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Thomas Street Tavern
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- Hours:
Mon-Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Late Night
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Thu, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Yes
- Coat Check:
- No
20 reviews for Thomas Street Tavern
Went here with a friend on a Wednesday night -- sat outside and had chicken nachos (awesome) and some beers.
The outside is nice, but I didn't really go inside except to use the rest room (fine).
The waiter was OK -- he seems sorta impatient and stuff, even though there were a bunch of open tables (outside & inside). He thought they were outta Chimay at first, but after my first beer he told me they had it, which was cool that he checked. We also had shots of JD and they were HUGE .... definitely a 2 sipper shot.
2 rounds of beers, 1 round of JD shots, and nachos were 36 bucks -- not too bad.
Overall - I'd go back on a nice night for some beer & apps, not sure what the hype is about though.
Ahh, good 'ol Thomas Street, a staple of Plaza Midwood. This bar has everything for the coommunity. Billiards, Fooseball, Cornhole, and even a (fenced in!) Ping-pong area (with Stadium Seating!). I've been here a few times for some laid back casualness. It's a very casual bar (the two times I went was after habitat for humanity mud volleyball tournaments, so people were in clean clothes but still had some mud on them (behind the ears and in the hair and such). Thomas St was one of the sponsors.
I love playing ping-pong here. They could use a couple more wooden paddles though, those plastic ones are crap. There's plenty of seating room outside and inside, and it's a very chill atmosphere. The food is mediocre quality, not bad if you're not too concerned about greatness..it's typical bar food.
The bartenders are kinda slow, and not the nicest, so that was an insta-deduction. When you work in a customer service industry, customer satisfaction is key. Learn to like your job and be nice to the people you serve, or GTFO of being a bartender.
If you're looking for a bar that serves beer, this place is exactly what you're looking for. Everything else about it is mediocre.
In closing, there seems to be no time limit imposed on the ping-pong tables once a pair has claimed lordship.
Yeah, I come here when I feel like having drinks spilled on me by a bunch of annoying frat guys. Which is never.
At last, I found what I was NOT missing in life... cigarette smoke-laced food at a pub. (They allow smoking at bars still in Charlotte?) Thomas Street Tavern offers your standard pub-grade food: it will fill your tummy, stall or soak up the alcohol and get the job done.
What I enjoy about Thomas Street is that it's unpretentious: what you see is what you get. Pool table, back patio, plenty of seating, decently priced beers and adequate service. TVs that are just perfect for moving your eyes towards when your conversation lulls or when that hot guy you've been checking out catches you staring at him (just pretend you're looking past him, right? Hehe.)
Verdict: not a bad neighborhood pub, if your expectations are for a neighborhood pub.
Some nights, Thomas Street is the perfect neighborhood hangout. The large back patio allows you to relax and enjoy the warm weather (or the glow of the heat lamps in the winter). But other nights, it's packed with a snobby crowd that resembles a frat party. Basically, Thomas Street has gotten too popular for its own good.
When I go in, I head straight for the back patio, where there is a separate bar and the smoke isn't quite so thick. The food is OK for bar food, but it typically takes a long time before it arrives. Still, the Ping-Pong is free, and the drinks are cheap.
Ok I admit I was skeptical because, next to Penguin Drive-in, this is the most talked about place in Plaza Midwood. But it does have a very mellow, "hey relax" vibe. The bartenders are attentive and friendly. And for an added bonus they have a pretty good Scotch selection.
Thomas Street Tavern reminds me of gringo bars in Mexico that are a little bit out of the way but if you ask the right people or poke around enough, you'll inevitably wind up here. Slightly eclectic crowd, cabin fever locals, musicians who are off the clock, road worn travelers. And everyone there just wants to get away from the fray, not too loud, be casual, mingle and leave everything else behind...
The juke box could use some more choices, but all in all a decent Friday night bar where you could spend a good long time decompressing. Don't dress up and don't eat here.
