Sligo Pub

Great neighborhood bar. Complimentary food during Pat's game was nice. I could sit here all day.

One of the last remaining dive bars, soon to be destroyed by developers. I am heart broken. Sligo's is sheer dive perfection. Bar tenders are awesome, drinks are awesome, drinks are still reasonably priced, and the decor is the perfect mix of kitsch, old school woodwork, and do what it takes to get a couple bathrooms into a tiny a space! I love it!!

It's too bad that a solid and welcoming bar is closing after 75 years 6/4/23. What a great place to hang out... Watch a game... Drink and have s great time in a very safe place...Glad I was able to experience it

Cranberry vodka is totally my thing! Girls who like sweet drinks should definitely try this! Moreover, owner is super nice!!!!! He treats us a can of long drink which is also good. Last but not least, when we just parked in front of the pub, he kindly reminded us that the parking is only 15 minutes for free and he suggested another place for parking. I’ll definitely visit here again and again!!!! 🥰

To be honest this bar really isn't that much different than others in the area in terms of pricing. With the exception of a $5 PBR (still too much) all of the beers are basically the same price as the nicer bars in the area. And, it's cash only. I'm a big fan of divey bars and try to frequent them exclusively at home and when I travel, but one of the major selling points for me of a dive bar, especially if theyre cash only, is that they usually offer a working man's price. That's why I gave it a 3. The environment is cozy, staff are friendly, but honestly the bar seems to get a bit cramped and I felt cleaner not using the sink to wash my hands in the bathroom. I don't have anything against this bar in particular but to be completely honest, they just don't offer enough to set them apart from the other 7-8 in the area.

As Somerville changes and gentrifies around it, it's great that Sligo has still stayed the same since I first went there in the 90s -- save for the lack of being filled with cigarette smoke thanks to the circa 2005 smoking ban. Great for day drinking and always a comfortable environment with interesting folks all around. They still hate credit cards, so try to remember what carrying cash is like again.

This cozy little bar is a staple intended mostly for locals but is welcoming to anyone on the streets of Davis Square! There's a couple of TVs to watch sports and a jukebox for some good tunes. The vibe in here is usually chill and the bartenders are cool. I'd recommend ordering a bottled drink as I've once found my pint glass to not be the cleanest. Other than that, hop in and make a friend, as there are usually a few locals willing to chat it up and possibly fill you in on some town history!

Lifting this out: cash only! Love this place. I would totally be a regular if I didn't live on the other side of the city. If you tell people from not-Boston that you're going to a Boston dive bar, this is the place they picture in their heads. It's dark and dirty, walls absolutely cluttered with decor from 30-40 years ago, somehow sun-damaged despite the fact that they're twenty feet away from the only two windows. There is a big Irish flag on the wall, and the clientele to match. The bar is permanently nearly-sticky and well-tended, even when busy. The dark wood is ubiquitous throughout, and it's a great place to meet up with pals and start a good evening. There is an ATM on the premesis, and it is next to bathrooms so small that they will make you understand the term 'water closet'. There is also a modern jukebox, so if you, like me, think it's funny to play Ariana Grande in a grungy dive bar, you can make it happen.

Townie bar. This is not the spot you go to for margaritas or daiquiris. This is a drinking bar. Scarred up tables, bar stools that have probably seen a head or two, and a proper Guinness in a pint glass. Of course, it's an American pint and not an Imperial one but I'll let that slide. My local friend was here to ensure translation from "American" to "Townie" and she purchased the first round. After that, it was easy drinking for a while. You have got to check out the bathrooms, if only for giggles. They're smaller than the lavatory on an American Airlines 737. [Review 9956 overall, 1536 of 2018.]

