Horrible staff. I have no idea how it has gotten this bad but wow. My friends and I were sitting at one of the 3 person booths (total of 4 people) and then 2 left. Shortly after they left the barista yelled at us from across the bar to move, ok fair but do we really need to yell and have a condescending tone. It's one thing if we sat at those seats with less than 3 people, but really? We had been there for hours. Besides that as we got up there were 2 boys in the 3 person seat next to us that had a sign that said 3 people only. I hate to pull this card but it seems sexist... Very disappointed as I normally come 3 times a week... read more

This is a great little pub right in the center of athens. It is close to everything and has great cocktails and beers, as well as coffees, teas, and ciders. Scotty runs the place and is incredibly friendly and sweet. They offer free WiFi and great suggestions. It is definitely the best place to meet up with friends or colleagues if you are in downtown athens. read more

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I've been coming to Walker's since I was a freshman in college, and have consistently loved it. Their breakfast burritos are tasty and reasonably priced, the vibes inside are immaculate (like seriously, the best coffee shop in Athens in terms of aesthetics), and the coffee, tea, and hot chocolate are good as well. I know a lot of Yelpers are commenting on the service, and I can attest as a 5+ year Walker's visitor that the service isn't great. That said, most Athenians I know have come to expect that at Walker's. Walker's isn't for you if you are looking for kind and dotting service. Otherwise, though, I think you'll love it. read more

Walker's Pub - Isobel with our hot chocolate! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Athens, Georgia

This is a very chill spot to hangout with your friend. If you are alone it a good place to sit and read a book or browse the internet. The bartenders were friendly and nice. They do not serve food, but you have options of drinks to choose from. It varies from teas to coffees to cocktails. read more

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The best London fog latte in town!! Thanks to the wonderful barista, Crystie, for her tasty expertise! My favorite, cozy bar/coffee shop in town. read more

Walker's Pub - London fog latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Came in to get coffee late night, service is very iffy , and I found the barista rude.

We came here late Saturday night for a drink and the pub was very cozy, clean and not too noisy or crowded. I ordered a decaf latte with oat milk and it came out just perfect. read more

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Way overpriced and shame those who would prefer Starbucks. The alcoholic coffee drinks are low quality and the hot chocolate was significantly subpar. The cashier/bartenders were completely insensitive and didn't even look me in the eyes. I'm trying to think of something shwae to say about Walkers but nothing is coming to mind. Don't bother going here unless you're already black out drunk. read more

My favorite espresso martini! A great study spot but also a fun bar on busy weekends. Would recommend for either- vibes are always good read more

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Owner is ageist. he'll give anyone under 50 a small draft and overcharge them. What does it matter, place is only for regulars anyway. DONT GO if you haven't been. waste of time. read more

Such a cozy vibe, perfect for a chill coffee/beer and late night studying on a weekday or grabbing a drink with friends on a night out. I love the warm, wood booths and the staff are gruff but take good care of you. An Athens standby. read more

I have been going to Walker's ever since it opened about 20 years ago and it has never lost its quintessential Athens personality. It is a chill spot with perfect location downtown that still looks the way it did when I was an undergrad. While the staff has obviously changed over time, I feel like they always get replaced with equally friendly people. I am so glad this place got embraced by generations of UGA students to become an Athens tradition and can't thank Walker's enough for the decades of memories it has given me. read more

Amazing coffee/drinks and friendly service. Perfect indoor/outdoor atmosphere, a truly special place. read more

Walkers is a true Athens classic establishment. Service is great for customers. If you want to try and bring coffee from next door or just sit and take up tables, this is probably not the place for that. read more

Love doing homework and meeting my friends there. It's so fun and the coffee was good. The baristas were so fun and nice to interact with.

