Copper Penny

0.1 mi

My absolute favorite bar in the waters. I grew up here and only come back once every few years…read more That said every time I come I look for a good cocktail bar. While there still isn't one in town this place had me coming back all week. I am a writer and like to sit at a bar people watch and work. The atmosphere and music here were legit. Vibe even without live music (school was out) was wonderful. Both barkeeps were great. And I hope this place is still around next time I visit! Def wish I could have seen some live music since I write about music for work. And was raised on this towns music but next time!!! Thank you Salty Bronc!

Established to honor the Stillwater music scene, The Salty Bronc Saloon is a destination-worthy…read morelive music venue for Red Dirt music fans. Great drinks and cold beer too. No food.

Willies Saloon

Two or three times a year we go to the strip before or after home football games and go to Willies…read more Not sure what has changed but the prices are higher and a college kid wanted to wand me prior to entering. I am a 65 year old man with a cane. It will be a minute before we return.

We've been coming to Willie's for over 20 years. It used to be one of the few places in town that…read morefelt consistent, not just in service, but in spirit. Lately, though, it's clear that whatever made this place special has been pushed aside, if not completely forgotten. The sudden disappearance of your bartenders is baffling. Turnover is normal in a college town, sure, but this wasn't a natural shift, it feels like a purge. The heart and personality of the place left with them. What's left behind feels generic, transactional, and hollow. Then there's the decision to go cashless. I'm not sure who thought that was a good idea, but it's incredibly tone-deaf. It's inconvenient, exclusionary, and says more about your priorities than you probably realize. For a place that used to feel local and grounded, it now feels like it's trying to be something it's not, and failing. Willie's had something rare, real character, built over decades. Watching it unravel this quickly is disappointing, to say the least. We won't be back, and that's not something we say lightly. Good luck, truly. But maybe think about what made people come here in the first place. And who.

Stage where Garth Brooks played

Garth Brooks, First Public Performance, 1985-1987 marker

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George's Stables

4.6

(7 reviews)

0.5 mi

Great friendly bar! All the staff is wonderful! Bethany is the best. All the bartenders are great.read more

Great place. Wonderful service and people. Has been upgraded and remodeled since my college days.read more

New garage door on front!

OSU!!!!!!

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The Union

1.0

0.0 mi

Me and friends decided to try a different bar. We walked in and it was completely empty on a…read moreSaturday night, they also pulled a manager to check my 23 year old friends ID. Poor life inside and rude servers.

Shittyist place in Stillwater trying to get water for my gf and had to run all the way to…read morePickelmans. Such a bad experience

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JR Murphys

Was at murphies for the Oklahoma state loss this past weekend but the bar was packed. Had a great…read moretime and the drinks were not the expensive. Great time to have some happy dads

Perfect place to enjoy a Happy Dad while listening to live music on the patio! Will be back.read more

Perfect place to enjoy a Happy Dad while listening to live music on the patio!

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The Loft

4.0

0.8 mi

This is a great bar located on the 4th floor of the Best Western hotel on Husband street. Located…read moreabout 3 blocks away from the Oklahoma State stadium. Takota was the bartender and she was great. Pretty decent size crowd in there and she managed to take care of everyone. Plenty of seating and a large room adjacent too with more seating.

It's great when it's actually open. It's closed when it's supposed to be open more often than not.read more

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Tumbleweed Dancehall & Concert Venue

Cool place. We went when a bunch of local music artists were performing. Some of them were…read moreamazing. It was a good time!

