Inwood Tavern

Great neighborhood bar! When we visit from Austin we have some friends that live in the area and Inwood is within walking distance. Lovely neighborhood. Great spot to have a beer chill on a nice patio and the vibe is super friendly. They were having a pot luck when we happened to pop in. This whole area has a lot going on. Lots of traffic and shopping center traffic.

Never going again! went to this bar for the first time. Male bartenders were professional. However got this female bartender and she messed up my check!! when I was trying to correct it she caught an attitude and started being disrespectful.. I told her to calm down (because I wasn’t even mad)! it was very busy so I understood she might have been under pressure! However she was pissed a mistake was made and I was trying to correct it and had me kicked out of the bar! Like what! security reviewed the incident they saw it wasn’t my fault and I was over charged and refunded!! The security was very apologetic because it was a simple misunderstanding ..but I still had to leave! What a waste of time and energy! Never going here again and I don’t recommend at all if you get that female bartender!!!!

Great little bar the outside patio is really nice people are friendly the outside patio as he did for the winter time there’s fans out here for the summer the music is great not too loud just a lot enough so you can still have a conversation with people. Also they definitely pour their drinks right. No little measuring cups and everything they make. Very cool place The only thing I can say that I don’t like is there’s not a lot of parking so drive around back.

Great place to get drinks and unwind. Service is always excellent and the cocktails are made well. Great back patio!

If you are brown or black do not go. I came with my white friends and the door man only wanted to ID me. *Response to comment below* the bouncer was white and there was not a brown bartender. I wasn’t there long enough to even talk to a bartender. Please do better as a business.

Fun place for drinks. It's worth checking out.

Nice bar split in 2 sides. One is the bar side. The other is tables, pool table etc. I kinda felt bad for the bartender. She was pretty busy by herself. The bar does not have a kitchen but you can order in from local places. There is also a small patio. Parking is valet or street parking the the neighborhood.

Nice little bar to catch a drink with friends if you are in the area.

Great spot all around especially for a casual night out. Neighborhood staple with fast and friendly bartenders and the outdoor patio makes it never feel too crowded.

3 drinks. Two well drinks and one high noon cost 30 something dollars. Then my cousin got a beer and two lemon drops for 28. He questioned it and they kicked him out. I wouldn't come back if you paid me. Also, there is one bathroom for about 500 people. It was packed and 3 girls at a time went in the bathroom with a bouncer directing traffic through that area, but no direction there. Again. Wouldn't come back ever.

Don't ever expect to be able to use the restroom. The terrible placed and hard to get to restroom are just a reminder of how terrible the bar is and how you should just keep avoiding it

Fora first 2nd, or 400th date this is a great spot to go. If a first date and worried about that arm over the shoulder this is your best spot to ensure it's set up for a little cuddling lol Decided to check out a new movie theater for Godzilla x Kong movie and boy was i shocked with this place. It had an old school look about it from outside to inside with original paintings and decor in the lobby from when it first opened in the 40s. However the movie theater itself has been vastly upgraded. They offer numerous couches making it feel like you're home watching a movie on your couch. They offer alcoholic beverages for purchase to take inside and it's open seating anywhere. They staff was great as well and are open to telling you about the history as well as are just nice people in general to speak with. Recommend trying this theater out when you get a chance solo, like me, or with a date

This man was incredibly disrespectful and declined 5 of us to satisfy his power trip. He let in belligerently drunk individuals and he was inspecting our IDs with the few brain cells he had left.

Extremely aggressive security guard I was slammed on the ground by the security guard. He said that I was too intoxicated to come in, which is not true. If I was intoxicated, I would be slurring my words and stumbling everywhere. I heard that this was the most popular spot to go to in Dallas so I wanted to check it out since I just moved down here, the security guard put his hands on me and told me that I'm never allowed back at this bar again and I've seen other reviews with the same security guard being aggressive and rude towards women beware even people inside the bar seen him, slam me down and came outside to ask me if I was OK

Bar is ok. Here on a Saturday night and the DJ cannot transition for shit. Just kills the vibe every song. Just pressing play on the new song. PLEASE hire a DJ that at least knows how to transition. There's so many local dj's who are really talented. "DJ ironic" is just a "play presser"

Wow! The owner makes excuses for multiple "terrible" reviews like it's the patrons fault. We will never even try the place based not so much on the reviews but the responses by the owner.

