Zombies

This is one of my favorite spots to chill with good people and feel like a rockstar…read more So the drinks are always made with just the right balance of liquor to mixer ratio. The people here bond over karaoke like no other crowd I've seen. Ask for Jess when looking for a bartendar who knows how to take care of her clients. Also both Eddie and Quinn are very professional and some of the best KJ'S I've met that know how to balance your vocals and make you look like the next American idol. This place has gone above and beyond my expectations everytime.

The only reason I'm giving four stars is because I fucking hate karaoke. A great bar outside porch…read moreplenty of room inside nice and cold friendly people behind the bar and cheap fucking drinks man I love good dive bar because the drinks are dirt cheap.

Karaoke is back!

Hidden Tabren is that's how you spell it

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Karaoke stage/dance floor.

The Bang Bang Bar

4.4(235 reviews)

6.7 mi

My date and I had such an amazing experience Saturday night especially thanks to Jacob! He was very…read moreattentive and informative with helping us pick out different cocktails and shots. Our drinks came out fast and amazing every time! Jacob was very entertaining and made the time memorable. Highly recommend this clean and aesthetically pleasing bar!

they have 2 reel-to-reel tape decks on the wall. really should get them going! seems like happy…read morepeople come here after 11 on fridays. where's the karaoke?

More Moz Fam dancing!

Frozen irish coffees!

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Black cherry

Rocky's Tavern

4.1(65 reviews)

2.7 mi

I would like to acknowledge that Alicia is the best bartender I've ever met. She is always on top…read moreof her game. Fast, friendly and hot you're missing out if you don't visit this establishment. Always great specials and spontaneous food on the house. I would also like to add that my glass never goes empty, she's always on top of het game n remembers my drink of choice. Superb customer service goes a long way.

Nice dive bar in the neighborhood. There are always extra snacks to enjoy. The last few times they…read morehad chips and queso and corn in a cup on top of the popcorn they always serve.

Snacks

Draft

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The bar!

Main Street Bar

4.4(41 reviews)

0.9 mi

Great place for Trivia Good Vibes…read moreGreat place for meeting up for drinks and appetizers

The staff are great - friendly snd competent. I love them all…read more We come every week for Trivia. Trivia is handled well and believe it or not it is friendly AND competitive. Best local bar since i left Montana!!! Laurie R. And Krystal is the moderator of Trivia. Fabulous.

Jung Road

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Live music on the patio

Silver Bullet Ice House

4.4(7 reviews)

1.1 mi

What a lovely cheers vibe, hidden gem. The drinks are such a great price and everyone chit chats…read morelike they've known eachother forever. It's more of a beer and seltzer place and no hard stuff is offered. The patrons and bartenders are very welcoming. They even have a wide variety of topo chico seltzers, which is hard to find. I love how the jukebox always seems to have credits on it and people are always inviting you to pick a song. Most places someone will take over the jukebox or will pay extra to fast pass you. How cool and classy are these guys to invite you in on the fun. It appears to be a lot of classic/ new rock, blues and country at this spot, and I'm here for it. Many times I've been here someone has brought homecooked food like Caldo or Menudo. This place feels like a welcoming warm family, and I can't wait to come back and jam out with the great people here!

Traveled from Dallas to attend a birthday party. Friendly neighborhood place! Everyone was…read morewelcoming. This will be a place I'd like to visit again when I visit San Antonio again! The place was nicely decorated for the birthday boy and I was told one of the workers did all the decorating. It's like the patrons are family in this place.

