Just stopped in for a quick drink but loved the laid back atmosphere. People's food around us looked really good and I love a bar with free popcorn. Staff was friendly and fast. Lots of TVs to watch sports and Keno. No complaints, would definitely go back! read more

Dillinger's Pub Bootleggers - Pubs Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

I understand that it's the America's semiquincentennial and also the 100th Cherry Festival. Every store, restaurant, and patch of sidewalk is packed. *That being said* this place has a tacky, sticky vibe. I walked through the door and patrons were throwing popcorn at each other, dipping napkins in beer, and screaming hoarse obscenities at waitstaff. I understand it is a bar, but I didn't expect to find this in Traverse City. We sat down on the other side of the restaurant--"Doublewide" means there are two restaurants in one building, haha--and waited maybe ten minutes for someone to come take our drink order. My dad's drink order came out wrong and ended up being for the man seated behind us, but that wasn't much of a concern; it happens from time to time at different restaurants, so we didn't think much of it. It was only when we ordered and waited ~1.5 hours for our /appetizer/ that things began to look like a problem. Our waitress was very sweet--small, black hair, and too polite for a job like that. She kept saying that the kitchen was behind and they had a lot of orders, and I believed her; a dingy bar-style restaurant probably doesn't have Michelin cooks to begin with, and then you overwhelm them with a weeks worth of tourism? Anyway I don't remember her name but girlie I'm blowing you a kiss I hope you find a better job After my dad's third refill, though, we never saw her again. Other tables that had more people and had come in after us were getting their food, but we never saw our waitress to ask, and this clearly bothered the man seated behind us (the man who you'll recall had swapped drinks with us, party of one, and hadn't gotten his food either). He, my dad, and I asked another waitress how much longer the food would take and she said she would check, but she came back several times with ambiguous answers and never told us. I never expected to spend so long waiting for food. Again, at this point, all we have received is an iced tea and a water. I have medicine I take for my seizures and a neurological condition and did not take them into the restaurant with me because I did not expect to spend two hours twiddling my thumbs. I told the waitress if she didn't have a solid timetable I would have to leave because I had medicine I had to take, and pointed at my medical bracelet. She scoffed and turned away, and did not answer my question. Anyway, we left six dollars for the iced tea and left because girl what are we doing read more

Food was absolutely awful. Perch was old. Waitress asked one of us if would share our spoon. Special was a grilled cheese with velveeta!

If you have never been.... Put it on the list! From the vintage decor so all around fun place to come and have a pint. Great place to watch sports or to catch up with friends! read more

Good bar food and nice portions. Fried food doesn't have a chemical taste. Staff were very friendly.

A very nice establishment with 2 sides or restaurant areas. We sat at the bar and had a beer for $5. The hamburgers were very good with chips and a pickle. Cash is less, credit card charge is more, not sure how much. read more

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Total trash employees. Went there with a group of 7 they allowed the 3 women in our group in and denied entry to the 4 guys in our group. When I simply asked what's the reason (while still outside) that we can't enter, the door boy without an answer punched me in the face and repeated to do so. Pretty sure your job is to deescalate situations not start fights for no reason. read more

Bouncer was a self-entitled pr*ck who gets off on taking people's IDs because he has no one who loves him. I literally dined here the day before--no problem, everyone was great. The next day, I got carded and went to the bathroom 10 minutes prior to having my card taken away. Absolutely insane. I've never been treated so disrespectfully. If you're a young woman, I would NEVER recommend this bar to you. Not only was the bouncer awful, but the men in there are itching to bother you (and the female servers). Go to literally any other place. read more

Dillingers is a decently fine bar and the drinks are decent, not too pricey and fairly priced. The food is meh, but we don't really go to bars for the food anyways lol. The servers we got was training another and was not great incredibly rude and honestly killed the excited after work vibe we came to the bar with. "Is this man bothering you" Do you mean the dude I walked in with? The dude I'm sitting at a table with joking around with? Kinda weird for her to randomly come up to us and start making accusations right off the bat. Either way kinda killed us wanting to come back. Save yourself the time and visit Brady's bar. read more

Loved the decor at Dillingers. We sat at the bar and had excellent service and conversation. Santa fe chicken egg rolls were perfect. We split the Italian sub and potato chips. It was quiet at 5pm in a Monday. read more

Bootleggers. Great appetizer. Came in at 7:00 and left at 9:30. Meal ticket lost. No dinner. Have to go home and feed my family. Server was good. I could see I to the kitchen from my seat. They were busy making food but not ours. Oddly the place was emptying out. Begs the question whose food were they cooking. read more

