Absolutely love this place. The overall experience has always brought great memories and fantastic service. My friends invited me here for the first time a month ago. And I've actually brought more friends to introduce them to it. The food waiting time is basically non-existent and the overall quality of service always delivers out products. read more

Garage Bar has been on my list to try for so long. My husband and I finally stopped in on Pi Day for a pizza and we had a super fun experience. I wish it had been a warmer day because their patio kicks ass. It's dog friendly and a great place for people watching. Since it was chilly, we sat at the bar. The bartenders were so friendly and talkative even when they were busy. Beer and liquor selection is great and the prices are super reasonable. We started with the hot honey wings. They came out perfectly crispy and hot. I just wish they had been spicier (no fault of the restaurant, I just love things super spicy!) and the smoked mozzarella pizza. All of it was so good and I love their crispy, nicely charred crust. Portions are very generous, too, especially for the price point. I wish I lived closer because I would be here all the time! read more

This place was cool they turned an old gas station into a cool bar and grill with an outdoor pool table and corn hole picnic tables the bar inside was cool with old memorabilia casual dining and attire. Service was excellent. Food looked pretty good read more

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Tons of outdoor seating. Perfect for large groups. The ambiance is perfect for gathering with friends or just people watching on a sunny day. Food was just mediocre, nothing fabulous. We tried the ham and cheese plate, oysters, olives and corn pinwheels. I liked the corn pinwheels the best even though it's a little early for corn. The concept and flavors are mirrored to street corn. The server was friendly and attentive. read more

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Impeccable service Derby night. Kudos to the staff the vibe is always right . Pizza is out of this world. read more

Garage Bar - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

This place has a great atmosphere and their homemade tonic makes for a great Gin & Tonic. Unfortunately, I have to take away a couple stars for the fact that they automatically add 18% gratuity and was not made aware of this and tipped 20% on top of it. I also love how they have a 30% and 50% option read more

How can I give Zero stars? Booked the place for an event. Booking was confirmed by staff/management. Specifically "Suzy" or "Susie" at 4:00 p.m. the day of the event. Reconfirmed at 8:57 p.m. for 10:00 p.m. arrival. Our tour buses arrived but were denied access by staff. They alleged the booking had been cancelled that same day, which definitely did not happen. Staff was extremely rude and ultimately became combative with the Bride and Groom. I am seriously considering litigation. I definitely will spread the news about this classless operation. read more

Awful place with awful business practices. Cancelled our event day of with no warning. Extremely rude staff.

My friend tried to book this place for his wedding event and they turned us away at the door when we arrive. On his wedding night. They confirmed via email and everything! Horrible service. There's a great bar next door called Jane that gladly welcomed us. We even went there again to thank them. Go there instead! read more

Fun for groups, and equally fun to get carry out and take back to the hotel. We fed our crew of 11, 5 whole pizzas and EVERYONE was happy with the choices and flavor. 10/10 would go back...and did 2 nights later! read more

Our next stop on our quest to get "soused" was Garage Bar for another drink and a small bite to eat, as we were going to have dinner later, but we didn't want to get too soused... yet. To drink, I had an Old Fashioned and Bruce had a Basil Gimlet. To eat, we shared a Margherita pizza which was very tasty -- much better than I was expecting! We weren't there for long, but we enjoyed what we ate and drank. I'd go back! [Yelp collections: Louisville/Indianapolis 2023; Louisville, KY 2023] read more

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DONT GO HERE. If I could rate zero stars I would. The "bar" had FOUR people and somehow the middle of the pizza was RAW. I shouldn't even say raw I would say it looks translucent and radioactive. Papa John's is BETTER AND CHEAPER than this. read more

Garage Bar - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

Stopped in here for a photo op during a tour of NuLu. The art installation out front is ever changing with the 2 cars placed on a hydraulic track to slowly crush each other. Plan to return soon to further explore the venue. read more

