Pour was the first bar I ever stumbled into in Wilmington, and it's been a go-to ever since. I don't like reviewing my "hole in the wall" hangout spots, too often but this one deserves some immediate "press." The staff are great, super enthusiastic and have tons of patience. There are more regulars here than I've seen at any other bar in town. They really work hard to get involved in the community, support our troops and veterans, and welcome any soul of any kind that walks in their doors. It's the people that make this bar what it is, and what it is is your classic military, neighborhood dive bar. Pour House is located on the main street downtown, on the corner of Market and Front St. It's a basement pub with little seating and not the cleanest restrooms you'll ever experience. You come for the quality conversation and good drinks. They do watch parties, participate in downtown bar crawls, holiday parties, sex toy bingo, and much more. Check their social media for upcoming events! Drink wise, they have local beers on tap from Edward Teach, Wilmington Brewing Co, New Anthem and more. They have all your general bar drinks, whiskey coke, gin and tonic, bloody marys, etc. All the locals rave about their cold brew coffee shots! I haven't had those but I have had the Orange Creamsicle shots and they're out of this world good. Checkout the specials board, they know what they're doing and come up with cool new stuff often. Real cool local gem, not a place for the family though! read more

Great dive bar with great bartenders and music! Love it here. Love their missile shots (order one trust me) read more

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One of my favorite bars downtown! Pour house feels like home to me, some great bartenders work there. read more

The Pour House - Dive Bars Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

Great vibes and cocktails were great! Landon is a great bartender. Highly recommend going for sex bingo!

I've only been here a couple of times, but every time I'm in Wilmington it's a destination. Great business concept, although you need to have some discipline or you can unknowingly rack up a large tab, as well as get really inebriated. Basically they have 50? help yourself taps, which include wine, beer, and seltzers. You get a bracelet and "scan" it at the stations of your choice, which begins the pour process. The bracelet tracks the number of ounces and price per pour. I don't know the limit for beer, but you "time out" at around 3 glasses for wine. BUT you can one up or whatever they call it to keep drinking. Yay! They serve food as well, but I haven't tried anything. Cool building, laid back atmosphere. I recommend checking out the daily specials or happy hour to save some $$. read more

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This bar is amazing! The staff is friendly and well educated on beverages. I ordered a vodka cranberry and OMG IT WAS THE BEST ONE I HAVE HAD SO FAR! The best part is you can't taste the alcohol so it gets you more buzzed! Love this place and I'll continue coming back. read more

The Pour House - The bartender in the back is my favorite! Vodka cranberry and Miller light - Dive Bars Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

One of the best dive bars in Wilmington! They recently just got a major upgrade with murals on their walls. This place is great for social gathering and to stop by and get a drink. They have themed nights every week with bingo on Thursdays and every once and awhile emo night. I know i love coming here for their "missles". Next time you are downtown i highly recommend this place! read more

Never a bad experience at pour house! HIGHLY recommend bingo on Thursday nights!! It is free to play just buy drinks to support :) read more

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We took shelter from the rain and stumbled into The Pour House in downtown Wilmington. Step on down to this no frills basement bar. Our bartender, Sammy, was very sweet and hooked this Basic B up with a frose, but this seems like a standard beer/mixed drink bar for sure. read more

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This is one of those places that you take for granted and then miss desperately when you move away. It's a local Cheers, forreal. You can just show up and you've got friends there, provided you can hang with the local charm-- and trust me, it's charming. From the locals to the operators (iykyk), this bar serves fun, attitude, and a hell of a Coors banquet. Miss y'all, love y'all. #og read more

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One of the coolest most welcoming bars I've been to. Drinks are great, staff is amazing, and more importantly the owners take care of things. Come in a stranger and leave with friends it's that kinda place! read more

Thursday bingo is so fun!! Absolutely hilarious! 100/10 recommend

Great service! We stopped in during the Bloody Mary bar crawl. They have charging cords at the bar and offered us water and tums in addition to our drinks. They also let us use a card even though we spent less than ten bucks which was the minimum. When you come here the first time, look for a stairway down from the street near the corner. We almost missed it. read more

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Really had a good time there. Great vibes, a really awesome place to hang out on a weekend read more

The Pour House - Dive Bars Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

First time going downtown to bar hop and this place wasn't what I expected it's a good starting point if you want to grab a drink and then move on. I liked the inside it was different. Those stairs though are a doozy so make sure you are drunk or tipsy cause it could be a bad night. The drinks are reasonable, it didn't take long to get the bartenders attention and if you want to watch sports it's a good spot too. read more

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This a fun little stop in a downstairs basement (basically). It is a typical bar-y bar bar. Plenty of liquor, beer, and fun. It is a hole in the wall in a good way. It's a small area, but had plenty of seating around the bar and throughout. The service was ok, not anything crazy and over the top...but decent. I would stop back when visiting Wilmington. I would recommend to others for the classic "hole in the wall" experience and vibe. read more

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always great service, lots of fun and cheap drinks!!!! and my favorite thing is the bingo on thursdays!!! such a fun time!!

