Harbour Lights

We went in for a beer and to check it out. The beer selection was decent as was the bartender and the establishment is clean. However, As we are sitting at the bar 3 or so homeless people walked past us to a designated cooler at the end of the bar to serve themselves a drink of water. While I think it's a nice gesture I don't want to be a paying patron and have to commingle with folks that haven't bathed, we're so stoned they stared straight through you. It's definitely not for me. Also, it appeared the only Women's Restroom was Gender Neutral, also not my cup of tea. We won't be returning but if that's your vibe it's the place for you to be.

Harbour Lights is a casual, cozy little bar with reasonable drink prices, pool tables, and clean bathrooms. This is a great place to start out a night on Mass St.

My go to bar downtown! Always a chill time, big ass beer and hanging with friends. I'm so glad it re-opened after the pandemic!

My first visit, the place was quiet being a Thursday night before 8 pm. A few folks on the back patio, a group of noisy guys at a table, and a few "locals" bellied up to the bar.Ordered an O'Dells IPA, not inexpensive at $5 for an "American" pint, but not outrageous, with a head so big that a Brit would seethe. It was cold and wet, not room temperature like a traditional English IPA would be, but hey ... THIS IS LAWRENCE, KANSAS ... WE ARE IN KANSAS DOROTHY ... Heeee heeee heeee heeee, I'll get you my pretty AND YOUR LITTLE DOG TOO!The bartender, a 30-something woman in jeans and t-shirt named Heather, was quiet yet nice and the only person to actually acknowledge my existence. A few neon signs, a dirty floor, a couple of pool tables and dart boards, the place is a bit divey, but isn't that the way bars should be?I'll be updating this review as the summer languishes and I become more familiar with Lawrence's public houses.

Clean dive bar that you can bring the parents to if they are visiting town. We like playing darts, pool tables are also an option. Good beer selection along with wine & cocktails. Decent music as well.

Ah, the hipsterness that is Lawrence, Kansas - such a strange but magical place. In the middle of America lies a city where skinny pants and thick-rimmed glasses roam - this is Lawrence Kansas.Among this community saturated in 'quirkiness' is a bar, Harbour Lights, that encompasses the whole attitude of the ironic cultural movement. Harbour Lights literally harbors all the Lawrence hipsters into a delightful bar complete with darts, pool tables, Boulevard Wheat on tap and your typical run-down booths reminiscent of the typical college hide-out. The staff is not over-the-top accommodating, yet get the job done. The job being getting you drunk. As I was bellied up to the bar, I scanned the room as nostalgia consumed me. The pride I have for not only the University of Kansas, but the town that fosters such an amazing community built on the notion of good times and artistic freedom. Harbour Lights is an amazing bar that only makes sense in a wonderland called Lawrence, Kansas.

Dating a Lawrencian again ensures several things:1. I will be spending excessive amounts of my time in the 785.2. I will have to learn the names of the KU starting lineup and at least pretend to take an active interest in how close the round ball gets to the hoop.3. I will drink large quantities of light American lagers out of plastic cups on week nights.4. I will encounter graffiti that I wrote on bathroom walls 7 years a go.5. I will be reintroduced to a lot of random old regular drunks that only remember me as that girl that worked at FreeState Brewery. 4 Years a go. (Who says drunks have bad memories?)Harbour Lights is a place that affirms all these things that come with being back in Lawrence. It looks exactly the same as I remember, the staff is just as pleasant, efficient and personable as they ever were (because they are the same people I recall) and the slight covering of filth has gotten a little thicker. I gave up the nicotine transferral devices but it should be noted that if you need them, they sell them. Their prices can't be beat. Shots are taken regularly. Slobbering yet slightly humorous drunks become more prevalent around, oh, 4 PM. The bar is packed with enthusiasts when those hawks toss that ball around. Good place to experience a taste of true Lawrence.

Harbour lights is a solid place. I've had my ups and downs with it but I always return. The patio is a great spot to hang-out on even though I don't smoke. The bartenders are always friendly. They carry my favorite summer beer, skinny dip, which makes me a happy girl.The bathroom writings will never cease to amuse me.

Harbour is one of those joynts that's a little bit college, a little bit townie, and a whole lot Lawrence. You'll see people of all types at this dive (I say that with great affection, mind you), and you'll always be able to find a friendly opponent for pool (two full-sized tables), foosball, darts, or even 1980s Atari games. On Thursday nights when I hang out there, you can purchase glasses of beer the size of your head for cheap. If you smoke or like to drink beneath the stars, enjoy the back patio, which is almost as big as the bar itself. Sadly, the men's bathroom was recently renovated, and years of funny and baffling graffiti vanished beneath a layer of clean paint: a fair trade-off, that and the new tile floors covering the disintegrating floor. Great jukebox - here's a tip: Play off the bartenders' picks albums. If you want to hit a bar on a first date, you might be better off somewhere a little classier, but if you know your date a little and s/he's not pretentious or stuffy, I'd recommend Harbour over almost any other joynt in town.

I've been to Harbor Lights many times. It's my friends and my favorite lunch spot. A very homey feel. They have great food and yummy desserts. My favorite sandwich is chicken salad on a French roll. I usually have coffee or tea depending on the time and chips. I also like their salads.