Super divey bar. Really alternative atmosphere…read more Smoking is permitted. Burgers, hot dogs and bratwurst, bacon $0.50. Major discussions on role playing apps that icod not follow. Really awesome if I was 20 years younger. I'll go play Tetris.

Honestly the best bar in Knoxville!!! The karaoke nights are awesome! Cheap beer and lots of other…read moregreat things!!! Owners are great too!

Walked in tonight to celebrate daughter with family. Spent $65 on drinks and tipped 18%…read more Accidentally spilled a drink in front of bartender. Asked him for another and he said he would charge us full price as we didn't tip him enough to comp us the remake. Never been treated like that before and honestly left upset. Money hungry - no customer service.

Me and my friends are taking a class at UT and wanted to come downtown and this place wouldn't let…read moreus in. We are all over 21 but from a bunch off different states. Please teach the bouncer what different ID's look like

This is a really good college bar. But you've got to understand that's that what this is: a college…read morebar. It'll get busy and crowded during a UTK game but it's an amazing atmosphere if you're looking for a good place to party. For $11 you can get a huge helping of boneless wings. Mac n cheese bites are also really good! For drinks, I'd suggest the Tennessee Dream. It tastes like a creamsicle!

Cool beans is a great college bar. The weekends get crazy, especially after game days but that's…read morekind of the whole point. The drink specials are great and cheap just don't come with the expectation of getting a table and a chill conversation because this place gets LOUD and PACKED unless you come on a weekday around 5.

The pink drinks are so delicious! My friends and I came for our senior bar crawl as an ode to the…read moregood old days, and it did not disappoint. Friendly staff, served quickly, spacious patio. The sun is shining, the ice is cold. No complaints here.

I called in an order tonight Monday 11/25 at 11:24pm, ordered a pound of buffalo garlic parm…read morebone-in wings, a half pound of bbq bone-in wings, and onion rings. They were out of onion rings so I got buffalo chips as per the guy's recommendation. I asked for ketchup, they told me celery was included, and I asked for one blue cheese and one ranch. They said yep got it. I grab the order, come back to my hotel, there's 2 ranches and no blue cheese, the bbq wings are boneless instead of bone-in, there is no ketchup, there are no napkins for these messy wings so I'm in my hotel room using the Kleenex box, and there is NO celery and I should have got 2 orders of it. I usually don't leave reviews but holy crap. To top it off, I see a hair in my box once I started eating. I called to see if I could get some sort of reimbursement since I was not driving back out to the restaurant and my order-taker said he couldn't unless I was in the restaurant. Sigh... I wouldn't have ordered wings without the celery and the boneless wings just aren't good at all. The bone-in wings are actually good, but the buffalo chips fall flat. I'm sure this is a fine place to dine-in and have a drink, but this takeout experience was beyond terrible. Really bummed.

Great venue, good beer selection, but the bartender lectured us about the evils of capitalism. Not…read morekidding, she was full-on woke and every attempt at light banter somehow ended in her scowling in disapproval. Near the end of our time there another bartender walked in as McKays (local used book/music/games store about to close after decades) came up and shouted, "fk that place." We never got an explanation as to why a used bookstore was also on the list of places we should hate. The place has a lot of promise, but they need to get rid of the scolds. We didn't go out on a Saturday for an impromptu lecture on morality.

Arrived for trivia on Sunday night but there was a private event that hadn't wrapped up yet. They…read morekept telling us trivia was still going to happen but I think they were just delaying us so we would continue to buy drinks. We left an hour after trivia was supposed to start and there was no movement that it was getting set up. Beer should be served in glassware not plastic.

Great spot! Wow!…read more While passing through Knoxville, we stumbled upon the Preservation Pub. We had seen a band was playing, so we figured we would drop in and check it out. Not a bad spot on a Tuesday night! Band was lively, and the crowd was friendly. Didn't realize at first that there were three(+) levels, so finding the arcade on the second floor (as well as another bar) and the roof patio (with yet another bar) made this place super fun. Lots of different settings depending on what you are looking for. The rooftop was great though - giving a view of the city, as well as a lot of interesting built in art. Also loved the artistic (signed decorated) washrooms - that was a hilarious and unexpected touch! If I lived in Knoxville, this would definitely be one of my go-to spots!

This rooftop is something to write home about! Very cool atmosphere. If you're into Bloody Mary's,…read moredo yourself a favor and go see Rob. You won't be disappointed. Next time we are in town, we will absolutely be back to pay this place a visit.

Horrible experience here. the bartenders and bouncers are very aggressive. even towards women…read more they'll kick you out for no reason and be very hostile about it.

So disappointed in this bar. Me and my girls were in the bathroom and my best friend just got…read moreengaged so we were taking pics in the stall while our other friend was going to the bathroom. The girl who came in and BANGED on the stall door until it opened claims to be a bartender here. She was so mad that we were taking pics for SOME reason that she got her body guards and kicked us out. How rude. I will never come back here and I recommend you don't either. The staff was awful and the service was awful. The disrespect was insane actually.

We popped in because we wanted a beer before the St. Patrick's Day parade. We ended up staying here…read morea few hours because you could see the parade from the window. It wasn't crowded inside, there are a lot of seating options for big or small groups. Several tables could seat at least 6. Michael was bartending when we went. He did a great job at making us feel like locals! He was attentive even though it was quite busy from people coming in from the parade. The arcade area was pretty cool. Each side had a bar, but only one was open at the time we went. We didn't get food, but it looked like they had some yummy options from what we saw get delivered to other tables. The music was good. The people were friendly as well. This is definitely a place we would return to if we come back in town!

Give a 4 but was really thinking 3.5 stars just because of the food (I didn't order any drinks and…read moreit was a quick stop in). I saw the ramen on the Yelp pictures and it spoke to me, so I walked in and ordered some. You have to stand in line at the bar to order your food so that took awhile, but the food came out pretty quick. I wasn't too impressed with the ramen, and I've had ramen all over the world. The broth was good, I enjoyed the spicy flavor. However, having tomatoes in the ramen was weird and I didn't enjoy that. My biggest complaint is there was very little meat in the ramen, like 2 small chunks of brisket. It seems like a great place to have drinks and hang out, but as far as the food it was meh to me.

I got their specialty hot dog and my friend got the one with corn on it and they were both…read moredelicious. Best hot dog ever. I like all the fun options. Also the drinks were good and prices overall reasonable. Will be back!

What??? Why all the stars. This is the slimiest bar we have been to in years!! Dont care for the…read moresmoking patio either. REALLY needs a good cleaning and air freshener! I wonder what the kitchen looks like? Lets up our standards patrons!

If you're ever in downtown Knoxville, TN, swing by the Pretentious Glass Co and Pretentious Beer…read moreCo. They make their own glasses and tap handles. The variety of glasses is amazing. Cool people doing cool stuff. :)

Pretentious Beer Co is a really cool little nanobrewery. Really good selection of stores and…read moreflavors. The service friendly, and the ambiance is relaxed. There are lots of seats at the bar, and they have a heated space out back along with a ping pong table. You can also go next door to their glass company where they blow the glass for the glasses they use. Really cool spot. I highly recommend hanging out here for a while.