8th Street Tavern

Awesome family owned bar. The two sons who bartend are very friendly. 11 Tvs, music in the background and great food. Only negative is its cash only but if you’re not prepared there’s an ATM located inside.

We also will not be returning! The bartender who put the olives on the toothpick for our martinis just blew his nose and didn’t wash his hands! So gross! Health department, where are you? Oh, and the two vodkas on the rocks cost us $ 30! WTH? That’s just a rip-​off for that place with no atmosphere and no game whatsoever! And who does CASH ONLY at a bar these days. Get with the program and stop making your customers get cash from a crappy ATM machine that probably charges an exorbitant fee.
UPDATE: We left and went to the Brass Rail and had a great experience with a DJ, an awesome bartender and a fun atmosphere. There are tons of cool places in Hoboken and this is just not one of them. Save yourself the trouble.

This is a decent dive bar if you want to hang out and have a quiet conversation, but aren’t really looking to «go out.» They’re never really busy, which is a good and bad thing. It’s a breath of fresh air if you’re not looking to fight to the bar, but it feels completely dead and really misses out on the excitement and atmosphere of a lot of the nearby busier bars. There is plenty of bar seating, and they have a jukebox, plenty of TVs, and (my favorite part) Big Buck Hunter Safari.
Other than the fact that this place is usually pretty dead, it takes a hit because they’re cash only which, though they have an ATM available, can be a real inconvenience. Just let me pay credit already.

Has the makings of being an ok dive bar. Roomy, juke box, darts, TV screens. However it is cash-​only with a sketchball ATM in the corner. It’s 2015, nobody carries cash. I guess there’s a reason why it’s not too crowded in a Saturday night.

8 of us went to bar yesterday, no one else in near empty bar was eating. Meals came out 2 every 5 minutes or so. Ordered a bottle of wine on the menu — was told you can only order this to go, i.e. Not drink in bar. Cash only. Don’t bother for food!

I’m not sure why there are so many negative 1 star reviews on this place. It’s a dive bar — yes that is quite obvious and with that comes cheap beer and mediocre service. I’ve never had any issues except for the fact that if you sit on the bar stool and put your hands underneath the bar really hot air blows out. Odd. But anyway, I ate here once and the food was actually decent. I think you could do alot worse in town.

Actual drinks (can’t speak to beer) are expensive. They can sometimes make them strong which could semi-​justify the price BUT they don’t tell you they’re a CASH ONLY bar until you try to hand them a credit card. Not a very good combo — cash only and expensive…
Someone mentioned their out of state IDs were denied, they didn’t even card us — guess it’s hit or miss. Was told this place doesn’t even get busy on «going out» nights and that really doesn’t surprise me (I was there at 8:30 on a Friday and there were max 15 people). Maybe this place is a front for something, just my 2 cents

Will not be returning. My biggest gripe is that the bar is dead silent unless someone feeds the juke box. Seems like a quick way to ruin the atmosphere. The food was horrendous… and this is coming from someone who was not expecting much. I am the first to love a good dive bar but this place was just too much.

The beer was ice cold, and there was a weave of bacon covering my burger. I am a happy lady. Good bar food, not crowded on a saturday afternoon (i dont know why) TVs inside the bar, and a small outdoor seating area. Now I’m ready to tackle bridesmaid dress shopping!

Friends visited me from Oklahoma and Colorado. Bartenders played with the ids for five minutes and denied out of state licenses. Rude afterwards, responded to our disappointment with a sarcastic «Happy Easter»
Lame

Patron goes into establishment. Customer orders beverage of choice. Customer pays for order with US currency. Patron enjoys beverage. One of the few places left in Hoboken that stilly understands the value of this rudimentary concept.

I am not a usual customer of 8^th Street Tavern but I did come check out the place once. I was told it was cash only, so keep that it mind.
Most of the tavern is occupied by a central bar. There are also a couple of 4 person tables. Most importantly, there are many TVs for your sport viewing pleasure. Why else would you go to a bar? To meet people? Ha!
I had a guacamole burger for $ 13 and it was huge! I also shelled out $ 7 for Flying Fish IPA. After a couple of those, that burger hit the spot. The fries were a bit plain, and were all the better for it. Tasted like potato, what a novel thought. Very much appreciated.

