Elliot's
Bar · Danville
About Elliot's
At Elliot's, we're proud to be Danville's oldest watering hole, serving up great drinks and good times for over a century. Our classic old saloon offers a welcoming atmosphere where friends and neighbors gather to relax, socialize, and enjoy a cold beer or stiff drink. Whether you're looking for a q...
At Elliot's, we're proud to be Danville's oldest watering hole, serving up great drinks and good times for over a century. Our classic old saloon offers a welcoming atmosphere where friends and neighbors gather to relax, socialize, and enjoy a cold beer or stiff drink. Whether you're looking for a quick spot to grab a shot or a place to hang out for hours, our knowledgeable staff is always happy to help. Take in the game on one of our bar games, challenge your friends to a game of shuffleboard, or simply enjoy the company of great people in our outdoor seating area. We're committed to providing fast service and a great selection of beer, cocktails, and hard liquor at prices that won't break the bank. Come visit us and experience the Danville tradition for yourself!
What Customers Say About Elliot's
Elliot's is a historic dive bar loved for its cheap, strong drinks, shuffleboard, and friendly atmosphere. It's a cash-only establishment with a classic, no-frills vibe that has been a Danville staple since 1907. Some reviewers mention occasional rude bartenders and dirty bathrooms.
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Tip: Bring cash, as Elliot's is a cash-only bar. Be prepared for a potentially crowded and loud atmosphere on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Elliot's Danville Reviews
Outstanding 1900's old Danville downtown bar. Always have loved this spot even when I was a child walking by 😄 Stiff drinks and cold beer 👍
A true classic place in Danville.
Outstanding 1900's old Danville downtown bar. Always have loved this spot even when I was a child walking by 😄 Stiff drinks and cold beer 👍
A true classic place in Danville.
I call Elliot's the last frontier. A place where regular people go, after a hard day of working, doing what they do. Except, there are no more horses outside waiting
I LOVE this place! Great local watering hole. Not much changed since it started in 1907 (or somewhere thereabouts)..This place is a historic part of Danville. Everyone there is friendly, welcoming and from the neighborhood. Drinks are cold, strong and reasonably priced. What more could you want?
Classic old saloon with a tremendous amount of history. Cheapest drinks in the area. Very comfortable place to hang out for a few hours. Experienced and knowledgeable staff. Only place with an outdoor smoking area where you can still enjoy your cocktail.
Best local Dive Bar!
Danville local dive bar. Shuffle board, shooting game, music. A stop in for a quick shot place. Grab a bag of chips. Beers cold drinks small great prices. Always busy on weekends. Great crowd friendly people.
Great, A+, dive bar! Well drinks are about $6 and they have a big selection of beer too. Just a fun crowd and doing it right since 1907!
Elliot's doesn't pretend to be anything than what it is. You can get stiff drinks for $5 (cash only) and no fuss. They have a legit shuffleboard and a couple of up-to-date arcade games.
CASH ONLY , OLD SCHOOL , LOCAL WATERING HOLE Very affordable , proper drinks. Great local vibe since 1907
Great bar with a fun atmosphere. Friendly, attentive staff, solid drinks, and good vibes all around. Perfect spot to relax, hang out, and enjoy the night. 🍻
Local historic dive bar. Cheap drinks, big pours, cash only. Cool vibe!
Local historic dive bar. Cheap drinks, big pours, cash only. Cool vibe!
Great bar with a fun atmosphere. Friendly, attentive staff, solid drinks, and good vibes all around. Perfect spot to relax, hang out, and enjoy the night. 🍻
Best local Dive Bar!
I call Elliot's the last frontier. A place where regular people go, after a hard day of working, doing what they do. Except, there are no more horses outside waiting
I will always love this bar!! So much fun! So much history! Love this place!
Elliot's doesn't pretend to be anything than what it is. You can get stiff drinks for $5 (cash only) and no fuss. They have a legit shuffleboard and a couple of up-to-date arcade games.
Great, A+, dive bar! Well drinks are about $6 and they have a big selection of beer too. Just a fun crowd and doing it right since 1907!
I LOVE this place! Great local watering hole. Not much changed since it started in 1907 (or somewhere thereabouts)..This place is a historic part of Danville. Everyone there is friendly, welcoming and from the neighborhood. Drinks are cold, strong and reasonably priced. What more could you want?