After trying to find a good bar to go to and failing with 3 attempts.I yelped bars around me and discovered this little place. I was attracted to it because it said Dive bar and that is my jam. Upon arriving I realized it was a bit small and looked crowded but soon as I walked in some seats at the bar was available. That is where I met Neil and Joe, the worlds greatest bar tenders man oh man. This place is cash only, music is selected on a jukebox, and you wouldn't know it but there are some arcade games in the back. the drinks are def well priced and the service is beyond amazing. Neil and Joe work in unison almost like they are dancing together behind the bar. They are funny, they interact with the customers they just work so flawlessly. This might officially be the best bar I've had the pleasure of visiting. Not to mention all the patrons were so nice everyone talking to everyone. Good place to make friends out of strangers. If you're looking for somewhere to kick back watch the game, have a few drinks, chill, and have good conversation with 2 amazing bar keeps this would be the spot

Provisional 3 stars. Solid dive bar. Crowded. Touchtunes. Little overpriced for a dive but that's Boston

Free food on Sunday! Awesome bartender!! Best Irish bar in Davis square or for many miles.

A dive bar. I like dive bars. This one didn't stand out as particularly great, or bad, to me. A cool location was a positive. The service was good. They don't have food but out of the blue the bartender said a pizza place down the street dropped off a few free pizzas for the customers so I grabbed a slice (it was good). Also, I am fairly certain I witnessed two drug deals go down while I was there haha.

Friendly Dive Small dive bar that serves power drinks. Cool friendly clientele. Reasonable prices and beat up bathrooms. Exactly what your looking for in a dive. Another plus was seeing several women drinking shots. Go Sligo! Thanks

Ohhhh yesssss! Day drinkers rejoice....you've found your bar and people. The drinks are strong, the clientele rowdy, and the bartenders attentive. Perfect place if you want to drink your worries and cares away, because at this point any imperfection is hazed over by alcohol. If you're in the neighborhood this place is worth a visit.....or an overnight stay.

Decent dive in Davis, I like to drop in off of the running trail out back for a quick drink.

For the record, I'm not anti-sligo. Interesting atmosphere and even more interesting folks that frequent this place. I have only ever been here directly after work, so the crew are people that I choose to spend time with (minus the group that sometimes like to steal our spots). You can always count on the cool internet jukebox for your own tunes and you won't be judged for dancing. Maybe leave your mark by scratching your name in the decor or the upscale bathroom--your pick. If you're a cider drinker, beware, they only have magners (maybe that's all you need, idk, i don't know you). that's my one slight against them. oh and cash only.

Fine place. Not a "dive bar" when a PBR draft is $5... pretty ridiculous. Despite that place is overall fine.

We're visiting Boston from Texas. Immediately walking up to the doorstep, we were greeted by Patron Jimmy to come in. Then we met the bartender Steve who's service was top notch. All the locals welcomed us in and we had one the best times there on our whole trip. Will definitely be going back to Boston and Sligos.

Small dive bar that's popular with the bros. Never my first choice for the evening but they do have darts and an arcade game in the back. Not as pricey as other nearby bars like The Burren or Joshua Tree so that's a huge plus. Don't expect any dancing though.

Sligo is a dive bar. The bathrooms are gross. The 'decor' is essentially plywood that's been dug into and written on by countless college kids... But, the drinks are cheap, they've got an internet connected jukebox, there is a scratch off vending machine, and there is a big game hunter machine. That's all you need!

Soooo glad to have an awesome dive bar so close to me! Do yourself a favor and go here with 3 of your best buddies, buy a pint for all of them (don't tell them how much you paid), and treat them to a game of Buck Hunt. It will be at least an hour of solid entertainment and you'll still pay around half the price of the tab at another place. It's cheap and grungy and awesome. The only thing out of place is the jukebox, which has a nice selection, but is an indicator that maybe even Sligo is gentrifying? I hope not.

I am a big fan of hole-in-the-wall pubs, and this is what you'll get here. They have a touch tunes and we came here after a birthday brunch and played some our our faves, had a few shots and a few beers (that were way cheaper than the other nicer places!). Bartender was really nice and funny. I'd definitely come back here with the girls!

Cheep beer. Nice staff. Clean for a dive. What more could you want? We didn't have cash when we arrived, but still ordered drinks and paid when we left. Not many places let you get away with that. Once my friend came back I thought he'd come over and ask us to pay, but he wasn't bothered. Not in an 'I dont care kind of way', but in 'I trust them, they'll pay' way.

