Gwar Bar

Recently voted 3rd best dive bar in RVA, so there are at least 2 bars in Richmond that are worse than this one! Awesome drinks, greasy deliciousness burgers and fries, and all hail GWAR!

It was a fun little place. Obviously if you like that type of music it is cool. Very small. Food was good and everyone was friendly.

Loved the vibe of this bar until near closing. I used to listen to GWAR a lot in the early 2000’s and it was so cool to see this place. Decor: lots of memorabilia of the band, including props, photos of costumes/shows, masks, etc. make sure you take a good look at the ceiling and walls when you’re there, there’s so much to see! Food/drinks: just average bar food with a couple vegan options. Some of the dishes have really cool names. Service: you order all drinks and food at the corner of the bar. The guy we were ordering from looked like he hated his life, he seemed so over it. It was a bit of a bummer, especially since my friend and I were there to celebrate my bday, but we just brushed it off and sat in our little corner. I took off 3 stars for service because of the aforementioned experience and also because as my friend and I were leaving, (it was 20 minutes before closing) we got up and like 3-4 employees started shouting at us that we needed to get out. We were already putting on our coats and putting our drinks away when they started shouting at us. There were still probably 15 people in the bar and we had kept to ourselves the entire time, we weren’t drunk or loud or rude in any way. I’m not sure what was up, but it was extremely off putting. I’ve never had this experience in any bar before, even Sticky Rice will let you leave without harassing you unless you’re not leaving at all or being belligerent. I’m not sure if it was just an off night, but the vibes were really good up until we started to leave. We had a great time otherwise, so it was really disappointing being shouted at as we clean up after ourselves by putting the food in the trash and put our glasses on the bar counter… I’d probably go back again, but I think next time I’d just have one drink there and move on to another bar after. Also, someone brought their toddler in at some point (probably around 10pm), which was extremely freaking weird. So apparently that’s allowed.

They have delicious vegan options and lots of them. Everything is clearly labeled on their menu - which I love. The cauliflower wings are one of my favorites!

Drinks were good, food was incredible, I pooped here. All around great experience.