A poorly used space in midtown Hoboken.
8^th St. Tavern is located on the corner of 8^th and Washington. It is a room dominated by a large extended bar. Little to no tables set-​up except three on the patio. The only music that plays is from a jukebox and only when people stuff money into it.
I had a shocktop draft for $ 6… The one positive of this place is their large draft selection. Service was a bit off-​putting and I can’t say I will be returning to this tavern anytime soon.

This is a perfect example of a place that just doesn’t get it.
After years and years of being in business, they finally figured out it would be a good idea to put some tables outside. And to offer some basic food. More on that later.
They are located right next door to a popular BYO restaurant (Margherita’s). So a lot of their business is derived simply from people coming here for a drink while waiting for their buzzer to go off.
So, with that in mind… they do have a refrigerator where you could buy mostly crappy light beer and a choice of one generic red or one generic white wine. Wouldn’t you think they would stock the fridge with more than that, being right next to a BYO? Offer some good beers and a few different types of wine, then put a sign outside facing Margherita’s that says «bottled wine sold here» or something like that. Or it would be nice if they had a special where you show your Margerita’s buzzer and get a discount on bar drinks or wine bottles. It’s a no-​brainer, but somehow they’ve been missing this opportunity.
One time we came here and there was nobody there except for 2 or 3 people sitting at the bar (like usual). Since there was no one sitting outside and it was a nice night, we decided to order some beers and take them and sit outside. A lady came over all bent out of shape and said we couldn’t sit outside unless we were ordering food. We were shocked since there was nobody there but agreed that if there was some miraculous flood of customers who showed up and wanted to eat outside, we would surrender our table. We sat there for 20 minutes and drank our beers. The lady kept coming over to give us dirty looks. No one showed up. No surprise. When we were done, we left.
Now, if you own a bar, and there’s almost no one there, wouldn’t you want to have people sitting out front drinking a few beers and having a good time?
This place has no idea how to make their customers happy or how to attract new customers.

Cash only and the bar is lined with broken pool noodles. It’s usually pretty empty and it’s kind of pricy for the atmosphere but they have a pool table, dartboards, and a juke box. It’s okay to grab a drink before dinner somewhere which is what we are doing right now.

The place is cash only– can’t open a tab. It has an odd set up. It’s a really long bar which is the only place you can sit at. But it was empty for a Friday night so finding a seat and being attended to wasn’t difficult which is a good thing in Hoboken bars. The drink was OK not as strong as I would have liked it. I didn’t taste any of the food but I don’t think I would order anything here but drinks. And yes, I agree with previous reviews the music is lame! Grab a few drinks and move on to the next bar.

Dive bar. Really big dive bar with no seating anywhere besides the bar. The bar is big enough to hold 3 bartenders but I only saw 2 last night, so service was a little slow. Drinks were averagely priced, no specials running. Every beer I had was ice cold, which I like in cheap beer.
The kitchen is open late and the food is average bar food. Unless you manage to grab a seat at the bar, you’ll have to hold your food.
Pool table is kept well enough, but too close tothe women’s bathroom. I kept blocking some women from getting out whenever i was shooting from there.
Crowd was decent, mostly older people. More relaxed than the college bars further down Washington. You can also control the music through Touch Tunes, which is like Rockbot.
Decent place to warm up or wind down.

If I could give this place zero stars, I would… At this point I would not even go in there to get quarters for parking! Seriously, I just went in there on the coldest day possibly ever to exchange fifty cents of nickels and dimes for quarters… Normally the parking meter takes cards but it was so cold it wasnt working.
I went in there for quarters, she asked me if I was coming in after, being an honest guy; I said «honestly no» and she then asked me where i was going?
Why did she need to know where I was going to get quarters?
She said then «I cant give you quarters»
I said «seriously why? You guys have a pool table, you dont have any quarters?»
She said «I have one dollar worth of quarters.»
They have one dollar worth of quarters, what kind of shady bar is this?
I am serious when I say there is a reason why this place is always empty in a prime location in Hoboken, simply it sucks and is incredibly shady…

Your bar is bad, and you should feel bad about it.
Cash only? Check
Under staffed bar? Check
Music varying between country and screaming circa 2007? Check
Nailed it!

ok so its a pretty decent sized bar, good location right on 8^th and Washington. However, the service was horrible. It wasn’t packed and the bartender would look at us and pretty much ignore us. I don’t know what his problem was, but it was probably the worst bar service I’ve had in Hoboken. There is a pool table in the back for those that want to do that. I probably wont come back here again, especially with so many other places in the area.