Red Dog Saloon

The Red Dog Saloon is a lively and historic spot that perfectly captures the Old West charm of Virginia City. The atmosphere is fun and full of character, with live music, great drinks, and friendly service. It’s a place where you can relax, enjoy good food, and soak in the town’s vibrant spirit. The pizza and wings are popular favorites, and the rustic décor adds to the authentic experience. It can get a bit loud and crowded at times, but that’s part of the energy that makes it special. Overall, the Red Dog Saloon is a must-visit in Virginia City a great mix of history, music, and good times.

This place transported me to a different timeline! It was very cozy, the pizza was amazing, they have live music some days. We went during the day and it was calm but it hets busier at night time.

Great place for pizza, drinks and more! The service was good and the pizza was delicious! We stopped in during our V&T Railway visit from Carson City. Had a great time with another couple and like how it is set up, you order your food & pop on one side, then adult beverages from the bar. It was a neat little bar with a good food and beverage selection. Nice old west decor, Fun atmosphere and good place for people watching. Had a great time!

Definitely gets busy and can get loud. But super food and service. Waited a few for our pizza but was super slammed. Otherwise worth the wait. We always go there when we're in virginia city at least 2-3 times in couple days.

Apparently a seminal location for the San Francisco renaissance of the 1960's, with psychedelic-rock memorabilia galore adorning the walls. The pizza slice a friend shared with me was excellent. Unfortunately, my order of fish n chips was quite middling. Great, warm staff. Ordered at window, given a pager, tho food was brought to table. Sadly this 3 night visit to VC on business was exhausting, and I did not have the opportunity to return. Will def be back for that bussin pizza, and some merch next time in the area.

Nice, friendly and has a family feel to it. Great servers with 10 beers on tap and a area to get a good selection of food from that smelled delicious. Bathrooms were clean and there was a live band playing that was pretty good as well. We've been to most of the bars in town and this one is still our favorite.

The food and atmosphere are great! The BBQ chicken pizza was especially tasty. They have multiple bathrooms, which is a plus, compared to other businesses in the area. The service is pretty typical of a fast casual dining experience - they’re friendly as they take your order, they deliver your food to your table, but other than that you’re on your own. Not that that’s a bad thing. The food is a little pricey, but you expect that in small, kitschy, tourist town restaurants. Our only complaint is that it takes a long time to get your food. To their credit, they have a disclaimer on their menu board that wait times will be long. Aside from that, it’s an all-around great place to eat!

Really good service and great drinks. Band was playing and super cool too have live music

Ok was very excited to try the place .Salad was tasty and fresh .Sandwich was good and tasty.A tad expensive but it's worth it.

Came here after touring the town. Ordered a pizza and some sodas. The pizza was just okay, but we were hungry so we wolfed it down. Staff was pleasant, but not overly friendly. I'm thankful for Red Dog being open when a lot of the other businesses were not yet due to the time of year.

Fun stop after off roading. Always busy. Cordial and efficient service. Small wine selection. Good vodka selection. Always go for the Tahoe Blue vodka. Pizza takes a long time to be ready. Pro tip: When in a rush or hungry, get the meatball sandwich, you won't be disappointed. Quick and delicious. The restaurant area was busy. We sat at a tend. I appreciate the fact that they do their best with what they got. The tent was cold and a little bear. Service was good though. Good stop.

Staff is friendly and nice, and they serve the B E S T pizza! Chill place to grab a bite to eat while visiting Virginia City.

I love the Red Dog in VC. Good music,great pizza,great drinks,always good service. It's a fun place to eat and hang out. Locals love it, visitors to VC love it. Grab a drink at the bar and order a pizza. It gets busy so be patient. Quiet seating in the back. Family friendly too. Fun Red Dog Saloon clothing too. Enjoy and have fun.

Food was good, service was great, the place is one of a kind. A lot of history in the town & the vibe of the saloon was that which you can't find in a big city. I would definitely recommend stopping by for some lunch or for a beverage.

Great service and food. Bartender was awesome The ambience was great. Prices are reasonable.

Needed some lunch to prepare us for a lot of walking around town. Stopped in this place because it had a nice vibe to it and wasn't very busy at lunch time. My wife and I shared garlic fries and a small BBQ chicken pizza + drinks. This was enough for the us and came out to just under $30 which seemed reasonable. The service was excellent. The fries seemed to be spiral cut in house and were very good. The pizza came out hot and delicious. This is a place I'll definitely keep in mind when we return in the future.