Some of the rudest employees in Athens that I've ever encountered. The last time I went there I walked up to order and the lady did not even acknowledge me, just looked up with a stank face that should somehow imply she's ready for my order. Did not say a WORD after I ordered just walked away. Horrible atmosphere and extremely judgmental workers, and my latte was not very good either. I genuinely think there's a requirement that you have to be rude to work here. read more

As I sit in a booth, currently at Walkers, I realized that if it wasn't for Scotty and Eric I probably would never come. As much as I enjoy this place, the service here is atrocious. I would t even call it "hit or miss." It's always a miss unless those two are here. Today I had the worst and most rude bar tenders Ive ever witnessed. After I seemingly inconvenienced her with my very simple order. She rudely put i at the end of the counter and informed me that's were I could get it. After he coworker, very none presentable...., told her I thought it was rude. She replied saying, "I don't give a shit. Amazing customer service!! read more

I come here pretty often to get work done. I'll be at a booth 5-8 hours sometimes. All the staff is always really nice and it's a great place to get work done. Once I started going to walkers, I have rarely been to another coffee shop. Coffee is good and pretty cheap too! Great vibes and ambiance if you like to study with other people and light noise around you. read more

i'm visiting athens for a few days and my friend rob me here!!! tried three of the different hard coffee drinks here--all were fantastic!! blew my mind. just tasted like great coffee, no alcohol taste at all. service was good and fast, but it was 6pm. read more

Starting coming here while my brother was in law school because it's were a lot of his class mates would come. It's good because you can get about any type of drink you want and the adult coffees are nice when it's cold out. My main problem is at certain times there is a bottle neck of people because some people are there for the coffee house aspect (in no rush to leave because of studying, reading, etc.) and a bar where people are a little more pushy, want immediate attention from bartenders, etc. I don't think it's worth going to Walkers after 7 or so at night because there's just too much going on and not enough room to move. I like Walkers for late morning, early afternoon day drinking though. read more

2/3 of the staff are polite and accommodating; the other 1/3 (including the manager) exude an unnecessary condescending attitude. You're not a damn rock club, where, even then, you have to earn the right to have the attitude. I feel no guilt in scamming free refills when I have to deal with this kind of temperament. read more

"All right, they got water, orange juice, and what looks like cider." -- Friends: Season 3, Episode 2 A great pub in Athens when you need a drink, a coffee, a respite. The place is full of wood and warmth and quite friendly feeling inside. What really stood out to me were the booths - they are very tall (which was a challenge to get in and out of in shorts (and still be graceful), but they were still cozy but fit 8 of us without issue. Cider and beer selection on tap is pretty extensive and it was nice and chill on a Saturday afternoon. But the patrons were coming and going in a steady stream and the price was right. I understand why they students frequent this place and the alums continue to come back over and over - this is a great go-to place. Apparently, I only saw a small portion of the place - there is also a basement bar and a back patio - both of which I missed. Clearly, I need to go back and check out the rest of the place. read more

The inside of this pub is a really cool vibe, my advertising group met there in a booth to do a project about Walker's Pub and 2 people in my group ordered drinks. We had been there for probably 30 minutes and kept getting weird looks from the older blonde barista and she came over and told me to get rid of my outside drink (a celsius because I don't drink coffee) so I did with no questions asked. She then came over again and told us we had to leave because we didn't "order enough stuff." There were plenty of open tables and 2 people in our group had ordered drinks so we were all very confused. It was comical because we were literally in there because we were doing an advertising project about Walkers. read more

Unless I have lost my mind, many years ago part of this place was the Blue Bird Cafe, a place where many mornings I used to have coffee on the sidewalk. But know it has been expanded into a pub/breakfast coffee house, and I cannot think of a better breakfast place in Athens. Nice large coffee mugs with free refills, incredible, and I cannot stress this enough, incredible breakfast sandwiches, and a unique ambiance/interior. It seemed most of the people staying to eat were UGA students, who were also typing away on laptops, while other people kept coming in for a quick cup of coffee to go. I may miss the Blue Bird of my past, but I am happier with the Walker's pub of the present. FYI there is a Starbucks right next door. DO NOT pass up this place for it. The coffee is better here, and this is YELP, support the local places. read more

