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    The Wheelhouse

    4.2 (22 reviews)
    InexpensiveDive Bars
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    Roland H.

    Visiting from VA and we were looking for a dive bar. Ended up here. Great service from our bartender and the people in the bar were very friendly. Has a jukebox and plenty of tv's to watch your favorite sports. I don't know what was going on with the AC but it was definitely warm in there.

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    This place was a Good watering hole. There was a friendly bartender and the place was clean.

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    4 years ago

    Best bar in Davenport. Fantastic bartenders, great regulars, and the best prices you'll find. Can't recommend this wonderful place enough.

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    Stumbled in now on a fluke, will be stumbling out at these prices. Very friendly, large drink selection and great prices. Will be back!!

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    10 years ago

    Karaoke host is the rudest host. When someone go up to sing within a minute she has to start over singing the person

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    I've been coming here for a few months now, and the staff is amazing, Akysha, Marissa, Jackie, all of them!

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    Ovation Bistro & Bar, Davenport

    Ovation Bistro & Bar, Davenport

    4.2(1.4k reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $$
    Veteran-owned & operated
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    This day of July is always a special day for me (it's my 37th! ) and I enjoy a small solo dinner…read morefor those times I don't plan for it. I've passed this place by on my way to work and figured to stop by sometime; today was the perfect day because Victoria was the sweetest and super swift with her service! I sat at the bar to enjoy a small dinner and cocktail; ordered an Old Fashioned and received their signature one which was super tasty and done right! (thanks Victoria ) Managed to snag a photo of my salad as it was purchased with birthday money from a friend; got the Wedge (a la carte, no protein). Even though the produce is "weird" now, every bit of what happens for me next will be all worth it because that salad was delicious! It was one of the best wedge salads I've had in a long while... almost got the soup of the day because French Onion is my favorite but I had some places to be thereafter and "toilet conspiracies caused by produce" was not in my bingo card for my special day For my first time, it was a wonderful experience and service as top tier even though business was a bit slow. Take advantage of this though, because the food from what I've seen looks DELICIOUS Thanks Victoria See you soon!

    When you first enter Ovation Bistro the first thing that hits you is the smell of smoked meats. It…read moreis both strong and delicious. My mouth immediately started watering. To be a chain, Ovation Bistro in Davenport FL looks like a good time. Our server was Alex and she was doing everything by herself. Tending bar, serving and busing tables. She was a whirlwind. It is in a strip mall with plenty of parking. You enter through the covered patio area, which on a florida day when it was 97 outside it felt cooler on the patio. We ate inside. When you enter, the bar is to the left and the dining area is on the right. There are both booths and tables in the dining area. And high tops in the bar, besides the bar stool. Ordered a craft beer from 3 Sisters in St. Pete. It was good. For lunch we had the sirloin lunch special and brisket wedge salad. The food was not good. It was bad. And in their defense, maybe they were having an off day or maybe their lunch specials are left overs. The brisket was dry and way past it's prime. I sent it back and they brought me back more dry brisket which I guess they soaked in something, but you could tell it was way over cooked and past it's prime. The sirloin steak was not much better and the mash potatoes were at best luke warm. This was very disappointing. Especially after seeing some of the reviews. Suffice to say, this outing was definitely a one star for the food and four stars for the service along with the ambiance. I hate to hurl insults, but whoever is in their kitchen has either lost their passion or they just don't care. Best part of the meal was the wedge salad which was deliscious. The manager did come talk to us and did not charge us. The experience was still disappointing. My expectation did not meet my experience at Ovation Bistro in Davenport Florida.

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    Ovation Bistro & Bar, Davenport
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    1845 Tap House - Grilled cheese w side of veggies

    1845 Tap House

    4.2(70 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    $$

    I seldom find a place which checks all my boxes. Great craft beer, check. A good selection of…read morespirits, check. Reasonable prices, check. Friendly patrons, check. Great service, check (Ted & Liz were AWESOME). Thinking about becoming a regular at 1845 Tap House. For food, they have a limited menu, and also food trucks. I stumbled into 1845 Tap House on a Friday night after a long day at work without expectations. This is the part where I say, "and then I fell in love." They have a great selection of liquor and craft beer on draft. And they even have food. And did I mention the drinks are super reasonable. Wanted to set a tent up outside and stay, but I am sure that is not allowed. There was a guy on guitar crooning. Oh, and their house beers are awesome. The BEER: 1845 Shape Shifring Lizard IPA 6.3% ABV... OMG, this IPA is slightly juicy and well balanced. 1845 We Wants the Red Head red ale 5% ABV... this red ale is an all day Irish Red. Delicious. 1845 Drop the Puck imperial hazy IPA 9.8% ABV... so very good, juicy and sneaky, because 2 or 3 of these and you will be Ubering home. 1845 Secret Stash imperial Stout 10% ABV... like coffee, semi sweet dark chocolate and a hint of peanut butter. This is a better version of Sweet Baby Jesus, if you are familiar. FIRE!!!! And I found out why the draft here is exceptional. Their brewer is Florida Ave out of Tampa. So if you are in Davenport and looking for a good time, definitely stop at 1845 Tap House.

    They have a great beer selection and staff was very friendly! Will definitely be back next time…read moreI'm in the area.

