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Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar Saloon
Category: Arts & Entertainment Music Venues Nightlife Music Venues Music Venues [Edit]
308 Main StreetBandera, TX 78003
(830) 796-8826
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- Live
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Smoking:
- Yes
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Has TV:
- Yes
4 reviews for Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar Saloon
4 reviews in English
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Review from Scott L.
10/7/2009
This place is very old for Texas standards. It smells of history. You can see the bullet holes in the ceiling.
I always go when it's deserted, so take some friends. You'll feel very Texas.
Limited bar, but that's cool. They have music. -
Review from Phil H.
10/25/2011
One of the last great honky tonks. In the era of modernization it is refreshing to walk back into time when entering Arkey Blue's.
Having family in San Antonio is always a good perk when vacationing. We love coming over to the "Cowboy Capital of Texas" - Bandera - and downing a few cold brews in this old homage to real country western music. Even as I am more of a rocker I can still appreciate the history and music here.
At street level there is a door you enter and head down to the basement where Arkey's is located. Sawdust on the floor, red and white tablecloths, beat up old pinball machine, heavy real wood bar, pool table, jukebox full of Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, and Willie Nelson, stage where many famous bands have played, and bullet holes in the ceiling. Super cheap ice cold beers with happy hour making it only a few bucks each. Arkey Blue and his band performs occasionally too, among others.
Been open since the 1930's, and you can still sit down at the table on which Hank Williams Sr. carved his name and drink a cold one. It's a real taste of simpler times. Very cool.Listed in: Life outside of NYC - really?, DIVE-TASTIC!!!, Texas
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Review from Fawn G.
If you're in the small town of Bandera, Texas, why not stop in for a beer at Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar Saloon. It's just fun to say and write the name of the place down! It's such a treat to see all the history on the walls and to urinate in the same stalls as all the great country musicians who've graced the stage have. It's also fun to guess the number of years the trinkets have been sitting thorough out the place by the amount of dust collected upon them.
This spot is way cooler for the Merle Haggard- Hank Sr types than the other 2 bars on the strip which are for the Kid Rock-in modern honky tonkers. -
Review from Jan G.
7/20/2009
This great Honky Tonk is in the center of "The Cowboy Capital of Texas," Bandera. Ernest Tubb once brought his Texas Troubadours to Arkey's for some great country music. Entertainer/singer/ songwriter Arkey Blue has performed here since 1968, and his band is tight and playful. Whether they are playing by themselves and covering standards from the likes of Willie Nelson or Johnny Bush or backing Arkey as he plays his own tunes, you will be hard pressed not to break a big smile. Great people watching for locals and tourists alike. From the moment you step down the stairs from street level to the basement, you step back in time. Ample dance floor, good sound system and plenty of ice cold beer sets up this place to be one of the "must stops", if you are in the area. Regardless of whether you like country music or not, its hard not to like this place.
