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    The Anvil Lounge

    The Anvil Lounge

    1.8(5 reviews)
    113.7 km
    $

    Wow. I almost don't even know where to begin. I think I'm still working through some post-traumatic…read morestress disorder after my first and likely last experience at the Anvil on a Saturday night during Wolfville's Apple Blossom Festival. I should have known better when we walked in to find a crowd of drunks so young that they were dancing to Justin Bieber's Baby single completely unironically. That's right - this was a bar full of people born in the nineties and I've never seen anything so terrifying in my life. Except perhaps the trend of mini dresses, at least 40% of which were actually wedged in crevices where no mini dress should ever be wedged. The Anvil is one step above sawdust floor, you guys. It's practically a barn for the next generation of binge drinkers. You walk by the bathrooms on the way in (and the smell never really leaves you), the dance floor is to the left, the bar to the right, and the secondary bar and area wherein you will find all the fights is straight ahead. People will just toss their plastic cups of ice across the room when they're finished their $2.50 well shots, they will also knock you off your chair in an attempt to lure a mate with their sub par 'everyday I'm shufflin'' reenactment, and they will be just as messy as you'd expect for a rural university town dive bar where 19th birthday celebrations are shouted out over the sound system. While this place left me rattled and shellshocked, the DJ sure knows how to play those Top 40 hits that you car-dance to on the way to work and $2.50 drinks can't be argued with. Whether they're worth braving the rest? Well, that I'll leave up to you.

    I would give it more stars, but I fear the backlash. Straight up: it's a dive bar. There's nothing…read moreclassy about this place and I can honestly say that very little has changed in 15 years (only noticeable changes: some booths are gone and the skirts are shorter). But I spent many an evening here as a student and that's what this place is for - students. So while it wasn't my jam, it would be if I were still under 21 and in school. So what does this place having going for it to earn more than one star? - nostalgia: If you were an Acadia student, you will forgive a lot about this place. - cheap drinks: $2.50 bar shots on a Saturday night - lots of space on the dance floor and music you totally want to dance to: even if you hate unironic Bieber, you can bust a move to his songs. And what keeps this place from getting more than two stars? - drunk students. Lots of this. Avoid if this is not your jam. - if you're over 22, you will probably feel ancient. Compared to other patrons, my outfit went from cute to looking like someone's mom when I walked in the door - cheap drinks. There's a very good reason they only cost $2.50. Don't come here and expect fancy. - It hasn't changed in over 15 years and you can feel it. Go with low expectations, a small budget and get your dance on. At the very least, it will make for an interesting story to tell at parties.

    Thirsty Mule Saloon - danceclubs - Updated September 2026

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