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This is like a coffee shop and pub at the same time. If you're using this as a study spot, I would recommend going to their basement because it is not as loud. It can get kind of noisy upstairs, but it's manageable if you're just grabbing a coffee with a friend. The coffee is pretty good. read more

Walker's makes some good cappacino's. Unfortunately, when I was there, a lot of the tables/boothes were not cleaned, probably due to understaffing. read more

I have been a patron at Walker's for years and typically suggest that my department does drink nights here. While I've always received a bad vibe from my interactions with the guy who I assume is the manager (like serving drinks annoys him), I was extremely upset by the behavior of the staff on my last trip here. I entered the establishment with a friend who had a Starbucks tea in her hand. As she went to grab a booth, I headed to the bar to grab some drinks. Before my friend could even sit, the bartender looked up and barked "You can't have Starbucks in here thanks." And then she did this weird forced half-smile thing and turned back to another patron. I wish I could better portray her tone here and how the whole thing came off. I was so caught off guard that I was speechless for a moment. No hello. No welcome. Just an assumption that we weren't going to buy anything (which became clear after I started to question her about why she said it.) The bartender said that they've been having a "problem" with people coming in and taking up booths but not buying anything and I responded that we were both in there for drinks, and she didn't even wait to see if that was what we were trying to do. We weren't even able to sit down yet! She was absolutely trying to send the message that if we weren't buying, then we needed to leave. I looked over the menu for a few seconds but I was so upset that I decided to speak to ask for a manager. She hesitated at first and said she didn't think he was around but then she finally brought him over. I explained what happened and he also went into the "We have been having a problem..." thing (and again, he seemed annoyed to even be talking about this with me) to which I replied that the issue was the manner in which she said it as well as the quick timing. In short, it was rude, and I told my friend that I'd feel more comfortable drinking somewhere else. I will not be back here, and it sucks because the drinks have been tasty. I know that some people don't care about these things, but I have several thoughts as to why this happened, and I refuse to patronize and support this sort of selective behaviour in downtown Athens anymore. Many of my friend have also had these experiences and I think it is time that we stop merely discussing it and completely cease to support these businesses instead. read more

They have the best boozy coffee/hot chocolate/cider menu I have ever seen! Study work space is a hot commodity you just have to be patient. Bartenders are very chill and nice. This will be my new go to every time I am in Athens. Please open up a location in Atlanta our boozy coffee scene is terrible! read more

First time I downtown! This place was recommended by a guy at Cinnaholic- Yep he was right !!BEST coffee!! read more

Found a dead fly in my cappucino. And when I ordered the cappucino, she asked if I wanted it with single or double espresso - cappucino is always one. First sign that this place has lost its way. Received no apology when I asked for a refund for the dead fly. Staff is careless, inexperienced, or both. Thanks for ruining one of my favorite spots from college. read more

For a bar claimed to be one of the best college beer bars, this is a major disappointment. We wanted a cold draft beer on a warm spring day and walked in with clear intent. Saddled up to the bar and asked to see the draft beer menu. I drink drafts, not bottles, when I want to sit in a pub. The beer menu was on a standup placard and listed 5 beers on tap but 2 of them were not available. So, that leaves 3 beers and one was a Guinness. No craft beers. None. With more than one brewery in town wouldn't you think I could ALWAYS count on a local beer making the rotation? Yeah, that's what I thought. But nope. That pretty much did it for me. Still thirsty, we opted for a bottle each which the bartender poured into glasses. When she brought them over, one was about 1 1/2 inches fuller than the other. Same size glass. I called her over and asked how could that be? She said it must have been the way she poured them. I'll let you ponder that for a bit. And, the smell in the men's bathroom was gut wrenchingly putrid. read more

