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Lionheart Pub and Brewery in Albany
Phone: +1 518-818-0921
Site: http://www.albanylionheartpub.com/
Site: http://www.albanylionheartpub.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:3PM–12AM
- Tuesday:3PM–12AM
- Wednesday:3PM–12AM
- Thursday:3PM–2:30AM
- Friday:3PM–3AM
- Saturday:3PM–3AM
- Sunday:3PM–12AM
Comments (167)
Slow time that I was there, good service, good selection of beers.
5 stars since they added the top floor! Great homemade beer, plenty of room for darts and an overall good night out
Super busy most of the time, bar tenders busy but will greet ya nicely and get your drink to you as quick as possible. Security is a bit dicka and will seem to arbitrary close way before closing but whatever.
What youd expect from your local pub however, parking is limited.
Great selection of beers and plenty of room now that they have the upstairs. They are now brewing their own beer too! Still no food really, but I hear its coming. If you are a dart player you have to stop in and play. You get to use real darts!! Pool tables available too.
I can’t get enough of Lionheart. I mean can you imagine a place that better fits the “hometown bar.” I love going here with boys and just eating and drinking. It’s always a good time at Lionheart, I’m pretty sure I’ve been deemed a local! Haha! But seriously, Lionheart is the way to go man.
5 star beer selection.3 star atmosphere.If it werent for the atmosphere, Id put this up with the Pour House, Beer Belly and Beer Hall as one of the best beer bars in Albany. Granted, I probably shouldnt be holding the atmosphere against them if Im really just focusing on the beer - but thats not how this works. Bonus points for Darts & Billiards in the back.
I like this bar. Very spacious. Clean bathroom. Pool and darts. Upstairs area. Lots of cute girls 😏
Beautiful atmosphere, great place in terms of appearance and presentation. Tonight was my first night there. I ordered some Bullitt whiskey for myself and a friend and another bar goer came up to me and told me not to order it in the future because the owner of the company beats his wife. All in a pretty condescending manner- I didnt know that, I just like whiskey. The bar goer said goodbye to the bartender by name, so I asked the bartender if she was a friend. She said yes, and I said that I thought that shaming me (or any customer) for my choice of liquor was inappropriate. The bartender responded in a way that defended her friend, but did not address my concern whatsoever. She dismissed me, belittled what I had to say, and continued with her work as if that wasnt a problem. I dont normally write reviews like this, but I felt it was inappropriate and worth the owner knowing about.
Place never really did it for me. Beer is good. Bouncers dont seem like they care about much, Bartenders are too busy with friends or eye candy to care about paying customers and how about it always being overcrowded? So not only am I forced to wait Half an hour to get my first beer while you hit on the campus bicycle.... but I have to enjoy it surrounded by droves of drunken frat boys? No thanks.
This may be the best bar in Albany, They always carry a great selection of beers. The staff is the best. They even have Touchtunes jukebox, Weekday dart leagues, Karaoke, sponsor the local kickball league, and are the place to be on the weekends.I cannot speak highly enough of this place.
So the staff was quite nice, I found the ambience to be a little bit off for my taste. So where is it would not be my normal cup of tea for the people that enjoy this environment it would be superior
Lionheart Pub has two large bars - one in the front and one in the back - with a great drink selection and fast, friendly service. Theres a surprising amount of room thanks to the bars depth and there are darts, a pool table, and bar video games in the back.Fresh, free popcorn is always available.This place definitely gets packed on weekend nights, but its one of the best places to go to hang out with friends and enjoy Albany.
Exactly the bar youre looking for when youre just going out for a pint or two. Good beer variety with lots of local on tap, with a few from further away. Very close to Savoy and Pint Sized on Lark, with lots of restaurant options nearby as well.
Lionheart has an extensive selection of craft beers, sidewalk seating in the summer and a fairly eclectic mix of customers. Great place for people watching. Just sit back and relax with the favorite brew.
Unapologetically a dive bar, but a great place for beer or darts. The only place in Albany that I know of with regular *steel-tip* darts competitions, but you can always grab a board and some darts as long as its not one of their league nights.