Not many restaurant options in the city. They brought us the wrong pizza but since we waited so long we just ate it anyway. The pizza was alright, nothing special. The salad was nasty with mostly yellow old iceberg lettuce. The atmosphere was busy and loud but that's expected for this type of place. The servers were quick to bus tables.

Popped in for a brewski and the place was hoppin with music and people on a Sunday afternoon. Great music and great service. Didn't have the pizza, but it sure looked and smelled delicious! Bartenders are very nice and friendly. Lots of options for cocktails and tap. I gotta come back and get myself one of those cool T shirts for sale! Fun, fun, fun!

After solving our escape room, we wanted to get some food and drinks to wind down the night. Thankfully Red Dog Saloon stays open late Saturdays, they actually had a band going, and people dancing on the dance floor. It was pretty straightforward in ordering food, and thankfully they had an additional tent which was headed as they were full to the brim. I ordered a one slice pepperoni/sausage which was nice and hot given the recent drop in temperatures. They give you a buzzard which I understood afterwards they will bring the food to you. The bar area was great in that they had a drink menu up as well. One person in my group was able to order two drinks at once to not have to come all the way back inside from the other Tent area. I think this is a great grub late night spot in Virginia city, which seemed to be where the "party was at" this Saturday night!

Red Dog is a VC classic and has some of the best pizza around! Staff are always friendly and while it can get a bit busy during big VC events, it's usually not too crowded. The place has the classic old town feel and is a great pit stop when bar hopping. When in town, make sure to grab a bite here!

Friendly staff, we ordered wings and its pretty good . Wifi is great signal . we shall Return .

Not much going on at 1030am on a weekday but I enjoyed spending time here checking out the façade and the interior of this classic drinking establishment. Originally the Comstock House, it was built by Henry Comstock himself. If you've been paying attention as you travel the Reno/Carson City/Virginia City area and read any of those historical markers, you'll recognize the name. Henry Comstock (1820-1870) was the Canadian miner after whom the Comstock Lode was named. It was the richest silver mine in American history, though he sold his interest in it somewhat early in its exploitation. The Comstock House has obviously changed hands often and now is the Red Dog Saloon. It is all about great live music. Though no live music this early in the day though. Just recordings and they sounded fabulous. And an interesting interior that clearly owes much to the history of Virginia City. I will return to the Red Dog for some of that live stuff and another beer. [Review 17701 overall - 47 in Nevada - 1222 of 2022.]

Really cool vibe. The town is old as is everything there for the most part. Unfortunately, the weather was rough and most businesses were closed, but the Red Dog was open. They have great pizza, fries, chicken, and beer. I'm hoping to get back there and make a couple days of it.

We decided to have dinner at the Red dog saloon on the 4th of july. The ribs at the outside tent were very good. we ordered a pizza and were told it would be a 90-minute wait we paid in advance and added a $10 tip for a $30 cheese and pepperoni pizza. The place was busy. It was crowded and there were lots of orders going back and forth. There was outdoor live entertainment so we decided to have drinks and wait on the pizza as we had time before the fireworks anyway. The servers walked around carrying food clueless as to which tables they went to even though we were given numbered monitors. We ask twice where number 65 was and the people just nodded their heads and kept on walking. At 2 hours when it was getting close to firework time we went into the order counter to find out what had happened to our pizza. The girl at the counter said it needed two more minutes. I know they forgot our order. I don't blame them for being busy but we did ask twice and weren't even acknowledged during our wait. At about two and a half hours and obviously making us a pizza in a hurry, our pizza was provided but we had to go into that order area and ask for it and wait for it. The pizza was okay but ridiculously long wait. The girl did not even say thank you, I'm sorry, anything. she just handed the pizza to us and left. We ask a couple people for things but they didn't even look at us. they didn't answer us. they just walked by so the service was absolutely horrible. We had to go in and ask for to code containers to take our pizza with us because we did not have time to eat it at the table. We will not go here again. And overtipping because we felt bad that they were so busy and swamped in exchange for the poor service we received and the ridiculously long wait has given us a bad taste in our mouths going forward. Sorry but we won't be back.