For some reason nearly every social group I was involved in while at UGA liked to end up at Walker's at some point in an evening downtown. Not sure if it was the laid-back ambiance, the rather spread-out floorplan, or the great location on College Ave., but Walker's seems to attract a good variety of people who want a friendly place to knock back a few drinks. One thing I noticed is that a lot of grad students seem to enjoy coming here as well as more intellectual undergrads. Bartenders I've had seemed decently nice and knowledgeable, usually happy to recommend a drink or two and willing to take care of regulars as well. They've got a fine selection of beers and recently added more on tap at the upstairs bar. The downstairs bar seems to be most popular on karaoke nights when it gets packed to the brim but is a good alternative if the upstairs area gets busy on most nights. The outside patio area in back is great when the weather's nice and provides a connection to the new incarnation of Blue Sky, which is a neat way to avoid the sidewalks if you want to barhop with a drink. Being a coffeeshop during the day also makes Walker's a great place to study and I've heard some grad students and professors even have their office hours here. Overall, my favorite bar in Athens and a great coffeeshop to boot. read more

Hands down my go-to Athens bar. Without fail, every time my friends and I went out we ended the night at Walker's. Somehow this bar transcends the townie vs. fratty battle, probably thanks to its central downtown location and somewhat indeterminate atmosphere. Drink prices are average--definitely not the dirt cheap deals you can find at some places around the corner, but to me it's worth the extra dollar or two for a place to sit down and stay comfortably all night. They have lots of large booths that are great for groups, a basement devoted mainly to karaoke, a smoker's alley that runs the length of the bar, and a cozy back patio with several more large booths. The back patio's connection via stairs to the sister bar of Blue Sky is a definite bonus, and you can move freely between the two without ditching your drink. The daytime coffee shop atmosphere is also really cozy, though I always struggled to get much schoolwork done in the dim lighting with all those beer choices calling out to me. The spiked ciders are by far the best winter drinks in town! read more

UGH... they've stopped having skim milk for the coffee and have stopped brewing flavored coffee altogether. what happened, walkers??? i was counting on you... still a good bar for nightlife though. very great space read more

Okay, this review is written from the perspective of their Bloody Mary bar on game days. So, take that in mind when reading this review. I have no experience with their coffee nor their breakfast food or what it's like at night. So, take that with a grain of salt. We originally tried to go to what I'll call a hole in the wall bar that would be open at 10am on game day (Flanigan's), but alas they were out of bloody mary mix. Arggh! Okay, the bartendress recommended "Walker's Pub" as having a bloody mary bar. Okay...kind of excited...let's check it out. It is definitely aesthetically pleasing on the inside with lots of hardwood booths, clean bathrooms, and perfectly pleasant smell to the place. Good signs so far. Finally when we're able to get the bartender's attention (and legitimately I understand them being busy on game day), we tell him we'd like 2 bloody mary's. He asks us what kind of vodka we'd like and I said the house would be fine. I've found that if you have a good mix, you can mask the heinousness of a lesser quality vodka. That's just my way. So, he grabs a couple of bar glasses, then proceeds to fill them up with ice and then pour a shot of vodka in the 2 glasses and mentions that the bloody mary bar is set up over there. So, for $6.25 each, I get to make my own bloody mary. Seems a bit pricey for Athens, but whatever...I move onto the bar. Alas, I was very disappointed when I saw what they had to offer. They had 1, and let me reiterate 1 type of mix and it was Major Peters. Yuck! That shit is just bad. Zing Zang's is far superior. Now, look, I understand that people have different tastes, but that's exactly why you give people options when they have to make their own freaking bloody mary! From there it was all down hill. They had traditional spices and a few garnishes, but of course no olives. When I asked a bartender if they had olives, she proceeded to get me a couple of crap olives from behind the bar. You know, the really cheap kinds that they throw in bad martinis. What a crock! Look, maybe this place has delicious breakfast sandwiches and coffee that tastes great or WTF ever...but your bloody mary bar SUCKS! The only reason your establishment is getting 2 stars is that it's clean and pleasant on the eyes. Other then that...what a crap experience. read more

