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Essex St. Pub Bar with pool tables in Buffalo, NY

4.5★★★★★ 586 Google reviews

Darts

Pool tables

“Any night of the week you can come for great vibes and battles on the pool table.”— from a Google review

Pool comes up 4 times in its reviews · also per the place's website.

Visit

530 Rhode Island St
Buffalo, NY 14213

Call (716) 883-2150

Directions mackysessexstreetpub.com

Call ahead for hours and table rates.

Fact sheet

Kind Bar with pool tables Google category: Pub
Google rating 4.5 ★
Reviews 586

Essex St. Pub is a pub at 530 Rhode Island St, Buffalo, NY. It is listed here because its reviews and its own website show it has pool tables. It has a 4.5-star rating from 586 Google reviews.

How the place describes itself on Google: “Smoked wings, burgers & vegan fare in an unpretentious pub with a jukebox & pool table.”

What the reviews and website show

Each item is listed only with its proof: a sentence from a 4- or 5-star Google review, the place's own website, or how often reviews mention it.

  • Darts

    “I'll definitely come back for darts and karaoke, but I'm not ordering no cabbage burger again that's for sure.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned twice in reviews · also per the place's website.

  • Full bar

    “I can’t even begin to tell you how kind and courteous the bartender was when we stopped in for a beer after just arriving from Canada.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned 10 times in reviews.

  • Food

    “The food is excellent and when I don’t want to eat one of their delicious burgers or the Yard Bird (so yum!), they have very tasty vegetarian options.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned 18 times in reviews · also per the place's website.

What players say

Great freaking bar! Dave the bartender is a certified G and the pool tables are well maintained. The regulars are kind, fun and funny. I'll be back!

★★★★★ Max, Apr 2024

I'm from out of town, road tripping. I enjoyed this place. Nice neighborhood bar feel. Has a good pool table.

★★★★★ Graydon, Jul 2026

stepping back. way back into the tavern past with that far out "wait. it's 2022" vibe. Great place and fantastic food.

★★★★★ Domo, Aug 2022

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 586 on Google →

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