The Bottle

Love it! Knowledgeable and very attentive bartenders. Intelligent co-​owners. Various races, ages, varying classes. Very clean tavern. Phenomenal beer selection. Friendly and clean patrons. Nice appetizer menu. Free popcorn!!! Great bar dice tavern. 6 from me;)

Sauntered in here ’cause it was on the way. Even though it was a Friday night, there was barely anyone inside.
First things first: drinks (e.g. beer). The options are chalked on the walls. After much deliberation I make my decision, Two Sisters. Bartender goes to get it and comes back with something completely different. Er?
Apparently the label has a similar appearance to the beer I ordered. Comes back again and he says that they don’t have it. By the circumstances I’m guessing either they don’t have or this guy couldn’t locate it. Even though he opened the wrong beer, he didn’t offer it up for the trouble, I guess he doesn’t have to. But it was his mistake… Anyway I have no idea where that beer ended up. Finally I settle for Fixed Gear. And I suspect this guy isn’t a high level mixologist.
Wandering around this joint is huge. I was glad to see a shuffle board and I preceded to dominate Stephen M.
Go up to get a shuffleboard shot «winners choice» and ask about the tequilas. Ready? They got Cuvero (gag) and Hornitos and … Wait that’s it. No that’s it? Yep that’s it.
There are also a bunch of video games. Bowling! Yay! Issue with that was that it ate my quarters. It worked with bills but not with quarters. So I’m out a couple quarters and let the other bartender know and asked her to cover up the coin slot if it’s not working.
I’d probably not go out of my way to come back. It was unimpressive in terms of clientele, staff capability, functioning machines — at least on the night I went. However, I like the shuffleboard and video games. Too bad the really cool looking Monopoly pinball machine was broken :(

Just there last weekend during a bar olympics charity event. So much fun. Place even has a free shuffleboard table. Bartenders were awesome and this place seemed like one of a kind in the Bay View Area.

This place is huge. Like Ricky Lake in the 90’s big. A couple pool tables, 3 dart boards, foosball, some slots, and pull tabs. It’s a cool place to chill. There’s always a bunch of locals, and the tenders are regular and friendly. Free popcorn rounds it out. If you’re looking for something a little rougher around the edges than a Bayview bar, you should check it out. It’s also steps from Transfer and Triskele’s, so there really is no excuse. Put this place in your Rolodex and you won’t be disappointed.

First and foremost, this is a corner bar in all the best ways. It’s dark. Has a few pool tables, and that off-​to-​the-​side video game area with the basic hunting and golf games. What makes this bar stand out is a perfect storm of delights:
1) good beer selection.
2) good prices.
3) the best damn popcorn machine. Seriously. I have never seen anyone actually make the popcorn but its always there and delicious. It’s some sort of wizard machine.
4) Matt. He’s the main bartender and he’s awesome. I’ve never seen someone move so fast yet still make everyone feel like he’s paid special attention to them.
5) the constant sound of bar dice.
So if you’re looking for a great place to drink with your homies and you don’t need some hipster/​stick up your butt place get on down to The Bottle. See you on Wednesday!

This is a great corner bar.
Lots of seating/​tables.
Darts/​pool/​arcade games.
Cheap drinks.
Merriment.
I like.

The Bottle is a good place to go when I’ve been frequenting the same establishments too often. It’s my switch up. It has a nice open bar with plenty of tables for seating. It’s got darts and pool. I’ve had nothing but positive interactions with the bartenders there and depending on the night… great drink specials. It’s on KK right across from the Milwaukee County Transit garage, so when you see all the buses keep an eye out!