The Library gave exactly what needed to be gave. No food, no responsibilities, just cocktails and vocal delusion for four straight hours. The drinks were aggressive in the best way possible and the karaoke? Oh, we carried that establishment on our backs. The entire group performed Proud Mary like we were on a farewell tour and somehow I spiritually transformed into Sia during Chandelier. 10/10 experience. A very grown, very unnecessary amount of liquor consumed. Would absolutely return to embarrass myself again. read more

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We came here on a Friday night around 10pm and it wasn't packed. I loved the space, very roomy but cozy at the same time. Decorated on theme which was nice. They have a lot of arcade games and a photo booth. The bartenders were super friendly and welcoming. I had two shots of patron while I was there, and I thought they were fairly poured. Their patio has chair swings that are kind if fun to chill on. I wouldn't mind returning here. read more

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No complaints, it's your typical college bar. Nothing fancy or outstanding. We came here had drinks and had fun chatting. It is spacious so there was plenty of room to sit and chat. The drinks were strong! It doesn't seem like there are many places in this city that are open until 2 am so this was a good place to go and hang out till the morning. I'll come back if i happen to be here again in the future read more

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Best bartender chris, made our night so much worth it! definitely worth the night out!

Not a speakeasy!!!! Sub par drinks and atmosphere. Not sure how they stay open honestly.

Great place we went here for Karaoke night and had a blast. They serve food however I didn't get a chance to get any . The area has a Dave and Busters Vibe with all the games they have in here. read more

Always a blast at the library! They keep the Rumple cold!!!! Bee and Chris are the best! read more

Way better bars than the ones I went to in the area. Such a cool vibe . Bartenders are great, especially Joshua. Lots of arcade type games , upstairs and downstairs. A large bar . A coworker and I found seats rather quickly . I didn't order food , but people said the food was great! So I have no complaints. Everyone was just having a great time . The Dj is amazing , and he was just having a time too. Order a mexican candy and tequila sunrise both made great. read more

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The Food, service, ambiance and vibe are top notch at The Library Bar. I love going there for drinks with my friends and play the best arcade games! A special thank you to Bee, Brenda and Cierra for always serving with a smile! Tony "The Tiger" Torres read more

Drink service was good, friendly staff. Good drink selection. Went on a Saturday night around 11, and the live DJ was really great. Crowd was mixed age but mostly younger. Biggest complaint is that the up keep just isn't there. Furniture is so old and beat up and doesn't look clean. Facilities are ok but overall just doesn't feel clean, more worn down and bare minimum cleaning since it's dark inside. read more

Had drinks and food here before heading upstairs for my birthday. It was very chill and I'll never complain about swinging chairs or being surrounded by books. read more

Came on a Wednesday evening while exploring around downtown and it was dead. We were at the bar on a weekday because we were in town for a wedding which ended early and wanted to see some of downtown before leaving the next morning. We saw this bar on a list of Fort Worth speakeasies and thought we'd check it out. (it's not a speakeasy, it's more of a sport bar / dive bar with lots of arcade games.) Two people in my group had expired I.D.s, which I did not know about. The man at the door was pretty agitated about it... No one argued with him about not accepting them, and we were not under any influences at the time. It just felt a bit unnecessary to be that upset toward us. If your entire group has good I.D.s and like arcade games this might be a good spot for you. I however would probably go to Pete's Piano next door or the Irish pub around the corner next time. read more

This was a nice bar, there's like an arcade area and the bartenders were very nice. There was a stage and the band was setting up. The music was good and so were the drinks and queso. read more

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Without telling us, the bar staff added 20% gratuity without telling us. We had a group of three and bought 2 rounds for 2 other people, after laying cash and tipping, getting to the car, noticed the gratuity. The only signage or notice of gratuity being added for larger parties, said for parties of over 6. We had 3 people and paid for 2 people a couple of times, so no reason to add a 6 person party limit gratuity to our tab, of quote un quote "5". Also lends me to ask, did those 2 people also have gratuity added to their tab for buying us a round? We came back and asked and requested the 20% back while leaving the cash tip, well over 25%. They were not argumentative and gave it back, but we were left feeling scammed and blindsided by gratuity added "for larger parties". It does not make sense to count us as a party when we simply bought shots/beers for another group. It seems as though they are jumping up guest count and trying to make up for lack of tip from college students by slyly adding gratuity on tabs that do not constitute the "large party" rule. read more