Edgy bar- back with ego issues -- bar-back ran into me, spilled the drinks he was carrying on me and threatened my fiancé for no reason, then threw us out of the bar... Overcrowded -- it was hard to get from the front door to the back patio on Saturday night without accidentally bumping into people Probably a fire hazard Wish I could give it 0 out of 5 stars

Doorman was belligerent and refused to let 5 adults in the establishment due to my 22 year old friend's genetic condition. Said he "didn't even look old enough to be a high schooler" and that we should come back with our passports.

30 and under crowd would 5 star this place . Too loud for us we couldn't have a conversation bc we went out for a drink w friends to catch up. But it's a pretty cool place and crowd! Check it out. Outside patio is nice too I didn't know they had it so make sure you go back. I was surprised it was really packed and it was early. They had pool table and popcorn machine and DJ. Josh security guy was super cool.

This place needs to work on so many things. As soon as me and my friends walked in we noticed a stench. Drinks are pretty bad and restrooms were dirty. Service is also terrible as you probably saw the other reviews. We wanted to try a "dive bar" as we usually go to nice bars and it was disappointing. Bouncer was being racist to a group in line.

Super casual little spot - I stopped in to work for a bit as I was early for dinner next door. Positives: John (rockstar and super nice), free freshly popped popcorn (!), complimentary high speed WiFi. The only downside for me personally was that it was freezing inside!

Dallas staple. Great place for people watching. It's been around for multiple decades

It's a nice dive bar that I've been going to for years. Sure do wish that cute bartenderess would smile and be a little friendlier and learn how to pour some drinks. This ain't Philly darlin or wherever she came from...

Went to the bar last night and seen one of the security guards gets extremely aggressive with two young females he's literally pushed them out the front door they weren't even in the building for 5 minutes. I seen them ordering drink and he came up out of nowhere no man should ever manhandle women like that he was straight up aggressive and disrespectful as a bar owner I would never tolerate my employees putting their hands on any patron like that let alone small women this place need a new security team.....

First place I visited after landing at Dallas Love... the Inwood Tavern... do I have a drinking problem lol? I don't! My buddy helped me surprise my friend, who was inebriated in the best possible way, while having a good time this past Sunday Funday. When she saw me, she screamed like a girl at a bachelorette party and people just thought it was funny, including the bartenders. This made me feel like all were welcomed here and I really appreciated that. If you're in the mood for an affordable dive bar, then Inwood Tavern is a must for you to try. Thanks for the awesome welcome, Dallas!

Such a fun bar with a great happy hour! I love coming here on the weekends and the crowd is fun! Definitely recommend coming back!

got kicked out for being hot and flagged. We came late and got kicked out. They be hating!!

Easily one of the liveliest Dive-Bars I've ever visited! Shoot pool, stand-up comedy, people watching, huge TV's playing the Simpson's, just WOW. Strong pours in Red Solo Cups; do I even need to go on? Peppermint Moonshine is served in clear plastic cups for only $3.50!! The peppermint in this stuff was strong enough to use for a breath freshener - so we had another one right before leaving. No dragon-breath in our posse. Best dive-bar we've seen so far this year. Save our seats.

Sort of a perfect low key dive bar in an upscale neighborhood. Recommended by a buddy who's a former pro baseball player who told me when the private jets land at Love Field, they head here. I'll have to get here later at night or on weekends. Ice cold beer. Friendly staff. Perfect spot to walk to after shopping at St. Bernard across the street.

Unbelievable staff - you take care of them they take care of you! Always entertaining at the tav

This bar is incredible,. Jason is the owner/GM along with Len Critcher have established amazing environment. They worked at this bar from the bottom up so it comes from the heart. 10/10 experience and should absolutely check it out

Sitting at the bar tonight and watching the bouncer Josh...this guy is hustling...cleaning up, moving furniture, greeting everyone...rockstar!