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    1845 Tap House - Solid onion dip with pretzels and chips, goes well with beer

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    Rudy's Lounge

    Rudy's Lounge

    3.3(6 reviews)
    7.5 mi
    $$

    Enjoyed it.... good service, well priced drinks, a fun time. Advance notice - probably hasn't…read morebeen redecorated since 1985 but I found that charming. It looks "lived-in"... in a good way. Plenty of parking, cool laid-back patrons and staff... give it a try !

    This is by far the worst bar I've ever been to. While I enjoyed it for a while, a place to go after…read morea long day of work. I never expected this to happen..... on Friday June 28th, 2025 my friends and I were grossed out by guys who I guess never have seen women a day in their life! This man harassed us the entire night, and made sure to go everywhere we went. While talking to our friend that was a regular about it she decided it was best to tell the bartenders, (who did nothing btw). They did nothing, they ignored the situation and kept serving the man drinks. The guy than kept on with harassing and locking in on me and my friends, we decided to leave because nothing was being done about it (keep in mind it's happening right in front of them), the man follows us outside, we get into our vehicle and leave. He follows us all the way to 27 where I had to pull into the police station. That's when he decided not to follow anymore. So I was able to make it back home and safe. No thanks to the bartenders and the facility. The point of this is, the bartenders knew what was going on! And instead of trying to help multiple women they focused more on getting a "good" tip from a creep and allowed him to stay at the bar. They are fully aware of the man because one of the girls told us he was weird. We've spoke to one of them days before about this and she said "if it happens again, let us know" welllllllll you see how that went. Ladies. I don't recommend!

    Old Man Frank's - Steamed shrimp, simple and perfectly delicious

    Old Man Frank's

    3.4(125 reviews)
    15.1 mi
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    Very friendly place. Definitely a dive bar which they advertise proudly! The sunset views were…read moreamazing. The food was fine, but ordinary. I ordered the crab cake po boy. It was on a freshly baked hoagie but again, ordinary. My partner ordered the mahi tacos and he just shrugged when I asked him how they were. Staff was very attentive and friendly and again, that view was gorgeous. But we probably won't be back

    This was a spectacular experience. Our server Fuzzy was so fantastic! With her recommendation, we…read moregot the warm peel and eat shrimp and the smoked fish dip. It was sooo delicious! To top it off, we had the Fuzzy Old Fashioned! It was a top ten day and we hardily recommend this place!!! UPDATE: While the experience last time was fantastic, upon leaving and discussing our bill we realized it was higher than expected. We returned today and due to our last financial experience, totaled up our bill before we got it. It was around 80 per our calculations. When we finally got our bill, our waitress verbally told us what it was. And to our not surprise, it was once again, higher than it should have been. My daughter, who had heard about our previous experience asked for an itemized receipt which was given to us rather reluctantly. We reviewed it and the burger and drinks were more expensive than what it said on the menu! Our old fashioned which we ordered in the specials menu was $9 instead of the posted $8 and her burger was $16 instead of the $10 posted. She brought it to the attention of our waitress and she admitted that the drink prices were increased but not updated on the menu.. when asked about the burger she claimed it's because we got fries instead of chips but SHE was the one who asked us if we wanted fries, chips, or potato salad. She tried claiming the $6 was fries... and even if that was the case, $6 for fries??? Without a note on the menu? So my recommendation is CHECK YOUR BILL and ask for an itemized receipt. I find it weird that they automatically don't also offer itemized receipts.... So hopefully when we return, it will be updated to avoid future issues...

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    Old Man Frank's - Entrance to the outside leads you to the inside around back

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    Entrance to the outside leads you to the inside around back

    Davenport's Sports Bar & Grill - Poppers

    Davenport's Sports Bar & Grill

    2.1(482 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    The drinks are cheap at Daveport Sports Bar, especially if you drink beer. They have BOGO…read morespecials. The food is decent, not as reasonably priced. But.... the service is absolutely awful, like really bad at night. I have been here 3 times, once for lunch where the service was good, but the kitchen was slow. And twice at night, where the service was slow and the kitchen was slow. And at night, they have all the lights on like if the bar was going to close. And it is like that all night. I think they are trying to be more of a restaurant, but let's face it... Davenport's Sports Bar is a dive bar with the lights turned all the way up. Seems like industrial style lighting on a manufacturing scale. The food is okay. It is bar food. Did I mention how bad the service is? There were 5 servers including the bartender, couldn't figure out if there was a manager, but I got the impression that they are just disorganized. In any case, bad service means low or no tip and more beer so that's a win. Not going to go out of my way to visit here again. It just is not worth it.

    Our waitress was super sweet but a little bit slow. The food came out very hot and was good. The…read moreonly thing that wasn't great was the boneless wings were a little bit rubbery-- otherwise the breading and temperature were right. We had the Korean barbecue and sweet chili for the boneless wings and we have barbecue for the traditional wings and they're all good. The Korean barbecue does have a little bit of spice to it but still good. The fries were great and crispy! The salmon was the perfect for a gluten-free, clean plate option for lunch. It was clean inside and wasn't very busy so it was quiet which we appreciate!! We'd come back to try other options !!

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    Davenport's Sports Bar & Grill - The fajitas and a bbq burger

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    The Wheelhouse - divebars - Updated September 2026

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