Whiskey's Lounge in Dartmouth

27 Portland St, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 1H1, Canada

★★★★☆
(224 reviews)
Categories: Bar Bar & grill

About

Daily food specials! Drink specials! Open Mic Tuesdays! Karaoke Thursdays! Live music Fridays and Saturdays! Kitchen open late!

Address
27 Portland St, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 1H1, Canada
Plus Code
MC7J+WW Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Time Zone
America/Halifax

Business Hours

Sunday
12 PM–12 AM
Monday
10 AM–12 AM
Tuesday
10 AM–12 AM
Wednesday
10 AM–12 AM
Thursday
10 AM–2 AM
Friday
10 AM–2 AM
Saturday
11 AM–2 AM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Bar games Great cocktails Karaoke Live music Live performances
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Food Food at bar Spirits Wine
Dining options
Seating
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards

Reviews

3.9
★★★★☆
224 reviews

Most Mentioned

prices (14) pizza (10) door (7) karaoke (6) fish and chips (4) thursday (4) open mic (2) vlts (2) slot machines (2) summer (2)
5 stars
94
4 stars
60
3 stars
42
2 stars
14
1 stars
14
★★★★★
October 9, 2024

Absolutely love this place! Great everything including the servers🥰

★★★★
September 25, 2024

Very small but a great outside deck for summer time . Food is attached to eatery next door No parking. Just on street

★★★★
August 13, 2024

Very nice place a block from the ferry. Great prices for food and drink. More laid back atmosphere than waterfront in halifax.

★★★★
July 21, 2024

Fun local spot, but be careful! No Bouncer on Duty. Lol if you know Dartmouth you know what I mean. Love it there Personally tho ;) Good times. Excellent open Mic Tuesdays 9-12 Great Pizza spot Connected to the Bar.

July 6, 2024

The bartender gave me the worst customer service experience I have ever had. I was sober going in and she made me cry by her cruel nature... it was honestly the worst .. I feel bad for people who go there and she is working She clearly hates her job

★★★
June 10, 2024

Finding a place with music on a Thursday night wasn't easy, so the karaoke was inviting, but no dance floor, and loud bickering patrons.

★★★★★
December 27, 2021

Good food great prices and friendly staff. Ordered a Donair and it was delicious and filling. Good beer on tap as well. Open early.

★★★★★
November 26, 2019

Really nice and friendly service, our server was a joy and so upbeat it was awesome. Came here and felt right at home, having a drink with all the locals, even though I was at least 1500kms away from home, it didn't fell that far during my stay. The food is simple but delicious. I had the Fish and Chips which tasted fresh and the batter around them was golden brown and very crispy. Would recommend this place if youre in the area and trying to go somewhere relaxing.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Paid Dirt. You gotta come see when they play.

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Good food and drink on deck great day

★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Nice little place with very limited choices of beers. Thats probably why its called the whiskey lounge

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

A night in Dartmouth must end here

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

I found whiskey lounge amazing there were nice friendly people there was busy and service was excellent atmosphere fantastic

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Love Whiskeys! Fun bar with open mics and VLTs.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Small bar. Nice staff. Convenient pizza. Dont head in looking for more than the simple bar that it is intending to be. Dont judge, just drink.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great hole in the way... Awesome musicians

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Delicious as always .

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Love this spot. Great staff and owners

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent fish & chips! Cold draft beers for $2.75!! Where else can you get this deal?! Service is always outstanding, and the folks are decent and down to earth

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

A true Dartmouth classic!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Local drinking Hub of Portland street highly reccomend support local

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fantastic donair! Got it with cheese

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Sabrina was amazing!!!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

This is Dartmouth!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Its a lot smaller than it used to be small,not that great of a lounge more like a place to kill some time or play a VLT.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Perfect little bar for a mid-to-late night drink while bar hoping in downtown Dartmouth. Friendly staff and affordable drinks. What more can you ask for?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good dive bar

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Went in for lunch, 2 other people in the place. The waitress walked by me to take a bill to another table, dealt with them, then went back behind the bar to take the machine back. She then started polishing glasses. I was staring right at her and she polished away. Then she walked by me again to clear off a table. I was there ten minutes and not even acknowledged. She walked back over to finish clearing the table. While she was doing it, I got up and left. She clearly saw me and didn t say a word. Guess I ll stick with Celtic Corner.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great pub food at reasonable prices