Walked in and sat ourselves. Was confused if we had to go to bar to get service or not but after a little bit the waitress came over to us. Think she was serving the whole place by herself, she was doing great for all she had on her plate! Had the delicious sweet potato fries with the sweet butter. Got the gyro to eat and it was delectable. It was some of the best bar food I've had, especially because it felt like a basic sports bar. The menu was big and they played into the bootlegger theme extremely well. Found a new favorite drink, Happy Thursdays! Music choice was quite interesting, not exactly good lol. Free popcorn too. read more

Yay!! We made it to Traverse City! We checked into our condo and then decided to explore. There were so many places to choose from. We came in here for a quick drink and chose a quiet spot by the window to sit and people watch while we enjoyed each others company. We didn't eat, just has a drink and moved on. But the atmosphere was warm and the staff and patrons were kind. The drinks were cold and delicious. If you're in the area check it out. read more

Dillinger's Pub Bootleggers - Pubs Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

Beef stroganoff on Wed night. This was amazing at Boot Leggers Bar. Portion was very large and very tasty. This was a special. Call ahead to see if & when they do it again. read more

Up in Traverse during non-peak time, and it just rocks. Beat the crowds and enjoy yourself a bit. Anyway, great experience at this bar. Lots to choose from in TC in Front street, and more for the flash and cash. Not DPBs though, great laid back atmosphere to play a little Keno. Had some cheap keg beer, Coors Light I do believe, and it was cold and delicious. Ordered some wings and fries, and my night was about perfect. This is a great place to just hangout. I strongly suggest and recommend a bar seat and just enjoy. The bartender that night(April 3rd) was so great. Thanks for doing a great job and making way out of towners feel welcome read more

Terrific place for lunch! The generous 1/2 pound burgers are made with meat provided by the excellent local butcher, MaxBauer. Mine was cooked rare, just as ordered. read more

Dillinger's Pub Bootleggers - Public enemy #1 cheeseburger - Pubs Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

Very cute little pub with a great atmosphere. We had the southwest egg rolls which were a phenomenal appetizer. My wife enjoyed Honey Sriracha Chicken tacos that featured juicy grilled chicken chunks coated in a sweet sriracha sauce with shredded cabbage. These were very tasty and a cool twist on a taco. I had the BBQ Pulled Pork sandwich and it was an average flavored pulled pork that could have been juicier and the bbq sauce was a little too sweet. Our only other critique was that plain tortilla chips with your sandwiches is a little odd. Need to add some salsa with them or something. Overall a great place that we will definitely stop at again if passing through!!! read more

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You if want a bar to chill and just talk it's okay. Good music and attentive bar staff. Clean bathrooms and cool old safes in the hallway. read more

Dillinger's Pub Bootleggers - Bar - Pubs Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

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In the end, nice little dive bar with pretty good food. Seated quickly, menus and popcorn in no time, orders for food all in under 10 minutes. Parker, our server, checked on us often for refills and if everything was working for us. Atmosphere is the only knock, for. Best compliment I can give, we would come back. read more

In town for a wedding and decided to grab carry out from this place. Order was wrong, food was terrible and it's pretty hard to mess up bar food. Eggrolls were soggy, chicken tenders dry af (I ordered tacos and received chicken tenders). Obnoxious drunks hanging outside next door. Will not be coming back to this place. read more

Surprisingly good food! The perch on Friday is excellent!! Our waitress Martha was so much fun!!

Crap service if your lucky enough squeeze a spot in the bar... bad service that has egos isssues so don't act uptight lol read more

Dillinger's and their sister bar Bootlegger's combined, not only have the best bar food in town, but their bathroom facilities are great. Not only does Bootlegger's brag a 3 urinal wall, the enclosed pooping area is always clean and fully stocked. I will eat and poop there again. read more

Dillinger's Pub Bootleggers - Pubs Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

Great Food. Great ambiance. Great service. The burger was huge and a large amount of fries (they're an up charge from chips), the Italian Sub was the star of the show though, it was amazing! The Sante Fe rolls were good but very cheese heavy, but that's just a preference thing. read more

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Great dive bar with exceptional service! After being turned away from what felt like every TC restaurant because of long wait times, we stumbled into Bootleggers. The crab dip was delicious. The perch was okay but the fries stole the show!!! I can't wait to come back and try the poutine- they were out when we ate there. read more