The bouncer would not let me in solely based off the way my eyes looked that night. I had a long day that began with a race at 6 in the morning. Post race, my allergies were at its peak and I kept sneezing, had a runny nose, itchy eyes - all the works. Once the bouncer stated I could not enter because of my appearance, I explained this to him. He did not even allow me to have a conversation about possibly going inside to meet the rest of my friends who he let in before me. I would give zero stars if I could, truly inexcusable behavior for a bouncer.

Bartenders are attentive and quick with your order. Regulars mixed in with peeps there for special events, pool tables/games and free popcorn. Four big screens with sports and generous back patio area. A mix of history with a current vibe.

Had a better experience. Had a drink sat outside way better music playing. Was a very relaxing evening. Good choice of beverages. I like that they have combined with the pizza place next door to order pizza.

I've never in my entire life left a zero tip. I did with these rude mfers...unbelievable. If you owned this place why would you let your bartenders act like asseholes?

Was very conflicted as to whether I should give this place two or three stars. IMO, this is a 2.5 star place, but since I can only go with whole numbers, I opted to round down. Came here on a Saturday with a couple other buddies. Our intentions were to have a chill night and people watch. For those two things, this place does do a good job. There is pool, albeit one table, a shuffle board, and quite an eclectic mix of people. You will see more than a few people from at least 5 decades. It is also highly probable that you will see people your parent's age grinding on each other, but hey, they're having fun, so no judgment here. I get that this place is a dive that probably has a devoted following, and there is a lot of nostalgia, but the inside is in desperate need of renovation. Very dated indeed. Prices are fair. Not a cheap bar by any means, but not expensive either. No issue here. Service: Here is the reason I opted to round down. Normally, I don't penalize an entire establishment over one employee's poor service, but it just struck me as too typical for this place. I went up to the bar to order a drink and it took me well over 20 minutes to finally get my drinks. That is a long time to be politely waiting. This however is not indicative of the bartenders being slow. For the most part, my bartender was fairly quick at getting drinks out. However, there is no system or recognition on who has been waiting the longest. One guy walked up beside me, placed an order, then 10 minutes went by, he came back up again, and got his second order before I got my first. Just unacceptable for someone to get two orders in before a person who has been waiting patiently gets their first. Design: The bar reminds me of a shotgun house. It's long and narrow and makes it very difficult to get to the bar to get a drink. Since there is limited seating room, this is a bar where people mostly sit at and stay rather than come and go to order drinks. This makes it very difficult for someone to get to the front of the bar to place an order. I could be dragged back to give this place another shot, but wouldn't go out of my way.

Very discriminating. Extremely judgmental. Went with 2 other gfs 3 times and every time they won't let us in after following dress code. If you're a girl. Have a male with you or they probably won't let you in. I'm very upset and feel very judged. Never going again.

Our go to favorite neighborhood bar. We love this place during the week and on the weekend. Drink specials during the week are always solid and you can bring in your own food too (but they have a popcorn machine in house as well.) On Friday and Saturday nights the place is usually PACKED. On one side is the bar, on the other is the dance floor, shuffleboard, pool table and more tables for sitting and chatting. The DJ on the weekend usually plays some solid hits that take you back to your high school days (or earlier.). Now the drinks, cheap and strong. If you ask for a Tito's and soda, you're getting it in a solo red cup and they're putting more alcohol then the normal bar you'd find in Uptown. It's your classic neighborhood dive bar with a nice patio space in the back too!

Very trendy bar with very trendy people. It may be awesome for some, but not my cup of tea. The bar is like two hallways put together, so if it's crowded, you have no place to walk. The bartenders are very responsive and the people are very nice. The drinks are made well and the DJ is fantastic. The negative: There's no place to sit and the people there all seem to know one another. That's nothing to do with the bar, but the crowd there was very young and that's not my thing (probably because I'm not young). The bathroom is located in the back of the bar, there's one mens room and one womens room. Middle of your time here when the drinks get to flowing, you may contemplate going outside to stoop... the lines to the bathroom are longer than the lines to the bar. If you walk past the bar, you will be amazed to find a whole other room. I was stoked that there were chairs available and people out here, until I realized this is where people go to smoke... smoke everywhere... again, not my thing... On the opposite side of the bar is where you would go to dance. There is a pool table in the back of the room, and a shuffleboard game on the side... this was where I occupied most of my time. The area it's located in seems safe enough and to be honest I don't have anything really bad to say about this place other than it just wasn't' my cup of tea. Perhaps if I was 20 years younger I would find this place more attractive. Again, I don't have anything really negative to say about this place, and if there was a chance that on a different night the crowd is different, I may like it. The night I went it was young and trendy, and made me feel like I was 100 years old. I'd say give it a try, I'd love to hear that someone elses experience is different so I know it's just me that's getting old and grumpy.

