Mortimer's Bar and Restaurant

A classic dive barBeer selection is not goodThe prices are, thoughIf you are looking for a beer you have never had before, this is not the place. However, it seems like it is almost always two for ones. $8 for two Bloody Mary's and a snit this morning. Gotta get a little juiced up for the Vikings game!They have six pinball machines and Touch Tunes. Use the Touch Tunes at your own risk. Some of the locals get a little defensive. Played a number of tunes here one time and the next song that came on was Tom Petty's Don't Come Around Here No More. They do have an attached concert room. Saw local legends Run Westy Run here awhile back. Great show! Dave Pirner made a cameo appearance.Think I've only had food here once. It was not great. Those tater tots were burnt to a crisp. I recommend this place for its dive bar vibe and cheap drinks, may need to give the food another shot before I say take a hard pass on it.Hoping my three star is not the kiss of death on this place as it has been for other places in the neighborhood that I have reviewed. They have been here for decades. They should be fine!

The 3 times I've been, twice I had to wait over 20 mins for drink. I don't mind waiting when you're busy, but at least acknowledge me. Now I just meet a white my homeboys, when they smoking in the back of the the bar And the food is below average. The Bartenders were 2 females With piss poor customer service.

Despite having lived in this neighborhood for collectively nearly 5 years, I somehow never went inside Mortimer's until recently. It's a tough place to rate, so I'm giving it my standard 3 stars (which is NOT a bad review in my book). It's a dive-bar with cement floors, pinball machines, a small patio where people smoke, and lots of drunk and/or quiet old-timers. I like that they have Sociable Ciderwerks Freewheeler on tap, along with a Clown Shoes Mango Kolsch. They also have tater tots ($5) and golden fries ($5) which are tasty.I got an Impossible burger ($10) which is dirt-cheap as it also came with fries. This was a perfectly no-effort implementation of the burger. I'm not sure the bun is vegan, but it wasn't good anyway, so I didn't eat it. Come to Mortimer's for a laid-back time with decent taps, divey atmosphere and tater tots. Get an Impossible burger if you're hungry. Keep your expectations low and you'll be fine.

Hated it.I do not want to give them a rating and nor do they deserve one. We were trying to go to Red Dragon, a friend and I, but they were closed... so we moseyed over to Mortimer's. Now, I always SAW the place when I would frequent Rudolph's, but had never been. This was my first time and it will also be my last.i walk in, they were playin pretty good music, so i was feeling good. Walk up to the bar, two bartenders, *race isn't really the point, but 1 black and 1 white. The black bartender was closest to me and literally looked right at me, made eye contact and then turned his back on me. LOL If felt like a black on black crime, guys! My guy friend walks up (potty run) and I whisper to him what happened, so I let him place the order for our drinks since I was still being ignored. Drink was decent, no complaint. He goes back up for another beer and placed an order for my Long Island. It was so gross and was mostly pop. It was like this black guy had a problem with ME, just ME. LOL/SMH My guy friend is a very very light complexioned mixed man, who can pass for anything, fyi. I tried to drink the drink, but I couldn't do it. We left it on the table and we asked the white bartender to make my drink and it was good. IDK about this place guys. I've HEARD it was a racist place TBH, but I don't want to speculate, but the whole vibe that I received made me unwelcomed and very much so gave "You don't have to go home, but you need to get outta here." .. and did. We left after that and i will NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER return again. Two thumbs down. Yelp star minus one. Bad vibes. Needs to be closed.That is all.

This is hands down the worst bar I'm Minnesota. I'm a bar reviewer and when I say this place should not be in business, I mean it. the drinks are really watered down and they save there bottles to refill. can u say bacteria. the food is always over cooked, sides watered down. the employees are not pleasant at all. the older white laddie is ridiculously rude. they don't smile. they all look angry and mumble under there breath. I'm sitting here now watching this. this is not how you make wings. the grease is definitely old because everything taste the same. anytime the chicken bones fall apart with the chicken that means it's old and freezer burned. Guys please stop giving these people your hard earned money. go to a bar that appreciates your busines.

I really want to love this place. It's so close to home and has ownership that that clearly knows how good food and service should be done. Just not at this location. This was our second visit and we found the service to be a bit slow and sloppy each time. I would expect a simple BLT to be executed perfectly. I mean, it's just bacon, lettuce and tomato. The bacon could have been flashed in the oven or skillet; it was room temperature. The tomato was just one slice per 1/2 and had not been cored properly. I know not to expect much out of a tomato in May in Minnesota but...there are ways to make it better. Then they ran out of oregano vinaigrette. On a Saturday night. This is a good place for music and a beer. Don't expect much more than that.

Mort's has recently been revived by the owners of Nightingale, so go ahead and ignore all the old negative reviews ;]. They've preserved a lot of the character while also adding new touches and making it great small local music venue. Nothing like getting a v fancy Grain Belt at a historic stained-glass bar at a punk show!There's usually a cover for their shows which are hosted in a separate room from the main bar. Support some musicians and pile in! You get a wristband so you can re-enter the venue space, in case you want to grab a drink at one of their multiple bars, grab some 50c wings on Wednesday, play some arcade games, or have a smoke on the back patio.You also might want to read up on their nightly food specials like Soul Food Sunday and bottomless spaghetti Monday...

Subpar bar with subpar food. Oh and be careful not leave your bartender/server's line of sight because you will be charged double. I sat at the bar, had food and a beer, then moved (still inside the car) to a table and got stuck with an obscene bill. Oh and it took 1.5 hours for my food to arrive because the bartender didn't out the order in. There are so many better places to go in the area. Don't go here.

Great happy hour. Food is super delicious for dive bar/bar food. Service can be a little hit or miss. Lots of regulars and limited seating so if you like to sit at the actual bar it might be full. Good bar for people watching as there are some characters that go there.

this place is great during rush hr. drinks are stiff and the food is incredible! I suggest the club sandwich! they have live music at night, pinball games and the variety of people and conversations are interesting. great people watching. staff is great but, don't be a dumbass or a perv, you will be asked to leave... i appreciate that kind of staff safety