College-type bar with good beer and many young adults. Darts, and pool. The floor is so sticky youll need to put effort into picking your feet up.
This is a typical college bar experience, the night starts slow with an older crowd and then starts to get younger as the night goes on. The drinks are standard cocktails and beer, and the bartenders are fast. The music is loud, but no dancing. A good place to start your night, probably not where youll end up.
A bar that works for almost any person. An atmosphere thats typical for a chill bar (darts, pool, karaoke each week), and always has a solid selection of craft beers. Beware (or embrace) the college crowd at certain times!
A great place to come with friends during the week to hang out and its usually packed on the weekend with great music. Large beer and liquor selection, with quick bar service.
Good beer selection, not the best when its mobbed by college students, but that applies to most bars in this area. Separate room for darts/pool/hanging out is nice.
Worst experience ever. Went for friends 21st birthday and bartender Larissa was so unbelievably rude and refused to serve her saying “it’s an invalid ID” ON HER 21st BIRTHDAY!!! She ruined our entire night. Will never be going there again
It appears to be a good community joint jerry the owner is a self consumed money monger with little to no concern about the Community other than to drain its pockets but I understand they have a great selection of beer.Kaiser Lexie and RNAMASTE
Best bar in Albany. Great beer selection, great bartenders. Patio out front. Gets a little crowded during school season around 11:00. Still great though.
Lionheart is one of my favorite bars in Albany. But I wont give it a 5. People are friendly, kareoke on Thursdays is a blast! Tons of locals hang out here. Its nothing speacial in my eyes, but it is reliable fun with friends
Many great beers on tap, free popcorn, dart boards and pool table in the back, a few tables outside. Good happy hour special on many of the drafts.
Friendly staff, clean facility, wide variety of drink options on and off tap.
Since Mahars closed, currently best beer bar in Capital District. Large, fine selection on tap from imported wheat to NYSs finest to best west coast hoppy favs to darks with plenty of powerful, big beers - cant go wrong. Yes, there are others with many fine taps - the Ruck in Troy, City Beer Hall downtown Albany, new World of Beer at the mall and new Beer Belly on New Scotland. Theres a beer explosion in this sleepy, backwoods set of towns. Try them all. But we believe best selection is still Lionheart. Low prices during happy hours for these top shelf brews. Free popcorn. Big back room of darts, pool tables and sports screens. Nice long front bar has diverse crowd for good people watching. Crowded and loud on weekend nights. At quieter times, bring in your own jerk chicken from the wonderful Dutch Pot a few doors down the street.
Low prices, great for a group hang or a fun night out with your friends depending on the time of day you go. Good drinks, fast and attentive service with a great location just kitty corner from the park.
Changed way too much for my taste, loud and floors are filthy, went to play pool and there was only table. If you are 21 great, but for adults not so much
Nice place to have a drink and a cold beer and smoke a cigar outside
EXCELLENT SELECTION OF BEER, AND PRITTY LADIES, I NEED TO GET LUCK THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE A MANAGER AT ONE OF THESE BARS.
Eat first-- no kitchen. Encourages outside food, though.
If youre looking to get so hammered you need to take an ambulance to get home then this is the place for you.
What a nice pub! Big choice of beer on tap and a nice atmosphere
A friend of mine from the albany area was recently the victim of racially motivated violence and harassment here. The bouncer in charge of putting an end to that sort of thing intentionally looked the other way.This is not okay. Violence is not okay. Bigotry is not okay.I will not be a patron of the Lionheart any longer, and I suggest that others follow suit. There is no room for this sort of s**t today or any day.
The Monday dart league is a ton of fun! There is a pretty good beer selection and the Monday bartender, Jimmy, is fantastic!
Love this place love hope they stay open late joe that never change a lot of nice people go here all is customers would be very up set if u ever closed early hate ur temporary close wish u open up soon miss u open Friday night late and sat please reopen soon we miss ur place it so much fun here Nice people go here
Center Squares favorite neighborhood pub. The new upstairs brewery is beautiful and adds a bit of high end charm!
