Club 185

03/05/2008 Posted by mike43206

Great atmosphere, drinks, and friendly service! The dark wood combined with the modern decor adds to the atmosphere. Great mixed drinks and a wide selection of microbrews. I had lunch there a few times and I highly recommend the meatloaf sandwich. Overall a great bar!

11/26/2007 Posted by osu2la

I visit Columbus from Los Angeles and visited Club 185. Some frizzy-haired blond waitress just pushed me out of the way while I was standing at a table talking to a friend. If you guys are going to make it OK for your female help to barrel through the patrons, at least make sure they are hot. That is unacceptably rude.

Pros: Location

Cons: Rude Staff

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07/23/2007 Posted by cbusdowntowner

Great Bar. The name is Club 185 but please be advised that is not a "club." If you go there looking for a club you will be disapointed. Visited a couple dozen times and on various days. One of my girlfriend and I's favorite place to grab a quick bite to eat and a coupe drinks. Busier in the winter then summer. Great Lasagna special on sundays and two nathans hot dogs special on wednesdays. Can't say I have ever had troubles with the service, unlike the below. Always friendly and quick.. Consistenly strong drinks.

Pros: food, service, strong drinks

Cons: no other bars around

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07/08/2007 Posted by willhennessy

Nice atmosphere, takes way too long to get a drink when you don't sit at the bar. The waitresses are ditzy and can't remember orders and when they mess up they act like it's your fault. There should be a hot body contest because they are hot, but they need to deliver drinks faster before i sober up.

Pros: hot bartenders

Cons: lazy bartenders

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04/18/2007 Posted by tonisev

Their bartenders are horrible. I've had to wait 20 minutes to get any attention from a bartender. It wasn't a busy night. I've went back a few times, trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. They haven't gotten any better.

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11/30/2006 Posted by scene_it_there

I recently moved to columbus. Uprooting myself from my apartment in NYC that I habitated for 7 years. Looking for a new bar to call mine, I ran across the Club 185. I went to the 185 for the first time this past Tuesday. I couldn't have felt more comfortable. The bartender & server made me feel right at home. Amazing cheeseburger! Loved the fresh cut fries! Relaxing and layed back. Oh yeah, nice stiff drinks too.

Pros: stiff drinks, relaxing, service

Cons: no happy hour specials

10/13/2006 Posted by xerxes31082

That anyone could think that this bar has the best bartenders is unthinkable. Sure, they're cute. But they're also vapid and insubstantial. Oh, and they're horrible bartenders too. I shouldn't have to tell a bartender that a martini is made with gin or that there are bitters in a manhattan. My drink shouldn't be spilled all over while it's being served to me (unless it's exremely full). These bartenders just sat behind the bar giggling like 14 year-old girls and mixing creative and ghastly colored shots. If you just want to drink to get plastered and then stare at some decent eye-candy, then this is your place. If you want to go to a bar that has a modicum of class (as Club 185 did when it was still a jazz bar) and a properly made cocktail -- go somewhere else. It's truly a shadow of what it once was. Given the kind of venue it's trying to be, I seriously suggest you check out: D*ck's Den (for music), The Monk, Old Bag of Nails in Worthington. You can do far better than this place.

Pros: Nice Decor, you can still hear live music.

Cons: Bartenders, management, custormers who thought that being pretty = good service.

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07/06/2006 Posted by ecf9

I've been going to the club since I was a kid and my mom and dad would take me after work volleyball and softball games. They've lost the old pinball machines in the renovation, but the staff there is still down to earth and the bar food is still cheap and delicious-- my favorites are the burgers and fries and the fried bologna sandwich, though they've also added some newer menu items. Neighborhood bar that's cool enough to take my 20-something New York friends from college when they're in town.

Pros: food, service

Cons: small draught selection

10/15/2005 Posted by mendymatt

I was around way back when this bar was a softbal team hangout. my father would take me here after his games. The french fries and chicken fingers were a must. I continued to go to the bar as an adult and loved it. Even though it has changed ALOT, it is still a nice place to be and the food is awesome. It's nice that some of the old things are still there. But good that some things were remodeled like the ladies bathroom!!!

Pros: friendly, social

Cons: parking

01/22/2004 Posted by pgclub

Club 185 is comfortable but trendy enough to be cool. The atmosphere is very friendly, as is the staff. The food is great - don't miss the black bean dip, and as a Texan addicted to margaritas, this is the best one I've found in Columbus!

Pros: Good Drinks, Good Service, Good Crowd