Danville local dive bar. Shuffle board, shooting game, music. A stop in for a quick shot place. Grab a bag of chips. Beers cold drinks small great prices. Always busy on weekends. Great crowd friendly people.
Classic old saloon with a tremendous amount of history. Cheapest drinks in the area. Very comfortable place to hang out for a few hours. Experienced and knowledgeable staff. Only place with an outdoor smoking area where you can still enjoy your cocktail.
We dropped in on a Saturday to check out the shuffleboard and have a quick drink. The area was very busy but we managed to find parking in the large strip lot behind the bar and neighboring businesses. The full length table is in great shape and plays well. Long bar with a partial wall divider. The T.V.s around were all broadcasting sporting events. It appeared to be a steady flow of mostly regulars with a few travelers or friends of the locals. Friendly and polite people and seemed to be a mixed age group but mostly over 30 a few were less. Very cool history bar serving a strong mixed drink!
Don't drink, so I ordered a diet Soda. The bartender warned me that he didn't know who's diet it was but that it wasn't that good. He was being nice to what ever it was I had. Disgusting,Horrible diet soda. Everything else was great. Except a Niners glass....Probably because of my Seahawks Shirt.
We dropped in on a Saturday to check out the shuffleboard and have a quick drink. The area was very busy but we managed to find parking in the large strip lot behind the bar and neighboring businesses. The full length table is in great shape and plays well. Long bar with a partial wall divider. The T.V.s around were all broadcasting sporting events. It appeared to be a steady flow of mostly regulars with a few travelers or friends of the locals. Friendly and polite people and seemed to be a mixed age group but mostly over 30 a few were less. Very cool history bar serving a strong mixed drink!
Don't drink, so I ordered a diet Soda. The bartender warned me that he didn't know who's diet it was but that it wasn't that good. He was being nice to what ever it was I had. Disgusting,Horrible diet soda. Everything else was great. Except a Niners glass....Probably because of my Seahawks Shirt.
A nice watering hole with a dive bar feel. The bartenders are great. There drink prices are very reasonable (cash only bar). They do have an outdoor area for sitting and smokers. Jukebox and shuffleboard on the inside. Sometimes crowded and loud in the evenings Friday/Saturday otherwise a very low key bar to enjoy a beer or two.
A nice watering hole with a dive bar feel. The bartenders are great. There drink prices are very reasonable (cash only bar). They do have an outdoor area for sitting and smokers. Jukebox and shuffleboard on the inside. Sometimes crowded and loud in the evenings Friday/Saturday otherwise a very low key bar to enjoy a beer or two.
An interesting place, though I've only been here during the day. It features fantastically perserved old-guard decor that doesn't look like it's changed since the dawn if the Nixon administration. Though Danville has gone high-dollar, this place has hung onto it's classic patina and cozy feel. The patrons are a pretty close-knit, difficult-to-approach group....though you'll find some of them to be *very* interesting if you manage to break the ice. It's one of a few bars I patronize where my MO is generally to not speak unless spoken to. The bar has two compartments....a well lit front area with an entrance on Hartz, and a darker and usually less populated area with an entrance through the back. Hang in front if you want to attempt mixing with the locals, or go in back if you want to sit by yourself. The patio in the back is somewhat disheveled, but the restrooms are well and maintained and *spotlessly clean*. Bar snacks seem to migrate between pretzles and chips of some sort. Check it out if you're in the area, but if your a ways off? I woudn't make it a priority.
An interesting place, though I've only been here during the day. It features fantastically perserved old-guard decor that doesn't look like it's changed since the dawn if the Nixon administration. Though Danville has gone high-dollar, this place has hung onto it's classic patina and cozy feel. The patrons are a pretty close-knit, difficult-to-approach group....though you'll find some of them to be *very* interesting if you manage to break the ice. It's one of a few bars I patronize where my MO is generally to not speak unless spoken to. The bar has two compartments....a well lit front area with an entrance on Hartz, and a darker and usually less populated area with an entrance through the back. Hang in front if you want to attempt mixing with the locals, or go in back if you want to sit by yourself. The patio in the back is somewhat disheveled, but the restrooms are well and maintained and *spotlessly clean*. Bar snacks seem to migrate between pretzles and chips of some sort. Check it out if you're in the area, but if your a ways off? I woudn't make it a priority.