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One of the better dive bars in TC. Fun environment, decent bartenders and staff, great popcorn and good music! I've come here every time I've been in TC and have yet to have a bad experience. Drinks come quick and they can accommodate most party sizes. With COVID they're more strict on capacity, we did have to wait outside for a few minutes around 930 PM. There's a lot of fancy places in TC and a lot of bars/restaurants that have a lot to offer. Dillinger doesn't offer a whole lot but has enough to make your night with friends a fun one! read more

Great place. Cristie at the bar was aces. Pepper Jack cheese balls with ranch scratched the bar food itch. Burger was gigantic, cooked perfectly and just what I needed. Atmosphere is 1920's speak-easy. Service was lightning fast. Refreshing old school place with popcorn dropped in front of you minute one. So glad we stopped in, will be back! read more

Poor service. 10 minute wait for a waitress. 10 minute wait for a coors light. Chicken and wing sauce were not good. Cheese fries were bad. Say sorry to the stomach after this visit. i must admit, scenery and vibe were the best features of this place. Maybe a bad day? Otherwise, would not recommend. Save your money on a better spot. read more

Total double standard. All locals are required to wear a mask, but when a party of 15 walks in with no masks nobody says anything. The food was good and the service was great until this incidence. read more

If you like a nice classic bar with unique and elegant design and decor then you need to come here. This place is really awesome and when you walk in you can hear the buzz of the neon sign over the door. The burger was really greasy and they don't tell you that it comes with chips instead of fry's. The chicken is what you should get. The tenders are perfectly done and the chicken sandwich was grilled and still had the right amount of juice in it. My family and I sat on the bar side on a Sunday evening it was quiet and the waitress was very kind to us and my baby. Make sure to take in the ambiance of the beautiful ceiling tiles and the magnificent solid bar top and back. Just an amazing experience. We will definitely come back and take our friends to eat here. read more

The food was great but the Management and security staff is really rude except JC he is security and the only cool one Scott the manager & Head of Security James they mis-treat their employees i don't recommend employment to anyone there. James the head of security organizes beat downs, and allows security follow people home to beat them up Scotty the manager allows this to happen at his bar I believe this is true because both customers and employees told me when I was working for these guys I was mis-treated as an employee when I confronted James he got mad asked me illegal questions about my posts and bared me if anyone has experienced any beat downs from this bar & security please come forward and leave a commitment. If you're working for these guys if I were you I would find a different place to work if you don't want to deal with the mis-treatment if you still work there you'll find out how well they treat you read more

Dillinger's Pub Bootleggers - Pubs Near Me - Traverse City, Michigan

Food wasn't the best. We ordered a few appetizers but the ambience was entertaining!

I was visiting in from out of town. This place looks like a great place to eat and drink. Spoke to the very friendly waitress who gave me the skinny. All I had was a Diet Coke , however the menu looked great. I would make this my weekend hangout back in VA. read more

I went in thinking this was an Irish pub, because it came up when I searched for Irish pubs. The only Irish beer they have is Guinness. Only one local beer on tap. Short staffed on Monday - waitress seemed very rushed but was friendly and we enjoyed her. Food was shockingly good. I got hummus and cheese fries. The cheese sauce is amazing, not just nacho cheese from a can. They need better seating though. Tables very wobbly. read more

This could be a really cool place but I seriously think they hate bridal parties. The waitress with the glasses was SO mean. I was asked to use my inside voice which is so comical. We were charged twice for a drink. Why work at a bar if you don't like people drinking? Find another job if you can't deal. read more

Awesome atmosphere!! Great service! The food was ridiculously delicious!!! Get the pulled bbq sandwich or the grilled cheese sandwich with the pulled pork!! You will NOT be disappointed! read more

Classic bar atmosphere with really good food. Enjoyed the beers, burger, and amazing Cheesy Pig poutine waffle fries (BBQ pork, Mac&Cheese). Thumbs up! read more

These fuckers know how to fry a ball of pepper jack cheese. Love it. Plus free popcorn, score. Also, the bartenders are very sweet and helpful. read more

Amazing service from Cyerra! I'm picky as hell when it comes to food but decided to try the pulled pork Sammy and omg!! Best I've ever had next to the butcher themselves. put of town traveler n will only eat here every year we come back to TC!! read more

Food taste like paper! Literally no seasoning. Nachos tasted like black bean soup poured on tortilla chips. Pizza was ok. Service was really slow. read more