The Vault

Nice huge bar located in the downtown area. Walking distance to anything else downtown and campus. Good atmosphere. Tons of pool tables and dart machines. Non smoking!

Shouldn't have to stand at the bar for 15 minutes and still not get service. Far to understaffed. Bartender wasn't aware of who was at the rail first. Serves whomever is closest

Very first bar I visited once I moved to the area. They have plenty of pool tables and great bartenders / security. The patrons are super friendly as well so definitely check it out for a good time !

Came here to play pool one weeknight. We got there around 8pm-ish when it was relatively empty, but within an hour the place was packed!!They've got a bunch of pool tables lined up and a staff member will come to each table quite regularly to get your orders. It was a really fun evening - the place has a good vibe, they have good music playing in the background, and it's only like a dollar or something for each game of pool. There is a coin exchange slot in the corner of the room if you don't have coins!

Love this downtown bar. The bartender and general service was great. The bombs are a must try (especially the SMARTIE!!)

I wish I could give this bar a 0 star. I am a Purdue alumni and wanted to provide a downtown bar service during covid and when I visited I was treated with misogyny. I was asked for second form of ID. I promptly gave 3 forms of credit cards and apparently wasn't quick enough and was called a "dumb bitch". Great times to be had.

My friends and I love coming here! Drinks aren't too expensive and you can play pool all night long. The employees are always nice as well!!

10 pool tables for a $1 a play? Definitely the best pool hall around. It also recently became non-smoking, and my nose doesn't sense any lingering third-hand smoke. Draft beers are reasonably priced and you can get a standard 16 oz or a large 23 oz pour. Daily specials. If you aren't feeling alcohol there's not much else in way of options, just your standard Coke/Pepsi line-up. No coffee!If you are hungry, beware that this is in fact a pool hall, not a 5 star restaurant. I'm pretty sure that all of their food is bought frozen and that their pizzas are the same kind my high school served on pizza Friday. (Which is exactly what I want to be eating well into my Saturday night.)Sunday-Thursday you basically have your pick of a table, at least for the first few hours after it opens. But on Friday and Saturdays it's best to show up around when it opens to guarantee a spot.

The interior is very clean, lots of seating and tables. Has eight, well maintained billiards tables - costs a dollar per game. The place does get busy so it's not necessarily easy to get a table but we lucked out and found one upon walking in. Some people had to wait a bit and drink. Alcohol pricing is alright. The place smells of smoke and it was hot in there - a waitress said that the a/c is out. But all tolerable. It's a relaxing environment. Not too noisy. Not excessively crowded. A nice place to bring a date to or a group of friends and hangout. Only real downside is that they don't serve food. Big head scratcher. Could also probably use another two billiards tables considering how popular the place is.

If I could leave 0 stars for poor management I would. This place could be great but they employ ignorant, arrogant, garbage employees. We are from out of state, 3 of us, with our ID's and are all deep into our 20's. The management attempted to tell us our ID's were fake because a black light said so, then wouldn't allow us in the establishment at all after continuing to try and tell US that OUR ID's from another state weren't real. We showed our real addresses, gave alternate forms of ID, and they still refused us service. They didn't have a book to confirm our ID and just went off the judgment of an obviously poorly educated & arrogant manager who refused to admit he was wrong about paying clients having real ID's. I can respect the plight of needing to censor out under age folks, but to disrespectfully turn around paying customers and then YELL at them at the door to leave, when we are ADULTS, is UNBELIEVABLE. Horrible service, godawful employees. Save your time and spend your money where employees respect their PAYING customers.