Came out on a Saturday for drinks with friends and it was a great time! It's got a very chill vibe that attracts people even though not really anything fancy. Very much a college bar. Can't say the drinks were anything special but fine for the price point. Really if you're just looking to hangout with friends this place is one of the better options out there. They're open late, service was decent and they even have billiards along with a few other games. read more

It's okay. They have cold beer and pool tables. We enjoyed our time without it being over crowded at 9 pm on a Friday in July read more

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A place to hangout! No dress code- good ole folks and decent food at good price. No harm dropping in to say hey! read more

While we only stopped in for one drink. It was 100% becuase of the English doorman who was so gracious to point us in the direction of the speak easy we where trying to find. His hospitality is what drove us to come back and have a drink. The inside was fun and it seems like a good sports bar atmosphere. The music got us in the mood to head to a club. We wouldn't mind returning. read more

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Everything about it was perfect. Drinks on point plus customer service. Perfectly balanced drinks and great music

Place was extremely dirty and smelled like old booze and mildew . Staff was friendly but not around very often . Pool tables are sloped and just an overall bad experience read more

Walked around Downtown and stumbled upon this place. Thought it was literally a library until we, my friend and me, looked inside the building and saw it was a bar. Wasnt very busy when we walked in and sat at the bar top. The bartender I will say was outstanding all night. Made sure that we didnt have too much to drink. We would sit at both there bar when we got cool and went on there patio when we got hot. Even though we didnt play, the had pool tables and some arcade games. You cam control the music with the touch tunes app if you have it. The bartender can make just about anything not blended. Well I didnt hear or see a blender all night which makes me think they dont have one. Had a bite to eat. Tried there chicken nachos with pickled jalapenos. Chicken was slightly spicy, queso was creamy and couldnt stop eating it. Overall, we had a fantastic night on the town at this bar. I recommend it. read more

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The bar tender Chris is fire!!! Amazing drinks and service all night long. Definitely coming back!

Stopped by here for a drink and quick appetizer. I really liked the ambience--very laid back with great music! We ordered the brisket nachos and they were some of the best nachos I have ever had. I highly recommend getting them if you ever come here. I promise you won't regret it! read more

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Now don't come here expecting 5 star service. It is what it is. A cheap ass bar catering to a cheap ass clientele. I love this place! It's cheap, fun and eccentric!!! read more

Went by during the week and it was a chill place to hang out with couple of friends. They have many games to keep you going all night.

So we were in FW for a trade show at the convention center. The Library Bar is a few blocks from there, an easy walk. We went on two different nights, on Sunday it was sorta dead, but but service was very good. Went back the next Tuesday for industry mixer that had the whole place rented out. It was packed but again service was excellent. Very big place. Not sure if they have food. Some outdoor seating. Nice place to go. read more

Chris was super friendly! Great drinks! Great service! Great music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

The Library Bar - Bars Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

I've been going to this bar for years I had an obsession with their $2 shrimp tacos and tequila shots. I have yet to not have a great time with the fun ambience playing game's upstairs or just chatting with bartenders downstairs. I will say I have only had one bad experience here but Mr Bloomquist was lovely and helped me out immediately. I will always recommend this bar to anyone in downtown Fort Worth. read more

Unexpected good time at The Library Bar Saturday night before Halloween. We initially bypassed around 8pm to an empty bar. The crowd had filled in nicely when we came back 2hrs later. We found a spot in the corner before ordering drinks. Our waitress initially got my drink wrong but was apologetic when correcting. The dj was good, crowd having grand time and pours decent. I will definitely return if in area again. read more

This place is horrible!!! If you are not a certain skin color or pushing your boobs, sitting on the bouncers lap this is a no go. The bouncers here are douche and the management are unfriendly, shady and have poor customer service. There are to many other superior places in Fort Worth to go to. NEXT read more