Coffee by day, pub by night. I'm only speaking for the coffee shop. It's great they have free wi-fi!! And the coffee was pretty good too. But seriously the worst snack selection EVER. There were a couple of cookies a few croissants and one bran muffin. That's IT. No other pastries, no sandwiches, no bagels, no soups, salads, nothing. read more

As the face of my alma mater continues to change, it's nice that some things always stay the same, and Walker's is one of those things. Coffe shop/chill bar/ballin' patio all describe this little bar right off Broad Street in downtown Athens. It's not a "see and be seen" kind of place, so don't worry about dressing up to the nines, but it always has an interesting flow of people so you're never without someone to talk to (or about, if you're a people watcher like me). The new booths are great for squirreling away into during the day when you need to get some studying done, or for accommodating an ever growing group of revelers as the night wears on. They don't all know my name here, but I get the feeling this is the closest I'll ever come to a "Cheers." read more

Walker's Pub & Coffee is my place. You know how everyone wants to find their 'Cheers' bar where everyone knows their name? This place is it for me. It was my go-to hangout in Athens while I was at UGA, and any time I'm back in town it feels like nothing has changed. Eric is the silver-fox manager behind the bar who's super cool and always cracking a joke with his staff who are all pretty much the same people as when I graduated. They have a pretty impressive repertoire considering they do coffee, tea, beer, liquor, fancy drinks, shots, bombs, you name it, they can make it. The space itself is warm and inviting with both indoor and outdoor seating. The booths inside have tons of space to spread out and study in during the day while transforming for cocktail hours and late night parties in the evening. In the basement is another bar with karaoke and high top tables which is also able to accommodate private events and bookings. The art on the main floor rotates regularly and features local artists whose works you can purchase to adorn your walls at home. They have a back patio with more booths, large televisions and tables, and a front bar area that is perfect for people watching in downtown Athens. The drinks are great and they feature local brewery creations, Georgia specials, and an impressive spiked drink menu of coffees and teas (in addition to the regular versions). They've also started serving food which is perfect when you want to power through that last final or need to satisfy some munchies. Walkers always takes good care of me when I'm in town and I always look forward to coming back. Even though my friends and I get older, it's nice to know there's a little slice of home always waiting for us when we return. read more

Walker's is probably one of my favorite chill bars in Athens. It has all the things anyone could ever want...chips, sandwiches, coffee, and a bar. My nights here were usually spent karaoking downstairs or having drinks upstairs listening to live music with friends. Overall, a good place to go when you're looking to relax downtown. read more

Day drinking on gameday requires some pacing...or at least at my age it does, especially if you aren't planning to take a nap in a car somewhere and would like to remain upright and alert for the game. Enter Walkers! We made it to Athens early, beat the traffic and snagged awesome parking. Plan: settle in somewhere for some coffee before stalking our tailgating pals. As we walked downtown, we saw the ubiquitous folks walking with Starbucks cups, but I'm so not a fan. Good thing we held out and kept looking around, Walkers pub turned out to be the perfect place to post up and chill for a bit. Spacious in here. Large booths, free wi-fi, friendly bartenders and a semi decent bathroom! Plus dancing goat coffee? Yes sir, I'm pleased. After a round of coffee and some water, my friend noticed the hot cider drinks. For me, nothing screams fall like cider, and these hot ciders were some of the best fall drinks I've had in a while. The key... Start with an awesome cider. Shoulda asked what kind they were using because it wasn't thick and sugary sweet or overly spiced. Delish. They had options with multiple liquors to boot, and at seven dollars a pop, I was pleased with the serving size. Can't speak to the nighttime scene here, but for early morning lounging, this place has my vote! read more