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great service & great food! I had lasagna with Caesar salad & garlic bread. Deeeeelicious!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Thank you for an amazing evening on the patio!! Bartender Sam was attentive and always gives great service!! Just an update!! Still love this place and a big shout-out to the newest member of the team, Mina!! Always gets my food order right and she has it memorized!! Amazing wings tonight-hot, juicy and crispy!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

AWESOME OWNER AND STAFF, MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT FROM THURSDAY TO SATURDAY IS RELAXING AND PHENOMENAL

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Fantastic bar tender

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great staff. Good food and love the patio.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good karaoke

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Good crowd and HYPER-personable staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Awesome find!!! I had the chicken parmigiana and it was superb and big portion.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Bathrooms are discussing

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Decent food, service was a bit slow but I think thats due to not enough staff. They were friendly though.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Loved it

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Not really a place to cater for children ...only one staff on (she did her best ..thank you) food was ok ..price wise good

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Was there on a Thursday night. It was karaoke night, so there were some interesting singers.

★★★
December 22, 2022

Not a bad dive bar

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Whiskeys always has excellent draft and awesome food with great prices!!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Typical dive bar. Food comes from Revana Pizza next door, ATM never in service. Washroom at the pizza joint.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Had the Fish Burger.. It was a piece of battered fish on a bun with tarter sauce, lettuce and tomato. The fish was short/fat and filling!! Its a do over for me..

December 22, 2021

Water tasted like stale beer, pizza was good though

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Listen just come try a burger, you wont regret it.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Small downtown bar. The staff are really friendly.

★★★
December 22, 2021

Relaxed vibe.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Absolute gem!

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Friendly pleasant place

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Fairly small, dark lounge with limited seating and a regular clientele. The attractions here are the music, the VLTs, wing night and the fact you can get food brought in next door from Revana s. I make it a point to drop in when I m back in Nova Scotia. A bit gritty and rough around the edges, but that is part of its charm. Olga (former waitress/bouncer/bartender) is a big miss.

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Ita good geta

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Cheapest drinks on the street, 5$ Mooseheads. The bartender is an absolute gem. Karaoke on Thursday nights.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Small bar

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Coming here for years. Super nice people and eat from ravanas next door!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Karaoke night (Thursdays 8pm-12am) was a blast! Kitchen is open late and drinks are reasonably priced. There are also several slot machines.

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Wish I could rate more than one star since I ve heard great things about this place but after todays experience I really can t. This was the first time we ve been there and we ordered two burgers. After about a 40 minute wait we asked to pay for our drinks and left hungry. It was not busy, it was only us and one other customer waiting for food. I might add that the other customer was served before us even though we arrived 10-15 minutes before him; this was when we asked for our bill. Hopefully this is a one off and people get better service than we received.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Nice and clean, relaxing.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good music

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great place in downtown Halifax to get a drink on the cheap Not sure if it is good for groups hangout But would definitely visit again if I am around Dartmouth

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Lots of room. Nothing fancy. Grab a Keiths and some fried pepperoni.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Fast friendly service with a smile.

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Whiskeys is, and has been a great place to relax and enjoy your time! Great food, drinks and atmosphere!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good food and some interesting people lol

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great place where you can bring friends and enjoy with a great ambience at less price. Will definitely go again. Highly recommend

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great food awesome service and entertainment!

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Cheap beer. Thats it.

★★★
December 22, 2019

The food is good and cheap beer. Nice

★★
December 22, 2019

Rude waitresses (not all) .

★★★★
December 22, 2019

Cold beer , good people. .

