Sweet spot to stop for a round of shots and a beer on 17th Ave.! I have had White Gummi Bear shots and Surfers on Acid that made the rest of the night a lil fuzzy. Lets just say I have ended up arm wrestling and actual wrestling in the alley there. On separate nights. Yes, I am classy. They have a great juke, and I dig the irony of boozing it up while seated in a former church pew! I dig this spot, but am sad to see the punching game go. How else am I supposed to get the masculine straight friends tricked into gay bar hopping on 17th? I have seen lots of dollars spent on this machine, can you please bring it back? Thanks! read more

Awesome charming neighborhood dive bar. Cheap drinks, pool table, jukebox music, darts, Trivial Pursuit cards at each table, great people. No attitude here. What more could you ask for? read more

We went her last night for a nightcap and it's a super chill bar with cheap drinks, plenty of seating and nice bartenders. They have a few pool tables and will even let you play your own music from your phone if you request it. The bathrooms were surprisingly clean too. You feel like a local when you're here. read more

Not the most charming or asthetically appealing bar, however, it's a nice change of pace from the rest of 17th and Uptown. Somewhat dive'ish', but probably can't be classified as such by the demographic that frequents this joint. Reasonable happy hour to get rather tipsy in a rather rapid fashion. Sure I prefer microbrews and more taste satisfying beers, occasionally retracting back to college years of consumming cheap beers is necessary from time to time. $5 beer and a shot special, along with $2 PBR's and $1 High Lifes from 4-7 make for a cheap start to a Friday night out. Plus, with free bbq on Friday nights, what more can you ask for in preperation for the rest of your Friday night on 17th? read more

William's is a great little neighborhood dive bar! Not only are the bartenders friendly and talkative but Kyra the owner really cares about keeping her regulars happy and treating them well. Drinks are pretty affordable with decent happy hour specials, making William's a great place to stop in for a quiet after-work drink. The fact that it's so close to downtown also makes it a good spot to start things off before hittin the town. The home-cooked free meals available on friday evenings are always a nice treat, especially after a long week when you're too worn out to cook at home or dont feel like spending too much money before going out. So I highly recommend a visit to William's for anyone that lives or works uptown! read more

The over powering smell of Pine Sol was a bit much, along with the extremely weird regulars that eyed me and the girl I was with as soon as we set foot in the bar. This is the dive bar that should appear in the next "The Hills have Eyes" movie because the bartender seriously scared me with her lazy eye and horrible service. As a general rule, I always order a Bud Light bottle whenever I first visit somewhere and, at this place, I think that everybody should follow my example. read more

This place was fine, no fab decor, nothing too exciting, but the drinks were cold and reasonably priced. We had a good time! read more

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100% dive bar! And that's a great thing! Williams Tavern is a sweet little chill bar spot in uptown. The best part about this place is the happy hour specials they do from 5-7pm. $5 for a beer and a shot. Great selection of craft and domestic beers, and also a pretty good variety of liquor for shots. Aside from the great drink specials? Always a unique crowd and friendly service. Bartenders are awesome. Williams Is a must stop place when you're in uptown ! Check it out. Cheers, Your Casual Neighbor read more

The best dive in Denver! Drinks are priced perfect especially during happy hour. Living only five blocks from this bar it has definitely been a local go to. Know what you want to drink for the evening because they have most everything and customers will speak ahead of you if you are tight lipped. read more

William’s Tavern - Ppl having a happy hour Sunday. - Bars Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Ah...Williams Tavern. It's cheap. It's too crowded. It has out-of-date trivia pursuit cards on each table for some reason. The $4 gin gimlet I ordered was in a tiny glass, so that kinda sucked. But then I realized it was three-quarters gin with just a splash of sugary sour lime juice. So that was cool. The beer list is not impressive for a Denver bar, but the bartenders are some of the most quick and efficient in town and the pour some of the stiffest drinks to boot. Good solid cheap Denver bar. read more

Pretty cool. Easy squeezy. Dive. When you walk in there's a good possibility that local regulars will be hanging out at the bar chatting it up with the bartender(s). Sometimes it can take a while to get served but once you do the drinks are pretty good. Not expensive at all. I suggest the shot/beer combo cuz why not? Live a little. The old wood benches and tables aren't comfortable but they work well for big groups of party animals. This is a good place to take straight folks who can't hang with the gay bars along 17th :-) But really, all in all it's a good place to have some dranks. Small bathrooms but in a dive who really cares? Too bad they got rid of the punching machine. You know the one - a punching ball comes down and drunkards who want to show how macho they can be swing and miss. So much fun, but no longer there. Still, the entertainment value of the clientele is solid. Need a quick drink to wash away the workday? This is a good place to get just that. read more