Tried this place based on the yelp reviews and we had high hopes. Unfortunately the food wasn't very good. The garden salad was prepared like you see at the airport, in a plastic container. My bbq beef sandwich was so-so, I ate a 1/4 of it and tossed it along with soggy fries. The fried shrimp was okay. The kids pizza was decent compared to the other stuff. The onion rings were good. Overall, we would not return unfortunately. As much as we wanted to like the place.

This was my first time eating and hanging out here prior to a bingo event in VC. The four of us gals wanted dinner so we all shared a large pizza and salad. Holy moly, I this this was by far some of the best pizza I've had in years in this area. Hands down! Definitely craving going back and enjoying another slice or two!

Live music. family night, friend night, dancing drinking and great food. Tip big they deserve it

Decent menu but no burgers, which I am always surprised about. Ordered a medium two topping (pepperoni and sausage) pizza. I give the pizza a 6/10. Crust was good, sauce was so, so. Pepperoni as to be expected but the sausage was more like shaved Gyro meat and flavorless. Two other orders were fish and chips. They were terrible. The fish pieces were "fish tenders" or "fish sticks" and they looked like chicken tenders. Flavorless. Their fries are also terrible. Never have seen the potato's cut like they were. It is odd with the skins on. Great place to get drinks but eat somewhere else.

There will always be a party here, no matter what day of the week. Great food, full bar, fantastic quality and prices. Don't skip the wings!

I'm shocked! This is 21st century! Federal government just created another national holiday "Juneteenth" June 19,2023. Unfortunately this bar so called " Red Dog Saloon" is still in the silver mining days of 1800 with full of prejudice, none respect,Disrespect to other nationalities and colors except white, extremely ignorant and rude,irrational, arrogant,vague,........... After sitting at the bar for 10 minutes and obvious NO eye I decided to walk away from this place. I have been visiting Virginia City for the last 35 years and most of the town are very nice friendly however I would avoid this discrimination place at all cost. They need to open their several hundred years old mind and wake up to reality of where America is today!!!! The mining days are over.... Wake up before your bar is no longer able to serve good patrons in this world!

Food is amazing! Service is great. Michelle, Becky, and Sam are so attentive. We love coming to the Red Dog--

Even though our pizza took forever to get out (it was about 10 minutes later than quoted), it was a good pizza. I'd pass on the tossed salad. The counter girl was totally honest and said it was a pre-made salad. I should have passed. Live and learn. Anyway, good pizza. Made our 1/2 and 1/2 with no hesitation. We got the Comstocker and Barbecue chicken.

This saloon is always busy. I can't remember a trip to VC where the Red Dog wasn't full. They offer live music year round. Check their website for dates and bands playing. There's a stage inside on the left just past the bar. But I'm really liking the outdoor stage in the backyard. And in 2021 the two new "tents". These large white tents have expanded the tight seating inside. They are heated during the winter - I can attest. Since we enjoyed our late afternoon cocktails in one before watching the Christmas parade in December. In the summer, the ends of the tents roll up for air circulation and to enjoy the bands on the large outdoor stage. Make sure you say hi to Rosie, the resident Rottie. They have no parking lot, and limited street parking. But VC, you can walk every where.

This is a saloon and restaurant located in the heart of Virginia City. Cute, rustic and very informal. On a Sunday afternoon, we ordered pizza's and salads to take out. The 2 large pizza's we ordered were a vegetarian and a ham/pineapple. We also ordered their family-sized Hungry Miner's Salad which comes with greens, tomatoes, cucumber olives, red onions, pepperoncini and chopped up grilled chicken ( and your choice of dressing.) We had the ranch dressing. The salad and pizzas were tasty but the crusts were a bit under cooked. If you decide to stay and eat or just have drinks, they have a large seating area and on some night, live entertainment. Check out their website for the various performances.

A great local hang out. Mostly pizza and wings. However I like the antipasto salad, and bring the leftovers home for lunch the next day. (Food and booze are generally ordered separately, but you can order food to be eaten at the bar. Food not ordered at the bar is served with one of those vibrating coasters where you have to pick up. (Sometimes they find you, but you cannot depend on this.)) Music can be loud. There's a stage inside, and one out back. Please read up on the history of this place, because I think most don't understand the musical significance of this bar.

