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Welch Ave. Station Bar with pool tables in Ames, IA

4.7★★★★★ 451 Google reviews

Open late

Pool tables

“Multiple pool tables for people to use, Foosball tables, plenty of seating, and later at night they bring pizza from upstairs for dollar slices.”— from a Google review

Pool comes up 5 times in its reviews.

Visit

207 Welch Ave Ste 101
Ames, IA 50014

Call (515) 292-2334

Directions welchave.com

Monday4 PM – 2 AM
Tuesday4 PM – 2 AM
Wednesday4 PM – 2 AM
Thursday4 PM – 2 AM
Friday1 PM – 2 AM
Saturday11 AM – 2 AM
Sunday12 PM – 2 AM

Hours from Google, shown in local time. Confirm before you go.

Call ahead for table rates.

Fact sheet

Kind Bar with pool tables Google category: Bar
Google rating 4.7 ★
Reviews 451

Welch Ave. Station is a bar at 207 Welch Ave Ste 101, Ames, IA. It is listed here because its customer reviews show it has pool tables. It has a 4.7-star rating from 451 Google reviews.

How the place describes itself on Google: “Enduring watering hole featuring daily drink specials, live DJs, pool tables & big-screen TVs.”

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.

  • Full bar

    “The music is never too loud to hear people talk, they've got mostly friendly bartenders and wait staff, and an awesome selection of beer with some pretty awesome specials.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned 26 times in reviews.

  • Food

    “Only downsides is that when it's a busy night it gets very hard to get from one end of the bar to the other and getting the food can take a while sometimes.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned 21 times in reviews.

  • Open late

    Per its Google hours: open past midnight 7 nights a week (latest close 2 AM).

What players say

It's a bar that mixes a classic atmosphere with sports screens and a bit of nostalgia. The staff is friendly, and they have a great selection of drinks, cocktails, and draft beers.

★★★★★ Eduardo, Oct 2024

Nice, fairly laid back bar experience in town. Great having Pizza Pit upstairs, good drinks, reasonably priced. Pool tables are in good shape too which rocks.

★★★★★ Oil, May 2023

One of the best bars on Welch Ave. It has a much better variety and quality than most of the other bars on the street. Nice place to go if sitting and kidding around with friends is how you like to spend your nights. There are a few pool tables and some arcade games.

★★★★☆ Emma, Oct 2018

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 451 on Google →

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