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    Venture Inn

    3.8 (9 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    5 months ago

    Nice little bar. Great prices. It has a comfortable atmosphere, where all can have a pleasant experience.

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    3 years ago

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    2 years ago

    It's definitely a local place. Best bartender ever. Quirky decor, good music, good drinks.

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    2 years ago

    Great drinks, nice atmosphere and friendly bartenders. Hours of operation are convenient for patrons

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    8 years ago

    The beer is cheap but not cold and the place smells of a urinal. The customer are served more alcohol than need be. The place is def a dive!

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    Erie Hotel and Family Restaurant - Buffalo Land & Sea Wrap

    Erie Hotel and Family Restaurant

    3.4(188 reviews)
    0.3 mi
    $$

    One of my toxic traits is that I judge books by their covers; I also do that with restaurants, and…read moreit burned me here. I stopped by on Saturday afternoon with one of my top-tier chums for a post-Port Jervis exploration/walk nip, deciding that out of all of the places we'd walked and/or driven by, this looked the most intriguing and certainly the most historic. One brief moment of validation occurred before we even entered - after walking through the downtown area and encountering pretty much a ghost town, we found a ton of locals in the outdoor patio/seating area here having a rollicking good time. Pretty decent endorsement, but it was quickly downhill from there. As soon as you walk in, you can tell that the majority of ye olde charm has been replaced; for instance, there's some wood paneling over the bar area that's relatively new - I was expecting something that looked pretty historic inside but in my opinion that wasn't the case. I'm not sure how much of a negative that necessarily is, but if you're walking into an establishment like this expecting to be transported to the 1890s, you're going to be disappointed. There's definitely some history, but it's not going to conjure up handlebar mustaches and victrolas. I ordered the Port Old-Fashioned off the cocktail menu; I was a little leery because it cited mulled oranges, but beyond that the description was dictionary definition. The drink itself was not. As you can see from the accompanying picture, the cocktail was practically red; I can't say for sure because I didn't witness the preparation, but it certainly looked and tasted as if it had Fireball in it rather than straight-up Bourbon. Really strange, and made it morph into a kegger drink for me. And the mulled oranges were definitely a mistake; I knew what I was getting into in that regard, so that part of the experience is certainly on me, but there's a reason this drink is supposed to have an orange peel essentially as a garnish and not a full-on part of the beverage. Really odd and I hate to say it, but probably the worst Old-Fashioned I've ever had. We had a young female bartender who was very nice/hospitable, which is the only reason this isn't a dumpster fire one-star review. She was the only one behind the bar, which was decently packed, and held her own. Our visit was relatively brief - we stopped for just the one drink before heading home across the border - but had no issues service-wise. We were able to order promptly, and received our beverages shortly thereafter. Unfortunately as mentioned, the actual drink was pretty bad, and I'd strongly recommend additional training in that capacity. Some of the intangibles are there, so I think this could be rectified. The Port Jervis residents clearly like this place a lot, so I have to assume they're staying away from the cocktail I had and enjoying either other drinks or the food (which neither of us sampled). And the price point is reasonable as well - I think my drink was $12 - but you ARE getting what you pay for. My recommendation? Head over to Jersey and drive the 29 minutes to the Walpack Inn, which is literally never on the way to anything except in this instance, and has much better menu options and legit rustic ambience.

    I rented one of the spaces for a baby shower, and altho it was a tight space, I have to give all…read morethe credit to our server, Cody?Colby? Who was super on top of things, friendly, I'm so glad he was assigned to us, it made things go very smooth. The prefixed menu was good, everything came with fries. I can't complain. I have dined here before & have never had a complaint, so I would definitely recommend stopping in.

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    Venture Inn - divebars - Updated May 2026

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