Beautiful building! Brew their own beers there too! Very popular place!
Worst bartender with bad bad bad attitudeI asked for a drink from the menu and he didn’t know anything “ or too lazy to do it “And then he said oh they only prepare this drink upstairs , and then i asked for a vodka redbull he made it but he was very rude giving me the drink
They have great prices on beer. Friendly atmosphere and all the big games with multiple TVs
LARISSA!!! Amazing info! Personality! Area! Everything; be thankful for people like her! She supports her community! ...and all business oweners in the area!
Always a good time, great atmosphere and the staff is fantastic!!
The whole staff is outstanding, great beer selections, great bar games.
Seems like a great little neighborhood place.Stopped in for a beer and they have a very good selection.
Good beer selection and bar area. Very popular place. Free popcorn is awesome.
Lots of great vibes both young and old. Two floors as well with sports popcorn food and great beer 💯🙏🏾
Excellent time. Try the spicy Margaritas! Plenty of space if you like darts.
Good beer selection and layout. Darts and pool area in the back is a gem reattach place for some real competition.
Best dive bar in Albany. I mean “dive bar” in the best sense of the word! Cheap beer, pool, darts, karaoke!
Great late night place-- was NOT as loud as expected-- which is a goodgood thing.inexpensive goodgood drinks
Great choice of beers, went during happy hour, has limited outdoor seating
Great beer selection; only thing to eat is popcorn but plenty of places to eat nearby.
Can get a little rowdy and crowded on the weekends, but is a great place to grab a beer or drink with friends or co-workers at happy hour or on an off night
They used to let dogs to the patio... then I brought mine. Also a long time customer so Ill take my drinking money elsewhere.
Great selection of craft beers at reasonable prices. Friendly bar tender, and darts/pool
Great atmosphere and amazing beer! Cant wait to see the new addition!
Friendly staff, pretty cool decor inside. Good for a night out.
Tried to charge me and my friends for food and drinks we didnt order, terrible bar in a town with many options, i wouldnt go here if i was on fire and they had the only glass of water left...
Good place. College crowd when they’re here in Albany
Great beer selection and darts/pool table to play games.
Great staff, drinks, and happy hour. Gets crazy packed on the weekends.
Decent place to have a beer or play a game of darts. Good beer selection.
Years ago this was albanys first smoke-free bar another all smoke-free so now its just a big bar with games and crowded crowded weekends
Great beer selection with lots of games. Good balance of people here.
Great place to play some darts, play a small pool table and sing karaoke.
Large selection of beers pool tables, darts. Plenty of seating outside (weather permitting)
Lark Street Tavern is across the steet, theyll make you a nicer drink, there logo doesnt look like it was designed by a drunk hack and ratify motivated violence is not tolerated.
Great beer, tons of dart boards, plus a pool table
Best bar in the city. Friendly staff and great service
Good atmosphere, with a wide selection of beers on tap
Jerry and Captain are doing an amazing job. Great beer and atmosphere!
Local spot upstate great for drinks
Great place to relax have a drink and play some pool or darts
Welcoming atmosphere great employees nice clientele just watch out for sergeant high waters
This is a great bar to hangout have a drink and meet new people!
Good beer selection, happy hour is a good deal.
Decent pub on Lark with good pricing and access to darts/billiards.
This place grows on you. Lots of big TVs for sports. It gets crowded on certain days.
Great beer, great bartender
Only visited one time but a very nice welcoming environment with friendly staff
Great beer selection. Wish they had a kitchen.
Limited choice of their own brews of average quality.
Many kind of beverages, good music
Great diverse beer selection, great staff!
Fun times, but lets be honest. You go for the popcorn and the pool/darts
Great dive. But it grinds my gears that pool is 1.25. I hate change
I am always pleasantly surprised with their tap selection!
Crowded, bland, somewhat slow service. Nothing that makes it overly horrible... but nothing that stands out as great either.
Great late night spot, decent price points too!
Decent if you go on Thursday nights for karaoke.