Cool vibe dive bar with a pool table and TVs playing sports. Good service and attentive staff. The drinks are pretty strong and love how they're served in red solo cups. Totally non assuming and laid back. Music is also good and they host DJs over the weekends. The back bar patio area is also cool when the weather permits.

Rachel makes the best Vegas bomb you'll ever have in your life. She's also the best bartender alive. Vibe is dope. 10/10

This place has the best, strongest drink, for the best price! They always have THE GAME on and have great service.

Love this bar. Great atmosphere for a dive bar. Great back patio. And really Fast bartenders... Also dog friendly during the days..

Felt so at home here! This place is so low key with great music! Ask for rachel, she is so friendly and an awesome & timely bartender! Definitely coming back!

Drinks: 3/5 Service: 5/5 Cleanliness: 3/5 Decor & Style: 2/5 The bartender was very quick and friendly even for a very crowded night. I like the lively environment which made it fun, however it was too crowded so we just stood next to the corner the whole night and couldn't play games (pool) or anything. For a dive bar it has a very fun atmosphere but it's a little too small for me. Maybe it would be better to come here prior to Shinsei (next door) instead of post Shinsei next time.

Discriminates against LGBT individuals. THEY DO NOT APOLOGIZE. I messaged the owner about the way they handle certain situations and I was told to "have my lawyer contact them". So rude and un-called for.

Fun bar, good service and a good place to people watch while sipping a good drink. We've noticed that most Dallas makes who live in this side of town shop and dress alike (dallas men's uniform) other than the shirt we sure did have fun.

there was an old old man playing a game of pool with me and he picked up the cue ball based on a rulehe made up on the fly. clearly a regular because I questioned the call and within 2 min he had called the bartender to kick me out despite the fact that I had not raised my voice but only voiced the questioning of his conduct. The staff escorted me out based on the false testimony of a very drunk, old and kind of sad man. I was not overly inebriated though had had a few cocktails. Needpess to say, I won't be back because the conduct of this old man was far worse than anything I had done. its a bar, I get it... but they were overly quick to boot me based on absolutely nothing other than a civil disagreement. what I feel bad for is the alcoholic old man that they were clearly enabling.

I used to come here a lot back in 2008/2009 when I first moved to Dallas and lived off Lovers and Inwood. It was seriously a lot more chill back then - a serious dive bar w/strong drinks poured by a guy who looked like Cheech Marin and a nook to watch the NBA games (which was a big reason I came since I didn't have cable then). Maybe I blended in better then, too. Who knows?! Overall, I miss that vibe and chillness. :-( I went back a couple years later after I'd moved from that neighborhood when I was volunteering with Paws In The City (PITC). Peeps were coming around to visit all of our dogs who were up for adoption. This brought big smiles to my face because I'm a pitbull advocate and PITC usually has a good amount of pitbulls/pit mixes up for adoption. They are sweet beyond pretentious boundaries. Back to the tavern. They have an outdoor and indoor bar. The indoor bar is better (but slow). Indoors, they have a pool table and golden tee type of arcade games (which I enjoy). Late night weekends, you can stand by and watch yuppies (literally) dweeb-dancing on the piano and acting like fools who just don't give a f*ck while you laugh and suck down a texas brew like, Revolver Blood and Honey. Overall, I miss the ski-ball that used to be upfront, the guy I over-tipped who looked like Cheech, and being able to chill in the back room while watching my NBA games (as I sucked down by Makers and Diet).