Classic dive bar. It's great when the crowd is lite to medium. Sometime when it is way too packed it can be too much. But still, you will not find a better dive in Davis Square. Also the beer is cheap.

All pints are $4, save Guinness at $5 and (to counter) PBR at $2.50. It no longer smells of piss. Thank the fresh coat of paint in the bathroom that somehow still got tagged with a crude Sharpie penis and a "How're ya fahkin doon, dood?" To which another Sharpie-toting lad responded, "Fahkin awesome, dood." Cheers fellas. Every bartender is bald and sporting the glasses/goatee combo while the juke still cranks AC/DC like a boss. Did they add another TV behind the bar? Business must be booming. I may have lost my Dukedom (I will reclaim it, Haley T) but there's no love lost betwixt me and Sligo. Keep the Long Trails cold, my friend!

Rather than write a standard review, I'll provide a detailed personal account of my experiences at Sligo - a straightforward narrative that will describe what I perceive as being exceptionally poor customer service. Slightly over a month ago I entered this establishment for the second time, looking to relax and knock back some brews at the conclusion of a long, trying day. After downing a few cans of the classic "Jaws" beer, Narragansett, I noticed a forlorn-looking gentleman sitting to my left. Upon attempting to strike up a conversation, I learned that he was deaf. As my sign language is somewhat rusty, we began communicating via our phones. I discovered that he was quite an interesting, passionate, and accomplished character, an activist, and a DJ. He was also getting a bit drunk (though certainly not causing any problems), and I respectfully declined his offer of shots on several occasions. Half an hour or so later, the bartender - a chubby, bespectacled individual with shaggy hair and an amusing air of condescension - who had been eyeing the deaf gentleman (who was no longer sitting beside me) with a look of impatience and disdain, suddenly informed me that he was cut off and needed to leave the premises at that very moment. He further stated that it was my responsibility to arrange his immediate departure, so as to eliminate his liability as an overly drunken customer. When I politely challenged his aggressive and unreasonable demand, he said "Get the fuck out." Rather than deliver him a crisp bitch slap, which is precisely what I would have done in my wilder days, I walked out with the deaf gentleman, Jacob, along with two other patrons who had overheard the entire exchange and were thoroughly disgusted. We adjourned to a bar next door, The Burren, a business that has bartenders with incomparably more class. Fast-forward to yesterday afternoon, when I entered Sligo in pursuit of some frosty beers after an especially challenging morning. The same guy was manning the bar, and upon noticing my arrival he swiftly beelined in my direction. Attempting to make some semblance of peace, I reached out and shook his hand. "You're banned," he said. "For life?", I asked. "Yes," he replied. "I'm banned because I wouldn't kick out a deaf stranger?" "Yeah. The manager said so." "Really? There was no manager here that day, so you must have asked him to 86 me for life, which is absolute bullshit." Blank stare. "I thought this was the quintessential dive bar," I continued, floored by his draconian nonsense and haughty tone. "It is," he replied, dumbly. And with that I'd had enough and headed for the door. As someone who is more than passingly familiar with the bar industry, it's extraordinarily seldom that I have encountered such strikingly insolent, offensive, cowardly, and, ultimately, unprofessional behavior. Additionally, as someone who also studies clinical psychology, it's painfully obvious that beneath the bartender's gruff and combative demeanor there is a sad, miserable little man who suffers from a deep-seated inferiority/self-loathing complex. Poor fella.

Shame on me. Shame on me for living about six minutes away from this spot for nearly a year without ever checking it out. Shame I no longer feel though as I finally got a chance to take a peak at it on my way back from a restaurant; the Bruins were playing and we were looking for a bar that was in Davis Square where we could watch the third period. Seemed like the perfect excuse and off we were. We walked in and immediately the odor of floor beer and urine invaded my nostrils. Not very pleasant but not overwhelming. Withint a couple of breaths I had adjusted and promptly sat down at one of their tables. To my left was a TV. To my right as well. Both were on the Bruins game: Score. After a few minutes I realized that the bartender doesn't leave the bar and had to get up to get a beer. The guy wasn't all that friendly but he was efficient. Can't complain too much I guess. It is cash only though (luckily I had cash on me for once...) In the background I could overhear the karaoke. The crowd was young and this place is a great dive. Much better place to hangout out than Joshua Tree or the Burren if you ask me. I shall return. I liked it.