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I went to a lot of places in Louisville, okay? So this spot came up when I was looking up brunches, but I had decided to go somewhere else. But I ended up stopping here after, because while I had eaten a meal, I was doing a lot of walking and could get more. The line was out the door and the place was completely full. There was a music festival happening and so more popular spots were overflowing in the middle of the day. There was an abundance of tables outside, and from what I learned, one side was serviced dine-in, and the other was self-seating. I was able to get inside past the line, because I was by myself, and had a hunch that the bar had space. I was right -- there was literally one seat left. Brunch was still happening, and they had some pizzas that caught my eye -- monte cristo and sweet corn. A local restaurant back home has a fantastic monte cristo burrito... so this place turns that into a pizza?! I didn't have THAT much room after brunch, and I didn't wanna carry around a pizza box, so I told myself I'd return... I never did :(. But I ended up going with their sourdough beignets. Seemed like a light and sweet treat to finish off my meal. And wow, they were fantastic. They were oh so fluffy, and came with strawberry preserves that really set them off. Garage Bar was completely full, but they were handling the crowd pretty well. Whenever I do return to Louisville, I'm getting one of those pizzas! read more

It's pretty unfortunate but we had a terrible experience here. The manager genuinely should not be in customer service. We ordered a pizza and it never came out. They then questioned us several times thinking we were trying to steal a pizza I guess? The bartender remember us and we showed them the statement on our card. They reluctantly gave us a pizza which of course, was not what we ordered. They did end up voiding the charge but we will absolutely not come back. Genuinely the worst experience I've had in this city. read more

Our second stop and we had a super time here becauuse how could you not? The Garage Bar is appropriately named as it is a converted service station with the dining room inside where cars were probably lifted up for oil changes and repairs, the outside where the pumps used to be. It's an interesting vibe and on a hot summer day, we sat inside. Warmly welcomed, we placed drink orders and a pizza to share. The margarita pizza didn't take long. Tasty, fresh and topped appropriately with cheese and a piece of basil for each slice. Very flavorful. For my drink, the basil gimlet caught my eye. A little spicy, a lot of booze and freshingly chilling on this hot day. When the drinks were done, we headed onwards to a full dinner but this was fun! [Review 20197 overall - 230 in Kentucky - 1174 of 2023.] read more

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The Garage bar is a super chill restaurant located in the NULU area of downtown Louisville. It's a converted automotive garage turned restaurant that is comfy and inviting. The vibe of the garage is still present through the former cars bays (now windows that open up for outside, the outdoor seating area is situated where cars would usually enter the car bays and the hostess area is the former lobby/waiting area for work to be completed. The service is über nice and inviting. They checked up at the right times and were helpful in food and drink choices. They are mostly known for their pizza so we ordered a good variety to taste. The bison pizza, pepperoni and their cheeses bread. We also ordered their meatballs and fried beets (yeah I thought the same...fried beets??) which were pretty tasty. I would definitely go back for the casual atmosphere, the good food and the proximity to my hotel (steps from the AC Hotel) read more

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Food was only mediocre. It's all self service at the bar. Outdoor seating and cool vibe. Not great for gluten free folks - there was only one seltzer and had to get the burger no bun. read more

If it's summer you absolutely should be here sitting outside. But it also has to be noted their take out team are superstars. Incredibly kind staff over the phone & you can order far ahead of time! The margarita pizza is truly mouth watering. I truly love it. read more

Garage Bar - Margherita Pizza - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

Garage bar is always a fun thing, and always has great cocktails. whether it's a good spot to start the night or in the night. You can't really go wrong with this place. read more

Garage Bar came as a recommendation from our Uber driver, and we were glad that he called it out to us. We stopped by after dinner and decided to sit inside at the bar that was now housed in what was historically an auto body shop. In addition to the indoor area with the bar, several tables, and their pizza oven, there was an outdoor yard with picnic tables and ping pong. Both areas were perfect for larger groups that would want to hang out for a bit. Speaking of, we sat at the bar for a good deal of time, mingling with other patrons and enjoying our drinks. I just opted for a Passion Fruit High Noon, but I did sample my boyfriend's District Eight cocktail, which included bourbon, orange, house tonic, lemon, and angostura. It was very citrusy and refreshing, but also had a generous dose of bitters. Garage Bar was unique, enjoyable, and worth a visit. read more

Garage Bar - cars parked on the side of the road - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

My family and I really enjoyed Garage Pizza, which is right in the Nulu neighborhood and was steps away from our Airbnb. The staff was very welcoming and sat us inside at one of the tables near the bar. The cocktails were great here, making me an Old Fashioned, light on the sugar and heavy on the bourbon! The hit of the evening was the Ham & Cheese Board. This was so delicious and my family chowed down on the two types of local ham, cheeses and local bread. The house-made meatballs were also the next big hit. These didn't last very long and were so hearty and tasty. Finally, we had the pizza. This is the signature dish here. It was probably my least favorite dish but still tasty. I joke that even okay pizza is still really good pizza. The crust was a little dry and it seemed like the pizza was out of the oven for quite awhile. Overall though, we loved the experience here. The drinks and most of the dishes were fantastic. read more

