Duffy's Tavern

Only spot for fishbowls for miles! A great shareable drink for you and your closest friends. Even if you don't like to share, they have single serve drinks as well, but the big fishbowls make Duffy's stand out on O Street. Service is fast depending on how full the bar is on any given night, I always love Fridays because their vodka drinks are cheaper :) Some of my favorite fishbowls are the Blue Bomb Pop, Dirty Shirley, Moscow Mule, and the Sex on the Beach.

Cool bar for sure. Not sure what it is with downtown, but I'm 48 and often the youngest one in this bar by 20 years, on a weekend night even. I just figured I'd see a more diverse crowd here

I'm a big fan of Duffys. Drinks are pretty cheap and the vibe is always good. They have some great live music pretty often. Make sure to check out the back patio, an awesome place on a warm night. Not the biggest fan of the fishbowls, but my friends always like them

We got an amaretto sour fish bowl and it was made well and tasted great. The bar skewed older for sure, didn't seem like a place for 20-somethings, and we were even there on a Friday night. It was pretty empty, but that was nice because we got to play foosball and throw darts as much as we wanted with no wait. Not a bad atmosphere or anything, kind of a dive bar feel.

We ended up at Duffy's per a couple of recommendations last Saturday, and even though we planned to do a bit of bar-hopping, we got comfortable here pretty quick (it's hard to give up a table once you have one). I'd definitely say that Duffy's claim to fame (besides the famous bands that have apparently passed through here over the years) are the fishbowl drinks. $15 for a fishbowl of alcohol with multi-colored giant straws? Hello, college bar. You can check out the whole menu here: http://duffyslincoln.com/drinks.php.Pretty mellow spot to watch a Husker game too... by Lincoln standards, of course. All of that said, I would have considered 4 stars, but Duffy's has definitely crossed the line into more of a dive than a music showcase (restrooms always give it away, and the doors in the women's don't have locks, FYI). Service was good though, and they're cool about people bringing in food, since they weren't serving (read: Yia Yia's pizza, right across the street!) I'd second the qualms about the jukebox. If it hadn't been a game-day, we definitely would have had to keep pumping money into it to keep the bad music at bay.

An old friend of mine complains that the bartenders here make her drinks too strong...well, that's not a problem in my book. I find the bartenders to be friendly and professional, and just as happy to pour you a $1 Old Style than a top-shelf Martini.You might not like Duffy's unless you know people there. On weekends it is crowded and gay, but on weeknights it is down tempo and cool. Sundays and Wednesdays there are usually rock and roll shows, and Monday is comedy night--so be sure to come by and laugh along with our struggling local comics. Like an old leather glove, some people find Duffy's to be a warm, snug fit, and others find it to be smelly and stale. It is a familiar type of place, where you can come after work for beer and conversation.

I like it. I love it. I don't have anything but great things to say about this place. It was my college hang out and I have since moved back to the east coast. Still searching for anything comparable. I spent way too many hours in the back beer garden of this place. Huge fire pit, huge projector that's always on with sports or movies, back bar that is open on the weekends, tons of space and tables. Can you tell I like beer gardens? Every night has a new crowd/theme. Live music, live karaoke, dollar beer night!, comedy night...and fishbowls. (Fishbowls races are on every 21 year olds to-do list)Cool staff, young, friendly. Awesome happy hours, free pizza on fridays. After reading the other reviews about this place, apparently Nirvana played on their stage back in the day. That's pretty sweet. Check it out, I hope it becomes your new home away from home.

Duffy's distinguishes itself from a lot of the other bars on O Street in Lincoln by serving strong cocktails in fishbowls. Spending a night at Duffy's can have the following documented side effects:- Vomiting - Increased vocal intensity- Delusions of Neil Diamond appreciation- Explosive diarrhea- BlackoutAsk you doctor if Duffy's is right for you!

Everyone was very nice here! being a new guy in town I feel welcome here! The drinks are good and music is a blast to listen to. Paul also is a very nice bartender! So are Jake and Meg!

It's a cool place and they do shows sometimes but I've never been able to get drunk there. I don't go out much so I know I have a low tolerance for alcohol but every time I go here the drinks I order seem to be mostly mixers and no alcohol. One time two of my friends and I spent something like $70+ and when we left we realized none of us were drunk at all and we had several shots and shared a fish bowl. Also the girls bathroom is super gross, I know it's a college bar but the surfaces in there look like they haven't been wiped like ever.