Sligo is about as good as it gets in terms of Boston-area dives. Despite being in overly trendy Davis Square, Sligo has retained its pre-brogrammer charms and offers refreshingly simple beers all for less than $5 (except Guinness, which is $5.50). They even pour a Guinness correctly, which a lot of fancier "Irish" pubs in Boston can't pull off.

I like dive bars. The fact that I hate dressing up to go out and pay a lot of money for drinks, means I end up at a bunch of dives, and often. So maybe it's not that I like dive bars, I just don't like pretentious bars, and like wearing casual clothes to go out drinking in? Either way, Sligo caters to my dress-down needs. I've often packed myself into this bar (it's the size of a friggin postage stamp) on a weekend night and thrown back a few pints with friends. It's a nice local pub, with the same dudes who have worked there forEVER (or so it seems) they always ID me, sometimes even after I've gone out to smoke a butt... I like when people are efficient, but, really guys cool it, I didn't get younger while outside for 5 mins! The bathrooms are de-scus-ting - I can really only speak about the ladies room, haven't been drunk enough to try the dudes' yet.... And were made for petit people only. It's a little troubling to try to talk yourself into the fact that the door handle IS INDEED clean enough to hold closed while hovering to pee, cause I've witnessed the door being opened on people here before, eek! a bum! The beers are sometimes more expensive than I think they will be, but I'm used to going to cash only bars, so it's not the end of the world. It's a nicer atmosphere than The Burren sometimes too. It's mint when you can get a table, but good luck on the weekend, or a Thursday around a holiday...

I went from NJ to MA to visit a friend and we went to Sligo. The pub had great service, great people, and I just all around had an all around great time.

This is one of the few remaining bars on the Cambridge area where you can get a beer for less than $4. The staff isn't friendly, but they're fast and good at what they do. The regulars are a mix of up-and-comers and down-on-their-luckers. It's a nice spot.

Hot bartenders (Teddy in particular). Cheap drinks. Good music and non expired chip selection. Truly the gold standard of dive bars.

Sligo is a Davis Square staple. It's the divest of dives. Cheap drinks... you'll star on a fable. At Sligo you'll find your future wives? Yeah you'll have fun. But you might not remember. Why are you in my head mom? Gosh I can't believe it's November.

Few and far between they are these days: a true cash only poor mans bar with sticky floors and a piss stinky pissa. Music maybe or not. Dimly lit, the inside is a welcome respite from bustling Davis square. Duck in and grab a seat at the bar. Watch the game. Order a slice from Cristo's next door. Cheaper n' cheap shots in plastic cups. Beer in plastic cups. Brusque but efficient service. Bring a date here and ye'll likely not have another. Bring the boys and a good time will be had by all.

Solid dive bar with good music, great beer prices, and colorful bartenders. If you're looking to be pampered with exotic cocktails this isn't the place for you. Want some beer or bourbon at a reasonable price in Davis Square this is a great spot. It gets a little crowded later in the evening Thursday to Saturday. By crowded I mean wall to wall tough to move crowded. This would be a five start dive if it wasn't for the smell of fresh turd. Not sure what the deal is with the smell. Maybe it's just part of the ambience. I'm sure it scares away some of the non locals. Overall a decent place for a cheap beer.