Was visiting Louisville from out of town and wanted to find a small place with good food and drinks near our Airbnb and I'm happy to say we did!! The wood fired French toast was the best breakfast I have ever had, I will dream about it. The staff was super friendly and overall had an awesome experience! Decent prices too! read more

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One of our stops on our tour. It was not an official stop but more like 'you can get off here and roam the neighborhood'. Didn't feel like shopping so we grabbed a drink and sat outside for a while. Great selection of bourbon and the house old fashioned was really good. The bartender made it with a nice balance of sweet and bitter. Cool outdoor area that is pet and kid friendly. Food looked good especially the pizza! read more

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I have been eyeing Garage Bar for for-ev-er!! I find myself in Nulu quite often and have always been curious to try it out. Just recently, after another restaurant we were trying to get into was too full, we opted for this place. Even for a Thursday night, Garage Bar was bumpin'! There was a DJ out front playing some upbeat music, and even some dancing around his stand. I can tell it's a popular place to hang out, and they have a neat setup outside with a few ping pong tables. This place is small, and will get full quickly. We were lucky to snag a seat and beat the long line the formed at the bar (Which is also where you order food.) They have a few small bites or pizzas to choose from - we tried the pepperoni pizza and loved it! This is such a fun bar, we had a great time here. I'd love to come back someday. read more

Garage Bar - Blood Orange sour! - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

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Cool bar to grab some drinks and have it indoor or outdoor. They also serve some food here. We just opted for some waffle fries as we didn't want to ruin our appetite for dinner. My old fashioned was good. read more

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Very cool place. Eclectic. The menu is not very big. Not sure if that is because of covid but it was very small and not too many options. My friend said there used to be burgers on the menu. There are none now. When you get there, you can sit inside or outside. You order what you want at the bar, pay there and then you get a paddle with a number on it to sit at your table. The people that worked there are very nice. There was a guy that worked there that told us what to do and he was listening to us talking about what we wanted to order. He was attentive and made sure they had some of the things we were thinking of getting. The lady at the bar gave great suggestions on what her fav was and already knew what to take off the pizza for my son that wanted the pepperoni pizza. She was considerate. We ordered the appetizer of Turkey wings. The Turkey wings had sesame seeds on it and like a sweet Korean sauce. You only got 2 because they were so big as you can see in the pic. Very good. Wish I had more though. We ordered the pepperoni pizza with no peppers for the kid and I got the sweet corn pizza. The food was very hot when it came out which I appreciate. I knew it was fresh, right out the oven. So hot you couldn't eat it right away. I had an issue with my pizza but they fixed it with no issue at all. They were glad I said something so they could fix it. The sweet corn was good. It has a white sauce rather than a red sauce. Lots of corn on it and not a lot of bacon. When they remade my pizza, I asked them to add more bacon and they did with no problem. Very nice place. I would like to come again at night with a group of people. Seems like the chill spot for people. Outside there was cornhole and ping pong tables. Very cool place. read more

Garage Bar - Menu - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

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Such a fun place with yummy food and thousands of choices of drinks. Love the atmosphere and the history around the area. read more

Garage Bar - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

I've had this popular Nulu neighborhood bar and pizza place on my local places wishlist for well over two years. After. A few attempts of coming here over the years and it either being closed (Sundays) or just insanely crowded I finally made the trip successfully today with good friend and fellow yelper Jeremy J. I'll start off saying the entire premise, decor, setup and everything of this place is absolutely awesome. From the cool lawns cape looking patio seating backdropped by the wonderful end rabbit hole mural to the ping pong table and the homage to the original garage eight he cars and gas pump type setups. Waking in has more of the same cool designs. Place is absolutely crushing the decor and theme game. They do have A pretty extensive bar. Me and my buddy wasn't really looking to drink on this early Saturday afternoon so we went with a pizza. We got there version of a large cheese pizza and high is just 12 inches. Which was ok because we wasn't too hungry. We had been snacking at other nearby places while visiting local venues. They give you a number on a ping pong paddle Tom mark your table. Which again supper innovative place. The pizza arrived pretty quickly. We did get some waters. They have a cool setup of having a water jug cooler at the bar and outside on the patio. So we used those. The pizza was disappointing if I'm being honest. It was super thing and hardly any substance on it. The sauce was too sweet for my liking. The bread was a nice crisp to it so i did like that. It was just not of much substance. Rating the decor and atmosphere here this place is a 5/5 all day long. The pizza was a 2/5 sadly. Pricing was way too much. The pizza was around 13-14 bucks. I'm sure this is a really cool place to drink and hang with a group of friends. So maybe if I can get the opportunity to do that one day then it can bump the rating. But to me on this visit the food just wasn't good. read more