Dirty as hell, the men’s bathroom was covered in piss and smelled. Told the bar tender and he did not care. Literally standing in peeing. Tender was rude.. do not go here
Dirty as hell, the men’s bathroom was covered in piss and smelled. Told the bar tender and he did not care. Literally standing in peeing. Tender was rude.. do not go here
This was a terrible experience and I would not recommend this bar to anyone. On a Saturday night, my friends and I presented our IDs to security at the front door and we were allowed access. We tried to order drinks at the bar but were told they did not accept credit, only cash. I went to the ATM and while I was trying to pull out cash at the ATM, a man claiming to be a manager came up to me and asked to check my ID. I explained to him that I already presented my ID at the front door so I shouldn't need to provide it to some random person at the ATM while I was trying to pull out cash to pay for the drinks. He stated he didn't see me come in and insisted for my ID, which i stated his security at the the front checked my ID already so I didn't need to show him. My friends and I ended up leaving this bar due to this manager being so invasive. This is one of those local bars that allows the locals they recognize to come on in without paying a cover while they charge others that they don't recognize a cover charge to get in. Typical trash bar security that allows local underage girls to get drunk, while scrutinizing people from out of town just trying to grab a drink before retiring for the night. Pass by this bar for the next, you'll only get harassed by random beta men pretending to be managers asking for your ID even though their competent security should have already checked that at the front door, pathetic.
I never post reviews, too lazy usually, but the experience last night was so bad I had to. The bartender Katie, a middle aged woman on a huge power trip and a crappy attitude, flat out refused to pour drinks for customers including ourselves. I literally stood there with groups of people I didn't even know with her saying "I just can't do this anymore, you people are the worst"... No, she is the worst bartender in the history of bartenders. An utter disgrace.
Stopped in with my gf.... right off the top bartender had an attitude! We tried to blow it off, but whole place seemed shady and unprofessional. Just seems like a bunch of cranky locals and staff with attitudes. I can get along with anybody, but negativity and rude service from bartenders just turned us off!! Don't know if the owner is even aware or maybe ownership is complacent in its complicity. I'm a business owner and would never tolerate this from my employees!! We will not be back!!
Stopped in with my gf.... right off the top bartender had an attitude! We tried to blow it off, but whole place seemed shady and unprofessional. Just seems like a bunch of cranky locals and staff with attitudes. I can get along with anybody, but negativity and rude service from bartenders just turned us off!! Don't know if the owner is even aware or maybe ownership is complacent in its complicity. I'm a business owner and would never tolerate this from my employees!! We will not be back!!
This was a terrible experience and I would not recommend this bar to anyone. On a Saturday night, my friends and I presented our IDs to security at the front door and we were allowed access. We tried to order drinks at the bar but were told they did not accept credit, only cash. I went to the ATM and while I was trying to pull out cash at the ATM, a man claiming to be a manager came up to me and asked to check my ID. I explained to him that I already presented my ID at the front door so I shouldn't need to provide it to some random person at the ATM while I was trying to pull out cash to pay for the drinks. He stated he didn't see me come in and insisted for my ID, which i stated his security at the the front checked my ID already so I didn't need to show him. My friends and I ended up leaving this bar due to this manager being so invasive. This is one of those local bars that allows the locals they recognize to come on in without paying a cover while they charge others that they don't recognize a cover charge to get in. Typical trash bar security that allows local underage girls to get drunk, while scrutinizing people from out of town just trying to grab a drink before retiring for the night. Pass by this bar for the next, you'll only get harassed by random beta men pretending to be managers asking for your ID even though their competent security should have already checked that at the front door, pathetic.
I never post reviews, too lazy usually, but the experience last night was so bad I had to. The bartender Katie, a middle aged woman on a huge power trip and a crappy attitude, flat out refused to pour drinks for customers including ourselves. I literally stood there with groups of people I didn't even know with her saying "I just can't do this anymore, you people are the worst"... No, she is the worst bartender in the history of bartenders. An utter disgrace.
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369 Hartz Ave, Danville, CA 94526
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