Sligo is doing a service by teaming up with dragon pizza and creating a bar outside, with food service. I applaud their actions, and I respect their history in the area. However, my girlfriend and I (who are locals and life down the street) were excited, tonight, after a long work day, to finally visit. We even called to check to see when they'd be open to, and if they'd still be serving food. They said ten; we decided to go. When we arrived, at 9:20, on a nice 65 degree night, they were breaking the bar down, the lights and were off, and it took a while for someone to seat us. They assured us that we could still eat and drink, but seemed in a huge rush to leave, constantly cleaning and putting away tables. Starved, we ordered as fast as we could, in the dark, not able to see the menu, and drank our sub-par beers. The food arrived - and we have had dragon pizza before - but this was old cardboard pizza that was stale AF, and it was barely edible. As we ate, they turned the rest of the lights off and asked for the check. My girlfriend couldn't even see her salad. So- a great idea, but poorly executed, without one member of the waitstaff seeming to care, while we ate rubbery pizza in our own neighborhood in the dark. I think the intentions behind this venture are solid, but the staff, managers and even owners should realize that we don't want to feel, as customers and locals, that we are in the way. And, we like fresh food, and can go elsewhere to support other local businesses. And at 10pm when we were more or less kicked out, we did. Cheers.

Sligo... not really your typical Davis Sq Bar. Drinks are cheap, and the clientelle is always interesting. There's pre-gamers before clubbing all decked out, after work suit types, college kids, and mostly people in Jeans and T-shirts out for a beer. Come here for the cheap drinks and you'll stay for the cheap drinks. There's not much else to it. Except knife carvings in the back. That rules.

Anyone who hates the Sligo is an empty, soulless, shell of a person. IT'S THE SLIGO, folks! Cash only. Plastic cups. Davis legend.

Its interesting. Bartenders are funny ball-busters. You can carve stuff on the tables. Good place to get decent beer for a good price. I met a friend here on a random weekday around 3:00 when I was out of work early, I saw a dog sitting on a bar stool, and two possible WT meth-heads leaving to hookup after whispering raunchy things to each other for 20 mins. Fun place to bring out-of-towners.

I loved this place! My husband and I went there with some friends of ours the day after St. Patrick's day and Garrett, the bartender was fantastic. I literally cannot wait to go back there. The drinks were priced fairly and it is the quintessential dive bar.

It's a dive bar! The only dive bar in Davis that I know of. It's a long, narrow hallway of a place, so if it's crowded in front, try politely shoving your way to the back. I'm pretty sure you can just sneak in the back door, but that required to you get close to the super smelly trash from McKinnon's meat market. One of my favorite parts about this place is the bartenders. They're friendly guys, and it amuses me how they work together. Over the years, they say they've put on a few pounds, so they can't pass behind one another when they're behind the bar. :)

The Jukebox here is so fancy now... luckily nothing else is, so it still feels like Sligo. Dimly lit, highly graffitied, no food just booze, cheap pours, shoulder-to-shoulder and still slightly smelly. Bring cash and low expectations and you'll be happy as a dive-bar clam.

You know you've found a legitimate dive bar when they open at 10:30am on a Tuesday morning. This is a great little spot in Davis Square with cheap drinks, HOWEVER, lacking in a patio space in front and out back. This is a cash only bar, so make sure to hit the ATM before heading over.

Sligos is almost perfect at being a dive bar. Cheap drinks (are there $4 beers anywhere else in the Boston area?), a crowd of locals, and a bathroom for us guys without a lock on it. Almost perfect. The bartenders are friendly enough, if a little snide if they don't agree w/ your drink of choice. The place is a bit small, but there's just enough room to make it all work, so long as you're willing to brush by some folks now and then. Really, so long as you're with a couple friends and just looking for a dive bar in Davis with cheap drinks, this is probably the place to go. There are definitely classier, cleaner, and cozier bars a few feet away, but you if you're coming here you probably don't want those things. You just want to pay $2 to shoot some zombies on an old arcade machine with some of your buds.

Sligo is the jam! I don't really understand why people are reviewing it as if it's foul, but then I cut my dive bar teeth in the Rust Belt where *every* bar looks like Sligo, so there's nothing horrifying at all about this to me. I usually go in with another female friend and I don't feel weird or like some scuzzy dude is about to grab me on his way to play Buck Hunter in the back. The bartender is really nice, the price is right, they have outlets for charging your phone at the table and you can bring your own food, and they have the Pogues on the jukebox. I really can't ask for more. It can get super-crowded on weekend nights when the Tufts hipster crowd shows up, but all in all it's way more chill than the Burren or, God forbid, the J-tree.