Great back patio, despite the rather angry staff. Apparently it was a bad night for staff at the TST. It was chilly outside, so there were a couple of tiki torches lit. We stepped off the porch and down to the patio by the ping pong tables, and there was an unlit torch, so I decided to go light it from the one on the patio myself. As I was about to light it, someone grabbed the stand, and I wheeled around to see one of the staff with an angry face ask me "What are you doing? The fire marshal told us yesterday that we couldn't have these, and now you're dripping oil all over the patio." Now I understand that this guy probably has to deal with lots of drunken crazies with pyro fetishes (after all there's a table at the outside bar that has a fire pit in it), and he needs to be firm to get his point across, but I did not at all appreciate that tone when there were clearly other tiki torches lit around the porch, and there was not a drop of oil on the ground under the torch that I was holding. Ok, whatever, "I'm so sorry, I'll just sit down". Three minutes pass, and the same guy walks out to light the said tiki torch. He then pats my arm and says "There you go, honey, your torch is now lit." Please don't touch me, particularly if you don't know me, and you were just reprimanding me with angry eyes. I know you're trying to make nice, but the touching only makes it creepy. 5 minutes later, a different guy on the patio who was smoking and talking on his cell phone closes his phone forcefully while uttering a choice expletive and walks up to the tiki torch, blowing it out with wet, smoky breath. He then proceeds to walk up to the porch and blow them all out, and recruit the original employee from my story, and they carry all the now blown-out tiki torches back to the shed where no one can mess with them. Guess the fire marshal did call.
Whatever, I understand, just wish they'd had their story straight. So now I'm watching ping pong, and helping retrieve the balls that fall under the net (why bother to have a net if it doesn't go all the way to the ground to catch the balls), and all of a sudden the first employee comes running out with angry eyes to yell at the girl who put her bottle on the table. Again understandable, but she was not being drunk or belligerent, and it was the first time, for like 2 seconds. Clearly this guy has had to deal with one too many people and just doesn't care about being hospitable any more.
All that said, I did like this place. There could have been more heaters out back, but the ping pong, cornhole, and fire pit by bar were awesome. I would go back. As long as I wear heavier clothes for the cold weather, and make sure to be on my best behavior.
I've had the best of times and the worst of times at Thomas Street. I think it has a lot to do with the crowd..if it's a packed-in-like-sardines kind of night, I'm not likely to go in. I don't like the crowd, and the service gets pretty (understandably) sloppy when it's busy. The whole scene reminds me of college a little too much...screaming folks enamored with their own drunkenness...If you're in the mood for college antics, it's a great place to go.
On the other hand, I've had great experiences at Thomas Street during the afternoons. It's good for lunches with friends, especially in the summer with the patio. On evenings when it's not too crowded, the drama at the ping pong table can be pretty intense. (Has anyone else noticed that Charlotte has a weirdly elaborate ping pong culture?)
I like Thomas Street's food, which is solid as far as standard American bar food goes. I'm getting a little old and crochety about big crowds, but overall, it's a safe bet for a good place to go out for night life or for a good dinner.
This place is a quick walk across the street from Penguin In. I went with friends and we sat in the back. I was more impressed with this place than I thought I would be. I'm not sure what it would be like full - we went on a Tuesday night - but it looks like it could be fun.
My friends and I all ordered Blue Moon beer. The newly pregnant one ordered a Shirley Temple and got a hint of an eye roll from the server. Even so, we loved our server - he was attentive and friendly, checking back often to see if we were doing alright.
It was cold that night, so I couldn't talk the group into going outside to enjoy the fire on the patio. However, if and when I go back, I will certainly check it out. I love the stadium seating out there.
think the layout of this place was the most impressive to me. They have a front patio where dogs can hang out too, then you walk into a long bar where I'm sure the regulars sit, then a seating area on the ground level leads to the back where more tables are available on a raised platform. Couple this with the back patio and its ping pong action, and you've got yourself a really friendly neighborhood bar worth coming home to.
I love Midwood but do not love Thomas Street. The food is ok-when its warm. The service is horrible and the smoke is intense.
