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Downtown Distillery

Bar

😠 This place is wack. The mens restroom is always flooded for some reason. Also they don't have soap in the bathroom. Oh, and if you want to buy a $7 canned beer from them, make sure you give the bartender a good tip otherwise they won't even give you the beer. People often mention drinks, pool,


Address

406 Central Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Contact

(505) 765-1534

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

3.80 (388 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 4 PM to 2 AM
  • Friday: 4 PM to 2 AM
  • Saturday: 4 PM to 2 AM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 4 PM to 2 AM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 4 PM to 2 AM
  • Tuesday: 4 PM to 2 AM
  • Wednesday: 4 PM to 2 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: drinks (8) pool (6)
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  • 1/5 Jared S. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is wack. The mens restroom is always flooded for some reason. Also they don't have soap in the bathroom. Oh, and if you want to buy a $7 canned beer from them, make sure you give the bartender a good tip otherwise they won't even give you the beer.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Cole M. 1 year ago on Google
    Every time I have the misfortune of going here, I am reminded that it's very likely just a gang front. Sketchy service, drug deals out in the open, and worst of all, bad drinks. Pretty sure someone got stabbed here recently, not sure how it's still open.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jordan A. 1 year ago on Google
    White girl on duty likes to double charge people for drinks that are not ordered. 6 drinks were ordered, this individual believed they could charge for 9 drinks and made it clear that if a dispute was attempted, she would have security physically remove us. This serve is rude, condescending and a scammer. White girl with long, straight brown hair.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Smevin B. 5 years ago on Google
    Cool lil pool hall with a full bar, and reasonable for sure. Definitely an old school feel here, particularly with the lighting and tables. Bouncers/bussers come across as angry, this one dude was literally throwing beer bottles at the trash can (and missing). I get it, you've had a rough night, but dude. Take it out back or something.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Krystal M. 1 year ago on Google
    Always a different vibe when I go there but amazing that it's free entry. Just be careful the bartenders will up your beer cost of your not paying attention. Order one which was 4.25 and the next one was going to be 5.75... Sundays nights are very slow and the bartender likes to take a 20 minute break.... If I was owner I would cut that back to 5mins... Especially at last call hour for the locals.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Brett K. 1 year ago on Google
    Kicked us out because we didn't wanna go downstairs to get our beer because we don't tip her. She is rude to my wife and banned us from the building
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Marcos E. 1 year ago on Google
    Went here after a concert to get a drink and we were totally ignored by the bartender. We weren’t loud or obnoxious or demanding. She stood there laughing with her friends looked our way then walked away and served someone else. This place is ghetto. Stay away!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Heather S. 10 months ago on Google
    They searched my bag and practically dumped it out on the bar, I have never had someone go through my baglike that, it was like show and tell absolutely unprofessional.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 D B. 2 years ago on Google
    The female manager allows the bouncers to wrongly put their hands on women and the staff is not sober on the job. 10/10 do not recommend this place to ANYONE especially women!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Cecilia “Cece” T. 2 years ago on Google
    The drinks were super expensive and it was pretty dead. Played pool but seemed like our table was uneven. Ended up leaving earlier than expected because of pure boredom.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Nora V. 2 years ago on Google
    my group of friends is a regular downtown on the weekends, we only came here begrudgingly on a night when literally nothing else was open, we all came down with covid immidiately after lmao. good place to play pool, but the vibes are wack.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Christian N. 1 year ago on Google
    The upstairs bartender tried to slip additional charges onto my card last night. I absolutely would not trust this place!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris V. 1 year ago on Google
    I have attempted to call for a month during business hours no answer. Wanted to see if anyone in staff has found a carbon fiber wedding ring with wood on the inside? If you could please reach back out to me by responding here that would be great. Thank you
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Arvid C. 2 years ago on Google
    Quite nice place for drinks. Plenty of pool tables and ping pong as a bonus. Friday night, no queue to enter. Restrooms - very bad. Drinks and prices are good 👍
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lorraine “BabyLove Burquena” J. 2 years ago on Google
    I love this place ❤️ my 3rd time coming here thx to my daughter & so relaxing chill & every time we come it was empty then ppl start come not good for me that way to be around Alot of ppl I got really PTSD & Anxiety I don't trust anyone & more because of the way Burque is crazy lol💯🙏 very nice Bartender
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Cole M. 1 year ago on Google
    How on earth is service this slow. Place is nearly empty downstairs and it's taken me an hour to get 2 drinks, while sitting at the bar.

  • 5/5 Isaac M. Avila I. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place for pool or foosball. When the windows open upstairs it's the best view of downtown.

  • 5/5 Samuel O. 1 year ago on Google
    A nice place to hang out with friends. You can play pool and pingpong here.

  • 4/5 Russell M. 2 years ago on Google
    Hey I like this place! Rough around the edges, maybe, but aren't we all? Drinks and what comes with em', nice staff, even the doormen are legit, friendly and thorough.

  • 1/5 Mike D. 4 months ago on Google
    Bartender was super unprofessional, lied to us about prices then cheated us on change. It was one thing after another. Never recommend coming here. Bartender was extremely rude. We tipped. We were polite yet this was a 3rd world country experience not something that should happen in any bar in America!!

  • 1/5 P W. 6 months ago on Google
    For a dive bar, it’s what you expect. Drinks and atmosphere meet expectations. However, the bar tenders are beyond unprofessional. Leaving at 2 am and the bar tender accusing me of saying things under my breath, I’m 36, I don’t have that filter. Literally trying to get the bouncers to get rough with our group because she was either intoxicated herself or strung out on something else. It’s unprofessional, puts patrons and staff at risk for child like behavior for a 20 something bar tender. First time in 15 years of social drinking I’ve had a staff member at a club/bar pretend like somehow I was causing a problem. Friend in the group said the same thing, walking toward the door and she has her hands up yelling. Look you work a rough area, and the bar scene isn’t fun, but don’t pick fights with casual customers who are leaving. I work with ppl like that in my regular job, and if this is the best you can get as an owner, you are better off closing the doors.

  • 5/5 Username 8 months ago on Google
    Nice place to hang out, bar tenders are friendly and drinks fairly priced, has a lot of potential hope owners do something cool With it. I would love this to be my choice on Wednesday's and fridays.... a lot of potential... 5 stars for the good bartenders.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery

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