This is a cool bar. Just as described but no food! So maybe they are doing us a favor and keeping us from eating terrible food. So I will not hold it them - they do have free popcorn and chips for purchase. Finally - two Ballast Point brews on tap - very cool considering most places in Dallas refuse to sell this steep priced beer.

Had a lot of fun here. Nothing fancy event though they advertise that they are the oldest bar in Dallas, they still have a pretty contemporary "neighborhood bar" kind of vibe. Charging though and the patrons were really friendly. I dropped in on Karaoke night and there were some SERIOUS voices in the house. It was a lot of fun and the drinks were reasonable priced. Clean, affordable, and all around cozy.

Oh Inwood Tavern! I heard from friends it was a fun place. Well, we moved to the area and decided to finally check it out. It's the best bar for late 20's to 40's. Maybe 50's. Great music. Fun bar vibe. Sit inside or out on the back patio. Around 10:00 pm on the weekend they clear out the tables and make a dance floor. Great DJ!

Honestly, the place was great as I've been going here for quite a few years. THEN tonight, a bouncer kicked another girl out when we were first getting there. He then proceeded to keep looking for her purse for the next 2 hours after at our table where apparently she was sitting. At first he started asking at our table for a black purse, and for the next couple hours asking random questions about this random lady and this black purse. We knew nothing about this previous altercation. Very interruptive time In our evening and conversation with new friends. Then the good part, the first time two hours later after ONE vodka sprite we decide to go to the restroom. We were then "asked to leave" very rudely after waiting for the bathroom, AFTER that one vodka sprite and dancing to a joke I made about the Usher song being played to my friend. Which they accused her of being drunk and apparently pulling a camera of her "falling". Aka dancing to the terrible Usher. Like shit, I can't help your bad playlist and her mocking it with terrible dance moves. So furthermore to wrap this up, ensure you aren't funny, drink anything, or want to dance and have a good time. If you aren't in that demographic you'll probably be able to stay and have a great time.

Came here after work because my regular Tavern was out of power due to the storm ... This might be my new place to go after work. Amazing drink prices, good atmosphere and setting. Really chill and and friendly music with decent music in the background. Has an outside patio so I can smoke my cigar. Only 3 minutes further from my normal spot. I sill come back and bring some friends or coworkers. 5 out of 5. Only downside, but not high enough to deduct a star, is that they have no kitchen and serve no food. Headed to grab some food when I leave. Still a great place.

I went in here yesterday for a glass of wine to wait out traffic after work. I have been here before but it has been a while. I got served from the bartender quickly and I walked outside to check out the patio area. (That I had not done in the past) It was a hot day but they had fans out there and I found a patio table and it was comfortable enough for me to enjoy my glass of wine while checking my emails. During my time there I made a couple of instant friends which turned out to be nice. They also had some tv's on out on the patio. The bathroom was clean too and over all the place was clean. I did not have a bite to eat, I did notice some people were eating popcorn at the bar and I am not sure if they offer that for free or if it costs. I left out of the after my wine. I noticed it had got busier and I also noticed some people shooting pool and I thought to myself. "I will def have to come back to beat someone and bringing my pool stick too" :D haha The only thing that I did not like was I got there and I parked my car in a place which I believe said "one hour limit" and went inside. I walked right past the valet guy. Just after I ordered my wine that valet and another valet come in and tell me that they are using that spot for the valet so I was like "ok, no problem can I give you a few dollars and leave it there" but he looked at me for a minute. In my mind I am thinking that should be plenty because it did say "complimentary valet parking" but guess it was not enough. He told me he did not mind parking my car in the parking lot for me and bringing me my keys which was nice and all but in that case I will just do it myself so I did. I had to leave my glass of wine at the bar, the one that I really wanted after a stressful day. I just did not get it why $5 or $6 was not enough if it is complimentary to begin with and why didn't the other guy tell me anything before I walked into the bar. To be honest I do not know if it was a valet guy or not so my bad if it was not. The other guy was in a valet uniform.

The overweight doorman made an inappropriate pass at me. When I refused his advances, he said to my date that I was drunk and needed to leave. There were so many witnesses who vouched for me but nonetheless he threatened to call the police. I quietly left. I cannot believe that the management would keep such an individual employed there.