Dive Bar

Worst bar experience of my life , but made for an interesting story to later tell friends. Came in before a UC game to meet some friends and dealt with a male, bald bartender. I heard he always is a bit cheeky and sarcastic, but never have I been treated so bad. I saw a tab from the customer before me with a $0 tip on their receipt, that should have been my first warning sign. Even my friend was saying his customer service made her feel uncomfortable and we wanted to quickly finish our drinks and leave. He was in an OSU jersey that day and they just lost to Michigan, so maybe that was it?

It wasn't crowded when we got there and not even a full bar, typically in that situation you don't have to flag the bartender down. But he barely acknowledged me until I did so. When we were ordering our drinks my friend was saying she wanted a specific flavor high noon and he said they did not have that, although we were looking at it with our very own eyes. Then when I tried to order a Corona Light he said they don't have that and if I want to order a beer I either want the "pounds" or not. Just wild!! It doesn't end there though. I tried to order 5 shots of white tea and that is definitely not what I got. It straight up smelled like straight tequila, which white tea is vodka, and didn't look like white tea at all. When I asked him about it (which I was afraid to) he made some snide comment and took one of the shots. On top of that I had ordered 5 and he gave me 3...

Just a very confusing customer service experience and would never go back. I'm not sure the point of acting that way or treating customer in such a way when all we truly had done is come in and say down and spoke amongst each other and wanted to have a couple of drinks before heading into the bar.

If you're looking to go to a bar before the game, go to Martino's. That is where we went after and I have been to before. This was my first and last time ever going to Dive Bar. I was anxious for my bill because I was unsure of what he was going to charge me. When I got it it was only $10 so I left a $2 tip (which I really considered not even doing) and called it a day. Also, here is a picture of my "5 white tea" shots.

Last note, I didn't even know health violation were posted on Yelp until confirm to this page. They have 13!!

A friend of mine told me that I absolutely had to check out Dive Bar so on my way between one thing and the next, I detoured over here. After finding some questionable street parking - there was a carpet of broken glass from a breakin nearby - I stepped inside.

This place is... unusual. I've never been to a joint with a two-level bar which was interesting. At 5pm on a weekday, the vibe was peaceful and light. A few UC girls popped in for shots and got carded. A bunch of locals were hanging out. I simply enjoyed my PBR and the show.

[Review 20486 overall - 213 in Ohio - 1466 of 2023.]

Best bar on UC campus. Every time you walk in there is a good chance of it being the best night of your life. Drunkly parsing through people through the 4 floors to find someone you know is my favorite pastime. Best place to take a dump too. Sometimes I would leave my house to go poop at Dive Bar. Consider me a long time patron.

Dive bar isn't really a dive bar. It is more of a hipster version of a dive bar. There are various drink specials every night. The night we went there was a special on cans of local beers. The bartender was jovial. After serving our group he went back to the regulars.

For the most part, it seems to be a locals kind of place. Not so much the college crowd. More the post college, can walk from their nearby homes sort of crowd. Our group decided to check it out after an event at Bogart's. I got the feeling that the regulars like to stay separate from the people who wander in from Bogart's events.

Decent selection of beer and liquor, neat old building type space. The upstairs really looked more like a dive bar than the downstairs, which was surprisingly clean and well-kept. Prices were good, service was good, we sat out on the upstairs patio and watched people on the street. I'm not super into dive bars, but I love bars in old buildings and this one really hit the spot. I'm not in the Clifton area very often, but I suspect this would be my favorite spot there if I were.

I love this bar. They have the best slushees and the bartenders are so fun! They have great drink prices as well.

Dive Bar is exactly what it's called. It's still not the diviest. This is kind of a hipster take. It's located in a pretty safe campus area. The clientele are mostly well behaved students.

I like cheap shit sometimes and they have it here. It's just to get the job done and who cares about taste. They have beer in cans and that seems to be a popular choice there. It doesn't have food anymore. There used to be vegan chili and hot dogs among the regular fried bar shit. It had these funny sexually suggestive names for all the food. The atmosphere is pretty relaxed. It's popular with students so it's expected to be crazy. This wasn't the case this visit.

It should be of interest to you like campus dive bars. It's much more enjoyable than you expect. The beer is seriously cheap and it has good service.

It's a total college cesspool but we fucking love it. Restroom was out of soap and TP. An insane amount of space with three stories of very different rooms. Live DJ and food. Service is fast and prices are fair. Thanks Hannah, I like your vibe! haha

A large group of us came here to grab a drink after a Yelp event at Bogarts. There was a perfect large table in the corner with plenty of seating for all of us. They had some great beer specials going on adn a large selection of local craft cans for super cheap! The bartender was very helpful and attentive. I sure expected more of a college crowd, but on this night it was a strange mix of hipsters and locals. For sure this place lives up to its name, it is divey, but good place to grab a cheap drink if youre in the area!

Great place if you're looking for a young drinking crowd. They have an awesome outdoor patio and the design of the building is really cool.

The bartenders are young but fun and friendly!

If you're looking for a party this is the spot! Great atmosphere.

If you're looking for a high end drink to sip on this may not be the place for you...

Overall great spot!