This is always a must when we visit Virginia City! The pizza is ALWAYS good... and my husband raves about the buffalo chicken wings. The service is great. The atmosphere is great. There isn't anything negative to say. After multiple visits here... it's consistently good!

We love eating at red dog, the pizzas are delicious. You can bring the kids in and one of the tables is a bicycle. Sometimes they have live music also!

First time here and I can honestly say, if I ever come through again I'll be stopping here! The service was fantastic and while the food was nothing fancy it was delicious! I got the Italian Beef sandwich and fries and the Irish Nachos. The sandwich was exactly what I hoped for! The au jus dipping sauce with it added a little bit of heat and was absolutely delicious! The only problem with the Irish nachos was the cheese was processed cheese but they had a nice garlicky taste to them! My boyfriend got the Comstock pizza and it too was delicious! There are plenty of options here and it won't break the bank! We both walked out stuffed!

Fun place after off road riding. A little busy. Cordial and efficient service. Small wine selection. Good vodka selection. Always go for the Tahoe Blue vodka. Pizza takes a long time to be ready. Pro tip. When in a rush or hungry get the meatball sandwich. Quick and delicious. The restaurant area was busy. We sat at a tent. I appreciate the fact that they do their best with what they got. The tent was cold and a little bare. Service was good though. Good stop.

Stopped here for afternoon lunch and drinks, on a business trip. Client wanted to take me around & show me some of the cool area sights. This 19th century period Bar, is one of the cooler ones, of many along this major thoroughfare. Where many places are filled with tourist doodads, this saloon, managed to not be a souvenirs shop! Which was a major plus. The staff was quick to help, service was fast. The time of day we went, I didn't have the pleasure to hear music, but it's my understanding they have live bands regularly (was bummed to miss that for sure). This saloon has the feel of an old cowboy western film. The pizza wasn't half bad either. I'd go back !

So this was the first place we stopped at and let me say this, I am so grateful. This place was AWESOME! The family and I orders wings and pizza. The wings came out first. I don't know what they do to the wings but these little beauties are addicting. My son couldn't stop. I had to smack his hands a couple times because he was taking wings out of turn. Ha The pizza, that's a story in itself. I loved it! The toppings were plentiful and the thick cut pepperoni was out of this world. I don't know what they put on the pizza crust but the crust itself was flavorful and delicious. If I come back to Virginia City, I know where I am stopping at again. Side note, for those Pepsi drinkers. Yes, they serve Pepsi. My favorite drink of choice. Peace!

Free Live Music!! GREAT Food!!! AWESOME staff!! Full bar andd family friendly...what the heck are you waiting for come on up to the Red Dog Saloon NOW!! Pull up a seat inside or out to enjoy Ruby's Amphitheater! Some of our menu fave's are: Garden Salad; Tommy Knocker or The Miner pizza; Chicken Wings; Garlic Fries andd Cheesey Bread - yum, yummyy, yummilicious goodness!! Staff is AMAZING, atmosphere is FUN and the music is ROCKIN'!! GREAT place and we look forward to our next slice of pie, sippin' on our libation while listening to who's playing outside.

Great pizza spot and there Irish nachos is something worth checking out overall service is good. Will be back again for sure.

Great pizza spot and there Irish nachos is something worth checking out overall service is good but it can get busy so sometimes there's a small wait but never very long

Stopped in here on a visit to the city and tried a pizza, antipasto salad, and garlic fries. There was a nice covered area to eat outside. The inside was a bit too loud and bustling for me. The pizza was really good. The garlic fries were tasty but composed more of french fry bits than french fries. The salad was prepackaged and you helped yourself to dressing. I was not a fan of the greens that were used. The toppings looked plentiful at first, but that was deceiving. We were with friends who ordered at the same time as us. Their food came out about 30 minutes after ours.

Really bad. Even the French fries were an under cooked floppy mess. The pizza is ok, that will be your best bet eating at this place.

Word of advice...If somebody shows up 3 minutes after you close and wants a small pizza it would not kill ya to help them. And another word of advice when that person comes back the next day and eats there at its 5 minutes after you close your staff does not need to stare at them as they are finishing up their dinner.

their pizza was insane!! sooo soo tasty and great! atmosphere was cute and old timey saloon meets post-friday night football game pizza parlor! staff was nice just probably bring cash with you bc they prefer it and there's a $7 minimum for cards. great for a quick bite of pizza!