Great Pub with a diverse selection of beer!
Good beer selection. Friendly people.
They increase price after certain hours .
A classic. Best beer selection and staff in Albany.
Beer, darts, amazing staff
Fun
Great downtown Albany bar!
Nice place, great back room for parties
Nice local pub with free darts and free popcorn
Looks like a nice place ! Will stop in one day.
Great Bar for games and nightlife.
Great beers on tap and good service
I always have a really fun time here!
Night life is ok. Bartenders seem unapproachable.
Cool place. Ill check it out again.
Family oriented and sophisticated style and design.
Security is very racist ,dont waste it time
The finest of all the Albany bars around!
4 stars captures it. Not more, not less.
Was here for July 4th... mayhem. Saw a bunch of kids get arrested.
Sunday all day happy hour
Not a better beer selection in albany.
Best pub in Albany for English darts
Awesome place. Highly recommend.
Love the place... the owner is awesome.
Good happy hour prices.
Great beer selection
Quieter then most places which was nice.
Pool tables and free popcorn. Enough said
Bartenders are quick an attentive.
I think so yeah
Good beer selection
Love the free popcorn!
Lion Fart
Good venue overall.
Great bar tenders
New upstairs is great
Nice bar
Great place to drink
Gets very full. Too full.
Nice neighborhood bar
Staff friendly and attentive
Good times with good people
Great drinks
This is my darts spot
Meh
Boom!
Overly crowded
Great place!!
Good drinks
Great Service
Friendly service
Friendly and welcoming
I love this place
Darts
Free popcorn
Free popcorn!
Racists
Great place
Good times
Great place
Great stop
College kids.
Place sucks
Good music and delicious sake! Friendly bartender and exciting atmosphere! Delightful guests and pleasant darts are also here.
Total reviews rating 4.2
167 Reviews for Lionheart Pub and Brewery 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-19Huge selection of beer on draft and awesome bartenders. Pool table and real steel tip darts! No food, but there are a few places near by that offer takeout.
Review №2
2022-04-09Was there on Friday, then this black bouncer or security, who ever he is, just ask me to get, tried asking him, what happened and for him to explain but he got so violent, talking about he was going to pop his trunk and talking loud. I believe I did have the right to know if I did something wrong or maybe he confused me with someone but no, this guy was just so rude. Was a bad experience. I was really embarrassed and never been humiliated like this. Especially, not knowing what I did wrong.
Review №3
2022-06-14If you want to hang with locals this is a great place to go. Bartender was awesome!!! My only knock on this place is no food, but plenty of places to eat close by.
Review №4
2021-07-27Nice brewery. The bartenders could be a little more accommodating to out of town folks.
Review №5
2021-12-23Got harassed by the bouncer about the legitimacy of my ID. Instead of just scanning it he asked me all these questions. When I challenged him he scanned it and everything was fine. He didn’t apologize for holding me up. Like yes sir my ID and vaccination card are both forged(they’re not!) I was there for a private party. On a Thursday. It was early in the night and your bar was near EMPTY.Please believe me when I say your bar is not cool enough for minors to want to sneak in at 8pm on a Thursday.Won’t be returning for multiple reasons. Your power trip bouncer is just one of them
Review №6
2021-06-20A popular spot with college crowd. Not the friendliest or most knowledgeable bar staff. But a nice outside seating area and beer selection.
Review №7
2021-05-21It was great! Super clean. Nice staff. Lovely beer selection. Will 100% go back.
Review №8
2022-07-03Great pub with a great tap selection. Staff are great
Review №9
2021-10-30It’s ok. Certain Bartenders are rude. Was told I needed to use cash to do darts, and could use the ATM. I go to use it and it had no cash in it to even withdraw. Mentioned it to the bartender saying I could just put my card down like people do tabs on their drinks. Was told no and I can go to another ATM down the road. Lol maybe have cash in the one in your facility or accommodate guests when they’re willing to put down their card.
Review №10
2021-11-28Great place to go to just chill n have a few drinks n play pool or darts... Bartenders, barbacks, and security staff r the best!