It's pretty clear from other reviews that this is not a gay-friendly bar, and the jukebox is a point of contention. That was exactly our experience Tuesday night. Sure enough, the bartender (I believe his name is Jerry) shut off the music my friend had just paid for on the jukebox. When I asked him about it, he just made matters worse by being rude and rolling his eyes. We decided to leave, and on our way out, he shouted "and bye to your friend with the faggot glasses!" referring to my gay friend. Super. I love dive bars, and even grumpy dive bartenders, but that experience was absurdly unacceptable. My friends and I won't go back.

I've never updated a 5-star review and knocked it to 1 low star... so consider it this Elite's saddest review to date. Sligo used to be a frequent drinking spot for my circle of friends. The cheap beer and dirty pub atmosphere kept us coming back time and time again. One night, it all changed. After my friend selected a song on the jukebox, and obviously paid for it, the bartender stopped the song. It was not an inappropriate song, and in fact was a decent and totally relevant song, and favorite of my friend's. Perhaps I've misunderstood the culture of jukeboxes for my entire bar-patronizing life, but I've always thought any song on the music machine was fair game to play for pay. She inquired, and he told her the song sucked, and that he would not let it play. He was rude and clearly didn't care about our business. It didn't dawn on me until hearing some tales of institutionalized discrimination, that this place blatantly perpetuates homophobia and gender inequality. Many of my friends look like lesbians. In fact, they are. As we left Sligo silently that night after being cheated out of our song, we received a genuine, heart-felt goodbye and I was referred to (by the bartender) as a "f****t." I cannot and will not support an establishment which employs hatred. My suggestion to Sligo: Hire some compassionate and forward-thinking employees who understand the concept of good customer service... after all you are in Massachusetts, and you are in Davis Square.

Over a coupla brews and a badly scratched table, I chatted travel with two friends, swapped stories about crazy trips, bad hotels, learning another language and why you should never carry a regular-sized towel with you when backpacking. Occasionally, someone would throw a jam on the jukebox...mostly rock, and it lulled the conversation along, as we continued our undisturbed debates, only to be paused ever so briefly by the bartender, swooping in to clear our empty glasses. Leave your heels, your make-up, your credit cards, your want for cleanliness and crafted cocktails at home. Bring your beer belly, your conversation skills and very little cash.

A husky old graybeard in a Bruins starter jacket and Adidas swish pants snatched me by my lapel and murmured something in my ear. I could not hear well above the wailing of Axl Rose on the jukebox, but I thought he asked me if I knew where to get a trampoline. My uncle is in the business so I handed him Uncle Marty's business card, who specializes in the shipment and setup of oversized trampolines. The grizzled old man sourly turned away and chucked Uncle Marty's card into the trash, and spent the next several minutes swearing to himself while trying to de-crumple a dollar bill against the side of the scratch ticket dispenser. "That was rude," I said to my friend. My friend replied: "He said methamphetamines, not trampolines" "Oh," I said. "Still..."

Wow. I am very happy that I was in a great mood when I walked into this joint. The first thing I noticed when walking into Sligo's Pub was the clear and apparent smell of dead animals (it is located adjacent to Mckinnon's Meat Market). The next thing I noticed were eyes leering at me, coming from the local sots who frequent the joint. I hadn't changed since I returned from work, and I suppose I was over-dressed for the occasion? Anyway, my best friend and I bought a couple of pints and headed over to the jukebox, as they do have a great jukebox with awesome songs. But halfway through the Allman Brother's song that I had selected and paid for, the song was shut off. It was later confirmed by an obnoxious drunk that the bartender didn't like my song choice and vetoed it. Are you kidding me? I had no idea that the Allman Brothers were loathed so much. Even my Dad likes the Allman Brothers! The next song I picked was a Jimmy Cliff song, and that was permitted to stay on. Thank you so much Sligo's! That you "allowed" the song that I paid for to remain on the jukebox! Sensing some strange vibes from the losers in attendance, my buddy and I finished our beers quickly and decided to move from this "establishment" for nicer climes. And then, completely out of the blue, a cretin said to us as we walked out, "have fun f**king each other." All I could do was laugh. Absolutely ridiculous was this experience. We then moved on to the Burren where we chatted with some nice folks, were treated kindly by the wait staff, and listened to two really talented guys playing at their open mic night. I love living in Davis square. I love the mix of people here. And I love no nonsense dive bars. But this place is utterly pathetic and filthy (flies were swarming all around me in the abhorrently nasty bathroom). As a result, I am absolutely ashamed for my town that an establishment like this is still in business. If you ever want to get the feeling that somebody wants to beat you up for absolutely no reason, then by all means, head to Sligo's Pub. I would give this place negative stars if I could.