Cool Saloon in Virginia City that makes pretty fine pizzas! On this day it was the most popular spot on Main Street! We had to work to get a table, but we did not mi d bussing it off! Drinks were proper! No light pours here, and the beers were tapped up ice cold and full to the rim! Great list of Craft Beer! If your looking to blend in to a crowded local bar this is it! Will be coming back to check out little be music!

I've heard good things about this pizza but hadnt had the chance to come up. We took advantage of going to the monster truck show & brought home some pizza for dinner. I have to say it was worth it, I might even just go back for the pizza without having another reason to visit Virginia city. We got a healthy choice, the "Tommy knocker" which came piled high with veggies. And also "The Miner" which is loaded with meats for you carnivores. I saw families eating their hearts out, and at the bar folks having drinks. Its a chill place during the day, but they have a stage for bands to rock out probably at night. Eat or drink here, it wont disappoint.

It's the Red Dog! Who couldn't love it? It's classic. It's VC. Let's love, support and endorse local establishments!

After a day on the OHV trails our group (visiting from California) wanted to check out Virginia City. We were hungry, so a quick Yelp search landed us at the Red Dog Saloon. Despite being busy and having a large group come in, the service was great and the food was delicious! I appreciate that they disclose the wait time averages about 30 minutes for food, and they warned us it would be about an hour due to the crowds. Thankfully the drinks and entertainment made the time fly by. We enjoyed the atmosphere and the live music that started up while we ate. I would definitely visit again!

If I could give this no stars I would. This burnt dry pizza took over 1 1/2 hours! My husband finally went up to see what the delay was and they went and checked and 10 minutes later they brought out the driest, burnt pizza ever. I do not recommend. It's to bad too since it's really the only place to get food at night in town.

Yesterday (Friday) was apparently the first day of Nevada's latest mask mandate, but you'd never know it in Virginia City. It was the first day of Hot August Nights and the street and lunch time crowd at the Red Dog Saloon were hopping. We had our masks handy, but decided to go with the flow, hoping that our vaccinated status still meant something. Gayle and I shared a small Comstocker Pizza, while DGG (Darling Grand Girl) chose chicken tenders, fries, and a Dr. Pepper to drink. Adult beverages (wine for Gayle, Double Nut Brown Ale for me needed to be ordered separately at the bar. Service at both order counters was friendly and efficient, while the food came out sooner than we expected. And it was all good. We sat at a nice high table, that revealed a bicycle beneath. By the time our food arrived, the place had pretty much cleared out, providing a lot more social distance and opportunity to better check out this place. The only thing we missed was that we were too early for the evening entertainment, via the corner stage. That's reason enough to come back.

Where else can you come and sit at an old bar and have great conversation, pizza and Jell-o shots? Uhhh at the Red Dog! We ordered a pizza to pick up but when we came in to pick it up, we decided to have a drink and hang out a bit. Ended up taking a few Jell-O shots home with us and was pleasantly surprised with the pizza it was hot fresh and delicious. They have so many great options on the menu we will be back to try some more. They also hooked us up with napkins, plates, cheese and peppers and ranch dressing.

Wings were good. But the garlic fries were not. For one there was very little garlic to be found and what was worse the fries were cold. Pizza was decent

Went here with my aunt and uncle for a quick visit and old time atmosphere! My uncle had pizza, my aunt had fish and chips! They both loved them! I had the BBQ beef. It was a little dry, should have asked for extra sauce on the side. The staff is friendly, bartender was AWESOME! She gives you a good pour for a great price! Draw back for me was the cafeteria style ordering and how pushy the other patrons were. My aunt and uncle are in their 80s and when they went to get up from the table other patrons started taking items off our table before we were standing. One lady pushed my aunt to get the pizza holder! Not the saloons fault, but caution visitors to watch out for rude behavior from other patrons. Red dog saloon is fun, staff is friendly and definitely a funky place if you are looking for simple and easy, this is the spot!

Very friendly establishment. Clean and spacious. Best pizza ever! Be patient though for that perfect crust takes about 30 minutes to perfect but worth it.