Oh. My. God. I don't think I will ever let my coworker pick our watering hole again. Or any other ex-sorority girl for that matter (OHHHH BURN!). I should've let the look on my friend's face, his warning of the creepy old dudes and loud music, and his denial of joining us hinder me. But ooooh no, I wanted to ensure a craptacular experience. I've never been so harassed in my entire year of legal drinking as I have been here. No less than nine creatures approached our table, either inviting themselves to sit with us or else to spike our beverage (and yes, this really happened). And it's hard to ignore these animals when the MUSIC IS TOO GODDAM LOUD that the only thing I was able to hear on the way out of there was my temples throb. Wall to wall creeps/aspiring rapists/frat boy-looking douches. Harsh words, yes, but I imagine you'd be pissed too if the friend you sent to watch Psycho No. 4 get your table's drinks saw him pour something into ALL OF THEM. Not to mention sober you right up to GTFO of there and into the night, cradling your throbbing head and deaf ears. Only afterwards did I realize that my license was missing. I consider it God's way of telling me I shouldn't go back in, since I couldn't license-less. Don't worry, Big Guy. Got the message loud and clear. read more

So... I'm not sure how to review this place. The drinks where cheap. The decor is very cheesy. I think there may be one of these bar's in every town, but hey the drinks are cheap. This one in particular seems nicer than the Austin location. I think that may be because there are less options in fort worth so more people go here. I was here on a Friday night and the bar filled up with people. It was very hard to get a drink but the drinks were so cheap its hard to complain. All in all as far as bars go this is a chain and ranks very low with me. I'm more of dirty dive bar kinda guy. The drinks I got were nothing special and it seemed that of the 4 bartenders working only one of them could make drinks properly and quickly. Go here once... Then never go back... read more

As the name states, their decor explains all that. Lines of book/shelves envelope about 70% of their wall. We were cruising downtown Fort Worth and this was our 3rd stop. They lay out is open and I see people come and go. (They may be bar hopping as well as we are). Saturday's, they have $3.50 Long Island specials and it was mixed great for the price. I get to try the beer Day Break and found out that it was Brewer locally. Bar tenders are attentive and friendly. This is another place that we would come back to visit if we're back in the area. read more

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We had a card on file and they continue to run a card on file so please do not go here if you intend on buying a drink and continue to have it on file for the rest of the night... read more

Wow. What a wonderful experience at the Library Bar! Chris, our bartender/amazing manager, made drinks for us that was catered to our every need during our girls' night experience. We told him what we liked and let him use his expertise to make our one of a kind drinks. DID NOT DISAPPOINT! Great drinks, and great music. Spend your nights here at the Library Bar! Chris is awesome! read more

They're wild. Watch your account, they like to try to keep your tab open and change their tip amount. What a shady way to do business. On top of which they did not know what drinks they were making most of the time the bartenders were holding their cellphones in their hands looking up recipes, leaving ice in shots and casually walking around conversing with random people instead of working. This place isn't what it used to be. read more

The great drink prices is the only reason I would come here if I lived in Fort Worth, that and my in law loves this place. After visiting The Library I realized how nice it is that Dallas does not allow smoking in many places. The library even sales cigarettes! Whaaa! I also noticed that they don't carry much local beer. Which is a huge downer. May be a FTW thing or 'who goes to The Library for a craft beer' thing, don't know. Yet, with such low prices I guess you can't complain. I use to come here when I was 21, even then I thought this place was a little shady but the drink specials kept me coming back, that and bingo night. Do they still have that? read more

The Library Bar - Bars Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

The best staff ever! Come see Trey and give home some love. Made us feel welcomed and attended to our every need. Very friendly. I will definitely come here again when I'm in Ft. Worth. Every time I needed water they gave me some. When I spoke to them they were friendly and were genuine. Come have fun at the Library!! read more

It was our first time to this place .We went in ordered drinks . . it was hot inside the bar and I'd just stick with beer. Our drinks tasted watered down ..I know what fireball taste like and it was flat so was the 7 and 7. read more

Ehhh just a typical bar. Good music but nothing much more to report than that. The bathrooms were maintained and there was some comfy couches to sit and visit. There isn't a dance floor.... which given the music would have been nice. Drinks were not cheap, though it was a Saturday night. read more