Florence and SILVER

Mary and Carlos

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Bobbi and Tracy (bartender)

Hangin Tree Saloon

4.1(13 reviews)

6.8 mi

roaches everywhere and the bartenders give warm beer instead of a nice iced cold one at the very…read moreleast

Growing up in the Midwest my idea of what Texas looked like was cowboys, horses, and big hats. I…read morehave to say there was a small part of me that was a tad disappointed to see the sprawling modern metropolis that is San Antonio. Well my friends a few miles outside of the San Antonio city limits you'll find your cowboy Mecca with the Hanging Tree Saloon. It feels like you stepped back in time when you enter the swinging doors. Cigarette smoke lingering in the air with an old-school jukebox playing country music from the last 50 years will greet you. It is a beer and wine only establishment but they do have set ups if you choose to bring your own liquor. Drinks are cheap and there's no AC so it gets hot but after a few drinks you won't notice or care. Get here by car, motorcycle, or your horse (yep they have a hitching post) but just make sure you get here!

Entrance

If the walls could talk, oh the stories they would tell...

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Slow Ride

4.7(7 reviews)

8.2 mi•Government Hill

Rock n Roll Dive Bar!…read more Located in Government Hill historic district, across from Fort Sam Houston, formally Betty's Battalion that was here for years and years. Just outside of downtown and only a few blocks from Pearl. Love the crescent booths! Great jukebox! Whole vibe is cool and chill. Great place to meet friends, and hang out. We chatted with co-owner Nathan and had an enjoyable evening. They just open a couple of months ago... We will definitely be back!

I stopped by Slow Ride with my husband and my brother this past Friday night. We were staying an…read moreairbnb just down Grayson from Slow Ride, so it was the perfect place to stop for a drink and catch up with my brother. The bar really couldn't be cooler. It has the decor and vibes of a midwestern dive bar in the 70s: retro bar furniture, old signs, neon, and wood paneling. They have a simple but perfect bar menu: beers, classic cocktails, and a couple of wines. I had a martini; my brother had a daquiri; and my husband had a couple of Lone Stars. The service good. The drinks were good. The vibes were perfect (they even had Selena playing on the TV over the bar - which made me feel right at home). I don't want to sound 100, but the DJ was way too loud for me on a Friday night (we couldn't hear each other talk),but otherwise the bar was the perfect place for Friday night drinks. Slow Ride offers a dive-ish alternative to the more polished, fancy places just down the road at the Pearl. If you're looking for something with lots of character, Slow Ride might be perfect.

3.1 mi•Oak Park/Northwood, Uptown Loop

KISS pinball machine

The Munsters on TV around the billiards table.

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Thursty Turtle

3.4(55 reviews)

Great bar! Courteous staff. They have a daily special every day of the week. Plus events, like…read moretrivia on Sunday.

Another cool dive bar!! On day one of our golf trip, someone suggested the Thursty Turtle. Be…read morecareful when driving over. GPS may circle you around. I was fortunately to keep an eye out for the sign. We put a couple of tables together to seat the 8 of us. Cool vibe. We used to have turtle parties a long time ago in college. There's a large turtle shell in a display case which says---"Are you a Turtle?" Under it says "You bet your sweet ass I was". The answer is "you bet your sweet ass I am". Only after answering the turtle questions. Look it up. They had Voodoo Ranger on draft. Friendly staff. Even if the owner yelled at us for sitting too close to the entrance to the rest rooms. She was nice and sat down with us for a bit.

I like turtles

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Hoops

3.4(14 reviews)

2.9 mi

Great dive bar that seems to have the charm of regulars and special events viewings. I wasn't…read morethrilled with the location or the unfriendly bartenders but in their defense it was pretty busy on a special day. Our friends invited us for their annual philly cheesesteak sandwhich day and the place was packed and waiting for the cowboys/eagles? game. It's a smoking bar so I wasn't able to stay long since my allergies don't allow it and I'm not keen to eating while breathing smoke. Otherwise, I can definately see this being a great hangout bar for those who do.

The place is chill what ruins the whole atmosphere is the bartender built like a little boy. She…read moreis rude and was doing coke in the bathroom with a guest at the bar. She doesn't know how to make a proper drink and has no customer service.

