Prices were very reasonable weight staff was exceptional. Clientele was very friendly. Food was…read moreoutstanding.

This bar is a local tradition for New Castle. There are regulars at the counter each day. They have…read morepool tables, a juke box and a lively atmosphere. I sampled the steak sandwich and WOW. They have meat from Rihms locker, and mix it with cheese and onions on a buttery grilled bun. Excellent diner style steak sandwich. The decor is ecclectic and plenty to look at while you have your beer. It reminds me of the Toby Keith song, "I love this bar." There are bikers, farmers, firemen, hippies, chain smokers and boozers. You can go here to laugh and have a conversation with a stranger, or sit in silence at the bar with a drink. It is a true classic "dive bar". It is locally owned, and you can tell that the owner truly cares about her patrons. We stopped in on the evening of Thanksgiving. I thought it was so neat that the owner had assembled a Thanksgiving dinner for all of her normal patrons. You don't find a family, "we are all in this together" atmosphere like that very often anymore. Warning: they do allow smoking.

Best Bar for me so far in New Castle. Laid back atmosphere…read moreand touch tunes. Friendly staff and customers. Decent prices and Liquor selection. I'll be back for sure. I will recommend this bar to others.

We ventured to New Castle, Indiana for lunch, trying a newer brewhouse, Ink & Ale…read more I opted for a draft beer, and the Courier Burger with fries. My plus 1 selected the Mac N Cheese and Fries. Both meals were perfectly prepared and tasted delicious. Best of all was our server Krista! She was timely and so polite, everything you admire from the best of servers. Our 1st visit to Ink & Ale was a great experience. We'll definitely stop back when we're in town.

I love an affordable quick lunch during the work week. They have a separate menu where you can…read moreeither get soup and salad or get a wrap and a soup or salad. I opted for a hearty beef, vegetable stew, and a chicken bacon ranch wrap. Both were excellent filling and extremely affordable. Good solid choice for lunchtime versus fast food.

Food is absolutely amazing!! And the new owners are so sweet! We love going here! You have to try…read morethe Skirt Burger, and the BBQ sauce is to die for!

This place was so cool! We did our own beer tour up in this region. Blue River wasn't on our list,…read morebut as soon as we saw it we had to stop in. No regrets. The owner was great to talk to and very knowledgable. All the beers were great and they also serve hot dogs. Dogs are allowed on the patio out back. They have a giant list of beers from all over they have brought in. I'm talking California to New York. We were able to get beers to go, too. We will 100% be back next t time we are in the area.

Loved the atmosphere as well as the variety of beers available…read more I didn't try the food so can't comment on that. The owner was friendly and as they weren't busy yet chatted with us for a while. Great place in New Castle to grab a beer and hang out!

I was invited to this establishment to listen to local artist Jeff Phipps perform at Twin Lions, an…read moreaddendum to the awesome Ky's American Bistro right next door. New Ownership was the lift TW needed! Ky & Jo have taken a beer and wine joint and created a masterpiece dining experience with a relaxing ambience flare. There's a palate choice for every dining member. From a BLT overflowing with every man's best friend, Bacon, to a succulent Ribeye steak dinner that will melt in your mouth. Our party of 10 left with smiles on our faces, full bellys, carryout containers ( huge portions), and money still left in our purses and wallets. To make the evening more enjoyable was the live music of Jeff Phipps, whose wide range of vocals and genres satisfied everyone dining this evening. It was such a pleasure to be able to enjoy a Great hometown meal, with great hometown prices in a setting that made you feel welcomed. Thank you to Ky & Jo for making Twin Lions a part of my home town.

First time here. I have some friends that live in the area. They said they like to stop there for…read morelunch. So today was it for me. It's a small bar in a small town. It's been there for a long time. There not many options locally and with this one you can have a cold beer. It's about 5 miles from summit lake state park. Hamburger and fries for me. The place was being managed by one person. She was working on a large carry out order and about 10 people at the bar so she was slammed. She promptly got me a beer and told me she'd get to me for food ASAP. The grill is in the bar areas, so I could see she was busting her tail. I would have been disappointed had I been in a hurry, but I wasn't.

Great little pub great food been going there for a while! Loved it when Sparky was the owner and it…read morehasn't dropped off since Mark's taken over!

We were in the area for the (in)famous National Road/Route 40 Yard Sales and wanted a cold drink…read moreand something to eat. On entering around 1:30 pm on a Thursday, there were two couples standing at the unattended "please wait to be seated" sign, and I observed about half the tables in the front dining room had guests; the other half were covered with dirty dishes. Not wanting to spend an excessive amount of time, I peeked around the corner and observed two open seats at the small bar, so we took them instead. We had to move a dirty plate and glass over to the end of the bar. After about six minutes of sitting there with no bartender appearing we decided to just get a drink, and go elsewhere later for food. Finally a gal approached us, and it seemed that she was the only staff member on duty for both dining rooms and the bar. She was nice enough, but it was disappointing that she couldn't have just removed the dirty dishes which were six inches from my husband's elbow, not to mention the bar wasn't wiped down. The dishes were still there when we left. We caught her passing through after a while to ask for the tab, which was $7.77. My husband put down a $20 bill and she brought back $12.00. Now I realize some places are in a state of panic hysteria over "penny shortages" but you don't just round UP a guest's tab and certainly not by almost a quarter. Some places give you a discount for cash; this one penalizes you. The decor is nice, rustic and countrified. I don't know how the food is obviously. As we were leaving I noticed the front dining room tables still hadn't been cleared and we were there about 20 minutes.

The Briscuit nachos. What chip is this?! Is is like deep fried Pringles maybe, covered in queso,…read moreand delicious smoked Briscuit. I did without the jalepenos today, wasn't feeling spicy. Don't forget to try the rainbow cake for a sweet surprise. They also do a great job packaging for take out.

I have had two experiences have just been great in the last thirty days. We ordered takeout on…read moreThursday night and it said it would be ready in 30 minutes and it took almost 50 minutes so we had to sit and wait in the lobby for 20 minutes. I guess I don't care what the time is... Just be accurate because I would not have put the order in if I had known it would take almost an hour. We then visited during the same week on Sunday afternoon to sit at the bar and watch football. The waitress was extremely attentive and gave us great service. However, the wings came out cold and really chewy. The fried pickles were good. Usually Buffalo wild wings is an easy Old Faithful but it is definitely not at this location.

Food was warm at best, more like cold waited 30 minutes for cold food. I'm so over b w w.read more