Champion's Pub
2417 N Bartlett Ave, Milwaukee
(414) 332-2440
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Stopped here during a dive bar tour and met with the owner. What a gem of a place to visit. Felt right at home and highly recommend going here. Felt right at home like a place back in or town of 4000 residents in northwest Ohio. Will definitely return. Cheers
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Nice lil place to grab some drinks and chill.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
An under the radar East Side pub with an excellent patio area and very reasonable drink prices. I got a double Old Fashioned for $10 which feels very reasonable these days that was tasty and decently strong too.
We went there for one of the Milwaukey To The City events they host monthly on the bar's patio and had an absolute blast! The event has a late night TV show format with three guests; one local business, one comedian and one band and its hosted by the excellent Sam Barone. If you get a chance to check one of these shows out I can't recommend it enough!
I know this bar has a reputation for being a good place to catch a futbol match and with three TVs on the patio and decent space inside as well I can definitely see the appeal.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
What a fun place to see a show outside! It's like a neighborhood backyard rather than a crowded venue. The staff was super nice to everyone around- everybody made me feel welcome! Tommy Stinson was a great show and Karla Rose played and supported beautifully! Just a great summertime event meeting tons of nice folks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patio is the highlight of the joint. TV window on the cig porch is a nice touch. All of the reviews say this place is racist but I’ve personally never experienced it. Every time I come in the bartender says she’s old enough to be my mother which is flattering but it’s getting kind of old. Would be 5/5 oil stars but last time I went my buddy saw some guys ass crack and it really killed the vibe solid 3.8 oil stars
Great manager, great outdoor space. Thanks :)
Didn't feel like a champion
Denied me service after driving 30 minutes to visit their bar. I was completely sober and the bartender refused service after looking at my ID. I walked in and said nothing but “hello how are you”. I am 25 years old, I will we admit I do look young. Even after checking my ID ( I am 25 with a valid ID) they still told me I looked too young!! I have lived next to this bar for 4 years, I have never had an issue until I moved away! Have never had any issues there, this is a joke. Do not go here if you’re under age 55! Absolutely disgusted with with the male service!
The neighborhood bar. The kind of place where everybody knows your name—and apparently, your reputation, too.
I’ve been coming here on and off for a while. It’s got that cozy, local vibe, the owners are genuinely nice, and Al the bartender? Well, she was definitely two sheets to the wind last time I stopped by, which I guess adds to the ambiance. Who doesn’t love being told to leave by someone who can barely explain the rules of a dice game they’re aggressively not teaching? She literally walked away and started talking about my husband right in front of us. I mean come on… it’s obvious that she would never last at any place other than her safe haven where she has the ability to act like this towards a paying customer. It’s outrageous that she has a job In “customer service”
I know writing this review I’m really outing myself as I do live in the neighborhood and am going to feel uncomfortable but I feel I have to it was completely unjustified.
Anyway, I was sitting outside, when Al came storming out of the bar, hollering at me to leave. This wasn’t a calm, quiet conversation—it was a full-on public spectacle. I was told I had a “bad reputation,” which was news to me, but hey, I guess it’s easier to shout someone out than have a grown-up conversation.
The whole thing was sloppy and bizarre. If this was literally anywhere other than Wisconsin, she’d probably be fired on the spot. But hey—around here, I guess being drunk on the job and kicking out locals without reason is just part of the charm. Honestly, I left feeling pretty disgusted. The whole thing was messy and uncalled for.
Still, the owners are good people and clearly care about the place. It’s just the vibe that’s taken a nosedive. If you’re into unpredictable service, small-town politics, and the chance of being randomly exiled by someone mid-blackout, this is the spot for you. Cheers to low expectations and cold beer.
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A great bar to hangout in, with a fun shuffleboard table along with built in scrabble table. There is an outdoor patio area as well, though I have not experienced it myself.
It is a bar. It has drinks. It has a bartender.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
One of my new favorite getaway-and-relax places! Low key, comfortable. Friendly regulars, great bartenders. I will be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Love coming here for Milwaukey to the City!
Very racist bar. Bar tenders only care about the regulars, if you are any color beside white, you will not get a drink within 15 minutes. Bartenders cut everyone off based on their decision unless you are white, they continue to feed only white people shots.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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