This place is definitely a Dive bar in the truest sense... Strong, cheap drinks, limited seating, dirty tables, ok service, and one of those ridiculous deer hunting arcade games. I ordered a Jack and coke, which was 60-70% Jack Daniels easily. 3 drinks and a soda were only $11, which is pretty hard to beat. We didn't spend too much time here, so it's hard to really comment too deeply about the place, but any place that I can easily get stupid drunk for less than $20 is ok in my book. The location in uptown on 17th ave is really good too. I'll most likely be back. read more

you might as well consider this place Detroit because there the lions of bars. can't get anything right ever. or should we call it deshaun Watsons Cleveland browns because the bartenders will absolutely assault your credit card of if you've had one to many and forget to sign the receipt. It might be called Williams tavern but it sure as hell isnt the Shakespeare of bars. if your looking for a place to go just hit up a chilis... spare yourself the headache. read more

Williams Tavern is what lesser dive bars aspire to. It is the Steve Austin of dive bars (Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man, not the ridiculous pro wrestler). The bar is an old, solid wood temple to booze. The fact that they worship their libations is embodied by the actual church pews running down the middle of the place. I can respect that. The juke-box was very solid, the drinks very stiff, and the service very snarky. 3 for 3. read more

This is a somewhat difficult place to form an opinion on, if only because it's so nondescript. It is an extremely standard tavern. But that's ok, I LIKE standard taverns, hence the 4-star review. It features a fairly usual interior, with a pool table, darts, Big Buck Hunter, and a couple small tables. The bar staff is friendly, the booze is reasonably priced (although don't expect the draft selection that us Denverites have become so spoiled with), and the crowd is usually friendly. Bottom line? You could do much worse. read more

Visiting from California, this bar was recommended to us by some local bartenders. Love a good dive bar. Strong drinks. Pool table is a plus. Had a good time! read more

I was a big fan of this place. It was perfect for when we wanted to be low key, drink some PBR, and throw some darts. I agree that this place feels like a "biker bar" for non-bikers, which gives it a really cool and unique vibe. Granted, it was usually more of a "default" bar, but that's not to say that default bars can't be loved and admired. It's definitely a place I always loved going to when I didn't want to have to deal with anyone else's crap. read more

Dirty, smelly, noisy, ugly dive bar. But at least this place knows what it is, and thrives as such. $5 for you-call-it shot and a beer? Sweet. Booths are uncomfortable, stools are too. I like coming here for a quick drink, peruse and people watch, then heading elsewhere. It is fun, it is dirty, it is a dive bar. But sometimes that is exactly what you want. read more

There is nothing fancy about Williams, which is kinda refreshing when you look at what else is on 17th these days. It is certainly a grittier crowd as compared to the Tavern or Ace down the street- and that's the way I like it. There is a dart board and big buck hunter (or some game where you kill deer) up front. A pool table in the back and a few seats in between. On the weekends there is a pretty good crowd but on a weekday its just you and a few regulars. The bar staff are always entertaining. It's just a low key kinda place when you're in the mood for a low key kinda drink and a conversation with friends or a random patron who has also bellied up to the bar. read more

This is a great bar in a great location. Governor Polis and his goons are fools for shutting it down.

This place doesnt really have a "thing" and thats what I really like about it. Denver, THIS is a dive. No oppressive funk, no frills, not one rude bartender (that ive met), they sell loosies and solid drink prices/specials. Four walls, a bar, a 'tender, a table and some chairs. read more

I'd vote for the negative star for this place. I used to be a semi-regular. Stopped going when the bartender gave my credit card to someone else. XXX BEWARE: CREDIT CARD FRAUD!! Then was cussed at, berated, belittled and even the people around me that I didn't know were confused by the owner and bartender's behavior. I remained calm and asked for my card so we could pay cash and was FURTHER cussed at, threatened and finally asked to leave. I WILL NEVER STEP FOOT IN THERE AGAIN and in good conscience must warn others. stay away! read more

World class dive bar. Stiff pours and fun people. A happy hour not to be missed.

Nothing too fancy. Not much as far as decor goes but it's still got a pretty lively atmosphere, not to mention a pretty badass happy hour special. ANY beer and ANY shot for $5...now that's a business philosophy I can get down with. read more

William’s Tavern - Happy hour on a Friday - Bars Near Me - Denver, Colorado

They only take paper money. If you don't have bills, you can fuck right off. They take cards... but not Sacagawea.

Cozy place with cheap drinks and loud music. Coworkers always go here. The staff is pretty cool

Do not go here if you want to avoid credit card fraud. A friend and I have been going to Williams for about seven years and until last night I would have given them five stars. Now we know how they treat their regulars. My friend had opened a tab and when they changed bartenders the new one asked my friend for his name so she could put our drinks on our tab. She couldn't find the card, and rudely kept asking my friend if it was still in his wallet. Of course it wasn't, so she called the previous bartender over and he realized that he had given the card to another customer, who had already signed the receipt. At this point a decent establishment would have comped our drinks or at least have given us a free round. Instead, the bartender (who I believe is also the owner) wanted to avoid a hassle and asked if instead of canceling the transaction if we could just leave it the way it was since our drinks were roughly the same price. When my friend said he just wanted it canceled and we would prefer to pay cash, the owner acted like the whole thing was our fault and said they were really busy and couldn't be bothered. The other bartender proceeded to throw my friend's card at him and said he "was acting like a bitch" and they told us to leave and never come back. The entire time I just shook my head and couldn't believe this was actually happening. Everybody around us was exasperated and one woman told my friend that she admired his composure as she "would have been livid" had the same thing happened to her. Well, Williams, we wouldn't come back anyway. You just lost two loyal customers who have been going there for almost a decade. read more

