Scooters Pub

Scooters is always a blast! I generally go there with larger groups of friends because it's perfect for day drinking and playing drinking games on the big tables. It wasn't too crowded yesterday afternoon so we had plenty of space for our group to move around and hang out wherever.The bartenders and bouncers are all super nice and friendly. We didn't head over to the Duke's side at all, but always nice to know that's an option! We'll definitely keep Scooters as one of our favorite spots!

First night out in downtown Milwaukee and this was the first bar my friend and I went to. It was PACKED, but no line thankfully, unlike all the other bars, but it was also a Saturday night. There was no cover either which was nice and it was a lot of fun. Drinks, fire. Music, fire. People, cool. They have beer pong tables, a shooting hoops arcade game, and darts, which was cool.

Any place that has a pop a shot gets a 5 star in my book. The unfortunate part is all the bros on the beer pong table.Gotta leave before the sun goes down.

Such a dive bar and probably doesn't seem that great but I had a blast. 4 dollar pitchers?? Literally can't get better then that. So many games, I wish they didn't cover all their pool tables with beer pong, that's the only thing that bothered me. Darts was fun though!!

Scooters Pub is in half of the location that once housed Mel's on Water. Scotters has the larger section of the old Mel's (Dukes has the smaller eastern section) and with the larger footprint keeps more of the feel of the old Mel's.On a Friday or Saturday night you should expect a large crowd, a smoky bar, crowded billiards tables and if you're lucky an open table/booth to sit at.Scooters tends to run aggressive happy hour specials and normally has an item or to for around $1 during the week.

Find the good in any situation, and make your life better as a result.Scooter's is not my cup of tea. It's not my cup of Miller Lite, either. Nor is it my cup of generic Red Bull and Jagermister. In fact, there's really nothing (on a personal) level about this place that I'd enjoy. It's just not my style. (See also: it's a Water Street bar)That being said, despite the fact that Scooter's embodies most everything that I don't care for in a bar, the staff is fantastic. Fantastic. Hence the two stars. If it weren't for them, it'd most certainly be one. Maybe one and a half.The manager, bartenders, bar back, door guy... everyone. While they may not be the kind of bar that I would choose to patronize, my experience at Scooter's was made positive due to the staff's kindness and attention. They were great.We're all unique snowflakes. Just because I don't like something doesn't mean it's wrong. While I oftentimes can be picky about the restaurants and bars I frequent, it doesn't mean that I'm always right. There's a danger in thinking yourself and your tastes infallible, and while I still don't like Scooter's or Water Street as a general rule of thumb, it doesn't mean I can't appreciate the good things about those places that I may not like. I tip my Irish novelty hat to you, Scooter's staff.

I've been here twice and enjoyed myself each time. They have killer specials each day of the week, advertised boldly inside.A pool table, beer pong, darts, ESPN...this is a bar-bar, as I like to call them, and a chill place to hang with conversation that doesn't need to be yelled over bad music.

Doesn't quite have the ambiance of the adjoining bar Duke's, nor does it have the holy grail of drinking ($10 bottomless mug), but it does have aggressive drink specials and that awesome $1 happy hour.Scooter's is a typical Water Street bar to me. It doesn't have a lot of personality, but it makes up for it with the previously mentioned drink specials. I was just there last night and $1 Miller lite, High Life, MGD, or Coors Light bottles is a definite steal. They have free popcorn which is a plus as well. A guy offered me a few bucks to switch tables with him so his girlfriend could use the power outlet on the wall (Don't mind if I do, thanks for the free beers). Only spent around $10 + got reasonably intoxicated = a good night.They got the basic bar setup. A reasonably long bar with maybe 7 or 8 tables to sit at. A beer pong table, pool table, darts, and a few video games are also inside. They have a cover that slides over the pool table that can also become a beer pong table too. This place can get pretty busy and loud on the weekends which makes it difficult to find a place to hangout if you cant get a table. You kind of end up in what I call the "bathroom runway". Where everyone walks over you in their attempt to get to the bathroom right by the bar. With the busyness, comes a long wait to get a drink. I think Scooter's should have 3 bartenders on those nights instead of just 2. Just takes too damn long.A pretty good bar with KILLER drink specials. If you want quantity over quality, Scooter's (along with Duke's) is the place for you.

Not being from Milwaukee, I've somewhat quickly ascertained that *most* bars in the Water Street area aren't my normal cup of tea, Scooters being no exception.BUT, I will say their staff was incredibly, almost anomalously nice -- even though they were two deep at the bar. And, their happy hour prices seem pretty competitive. I'm huge on treating customers like real people...or at least like you care whether they come back...so this earns this place a third star (though really, I'd prob give it a 2.5 if i could).As for the rest of the place: it's a somewhat dark, somewhat smokey, rather loud sports bar...with people playing beer pong.

BEWARE OUT OF STATERS: The owners of this place own Dukes on Water next door as well so be careful there as well. I want to warn people about my experience at dukes. We are from out of state and they thought our Cali ID's were fake, we tried to leave, they wouldn't give our ID's back. Long story short my boyfriend ended the night in an ambulance and their bouncer was cited for an assault and battery. The owners have done absolutely NOTHING said NOTHING and taken NO ACTION except to put the blame back onto us so avoid these places at all costs.