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    The Boatel

    4.3 (9 reviews)
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    Open 10:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Danielle B.

    Great family owned bar. Natalie & Chrissy have kept their dad Johns charm alive in there. The new extended yard is great. The summer concerts are the perfect idea. Drinks are good and the prices are great. The Boatel is definitely a Fairbanks staple and I recommend checking it out!

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    Great little spot with a great outdoor space, enjoyed decent priced drinks and live music

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    Had a great time at Boatel. Cool outside deck and lawn. Laid back atmosphere with good beer. Had bean bags/corn hole too.

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    The Library Bar & Bites - Roasted beet hummus

    The Library Bar & Bites

    3.7(71 reviews)
    2.5 mi

    The staff were attentive, the atmosphere "big city modern", and the food was all very fresh and…read moredelicious. It's one of the few locales that offers this type of dining experience in the downtown area so be sure to get a reservation (at least that was our experience on Sept weekends).

    This would have been a five star experience for us had our first two course no been overcooked. We…read morereally liked it in here...great design and atmosphere and lots of good options for vegetarians. We came in after a recommendation from our tour director who knew we liked whiskey and that the Library had a peated whiskey brewed by a distiller from another city we had just been in. We had our shot of peated whiskey as promised and dug it. We were seated at the bar as the place was packed and we didn't have a reservation. We were happy to have the spot as well as to see not only did they have numerous vegetarian options, but they were all clearly labeled on their menu...so food options for us was not a token afterthought and we felt welcome! Unfortunately, I guess because it was so busy, the first two items we ordered took a looooong time to get to us and both were overcooked, like maybe the kitchen forgot they were in process which would explain the delay as well. We tried the Tempura Brussels Sprouts...a special menu item...overcooked...the tempura was a dark brown (tempura batter when cooked properly is a nice light golden brown with a nice light texture and taste to it) and the brussels on the inside were long void of any desirable texture. We also got the regular menu offered Caramelized Onion & Mushroom Flatbread. This was also overdone...gone was any chewiness in the crust leaving us with nothing but hard crunches and a pretty overall rich-tasting dish on top. Normally that would have been enough food for us, but we were only in town for one night and really wanted to try the cheese board...so we did and this was the saving grace of the meal. Served with cheeses, moosetard ground mustard, seasonal organic jam, house pickles, dried fruit, crackers, house baked italian crostini, house olives, this was plenty of food for us, looked really good, and we realized we could have just ordered this and we would have been indulgently full. There are many more vegetarian options in all of the menu categories to choose from, especially the "shareables" section, so vegetarians - show up and you will be well taken care of. We had a great time, also talking with the bartender! If we were ever in Fairbanks again, we'd definitely come back and try more.

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