This place truly sucks. Really awful service, went there last night and the jackass bartenders was too busy playing pool to provide any sort of service behind the bar. When he finally realized I was waiting, I ordered 3 beers, which came to a total of $9, and gave him a $10. He decided to not give me my change and stuck the remaining $1 in his tip jar. I get that it's a dive, but good dives still have decent service. Don't waste your time. If you're visiting town and looking for a dive, you're better off at Candlelight or Nob Hill. read more

This place was cool the first few times I went there. You can't beat a shot and a beer for 5 bucks, however I went there on Friday, November 4th and the bartenders tried to charge me for an extra round when my friend paid for one of the rounds we drank. Then the bartenders wanted to blame me for their mistake. If you go here do not leave your tab open or they will try to over charge you!!!! read more

Here now .... And my party of six couldn't fit at the bar bc one of the employees needed a seat ... Not sure if she's working as she Served drinks but then she took our 6th seat which made it impossible for us all to sit at the bar .... I ordered a beer, bartender set it down in front of the wrong people person when I went to grab it she tried to take it from my hand til another customer corrected her .... Colfax Bar=Colfax Service read more

Have you ever said no to a free home-cooked meal? Me either. That's why I head to William's on the weekends. The Sunday bartender cooks up some amazing dishes, and on Friday and Saturday nights they do brats or BBQ or some other comforting dish. And yes, it's all for FREE. The bartenders pour heavy and tell some good stories. I had just moved to the neighborhood and stopped in for a nightcap when the owner was manning the bar - she poured a heavy shot as a welcome and continued to tell me stories and keep me entertained. I've gone back almost every other night and have never been disappointed. They're a friendly bunch at William's, definitely a step up from a dive bar but includes all the amenities you love at your local dive. read more

Great neighborhood dive bar! Grab a shot and a beer special, shoot a game of pool and observe all the regulars getting rowdy. Rough around the edges in the best way! read more

I adore this welcoming dive bar. It's kinda got a biker feel to it but it is not intimidating by any means. Quite the opposite. Located between the Wrangler and Bump and Grind, Williams is a great place to grab a cocktail while waiting for your table at the Bump. The owner is a sweetheart and she was there serving up strong Bloody Mary's. Sunday customers can enjoy some good ol' home cookin' for nada. Tuaca shots and Bloods are the best way to start your Sunday. read more

Great bartenders. Great crowd. No drama and fighting like the terrible bars infesting LoDo these days. Cheap. On Sundays, they have their happy hour special all day where you get any beer and any shot for 5 dollars total. Don't come here if you are a D Bag. You won't be welcome. read more

Everything a friendly little neighborhood dive should be. Cheap, stiff drinks, friendly bartenders and patrons, sports on tv, and a pool table. Not to mention the occasional home cooked meal for free (as long as you're drinking, of course). Definitely a fun, funky little bar. read more

LET ME TELL YOU...This is literally one of the best dive bars I have EVER been to. I live in San Francisco and have lived in NYC. I thought I had seen it all. I didn't know drinks could get any cheaper, until I went to Williams Tavern. I went on a Sunday with two friends and guess what???? Happy Hour is ALL Day...WTF!? Like where else do they do that. The drinks are $2. We drank from 9pm until they closed and boy did we drink! Our bill at the end of the night was $20 for all three of us. And in case you are wondering their drinks are STRONG. Now, not only are the prices good, drinks perfectly filled with 98% alcohol, but the people/patrons are all there for a good time. And no one is judging anyone! Everyone that is there wants to have a good time and leave properly inebriated. Whether you are on a budget, just looking for a good time or want to experience how much fun you can have with a bunch of total randoms, this is the place for you! read more

I was in there on friday night. I had a really good time. Cool place. Played a game of pool, had some drinks. Morgan was amazing! Prompt and very sociable. Made us feel very welcome. Thank you guys for your amazing crew. Great place! read more

If I'm in the mood to get drunk for cheap in Uptown and want to get away from the swankier bars, this is the place I go to.

Brought a large group here for my birthday last year and they accommodated everyone nicely! The bar is spacious and the bartenders are quick and friendly. The drinks are reasonably priced and they have a variety of bar games. I am planning on attending many baseball games this summer and will definitely be visiting Williams Tavern afterwards! read more

Dive bar, but not quite divey enough. I think the location gets infected by the ultra-non-divey places nearby. Still a nice bar. There are better dive bars in town where you won't run into the "I haven't grown out of my 20's yet but I'm 30" crowd. Find those places. read more