Tinsel

116 S 12th St, Philadelphia
(267) 687-2580

Recent Reviews

Tyesha Wright

Decided to try this place around the new year. Decor was beautiful but they had no feed and no seating and staff seemed they did not want to be there. Left due to not wanting to stand and drink

Matthew W.

My Fiancé and I tried to visit this pop up NYE of 2021 but they were closed and then NYE of 2022 I found myself in overseas in response to global aggression so this year when we found ourselves fortunate enough to both be able to visit my stomping grounds this holiday season I made it a point to go prior to NYE to ensure they were open. The bar front and inside did not disappoint for lights and decorations. It's definitely a place you should go at least once during the holiday season. Luckily on the Wednesday night we visited the bar was not packed so we were able to take everything in at our leisure and ended up ordering our drinks from the upstairs bar (there is a first and second floor). The bartender was nice and attentive and the drinks were quick. My fiancé had a fruity drink which came in a run boot cup and I had the spiked hot chocolate which came in a coffee mug. The drinks are a tad pricey with our total bill for two drinks being about $44. This would not be a place we would come for multiple drinks due to the price but because we love Christmas and decorations so much we will most likely return the next time we are fortunate to travel to my old grounds during a future holiday season for a drink and enjoyment of their decorations.

Isaiah A

Fun holiday themed bar with holiday themed drinks. Probably best after Christmas. Zero

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Brian Milby

Went on Christmas Day for the decorations and drinks..was pretty chill,good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rudegal Barnes

Cute Xmas bar with themed drinks. A little pricey but located in Center around great eaterys and night

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Bella K

Bartender was so DRUNK that they spilled our drinks all on the counter. Then they drank the extra alc left in the shaker. Awful service and will never go back. Management- please keep a better eye on your employees and make sure they’re not completely inebriated on their shifts.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Brian Dowd

Great spot during the Christmas season to grab a drink. Yes, expensive, but you are going to PoP up bar that goes all out for the Christmas holiday. Give it a try!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

J T

A pretty cool pop-up bar for Christmas. I heard some people talking about it while I was at dinner around the corner and so I decided to pop in on my way back to my hotel and I can tell you it’s like somebody digested Christmas from the past 40 years, and just threw up all over the place in a cool way of course somebody took a lot of time and effort and money into putting up all of the different lights and decorations, statues figures and just almost any kind of Christmas movie memorabilia you can think of it’s there if you take the time to look, there’s something in every nook and cranny of this place not to be missed or underappreciated with that said it is a bit pricey I think the cheapest drink on the select Elective menu is $17 and I get that it is a pop-up bar so you’re paying for the experience and I would definitely go back as it was really cool and festive and I’m sure that even as much as I did notice and see I’m sure I would pick up on some other things as well Super cool Christmasy and fun without a doubt if you get near here you definitely wanna pop in and check it out. You don’t even have to buy anything if you don’t want to you could just walk around and look but I would recommend the world best hot chocolate with screwball. It was absolutely delicious for $23 ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Olivia

Waited in line 15 min just to get to the door and be told there is a $5 cover. No problem but it’s cash only…. And we didn’t have cash. Just happened to notice they put the “cover” directly into the tip jar. I think it’s a little strange that they don’t accept cards for the cover, really seems like the door person is pocketing the cash. She said there’s an atm at the bar next door (she was pretty rude about it), so we just had a drink at the bar next door lol. Wouldn’t recommend Tinsel :)

Scott Johnston

An army of elves surely worked at the pole for months to get Both the details and the big picture of Tinsel 2023 together! Krampus Salutes You!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Mike Neal

Stopped in on Black Friday for a drink and Tinsel was perfect for that. The entire bar was decorated for Christmas it was pretty cool. It’s more of a dive bar - narrowish room, no seating. Crowd was 35+ and they were playing classic Christmas music. I enjoyed ???

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

May Klase

I think most of the low star reviews are due to the price of drinks, but you should expect that for a themed bar. I thought that the atmosphere was beautiful and I’d definitely recommend going for one drink just to get into the holiday spirit. But do expect to pay about $50 for two people including tip here.

Atmosphere: 5

Bill Dooley

Neat place to visit, but ridiculous to charge a cover for no

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Terris T

The drinks are horrible. But we took cute pictures.

Service: 1

Zeneca Z

UPDATE: THE BAR EXPANDED TO THE SECOND FLOOR!! So much more room to spread out. Honestly, it's so much better on the 2nd floor with more bathrooms too.While this bar is only open from mid-Sept to Halloween, then again Black Friday till Jan 1st, it's SUCH A COOL BAR! It's over the top decor. Amazing. Prepare for a crowded experience, but worth it for the decor.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 3

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