do it for out of towners because he's kind of passive agressive. He has to let you know where you stand somehow. I'm just speculating about this last part. read more

The Beacon is the name of an agency I used to manage. Now when I hear the word "Beacon", the color drains from my face and my first instinct is to curl up in the fetal position. Fortunately for me, *this* Beacon was nothing like *THAT* Beacon. For starters, this Beacon was quiet. And clean. And the people were, if not exactly friendly, civil. The bartender here isn't in it to make new friends, but he'll pour your Guiness (poorly) and get your wine (ask for RED zin, or you'll end up with a glass of pink wine by default) quickly and he won't give you any guff for being an out-of-towner. There are TVs above the bar playing sports broadcasts but the tvs are smaller than what you'd expect in a real sports bar and thus easy to ignore if you're not a big sports fan. If you happen to enjoy watching sweaty men run around in tight pants, you will have to strain your eyes and crane your neck in order to sneak a peak. There is beer, wine, and liquor and the place is huge. This past Saturday found us front and center at the bar, midafternoon, in the middle of a snow storm. Perhaps the snow was keeping people at home, because there were only a handful of people in the bar with us. They have a long bar menu, with burgers, veggie burgers, and plenty of yummy-sounding bar snacks. The Beacon was fine, but I wouldn't go out of my way to come back next time I'm up visiting. I'd probably stop in for a burger if nothing else was open, but it just felt too sterile and impersonal for me. read more

Would give 0 stars if possible. Worst whiskey sour of all time. Made my buddy call the police to Verify his ID because it was from Texas. Way too dramatic. Terrible service. Do not go here read more

Rich is the best. Great bar, good drinks & friendly crowd. Will be back! Went here 2 nights in a row it was so fun! Lol

Nice place. Friendly staff. Offers patio seating right on the sidewalk. Great for people watching. I am suprised they do allow vaping inside however. The drinks seem higher priced than other places nearby. I'll be back read more

A douche bar to find douches at. You're never going to say 'I found my husband/wife-to-be here' unless it's spouse 2 of 5. Local newly single boys looking too hard for you ladies- guard up. Drinks watched. Get a beer- drink pours are all over the place! read more

We came in for happy hour and it was a very nice experience. Staff was chill but we still got our stuff. Sliders (that were actually made at a different location) came out fast and buns were cooked to perfection. Sometimes it's all about the buns read more

The Beacon Pub - Bar, sports & happy hour till 7pm! What more could a girl ask for:) - Sports Bars Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

All I can say is "Oh My God" what a horrible experience! I am a President of a housing rental company and have supervised employees for over 25 years. The bartender this July 27th. evening was rude, lazy, indifferent and could care less about customer service. Our group included a professional bartender of over 30+ years who was enraged at the poor service, indifferent attitude, (like the world owed this guy something), of this bartender, or should I say stuck-up jerk. We ordered three different cocktails with each drink being extremely water-downed and overpriced. I could not wait till my traveling buddies finished their pool game and get the heck out of this nasty establishment. If you could give it three minus stars, I would. read more

Had I reviewed this place after my first visit in December I would have given it one star but after a repeat visit yesterday afternoon I have changed my tune... Amazing how a good bartender can change an atmosphere. Sterling was an absolute doll, he is quick witted and on top of refilling drinks. He not only makes you feel welcome but if it is slow he does his best to get the patrons interacting with other patrons which is a feat in itself. My drink were delicious and the boyfriend who is typically quiet was vocal and a bit drastic which was nice to see. Sterling was able to get my boyfriend to feel comfortable enough to be himself and not many have done so. Thank you beacon for a great time yesterday. read more

The Beacon Pub - The beautiful bar area. - Sports Bars Near Me - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

As we are sitting in a bar with 49+ people at 1230am on a holiday Sunday the bartender is dancing and singing to the juke box and only serving regulars... great way to run a business... completely inappropriate and unprofessional! Thanks for the favoritism! read more

The bartender Jesse had unacceptable behavior when my friend knocked over a glass, yelling and cussing her out in front of the entire bar, extremely aggressive and unnecessary behavior. It's a bar, glasses break, it happens. Everyone at the bar was disturbed by this outburst, it was absolutely disrespectful and honestly embarrassing for this business read more

We were in town and came to the Beacon after hearing the fun music and it seemed like a vibe that was ideal for our group. Upon trying to enter, 8 of our group was allowed in but one ID was questioned. The door security took the ID without asking if he could take it to show it to someone else and took it to a guy drinking at the bar whom he claimed was the head of security. The guy looked it over and decided he didn't trust it and was not going to return the ID. We offered to all leave so we could have her update to date and real ID back so she could have it for the plane ride home. The unprofessionalism of the situation and the lack of knowledge of the security team was appalling and it is not a place any tourist should risk visiting. Having someone who is drinking being the one to inspect and make the call on an ID shows the lack of training and carelessness of the staff. I can't speak to the drinks as we never received a single one in our group, and if I was the owner, I would highly consider hiring new security staff or at least providing additional training. As a small town bartender from a non tourism area, even I have the adequate training on IDs to know the difference between states and markings each state provides on their IDs and we certainly would never allow a staff member who has had a drink to make a call like there was tonight. If you choose to go out here, beware that you will be most likely met by an incompetent staff at the door. read more

Excellent staff, very clean ladies room, games to play and decent wine...plus the location is A+ for just sitting and people watching. Great local pub! read more

While I was meandering through downtown Coeur d'Alene I stumbled into this place because it was the only place with a college aged crowd. Mind you it was in April. Had a lot of fun though. Its got a good selection of alcohol and its interior is cool. I loaded a picture of the bank vault bathroom for guys. Check it out. read more

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I agree with David, this place is the gathering of the bros. And also too girls hoping to catch a bro. Interesting from a sociological perspective. Good bro watching & ok drinks. read more

Well I will tell you upfront I am good friends with the owner of this pub and since he was in the Navy and could kick my ass, I better write a great review of this!! LOL..All kidding aside, I really enjoy this place to get my night started when planning a looooonngg night of partying in downtown Coeur D'Alene. I absolutely love the bartenders here. Super people and know what you want before you sit down. The bar is a square bar set in the middle of the building with TV's located above the bartenders on each side of bar. There is a cool raised seating area to the back of the bar that lets you look out over the bar and crowd. They have one pool table here and one dart board. It can get very loud in here with the fun crowd! It also gets packed with the "hip and beautiful" crowd around 10pm on the weekends. They have a full liquor license here, so nothing is off the menu. They have several draft beer choices, and decent pitcher prices. Its great here in summer as you can sit outside along Sherman and people watch or in my case bikini watch!! Really really good pizzas!! The mens restroom is in an old bank vault!! Love the owner, love the location, love the bartenders, and now they better love me! I am thinking a shot of patron is in order!! Cheers!! read more

Worst experience ever!!!! Came in with my son and girlfriend. Bartender was eating, which I understand, but when makes a silent hand motion 'drink' and when asked about the tap menu can not even tell us. Instead points at board with the list, while he is still chewing his food....left immediately. read more