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The Big Chill

3.7 (28 reviews)
InexpensiveMusic Venues, Bars, American
Closed • 4:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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Super cute place!!!!
taylor h.

Good food &drinks with great prices! Service was fast and efficient! The place itself is remodeled and super cute for a night out with friends.

Live music most weekends
Ray F.

A very cool locals place, with live music and a solid bar with decent tavern food - you will not find many tourists in here other than Harley riders. Music most nights and always a good place to listen to live music on the weekends, this bar has been in town for years, not on the main drag, back down on Higdon Ferry Rd. off the beaten path a bit - and well worth checking out. Usually crowded on the weekends with music upstairs and pool tables down stairs. We come here pretty regularly when in town and its always a good time. A small parking area at the front of the building, there is a huge parking lot in the rear and a back entrance into the gaming area, up the stairs to the main bar and music area. I have seen lots of great local talent over the years here and it is always been a solid venue. Over 21, Biker friendly, locals hang out, good music, cold beer, decent food and good times. A good little bar 4 Stars. 00210

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Jason P.

Good drinks and a chill atmosphere. Bartenders are friendly and make you comfortable. Will be back. Live music most nights.

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3 months ago

If you wanna go to a bar that reminds you of the cheers settings that's your bar super fun great atmosphere.

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5 months ago

very nice place very nice service I really enjoyed my time there lots of drink specials

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2 years ago

Awesome Music and great service! The new menu is very good. Go try the Brisket sandwich

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Music was good, food was good, drinks were cold and crowd was minimal so no waiting on the weekend.

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The drinks were good and a chill atmosphere. Bartenders are friendly and make you comfortable. Will be back. Live music most nights.

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Great music, great bartenders. You have got to try their homemade chili! Live music five days a week.

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6 years ago

Great local place! Have the Big Chill Sandwich! You will not regret it!! So much fun...

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“What we did not expect was a super fun karaoke night and a basement with poker, giant Jenga, and plenty of other fun games.”

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The Rooftop Bar - Outdoor rooftop space. Nice ambiance.

The Rooftop Bar

3.2(78 reviews)
2.8 mi

Our last visit here the rooftop was closed, so we were happy it was open this trip (we went twice)…read more Great views of the historic downtown Hot Springs area. They have bar and table service, and food offerings available. We only had drinks but the food offerings looked fantastic. We enjoyed that at least on our visit, the volume was minimal which allowed us to converse without yelling. Thank you for providing an enjoyable experience in the heart of town

I saw this place from a hike up toward one of the peaks, and on a hot summer day all I wanted to do…read morewas sit wherever that lovely rooftop was. We kept it in our sites as we descended, and found it to be on the 6th floor of the Avenue Hotel. Its outdoor seating area was lovely. On one side you're just in the tree tops. The other side looks over an underwhelming cityscape, but that's not Rooftop's fault. It's still just nice to be on a rooftop! It started to rain not long after we arrived. We moved under the patio cover, and that was a lovely way to watch and hear the rain until the wind really picked up and we moved inside. It was only around 4pm so we both ordered the mocktail on the menu. It's the only one and pretty simple, but it was quite delicious -- muddled strawberry and 7up. I bet it would be even better with Ginger Beer! Maybe a little high in price for the small size and no booze, but oh well. As the rain continued, we decided to share an appetizer to wait it out. We ordered an olive hummus which was surprisingly decent (I'm not an olive fan normally) with pita chips. I wasn't a huge fan of the pita chips, but they served as a perfectly fine delivery mechanism for said hummus. The staff there was really nice and seemed to get along and share duties well -- in a small place you notice things like that and it made an impression.

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A dark, funky, dive bar playing great music, great drinks, and the food matches the rest of the…read moregreatness. It's the kind of place you could and would want to be a regular at if you lived nearby. I want to be a regular, and I live 500 miles away. But you can bet when I'm heading that way, I'm stopping in again. I had skipped lunch and was really hungry, but didn't want to get something real heavy either, and I though I had "sort of" done that. I was totaly wrong. Blue Crab Ravioli in an artichoke/spinache alfredo sauce, topped with toasted/roasted mozzarella... I know what you're thinking, cream sauce and cheese? How is that light you knucklehead? Well, I was thinking that ravioli, usually served with 4-6 pieces would be just drizzled in this topping. NOPE. Scalding hot cast iron skillet loaded with ravioli, in that heavy, cheese/cream sauce. But here's how good it was. I took half to go, and had 1/4 of that when I got home 2 days later (always carry a cooler bag kids...) Then I had the remainder for lunch one day. Best ravioli I've ever had, and I want to be Italian and have had a lot of pasta in my life. I sat at the bar, and when people sat down around me, we all started talking. It's that kind of place. It's also dark, dank, gritty, and it's character shows in every space. Did I mention the great tunes? Yep... music right up my alley. Food, drinks, music, vibes... Yeah, 10 - 10 would go back again. And again.

Worst service I've experienced here in Hot Springs. Bartender was a jerk, the hostess passed me…read moreover for a couple that walked in behind me and the smoking area is 5 feet from the front door. All in all a terrible experience, wouldn't recommend it to an enemy, except maybe my ex-wife

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