Great Irish pub in the center of downtown Wilmington. Ilene is a little blonde bombshell and a killer bartender! Great service, great space! But watch your step as you come in the front door. I didn't realize from the bright sunshine into the dim pub there was another step down and nearly took out my teeth on the back of a barstool! Other than my usual clutzy danger, the place is great! read more

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Fantastic place, great drinks, amazing sex bingo. Pour House does not fail and the pours are top tier. Couldn't even think of a thing to complain about. read more

Love this place. Local and veteran owned. Get down underground. Awesome AC on a hot day. Cold brew coffee shots are the bomb. Great place to watch sports. Friendly bartenders. Connor is the man. read more

Don't come here for the food! Haha I'm sure it would be better if you could still pour your own and all...and they did have quite a great variety of beers...but they weren't anything to write home about. We ordered appetizers while waiting for friends, and when they got there we told them we needed to go somewhere else to eat....two out of three of the appetizers were inedible....spinach dip and the Mac and cheese. Pretzels were all right. read more

I don't frequent this bar often enough but I've been to plenty of Joe's pub crawl events. It's a military bar, the staff is always laid back and they host a lot of fun *adult* themed events because bars are for adults - that like to drink. If you want a chill, no nonsense place to imbibe - The Pour House is the place for you. But I will warn you it is overrun with adults, drinking adult drinks, using adult language like the hell you would expect in a bar.... read more

Great atmosphere. Staff and the local patrons are inviting, and always looking to ensure a good time for all. Recommend a stop if you're in Wilmington. read more

Vini! They came, saw, & conquered. Vinci! Winners. Great bar. Great service. Ashley is awesome. Vinci!

Awesome basement dive bar. They have something going on every night: sex toy bingo Thursdays, hash run Tuesdays, football/food on Sundays, just to name a few. TRY A MISSLE ;) it is a MARSOC bar but everyone is welcome and made to feel at home. Lots of good looking people and tattoos, ha. Draft options, cheap PBR, and pick your poison for liquor-- whatever you need. Bartenders have been nothing but amazing, personable and hilarious; love them. "I'm not drunk, I'm from Wilmington" merch is there too; so many people ask me about my sweatshirt! read more

Unique little pub. I liked the atmosphere and the beer was delicious but the food was much to be desired. I would recommend just going for drinks. read more

Great bar downtown. Joe & his staff are all great, welcoming and knowledgeable people. They have sex toy battleship on Thursdays and joe also organizes some pretty awesome bar crawls. Ignore the negative reviews that this place 100% doesn't deserve. read more

So good makes you wanna slap yo momma. A place that is so quaint and full of life. With fine bartenders serving up all your favorite adult libations. Do yourself a favor and stop on by this place. read more

Friendly place too chill... Great drink selection. Got NFL ticket too! Just walk done the stairs and grab a seat.

Visiting Wilmington we went to the Pour House,got bracelets to sample 52 beers. Very fun concept & great selection of beer. The building is an old bank-very cool. Check this place out! read more

Better than watching reruns of Cheers. Seriously, it's an actual bar. Not a club, not a restaurant, not for families. They aren't trying to be anything besides a place where adults go to have someone pour their drink like a pro. Good spot to meet up, not too crowded, and I've never waited more than a minute for service. I get treated decent even if I just sit down and have a Coke. It says something when the staff at the tourist bars stop by after their shift, and fwiw I think the owner should run for being the mayor of front Street. read more

We had a great time. We stopped in for a drink and we love to people watch which was a blast here. Lots of people at the time we were here. Staff was friendly and we would go again. read more

What can I say besides we want more ROSE! She is absolutely fantastic behind the bar. Can't ask for a more outgoing or funnier bartender! I will absolutely be coming back because of ROSE! Somebody give this girl a raise. read more

I stopped in here to grab a beer while my wife was shopping on a lazy Sunday. The bar tender was dropping f bombs in a conversation with a patron like he was practicing for a stint in the Navy while pouring my beer. He puts the beer in front of me and tells me there's a $10 minimum for credit card purchases as I slide him my card. He asks me if "I want a shot" to bring the bill up to $10? I reply no thanks. He saunters off. I'm half way through my beer and I ask for my card back, he reminds me of the $10 minimum, and I tell him that's not an issue, but it would be great to inform people of that before he pours a beer. He then points to a small sign on the wall stating the $10 minimum policy and says "Don't play with me". I told him I have no intention of "playing with him" and he takes my half full beer. I guess he was probably stoned or having a bout of roid rage, so I left after getting my card. There are too many friendly servers and establishments in downtown to have to deal with the likes of this place. read more

Best dive in town. Previous reviewers did not lie ..soo..many...hot...guys. Their shooters menu is awesome love the chocolate covered pretzel shooter! We will be back! read more

Reviews are dumb, this place rocks. Come here if you wanna have a good time, with good people

We came in several times last evening during Riverfest and tipped cash in their tip jar on the counter. The owner was a complete jerk and yelled at us in front of everyone saying we didn't tip. We will never go back there again, I hope they shut down. Worst bar in town. read more

My girlfriend and I felt unwelcome the moment we walked in. The service wasn't great and the bartender was passive aggressive. Definitely not worth another visit. The inside was also gross. read more

We found bar flys in our shots..... And then the bartender made us new shots but there were still black things floating in them. We eventually got refunds but the bartended did not believe us even though I pulled a piece of black stuff out of the shot read more

This is really cool and awesome place. Beer or wine on tap. Pay by the ounce. This place needs to be on Shark Tank.