It is a decent place to go at night for drinks when the weather is good. It has a great back patio and ping pong tables.
if there was a fool-proof way to keep all the god foresaken yuppies out of this place i might go there every night. since that doesnt seem to be an option i stick to wednesday/thursday nights. if you are a drunk like me and the slapasses i associate with then you will enjoy drinking there during the day on saturdays as well. decent bar food, cheap whisk, ping pong, epic patio = good enough for me.
p.s. i drive a tahoe and wear polos
I'm a big fan of Thomas Street Tavern, in part because it's a great atmosphere, and also because it's right across the street from the Penguin. Can you get any better? Fried pickles at the Penguin and then beers and ping pong at Thomas Street? No, didn't think so.
Relatively cheap prices on their beers and a big selection is one of the main reasons we keep coming back here. The last couple times they've been out of this beer or that, have to wonder if they have problems keeping their bar stocked or if they just have that much of a crowd.
Wait staff has always been good and friendly; quick with the beers or a recommendation.
The only thing I don't like is the creepy guy that tried to pop pills into my friends mouth. You know who you are, creepy guy with dreadlocks.
This is a fun place to shoot pool and play ping pong, but the service is shabby. I had to wait forever to order a drink and the bartender wasn't very personal. However, I went on a crowded Saturday night. If I went again I would go on a weeknight, so I could participate in some of the games outside. There is a cute little cabanaesque bar outside on the patio, I would recommend going outside because it is much less congested. Not only that, the guys who hang out around the pool table are kind of pushy and not really people friendly. I did get a chance to meet the owner towards the nights end and he was very approachable, and seemed to care about his guests. Overall, my experience was decent, but a little too frat-tastic for my taste.
Huge fan. This was one of the first places I actually drove to since the big move- and I want to go every weekend! I grab a drink at the front bar and head straight out back to the patio. This is a great place to go on the weekends, or even just to hang out during the week. The one and only problem I could think of, is that a cab is a must to get there. I'm spoiled that I can walk to Uptown, but it's well worth it to venture off to Thomas Street any night of the week. There is a back bar out on the patio, as well and the service is quick and the crowd is friendly.
This place is actually best when hardly anyone is there. Local Plaza-Midwood place to chill for as long as you want. The atmosphere makes you feel immediately welcome. Food is pretty good, but skip the salads. Outdoor dining out front & out back. Dogs allowed w/you in the back area. There is also a cash-only bar in the back area during the busier evenings. On colder nights, the outdoor lanterns are lit for warmth. Lots of places to sit around & stand. One pool table where you can challenge the current person or people playing. Just put your name on the chalkboard. An interesting mix of different walks of life here. Good with a group, to hang w/a friend/mate, or even be a lush at the bar all by your damn self. They like you here all the same.
This is one of my favorite bars in Charlotte. It's super laid back, and actually reminds me a lot of a San Francisco bar (where I live now). There's a varied crowd, which is nice compared to a lot of the bars in the downtown area that tend to attract the same types of people. Cheap beer and out back they've even got a series of ping pong tables, complete with stadium seating so that you can watch game after game.
I've been to Thomas Street Tavern a few times and have enjoyed myself for the most part. They have a nice outside setup with plenty of places to sit or stand, a second bar with seating of it's own, and ping-pong tables. It's a great place to hang out to meet new people, or go with a group of people. It seems to be a very "chill" place and completely non-hostile. They offer a nice variety of beers on tap at a fair price. I would recommend to others.
Great food, but stinks like cigarette smoke. Decent prices, bar atmosphere.
My favorite bar in Charlotte, because of the atmosphere and the ping-pong tables outside. Perfect for cool summer nights and really any season in Charlotte except for when its raining. Decent beer selection, but nothing spectacular...like I said its the atmosphere of Thomas Street that makes it so cool, everyone is just there to chill, drink, meet up and have a good time. The stadium seating near the ping-pong table adds to the unique attitude of this bar and when the competition heats up you can feel it throughput the lower part of the outdoor bar. When the temperatures dip south they have fire pits in some of the outdoor tables as well as the traditional stand alone outdoor heaters. So come outside, drink a beer and gaze at the stars, and feel the vibe of Thomas Street; my favorite bar in Charlotte, it's unpretentious and straight -up chill so come kick it, if it isn't already ridiculously crowded...if it is... head up the street to P-Stone.