Oh my God. I had my first clubbing experience here when I was 19, going to school at OSU - I'm not…read moresure if it was fall semester of '06 or spring of '07 but wow, what a horrible experience. Everyone knows the Tumbleweed or "The Weed" as people call it. Heck, my parents used to go here when they were in college. Apparently it was bumpin' back then. Not so much now. Even though my experience happened like... four years ago, I still remember it like it was yesterday. A big group of girls from floor 3 of Village C (the journalism floor) headed on out here to go club. I think all of us had, well, never been clubbing before and well, what were we expecting in the middle of nowheresville Oklahoma? My then-friend, a Chicago girl by the name of Carolyn S. came with me and we were horrified when we walked in after giving the bouncer $7 each, to get in. We walked inside to see the bouncers carrying a girl, like a baby, out of the club. I don't know if she had been on E or was just that ridiculously drunk. I can still see her head flopped back in my mind. Scary. Well, now that that was over, we walked into a completely smoke filled room - picture the bar from the movie My Cousin Vinny and this is what it looked like. Smoke so thick you could cut it with a knife and pool tables everywhere. Ugh. The dance floor was teeny tiny, filled with only girls and I was not having it when some girl on my floor trying to dance up on me. I don't swing that way. I don't think there were even 5 guys sitting around the dance floor with country playing. It was really the last straw for me. After 7 minutes in that hell hole, I called up a guy who lived on my floor back at the dorms and demanded he come save Carolyn and me. Within 10 minutes of my call, I was sitting in the middle seat of his truck, with all the windows down, with him complaining how we smelled like ashtrays. NEVER AGAIN!

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Great White Buffalo Tavern

2.8

(6 reviews)

2.2 mi

This has turned into my go to place. It's a great local bar with some friendly bartenders.read more

Everytime I've been here it's been a great time. Definitely has a regular crowd feel, but they…read moreenjoy us randoms coming in now and again. Will deff be back again.

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Coney Island Stillwater

2.7

(3 reviews)

0.1 mi

THE WORST SERVICE IN STILLWATER. My friends and I were at coney bar and they announced last call…read morefor drinks, we got some and less than five minutes later an employee approached us and started yelling at us to "get the f*** out!". They still had 30 mins till they closed according to the hours on the website. I wish I was exaggerating but this place is a joke. Do not go to coney bar unless you want to be berated by the staff. Absolutely horrible experience.

Food is good if you're drunk, but the workers tonight were slow and it looked like they hated their…read morejobs

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Only Upstairs Balcony Bar is Stillwater...People Watching on the Strip? Of course!!!

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Outdoor Firepits make a cozy outdoor space for friends and Happy Hour Wine Down Wednesday every week.

The Garage Burgers and Beer

Selena the restaurant's GM resolved an issue caused by a newer employee who had made a mistake. It…read morewas resolved in a big way and raised my opinion of the restaurant. We'll be coming back for the great burgers, thanks!

Large variety of every meat possible, turkey, beef, chicken...and so much more. You have to order…read morethe sides separately though...the food is genuinely very good but I did not like the string fries. You have to park in the back which is north of the entrance. Also, they only pay the waitresses 5.00 an hour so please tip well.

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Zannotti's Wine Bar

This place is a vibe. I love the decor and live music nights…read more Their food, though a bit pricey, is quite good, as are their drinks. I came here a couple times when I was pregnant and got great mocktails, too. My husband got the smoked old-fashioned and really enjoyed it. We like their flatbreads, the duck confit nachos are yummy and filling, the Brie en croute is delicious, and the duck trap river smoked salmon and deviled eggs is also super fun. Great date night spot or place to chill and hangout with friends.

The positives: Zanotti's was nice but very busy. The waiters…read morewere all very nice and helpful. Pizzas were yummy. Plenty for one person, maybe 1 1/2 if you aren't starving. We tried the basil pesto & goat cheese crostini and the spinach artichoke dip. Both were amazing! The negatives: It was a little loud, but not unbearable sitting by a wall. I would not love if I had to sit in the middle of the room. Getting seated was also difficult, as they did not have a host stand, so we just waited by the door. My least favorite part of the evening was when we were trying to pay. They were just holding the handheld machine, so we could not take our time looking at the bill and filling out the tip. The presets were something like 20%, 25%, and 30% tips. I am not opposed to tipping that much if we received above and beyond service, but that felt very pushy for such a nice place.

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9 years ago

If I could vote this bar less than one star I would. This bouncer is the dumbest asswipe Ive ever met.

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