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Busy and hangout spot if a local or visiting. Always busy when walking by, so finally tried it! Pizza, a burger and bvery basic menu. Food under $20 bucks. Two pizzas with 1 soda 41.50 before tax. read more

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Bachelor party group of 13 hanging out playing ping pong! Had quite a bit of a crowd for the three nights we stopped by for drinks. Outside area made it a rather nice place to chill with a large group. read more

Garage Bar - Established 2011 - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

The most unfortunate bar comes with the uneducated individuals bartending. I understand if an individual is untrained or trying to figure it out, but please don't ever take my change and immediately place it into your tip jar that is disrespectful and uneducational within being the bartender making an assumption is absolutely disrespectful, and who puts a Guinness in a plastic cup I have never in my life, food overall is great pizza fantastic the place is great to walk beautiful little location but come with some common sense because the bartender done have it. read more

This place is great for bringing family or friends for drinks or light fare. My husband and his niece are native to Louisville, and I'm a New Yorker, so it is nice to explore different areas of the city. We had made reservations, but as it was a Monday night so there weren't a lot of people, but I'm told The Nulu is the place to be on Friday/Saturday nights. Our waitress was super nice! The place is a renovated car garage and is very spacey inside with either table seating or booth seating with a front and back room. You can see the kitchen area and it is very clean. I loved how the spirits are displayed as a decorative wall or in the bar area. The outside seating area is creative with wall benches covered in grass turf on one side and umbrella tables on the other side. Our meals consisted of the Homemade Pimento Sandwich (which was very tasty!), The Bison Sausage pizza with Calabrian chilies, cream, broccoli rabe & fior di latte. My husband had this and finished the whole pizza! The bison sausage was definitely the star!! I had the Sweet Corn pizza with cream, garlic purée, broadbent bacon, fior di latte, smoked paprika & lime zest. I added asparagus as I can't have bacon, but it was delicious without it. My niece had the cheeseburger and seasoned waffle fries. She thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Next time I'm in the "Lou", the Garage will be on my list!! read more

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We were walking around Nulu and happened to see an open ping pong table at Garage Bar so the hubby ran in and grabbed a beer and we headed out to play some ping pong! We didn't have any food this time around so will have to stop in again to give it a try. But i will say if you are looking for a fun place to hang out, play some pong and have a good beer I suggest giving them a try. read more

Garage Bar - Beers and ping pong with my love - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

Awesome spot in NuLu that is great with big groups. Love this place when the weather warms up and you can sit outside on the "turf" seating.

I went here on a staff outing for work. Our waitress worked very well with our very large group, separate bills, etc. I got the Caesar Salad and it was delicious! read more

Delicious old fashioned! Didn't get food, but it is a great atmosphere and I'd love to return. read more

Garage Bar - Old fashioned - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

Garage Bar is a great spot for drinks with friends! They have good pizza, the Margherita is my favorite. The staff and service are always wonderful. They have a great large outdoor patio with plenty of seating and games to play for the warmer months. The patio is also dog friendly which is awesome! The Honey Lavender Lemonade cocktail is a favorite too! read more

Garage Bar - cocktails - Pubs Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

It's so good that I come back every time I'm in Louisville! A whisky menu that goes on for many pages, pizzas with house made pepperoni and salami, friendly staff and a chill vibe all year long. read more

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Our Thirsty Pedaler tour guide chose Garage Bar as one of our stops, and it was a fun one! Both the interior and exterior were super chill. About 10 of us strolled right up to the bartender and ordered their honey lavender lemonade. Something like that. Someone heard it was tasty (or picked it off the menu) and we all just decided to get it. We picked a spot to hang out by the ping pong tables and waited for a turn to play. Some people sat on the benches, while others did a mini photoshoot by the murals. It was perfect, toasty Louisville weather with excellent music blasting in the background. There's food options for humans and water bowls for dogs... everything you'd want in a great bar! read more