Used to be an authentic dive now it's just another bro bar. Always jammed packed and awkward to find a spot. It smells like farts most of the time.

Sligo has the cheapest beer in town. It also smells kind of funny, like a combination of stale beer and armpits. There seems to be a crowd of regular old dudes that chill there all afternoon and into the early evening, and then it turns into more of a college scene later at night. What, you were expecting class??? I like beer, and I like it cheap. They have Sierra Nevada on tap for $3.25. Can't beat it. PS. Girls, don't dress up for this one. Waste. Of. Time. At Sligo, you'd be hot in a burlap sack.

This is the one of the few redeeming dive bars in Davis Sq. -- maybe the only one?? Points off for having no places to sit. Points back on for staying in the same place and not expanding to some dumb nightclub. Points back off again for the patrons that keep going out the backdoor and setting off the alarm. Points back on again for being cheap. The last time I was there, this stranger showed me cell phone video footage of some chick giving him a hummer. He was wearing a sweatshirt with a sassy slogan on it and when he got hot, he took it off to reveal a t-shirt with a sassy slogan on it. Points back on!

"Are you horny and you know it, clap your hands!" I kid you not, that's what we heard the Sunday night we were at Sligo. The night climaxed with jokes about "2 girls 1 cup," and chugging Blue Moons. Sweeeet. We practically lived our entire college lives at the Avenue in Allston, so I knew the kind of atmosphere I'd pretty much be walking into. I love dive bars, but didn't expect this one. My roommate and I were the only girls, but the two guys behind the bars were good for a laugh and some hearty conversation. We made lots of friends, and had to assure the bartenders we'd be back soon. Although Davis is a hike from our home in Southie, this bar would be one of the only reasons we'd make the trek.

I can see why Damien S likes this place so much: they treat you like royalty (and it's not just cuz he's the Duke). They're friendly without being phony, and quick with a drink. I like a place with a bar keep that knows your name. It certainly isn't much to look at, but they have a great collection of draught beers, make a stiff cocktail and have a juke box to play your fave 80's tunes. There's totally a wall of piss, though. No doubt.

Please avoid this place at all costs. My friend had this awful experience there this past weekend. It's truly an outrage and your support in boycotting an establishment that treats their customers in this manner would be much appreciated : "On our actual wedding night during our wedding party bar crawl, we were asked to leave Sligo Pub (in Davis Square), based solely on sexual orientation. Some members of our wedding party were refused service all together, at the bar, and the staff even called the police on us. Please make sure you don't give them any of your business so that businesses like this don't continue to exist" If Yelp would let me give this place ZERO stars, I would.

Dear Sligo Pub, You are my favorite place to go in Davis Square when I need a real pick-me-up on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday night - but not Mondays, sorry, that day is reserved for Mario-Kart Wii. Anywhosie, your lusciously cheap prices, and fancy dive-bar decor are two things about you that really ring my bell. You always know how to accommodate me with your sticky-icky-icky tables, your glorious touch-screen juke box, and your ultra amicable bartenders. Most times, you even let me and my friends play drinking games with my dolphin cards and that makes me feel nummy in my special spots. I hope you never change, sweet Sligo Pub. You really are the frosting on my little confetti cup-cake. I love you. God speed, Carolyn