I did pretty good

Bar chaplins

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Whiskey Girls

2.6(16 reviews)

0.3 mi

Let me set the scene. My wife and I, a couple of desert dwellers from the Coachella Valley, were…read moreexploring the beautiful city of San Antonio. The Texas sun, however, was doing its absolute best impression of the surface of a star that day, and we were desperately seeking an oasis of air conditioning and fine spirits. We stumbled upon your establishment, and I'm now convinced it was less of a coincidence and more of a divine, thirst-quenching intervention. The positive experience started before we even breached the doorway. The security guard out front wasn't just a guard; he was more like a friendly ambassador to a better, cooler dimension. He greeted us with a genuine smile, not the usual stony-faced glare that makes you nervously try to recall if you've done anything illegal in the last 48 hours. As we stepped inside, we were greeted by the owner herself as she was on her way out. She actually stopped, smiled, and welcomed us in. In this day and age, it's not every day the head honcho takes a second to greet a couple of random, heat-stroked travelers. That single, classy gesture told us everything we needed to know. And we were right. The inside is impeccable. It's the kind of place that makes you feel a little more sophisticated just by being there. The bar staff are basically wizards; true alchemists of alcohol who are not only incredibly friendly but are clearly masters of their craft, slinging drinks with an effortless cool. Now, let's talk about the main event. As someone sitting here back in the Coachella Valley, I am practically weeping with jealousy. I wish we had bars like this! The fact that I have to get on a plane for this kind of experience feels like a crime against humanity. Do yourself a favor and order the Deep Eddie Pineapple. Don't ask questions, just trust me. It's like a tropical vacation in a glass, and it might just change your outlook on life. You'll want to send me a thank you card later. Don't. Just buy another one and toast to my excellent advice. A huge thank you to Morgan and the entire team for a truly memorable night. You didn't just give us a drink; you gave us a highlight of our trip and a fantastic story to tell!

I stopped here on the way home from Sir Winston's and sadly it was a bust. I went into the restroom…read moreand could barely handle the smell. After that terrible experience I went to the bar and was ignored for a long time. I eventually got the bartenders attention only after I was on my phone for a long time. She asked if I had been recording her. Very strange. I don't understand what is happening here. I just know it is very strange smelling and strange service. I will not return.

Margarita

Not sure what happened here...it smells so bad I can't stay for more than one

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ari a.

16 years ago

Zombies is a metal/rock venue but dont expect to enjoy your show because, unaware to me, there is a small sign thats NOT in plain sight that says "No Moshing". That is like one of the main points of METAL MUSIC! With that being said, I was supporting my friends band so I was getting into the music and moving around a bit, but nothing crazy or extreme... Well the cut my friends bands set 40 minutes short! On their very first show! due to a little bit of movement! Thats F'ed up man! This venue is definitely going to be filled with lame ass, non enthusiastic, metal fans! Its like a venue designed for gentle and easy going metal concert! Somethings wrong about that! Oh and the bartender did not know what a "Well Whiskey" was! Can u believe that!? They don't sell liquor but thats besides the freakin point! Thats my first and last time EVER GOING TO ZOMBIES! I dont even want to put one star on this craptastic disgrace to the metal scene! read more

Matthew S.

123

4 years ago

What else can I say other than AMAZING time every time? The staff is friendly, and the owners actively engage with the crowd and deliver to satisfaction. While may not be most people's cup of tea being a horror-themed bar that blares metal and horror flicks every night. I certainly have enjoyed every single time I have stepped through the doors and will continue to blow my money at ZOMBIES!! read more

Jennanne D.

9 years ago

The decoration cheesy and fun however it's zombie theme goes above and beyond. The Proprietors expect their patrons to be more dead than inanimate props. A couple playful nudges will get you kicked out faster than you snap your fingers. No real rock lover should go here. read more

Camaron C.

8 years ago

If you love the bad local music scene and watered down drinks you will love this place

Luke S.

4 years ago

zombie 3 is really cringe and weird and everything look kind of fake

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