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Loved the band !!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Ok really small bathroom is in adjoining pizza place

★★★★
December 22, 2019

Always a great place to have a couple drinks and spend a couple bucks on the slot machines this Pub has a older / modern type it feel to it with the added bonus have a pizza shop attached with a Midway door without having to exit outside which makes it quite convenient as you wait for your pizza you can have a drink after a long day

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Nice music nice people small place will go again

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The food was incredible and the prices was like it was 1989 . The value and the atmosphere is 5 star value . Thank u

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Because its a nice place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

You cant beat the beer price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I love this place!! Always feels like home!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great location

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Its a curb side bar nothing fancy

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Friendly staff and amazing food!!!!patio in summer you can sit with your dog and have a beer...pretty sweet!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

My experience has up and downs but the only problem I have was the service it was a bummer. No conversations whatsoever just pay and leave, is this a good customer service nowadays? Ill see it then in next visit

★★★★
December 22, 2019

Whiskeys gets great blues bands with no cover charge. Reminds me of the Nashville bar atmosphere. Friendly spot.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Decently priced, kareoke was good, staff was friendly!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good place to have a beer. Nice patio.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Came across the ferry from Halifax, walked around looking for the most local down to earth bar and found it here. I ordered fish n chips. Food was okay, service was pretty bad. Had to ask 3 times for salt. After asking 3 times very politely and being 3/4 of my meal I just got up quietly and got my own salt. Why keep asking politely it wasn t coming. Why 5 stars anyways? The local group of people there had a real sense of humour super down to earth the type of people that just seemed super fun. By simply sitting eating fish n chips I caught an earful of jokes. Just a great energy here and it really made the town seem super friendly. Should have stayed longer. I would come back here to specifically support the local bar. Girl just a little salt with my fries? Comon please!? See you next time :-)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great meeting place to enjoy good grub and entertainment

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Was ok... came to have a Keiths

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Crazy crazy crazy

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Cheap and delicious pub food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

great place for music and good drinks

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

I like the atmosphere.

★★★★
December 22, 2018

Awesome food !!,no complaints . definitely will be back

★★★★
December 22, 2018

Great staff, great food, great live music, all in an unpretentious setting. What more do you need?

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good place, cozy. Food was right on! Its directly connected to Revana pizza, which is great! Bartender was friendly and quick. There was live music at the time, which was decent. Nice little spot

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good food great portions

★★
December 22, 2018

Love the pizza

★★
December 22, 2018

Unfortunately many items that were advertised on the menu were not available for order when requested. No substitutes were adequately suggested or offered. Mediocre selection of beer. Service was left to be desired.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Very friendly staff, good live music, and great prices.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Waitress was nice enough and the drinks are reasonable but it s a very dark, small and tired pub. Could use some updating and just as a bit of info, the kitchen doesn t open until 4pm. Will definitely go somewhere else when we are in Dartmouth again.

★★★★
December 22, 2018

Bartender was great and so was the live music.

Local Guide
December 22, 2018

I dont recommend this place

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

A down to earth cozy environment welcoming people of all walks of life. From movie stars to vagabonds, everyone has walked through Whiskeys doors.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

I go here a lot to relax, have a few beer and some food. Last time I was there, I tried a new idem on their menu called the taco pizza. It was very tasty and reasonably priced.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Music was phenomenal, but service was a little lax. Would definitely go again for the sounds.

★★★★★
December 22, 2017

Great place, awesome pizza. Live music is usually very good.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

A small cozy pub with a friendly staff and good food with large portions. Only downside is people crowd the door to smoke and the inebriated will loudly vocalize their opinions to those around them.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Staff is awesome, especially my girl Kelly.

★★★★★
December 22, 2017

Great place

★★★★★
December 22, 2017

Amazing place!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Beautiful place, with good beers and cheap prices

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Great and wonderful life music

Local Guide
December 22, 2017

I dont like that place.too small . bathroom stinky. And small

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

I wasnt expecting much when I stopped with my son for lunch but appearances were deceiving - excellent fish and chips for me and my son finished off his house burger and pronounced it very yummy.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

Delicious and huge portion, friendly staff and chill environment :)

★★★★★
December 22, 2016

My son and I enjoyed our food experience. They have the best Donairs in town and service is done with a smile. They are very welcoming and generous with their portions. Quality food, great service, and easy on the budget.

★★
December 21, 2013

Its a nice place to terr down with the one beside it to put somthing better in down town Dartmouth please

★★
December 21, 2012

Hthid is dives of all dives foid was gross waitress was cursing at people bums out front snd plenty of drunks